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New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

The movement in Chicago has
been launched by the health depart
ment as a safeguard against dis
ease. 1t claims that fat persons are
more quickly susceptible to the in
roads of contagious germs than slen-
der ones. 1t backs the statements
by statistics.
And the peculiar thing is that
during the last year there seem to
be more fat persons than formerly.
Some people wonder at this be-
cause of the passing of wet goods.
But Dr. Robertson insists. He saws
that it's prosperity. He points to
the fact that even the hoboes of
West Madison Street are growing
lazy and fat. They used to drink
all their money up and eat once
in while. Now they eat all the
while, he says.
But to get back to the subject, to
reduce that rotund figure.
Need Not Starve
The fat slicers will not have to
starve. There are plenty of things
they can eat. For instance, this
epicurean list:
MEATS CLEAN ONLY
Beef, boiled, broiled on roasted.
Hamburg steak, broiied.
Dried beef.
Broiled or roast chicken
Brolled or roast turkey.
SOUPS mo CREAM SOUP.S)
Clam broth, Chicken broth,
Beef broth, Conso,nnne,
Vegetable soup, Julienne,
OOuttlOU, OnlGJO.
VEGETABLES
Asparagus, Spinach,
String beans, Lettuce,
Cabbage, Watercress,
Carrots, Endiue,
Cdulifoacer, Mushrooms,
OkrG, Onions (raU,
Sauerkrout, green and
Was beans, cooked,
Cooked beets, Squash,
Mashed tatrnips, Vegetable mar
Mashed parsnips, roaU,
Rmtabagas, Tawnips,
Ste,Ued tomatoes, Radishes,
Ra'v celery, Rhubarb,
Cucumbers, Raao tomatoes,
Brussels sprouts, Ripe oliues,
Beet green's, .Steaoed celery.
Dandelion green's,
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
and Exercise Prescribed for
Those Who Take the Course;
Scales Show Results
BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST
Baked apple or ste1ued prunes, oUith-
out sugar
One small, thin slice rye bread, With-
out butter
Tloo eggs, poached or soft boiled
Unsweetened blacl; coffee
LUNCHEON
Vegetable soup (emough to satisty)
Three small crackers
DINNER
Byoiied on roast beef, lamb or foul
Two vegetables mo beans, peas or
potatoes)
One small, thin slice rye bread
UnsWeetemed black coffee, on tea or
buttern1iik
Slowly Waning
One Of the women, Mrs. Florence
Peters, started a diary at the same
time she started the diet. For the
first time in years she saw her toes.
This is the way she tells of the flesh
falling away:
Tuesday, April 27.--1 fee! to-day
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
The Movement Has Been lnaugu-
rated IN the Interest Of
Public Health j.

ing to be like a Turkish bath mas
sage, where somebody does the
work for you. You are going to do
all the work. You are going to hoe
in the garden; walk around the
block"
And the women were off on their
fat-reducing contest. Meantime, the
thin persons anxiously queried the
doctor:
"If such and such things are good
to reduce fat, why isn't the reverse
good to put on flesh?"
Whereupon DR.. Robertson replied.
enthusiastically;
at is! It isu
And now the slender ones are
eating fats and sugars, but they are
eXerclslng--you can bet that,
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
An Anti-Fat Library

81 could fill whole wall with gift
books have on the subject Of grow
ing thin. Well, | don't like to have
the whole world worrying about me.
| got little quotation from Shake
speare myself that | think when |
see somebody getting ready to weep
over my fate. 1t goes something
like this: My conscience has a thou
sand tongues and every
tongue condemns me for a villain
$50 when DR.. Robertson put on
this stunt decided to get thin.
Myself, don't think being fat is a
tragedy. If it was, why does every
big person begin to measure him
self with his eye and wonder 1.
he is fat enough to go into the
movies? But this world is a vale
Of tears, anyway, and / don't want
the whole tribe of skinny people
getting heart failure because. they
think I'm going to get heart fail
ure."
And so this is why Miss Leonard
decided TO knock off a few of her
323 pounds.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

BEVERAGES
Buttermih, Orange juicc,
Skim milk, Tcn lrith lemon,
Lemonade, Black coffee.
With the above abundance of
food the following ''key menu" may
be followed:
BREAkE'AST
Grapet'uit, ao;thou sugar
Gluten bread
I'ro eggs, coddled, poochcd or soft
bol{ed
OnsWcetenod black coffee
LUNCHEON
Solod, Wjtlr vjne9or, salt and pepper
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

