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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-19
Dinner Stories

Father Ito Sammy, coming home in
a bedraggled conditionJ-Creat Scot.
how you look,
Sammy-Ies, pa, I fell in a mud
hole.
Father-What, and with your new
pants on.
Sammy-Y9s, | didn't have time to
take them off.
The school principal had been busy
all day selecting children from the
various classes to do some special
work. She was very tired and also
very much preoccupied when the
janitor entered her office. In response
to her mechanical nod he began:
Miss Blank, that crossing out there
is dangerous. If they don't send us a
traffic officer some of the children in
this school are going to get killed"
She had not really heard his speech,
for he was always complaining, so
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-19

when I was wed; I will not ride upon
a float, or have punk garlands on my
head" And over all the smiling land
the voters say, Hes safe and some!
His sentiments are fine and grand!
There are no cinchbugs IN his brain"
For what the country wants and needs
is thrift in every form and guise;
economy! the nation pleads for that
with wet and woozy eyes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-19

she made no answer. And then he
repeated this assertion with some en-
rhasis, adding, They are going to get
killed out there-some of our chill
dren.''
She had caught the last phrase. and
mechanically, after her day of CLASH
tication, said: Then I had better pick
out the ones l prefer for that
why is Cyril Lapitup ostracized in
the colony?"
oh the despicable fellow was
caught with two empty pint TASKS and
a small funnel on him at the Best
cellars party"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-19
Correct English

Don't Say:
I TAKE STOCK in his integrity.
am going to LEG for him.
/ can BANK on him to pay.
He ate the BALANCE of the cake
The bookkeeper adjusted the RE
MAINDER
Say:
] HAVE FAITH in his integrity.
l am going to RECOMMEND him.
] can RELY on him to pay.
He ate the REMAINDER of the
cake.
ANCE.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-19
Memories Of OldDays
In This Paper Ten Years
Ago Today

After spelling for five hours Miss
Edith Stevenson of Williamsburg, was
rewarded by being selected as mem
Der of the team of the best spoilers of
the sixth district. The team entered
the state contest that was held in In
dianapolis in March.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-19
Coughs, Colds, Try Brazilian
Balm
HIS TROUBLE Is ALL GONE

"T was affected with pains all over
my back and Kidneys" writes Charles
McAllister, ! Clark Ave, Kearney, n.
j. after three or four doses of Foley
Kidney Pills I BECAME all right and my
relieve backache. urinary irregularities,
rheumatic pains. stiff joints, swollen
muscles and other symptoms of kidney
trouble. 1t is splendid medicine,
prompt in action. and always helps
Contains no habit forming drugs A. G
Luken & Co, 626-62S Main St-Adver-
fiSement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-19

Readers may obtain srswer to
questions by writing the Palladium
auestiors and Answers department.
All QuestfOns should he written plainly
and briefly. Answers will be given
briefly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-19

The French War Museum in Paris
recently received gift of d complete
set of American war posters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-02
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
ORANGE COUNTY AGENT.
Miss Freda ]. Randall Chosen Home
Demonstration Agent.

Burlington, July THE extension
service Of the University of Vermont
and college of agriculture announce:
the appointment of Miss Freda j. Ran.
dali Of Pittsford TO be home demon
stration agent in Orange county. Miss
Randall is a graduate Of Pittsford high
school and the home economics depart
ment of the state normal school, Fran
ingham, Mass.
Miss Randall reported yesterday at
he office of the extension service in
this city, where she will spend couple
of days with Miss Charlotte c. Pier.
pont, leader of home demonstration
agents, of becoming acquainted with
the extension service and the various
activities connected Herewith. She will
then 90 to Chelsea, where her head
quarters will be at the office of the
Orange county farm bureau.
Miss Randall will continue the splen
did work started under the direction of
Miss F. Mildred Dutton, Z. V. NJ, II,
who resigned about year ago to open
tea room at Caspian lake.
There are now seven home demon
stration agents at work in Vermont
and the extension service expects TO
announce in the near future the ap-
pointments of agents in Franklin and
Lamoille counties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
DENY MUTINY STORY.
Officials of U. S. Mail Steamship Co,
Say Two Men Gave Trouble.

