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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-28

for the Irish republic.
De Valeras appeal was wired to
representatives. in Great Britain. South
America and Canada
! appeal to the liberty loving peo-
pies OF the world to strive to give
practical effort to their sympathy with
the people OF Ireland" De Valera's
message said, and To prevent further
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-28
APPEAL
TO THE WORLD

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcEl
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s--Eamonn de
Valera president Of the irish Repub-
lie this afternoon appealed TO the
plain people of the world" to use
their efforts in securing recognition
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-28
HAVE YOU A CUTTING
TABLE

for home dressmaking If not, use
the tops Of your laundry tubs in the
kitchen. They have just the right
height, and you can go to work with
out fear Of scratching and spelling
your furniture
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-28

bloodshed ~ Ireland by combining to
call on their government representa-
tiyes to gre. formal recognition to
the Irish peoples government
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-28

Advertise in The Times and ad
veruse again. hcsdits come with
constant effort.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24


sons eresu tsalo this
he policy
to thronoh
ead Ian dmovng
Tom Campbell has
70 be bv
givent the
C vernon
O NJ man.?
to in the
edandt
adnlahVe no of
day IN
of
efareo aeandoi
the big
CAMPBELL VICTORY LEAGUE nr,
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24
USED DOG FoR SMUGGLING
Mace Frequent Crossings of the Rio
Grande at e Paso, Tex, Until
Killed by Border Guards.

El Paso.-Ingenious Mexicans. work
ing in conjunction with confederates
on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
taught dog to smuggle whisky. or
tequilla, and were very successful un-
til the border guard became weary of
attempting to capture the dog and
shot him as he was swimming the
river.
Each evening the dogs departure
from Mexico was marked by a flash of
lights on the Mexican side, answered
by a fash on the American side.
For weeks the border guards tried to
iasso or capture him with some liquor
strapped on his back, being loath to
XII an innocent offender of the law.
After all efforts failed, the animal was
Killed while swimming the Rio Grande.
During his busy life the dog made
from II to Is trips a night from Mex
ico to the UHfted States, and each time
carried q gallon or more of liqvor.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24

can hardly wait for all the lovol,,
things we are going to get torethar ;,
SO that was it she loved hin, ~,
for himself alone
sylvia" he began again. and tbon
stopped. Then a courage came 70 hir,
courage he had not thought possihlo
It was clear that he must speak
ne dld not try to take her hand or
even to look at her. Gripping his
knuckles together. he plunged
Listen, just a minute, Sylvia
never inteded to misrepresent thinos
but ] surely must have if Won tbinl
can afford to buy a Sc. 600 honxo
several thousand dollars worth Of
furniture. car and all that SORT of
thing. I've tried to save. and thouobt
had a tidy little sum until / heard
your wants. | didn't realize girls need.
ed so much to make them hanpv
somehow thought YOU loved me enough
to start at the bottom of the ladder
and climb up with me, but | guese
made a mistake.
I'm sorry, Sylvia, but ! cant ax-
pect you to marry me, for you'd never
be happy on a salary of $500 and
bank account of $4,000. out of which
we'd have to buy furniture and oat
started"
Sylvia was silent Oh, if she wonId
only say something-anything to break
the awful silence. Tom could not
look at her; he felt weak and shaky
and thoroughly miserable.
TON, dear, said Sylvia, smuggling
close.
Don't" he begged. moving away
from her, don't make it any harder,
dear"
Sylvia sat up very straight.
Very we'll, then I've listened to
you often and now you must listen to
me.
Tom you're not the first man who
has proposed 10 me; in fact. you're
the third right here in this town. I'll
not tell you their names because that
would be unfair. | told each of them
the same list of wants I've told you.
and they let me think they could Give
!n@ al those things. | knew better
and | hated them for being so dis
honest, but you, you great big honest
boy have shown just how good you
are. Why. honey (and this time he
ret her snuggle close and closein. all
l want is you ard your love and
enough to live on, and little coop
just big enough for-wcn. two al
first anyway and"
But why 20 rurther? Isn't thar Qulre
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24
BIG SNAKE MAKES
SiiIPWORNERS FLY
Workmen Find EIeyen-FoOt Green
Reptile in Hold and Take to
Their Heels.

