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Without Reservations.

According to the Fleet Review a man presented himself for enlistment who said that his mother was an American who had married French man in Italy. He said further that he was born on ship flying the Span fsh colors while she was lying in the English channel. that his parents hav- ing died in Sweden when he was five, he was adopted by a German who brought him up in the United States. The man who adopted him was not a naturalized citizen. .-..
 Would you class him as man without a country?" someone asked the; recruiting officer. @-5
 "Thunder, mol" was the reply. "rd class him as a League of NatiOns."- Boston Transcript. @. :.
The Press., 1921-02-03
ASHFORD WaStfOFd

Raymond Chism visited in Spring field, Mass, last week
 Frank Eastman of Willimantic is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Edith Barlow, this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Chamberlain en- tertained their son and family of Jew ett City last week.
 The ice houses about here wer nearly all filled last week with F ta 14 inch ice of finest quality.
 John Knath is getting out the lunl- Der for a new barn which he contem- plates building in the early spring
 Our village school has the largest attendance of any ill town. There are nearly fifty scholars at presen; and more may be expected soon. The teacher, Miss Gertrude Watross whose home is in the west has good faculty for teaching and is very successful She is boarding at present at Mrs. c D. Chapmap's
The Press., 1921-02-03
charna for Euae Replaeement.

It has been the general custom among the electrical companies of this country to make free. replacement of the fuses which are blown out from time to time but there Is now gen. eral tendency among these corpora tions to. make a charge for this serv- ice. It is necessary to have men ready at all hours. especially at night, to answer calls so that the service may be restored with the least possible de- lay and the expense of this has been found to be a burden which 1t is now proposed to relieve themselves of by making a charge. Some companies which hesitate to take this step are urging thetF patrons.to lay m a sup ply of fuses which are sold by the company at cost and in case of blow out tEeS can make the renewal them selves.-Exchange.
The Press., 1921-02-03
NOTICE.

The Board of Relief of the Town of Stafford will be in session on Feb. 1st at the Vestry of Congregational church in West Stafford; Feb 2. and 1s: at at Springs; Feb. 3. at P. o. Stafford Feb 4, at P. O. Staffordville,ueach day from 10 a. III. to 3 p. m.. to hear all rersons who wish to appeal from doings of Assessors on lists of 1920.
 H. A. GLAZIER,
 F. l.. UPHAM,
 l.. H. STEVENS.
 Board of Relief. Stafford. Conn. Jan. Il. 1921.
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Notice is hereby given that Pass Book numbered 13495 in account with The Stafford Savings Bank of Stafford destroyed and that l, as the owner thereof, have made application to said bank for the payment of the amount of the deposits represented thereby or the issuance of a duplicate or new book therefor. All persons are cautioned against purchasing or negotiating said lost book and if found are requested to rc' >,;r "''e same to the undersigned or Q said Bank.
 MRS. ELIZA BRIGHENTI. Stafford Springs, Connecticut, January 31,I921. 3w45
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THE PRESS.
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER
THURSDAY, FEB 8. 1921.

R7 a year In advance. When not paid In advance, at the rate of S2.2S a year.
 Entered as second-class matter at the post ofice at Stafford springs Conn, rnder the act of March ,. 1s7s'
 ResoIutfons, obituaries or cards or thanks inserted at cents a line. Births, marriages and deaths inserted free.
 We are not responsible for, nor do wa by publishing. endorse the opinion of our correspondents
 Communications received without .txnntures always committed to the waste basket without attention.
 Advertisers desiring change should have copy at once by Tuesday at IF n'' otherwise we cannot guarantee change
The Press., 1921-02-03
TRIAL BY JURY IN JAPAN
Anglo-Saxon PIan~~WiIl Be Accepted. by Government in Revising
 Their Civil Code.

