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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-21

He had waded the shallow waters
and reached the edge OF the willows
before his eyes distinguished the
crowd gathered In the open space be-
yond. II was surely some funeral !;
OF men stood there, bare-headed In
the sunshine, and beyond them, on
little knoll. a small bunch OF women
were crowded together. girls from the
dance hall mostly, judging from their
clothes and faces. although one or two
older women were at the farther end
Shelby caught glipmse OF the ex-
preacher. elevated on a box, and his
ears caught the sonorous words Of ex-
hortation with which he ended his SER
mon. There followed faint applause
checked instantly by Mccarthy, who
politely requested the bunch to stop
making id fools OF themselves.
and Immediately announced that the
Ponca male quartette would sing son
ward, Christian Soldiers" after which
those who desired would be given the
opportunity TO view for the last time
the features OF the departed. AS the
last dulcet strains OF the hymn rolled
away. Mccarthy. as though anxious
to preserve the lives Of the singers by
quick action. pushed his way once
again to the front.
"Now. you bucks" he roared out
tersely. Zine up along them willows.
| I'll go first with the daughter as chief
mourners. an then the females will
| fall In behind After that the rest Of
yer can mosey along. We're goin' ter
do this up In some style, an IL amt
just goin' to be shown proper respect
fer the dead but we're agoin' ter re-
member the orphaned and the father
less. Thet's the way Ponca does bust
ness. Now, chip In, gents there's a
an after yer've had a squint at or
Dad cough up something fer the CURL"
Shelby dropped into place behind
the stage agent, who recognized the
newcomer with hard handgrip and
grin Of welcome.
lust blow I'M We're givin' Old
Calkins the time o. his career; owed
me a hundred, but what the HI do
I care! Know the OIL cuss?"
"No; Just dropped around fer to
pass away the time. Some spouter
that fat preacher"
"Ain't he, though" admiringly. "He
sure shot of some language I never
did hear afore. Yer heard our quar-
tette, l reckonT
Heard 1t! Not being altogether
deaf. did. Hullo. the procession Is
about TO start-so that's Old Calkins'
girl. Is IT."
The stage agent nodded.
yep; not so darned much to look
at, either. don't reckon I've seen
her afore fer a year."
Shelby could not have described
what there was about the girl to In
terest him even slightly. AS Mike
said, there was not much to look at,
and what there was had been rendered
particularly hldeous by the ill-ftting
black dress In which she was dressed.
She walked well, and she held her
head straight up. bit defiantly. look
ing neither TO right nor left as Nc
Carthy led her forward by grasp
! on one arm. The corners OF her
mouth dropped a trifie and her hair
was drawn straight back and bound
in a wisp. Altogether she made a
rather pathetic picture, and. this some
how impressed Shelby. He watched
her stop at the head Of the opened
casket and look down at the face Of
the dead man. There was no sign Of
tear. no semblance Of a sob. and
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-21
BETTER
DEAD

Life is a burden when the body
is racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
respondent and downhearted. To
bring back the sunshine take
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-21

then she moved on with no change
perceptible in her face. outwardly un-
moved. To all appearances her only
desire was to have the affair ended
and be left alone.
Shelby passed and stared down at
the face In the casket. that OF a man
Of sixty. possibly. yet exhibiting even
In death the marks Of a hard life
which had unduly aged him. II was
rather IN intelligent face. framed In
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-21

alton, otherwise i
would be a sickly
woman and could not
have any more chill
dren on account OF
my weakened con-
dition. l refused to
have the operation.
My husband asked
me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound to see
if it would not help
me For the first
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-21
MEDAL.
SA@ !llEl!.Q Oh
WysS1II1a3 "

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200 years; 1t is an enemy Of all pains re-
sulting from kidney, liver and uric acid
troubles. All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every box
and accept no imitation
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-21
Wife TAKES
HUSBANDSADVICE
And Is Made Well Again
by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Springfield, Mass. The doctor told
my husband that had to have an oper-
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-08
Commends Choice
of Andrew Mellon
as Secy. Treasury

