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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
NEGRO DEVELOPS
 BRISK HAT TRADE;
 NOW IN CITY JAIL

Before money came into use, barter was common means of obtaining articles desired. This practice prevailed for a long time.
 Oscar Sucks. negro. 649 Omega street. tore q page out of history and decided this was good way to make up for his lack of money.
 Oscar worked in the store of Markstein Bros, wholesale hat ters, 2I05 First avenue, north. He worked here for year before he woke up to, the fact he had good field in which to work out his theory on barter.
 About last July he began remov- ing hats from the store, it is said. Since that time he has used the hats as a trading medium to ac- quire everything from corn liquor to gasoline. he is alleged to have confessed to officers.
 The whole system of Oscar was revealed yesterday when Officers Helton and McCombs arrested him at the place where he worked. He was placed in jail on charge of grand larceny.
 The officers had been working on the case since Thursday night when they found negro woman with two hats acquired under con ditions she could not easily ex- plain. She at least admitted she bought them from a negro named Oscar The negro was described to the officers.
 The hats were taken to various stores and description of Oscar given. At last. the efforts of the officers were rewarded at the es- tablishment of Markstein Bros
 The members of the firm did not believe Oscar guilty, Not until $500 worth of hats were recovered at Oscars house and identified by the l, owners was their faith shaken.
 As for Oscar. his ideas about the value of bartering have been rude ly shattered. He is reported to have become converted from the nractice for all time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
FIND THREE ABANDONED STILLS IN SHELBY WHERE
 DRY AGENT ASKED TROOPS

Montgomery, April S.--State law en- forcement officers returning from Shelby county, where it was reported liquor distillers were running, stated tonight that in careful search throughout the county they found three stills, all of which had been abandoned for some days. The com plaint against illicit distilling was made by q federal prohibition officer who asked the governor to send troops Into the county to help "clean it up.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
ANNISTON BECOMES HEAD
 FOR METHODIST DISTRICT

Anniston, April s.-sspecial) )-Anniston Is now the official headquarters of the Talladega district Methodist activities The decision for the removal of the dis trict parsonage from Talladega to An- niston having been reached by the plen- ary committee appointed at the last con ference held in Lincoln.
 Rev. Frank W. Brandon, presiding elder, will move his family from Talia- dega to Anniston as soon as suitable home can be secured and the district property at Talladega will either be rent ed or sold, the proceeds to be devoted so the purchase or rental of the new pre- siding elders home in Annston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
Meridian Will Protect
 Against TubercuIar Milk.
 Cows Ordered Tested

Meridian, Miss. April s.--(special)-- pr. T. J. Houston, city health officer. nas issued orders that every COW in the city whose milk is placed on sale must stand tuberculosis test.
 There are hundreds of families in the city who have one or more cows about their homes, greater part of the milk from these cows being sold in the inn mediate neighborhoods. All are required under the order to send their cows to a central point where the tests are to be made.
 The dairies are to be visited by the in spectors when the dairy herds will be tested. This is the first time in mum Der of years that the law requiring such tests has been enforced here The cost of the tests will be met by the govern ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
STEEL PRICE FIXED
 TWODOLLARS TON
Independent Companies In Pittsburg District Follow
 Lead of Republic Company
By Associated Press

Iron and Steel company, through John A. Topping. chairman of the board, to- day announced an advance of s2 ton in the price of bars, plates and struc- itural steel. Mir Topping stated these new prices were made to meet the in- creased cost of production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
ROBBERS ARE CARELESS
They Scatter High-Priced Loot Along
 Alleyway

Anniston. April S-(SpeciaL )-Afte- breaking a costly oval window in tn. store front of Tom s. Barber, local jew eler, early Friday morning and stealing several hundred dollars worth of watches and valuable rings, the burglar got care- less and scattered brooches and rings along the alley which he travelled in leaving the scene of the bold robbery. In the alley in the rear of the store which had been robbed the officers who in vestigated the robbery found a $ss bNooch and at two or three other points valuable rings were picked up. No clue was left by the inarauder which has led to an arrest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
600 FARMERS PLEDGED
Colbert County Determines to Grow
 Less Cotton