Wilmington, Scorpions and
faran.ulas are bad enough but when
q green snake. II feet long. with Vi
cious-looking fangs was added TO the
tropical menagerie, workmen at the
Harlan plant Of the Bethlehem Ship
ohiding corporation are inclined to
stop. look and hesitate. The good
shin Tuyamel of the Tuyame Fruit
company, out of New Orleans, was
brought into the ship plant for re-
pairs. When the workmen went into
the hold they came back speedily. re-
porting that the ship was practically
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24

a trop.c swamp ahoat. Scorpions, lit
orally swarmed in the lower depths
of the vessel. they told the officials.
fter being induced to return to
work they came on deck a few min
utes later to declare that tarantulas
were becoming chummy with them be-
low decks. Some bright genius thought
ventilation might do the insects some
good. SO every hatch and port was
opened. THIS worked fairly well, for
when the chill breezes penetrated the
hold the insects sought cover. Those
which did not succeed died Of ex-
posure.
Riyeters, heaters and passer boys,
painters and carpenters with their as
sistants once more swung down the
companionway followed the roar and
clatter of the tools, only to be broken
by a shrek from one of the workmen.
q bunk had been pulled from the wall
to allow some cauking to be Gone to
the side of the beat Then the snake
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24

bought from his wife by another
woman several days ago, is well
known in Hagerstown.
me bill Of sale was drawn up b. an
attorney OF Des Moines and placed on
record. BY the terms of the "sale"
me new wife gave the former Mrs.
guy @2'ooo in gold for Guy. Appar-
ei'tly Guy had been transferred in a
similar manner before for Mrs CIV
~, no told the attorney who drew up
me papers that she paid 5000 sfor
him w
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24

Sylvia he began. miserably.
ieSs with some asperity.
love You, finished Tom lamely.
VI course you 40. dear. and | love
n to distraction and that is why |
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24
Kent Def0rmad Children
Hidden 20 Years in Home

A woman living in a busy
street in Portsmouth, England.
had hidden her children. a male
dwarf twenty years old, and two
girls. eighteen and fifteen. re-
Spectively, from the time Of
th"ir birth. No one knew of
the children's existence until a
few DAYS ago, when an ex-sol-
der took it into his head to
climb over a wall into the
woman's garden from an adjoin-
ING room.
Because of their deformity
the mother feared the children
would be taken from her. So
she had concealed them all
these years.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24
CAMPBELL VICTORY LEAGUE

appeared and glided over the deck,
spreading CONSERVATION and panic
among the men confined in the narrow
limits of the hold
Tools were deserted and no work
was done on the Tuyamel for some
time until hardy volunteers descended
to the hold armed with picks, SHOW
els, clubs and revolvers. But the
snake had disappeared.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24
Woman. scaIped. Gets We'll.

Valparaiso Ind.-Mrs. Helen Rel
mers of Wheeler has recovered from
being scalped. Over 100 stitches re-
placed her scalp, which was practical
ly torn from her head by her hair
catching in an overhead shafting. Only
q red scar remains on her forehead.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24
Used Body to Sion Leak:
Saved Lives of the Crew

When the trawler Clara ran
on the rocks at the harbor en-
trance at Plymouth. England. in
fog and stove a hole in her
side. one of the seamen stopped
tne great rent with his body
and enabled the boat to keep
afoat until help came. Thereby
saving the lives Of his comrades
The sailor remained waist
deep in water, for four hours
until the boat was towed into
iiarbor.
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24