Mr. and Mrs Lyman Nevis OF Pitts
burgh. who have a cottage at 826
North Atlantic avenue. are anticipat-
ing trip to Tampa and St Peters
burg. Mr. Nevis says the business in
terests Of Pittsburgh will be glad to
nave Andrew W. Mellon. president OF
the Mellon National bank. made see
Rotary of the treasury by President
elect Harding. He says that Mr.. Mel
Ion is one of the successful financiefs
OF the nation. having in ten years in
creased the assets of his bank from
ten to fifty million dollars. For
many years the Mellon family have
been prominent in Pittsburgh life,
said Mr. Nevis They own the Ever
Wear aluminium plant near that city
which employs several thousand men
and is said to be the largest of the
kind in the country
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-08
Farmers to Meet
This Euening at
Casino Burgoyne

The February meeting of the East
Volusia Community Council of Agri
culture will be held this evening al
Casino Burgoyne. when several in
teresting speakers viii address the
farmers. and new life is expected to
be injected into the organization, fol
lowing the organization of the county
bureau last week in DeLand.
Several matters VIII be discussed
in connection with the Orlando Fair
which opens next week, when all mem
beers of the Daytona council will be
asked to present exhibits. The Day,
tona portion of the Fair, it is expected
will surpass any efforts of previous
years.
The location of a sugar mill here, by
the United Refining company. which
has been discussed previously. will
also be settled. it being necessary to
secure 500 acres planted to sugar cane
before the location of the mill in this
vicinity.
A number OF other matters of vital
interest to the farmers and truck
growers of this locality will be dis
cussed. y
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-08
Features of Fla.
State Laws ABLY,
Fully Explained

Discussing subjects Of interest 20 all
oafranchiscd voters OF the state, Her
bert S Sawyer, of Jacksonville. last
evening gave a most Instructive adj
dress before the Glass of instruction.
at Guild Hall. the regular weekly meet
ing Of the class, under the auspices OF
the Palmetto club.
Mr.. Sawyer emphasized the new
laws which went into effect this week,
explaining at length the new features.
and gave information Of great interest
on many other subjects pertaining to
state laws
Mr. Sawyer took the place of Mrs,
r. 7 Gotham last evening Mrs Cot
nam TO bring the meeting to a close
next Monday evening. following one
OF the most successful series OF in
struction classes ever conducted ii
the state, and meeting greatly appre-
ciated by the newly engranchised
women of the Triple Cities.
III you want 1ob-try a classified
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-08
Red Cross Gains
.772 Membership
During Roll Call

Mrs. Lew Smith, secretary of East
yolusia branch of the American Red
Cross has completed her collections
for the roll call held in Daytona a
week ago Saturday. at which time
S772. for 772 new memberships was
collected. Port Orange reports the adj
dition of So new yearly memberships.
while Ormond and the eolored section
of Daytona have failed to report at
this time.
The showing IS a splendid one, con-
sidering the fact that but one day was
devoted to the collection and no es-
pecial drive made for funds, as the
officials felt the public had given so
splendidly to other causes that an ex-
tensive drive would not be called for.
The collection assures Continued
endeavor in Red Cross work locally,
where great good is being accomplish
ed daily by the Red Cross organiza-
ton
The Daytona Beach Seabreeze Red
Cross Roll Call. which was elso post
poned last November, will be held late
this month. when collections will be
made in the beach towns for the worB
to be carried on here.
valentines at LeSesne's.
410-1-2S-14t
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-08
Anthony Brothers
Furnish Valuable
Dresses for Play

According. to report given out to-
day by director of ''Oh. Oh. Cindy,"
the play which is being presented at
the Auditorium, Daytona Beach, next
Thursday afternoon and evening. near
ly 81 900 worth of ladies' clothing is
being furnished by Anthony Brothers.
Although the John b. Rogers Produc-
ing company furnish all the fancy cos
tunes used in the production, the
street clothes and party gowns used
will be borrowed from the Anthony
Brothers store. This store has been
very liberal and generous in their
kind offers to allow the principals in
the show to use their goods "Oh, Oh,
Cindyl" will probably be almost a
fashion show, according to all infor-
nation available today. The very
best of everything will be used in
making this one of the most gorgeous
home talent plays ever staged in this
community.
The furniture which will be used on
the stage will be furnished by the
Bingham and Maley furniture store
They are letting out some OF THEN
very best looking furniture.
Tickets for this production can be
obtained tomorrow morning at the
Auditorium after . o'clock Reserva
tions can be obtained by telephone.
*Whipped Cream Rolls at A. Il. c
Bakery. 3431-13,tf
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-08
ErUin BaHough
Plane to be Sold
Thursday A. M.