Sheffield, April l.)-Tabula- ton of cotton acreage reduction pledges show that approximately 600 farmers have signed up and returned their pledges to the county committee. In addition to the pledges already in hand several districts in the county have signed pledges and filed them with the district committees. These pledges have not yet reached County Agent Deal but he has received advices to this effect The local paper is carrying the names Of the farmers who have signed up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
To Join Show

Decatur. April S.--(Special, )--Capt- Floyd Morley, we'll known local diver. has signed contract for the season with the Acme Amusement company and will leave soon to join the show. He will open in Paterson. N. J., May l. Captain Morley will dive from a height of 1O6 feet this year. He also will use a balloon act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
Hartley Is Improving

Anniston, April S.-(special1--J. o. Hartley, manager for the Singer Sewing Machine interests here, who has been dangerously ill at his home for several days, was slightly better Friday though still in dangerous condition. Mir Hart- .ey was stricken week ago by pneu- mcnia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
Shriners to Attend

Anniston, April s.-tspecial. 1.-The Shrine orchestra of this city has completed ar engagements for attending the all-day singing ceremony to be held at New Bethel, 10 miles west of the city, next Sunday. They will leave about S:so o 'clocb to take part in the programme baske dinner is to be given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
Appeals for Health

Albany, April -(speciaL) that health Is the greatest asset any community can have, Mayor E. c. Payne of Albany this morning issued state ment giving health rules for the city and warning citizens that the sanitary ordinances of the city would be enforced. He pleaded for cooperation of the pub lie in the cleanup campaign now be- ing conducted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09

reasonable valuations, but claim that the values fixed by the state tax com mission are exorbitant and conffscatory under present business depression. Pres ent indications point to a large attend ance at the county meeting.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-15
.ORLEAN
Funeral of Lynn C. Sanborn.

At the funeral of Lynn C. Sanborn
Sunday afternoon, June 5, the floral
tributes were especially fine. They
were as follows: A pillow from the
family, a wreath from the Orleans
American Legion and one from the
Legion of North Troy, a spray of
Easter lilies from the Warmers and
Shaws, a spray of carnations from
Orleans Auxiliary A. L., and one
from North Troy w. r. c., spray
Of Easter lilies and roses from Or
leans K. P, and one from the Pythian
Sisters, sprays of carnations from
the jerks family, from Mrs. Spauld-
ing, from Mrs. j. j. Corcoran, from
Mrs. w. B. Heyer, from Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall and the Kelley family, peo-
MES from the Dickens family and
lilies from Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Gross.
The following friends attended
from out of town: Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. jerks, Harold, Ora, and Wilbur
jerks from ST. Johnsbury; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Warner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Urban Warner, Ray Shaw and Nurse
Reirden from North Troy, Mrs. Jen-
ME Spaulding, Mrs. Nellie Hicks, Roy
and Guy Hicks and Mrs. w. B. Heyer
from Newport and Mrs. w. Shannon
and daughter Pansy, and Grace FL
field from Charleston.
R. A. Hamilton conducted the SER
vice at the home and the American
Legion conducted a military SER
vice at the North Troy cemetery
Twenty-four members of the Or
leans American Legion escorted the
body to the grave and after the ser
vice returned to the home Of MIR
and Mrs. F. w. Hardy for supper
and remained for the evening.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-15