New York, July 7.-Oiiicial. of the
United States Mail Steamship com.
raty to-day denied reports froih Ma
pies that mutiny had occurred cr the
steamship Pocahontas during her
voyage from New York 10 that port.
The denial was based, an Official
said. Or wireless repolt> from the
captain which did not mention any
form of munity. Prior to reaching
the Azores the captain reported to the
office here that two men in the engine
room force were giving trouble.
On arrival of the ship at ST. Mi
ohaels these men, on order Of the
American consul. were arrested and
confined aboard the vessel II was elso
said that the captain hal reported
engine trouble, but nothing cane from
him as to a mutiny, attempts to sink
the ship or receiving aid from PAS
sengers in running the machinery.
The Pocahontas. owned by the ship.
ping board is operated by The United
States Mail Line. She left here with
430 passengers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
SAYS DE VALERA
INVITED SHUTS
Premier Lloyd George Refuses to Re-
ply Specifically When Asked If He
First Conferred With Smuts.

London. July 7 by the Associated
Press Premier Lloyd George stated
in the House of Commons to-day that
he understood Gen. J. G.. Smuts, the
South African premier, went to Ire
land on Tuesday last on the invitation
of Eamonn De Valera.
Asked whether he conferred with
Gen. Smuts before the latter went to
Ireland, the prime minister replied Ia.
| eonically that he saw Gen. Smuts con
| stantly.
In answer TO another query, Mr.
Lloyd George said none Of the Domin.
ion premiers would attend the proposed
Irish conference in London. TO which
Mr. De Valera aud Sir James Craig,
the Ulster premier, had been invited.
Aside from this statement, there was
virtually nothing to-day to indicate
what progress toward reaching a solu-
tion of the Irish question had been
made by the big four" comprising
Lloyd George, General Smuts. Sir
James Craig and Earl Middleton, q
prominent unlonlhi.
General Smuts was received in audi
enee this morning by King George, the
latter having shown a keen desire to
be informed of every move in the di-
rectiou Of peace in ireland. General
Smuts gave the king the impressions
he gathered while in Dublin, the audi
ence lasting half an hour
General Smuts has been invited TO
attend Fridays meeting in Dublin be-
tween Mr.. De Valera and the southern
unionists, but thus far has not def
nitely answered YES or no, merely OBJ
serving that he failed to see what use
full purpose his attendance would serve.
In an authentic quarter 1t was de-
clared to-day that recent utterances
and acts of the Sim Fern leaders were
considered TO indicate recession from
the demand for an independent Ire
land and TO imply willingness to sc-
cept as a base, united Ireland" it's
legislative and governing monarchy to
incorporate under a different name the
Ulster parliament, which would have
the approximate status of a provincial
assembly. A synod, under such an
would be created in the
south, with some form of call Ireland"
assembly, consisting of upper and low
er houses. which would serve as a gov
erning body.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
MUTTNY DELAYED
SHIPS Arrival
The American Steamer Pocahontas Had
Taken on Miscellaneous Grew
at New York.

Naples. july THE American con
sulate here is investigating the mutiny
on the American steamer Pocahontas,
which left New York May % and did
not arrive here until Monday.
1t appears from available informa
tion that because of the seamen's i
strike in New York crew consisting
mostly of foreigners was engaged for
the Pocahontas and that when the
steamer was well out to sea some of
the men began to threaten the com
mander and to damage the machinery
and the electric lighting apparatus, and
even to attempt, it is declared, to sin6
the steamer.
After volunteer aid from among the
passengers had enabled the steamer 10
reach the Azores by temporary re-
pairs, the vessel was laid up at ST.
Miehaels and repairs of more per
manent nature effected, the Pocahontas
finally reaching Naples after a voyage
of six weeks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
MRS. GILL;
is DOING WELL
Victim of Attempted Muir
der Rallies from the
Shock
BULLETS HAVE
NOT BEEN IS KEN OUT
Luigi Cobb ! no Shot Her
and Hims 3 Was Buried
~
day