,... YOUR double chin threaten to
,.,one congress of ripples? In
thor words, are you fat and getting
.fater'
If 50, kindly read on and learn
how to grow thin. The method is
ara braeticed with great success
/, Chicago. It's sponsor is none
o.ber than the Health Commissioner,
n Tohn Dill Robertson. He has is
sued call to the heavyweights of
rhe city to come to his Office, enlist
in his fat-reducing class, and attain
that cherished state-slimness. To
reduce that buxom As to a svelte Sc!
Dr. Robertson has enlisted in his
elass only women. But other classes
have started in the city, and one
class Of men is running a race with
The women's class to see which can
lose the greater aggregate of
counds in the allotted three weeks.
All Chicago Is Dieting
The newspapers have given the
matter wide publicity, and menus
and exercises for reducing fat per-
sons at home are printed. In other
words, Chicago is endeavoring to
relegate all surplus flesh to the
place where all flesh goes-which is
as yet mystery.
When DR.. Robertson's call went
forth hundreds Of overly plump
women flocked to his office to Join
the class. 1t looked like conven-
ton of circus heavyweights. The
elevator men of the City Hall threw
up their hands in horror.
"only three to a car" they
warned.
The fifth floor of the City Hall
creaked and engineers went into
consultation to determine if the
steel girders would stand the strain
Of SO much weight.
Dr.. Robertson, himself d little
man, was lost several times, and
once was plucked from between two
women, where he had become
Vedged. But he persisted. He tested
them, sorted them, took the largest
and the best. Some were eliminated
because it was not thought thev
would be able to stand the strain of
reducing. To reduce is heroic lob.
Dr. Robertson said so. The women
now are beginning to believe him,
but the twenty-five he chose are
sticking it out. and every day pounds
Of flesh are reported missing and
no reward is offered for their re-
cOvery.
First Days the Hardest
When he had his class assembled
Dr. Robertson lectured them in this
wise:
Nov, ladies, the first thing |
must impress on you is seriousness.
Iet your mind right. You are going
iAto war where there must be no
quarter. You must be prepared for
battle which will be hard at first
ana one which will grow easier as
you go along. The first few days
Will be the hardest.
There are two things which cause
excess flesh. One is lack of exer-
'''e' lhe other is overeating and the
eating of fats and sweets. Both of
N'eSe things tend toward the same
e"o--sluggishness of the bodily or
sans' which cease to function prop
erly.
You must cut out sugars-which
"e carbohydrates-and fats. You
must take forty-fve minutes of ex-
e'else every day.
After telling you that you must
"'' eat fats you will be astonished
'Aea say that you can eat almost
'uAng you want. Almost. The
lungs that shall forbid you to eat
.A' 0e merely supplanted by other
0 You cannot have sugar in
''ur coffee, but you can use sac
a''ae' 1t is four hundred times
weeter.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

my principal article Of diet ] sup
pose / ought TO plant some bran,
too, for the bread.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

OR some of the more than
IT one-half million children
~ who summer" as we'll as
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-29
Mr.. AND MRS. X. M.
HARVEY MARRIED
FIFTY YEARS
Well Kncwn Lawyer of Montpelier and
Wife Had Family Party in Hon
or of the Event

AT their home on College street in
Montpelier yesterday Mr.. and Mrs.
Ronev NJ. Harvey celebrated the fftieth
anniversary of their marriage. Because
both are in rather poor health, the OBJ
servance was quiet, only the relatives
being present at dinner party.
Roney NJ. Harvey of Waits River and
Cora /. Bill of Topsham were united in
marriage at Ryegate 80 years ago yes
terday and they spent their married
life until 1896 at West Topsham, since
which time they have resided in Mont
pelier. Three children were born to
them. the two sons, Erwin NJ. Harvey
and John N Harvey, following in the
footsteps of their father in the legal
profession. A daughter died II years
ago. The eldest son is at present the
iudge of the municipal court at Mont
pelier and is one of the leading attor
news of Washington county. John n.
Harvey is located in Brattleboro, be-
ing a member of one of the most prom
inent firms of lawyers in southern Yer
mont.
r. NJ. Harvey was long a prominent
citizen of Orange county, having been a
state senator. states attorney, town
representative from Topsham twice and
once a member of the board OF super
visors of insane. He has practiced
law for more than half century, and
the present December term was the
first term of Orange county court he
has missed in those 50 years. Mrs.
Harvey has been an active worker in
Methodist church circles until poor
health forced her to give up that work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-29
POULTRY JUDGING AWARDS.
Made at Capital Poultry Associations
Show