>>---1---r-lnre Newspaper syndfcate.l
nam TIL marry you" con-
yes c..irio 50 readily that Tom was
aosd Sy.',a ','oon,e.
sIn's ~ tbo talented, brilliant popu-
Sg'," rits half the young men IN
9r er,' ring for even one evening
nra ',a-rg aomnany, accepting Tom Train
Of bel '' n,oderate. determined young
ing III. with a moderate salary and
7l' ',,, .5orate prospects for the fu-
el ugr r,,,lr if was amazing! 1t had
1Ie Tam three years to summon sui
ssel 'Or ,roop TO propose. and now
faenl 1orod for a moment why he
a.l rpa not done it before. 80.
a ~ rap he knew! His limited cir
Io9 acos had al one time seemed
tiIas.'r s,..'.',rr.onnta6le barrier between
o %nt now that he had saved a
a.l, and was getting on better at the
us I Eo had mustered the necessary
.n,ee ~, q. to pop" the question
Tas. and ven have a church we'd
% od six bridesmaids and all the
y. a' and. Tom. / know a dear lit
l-,r s,rse IA like to live in, brand new
mIr $1,000. There's a duck of
y. nss where we can keep our own
~, a..7 cor for we'll surely have one,
.5 .+ We dear? and, Tom, | saw a
.',, W. room suite in town the other
'. " far $3.50. and a solid mahogany
y far only $1,000 You see, dear,
! .orr Of had hunch you'd ask me
soTva been scouting around, for
firm believer in preparedness, !
roo know"
r,n was beginning to have
.5se5os" in several different direc-
aas Now Tom thought he had sized
SIri, up better than that. He knew
Z, father was very well off" though
If wealthy; that they had a "fliv-
J, gs did almost everyone in the
s,fr little town. but where had Syl-
1. oconirpd such extravagant tastes?
n brr he had been q fool to dream of
,i,ping her and keeping her. He had /
an her, hut how about keeping her?
rs, she after an. like some other /
,narbeaded girls he knew. with |
.o.rrtony for a rich husband? Surely I
b had never lived in a manner that
WOULD cause Sylvia to believe that he
nd money
Hsera5Iy he thought of the $4,000
: had managed to save. al nc small
arire. either Well. he was doom
ito he an old bachelor. FOR he never
mId love anyone but Sylvia. lie
rs Disappointed in her, to he sure.
il he had believed her the sincerest, Z
gea type of womanhood. but he
ned her none the less fer his dis
.wnmeut Is
SyFi3 apparently miStaking his 81
pe for bliss was rhatering ON hap
y about a "ducky~ Kitchen cabinet
q tre.esS cooker aud no end Of alu-
agm ware the purchase of which
ad mean bankruptcy for rom.
He must speak he must tell her
at all these things could not be. for
aN and years anyway, ana probably
YER
SyIyia" he began miserably.
1eSa with some asperity.
love YOU" finished Tom lamely.
0' course You 40, dear. and love
10 distraction and that is why
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24
Divorce Suit Too Old.

Los AngeieS.-Ten years is too long
to have divorce case hang fire.
Judge Taft ruled when he dismissed
the action cf PRINTING Platte against
RGmona Platte. The suit was fled in
1909 P.afte never pressed the action.
but yesterday Mrs. Platte came to
court seeking a decree on her cross
complaint
This case is as dead as Caesars
ghost" said the Judge. Its so stale
that III dismiss it,
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24
A REGULAR GOVERNOR
lFrom Tucson Citizen

IHOS E. CAMPBELL who has served the people of Arizona
governor for the years. proven himself
from every standpoint In fact he is the only regular
governor Arizona has had statehood Elected
republican ticket he has been partisan been
governor for all the people, and of any particular
The working has understand that always
get fair deal from Tom Campbell that he independents
honest and square and beholden group
Through his defense of the little fellow the effort of
some OF the big interests to rob the people great
heritage of public lands Governor Campbell provoked some
opposition but every farmnded woman who has the
interests OF Arizona at heart recognize his position
this matter right and and taking that he has
he is guarding the interests of all of the people
Tom Campbe every inch governor He looks and acts
the part he credbe representative of the people Arizona
at home and abroad Born this state he type of our
most rugged citizenship intensely patriotic of Arizona
With all the handaps the way shortage of labor high
costs OF both labor and material and inadequate funds by the
end OF the year, Arizona will have doubled her mileage of
improved roads under the administration of Tom Campbell
As president of the League of Southwest organization
OF the governors and leading of eight arid states he
has started most practical reclamation enterprise which has
The Snowflake herald., 1920-09-24

For Safa 2 horse powa T1Ao~
national gasoline engine: in good
condition. Inquire at. Herald
Office
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-27
COUNTY COURT HERE.
Divorce Case Heard Thursday in
County Clerks Office - Divorce
Granted Jerry Foley.

Windham county court was in session in
the clerks office yesterday, the court
having some unfinished business left ov
er from the last April term. Judge led
). Stanton and Assistant Judges Albert
b. Waite and Tyler d. Goodell heard
that forenoon the uncontested divorce
case Of Jerry Foley against Mayolyn f.
Foley, Attorney A. p. Carpenter ap.
pcaring for the petitioner. The parties
formerly lived in Wardsboro and Dover
Divorce was granted on statutory
grounds and the custody of the younger
child, daughter, was decrced to the
mother and the custody of the older
child, a son, was decreed to the father
in accordance with "A stipulation between
the parties.
In The afternoon the court took up
matters connected with the case of the
town of Brattleboro against the Cham
plain Realty Co. and the case of Lewis
c. Lowell, ir,, of Bellows Falls against
the New England Telephone and Tel
ograph Co., which was heard in New
fame.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-27