Mrs. Bat - Gill, the woman who
was shot twiee by Luigi Cobb Tues
day afternoon at her home, 7 Bugbee
avenue, continues to hold her own at
the City hospital, and the attending
physician and hospital attendants are
still hopeful that she will survive the
effects of the two serious wounds in
ficted by Cobb in a fit of rage or men,
tai alteration. The bullets have not
been removed from her body, as yet,
and it is possible that no effort will
be made TO remove them
One bullet entered the left breast
just above the heart and the other, the
second one to take effect, entered the
left side as the woman turned, and it
penetrated the kidney. The bullets have
been located by means of the X-ray,
but they lie in rather difficult posi-
tions, near vital organs. Physicians
say that it viii be possible for her
to carry the bullets without harm to
herself if no infection sets in. As Mrs.
Gill is a strong, robust woman, her
chances for recovery are eor,~derei
fairly good.
Nothing particularly new has been
learned to shed light on the attempted
murder and the suicide; but the opin-
ion chiefly held is that Mrs. Gill and
Cobb got into an argument over his
unpaid board bill, amounting to about
$3.50, and that in the heat of the argu-
ment Cobb gave way to frenzy ard
shot her.
The funeral of Cobb was held this
afternoon from the undertaking rooms
OF A. w. Badger & Co, and burial vas
made in Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
JUDGE L. r. WELLS DEAD
Was Prominent Resident of Washing
ton County.

Judge Lorenzo X. Wells died at IN,
home of W. II. and H. w. Vaughn ia
Middlesex during last night. Although
advanced in years, he was in good
health and felt ss good as ever last
night when he retired. When he failed
TO appear for breakfast this morning
one of the members Of the family went
to his room and found him head Heart
failure is given a. the cause.
He was born in East Montpelier on
June %, 1850, the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Sethus Wells. His carly life was spent
in that village. He then moved 10 Mid.
dlesex. near the Center. where practi-
cslly ell his life was spent. Two years
ago he sold his farm and went to live
in the Vaughn home nearby His wife.
who was Nettie McDermid, died about
20 years ago. Judge Wells is survived
by two sons. Arthur, a professor in
Boston, now residing in Winthrop.
Mass, and Raymond. who recently
graduated from Dartmouth college and
who at present Is helping to lay ont
trails near Gerham. y. II. On account
oi the delay IN getting word to the lat
ter the funeral arrangements viii not
be known until he is heard from.
Judge Wells served as assistant
Judge in Washington county court for
six years preceding Judge Dana. He
was also q member Of the House O.
1894 and had held al the principal
town Offices in Middlesex, having been
q justice Of the peace for many years
besides being ovrrseer. lister and select
man ~ different times- He was = mss
q high mentality and because Of h.s
kindly disposition and regard for kis
isiioa men formed companionships very
aasily and held them 20 the end
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
NOT HAPPY IN HER HOME.
Little Girl Who Was Shot TO Death
Had Tined TO Run Away.

St Albans, July The inquest int
the fatal shooting of Doris kennett
10 yesr-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Homer Kenneth Of Montgomery Cen
ter. was continued yesterday. HeI
brothers. eight and u years old, are
still in Franklin county jail.
States Attorney VI. II. Alexander
said that it hsd been established that
the little girl did not have q very happy
home life and that last April the Sc
lectmen Of Montgomery had reported
that the girl had been away from
home two consecutive nights.
The investigation showed, according
to the states attorney, that the girl
had received sharp punishment from
her father. and kennett was made TO
give his promise that Re would not
again punish her. II also seems that
last saturday night the little giri tried
10 run away from home, and that the
father brought her back and whipped
her.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
MYSTERIOUS PARTY
Is MENTIONED
In Depositions in Connection with Ae-
tion Against District Attorney
Nathan A. Tufts.

Boston, July THE depositions Of
Adolph Zukor and Hiram Abrams, mo-
tion picture producers of New York,
in connection with charges on which
Attorney General Allen seeks the re-
movsl OF District Attorney Nathan A.
Tufts of Middlesex county, were re
ceived at the State House to-day. They
relate to incidents at a party at a
Woburn road house aud to subsequent
proceedings, the attorney general hsv-
ing charged that through conspiracy
in which Mr.. Tufts had part, certain
persons present at the party paid
100000 to avoid prosecution.
Details Of the depositions will not he
known until next week when the case
comes up for trial before the fun bench
of the supreme court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
WASHINGTON COUNTY
FARM BUREAU GROW S
Membership on $40 Basis Increased
from $50 to 1907 as Result of
Recent Campaign.