odist parsonage the first Of the week.
Mrs. F. M. Dean was able to re-
turn from the Royal Victoria hos
pital Saturday. She is gaining rapid
~.
Mrs. Carl Abbott of Providence, R.
l.. is spending the month of June
with Mrs. Myrtle Perley and her IA
ther.
The handkerchief factory is now
employing it's full number of employ
es. Eleanor Lyon is working at the
factory.
Harold Bowley and Ruth Trip
were married at the home of the
brides aunt, Mrs. Minnie Twombly,
Saturday evening, June IL.
David Pierce went to Camp Alb
MAXI, North Hero, VT, Monday, where
he will spend the summer as leader
in the boys Y. M. C. A. camp.
All those who wish to patronize
the Barton Electric laundry, may
leave their laundry and starch work
at A. G. Harris store, Kim Page.
adv
House painting is very popular
these days. George Hoyt, O. w.
Locke and Mrs. Stoddard have i'm
proved their buildings and the Park
view Garage has also been painted.
CARD wish to thank the friends
for flowers contributed and especial
lv the Ladies' Aid society for the
spray of Gala lilies.
Mrs. George Sanders. !:
The handkerchief factory was clos
ed Tuesday afternoon on account of
the Flag day celebration. The veneer
mill was also closed down part of
this week to permit the members of
the band and others to attend the
celebration.
By an unfortunate understanding
a band concert was announced for
Thursday evening last week. 1t
should have been Thursday evening
this week and each succeeding Thurs
day evening. Please take notice and
come to the third open air concert
that is to be given Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Winslow and
daughter, Rosalind, and Miss Ruth
! Ordway of Auburndale Mass, spent
the weekend in town with relatives
! on their way to their camp at VIII
loughby lake. Miss OrdWay recent
! ly graduated from Lasell and receiv-
! ed a gold medal for highest scholar
ship.
The Orleans County Veterans as
ISOLATION celebrated Flag day Tues.
day, June Ia, with appropriate exer-
cises. A business session was helC
in the Opera Hall at 10 o'clock fol
lowed by street parade of the
members of the G. A. R. and Legion
Dinner was served by the Village Inn
provement society in the Copgrega-
tional church vestry. Exercises in
the afternoon consisted of music by
the band and addresses by Josiah
Grout of Newport and G. D. Pierce
At $50 ball game between Irasbure
and Orleans at Skinner park result
ed in a victory of 6 to 3 by the, Or
leans team.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-15
ORLEANS

Donald Dickens has returned from
u. v. M.
Miss F. M. Blencowe is nursing in
Hardwick.
w. J. Joselyn has shingled his
house on East street.
Archie Kipp and w. B. Gould have
had their homes painted.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Frasier have
returned from business trip to BOS-
ton.
Helen Beede was graduated from
Lasell seminary and has returned
home.
Hector Boulanger and Ruth Bad
ger were married at Barton Satur.
day, Dune a.
Edith Brown of Lyndon Center is
visiting her cousin, Vera Jenness
| this week.
Harry Cameron has returned home
after graduating from Montpelier
seminary.
B. A. Scott has been rebuilding E
large barn for Levi Lothrop the past
| two weeks.
Eddie Chabot of Lynn, Mass.
fcomes to Orleans Saturday to visit
his brother, Arthur.
Freda Stearns has completed g
very successful year of school at AL
bany and returned home.
Virginia Hanscom of New York
City is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. M
Taplin, this summer.
Mrs. B. E. Converse is in Barnston
Que, helping to care for her moth
err, Mrs. J. L. Thornton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. S. Moulton Of
Newport were guests at the Meth.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-15
BROWNINGTON

Mrs. Thomas Canning still rmains
very low.
Miss Hazel Huntoon is working for
Mrs. Gilbert Dutton.
Children's day will be observed
next Sunday at the villages
Mrs. Irene Wheaton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. o. A. Grow.
The friends of Miss Ruth Dutton
are glad to see her out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Swanson and
children were in Norton last week.
Mrs. Lippitt from Boston is visit
ed her son, Harry Blake, and family.
Mrs. Viola Crandall is with her
daughter, Mrs. Whitcomb, for few
days. @
Mr.. and Mrs. Halsey. Barlow are
visiting his father in Canada for a
few days. :
Mrs. Nellie Coxan and Mrs. Rus
sell are staying with their mother,
Mrs. Canning.
Miss Doris Dutton spent the week
end at the home of her brother, Gill
bert Dutton.
! Mrs. May Swanson was in Orleans
Friday. Her father, B. c. Boden, had
an operation on his hand.
Miss Mildred Clark is staying with
Miss Lizzie Bryant for a while. Miss
Bryant is not as well.
Mrs: Tessie Davies went to Miss
Austin's sanitarium at Barton last
week for treatment.
Eleven from Bloomington attended
the w. C. T. convention at Coven-
try Thursday evening.
Hugh Bemis of Barre is visiting
his aunts, Myra Pierce and Emma
Joslyn, and uncle, George Pierce. y
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wright are
rejoicing over the birth of an eight
and-a-half- pound boy. Congratula-
tions.
William Flanders has sold his farm
to Mr.. Brooks and Mr.. Flanders
and family have gone back to Man.
chester.
About rs took dinner with the
ladies at the hall Wednesday. There
was some sewing done for the Red
Cross in the afternoon. Proceeds,
$17.35.
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Mrs. Frank Lacowse is visiting
her parents in Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs w. p Smith have re-
turned home from Orleans.
William Roy of Philadelphia Pa,
is visiting his father, George Roy.
Hector Lapierre is at Fred Water
mans during the absence of Mrs.
Weeden.
" Mrs. Sarah Weeden is in Derby
caring for Mrs. Vernon Doncaster
and child
Mrs. Jane Armstrong is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Matthew Grow in
Charleston.
Mrs. Charles Gallup is home FROM
/ last week.
We were pleased to welcome a
large number from Evansville to the
church service on Sunday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-15
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
Clarenco ID. piarca. Pnsko9