The Japanese government is plan ming a revision of its civil code, and among the changes contemplated Is the introduction of the jury system. TO the AnglO-SaXOn, who regards the jury system with more than usual pride a$ a thing of his own faShiOning the news is singularly gratifying, for. taken on the whole the AnglO-SaXOn jury prob ably deals out as much justice as any other form of trinl rr'o1rkS the North China Herald. There have been miS
 takes; quite as many as tie tria! ny judge alone has committed. possibly .mOre / But when a number of mer sit in judgment. aided hy the direc tiOns of a judge their verdict is moi so often wrong as to condemn the syS tenn. Trial by jury. as we understand 1t, entails the OnuS of proof resting upon the prosecution. the innocence of the defendant assumed until the of. fenSe is proved. and the duty for the jury of "passing between our sOVer- eign lord the king and the prisoner at the bar" It frequently imparts that quality of humanity into the proceed ings> which enables the rendition or truer Justice than the law often pcr
 mits, and on that score alone has jus tified its retentiOn in the courts Of Great Britain and America. ~..
The Press., 1921-02-03

Facsimile of sticker for auto wind sbield showing owner of the auto has donated to the Child Relief Fund.
 New England automobile owners have been asked by Herbert Hoover to save the lives of 250,OOO starving, waifs in Eastern and Central Europe bv contributing $1O each to the Euro pean Relief campaign now being waged. Appeals from MT. Hoover were mailed yesterday to owners of flivers and limousines in every city, village and hamlet in this section Of the country.
 Ten dollars, the cost of few gal Ions of gasolene, little oil Or a frac- tion of a tire, is the amount needed
The Press., 1921-02-03
The caneI,a Enn4

The camels foot is ike a soft cush- ion, peculiarly well adapted to the gravel and stones over which It is constantly walking. During single journey through the Sahara, horses have worn out three sets of shoes. while the cameI's feet were not even sOres.
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NOTICE.

Board of Relief. Borough of Stafford The board of Relief for the Borough of Stafford Springs will meet at Room 4, Warren's block. Monday February filth, 1921, from 1 to 5 p. m.
 GEORGE l.. DENNIS,
 GEORGE J. FRAZIER,
 RICHARD H. VALENTINE,
 Board of Relief.
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NOTTCE

wilmington, will be in session on Tues day February 1st. and Saturday Feb ruary 18th. in hall over store at South Wilmington, and Saturday February 18th at Town Clerks Off1ce at West Willington, from to p. m, each day to hear any complaint of the doings of the Assessors on the lists of 1920. F. R. TUCKER.
 W. O. ELDREDGE.
 M. L. USHER,
 Board of Relief. West Wilmington, Jan. IF, 1921.
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NOTICE.

Parents of minor children possessing l air-rifies are warned that they are di- | rectly responsible and liable for physi- cal injury or property damage result use of the air-rifles in the hands of l said children. -
 COURT OF BURGEsSES Borough of Stafford Springs.
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NOTICE OF LOST BANK BOOK. Notice is hereby given that Pass

Books numbered
 9974-Clydesdale Buskirk,
 1O255-Beatrice M Buskirk,
 10256-Raymond c. Buskirk, in account with the Stafford Savings Bank, Stafford Springs, Connecticut, have been lost or destroyed and that we. as the owners thereof. have made application to said Bank for the pay ment of the amount of deposits repre- scented thereby or the issuance of du- plicate or new books therefor. All persons are cautioned against purchas- if found are requested to return the same to the undersigned or to the said bank.
 CLYDESDALE BUSKIRK,
 BEATRICE M. BUSK1RK,
 RAYMOND c. BUSKIRK. Stafford Springs. Conn.,. January 27. 1921 3w
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Carrie Dwight at that time.)

John H. Gray, 67, the well known former manager of the Loomer opera house, died at his home in Willimantic on Mondou
The Press., 1921-02-03
Partial to cloves.

When Elizabeth was queen of Eng land she was very partial to fine gloves as presents. giving them to her friends and enjoying it very much when they were given tO her -.....
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DISTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. PRO