The membership campaign of the
Washington county farm bureau com
pleted July | gives total membership
in the organization of LOCI members
In spite of the fact that the member,
ship fee was increased from So to $40
per year, the number of members has
jumped from $50 last year TO l,06l.
Sufficient funds will now be available
to carry on more intensive agricultural
work in the county than in the past,
and the state and national farm bu-
reau federations will be supported.
The campaign was directed by C. j.
Cooper of Sycamore, ILL.,, representative
of the American Farm Bureau fedora
tion. Much credit is due Mr.. Cooper
and his six co-workers who did the So
liciting During the three weeks of the
campaign % community meetings were
held with an average attendance of 33.
Not single day was lost by solicitors
on account of bad weather. In every
community sufficient number of
farmers volunteered TO act as drivers
to introduce the solicitors to their
neighbors.
The following list gives the number
OF farmers joining in each town: Barre
IS, Berlin II, Cabot 80, Calais rs, Dux
bury So, East Montpelier 90, Fayston
40, Marshfield 81, Middlesex 66. Mont
pelier IA, Moretown 43, Mortified 50.
Plainfeld 90. Roxbury 81, Waitsfeld
81, Warren 81, Waterbury 50, Wood
bury g, Worcester SO; total l,06l.
East Montpelier is the banner town
with 90 members, with Waterbury a
close second with 50. On the average
so per cent of the real farmers, their
wives and their children, of the county
are now supporting the farm bureau
tor better agriculture in Washington
Vermont and the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
RROOKFIELD BOY
LOST LIFE IN POND
orrin Colt, Aged 10, May Have Been
Seized with Heart Failure-Body
Recovered in 4 Feet of
Water.

Brookheld, July 7.--Orrin Colt, aged
10, only son of Mr. and Mrs, Wallace
B. Colt of Brookfeld, lost his life in
the village pond Monday evening while
bathing with several others. The boy
could not swim and when last seen
was standing in water not much over
his waist line. Whether he stepped
off into deeper water or was seized
with heart failure is not known. He
had been troubled at times with heart
weakness, and it Is possible that he
was the victim of similar attack
while in the water
Earl Boynton, aged 2l, who was
swimming In the pond, went TO the
rescue and dove from raft; but he
failed to find the little fellow. Aid
was summoned from the village and
poles were used to locate the body,
which was brought up about an hour
after the boy disappeared. The water
was four feet deep at that place. Two
of the boys sisters were in the bath.
ing party at the pond at the time.
The death Of the boy caused much
sorrow In Brookfeld as the boy was
popular among his playmates; and
much sympathy is felt for the family.
orrin was the only boy. There are
three girls, Doris, Florence and Sadie,
the last named being half-sister of
the boy.
The funeral was held al Mr. Colts
home yesterday morning at 1880
o'clock, Rev Fraser Metzger of Ran.
dolph officiating. There was large
attendance at the service. Burial was
in the Brookheld cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
Approximately S500,000,-
900 Will Be Advanced
to Them
WITHIN 6 MONTHS
STATES MELLON
This Amount Is In Addi.
tion to the Regular
Advances