The contemplated sale by the sheriff
of the Erwin Ballough airplane at the
hangar on the north beach near the
Nautilus, to satisfy claims against the
machine which was scheduled for
Monday is being continued each day
for several days. the sale to be held
Thursday morning at IL o'clock.
There are several claims against
the machine, one held by Hamlin,
Iianilin & Gardner for the Green Adj
Ter company for s12695 and one held
by T. Z. Fitzgerald for his client. the
Aeromarine Plane and Motor company
for s622.S2 Both suits are pending
awaiting the sale by the sheriff OF the
plane.
valentines at LeSesne's.
410-1-2S14i
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-08
whipped Cream Puts at a. r, &
Bakery. 343-1 -13-tf

DR. and Mrs. Robert Billiard OF
Springfield. H.. who are guests at
Eustis this season, drove over to Day
tona Monday, meeting their aunt. Mrs.
William Hall OF North Beach street
the party. together with six friends
from Springfield, all OF whom are at
Eustis enjoying dinner at Cattaneo's,
in the nature of reunion In the
party, besides the Billiards, were Mrs.
Workman, Mrs. James Jones. Mrs.
Fletcher, Mrs Guyton and Miss Cross.
The day was a most delightful one in
the renewal of old friendships.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-08

THE following advertisement recently inserted in the Me-
Commercial Appeal by the Bowers Stores, is an ius
valuable advertising Daytona receiving through the pro-
East Coast Preserving Company.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-08

IL you want 1ob-try a classified
The New York herald., 1921-06-22
MINUTES IN VAROTTA
CASE KEPT SECRET
Judge Mcintyre Decides That
Reading Of Records Would
Harm Prosecution.

Judge John +. Mcintyre in General
Sessions denied yesterday the applica-
tion to inspect the minutes OF the Grand
Jury which indicted five men for the
alleged kidnapping OF Giuseppe Varotta'
the ve-year-old Italian boy whose body
was found in the Hudson River.
Assistant District Attorney Benedict
Dineen, in charge of the homicide bureau
of the District Attorneys office. said
last night that he probably will go be-
fore Grand Jury in a few days and
seek first degree murder indictments
against the five prisoners, and possibly
others.
Judge Mcintyre refused to allow the
minutes to be inspected after he had
glanced through them, and Assistant
District Attorney Frederick j. Sullivan
declared that reading of such records
would expose the case of the prosecution
Attorney Joseph S. Rosalsky. in argu'
ing for the application, said that the in
dictments had been procured on illegal
and hearsay evidence and that some OF
the defendants had been int.inidated into
making quasi confessions.
The five men indicted and being held
in high bail are Santo Consumano, James
Ruggeri, Antonio Marino, John M-lchi-
onne and Robert Raffaelo.
The New York herald., 1921-06-22
100 PERSONS SEE GIRL
JUMP OFF FIRE ESCAPE
Fruit Stand Wrecked in Leop
She Is Badly Hurt.

Miss Emily Steck. IS years old
jumped from a fire escape on the
second floor OF the apartment house at
b73 Ninth avenue last night and landed
on top of fruit and vegetable stand
On the sidewalk
The leap of the girl was seen by more
than hundred persons and caused ex-
element. She was unconscious when
taken from the ruins of the stand and
was sent to Bellevue Hospital. where 1t
was said her skull had been fractured
Her condition was said to be serious
Relatives of the girl said that they
knew of no reason why she should try
to kill herself.
An undertaker's wagon owned by S.
J. Water of 600 Clinton avenue, The
Bronx. backed up to the door OF Belle
tue Hospital last night just as August
Nelcn. a negro, of 60 Moylan place.
Jumped from the balcony of the fourth
floor. Nelens body plunged through
the top of the wagon and lay in heap
inside. His spine was broken and his
skull fractured. He was dead when a
surgeon examined him.
The hospital authorities believe that
the negro jumped from the balcony be-
cause he feared to undergo an oper-
ton. He had been a patient in the hos
pital since June Is:
The New York herald., 1921-06-22
EX-SHERFF HARVEY
GUILTY OF BRIBERY
Jury COnvicts Ex-Queens
County Official in Less
Than Two Hours.
PAID 5000, is CHARGE
Cash Said to Have Been
Given Nassau County
Detective.
TRIED TO FREE PRISONER
Man Now Serving Term in
Sing Sing Prison Testifies-
Sentence Deferred.