Children's day will be observed
Sunday at the hour for morning wor-
school picnic at Willoughby lake next
week, the date to be announced later.
week prayer service elast week and
it was greatly enjoyed by those pres
ent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
Wall Falls and
 Two Little Girls T !. Are Suffocated

(Continued from Page One) tar between the bricks. The collapse of the wall was accompanied by a terrific explosion that was heard blocks away.
 Mrs. Chiefu1y. mother of the little girls, rushed into the back yard asr soon as she heard the explosion, and frantical1y rushed through the hail of bricks and debris that fell upon all sides of her. Failing to find her children, she screamed for help, and with her bare hands started tearing 1 away the tons of rock and mortar that she knew covered the bodies ot' her babies.
 Workmen and pedestrians rushed | to her assistance, and the police and Emergency hospital were summoned. It was nearly a half hour later before the bodies were recovered, and Dr. | Bruce J. Coyle, who was waiting, | found that life was already extinct as the little victims had met their death by suffocation before human aid could reach them. The mother, prostrated with grief, was taken to her home, and required the attention of pr. Coyle for some time before she could be revived
 Medical Examiner s. M. Garlick or dered the removal of the bodies of the victims to the morgue, where they were taken in the emergency ambu. lance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
Seven of Crew
 Are Killed In
 Big N. Y. Raid

(Continued from Page One) articles delivered when the crews suspicious were aroused.
 Other federal agents were convers- ing with Fitzpatrick in room of a ferry house near the King Alexan- ders dock in Brooklyn when he shot himself. the police said. The wound ed members of the crew had just been sent to a hospital and the pro hibition and narcotic agents were re- turning to Manhattan with confiscat- ed drugs valued at s75,000 and h- quor valued at s15.000.
 Waterbury, Sept. 9-Frank Fitz- patrick, federal narcotic agent who is reported as having committed sui eide in New York, was born in this city about 30 years ago, member of a well known family. He was educated in a local parochial school, graduated from the Crosby High school and was employed for several years by the Waterbury Drug Co.,, as prescription clerk. He was known as one of the more energetic workers among the younger Democrats here and was given his federal job early in the Democratic administration. He wes a member of the local lodge ot Elks and had a host of local friends He leaves his father, two sisters and a brother, all of this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
Prices ake
 Upward urn

On Suburban Day, September 18th, buyers will have their last chance to take advantage of afterthe-war prices. according to August Engel- hard, manager of D. M. Reads
 MT. Engelhard who is an authority market, declares that within the last two weeks a slight but perceptible rise in prices in dress goods, ready to wear clothing and household fur niShingS has been noted throughout the east This change has taken place in spite of the fact that most of the large stores have been ex- suing a hand-to-mouth policy during the months of business depression. Now with thousands of buyers going into the market for the autumn and winter stock. prices will show a sharp upward curve within the next ten weeks. Not again within fifty years, barring some unusual catastrophe, will prices be as low as they were the firs of August. z-
 In determining upon another -Su- burban Day. the thirty-five leading merchants of the town who make up the retail Board of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce will give thousands of out-of-town buyers as we'll as their regular local patrons. winter in every variety of mems wo- mems and children's clothes and household goods at rock bottom pri- ces. After that day, prices will climb rapidly to normal. During this week over 200 buyers have gonr
 out from the principal stores of the
 city, with instructions to search the special values to be offered on the 18th
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
Schwartz Tells
 His Story About
 Jitney Troubles
(Continued from Page one)

