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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
GOVERNOR WILL
HELP WORK FOR
BUDGET SYSTEM
Florida's Chief Executive Heads
State Committee Which Will
Back Up Dawes Plan

Washington, Oct. Governor
Cary A. Hardee has accepted the in
vitation of the national budget COM
mittee to become honorary chairman
for Florida in that ORGANIZATIONS ma
tion-wide efforts to gain popular sup
port of the efforts of Gen. Charles G..
Dawes, director of the budget, to eff
feet q reduction of the burden of fed
eral taxation.
Announcement of the acceptance of
the governor was made yesterday by
John T. Pratt, chairman of the ma
tional budget committee whose head
quarters are at West Sth street,
New York City. Governor Hardee will
join with the executives of other
states in fostering the spirit of popu-
lar approval of the policy of federal
retrenchment.
Active heads of local committees
are being selected daily from among
the most prominent business and pro
fessional men in their respective com
munities, and efforts are under way
to secure the cooperation of leading
citizens in thousand cities by the
formation of a nationwide budget
guard" whose members will simply
pledge their support to the establish
ment of busi9ess-like administra-
ton of governmental appropriations
and expenditures.
Every member of the national bud
get committee, which was instrument
tai in initiating and passing the ma
tional budget bill, is asked to urge
upon his fellow citizens the necessity
for soliCly Supporting the present pro
gram Of soveFDmental efficiency and
economy BIZ the elimination ofeevery
possible item OF unnecessary eXpendi-
ture. Every taxpayer who favCrs a
reduction of the present unbeaTahle
tax burden Is invited to join with
their fellow townsmen in helping to
crystalline punlic opinion and defeat
unnecessary additions to federal eX-
rense.
Arthur F. Perry is active chairlnan
of the national budget committee in
Jacksonville.
Mayors of the following cities in
Florida are honorary chairmen:
Chas. H. Brown, Tampa; ID. ~ Dun
kle. West Palm Beach; l.. Otto, Key
West.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
NEWS OF FILM LAND
TITLES IN CECIL
Is. DE MILE PH0TOPLAY
They Serve to Make The Affairs OF
Anat0r One OF Seasons Best
Pictures

o,ntti,Io. - oni,,,,,,,,,,o+io h,iI1o,,,,,-
or, taLan fnr nna,,taI =, Caaii ID
T,l1Htn ~. 'Inctjn,, '' f,,Iiou.;nr ~ I,iai
m,,,l SO, bv NO e,,h,itias in wiz
Change Your Wife?' Something to
Think About and Forbidden Fruit. y
However. The Affairs of Anatol," the
latest production of the famous pro
Queer which will be the feature at
the Casino theatre next Thursday and
Friday is said to excel all previous
cllarts in this respect,
.Icanic Macpherson, author of the
story suggested bv Arthur Schnitz-
lcr's play of the same name-is re-
sponsible for these subtitles and TO
her goes the credit for their scintil-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
\anaZawa

HE Total numDor OF hOuSchOIHS IN
Japan is estimated at 11.223. 053, To
kio leading with 436S23
At present the SO cities OF Japan
contain Is per cent of the total popu-
lation. The average ratio of mail and
female population in the urban dis
tricts is 100 women to 1917 men,
while in the rural districts there are
100 women to 9S. : men. The total
population of the city of Toxic has
decreased by about 100000 since 1918.
A decrease of about 10000 in Kioto
since 1918 has brought that city be
low the rank of Kobe while Nagoya
has surpassed Yokohama in recent
Y9arS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

4 Thirty thousand dollars a year for
the necessities of life and $4,000 fo
pin money is regarded as too lttis
for a woman who is obliged ito hold
up her end in society,"" says New
york lawyer, pleading for his needy
client.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
Cut This Outfit Is Worth Money

Cut out This slip, enclose with sc
and mail il 20 Foley & Co., 2S35 Shelf
field Ave. Chicago. ILL.,, writing your
name and address clearly. You will
receive in return a trial package con-
tanning Foey's Honey and Tar Com
pound for coughts, colds and Group;
Foley Kidney Pills for pains
in sides and back; rheumatism, back
ache. kidney and bladder ailments;
and Foley Cathartic Tablets, whole
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

Joy riding for prisoners has been
stopped by U. S. Attorney-General
Daugherty, who orders that hereafter
persons sentenced to government
prisons must be taken to the near
est one.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

Two doctors operated on a Ches-
tCrtown, Nd, man last week in his
home. Thirty-live years ago, in the
same room, the fathers of the two
doctors performed an operation on
the same patient.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
A NEW AND SIMPLE FRoCR !

