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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-20
this WOMAN'S
EXPERIENCE
Brings a Ray of Hope to
Childless Women

Lowell, Mass. -" had anemia from
the time | was sixteen years old and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-20

Rub My Tism is powerful anti
septic; it kills the poison caused from
infected cuts, cures old sores, letter,
etc.-Adv
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-20
WHEN THE KIDDIES
SUFFER FROM COLDS
Give them pleasant-to-take
DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey

~HILDREN romp around and
4. Al play and become ovegheated. A
cold often results. 1t should NOT
be neglected one instant. Have DR..
Bells pine-Tar-Eloney on hand, and give
Them some as directed. II is very pleas
ant 10 take and its ingredients are sure
70 ease the tickling throat. IL helps in
relieving irritation and loosens that
hard packed phlegm. Clears the air
passages.
Take DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey
yourself for that heavy cold. What il
does for thousands OF others il UNI
doubtedly will DO for you.
Get bottle from your druggist today,
30c.. Coo, 1.20.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-20

"My little sisters head first broke
out in pimples. The itching was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
Marriage in Michigan.

MONROE. Mich, Aug. u. DR..
George Il. Harding, father of President
Warren Il. Harding. came to Monroe yes
terday. married Miss Alice Severns, for
many years nurse at his office at Marion,
O., and left the city before more than a
score of Monroe citizens had guessed his
identity.
DR.. Harding is 76 years old while his
bride is D..
Accompanied by a younger Marion
couple who refused to divulge their
names. DIR. Harding and his bride drove
into Monroe in an automobile, reaching
the city shortly after noon. They went
Immediately to the county court house
obtained marriage license and asked
to be directed TO a Baptist parsonage.
As there is no resident Baptist pastor
here the couple went TO the home of the
Rev. Frank T. Knowles, pastor of the
Monroe Presbyterian church. who per
formed the ceremony at o'clock
Following the wedding, DR. and Mrs
Harding left Immediately in the automo
bile. driving toward Toledo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
VALERA'S LETTER
HAS NO DECISION
Raises Questions Which English Must
Answer No Break In NegO-
tiatiOns Expected.

DUBLIN, Aug. II ASSOCIATED Press).-
The letter from Eamonn De Valera,
Irish Republican leader, delivered to
Premier Lloyd George yesterday, Is
neither an acceptance nor rejection OF
the Irish peace proposal, 1t was learned
here today. The letter raises various
questions to which an answer is neces-
sary. The answer may serve to faclll-
tate further dealing, it was said, and Is
not expected to lead to ii break IN nego-
tiations. * =.
There was no excitement in Dublin
TODAY over Lloyd George IS return from
Paris as it was said that no unexpected
DEVELOPMENT had occurred in the Irish
discussion. When De Valera left Lon
don, it was recalled by Irish leaders,
the statement was given out that ba-
sis had not been found for further con
ferences and it was stated in Irish cir.
cles that the time since De Valera :
conversation with the British premier
merely had been spent in trying to hn6
this basis. 1t has not yet been found
1T was added
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
RUNNING LOGS OVER
DAM CONTINUES
Wind Has Kept Them from Floating
Far-UniOn Men Refuse to Act EX-
eept Through Union Officials.