On June 3, 1864, he married Clarissa
Esther Spaulding of West Dummerston,
daughter of Arba and Emeline (Esta-
brooks Spauldng, the ceremony being
performed in Westmorcland, n. II.
Three children were born to them, two
dying in infancy. His wife and one
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Williams, survive.
He also leaves two granddaughters, Mrs.
Frank Casey of Boston and Mrs. Cliff
ford Amidon of Brattlcboro, and one
grcatgrandson, Burton II. Amidon of
Brattlcboro. Mr.. and Mrs. Farr OBJ
served their golden wedding anniversary
in their home June 3, 1914. when more
than 300 relatives and friends were pres.
ent.
Mr. FAIR was veteran of tho Civil
war, having enlisted Oct. 3, 1861, as a
private in Company F, LIST Vermont cav
airy. He was discharged for disability
Dec. 49, 1862, and returned TO his home
and resumed farming. Tn 1864 he was
drafted into Company G, lst New Hamp.
shire regiment, as a sargent and served
faithfully until he received his honorable
discharge July 10, 1868, g ,. .
He was member of Sedgwick post,
g. A. r., of this place and of SpotIord
, Grange, of which Ire was secretary u or
II years, and was a regular attendant of
the I'niversalist churclt, ',-'J 10 '-,
Mr.. Farr was one of the fey surviving
eve witnesses to the ssassinat ion of
President Lincoln, as he was in the Ford
theatre at the time and saw Booth when
he jumped from the box in which the
President sat
The funeral was held in the home at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev, W. G.
Bernard, rector of st. LAlichael's Episco,
pal church, officiating. The burial took
place in the Wesbi { aeetcrfcd cemetery,
The bearers were tshaules chamberlain,
Carl Carlson, Clifton Stoddard Addison
Brown, There was a proiuson of beau
tful flowers. Among those from away
who came to attend the funeral were
Mrs. Frank Casey of Boston. Norman
Farr and Charles Clark of Springfield.
Mass, Fred Spaulding of Springfield
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-27
WEST BRATTLEBoRo.

Charles Higley is making inside re.
pairs at the George Chamberlain house.
Robert Merrill of Chicago is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Moseman few
weeks.
Mrs. Johnson and Mr.. Derby of New
York city are visiting at Mrs. Mel
cher S farm.
Newton Hastings and Ransom Akloy
began Wednesday to cut the hay on the
Abbott place.
Miss Blanche Barber went Wednes.
day to Greenfield to spend a few days
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. +. Clark.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-27
CENSUS FIGURES.
Continued from Page ~

the postofIcc is of the third class. The
financial prosperity of the town is
proven by the report of the Whining
ton Savings bank, from which it APP
pears that the deposits increased from
1877 800 in 1910 to $1,3SS,000 in 1920.
The village, with population of
GIT, has municipal light and water
system
The three churches are in friendly
relationship with each other, and there
is an excellent community spirit. TIL"
people cooperate efficiently in local
enterprises, as was shown by the very
successful observance of Old Home
week.
The large and attractive hotel has
been filled during the best of the sea
son, having about 100 guests at pres.
Cnt. 1t is necessary to send out some
of the guests for lodging. The attrac-
tions for summer boarders. are the in
MIGRATING mountain air, pure water
and delightful scenery.
Natures masterpiece in this regior
| is Haystack mountain, 3,462 feet il
height, nearly az high as Greylock.
| These two ancient sentres, guarding
the Deerfeld valley, standing on oppo
site sides of the river in neighborly at
titudc, express the good fellowship OF
the Green Mountains and the Berk
.hircs, the people Of Vermont and thei
neighbors in Massachusetts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-27
BURIED IN SOUTH wINDHAM.
Arthur ]. Holden Was Postmaster il
Keene, N. H., But Resigned.

Arthur J. Holden, So, native of
Townshcnd, who resigned as postmaster
in Keenc, n. H., last May, died Satur-
day at his farm on West hill, Kccne.
The funeral was held in his home Tues
day morning. Rev. w. o. Conrad, pastor
of the Court street Congregational
church, ofliciatcd The body was brought
to South Windham for burial.
Mr., Holden was born in Townshend
Nov. %, 1868, son of Hollis J. and Ar
diIla 0'uirer) Holden. In 1883 he began
the study of law in the office of Carpen-
ter Il Towle in Boston. He lived in Nal
den aud was clerk of the board of asses;
sOrs three terms. He went to Bellows
Falls and engaged in the insurance bust
ness for three years and then entered the
Jaw school of the University of West
Virginia and graduated in 1898.
lie went to Kecne to live in 1898. HI
served ms city auditor for number OF
years. In March. 1914, he assumed hi,
duties as postmaster. He was rcap
pointed in 1918. his term to expire il
1922, hut he resigned last May on ac
count of i'll health and moved to his
farm ON West hill.
Mr. Holden was n member of tn,
Cheshire County Bar association and tn,
Grafton lodge of Masons at Grafton, At
torneys and AIasons attended the ser
vices Tuesday
Mr., Holden leaves his wife, who wa
Mrs. STEELE Bcmis Martin. whom he mar
ried in Athens in 1895; also one sister
Mrs. c. +. Wcllman of Chester.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-27
GETS Two YEARS iGll Cr
IN STATE PRISON
McCarty, Wife In Hospital, Mar
ries Local Woman
Back from Trip Met by officerACourt
Regards Respondents Actions as
Brazen Piece of Effrontcry. ~ tfj'