IL is fashioned of check voile of
substantial weight and trimmed with
silk crepe de Chine, the silk being used
for the deep V-shaped vest and
binding of the short sleeves. To the
round, collarless neck is due much of
the youthful effect of the dress. A
narrow belt holds in slight fulness
at the waist. The vestee is mounted
on front closing underbody. Medium
size requires ga yards 36-inch check,
and u yard 36-inch plain material.
Pictorial Review Dress No. &s3o.
Sizes, "a to 4S inches bust. Price, as
cents. s.s1:: -.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

some and thoroughly cleansing ca
thartic for constipation, biliousness,
headaches, and sluggish bowels. Hen
ley's Drug Store. adv
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
JAPAN NOW HAS
100000 MORE
MEN THAN WOMEN

Toxic. oct. 24.-Iapan has 100000
more men than women. according to
the revised official census returns just
published
The total population is Placed AT
5,9G3 .O5%. The population of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
SELF DEFENSE HER CLAIM.
Springfield Shooting Case Against Mrs.
Linnell on Trial.

SPRINGFIELD Mass, July 90
Mrs. Laura Linneli. wife of Herbert =.
LinneH of 10 Florentine Gardens, West
field manufacturer, was on trial yester-
day charged with assault on her husband
with dangerous weapon. When Mrs.
Linnell was arrested she said she fired tie
shot merely to brighten her husband, the
police allege. Yesterday her counsel said
that self-defense would be her claim IN
the case The shot inflicted a wound on
the right leg near the thigh.
Philip w. Iinncll. a son, told of the
unhappy domestic relations of the couple.
The complainant, Linnell, stated that
he was much troubled by business and do
nestle cares about the time of the shoot
ing and was sick with a fever which he
had contracted in the Philippines. Wit
ness admitted he was out of his head
during the early part of the day of the
shooting. Despite his request. he said, his
wife refused to give him medicine.
Witness said he packed his trunk with
the intention of leaving as he had con-
cluded that they could not live together
any longer. He said that they had not
eaten breakfast together for 20 days prior
to the shooting, the defendant refusing to
get his breakfast or sit at the table with
him
Witness denied that he used any vio-
lence toward his wife the night of the
alleged shooting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
Whittier Are We Drifting?
f The Reformer &:


1t is possible that there is a ''unanim-
ity of sentiment among the townspeople
for an appropriation of $4,000 toward
the building of j local armOry and COM
munity house, as your issue of Wednes-
day affirmed but whoever discovered this
''unanimity' must have gagged his vision
by an intense personal wish regardless
of saddling another big load upon an al
ready taX-buTdened town, and hundreds
of doubling and complaining taxpayers
who justly feel that, with all the other
demands upon them, they are close TO the
limit of their tax-bearing ability. Whether
by direct tax or by bond issue, the tax
payer is marked 70 rearly or subsequent
delivery to further an enterprise engin-
eered by a minority faction, who, as a
rule in taX-paying bear the smallest of
community burdens.
No one opposes reasonable consideration
of the soldier-neither town. county. state
or nation. Towns and individuals have
thoughtfully erected honor rolls, and
memorials to both living and deceased
soldiers. The unprOmiSing nationwide
situation has forced the general movement
to postpone a soldiers bonus bill and the
government at Washington is feeling no
greater pressure than the folks at home
which suggests that unless the brakes are
soon set against all town expenditures,
not imperatively demanded. this town will
face a condition of forced property sales
and general decline toward which needless
public expenditure invariably leads An
aFmory or community house costing
$4,000 of public money is not a pressing
need compared with life's already sufi-
cient struggles. From the viewpoint of
necessity it would be just as proper to
build a swimming pool on Wantastiquet
with the water piped from Sunset lake :;
or a Sanatorium on Round mountain
for modern booze and cigaret addicts
The taxpayer Is well aware of the fact
that. with n heavy debt burden. town
has no future. because it has nothing to
offer the business prospect or home
seeker. There ought to be substantial
agreement in this statement.
ROLLIN s. CHILDS.
Brattleboro, VT, July SO, 1921.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30