The work of floating the Champlain
Realty Cos pulpwood logs over the Bel
lows Falls dam continues without inter
runtion but the logs have not tioated far
down the river as a south wind holds
them back opposite Westminster street.
BY the removal of the logs to the HInS-
dale rossing mill the town of Walpole
wiIl-1ose the taxes on about S3O0,oOO
worth of logs.
In its strike news the Bellows Falls
Times tells of a meeting in Bellows
Falls a few days ago of President Z. L,
Dodge of the International Paper Co.
with some of the Bellows Falls mer-
chants. in which he said the company
was through with the labor unions. The
Times then says:
Following the meeting with Mr.
Dodge, meeting of union men was
called and Judge Warner \. Graham
presented the attitude of the Interna-
tional Paper Co. as depicted in Mr.
Dodge's talk He stated that the mer-
chants of the town were anxious to see
an early settlement of the controversy,
and wanted to know if the union
couldn't offer some solution. The result
of the meeting was a definite answer on
the part of the company that they were
forever done with the unions and that
men would be treated with as individuals
only: an answer on the part of the local
union that they would have nothing to do
with the international Paper Co, except
through their national union officials.
Nothing was suggested which could pos
siblv break the deadlock"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
INDICT TWO FOR
KENNEDY MURDER
Mrs. Obenehain and n. L. buren,
Former University students,
Charged With Killing.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12.-Mrs. Mad,
alvnne Obenchain of Los Angeles ana
Arthur G. Burch of Evanston, ILL.,. for
mer students at Northwestern university
were indicted late yesterday for the mur-
der of John Bolton Kennedy.
Mrs. Obenchain. who was with Ken,
nedy last Friday night when he received
the shotgun charge that tore away the
hack of his head, had been held as a ma
terial witness.
Burch was arrested at Las Vegas, NeF.'
on Sunday while returning home from
Los Angeles He had come here III re-
sponse to a request by Mrs. Obenchaln
The indictments Were returned before
b,doe sidney Reeves of the supreme
court. Judge Reeves remanded the .pris
oners to the county Jail to be arrmgneo
Monday. .<
Ralph Obenchain, former husband OF
Mrs. Obenchain, who gave her up g
that she might marry Kennedy has sent
word that he was rushing to her assist
ance.
He and Burch both courted Madalynn'
while all three attended Northwestern
university.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
HARDING FATHER
. ADMITS MARRIAGE
Aged Physician Takes Of
flee Attendant for Sec
Ond Bride
HE is SEVENTY SIX,
y SHE FIFTY-TWO
His First Wife Died IL Years AgO-Sur-
prised TOwnspeOple Extend Best
Wishes to CoupIe-Daughter Not Sur
prised at His Second Venture.

MARION, O., Aug. 12-Marion today
was congratulating DIR. George L. Hard
ng, father of President Harding, on his
marriage yesterday at Monroe, Mich,
20 Miss Alice Severns, his stenOgrapher
and Office attendant for the last eight
years. Scores Csi surprised tOwnlsfolk
today personally rendered best wishes TO
the venerable physician and his bride,
both of whom are well known by the ma
iority of Marion residents.
Efforts to keep the marriage a secret
were to no avail although not until after
the couple reached Marion last night, six
hours after Rev. Frank t. Knowles, a
Presbyterian minister at Monroe, had
pronounced them man and wife, did Mr.
Harding admit that he had become q
benedict First official announcement OF
the marriage was telegraphed TO Presl
dent Harding late last night by an em
ploye of his newspaper, The Marion
Star.
DIR. Harding, who is a years old, ha'
been a practicing physician in MarioI
for 30 years. His bride was born IL
Marion county D years ago. DIR. Hard
ing has FIVE living children. His tirs
wife died II years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
Train Crushed Auto.

ALTON. y. H." Aug. 12.-The entire
family of George w. White of Haverhlll
Mass. with the exception of a stepson
was wiped out when a Boston x Maine
passenger train struck Whites automo-
hiIe at a grade crossing here late yeSter-
day White. his wife. Clara, and a
daughter Mrs. Alma Clancy, were Killed
Instantly. and another daughter, Mrs.
paul REYNOLDS of L,aconia, died later at
q hospitaI in Rochester. The party was
returning from Wolfebor0 where they
had attended the funeral of Whites son,
James. -. ,,;,l
On leaving Wolfeboro after the burIal
they headed for Haverhill In a touring
car by way of Alton and Pennington;
About a mile below Alton they attempted
TO cross the track at Durgin.s Crossing
i'm front of the train that arrives at AiF
ton at 3.36. -,
The car and its occupants were tossed
about 200 feet, the automobile being com
nIeteIy wrecked. Whites body was dls'
membered and all could not be fouHd
The wife and daughter were mansled al
| most beyond recognition.
The crossing was in plain view from
, both sides and another motoriSt VINO was
waiting for the train to pass trled le
warn them. go a.,
funeral he appeared deeply affected by
| tbe death of his son and II Is presumed
he was in a hurry to reach home
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
CHILDS Is DENIED
MORE COMPENSATION
Commissioner ButtIes Finds Disability
Due to Some Other Cause than In
iurieS Received Here

Commissioned of Industries John s.
Buttles has issued an order denying addi-
tional compensation to Arthur r. Childs
of Burlington, formerly employed by the
Holden & Martin Lumber Co Mr. Childs
was injured at the plant Jan. a, 1920,
by falling and on his discharge from the
hospital March 4 of that year he accepted
compensation from the company. He
claimed that he failed to recover as ex-
pected and so brought petition for addi-
tional compensation through Attorney
Charles f. Black.
At a hearing here Barber, Barber <
Miller appeared for the Holden & Martin
Lumber Co. and put in evidence tending
to show that Mr.. Childs's condition was
due to injuries he received at the ship
yards in Manchester, y. H.. when he
sustained fractures of some ribs and in
iuries to his stomach. subsequent to his
employment in Brattleboro. The COM
missioner finds that Mr.. Childss disabil-
ity was due to some other cause than his
injuries received at the Holden & Martin
Lumber Co.'S mill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN MERIDEN
Oetavius w Bartlett at One Time EN-
pIoye of Estey Organ Co. and Cor
netist in BrattlebOro Band.

