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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-13
FRANCE TO SEND
OFFICIALS TO co

PARIS. May 1s.--France will be rep
resented officially at the boxing con-
test between Georges Carpenter and
Jack Dempsey for the worlds heavy
weight title in Jersey city on July 2.
1t Will be the first time in the history
of the prize ring that the government
Of q country has sent an official rep
resentative to an International boz. ag
match.
CASTOR Vida undersecretary or
state for physical education. probably
will be the governments representa-
tive.
The party will live aboard the
steamer. which win be locked in Jer-
sey City. and will not sail on the re-
turn Journey until July 8. in order TO
enable 1t to take part in the Fourth OF
July celebration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-13
Jury Disagrees in Suit
Against Kearns, Dempsey

BATAVIA. n. Y. May 1S.-FoIlowing
twelve hours elaboration the jury
which heard evidence against Jack
Dempsey. worlds champion heavy
weight pugilist. and his manager. Jack
kearns. in the case brought by Frank
j. Spellmen OF Batavia for 800. 600.
was unable 70 agree and was discharg-
ed by Justice Taylor in Supreme Court
yesterday 1t is understood that tho
jury stood II to in favor OF SPELL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-13
SCATENAS
To PLAY |. h.
ON SUNDAY

spsetal aews for the baseball rams
OF Hammond. the old reliable scatena
hs.aball club will cross bats with the
fa.. Indiana Harbor baseball team at
Morris Park, May Is, game called 81
o'clock. Last Sunday the HarboF boys
defsatsd the fastest team OF the CHI
esEo City League by score OF TO
and the big noise Ia they can do the
same whsn they face the hard hitting
seats. which is known as the fastest
team Hammond has put in the neld
for a good many years The daro"r
boys go as far as to say that their
ptteher Jerry Galick will hold the
hard hitting Scatens's TO but rev
hits. The Harbor boys are coming TO
Hammond with 500 loyal fans. be-. ~
tbs Scat fans turn out TO this game
as thew did 70 last Sundays game they
will convince the Harbor boys that as
far as baseball IS concerned Ham
rnond is eth on the map.
The following Sunday. May %. the
ScAtenAs will travel to Boone Grove
Ind, where they will face the home
team, which has not lost a game this
saason. The seats wifi use sIeir
regular lineup for Sundays game
with the exception of a little change
in the oHtheld.
The same umpire who oniciated last
Sunday Will do SO again with the
Harbor boys. The line-up will be as
follows: Sheldon. Es; Love. 2b; Meyers.
sb: Hess. c; Thompson II; Atkinson.
-ib; Jones. IF; Heimke. cf; Creasbaum
or Bakaler viii pitch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-13

man. spollman brought the action for
his alleged share OF Is per cent of the
moving picture proceeds OF tho serial
entitled Dare Devil Jack"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-13
CL.OvERs VS.. TIGERS

The West Hammond Clovers beat
tho Hammond Little Tigers Ia to 10.
They asked for return game. Inc
Clovers gave them a game Saturday
May :, and beat them 80 70 II,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-13
HAMMOND
To TAKE ON
PULLMAN

Results Of Last sunday.
Hammond. 10; Harvey, 1.
whiting o. Pullman. 5.
South Chicago. 8; Chico Heights. 3
Games Next Sunday.
Hammond at Pullman.
-. whiting at South Chicago.
49, Harvey at Blue Island.
Chicago Heights. no league game
schsduled.
$50 Hammond will play their first away
from home game in the league on next
Sunday when they travel TO Pullman
70 take on one OF the fastest teams In
s.s4he circuit. Several fans are planning
-. on accompanying the local players
and arrangements are now being made
for ono of the big buses TO take the
crowd OF followers over to Pullman
and return at the price OF Toe per
round trip. including admission to the
bah game. All members desiring 10
make reservation for a seat IN the
...sbus will please leave their names
with Manager Heimbach or the Gus
7odian at the X. OF c. club rooms. The
exact hour that the bus will leave win
..sbe announced In tomorrow nights is
,,..::ssue OF The Times.
That Raymond Is in line for a good
stin argument in Sundays battle is
evidenced by the fact that Whiting
had a hard time putting over a win
s..pn the Pullman lads and according to
reports II was not Writings stick
work that was responsible for the vic
tory but rather the loose playing on
1.-THE part of q couple ow new innelders
that were being tried out by the
Pullman manager. Next Sunday will
tell how Hammond's chances look
- gainst whiting
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-13

New York. Z. st. Louis, s.
Brooklyn, s, Cincinnati. l.
Pittsburgh, 3; Boston. l.
Chicago at philadelphia. rain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
DUMMERSTON MAN
WEDS IN TOWNSHEND
Charles w. Nichols and Miss Bertha
Whitaker Married Saturday
Afternoon
Especial to The Reformer.)