Judging Of the exhibits in the Cap
ital Poultry associations exhibit at
Montpelier started yesterday after
noon, with 523 exhibits in pens. The
results of the Judging are as follows;
Light Brahmas, NJ T. Sturtevant,
Brandon. first cock, secogd hen, second
and third cockerel; first pullet, first
and second pen yonng; NJ. 7. Phillips,
Brandon. first and third hen, first cock
erel, second and third pullet, third pen
pof Young.
Buff Orpingtens. Mrs. Donald Smith,
Barre, first cock, first and second hen,
first coekerel, first pullet, first pen
young, first pen old.
Black 0rpingtons, Mrs. r. skinner,
Royalton, first cockerel, first pullet,
first pen young.
Langshans, Roberts and Roberts,
Granville, n Y, first and second pull
let, first cockerel
Cornish Indian Games, DIR. II. Reid,
Barre, first cock, hen, coekerel, pullet.
Buff Cochin Bantams, Charles An
drews, Granville, n. Y, first cock, hen
and pullet.
Black Minorcas. r. Albertini, Mont
pelier, first cock.
White Wyandottes, Fl. Darling,
Montpelier, fourth cock; f. O. Jones,
Granville. y. Y, second and third cock,
first and second hen, fourth cockerel,
third pullet. second pen of young, sec
ond pen Of old; +. R. Tarbox, first
cock, fourth hen. first eockerel. first
and fourth pullet; George Wood.
Montpelier. second hen, second and
third cockerel, second pullet, first pen
young, first pen old; Mrs. i. f. Hill,
Montpelier, third pen young.
Columbian Wyandottes, j. f. Stod-
dard. Montpelier. first second and third
pullet; Roberts and Roberts, Granville,
N. Y, first cock, first hen.
Silver Laced Wyandottes, Roberts
and Roberts, first pullet; A. c. Gilman,
second hen; George Buswell, first hen.
Buff Wyandottes, Roberts and Rob
erts, first cock, FIRST and second pull
let; Harry Stackpole, first and second
coekerel.
Buff Rocks, IT, NJ Pape, Montpelier.
first, second and third pullet, first
cockerel. first pen young, first hen.
White Leghorns, f. 5. Meigs. first
and second cock, first eockerel first
and second hen, first and second pull
let, first pen young.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-29
LADS BODY NOT
FOUND IN POND
Near Which Broken Gun,
Cartridge Belt and Nit
tens Were Picked Up
POLICE BELIEVE
LATTER A "PLANT"
TIE Make 1t Appear That
James F. Collins, Jr., Died
Of Accidental Death

New Bedford, Mass, Dee. 29.--Belief
that the gun, cartridge belt and nit
tens of James f. Collins, jr., missing
high school lad who disappeared while
on hunting trip II days ago, were
placed at the tip of Turner's pond,
where they were found yesterday, as a
plant" TO furnish theory of acciden-
tai death, was expressed to-day by the
police.
The ice on the pond was dynamited
this morning and the bottom dragged.
No trace of the lads body was found.
Another theory was held for time
by the police after the finding of the
gun. There were numerous dog and
deer tracks about and it was pointed
out that perhaps the lad had wounded
buck on the ice and in the struggle
both had broken through and drowned.
The absence of the body has disproyed
this.
The butt of the gun was badly spin.
tered and damaged as if it had been
through terrific struggle. All avail
able police are working on the case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-29
So That Schools Can Get
$1.50 On the Dollar of
Barre Grand List
SCHOOL BOARD
MAKES REQUEST
Schools Cost $1.50 This
Year But Citizens Had
to Vote so Cents of 1t