dates can be appointed, but | do feel as
though | should be allowed to nominate
Mr.. Lewis.
The senator talked interestingly of his
illness, dwelling on the fact that after
two doctors had pronounced him cured, a
third doctor had gone into the difficulty
(tonsilitis) a little deeper and had found
a pus pocket. which after being taken
care of had resulted in a great improve
ment.
Il shall not be able to return to Wash
ington before October said the senator
THE doctors want me to stay at home
this summer. If there is a recess of con
gress we may hold a little meeting here
in Vermont. In fact. l have seen Senator
Dillingham; and since his return. to Yer
mont we have talked things over a little"
My impressions is that Senator Page
will return to his duties i'm Washington
at the time stated, barring the unexpected.
and | would not be at all surprised that
he would be candidate for reelection
unless there should be opposition of a
character that would make it undesirable
for him to enter another bitterly contested
primary
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
And Backache Stopped After a shors
Treatment with FRUIT -TIVES'

Moretown, Vermont, March 9th 1918.
ST am warranted in having the
strongest faith in 'Fruit-a-tives' after
receiving such wonderful benefits
from them. Foryears, I was sufferer
with Kidney and Liver Complaints.
My back ached my liver was
sluggish and my whole system
seemed out of order.
'Fruit-a-tives' was the only remedy
to help me. They strengthened the
kidneys, made my bowels move
regularly and freed me of all the
distress caused from the kidney
trouble, constipation and indigestion.
a few weeks treatment with
'Fruit-a-tives' made me feel as if I
had a new lease on life, and 1 am glad
to make known the great value OF
these Fruit Liver Tablets.
- MOSES MURPHY.
SOC. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG. n. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
WINDHAM.

Mrs. Margaret Axtell of South London
derry has been visiting her father, d. b.
Fontaine.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Smith and Mr.
and Mrs. Hurdis Smith and two children
of West BrattlebOrO were recent callers
at w. J. Smiths and Mrs Nary Wheel
er's.
Robert Jones of Worcester, Mass. who
works for NJ. II. Ingalls,. went July %
to Burlington and Tuesday underwent an
operation in the Mary Fletcher hospital
for a mastoid abscess. He is reported to
be doing as we'll as could be expected.
County Agent r. w Harvey and Sec
rotary ]. A. Sanford of Putney spoke on
the Farm Bureau work Tuesday evening
in the town hall. The attendance was
small, owing partly to late arrival of adj
vertising. but Mr.. Sanford who remained
in town had fairly good success Wednes-
day and Thursday in obtaining members
for the Bureau.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
100000 FREE
LOT SWINDLE IN n. Y.
Actions Begun Against Four Men
Victims Told They Had Drawn Lots
and RuY Others