The home OF Mrs. Bertha Whitaker
was the scene of an unusually pretty
wedding Saturday afternoon, when her
only daughter, Miss Florence Bertha
W hltaker, WAS united in marriage TO
Charles ". Nichols of Dummerston
Hin. The ceremony was performed at
clock by Rev. G. w. Bishop. pastor
of the Baptist church, of which the
bride Is member, Il single ring service
being used.
The rooms were decorated effectively.
the color scheme throughout being green
and gold. Wide ribbons of green and
gold crepe paper defined an aisle to
beautiful arch of laurel leaves and gol-
denrod at one corner of the room, under
which the bridal couple stood before a
background of pine. \ profusion of gol-
deHrod and oN-eye daisies also were
used about the rooms.
The couple entered the room to the
strains OF The Bridal March from
Lohengrin PLAYED by a cousin of the
boro. Oh, Promise Me was sung by
Howard Osborn OF Newfane Just before
the ceremony and during the afternoon
Mrs. Bertha Whitaker, Mrs Luther j..
Stockwell and Howard Osborn sang
Love 5 Old Sweet Song.
The bride wore white georgette and
carried a shower bouquet of bride roses.
The couple were unattended but a sis
ter of the bridegroom, Mrs. Olive Jill
son, and brother of the bride, Smaller
Herrick, both of Dummerston Hill.
acted as special witnesses. Mrs. Jill
son wore white imported voile
Refreshments of cake, ice-cream and
coffee We're served after the ceremony,
also wedding cake and brides cake The
bride 5 cake. which was cut and served
10y the young bride, who appeared very
attractive IN her white gown with con
fetti sprinkled hair, contained a ring
and piece of money and was the cause
OF much merriment among the Young
people present. Miss Ruth Stockwell
secured the piece of cake containing the
ring and Miss Ruth Stevens of Spring
field, Mass. the money.
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols left immedi-
ately for an automobile trip to Castle
ton. where they will spend two months
camping near Lake Bomoseen, with Mr.
Nichols's father, c. w Nichols of Cas-
tleton, and other relatives. They will
return later to make their home in a
tenement in Mrs. Whitaker's house
Mr. Nichols has been for some time
in a lumber business with his brother
at Dummerston. The bride has been
very, popular among the young people
of this place, where she has made her
home for the past few years with her
mother. All extend best wishes to the
couple.
Beside gifts of linen, china, glass
ware. etc, several unusually practical
gifts were received including an oak
dining table, handsome oak rocker, new
sewing machine. carving set, and alum
inum percolator, and cash gifts.
Among out of town guests at the
wedding not previously mentioned were
the bride : grandparents. Mr. and Mrs
James n Betterley, the bridegroom's
mother, Mrs Annie johnson. Miss Ida
Gates and Ray Betterley, all of Dunn
merston Hill, Capt. and Mrs. Hugh J..
Betterley and daughter, Barbara, of Ar
lington, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
StocSwell of Brattleboro, and Harold
Whitaker of Newfane
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
KANSAS WARNS 1. w. WIS.
Tells Them to Go to Work or Jail
Farmers Offer Them Big Wages.

TOPEKA. July 2j.-Reports received
here yesterday from Salina and other cen
tral Kansas towns state authorities are
notifying bands of |. w. W. to move on
or go to work In many cases farmers
are Offering these men S4 a day to work
in threshing gangs. where thousands of
acres Of wheat in the shock await thresh-
ing.
In Salua the sheriff and his forces of
deputies have served notice on the |. w.
w. that they must go to work at the
wages offered. go to Jail or be deported
out of the state
Renewed activity of Reds is reported
in the oil fields in the Wichita and Eldo-
RADIO district. 1t IS reported they are
gathering in four or five counties prepara-
tory to making trouble when the autumn
activities in the oil development begin. At
Wichita and Eldorado vigilance commit
tees have been formed.
Thousands of I. w. w. who have been
operating in Oklahoma. Texas, Nebraska
and Nor'h and South Dakota are headed
for Kansas to spread their propaganda
of no work for less than 50 to 81 a day.
They insist on making their own terms
and then will demand an eight-hour a
day schedule.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
UNIVERSALISTS
IN WILLIAMSVILLE
Delegations From Several Towns Hear
Strong Speakers ExtOl
Universalism
[ Special to The Reformpr.O }
WHIIANISVH Iii