bate COuTL, FBUTUdIy A1AU, AVLA'
 Estate of Asahel Adams, late or Stafford. in said district, deceased:
 The Administrator having exhibited his administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, 1t is ary. A. D. 1921 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Probate office in Staf- ord be- and the same is assigned for a rninistration account, and this Court directs the administrator to cite all persons interested therein to appear at Order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, and by posting a copy on the public sign post in the Town of Stafford where the de- fore said time assigned.
 Certified from Record,
 MICHAEL D. O'CONNELL, Judge.
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wANTED-Tie HcVverS on lot known as Electric Lighting Co.,, lot. -
 SAMUEL MCDONALD, West Wllllng ton.
 sALEsMEN WANTED-tO, solicit c4 ders for lubricating oils, greases ana paints Salary or Commission. .Ad- dress LINCOLN OIL CO.,, Cleveland, Ohio. >.. -@ . I,OsT-BIncIk Crochet Bag containing a sum of money, on Main St., last Fri; day noon, between Dew Drop Inn and Congregational church. Finder please return to Press office and receive re- ward. --.- - ,-s... SAFETY. FIRST; PREVENT FIRES: IRlss: chimney cleaned and avoid fires; chim- neys examined free of charge. Drop us a postal Henry Huden and. Company, Stafford Springs; F. o. Box 791 "lm15 HAVE THOSE TREES TRIMMED, Now is the time. Electrical construc tion and tree trimming speciality Estimates cheerfully given.
 HANCOCK & HESTER
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West Wilmington. Jan. IF, 1921.
A MOTION PICTURE PRODUCING
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making comedies. socie-
 tydramas and features can use limit
 ed number of male and female appli- cants who can qualify: experience un-
 necessary if talented, must have good wardrobe; tryout given those who are manent profession. Call when in town, at studios, Pro Patria Film Corp. e46 West A3d Rt., New York City 3btf
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Bellville, N. J.
 POI Dewitt Ave


 It was with pleasure I read MT. Eno's letter regarding Buff Cap. It recalled many things to my memory. Fifty years ago taught the school in that district. The names were all familiar, as some attended the school, which was held at that time in the large house which stood on left hand corner as you came in from Stafford via. Babcock hill. The school house had been lost by fire the previous year. I boarded with Mrs. Grover across the street. The name of the widow owning the house has gone from my memory. Attending the school was boy named Wescott, who lived near the top of BabcOck hill, Eugene Nell, a boy by the name Cross and Emma Dobson. The rest of the names I cannot recall. I have taken tea with nearly all of those named in MT. EnO's letter and enjoyed the win ter very much. Sunday evenings we all went to a singing school taught by the late Rufus Weston. MT. Emo must have come often during my being there. I shall be glad to hear from any of the others if such are living.
 Carrie Dwight Hassett.
 Carrie Dwight at that time)
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BUILDING LOTS For Sale. CHsh OF easy terms, at a reasonable price. o.. e. 4. BRIGHENTI, West Main St. SSI AUTOHOBILE- for Hire. Five or 1- messenger. Day or night serVlce' CarefuI driver. Telephone 161-2
 PAUL GENHOLT. 4IA
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-19
MASON COUNTY DIARIES ARE
COMPL|MENTED BY EXPERT
Most Accurate Records Found In Ma.
son County on Cost Of Production
Of Dairy Products.

c. w. Jett, Of the Department OF
Economies Of the State University,
Thursday completed his Investigations
In Mason county and left for Lexing-
ton to make figures and his final re-
port on local conditions. Before leav-
ing Mr.. Jett took occasion to compli-
ment the Mason county dairymen upon
their efficiency in management Of their
business. He has made the same in
vestigations in other counties and he
says that he has found in Mason coun-
ty the best records yet.
Mr.. Jett investigated three dairy
farms, w. B. Smoot, Perraut Brothers
and George Seddon. This investigation
is being made to assist the Federal
Tariff commission in its task Of fixing
tariff on dairy products from abroad.
The expert expects to return to Ma
son county within short time and
will then introduce to the farmers OF
this county, the accredited system OF
farm bookkeeping by means of which
the farmers will be enabled to figure
their costs and profits on every article
sold from their farm.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-19
Unidentified MAN
KILLED BY Freight
Victim Slain at Renlck station Be.
tween Paris and Winchester, May
BE John Sans, Police Say.