OctaVius William Bartlett, formerly
an emplOye of the Estey Organ Co. and
at one time cornetiSt in the Brattleboro
Military band died yesterday in his home
in Meriden. Conn. The following obitu-
arv notice is from the Meriden Daily
Journal. of yesterday which also pub
lished a picture of Mr.. Bartlett.
'.Octavius William Bartlett died this
morning at 9 o'clock at his home. 13S
Warren street. after four weeks illness
of angina pectoris.
He was born in 1850 in East Wind
sor. Conn. and was the son of Major
Samuel w. Bartlett and Octavia c. Tar
box.
His first ancestor was Robert Bart
lett who came from Egland on the shin
Iyon to Plymouth in 1923. and helped
i'm the founding of Hartford and owned
what is now called Lafayette street.
"He attended the Windsor grammar
school in East Windsor and also board
ing school in Springfield, Mass.
Later he learned to build church or
gans under the Johnson firm of West
field. Mass, and travelled Chicago, Tol
edo and Cleveland, placing organs in va
riouS churches.
After the johnson firm failed he went
to Brattleboro. Vt, where he was con
nected with the Estey Organ company
and was taught tuning by the late I'll. n
White of this city. He later invented
and patented a small table organ, anC
also miniature organ, which are nov
in use at his home.
He married Mary Il. Jenne. of Brat
tleboro. in 1850. at Hudson, y. Y. Sh'
was the daughter of Major Benjamin
Jenne. She died last year on Aug. 4
, and her birthday is today.
MIR. Bartlett then came to Meride1
with the Wilcox & White Co. in 1881
and was employed as an organ tuner
Later he went into business for himsel
As piano tuner. and had contracts wit
practically all the churches. theatres
| clubs and public buildings IN this city
and this part of the state, and also man
private homes.
He was former member of the Re
/, Men and member of the First Congr'
gational church. ,..,
Three daughters survive: Edith l.
| of this city; Mrs. Lottie b. King an
/ Mrs. Clara Hitchcock, both of Eastol
i Pa. and three grandchildren, Barbar'
| Mary and Ruth Hitchcock, and one 81
ter. Mary L. Bartlett.
The funeral will be held Saturda
/ afternoon at 80 o'clock at his LAT
i home. Philip G, Jones. assistant past!
of the First Congregational church, vi
i offieiate. Burial will be in Walnut Gro'
Il cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12

DEMONSTRATED FOR
MARRYING DAUGHTER
Wife of Man Who Killed Rev. James
CoyIe Says Trouble Was Due to Fact
Girl Married Man Against Whom OBJ
lection Was Made Because of Faith.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. l2.-Ed-
win r. Stephenson, barber and preacher,
who yesterday shot and killed Very
Rev James +. Coyle, dean of North Al
ALBANIA for the Catholic church and pas
tor of st. Paul 5 church, had little to
say today regarding the shooting. Il
demonstrated with him for marrying my
daughter Ruth to man against whom
we had lodged objections" said the
prisoner. Il called him dirty dog
He struck me and then | shot him"
For a long time" Mrs. Stephenson,
wife of the prisoner, said today, our
daughter Ruth had eyinced strong re-
gard for the Catholic church. When she
was married to a man of that falth IL
brought matters to a head. -
Stephenson is not a member OF the
| Southern Methodist church, the Rev
| DIR. Robert Echols, presiding elder oi
| the Birmingham district, said today
He was formerly affiliated with the
church but was never a regularly or
dained minister said DIR. Echols.
The shooting occurred in the Catho
| lie rectory and was the climax OF sew
eral months of dissention. After h,
| had shot Father Coyle three times witt
an automatic, the preacher walked L
| the court house, where he surrenderet
| to the sheriff, confessing the Staying
A deputy sheriff said Stephenson tol'
him of shooting Father Coyle three
times. and that he did it because tn,
priest had married his daughter to I
| Catholic.
According to Fred AIcDuffie, a deput.
sheriff. Mr.. Stephenson called at TIA
sheriff = office about twenty minutes
before the shooting and asked for
search warrant for his daughter. II
was informed that it was too late TO
Issuance of a search warrant TO be l.
sued. and that he would have to wal
until morning. He remarked that tina
might be too late. ...
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
R. I'll. MESSENGER TO
BUILD GREENHOUSE
VIII Be 100 Feet Long by % Feet Wide
Plans Other Improvements on
Linden Street Property.