About 30 gathered here Sunday to at
tend the first meeting of Universe lists
under the Murray Lectureship. All ar
rangementS We're made by Rev g. F.
tortler, state superintendent of churches
OF Vermont. The services were held in
Grange hall. Rev. Charles ii. Tenney of
SOuthbudge, Mass, had the service in
charge. 1t opened with Il song service
with Mrs. Gertrude Plummer Coward at
the piano. Rev. f. L. Wood of Brat
tleboro offered prayer. The sermon
of the morning was by Rev Lee s. Nc
CollIster, ID. D., of Crane Theological
school. He spoke on Evolution and the
Contribution of Universalism. He gave
the history of Universalism in periods
from 111O up to the present.
basket lunch was enjoyed at noon.
hot coffee being served by the local
church
At 130 O'Clock the service was CON
tinued with Mrs. Davidson at the oiano.
Miss Helen Wood of Brattlebor0 sang a
solo. Richard Billings of Woodstock
spoke from the text, Speak to the Chill
dren of Isreal and point out for you cities
of refuge. He emphasized religion as the
strongest refuge. He told briefly the
story of DIR. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde and
made it applicable of Universalism to the
Individual.
The last speaker of the day was Rev.
Frank o. Hall. u. D.. also of the Crane
Theological school He said to him had
been assigned the task of going about
the country sowing the seed of Cniver-
sal religion: that there was always some
bigger Interpretation of religion in sight
for which to strive. He spoke of the
Universalists of the past who had en-
phasized the final harmony of all souls
and called attention to the fact that the
Universalism of today emphasizes the
universalS and spoke of the application
of UniYersalism to the life of today. and
that the kingdom of God is to be estab-
lished here and now. The emphasis now
is laid on the present rather than on the
FUTURE
The meeting closed with singing and
the benediction was pronounced by Rev.
G. +. Fortier. There were delegations
present from Jacksonville. Wilmington.
Guilford and about 100 from Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
TWO ENDANGERED
WHEN AUTO BURNS
Crawl Out from Under Car
Just Before Gasoline
EXplOdes
ONE BROUGHT TO
HOSPITAL HERE
Harry Stewart and James Flynn of Bel
mont, Mass, Have Narrow Escape OH
Putney Road DetOur when Ford Tour
ing Car OVerturnS.

Two lives were endangered and a
Ford touring ear was destroyed by fire
in an accident on the Putney detour
yesterday morning, and as result one
man, James Flynn of Belmont, Mass,
is in the Memorial hospital suffering
from an injury to one leg and from
burns.
Harry Stewart of Belmont was the
owner and driver of the car, and he and
Mr.. Flynn left North Adams, Mass,
morning on a canvassing trip,
Mr. Stewart representing Hoard : Dali
ryman and other farm papers and Mr.
Flynn. the American Fruit Grower.
They drove up through Hinsdale, \. H..
Saturday night and intended to come
here for late lunch.
As the ferry was not operating they
continued up the mountain road on the
New Hampshire side of the river and
crossed the suspension bridge, but IN
stead of coming. here they decided to 90
on to Bellows Falls, being told that il
was only few miles to that place.
At the Glidden place lust this side
of Putney they detoured. on account of
the federal work on the Putney road.
and near the Greenwood farm where
the road was narrow they ran against
Continued on Page ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
Mystery Ships Evasive.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J., July ~. -
Government agents said last night that
arrests of LIQUOR smugglers. whose recent
operations along the New jersey coast
have been extensive, will be made when
their investigation Is completed. Elliott
Rapp. collector of customs here, declared
that a mysterious three -masted schooner
was lying off this city. but that revenue
officers found she was beyond the three
mile limit Mr. Rapp alSe said a large
steamer, which also had been lying off
Atlantic City for several days and which
was suspected of having a cargo Of con
trabrand liquor. weighed anchor Satur-
day and disappeared He added the ship
had signalied ashore to LAY your mon
ey. and come and get it,
Captain j. ~ Roy. of the British
schooner Pocomoke. which was seized
Saturday by federal officers. repeated his
intention last night of sailing when he
gets good and ready" He indicated
he probably would leave Tuesday night
Revenue officers said if Roy sails before
his ship is released he will be listed as Il
pirate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
THEFT orr a .HARRLS'S
AUTOMOBILE FIGURES IN
TT7FTS DLSBAR ARDIEzVT CASE
REFORMER ADVT. RECEIVERS
DIAMOND BRACELET