NEW YORK, July pa searching
John Doe inquiry into the operations of
real estate sharks said to have reaped
almost S30O0,O00 from the city's poor
through the old free lot scheme and
other fraudulent methods was begun yes
terday in municipal term court. Judge
Mancuso heard the testimony of a veteran
of the. World war and a soldiers widow.
who charged that they had been swindled
by one of % alleged bogus '.home build
ers
The little courtroom was crowded with
men and women of small means prepared
to tell how plausible statesmen and women
had tied up their savings, insurance or
pensions. The stories of the witnesses
resulted in an order that information be
drawn against fo&r men said to be con
nected With the Stirling Home Builders,
20 Vesey street, Of which Albert Meister
was said to be president. The four men
We're ii. G. Russell, \. GoOdlan, p Me
Tighe and Albert ]. Doyle.
Witnesses who admitted that they
knew nothing of business testified that
agents of the Stirling Home Builders in
duced them to part with hard-earned
sums upon representations that they were
primarily interested in what was called
the Stirling Homes" The unsophiSti-
of the Information Mill and Timber
Company of Bay City, Mich. a legitimate
concern. whose trade slogan is Sterling
Homes" it was said.
1t was brought out that the methods
sometimes varied Several of the alleged
fraudulent companies employed bright
young women familiar with languages
spoken in the congested districts. who
would explain that they represented a
big real estate company selling lots in
New jersey. So many lots, they would
explain. were given away free. the only
possible expense involved being the rec
ording fees. which sometimes amounted
to $50 or so. They would then take the
name of the willing prospect and depart.
y week later salesman following up
the visit of the woman would come as a
bearer of glad tidings. He would an
nounce that a drawing of the free lots had
been held and that it gave him great
pleasure to announce that one of the lots
had been won by his prospect" who
would be invited to look at it. He would
collect as much as he could toward the
fees and then put over the ''clincher"
The victim would be shown that the
free lot on New Jersey meadow land was
not attractive as two others on the road.
where great industries soon would rise
These lots might be had at $1,000. a
small payment down. the balance in in
stallments. 1t was pointed out that these
lots sold for 1000 probably were worth
only 500
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
LIGHTNING KILLS
CLARENCE BRIGGS
Bolt Strikes Representative from Sears
burg While Standing In Door of
Ancestral Home.

BENNINGTON, . July 30.-Former
Representative George Briggs of Sears
burg arrived here yesterday noon to make
for the funeral of his bro
Their, Representative Clarence Briggs,
who was killed by lightning Thursday.
While standing in the doorway of the
home on the main road between Benning
ton and BrattlebOrO, and which the
Briggs family has occupied for three
Representative Briggs was
struck by bolt of lightning and died al
most instantly.
Standing on either side of him watch
ing the thunderstorm sweep over the
mountain. were a little nephew and
niece, children of his brothers, who We're
severely shocked but not injured. Mr..
Briggs. who was 81 years old, was the
youngest of five brothers, all of whom
except one, live on the home farm. The
funeral was held from the house at II
o'clock today and burial was at the Wood
ford cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
TRY POOL SELLERS TODAY
Officer Claims He Caught New England
Gang at Greenfield

GREENFIELD, Mass, July 30.-An-
dy Sullivan. alias James Jenkins. of
Hartford, Conn, was arraigned in the
district court before Judge Field Tester-
day morning charged with selling pools
at the Short Ship races on the fair
grounds, and with assaulting Deputy
Sheriff Carroll of MilIers Falls Thurs
day afternoon during a raid on the al
legged pool room. He pleaded not gull
ty.
The complainant is J. Frank Chase,
agent of the Watch and Ward society.
He claims that local people are back of
him in the complaint. The two cases
were continued until this morning for
hearing. Sullivan is at liberty under
bonds of 81, 800, with George c. Pfferle
as surety.
Mr. Chase claims that there are at
least eight men who Systematically sell
pools at races all over New England,
coming from Connecticut and Rhode Is
land. AT the hearing he will endeavOr to
have state officer present, whom he
hopes will be able to identify Sullivan as
a man that was arrested for pool selling
at Combination Park, near Boston,
some time ago
Roger Rourke, one of the horse men
in charge of the races, and Mr.. Chase of
the Watch and Ward society had a
heated exchange of words yesterday
morning in the district court, when
O'Rourke charged Chase with not being
on the level.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
An Appreciation of the Work of Mr..
o. l.. French. late President of
the Trustees of the Brattle-
hnrO Free library
bOrO Free Library.