r. II. Messenger, who bought with f.
F. Barber the Durham lot on Linden
street this week. plans extensive improve
ments on his premises, which embrace
three-auarters of the land. His florist
business has outgrown his present facili-
ties, and next summer he will erect an
other greenhouse 100 feet long by % feet
wide. running parallel to his present
greenhouse He also will enlarge his
Office. The lot south of the driveway will
be converted into nursery lot for the
present. but eventually Mr.. Messenger
will erect a house thereon. and probably
will convert his present residence into two
tenements. He will have storage capacity
| for eight automobiles in his garage.
Mr. Messenger has 40 feet of frontage
on Linden street which includes a drive
way. and his new house viii front on the
driveway Mr.. Barber, who will erect a
house fronting on Linden street, has a
fright of way over the driveway.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
CHILDREN BACK TO
NEW YORK HOMES
Fresh Air Contingent, Equipped with
New Sets of Clothing, Leaves in
Care of Miss Gertrude M0sier.

The IL Tribune fresh air children who
came to BrattleborO July % for va
cation of two weeks in and near Brat
tleboro, left for New York yesterday
afternoon on the 3.13 train southbound.
For half an hour before train time the
waiting room at the railroad station was
a scene of unusual activity as the chill
dren We're being checked up and We're
saying their good-byes while 100 or
more spectators looked on. Mrs. A. j..
Rohde chairman of the local committee,
had a busy time seeing that the final ar
rangements were made for the departure
of the children. as the two other members
of the committee were away on Vaca-
tiOns.
All the children were equipped with
new sets of clothing and had packages
to take home, and without exception they
were much pleased with their two-weeks'
outing Occasionally tears were shed by
some child upon realization of the fact
that the vacation was over. Not the
| least interesting feature of the half hour
at the railroad station was the relating
of experiences by the little New York
ers Il kissed the husband and | kissed
| the Wife" declared one yOungSter to his
| companion. and then he inquired: Did
! you kiss anyone good-byeE Another lad
| told of his enjoyment of the privilege of
ming?'' he asked, and his friend an
swered, How could L swim on dry
land?'
| Miss Gertrude Mosier of Demarest, y
IT,. a school teacher. came here to ac-
company the children to New York. II
was her first experience in this kind OF
work. but she said she had been out
with groups of childreI and had no fear
but that she would get along all right
| Miss l. l.. TealdO, who came with the
h children. went to Mortified to attend
the conference. and it was her plan e
board the train at Northfeld on whlcl
Il the children were returning.
There is local interest in the fact tha
Il Miss Tealdo is connected with the churcl
Il in New York in which Rev. Antonio Ar
4 righi formerly was pastor. For many
years the Centre Congregational Sunda!
! school has sent Christmas boxes to tha
church for the children, those of tn
past few years being addressed to Mis-
Tealdo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
COMPANY | HAS
EXCELLENT FEED
Best i'm Regiment, Says Reformer Re-
porter---GOOd Showing on Rifle Range
Joke ON Automatic Squad.

Writing under date of Aug. 10, The Re
former reporter with Company at camp
Devens says:
We had to rise at 4.4J a. IN. as ma
iority of the company was to go out to the
rifle range today. Company has Oniy
four dayS on the rife range and there Is
quite a program to be gone through.
In the instruction or qualifying round
the following work has been taken up !:
1OO-yard and 200-yard slow fire, five
shots each prone with a sandbag rest ;
l1O0-yard and 2D0-yard slow fire, 10 shots
each sprone With no rest 50O-yard slow
fire. FIVE shots There. We're several whose
work was especially noticeable. Some OF
these were Corp. Joseph Martell, Supply
Sgt. William Dolan. Sgt. Clyde Falby,
| Isl Lieut.. c. 4. +. Goodwin. ID Lieut..
| Alexander Exner, Corp. c. p. Goodwin
and Sgt. Earl Falby. ......
We're having the best feed in the
regiment. so there isn't anything TO be
| said about that. except that we sure ought
/ to get fat on the bacon. egg and fresh
vegetable diet we're having.
| Pvts. Lynn McGee and William C'Wild
Bnr0 Finnegan almost got manhandled
today while defending the honor of Com
pany l. as against Company h, in an ex
change of hot words
Special notes for today: Pvt. Lee
MorrisSeau returned TO Brattleboro yes
terday because the plumbing business in
that town couldn't get along without hin
1.-THE automatic squad chased all over the
grounds this morning only to learn event
ually that their school, for which they
were hunting, did not begin until Friday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
France and England Agree
to Let All Nations
Settle 1t
UNITED STATES
NOT TO INTERFERE
Ambassador Harvey Tells Supreme Al
lied Council That America Considers
If Purely European Question - Does
Not Participate In Decision.