Not every woman can recover
lost diamond bracelet by putting an
advertisement in The RefOrmer be-
cause not every woman has a dia-
mOnd bracelet 10 lose, but Mrs. [.
l.. Bradley of Cleveland. who has
summer home on Putney road. found
hers through the medium of small
display advertisement ON The Re-
formers classified page. She lost nc
Wednesday evening. and although
diIigent search was made at the
home OF friends. where she had been
calling. no trace of it was found.
The following morning Motorlnan
B. l.. Sargent of the local street rail
road picked up the trinket. badly be-
spattered with mud. near the cor
ner of Oak and Chaplin streets. HE
did not realize il was a piece OF val
liable ieweIry until he cleaned ii the
next day Then his first thought was
to look for Lost advertisement IN
The RefOrmer. Sure enough, he
found il and Immediately cOmmuni-
Gated with the owner. The brace
let contained 40 stones set in platI-
mum.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25

rs Friday evening. Aug. ). at O'Clock is
the time which has been chosen for the
special town meeting at which the mo-
mortal armory and community house
project will be brought up for action.
Warrants calling the meeting for that
time i'm Festival hall were posted by the
Selectmen Saturday evening.
The warrant contains four articles,
the first of which is to see if the town
will appropriate a sum not to exceed
$4,000, inclusive of $4,000 appropri-
ated by the annual town meeting held
March Z. 1911. to be used in the con-
structiOn of an armory for the use of
the Vermont National guard, under au-
thority conferred by section 415J of the
general laws.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
ADJUTANT GENERAL
ADMITS NECESSITY
Crowd of Over 1000 Sur
rounds Strike-Breakers
at State Line and Makes
it Impossible for Them to
Proceed to Work of Re-
moving PulpwoOd from
River
tBy a RefOrmer Staff Reporter
BELLOWS FALLS, July %.

That the presence of armed troops alone
will suffice to insure the peaceful removal
of the pulpwoOd logs in the Connecticut
river here by the employees of the Cham
plair Realty Co. was demonstrated con-
clusively today-the most important thus
far in the situation resulting from the
strike of the employees of the Interna-
tional Paper Co. Scenes of wild excite
ment We're enacted on the bridge spanning
the Connecticut river between this vii
lage and North Walpole, n H., during the
20 minutes from 1910 until l O'Clock this
afternoon.
Toward the closing of the demonstra-
ton, which was brought about by an at
tempt of the Champlain Realty Co. to
take some of its employees across the
bridge from the Vermont side Adit Gen.
Herbert i. Johnson of Montpelier said to
The Reformer representative: 1T is very
apparent that the company needs protec~
ton" Colonel Babidge of the New Hamp-
shire regiment was present, representing
Governor Brown of New Hampshire,
while Sheriff Frank L. Wellman of Brat
tleboro and Sheriff E. H. Lord of Keene,
\. H., each with several deputy sheriffs,
mingled in the crowd. but the duty of
preserving order devolved largely on
Sheriff Lord. as the demonstration was
principally on the New Hampshire side
of the line
Some 20 employees of the Champlain
Realty Co. went down from Jamaica to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
CALL TEX RICHARD
BEFORE GRAND JURY
Must Testify Regarding Shipment of
Picture of Fight into New
York State

NEW YORK. July 25.-Tex Rickard.
promoter of the July , fight between
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpenter
in Jersey City, and Z. G.. Quimby. mo-
tion picture producer. We're summoned to
appear before the federal grand jury
today to testify concerning the alleged
transportation of movies of the tight into
this state from New Jersey in violation
of federal law
Sey-C Carpentier bout and F. Il. Quimby.
motion picture promoter, today admitted
to United States Attorney Hayward that
they had caused film of the fight to be
brought across the state line from New
Jersey. They asserted they believed
transportation of the film was no viola
tion of the federal law and that any
offense there might be would consist in
public exhibition of it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
ALLEN FINISHES
PROSECUTION SOON
Drops 8 Charges Against
Tufts - Courts Ruling
Keeps Them Out - Tufts
Wants Them Heard-Ac-
cessories Missing from
Harris's Car When Re-
turned