Paris. KY, May 10. - An unidenti-
fled man, apparently about so years Of
age, was run over and killed by q
freight train about o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon at Renick Station on
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
between this city and Winchester The
victim of the accident was brought to
Paris by the train which ran over him
and has been placed at the Davis un-
dertaking establishment awaiting
Identification.
The victim was about five feet, nine
inches in height and wore a dark mus
tache, mixed with gray. His hair was
gray and his head partly bald. He car
ried a hand bag, ON which the name
"P. G. House" was stamped. In his
pocket were two letters, addressed to
Mrs. Eliza Lucas, who is now i'll in a
hospital at Winchester One of the let
ters, which addressed Mrs. Lucas as
SISTER" invited her to come to the
writer's home as soon as she was able
to get out Of the hospital. Neither OF
the letters, however, carried and indl-
cation Of the whereabouts of the
writer's home, as neither carried o
heading or a full signature.
One of the letters said, Il am send.
ing this letter to you by Mr.. Sans,
which was taken by local authorities
to mean that the dead man may have
been "Mr. Sans"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-19
COLORED MAN IS
FOUND DEAD AFTER
EATING Big SUPPER
James Seward Went TO Bed Vast Night
In Splendid Health and Is Found
Dead In Bed Thursday
Morning.

James Seward, colored, farm hand
employed by Charles Gibbons on the
Henry Norris farm in the Dexter
neighborhood, was found dead in bed
in his cabin Thursday morning by his
employer. When Seward did not ap-
pear for work at the regular hour,
Mr.. Gibbons went to the cabin where
the colored man slept, to awaken him
and discovered that he had died dur
ing the night.
Seward was In his usual good health
Wednesday and had worked hard all
day at plowing. At supper he ate a
very hearty meal. Those who ate with
him tell Mr.. Gibbons that he ate an
unusually hearty supper Of cabbage
and shortly thereafter went to bed.
Coroner Thomas F. Higgins was
called this morning to make an in
vestigation and from evidence CLEANED
the facts as above set out. An exam
ination by physicians disclosed that
Seward met his death by cerebra
hemorrhage which is supposed to have
been brought about by form of indi
gestion which seized him during the
night.
The colored man was IS years o.
age and bachelor. He was quiet
unassuming negro and hard worker
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-19
Judge II. p. Purnell Seeks Republican
Nomination for Reelection to Office
He Now HOlds-Has Been
Efficient Official.

County Judge Harry P. Purnell to-
day announces himself as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
reelection. Judge Purnell has made
most efficient official and will have
the hearty endorsement of his party
for second term while scores who
appreciate his successful administra-
ton of county affairs for the past four
years will endorse him in November.
During his four years of office Judge
Purnell has done much to make his
term stand out in the history of the
old county as one of the best terms the
county has ever known. When he
went into office the county was ap-
proximately $4,000 in debt and at
present the county does not owe one
cent. Much of the credit for this.
however, Is due the old Fiscal court
which had the foresight to provide
Sinking fund for the county's bonded
indebtedness.
The county's road working equip
ment when Judge Purnell came into
Office could have been purchased for
$500 while at present the equipment
could not be replaced for $4,000 and
yet 1t cost the county less than 500
900. In addition the Winters property
adjoining the court house has been
purchased and paid for and is now
bringing the county neat revenue
from rentals.
Judge Purnell has collected every
fine he has assessed and has sent no
one to Jail except in criminal cases
and in every one Of the cases the pris-
oner has been released on bond ex-
cept the case Of Henry Eddins, held
for murder and refused bail. He rec
commended a reduction of 10 cents in
the new tax levy to the fiscal court
| DuU que tO lHe lOSS vi tdAdtioh oh W
bacco, a compromise was reached on
reduction of five cents.
The Judge has advocated school i'm
provements of every sort and during
his term has greatly helped in i'm
proving the county school system. He
has placed more orphan children than
any County Judge Mason county has
ever had and has always endeavored
to place them in private homes in Ma
son county instead of sending them to
institutional homes where they would
lose their connection with their fam
lily.
| Judge Purnell's record is splen-
did one and he is seeking reelection
on that record and his demonstrated
ability to perform the duties required
of a County Judge.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-19
MILITARY LAUNDRY TO Be
ERECTED At BROOKl YN
Government VIII Give Free Laundry
Service to all Service Men
In the Future.