s;erbert A. Harvey, a director in the
Sheriff of Queens county, was con-
victed of bribery yesterday afternoon
by Jury before Justice James G.
Cropsey in the Supreme Court at
Mineola. The jury returned the ver-
dict at sos o'clock, after having de-
liberated for one hour and forty min
utes. Justice Cropscy announced af-
ter the verdict had been returned that
he would not set definite day for
sentence.
The specific charge in the indictment
upon which Harvey was tried was that
he paid 5000 to Carman Plant, former
county detective of Nassau county,
through the medium of Aubrey Petit.
Jr., who was then County Superintendent
of Buildings, to obtain the release of
Matthew j. O'Neill, charged with steal
ing automobiles. ONeill is serving a
sentence in Sing Sing. and was witness
for the State in the trial of Harvey.
The trial at which Plant was to have
O'Neill dismissed in return for the 5000
was held before a Justice of the Peace
in F'reeport on September 1G. 1919. A
second indictment, charging conspiracy
to defeat the ends of justice, is pending
against Harvey.
After the jury had announced its YER
dict Justice Cropsey said:
II am sure that your verdict reflected
what you believe to be true. regardless
of what the court thinks in this matter.
and it doesn't make any difference, any,
way. since you are the judges of the fact.
I,don't think that any one who had heard
the evidence could fail to believe that II
was the only verdict that could be rem
dered.'
Harvey showed no emotion when the
verdict was handed down. After the
Justice had announced that he would not
set a definite day for sentence he turned
to Harvey and said:
IF you want to have anybody see
me or want to see me yourself, I'll be
glad to see you or anybody that you may
care to have see me-"
Harvey was renanded to Jail pending
sentence. Besides being Sheriff of Queens
in 1907, 1908 and 1909. he was Overseer
OF the Poor of the Town of Flushing
and Assistant Clerk in the Flushing
Magistrates Court
The New York herald., 1921-06-22
DAVIS, WHO KILLED COP,
IS SENT TO MATTEAWAN
Brooklyn Chemist Is Hope
lcssly Insane, Says Judge.

Charles T. Davis. the Brooklyn
chemist who shot and killed Joseph
Bridgetts. acting detective sergeant on
March last was committed to the
Matteawan State Hospital for the Grim
inal Insane by Supreme Court Justice
Van Siclen in Brooklyn yesterday. IL
appearing that Davis was i'm n state OF
'lunacy and insanity" Davis will not
be tried for murder.
Alienists expressed the opinion that
Davis was not sane. The affidavit OF
DR.. Amos T. Baker. now head OF the
New York State Reformatory for
Women at Bedford Hills, was attached
TO Justice Van Siclen's order.
MY opinion is that the defendant II
presently released would be menace
TO society,"" said DR.. Baker. IT am of
the opinion that he is afflicted with a
form of mental disease progressive In
its nature and that he will never re-
cover"
The New York herald., 1921-06-22
EXEMPLARY WOMAN
PRISONER ESCAPES
Grace Roberts, Forgcr, Prizes
Bars in Rcformatory.

Grace Roberts, whose exemplary con-
duct in the New Jersey State Reforma-
tory at Clinton Farms had won for her
coveted place in the student officers
group, escaped from that institution yes
terday by prying apart the steel bars OF
her window She had served six months
of an indeterminate sentence for for
gerry and passing bogus checks
The arrest and conviction of the wom-
an in Newark followed clever CAM
paign OF check passing in which she
was associated with a man who escaped
and wrote letters to the newspapers
under the name of Harris Wolf-N
declaring that the woman was innocent
He also wrote love letters to Grace
Roberts while she was in Jail awaiting
trial
The woman refused TO give the police
any information concerning her sup
posed pal
The New York herald., 1921-06-22
THREE CHILDREN KILLED
BY MOTORS DURING DAY
Brooklyn Firemen Injured in
Avoiding Collision.