BOSTON, July 25.-Attorney General
Allen today dropped eight of the allega
tions on which he had based a petition
to have District Attorney Nathan A.
Tufts of NIiddlesex county removed from
office by the full bench of the supreme
court The allegations abandoned, ir-
volving alleged failure to prosecute for
larcenies. receipts of stolen goods and
reckless operation of automobiles, were
understood to be affected by the courts
ruling last week that it would consider
only those cases in which personal knowl-
edge by the district attorney codld be
shown.
Counsel for Mr.. Tufts, however, an
nounced that the district attorney wished
that all charges in the complaint be
heard as they had been made public The
trial was resumed today with the pros
pect that the prosecution would close its
case late today or tomorrow.
4 case involving an automobile stolen
at Nantasket Beach in the summer of
1918 from Charles \. Harris of Brat
tlcboro.s Vt. treasurer of the Brattle-
boro Savings bank, was the subject of
testimony by Inspector Michael Nealan
of the Cambridge police. He said he
found the car in a Cambridge garage reg
istered under the name of Captain Her
bert Gordon of the Cambridge police de
partment He reported it to Captain
Gordon. he says. but never received any
instructions from the district attorneys
office
Mr. Harris said the car was returned
to him by District Attorney Tufts after
the latter had insisted that as Capt. Cor
don had recovered it for him, Mr. Harris
should pay the garage charges for the
month in which it was stored. Mr.. Har-
ris said that when he received his auto
mobile it had been stripped, of all Access
sorieS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
WANT RUM-HUNT|NG
FLEET ON ATLANTIC
Federal Authorities Close
After Ocean Whiskey
Smugglers
MILLIONS BEHIND
LIQUOR CONSPIRACY
Vigilance Over Tramp Ships RedOubled
-One Ring Has Headquarters at New
York and Another at Atlantic City
Land Much COntraband

NEW YORK. July -. - Federal au-
thorities along the Atlantic coast re-
doubled their vigilance over tramp ships
today following disclosure of evidence in
dicating the existence of at least two
gigantic international whiskey smuggling
rings, one having headquarters in this
city and one in Atlantic City.
Aid of the navy department also was
being sought in an effort to build up
fleets. capable of coping with
the. mysterious ships and their allied
fishing smalks which are alleged to have
landed hundreds Of thousands of dollars
worth of contrabrand liquor at secluded
points under cover of darknessy accord
ing to Leroy w. Ross. United STATES dis
trict attorney of Brooklyn.
Foreign and domestic capital aggre-
eating several million dollars is behind
the whiskey smuggling conspiracy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
EXCITING SCENES AT
BELLOWS FALLS BRIDGE
SOON AFTER THIS NOON
ArmO1y Proposition to
Be Voted Upon Aug. 5

The second article is to see if the town
will vote to instruct the selectmen to bOr-
row upon the credit of the town such
sums of money as may be required to car
ry into effect the action taken under ar
ticle 1.
Under the third article it is desired to
see what action if any the town will take
in regard to constituting a board to act
for the town in the erection and use and
occupancy of such arm0ry
The fourth article is to see if the
town will vote to appoint a committee to
act with similar committees on the part
of the village and Incorporated school
district to make recommendation as to
the consolidation of the village. town and
school district under one form of gov
ernment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
LAST OF BRIDGE
STEEL is SHIPPED
Three Carloads Now on RailrOad-WorII
of Driving Piles for New Strue-
ture TO Begin Wednesday.

Information was received Saturday
afternoon at the local office of the
American Bridge Co. that three car
loads of steel for the new bridge had
been shipped for Brattleboro to replace
that which went into the river June l6.
This l. the l1st of the replacement
steel, the rest already having arrived
here.
The work of removing the old steel
from the river has progressed so that
it IS the intention OF Supt Dan Burns
to begin driving piles for the new struc-
ture Wednesday of this week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
IRISH CABINET
CONSIDERS OFFER
Countess MarIIieviez. Released Prisoner,
Sitting On Case-Is Member
of Southern Parliament.

DUBLIN, July - Associated Press
The Irish peace proposals. made by
Premier Lloyd George to Eamonn DeNal-
era in London last week will be taken up
by the Republican leader and hi" cab
met today. The cabinet which began its
sessions during the forenoon met at the
Mansion house.
Countess MarkievicZ, who was released
from Mount JOY prison Sunday sat with
the cabinet and took part in the discus
sion over the proposed peace terms. The
countess. who was sentenced last Decem-
Der to two years Imprisonment at hard
labor on charge of having conspired TO
organize a seditiOus society, Is an an
elected member of the Southern Irish
parliament and minister of labor III the
Republican cabinet.