The Barre school board applied to
the board of aldermen last night for
charter revision so that a school tax
of Sl.5O on the dollar of the grand
list can be raised without having an
extra tax voted by the citizens over
and above the 81 limit now allowed by
the charter 1t was stated that the
board might not need the entire Sl.5O
for the ensuing year but would prob
ably need it the year following. The
board was represented by School Com
missioners James t. Marion and A.
Fasola and School Superintendent G..
II. White.
Supt. White explained that out OF
the $l.50 tax secured for the schools
the past year, the money had support
ed the evening drawing school without
special tax, had paid retroactive sal
airy to the school teachers on the grade
of salary voted by the city and had
left a balance of approximately S4,-
900 in the treasury at the close OF
the year. He added that the board
might have to raise the salaries OF the
teachers and would also have to make
some important repairs to school build
ings, so that the board could not see
how. it could run the schools on less
than was spent during the financial
year drawing to a close.
Members of the city government
asked if it would not be possible to
group the scholars so that one OF the
buildings might be closed; and the re-
sponse was that the central schools
were Nwell-filled already and that the
closing of one Of the buildings in the
OUTLYING district would necessitate a
great hardship on young children un-
less a system of transportation should
be provided. Supt. White stated that
there are now four vacant rooms in
the buildings, two of which are in the
Lincoln building.
After hearing the matter the alder
men referred it to the legislative COM
mittee to confer with the school COM
missioners. There was some sentiment
in favor of raising the charter limit
to Sl.30 instead of the Sl.50, as re-
quested.
The board of aldermen went over the
CITY financial statement and provided
money for carrying the various de-
partments through the balance of the
financial year closing Dec. 81, a reso-
luton advanced at the meeting last
week being amended in some particu-
lars.
In order to meet some demands on
the city the city treasurer was in
structed to make arrangements TO raise
money to the extent of fifty per cent
of the checking deposit in the Barre
Savings Bank & Trust Co, and the
mayor and the city treasurer were in
structed TO make the loan.
Interest on $4,000 water bonds was
ordered paid, the amount being 81
1880 The dog license money for 1920,
amounting TO S263.20, was ordered paid
to the library committee. The sum of
$3.50 in cemetery trust funds was or
dered invested:' and the sum of ST.
2O3.4S was ordered paid as interest
on cemetery trust funds.
Other bills approved we're: Street
pay, S323l2; engineering pay. S29.23; /;
water pay. Sl3l.23; fire pay, Sl96.55;
police pay. Ss4.35; water rebates,
s2925; G. L. Booth, $40; Miss Grid
ley, S26; poor department, S65
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-29
FINE WELCOME
GIVEN TO COLBY
Uruguay People Turned Out to Greet
American Secretary of
State.

Montevideo, Dec. 29.--T Throngs lined
the streets of this city yesterday to
welcome Bainbridge Colby, the Amerl-
can secretary of state. American resi-
dents declared it the most enthusiastic
greeting they had seen given any for
eign visitor in many years
The battleship Florida, on which Mr.
Colby came to South America, was met
at sea by the cruiser L .uguay, bearing
the American minister and representa-
tives of the Uruguayan army and
navy. After salutes had been exchanged
Mr.. Colby and his party were trans
ferred to the cruiser which brought
them to this city. The crack cavalry
regiment of the UruglIayan army was
drawn up at the pier where Mr. Colby
was greeted by Foreign Minister Buero.
The drive to the palace, where the sec
retary was received by President Brum,
was one continuous ovation, there be.
ing almost uninterrupted rendition OF
the "Star Spangled Banner,' which was
PLAYED by eight bands stationed at va
rious points.
Upon reaching the palace, Secretary
Colby met President Brum, and after
eonversing for some time stepped out
on the balcony, Where he reviewed the
military parade. Later he was driven
to the Parque hotel, where the foreign
minister was his host at dinner In
short address, following the dinner,
Senior Buero praised President Wilson,
and continued:
"The force of our great continent lies
in its characteristic idealists. The des-
tiny of America is the destiny OF ideal
ism. America has no reason for being
unless her destiny and duty be an ideal.
1t is her privilege to declare and stand
for the rights Of men, for nothing else
il worth fighting for, and nothing else
Ii worth sacrifice,
Mr.. Colby received a score OF Uru.
guayan newspaper men and in a brlef
statement explained he was the per-
sonal emissary OF President Wilson.
He said Uruguay was an illustration OF
the great truth that the greatness OF
country should not be measured by
its territorial extent. He expressed his
qualification at the cordial reception
given him by the people of this city.
Buildings, throughout Monteyideo are
profusely decorated with American
flags in honor of Secretary Colby's
visit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-29
WAS NEARLY e5.
John Stewart Died To-day at Home
Of Daughter, Mrs. G. Straiton.

After an illness Of three weeks, john
Stewart passed away at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. George Straiton, Of
20 Washington street, about o'clock
this morning. The direct cause Of Mr..
Stewards demise was arterias schlero'
sis. probably due to complications aris-
ing from old age
The deceased was born in keppoek,
Prince Edward Island. April 2 1926,
making him nearly a5 years old at the
time of his death. The greater part of
his life was spent in Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Island. where for many
years he worked at his trade Of tail
or. He was married over 60 years ago
TO Jane Macdonald. whose death ante
dated that of her husband by four
wears. In September. 1918. Mr.. Stew
art came to Barre to make his home
with his daughter. Mrs. Straiton. In
his home town he vas connected with
the Baptis; church
Besides Mrs. George Straiton of this
CITY the decreased leaves three other
daughters. airs. John McEcherin Of
Prince Edward Island Mrs. Sarah J.
Macdonald Of California, Mrs !. NJ.
Cameron Of Charlottetown, and one
son. Charles. Of keppoek. Two other
sons born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
have died.
A private prayer service viii be held
at the Siraiton home this afternoon at
, o'clock with Rev. Bailey g. Lipsky
officiating. The body win be taken on
the lass train tonight to Charlotte
town. where the funeral win he held
Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs GeoFge strait
on will leave on the same train 70 be
present 10 the funeral.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-29
GOLDEN WEDDING OF
E. MONTPELIER COUPLE
Mr. and Mrs. Luther S. Wheeler Were
Married at Montpelier Dec.
2S, 1870.