Washington, D. G., July Treasury
Secretary Mellon announced to-day
that under a provisional refunding ar
rangement made with the railroad
executives the carriers would receive
approximately $5o0,00o000 in addition
al advances from the federal govern.
ment within the next six months.
Mr., Mellon said the negotiation.
with the railroad executives probably
would be completed within two days
and that the advances contemplated
would give to the railroads, sum OF
money equivalent to those which the
government spent in capital better
ments during the period of wartime
control. The government will receive
for the advances six per cent security,
eyidencing the indebtedness of the par
ticuIar railroads which receive the ad-
vances, it was explained.
All of the claims and counterclaims
between the individual railroads and
the government arising out of mainte.
nance expenditures during the control
period are involved in the negotiations,
Mr. Mellon indicated, and where ar
rangements for an advance are com
pleted compromise agreement will
result in each case TO clear up the out
standing differences.
Mr. Mellon Indicated that additional
appropriations would be sought from
Congress TO make the advances, al.
though the treasury will be able to
meet portion of the requirements out
OF funds now available or bv virtue 3f
the authority to borrow already given
in various laws governing the relation
OF the government to railroad opera
tions.
Mr. Mellon said he believed the ad.
vances to the roads would be beneficial
to the financial situation and might
assist in resumption of business ac-
tivities. In many cases, he said, the
advances would enable the railroads
10 paw outstanding debts to industrial
for supplies used during the
past year and would, in addition, fur
nish funds for the betterment Of equip
ment and repair OF neglected railroad
In the long run, he added, the gov
ernment would obtain a net profit from
he advances since the money neces
,ary could be borrowed at a lower in.
.erest rate than the securities which
he railroads return to the government
would bear. Railroad securities now
leld by the treasurer, he said, amount
ID to approximately S400000.000 and
interest and capital payments had been
.egularly met on all of them. giving
he government an income Of about
;ls,000,000 year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
MIDDLESEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Childs returned
Sunday from an auto trip to Benning
ton, where they visited friends and rel.
atives.
Glenn George and lady friend Of Jer-
icho spent Sunday and Monday at z.
b. Miles
II. c. Thornton spent Sunday and
Monday in ST. Alhsns
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bigelow of
Washington were oyer-Sunday visitors
at Albert Cranes.
Louis Desso and Mrs Annie Rhodes
spent Monday in Burlington.
Mrs. ". b. McElroy Is quite i'll
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-07
SILVER WEDDING OBSERVANCE.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Coffin Were in the
Hands of Their Friends.

Certainly Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Coffin
of 46 johnson street would spend the
evening at the Cults home in the
. Worthen building, and shortly after
reaching the home they accompanied
Mrs. Cults to the Foresters' hall, just
another flight up in the same build :
ing to watch group of people, who
were having dance party. Upon ar
rival at the door in the hall Mr. and
Mrs. Coffin were met by Kimbal NJ
Cooney and led into the hall and to
the fern-draped arch, to be seated.
There over the throne Of honor in
scribed with tinsel letters on the wall
were "Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Coffin, July
IL, 1921" and then for the first time
they sensed the purpose of the party.
July I. to-day, is their 25th wedding
anniversary, and on the eve of this
anniversary more than 30 of their
friends were present to celebrate the
occasion.
After scrutinizing the inscription,
Mr. and Mrs. Coffin turned to their
friends seated at all parts of the hall
and smiled understandingly, and sim
ultaneously were given great ova-
tion. Their friends then assembled
about them to extend congratulations.
A nice program had been prepared
for the evening, the first event being
grand march led by the honored
guests. In the line of march we're
many of their friends from out of
town. Mr.. and Mrs. +. O. Corwin, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Heath, Miss Marion
Lord. Jasper Taylor and Miss Nora
Taylor. all Of Chelsea; from Orange
were Mr.. and Mrs James Lord and
two sons. Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Nelson
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Blake; from East Barre, Mrs. George
TAYLOR and Miss Madeline Taylor.
The Norris -Suitor fve-piece orches-
ira had been engaged for the evening
and during much OF the time was play
ing for the dances. Four young la
dies. Misses PHYLLIS. Marion. Doie and
Vera Nelson, served the refreshments
of ice cream, cake, waters and punch
at 10 o'clock, and while Mr. and Mrs.
Coffin were comfortably enjoying the
bridal arch they were attracted by Mr..
Coonev. who had been chosen TO pre-
sent them a chest of Community plate
silvsfware. The first surprise at their
entrance to the hall was not as great
as that sustained in the presentation.
and after Mr.. Coffin recovered himself
he expressed deep appreciation to their
host of friends The anniversary cele-
bration ended al midnight with many
well wishes TO the couple that they en-
iov a golden anniversary Both are
Young in appearance and in good
health. really younger looking than
they are. incidentally they are grand
parents and their little granddaughter,
Beverly Mae Sunderland. become a
year old to-day, their s5th snniver-
,ary. Their three children arc Mrs.
: i. Sunderland, Drussel and Louine
-offiu, all of Barre. Mr.. and Mrs. Cof-
in were married at the Methodist par
.onage in this city by Rev. W. r.
Davenport and have ever since resided
n Barre Mr. Cofiin Is a carpenter by
rade.