The Trustees Of the Brattleboro Free
Library desire to make permanent rec
ord of their Indebtedness to the late
Oiln J.. French, who for many years pre-
yle9s to dissdeath on May 13. 1921. was
n sineinbers of the Board alhl chairman of
the Book Committee and who was elected
president of the Board at its annual
meeting in April. just prior to his death
In pursuance of such desire the Trus-
tees have directed that this brief state
ment be published and made a part of the
records of the Brattleboro Free Library.
Mr.. French, long a leading citizen of
BrattleborO and for many wears editor
and proprietor of The Vermont Phoenix.
was elected a trustee of the Brattleboro
Free Library in 1912. He Immediately
proved the wisdom of the choice bv taking
an active and thoughtful interest in Ii
brary affairs and was always present
at meetings of the Board unless detained
by sufhclent reasons. In 1913 he was
made chairman of the Book Committee
and was very active in directing the wise
library
Although he was unable to attend the
annual meeting in April because of i'll
ness he was unanimously elected president
OF the Board in spite of his telephone sur-
seStlon to the Secretary that one of the
ethef trustees be made president Tn
- ~ 'Ht Suultu ueath OF his son
soon after was so great a shock to him
lhaI ne never recovered his health and
was not able to fulfill the duties of tho
office. '-o' u INT
The Trustees and the library staff as
Wen as all who ever came into contact
with Mr.. French honored and resnected
nm and held his opinions. always firmIv
put courteously expressed. in the highest
esteem. His counsel win be sadly missed
and his friendly comnanio,sL;,, III
never be forgotten. VII
For the trustees.
e. II. CRANE.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
WEST DOVER.

May and Lyle Willett and Roy Moore
are i'll.
Cecil Davis of Lincoln, n. H,-calIed
on his friends Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
William Harris Wednesday afternoon.
The Ladies Aid society will hold a sale
of fancy articles on the church grounds
Aug. , in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Lyon and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Lyons of Greenfield. Mass,
and Mrs. Addie Parker Of NTechanicsville.
y. Y. called on their aunt, Mrs. Chris
tina HohghtOn, Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
SENATOR PAGE WILL.
STAY IN VERMONT
Says No Federal Appointments Made
Here-AIay Be Candidate for
Reelection.

RUTLAND, July 30.-A special dis
patch from Howard J.. Lindley at Bur
lington to the Rutland Herald says in
part:
Senator Page was seen Friday at
Hotel Vermont. The senator is looking
unusually well, considering the stories
which we have heard about his physical
condition. He does not look or act quite
so snappy as of yore, but 1 certainly
should not say his condition was at all
alarming.
Speaking of the 'grapevine' dispatch
about federal appointments in Vermont,
the senator said:
We'll, so far as l know, the delega-
ton has not as yet acted on those APP
pointments. ! am naturally interested in
Mr.. Lewis, but l haven't asked for his
appointment as yet.
perhaps they will get enough rules
and regulations so none of these candi-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30

Melrose hospital to receive medical treat
ment.
Gerard. infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
\. Turgeon of Maple street, who had been
i'll several days in the hospital, was dis
charged Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Walter NJ Robbins accompanied
Mrs. Merton Robbins and son, Marcus, to
Albany, y. Y, yesterday to meet Merton
Robbins of Pelham, n y, and he will re-
turn to spend a vacation at the old Rob
bins farm on Black Mountain road.
Miss Marie Bemis returned last night
after spending the week with her niece,
Mrs. +. L. Howe of Grove street.
Mrs. Lenore f. Taylor is spending a
few weeks with relatives in Springfield,
Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
JAMAICA.

Several children are quarantined with
whoOping cough.
Miss Almeria Bailey and Mrs. George
Clarke were in Brattleboro Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. !. Daggett were in
Newfane Thursday to see their niece,
Mrs. Fred Robinson. who is very i'll.
News has been received of the serious
illness with blood poisoning of Mrs Flora
Rawson in Londonderry. She was on
her way to visit at Luther Twitchells.
A barn filled with hay. oats and farm
tools, owned by Luke living in Pixies
Falls, was struck by lightning Thursday
afternoon and was burned Mr.. living
lost a horse last week, which had broken
its leg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Luke Weatherhead has recovered from
a recent illness.
Ernest NJ. Goodenough is expected to
return Monday from Sunset lake. where
he has been few weeks in the Adkins
Horton cottage.
Mrs. Gallo Bocassi of Hinsdale, n H.,
was admitted yesterday morning to the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-30

At Colfax. Wash. the domestic science
class in the high school recently gave a
dress revue in which a bevy of maids ap-
peared in really attractive summer
dresses. each of which was made of ma
terial that had passed through a grocery
store as a sugar sack.