For having two wives 'NGichael J. Nc
Narty OF this place, an cmploye of the
Central Vermont Railway Co., was sen
fenced by Judge A. VI tudworth in tho
municipal court Monday TO serve
not less than two years nor moro titan
three years at hard labor in the state
prison at Windsor.
In imposing sentence Judge Cudworth
SAID he took into account the fact that
McCarty saved the state expense Ly a
plea of guilty, but the circumstances at
tending the conduct of McCarty the
court said constituted ga brazen piece of
| effrQntery"
McCarty is an Irish-American 80 years
old lie has wife in the Brattleboro
Memorial hospital undergoing treatment.
While his wife was III the hospital Me
Carly on Aug. 5 married Mrs. Florence
| (Phillips) Sodcn of Brattleboro, divorced
daughter of Elliot Phillips, the ceremony
being performed by Justice Carl S. Hop
kins.
They went to New Haven, Conn, on
their honeymoon and returned here last
Saturday night. Mr.. Phillips met his
daughter at the train and Sheriff Frank
l.. Wcllman met McCarty there and
| loOk nun III low, placing nm IN the lock
up, where he remained until Monday
morning.
1t is said that Mrs. Soden did moi
know that McCarty had another wifi,
living until he was arrested.
When he appeared in court Attorne,
A. V. ID. Piper was assigned to defent
him. McCariy pleaded guilty to tn,
charge of bigamy
In statement to the court States At
torncy T.. w. Gibson said that McCarty
while his wife was in the hospital, wen
with Mrs Soden and that she urged hin
to marry her as an act of Legitimacy o
she would commit suicide. He said thu
McCorty yielded for that reason, no
fully realizing the seriousness of the act
and for that reason did not stand in jus
the same light as he would if he ha
tried to cover up the fact.
Attorney Piper concurred in wha
states Attorney Gibson said and cale
the courts attention to the fact that
plea Of guilty had been entered and en-
pense saved
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-27
c.. ,Belknap

When several candidates seek the same
Office the first question the voter should
ask is which of the candidates is best
fitted by temperament, ability and edu-
cation to perform the duties of the office.
Some men take naturally to public ser
vice; others when elected to Office are
like square pegs in round hole. A
man may be very able and great sue
cess in his chosen business or profession
and yet he poorly qualified for the
duties of a legislator.
Willis c. Bclknap of Fellows Falls
who is a candidate for one of the nomi-
nations for County Senator to be made
at the Primary September II, is the
member of the present legislature from
the town of Rockingham.
At the end of the session 1919 the
Rutland Herald's legislative reporter
wrote of the Il hc considered the most
influential members of the House. OF
Mr.. Belknap he wrote; He made II very
decided impression as a legislator. His
somewhat dry and formal manner did
not prevent his occasional speeches from
being listened to with marked attention
and his clear, concise and comprehensive
statements of facts and arguments car
ried considerable conviction. He was
also strong in committee work"
The1 Brattleboro Reformer's legisla
tive, reporter wrote: although he is
serving his first term. Editor Belknap of
Bellows Falls has fitted. right into the
harness, and is keeping his tugs tight in
| the pull against the mass of legislative
work. He has plotted several measures
over stormy course to a safe passage
When the speaker says. The Gentleman
from Rockingham the eyes of the house
are turned to IN Abe l4inroln form, who
in very deliberate way expresses his
thoughts with forceful conviction Edi-
tor Bclknap might very proftahly be re-
turned to the state assembly for moro
safe and sound legislative work"
Mr.. Bclknap was chairman of the com.
mittre on Federal Relations the commit
tee which handled the 18th Amendment
To the Federal Constitution. and also a
member of the Committee on Temper.
ance. the committee on highways and
bridges. and the. judiciary. committee.
He was clerk of the mock session and
chosen secretary of the reunion organ.
ization.