New York City and Brooklyn and
the vicinity are soon to have a big
military laundry, to be established at
the Brooklyn base Of the Quartermas-
ter Corps and operated with other
salvage activities Of the service. Wash
Ing will be done free for al 1.-The en-
listed men on duty in the New York
district, and also all the laundry work
for Army transports which dock there.
AS soon as the new plant has been
completed, the laundry at H6boken, N.
j., now operated by the Government in
leased building, will be discontinued.
This Is in line with the new order
giving free laundry service to all en-
listed men, and at cost to officers.
which will effect saving OBJ auot ST.
| 100000 year in Army laundry bills
for the Government 1t is estimated
that 1t costs 50 month to keep a sol
der Clean
A recommendation has also been
made to the Secretary Of War to pur,
chase the post exchange laundry al
Fort Slocum, New York, for $S,4S6. II
taken over, this laundry will be oper-
ated as a Quartermaster Corps plant
and considerably enlarged to take care
of laundry work for neighboring posts
in the vicinity of New York.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-19
PROBABLY GAVE WRONG NAME.

The Maysville papers of Monday
carry items to the effect that an old
gentleman named Humphrey Marshall
was run down and seriously injured
Saturday afternoon by Theodore Pow
er, Of Flemingsburg, and that Mr.
Power stopped his machine, gave his
name and number. The fact is that we
do not know of any man named Theo-
dore Power in Fleming county, nor
do we know of any of the Power fam
lily in this city or vicinity who drives
a Ford machine. So We conclude the
gentleman simply gave the wrong
name. but his number should tell who
he is. 1t seems that the driver was not
blamed for the accident, which was
largely due to the deafness and blind
ness of Mr.. Marshall whose injuries
are not reported to be dangerous, -
Flemingsburg Times-Democrat
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-19
PLANS FOR UNION
OF WEED GROWERS
ARE CONSIDERED
Organization Methods For Proposed
Marketing Body Of Tobacco
Growers Are Outlined
To Committee.

Louisville, KY, May 10. - Organlza-
tion plans for the proposed Co-opera-
tive Burley Tobacco-marketing Asso-
citation were outlined yesterday to the
preliminary committee by Joseph Pas
sonneau, who has charge of the cam
paign to form such an association I'm
Kentucky, at meeting at the Pen
dennis Club.
Mr.. Passonneau told the three mem
bers of the committee present. Judge
Robert W. Bingham, James C. Stone,
Lexington, and Ralph Barger, Carroll
ton, that final plans will be ready to
announce soon and that tentative
plans are being tested as fast as pos
sible.
Every county newspaper in the
state will publish next week "Sapiro
Supplement" which will give a slight
ly condensed report of the speech of
Aaron Sapiro in Louisville, March 25,
before committee of about thirty
prominent growers, outlining the CO.
operative plan.
More than sixty counties are includ-
ed in the district to be entered by the
cooperative association. Mr.. Passon-
neau said. With the assistance of Wal
ter E. Hughes, former secretary of the
City Government Committee and as
| sistant secretary Of the Louisville
Board Of Trade, lists of growers in
each of these counties are being pre-
pared as one of the steps toward or
ganization.
Mr.. Barker and Mr.. Stone reported
that hundreds Of farmers in their own
and adjacent counties are ready to
sign the contracts with the association
as soon as these are prepared.
Most of the meeting was devoted to
consideration of the contract being
used by the growers of the Carolinas
and Virginia, in a similar movement
already organized. The document was
taken up clause by clause and studied
with view to making possible i'm
provements and adapting it If neces-
sary to the use of the growers OF Ken
tucky.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-19
il7,s5s35s IS U. S. POPULATION.

Washington, May 10. - Final sta
tistics placing the total population OF
Continental United States at 1O5,71O,-
$40, or 27,512 more than announced
last October when preliminary figures
we're given out were submitted Tues
day to Speaker Gillett, Of the House
of Representatives, for apportionment
purposes by Director William M. Steu-
art, of the Bureau Of the Census.
Final figures place the total poula-
ton of the outlying possessions OF the
United States at 12,14S,7SS, which
brings the population for the entire
country and its possessions to H.
859,35S.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-19
FIRST SHIPMENT OF
INSTANTO PLANTS MADE.

The first shipment of "Instanto"
electric light plants was made by the
local manufacturers yesterday. There
were six complete plants in the ship
ment which goes to the Automatic
Light Company, of Ludington, Mich,
which company has purchased the To-
cal plants output. The local COM
pany has just entered into contract
with this concern for the manufacture
ing of a large number of starters
which the Automatic Light Company
will use on their own manufacture of
farm lighting plants.