Luther Smith Wheeler and Mrs.
Temperance (Gallison) Wheeler cele-
brated their golden wedding anniyer-
sary at their residence on Gallison hill,
East Montpelier, Tuesday, Dec. 2s.
This worthy couple were married in
Montpelier Dec. 2s, 1870, by Rev. Mr..
Brown. With the exception of few
wears, they have lived at the Wheeler
homestead, where the family party
gathered yesterday.
Six children were born to them, Will
liam L. Wheeler of East Montpelier,
Charles G. Wheeler, a prosperous phy-
sician in Brattleboro, Mary L. Wheel
er, who has been dead many years
Anna Wheeler, living at homej Lena {,
Wheeler. the wife of c. P. Dudley, the
grocer at East Montpelier, and Mrs
Kate Wheeler Foster, who died about
a year ago.
OF the living children, there were
present William Wheeler, Anna Wheel
er and Mrs. Lena Wheeler Dudley. Six
grandchildren, the children OF William
Wheeler and Mrs. Dudley, completed
the wedding party
The dining room was beautlfullv
decorated in white and gold, in which
the sumptuous dinner was served. The
bride of 50 years ago cut the wedding
cake with as much grace and precision
as she cut that other cake two score
and 10 years ago. A purse of gold
was presented them as slight token
of love from their children and grand.
children.
Mr.. Wheeler is charter member
of the East Montpelier grange and
has always been prominent in town af
fairs. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler
are in excellent health and their rela.
tives and many friends wish them
MANY happy anniversaries Of Their
wedding day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-29
TALK OF THE TOWN


Arthur Baxter arrived from Trenton,
n. J.. Yesterday afternoon to make
short visit with friends in the city.
Miss Annie Zoachi Of East Barre had
her tonsils and adenoids removed by
an operation at the City hospital this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith Of Wal
than. Mass, are making short visit
with Mrs. Lillian Snith at her home
on Patterson street.
James Fitzpatrick Of Burlington, ad-
iustor for the Travellers Lie lnsur-
ance company, is in the city. on busi-
ness in the interest of the company.
Romeo Toffalori and Antonio Bersi
left on late train yesterday for Los
Angeles. Cal, where they have found
employment at their trade as granite
cutters.
Miss Edith Dale of Hartford, Conn,
leaves this afternoon for her home,
having spent Christmas with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dale, Of =
Green street.
Mrs. Clifford Gushea Of Williams
town. who was brought to the Barre
City hospital yesterday afternoon. nm
derwent an abdominal operation there
this morning.
Ezra Cooley. formerly OF Beckley
hill. recently arrived from Boston. and
is visiting at the home Of III. Marin
on Laurel street, while in the city on a
short business visit.
Douglas Cruickshank arrived last
night from Toronto, Ont, to visit at
the home Of his mother on Division
street over New Years. Mr.. Cruick
shank has recently returned from Dsk-
kar. West Africa. whittier he was sent
by the Canadian government, by which
he is employed.
Allen Mckenzie Of Williamstown ap-
peared in municipal court this morn
ing before Judge =. L. Scott TO receive
his sentence for intoNication on Nov.
6. when with a companion he was TAX
en- to the Barre hospital apparently a
wood alcohol victim. Mckenzie was
fined s. with costs Of S605, which he
paid.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brusa and fam
iIv of Brook street. together with
Charles Caro- Of High Holborn street,
bid farewell 10 a group Of Italian ooun-
trymen last evening, when about 70
start on a journey 10 their fatherland.
They left here for New York City and
from there viii sail Saturday morning,
the Brusa family going 20 Arcisate,
Italy. and Mr. Caro- to Besano. Italy.
Orders for a curtailment IN the en-
ploment force have been issued BY the
American Railway Express Co. and
sent to all parts " the country. Agent
George Marsh ~ the local ofice re-
ceived Instructions this morning. bat
instead 81 discharging q man. arranged
with the three teamsters and night
clerk that each man take weeks "a
cation every fourth week. thereby ~
ahling an 70 remain IN the employ -
fhe compauy until business conditions
improve.