PARIS. Aug. II (Associated Press).-1
The whole Silesian problem lnVoiVlhs
,uestions which have threatened reia-
lions between France and Great Britain
for some time has been referred to the
league of nations by the supreme allled
eonnciI. Prime Minister Lloyd George
If Great Britain and Premier BRAND OF
France decided upon this solution OF the
question this morning and their plan was
unanimously approved later at a meeting
of the council. -,
Ambassador Harvey told the council
this morning that the United States gov
erpment had thought from the beginning
that the Upper Silesian question was
pureIy a European one and as IL no"
was to be referred to the league OF ma
tiops on which the United States was not
represented he thought he would be IN
terpreting the view of his government
by not participating in the decision t'
refer the question to the league.
1t aDpears that when the British anc
French premiers went over the report OF
the experts on the boundary between 10
land and Grmany they found themselVe'
still holding divergent OPINIONS aS Il
what ought to be done with the large
part of the Upper Silesian area. Ihe!
mad agreed that it should be divided, bu
MIR. Lloyd George wanted to give mos
of it to Germany while NJ. BRAND hel'
out for giving it to Poland.
Mr.. Lloyd George, following the re
ceipt of Eamonn De Valera's reply to tn
british governments proposals for al
Irish settlement, which was brought iron
London to Paris by airplane yesterda.
afternoon, and finding that the Sileslal
situation promised new difficulties, sal
he could remain no longer in Paris, bu
would return to London today for cab
met meeting Saturday, leaving Lor
CllrZon and the experts behind to con
finue work with the other members o
the council
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
NOT GUILTY OF
SPEEDING HIS CAR
T. Il. Darden of BrattlebOrO Discharged
in Municipal Court in Keene-Ar-
rested i'm Sp0fford, y. III.
Special to The Reformer.

KEENE. \. H., Aug. Il.
The case against T. T. Darden of Brat
tleborO, in the municipal court yesterday
afternoon before Associate Justice c. B.
Jordan. on Il charge of speeding. was
dismissed. Tho state failed to show
that Darden drove his machine at an
unreasonable rate of speed for a distance
of more than an eighth of n mile.
Darden was arrested in Spofford last
week by Constable f. b. Ball. Accord
ing to the officer he heard a car approach
ing rapidly and stepped into the highway
and saw Darden's machine approaching
at n rate of about 40 miles an hour. He
said he signaled to Darden and the
driver applied his brakes and it was
nearly 100 feet before the car came to a
dead stop. Darden told the officer he was
in a hurry to catch the train, but would
return to Spofford later in the day, which
he did. He then made arrangements for
his appearance in court this week. Philip
III. Faulkner was counsel for the reSpOn
dent County Solicitor Roy NJ. Piekard
prosecuted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday evening prayer meeting, 7.30
The prayer meeting program during the
next four weeks will aim toward reviyai
of .intereession in the church The sub
iects viii be as follows: Aug l., The
Primary Need-Intercessors Aug. ID,
The Intercessors Personal Preparation ;
Aug. 30 4 Model of InterceSsion; Sept.
=, A Program of Intercession.
The women of the Methodist church
will hold food sale on the church lawn
Saturday afternoon. Baked beans,
brown bread. doughnuts, pies and cake
will be on sale
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
LEGIONAIRES IN PARIS.
American Veterans Received with Mill
tary H0n0rs.

PARIS, Aug. II (Associated Press).-
Two hundred and fifty representatives
of the American Legion headed by Maj.
John c. Emery, national commander of
that organization. arrived in this city
at AS this afternoon. They were re-
ceiyed with military honors and cheered
by thousands of Parisians who greeted
them as veterans returning III triumph.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-12
ASKS WOODS RELEASE.
Secretary Weeks Wants University OF
Pennsylvania to Give Him Up.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Secretary
Weeks has asked the University of Penn
sylvania to release Mai. Gen. Leonard
Wood from his promise to become pro-
vost of the university, and it was indi-
Gated today that the administration. ex-
peeted the reply to be favorable. Gen
eral Wood will then be free to accept the
governor generalship of the Philippines
The question cannot be definitely disposed
of however, until the university trustees
take action.