(Contnued from Page One)
 other legal matters pending, brought by the Star Tire company
 "I can prove it, said Schwart, "but I firmly believe that Gallagher is a plant in the employe of the Con-, necticut Company. for his methods hands of the trolley company, be- cause the original strong organiza- tion has been split in many ways. am for the people and nothing else, and have no axe to grind at the pres ent time. Legal talent of Q, high or der such as some associated with the jitney interests are reseurceful and may gain several reprieves for the men, but only a comparative few are benefftting, and they will lose in the end unless the present law is altered Fitzpatrick and Gallagher, together with a few clerks, will profit each eration, hut the only way out of the | difficulty that offers any permanence was my suggestion, which great | many of the men would have liked because of the hold that Fitzpatrick and Gallagher have upon them-"
 So ended Schwartz's exposure of the jitney situation, which explains | today of the "J' marker buses. the "club plan" machines, and those who cannot operate today because they failed to get permits, and re, | adopted by Fitzpatrick and Gallagher It was under the plea of the "clut plan'' that the temporary injunction
 was granted, therefore the independ
 ent operation cannot benefit by tht | reprfeve.
 Attorney Jacob Klein, of DeFores & Klein. stated to-day there wa
 nothing new to report, and that il his belief conditions would be un
 changed until after the hearing scheduled for next Wednesday befor
 Judge Walsh of Common Pleas court
 In the meantime the trolley com
 pany is known to have spctters il plain clothes riding buses for evi
 dence for some set purpose, whil
 many compulsory customers of tn
 trolley company are of the belief tha
 the inspectors are tCo busy watchin 5 dimes and buses to pay any attentio ) to service. Car 1855. Stratford cen ! ter tripper, last evening about = o'clock, held up passengers of a Pal . adise Green car four minutes whil 3 the tripper crew argued about wha = time they should take the cross owe g At eight this morning a Stratfie1 Q car delayed passengers and held u
 other traffic at Fairfield and Par t avenues, because the motorna f didn't have the resourcefulness to gt S out and push a parked automobil = roadster the necessary II inches [ e give the trolley clearance A pc = 1iceman was summoned from Par e avenue and State street to straigh V en out the angle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
CUSTOM AGENTS
 BAG BIG QUARRY

New York. Sept. g - Customs agents today obtained a warrant to search the Brooklyn home of a wealthy Manhattan jeweler in con nection with the seizure of 4,547 dia- T1onds valued at more than S10o, 900 and the arrest of Ernest Potsin, as sistont steward in the Red Star line Zealand, OF a charge of attempting Ito smuggle the gems to the jeweler.
 Potsin was arrested as he sought to slip through the baggage gate of the liners pier to the street. In his pockets were found two sealed pack ages wrapped in cloth, containing the fortune in diamonds. He told GUS toms officials that the jewels were given him in Antwerp for delivery to the Manhattan jewe1er. the mes Senger said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
Must Have
 Same Rights In Mandates
United States Note to Allied Powers Stands Firmly On This Point.

Geneva, Sept. 9.-The United States, in it's latest mandate note to the Allied powers, in sists that America shall have the same rights in mandatory territory as members of the League of Nations, it,was learn ed here today.
 The text of the American note has been received by the delegates of the Allied Powers attending the League of Nations assembly, meetings from the various allied foreign oceS.
 It is understood that the American note raises the following points:
 America reasserts that the Al lies must consult her before d1spos1ng of the former German colonies.
 2-America insists that she have the same trade rights in mandate territories, as members of the League of Nations.
 3-No mandate shall be modified without the consent of the United States
 4-The American note meets the Allied argument that the United States did not war on Turkey and consequently has no voice in the dis position of Turkish colonies by as- serting that Turkey would not have had not fought Germany. 5.-The American note suggests that capitulations be maintained 1n Syria Palestine and Mesopotamia un- til effective governments can be eS- taa bIished in those countries. It is learned that all prospects for any real progress on disarmament at this session have been severely re- tarded by the flat refusal of England and France to 'intechange full and frank irfornation.'' regarding arma- ments though pledged to do so in an article of the League of Nations cov- enant-