Three children were killed yesterday
by automobiles in this city and vicinity
and three members of fire patrol COM
pany in Brooklyn were injured when
their machine swerved to avoid a col
lision with a private automobile.
In Manhattan. Abraham Meyers. Z
years old, of 6o5 Lenox avenue. while
playing in the street was run over and
killed by a car driven by Herman
Kirsch of 923 st. Johns avenue. The
Bronx. In Brooklyn Frank Celano, 4
years old. of 4i9 Ninety-ninth street
was crushed against the curb and killed
when a delivery truck was started by a
playmate. At Greenwich, Conn. Frank
Covello. 6 years old. was playing about
n hay truck on Lake avenue and ran in
front of car driven by Mrs. Eugene
Maxwell Moore. His skull was frac-
tured and he died instantly.
The fire patrol accident occurred at
Liberty avenue and Jamaica street,
Brooklyn. None OF the men was seri-
ously hurt.
The New York herald., 1921-06-22
WIFE A PARANOIAC,
DENTISTS REPLY TO SUIT
Mrs. Charles A. Fones Asks
$50 Weekly Aiinony.

A motion for alimony and counsel
fees IN suit for separation brought by
Mrs. Lulu a. F'onos of New Rochelle
against DR. Charles A. Fones. n New
York dentist with an office in the Times
Building. was argued yesterday before
Justice Young at White Plains. who re-
served decision. Mrs. Fones, charging
cruelty and abandonment, asks $3.50 a
week for her support and $4,000 for her
counsel She alleges that she was
beaten by both her husband and his
brother at her home In New Rochelle
and then confined in an insane asylum
on false charge.
In n counter suit Dr. Fones alleges
tina. his wife is a victim of paranoia
and asks that guardian be appointed
for her Her allegations are de'usions,
he says.
Since last May Mrs. Fones has been
stopping with friends in New Rochelle.
Mrs. Fones was for fifteen years a
teacher in the New Rochelle schools
prior to her marriage. Counsel for Mrs.
Fones said IN court that DR.. Fones has
property worN $4,000 and earns at
least $4,000 a\ycar.
The New York herald., 1921-06-22
COTTON MAN, SEEING
FAILURE, ENDS LIFE
Joseph Mathers Kills Him.
self With Pistol in Brook
lyn Home.
HAD CALLED RELATIVE
lie Feared Business Slump
Would Force His Firm
Into Liquidation.
ACT MYSTERY TO FAMILY
They Point to Fact That He
Was Possessed of Indc-
nf pendent Means.
HAD CALLED RELATIVE
ACT MYSTERY TO FAMILY

Joseph Matners, head of the cotton
FOODS firm CT Mathers, Butler, Pfaff-
man 4 Co. of 100 Worth street, tee-
phuned yesterday afternoon to his
brother-in-law Frederick A. Wells OF
Ridgefield, ~ j., and asked Wells to
the top floor of the Chatelaine Apart
ment Hotel. in I'LL Dean street. Brook
lyn.
Come as quickly as you can," said
Mathers Il want to see you on i'm
portant business"
Wells left his office at once and hur-
ried to the Chatelaine, arriving there a
few minutes after 8 o'clock. He tele-
phoned the Mathers apartment from
the hotel office and went upstairs when
he received no answer. Pinned on the
door of the apartment was this note:
Come in. The door is unlocked"
Wells opened the door and found
Mathers in the living room. sitting in
leather chair before the fireplace
There was wound in Matherss head
and a revolver was clutched in his right
hand
Wells summoned physician who said
Mathers had been dead about half ar
hour. Assistant. District Attorney Thom
as Peters and detectives from the Grand
avenue station. after an examination
said he had committed suicide Mrs
Mathers, who had been away on
visit returned to the apartment while
the physicians were examining the dead
man. She became hysterical.
Wells and his sister, Mrs Mathers
said they knew Of no reason why
Mathers should have killed himself. un-
less 1t was through worry over business
affairs. They had heard him say a slumr
had come in his business and tina. the
f1rm probably would be liquidated. He
was well to DO, however. and this is not
believed by mis- friends and members OF
his family to have be- sufficient reason
Mathers was 62 and had lived with
his wife in Brooklyn for many years.
They have no children. He was mem
ber of the Lincoln Club.