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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-02
NOT BONDVnLE RESIDENT.
Town Clerk Says There Is No l.. w
Roberts in That Town.
Editor of The Reformer -

i-tItoA VI I4it iNtloEiiiti -
| noticed your statement mt the bot
tom of III. l.. Emers0n's letter in the Re
former of the 18th inst. saying l.. w
R0bertS's home was in Bondyille. Now
L have been a resident here over 40
years, and L never knew an l.. w. Rob
CTts in town.
At present there is an l.. G. Roberts
with his wife and two boys. living here
and they are the only persons named
Roberts there are in town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-02
THREAT ON MAN O'WAR.
Mrs. Riddle Gets Letter Demanding
$40, OGO-Man Held in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. March Federal
authorities here yesterday admitted they
had under arrest a man giving the name
of Harry T. Lamey in connection with an
alleged threat to kill Mrs Samuel D.
Riddle and Man O. War, the famous race
horse. unless $4,000 is turned over to
the writer of a letter sent to Mrs Riddle.
She is the wife of the owner of the
champion three-year-old now in a Ken
lucky stud.
The writer of the letter demanded the
money be placed at q certain spot. Postal
inspectors laid a trap, but the letter
writer did not walk into it. Later Lamey
was arrested.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-02
A Surprise.

A boy, after growing up, is always
greatly surprised to find that the mem
bers of a brass band don't play for
the fun of it
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-02

A Lone Star Sign of the Times.
1t has Just about gotten so In thn
country that when a married woman
has candy It's q sign she bought /
herself.-Dallas News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-02

The statement referred to by Mr.. vii
liams was made to The Rcformer by Mr..
Stark Ed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-02
INCOME TAN RECEIPTS UP.

Internal Revenue Bureau Reports Big
Increase in January.
WASHINGTON. March 2.-January
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-02
FOR Conference
ON DISARMAMENT
Senate Calls on President to
Invite Great Britain
and Japan
ACTION FOLLOWS
EXTENDED DEBATE

Vote Taken on Question of Amendment
to Naval Appropriations BiIl-.Iapan'
csc Question Frankly Discussed ut En-
ecutive Session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-02
u. pJrNKS.
FINN LOSES TO PESEK.

ITO AZ 41S-I.245
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18

Garbage Pals, indestructible
kind, purchased from the U. S.
Government; five times as
heavy as the ordinary pail;
SPECIAL. SI.4e.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
COMMISSION CASE
DECIDED FAVOR
OF DEFENDANTS
$4,000 Suit for Real Estate
Commission Lost In Circuit
Court

A vigorously contested casefcf local
interest was decided in the circuit
court at Barlow al noon today, when
the jury brought in verdict for the
delerdcnts in the suit of Robert
Thompson against John L. Fonts and
". Z. Cvcrstrcct.
Mr.. Thompson sought to collect the
sum of $4,000, which he claimed WAS
due him as commission for the sale
of Il grove belonging to Mr.. FQuts and
Mr. Overstreet. The matter, was gone
into in much detail. MIR. Thompson
coutended that he had produced a
buyer able and willing to buy the
grove, but the defense proved to the
satisfaction OF the jury, apparently,
that the buyer produced by Mr.
Thompson was no. willing to BUY the
property on the owners terms
w. NJ Cober was Mr.. Thoihpsons S
attorney, while Thomas W, Bryant
and Edwin Spencer, ir, represented
Mr.. FCuts and Mr. Oyerstreet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
GAME PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTY FORMED
Attempt To Be Made TO
Protect Game From Illicit
Hunting

In an effort to combat the open
violations of the game law which
have been prevalent in Polk county
every season for number of years.
there was organized last night tie
Polk County Game Protective Asso-
citation. with +. L. Hume, as presi-
dent, DR.. J. p. Get2en. secretary,
and Talmadge Haynes. treasurer.
II is the purpose of the organization
TO prosecute vigorously any cne
caught violating any portion of the
federal, state or county game laws
either out of season or in season, and
to offer a reward. in addition to that
offered by the county. for evidence
that will convict
The new organization starts off with
a membership of between fifty and
sixty and, while its activities at pres
ent will be confined to territory adj
iacent to Lakeland, it is the purpose
OF the organization committee to Gov
er Polk county in its entirety The
annual dues have been placed at five
dollars per capita and this money is
to be used for the payment of rewards
and the salary of an additional game
hhiNNii iOi tilt I OuillN II lllc DlOilIlN
cuOus shooting OF quail doves and
squirrelscannot be stopped in any
other manner, additional game war
dens will be hired and paid for by the
members of the Association
The organization has the hearty
cooperation of the sheriff's office and
Sheriff Logan has pledged it his best
protection. a committee headed by
j. Bunyan Smith is in Barlow today
in consultation with Sheriff Logan
as concerns the appointment of a
game warden.
A permanent organization commit
tee was named by President Hume
last night to draw up constitution
and bylaws and this committee will
report at special called meeting on
Thursday night, October 20, to he
held in the council chambers, at the
city hall. This committee is headed
by Judge Kelsey Blanton
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
LOST TORONTO
MAN FOUND In
NORTHERN WILD
DR.. Graham Chambers Who Has
Been Missing For Two Weeks
Picked Up By Indians

Atikokan, Ont, Oct. 14.-Graham
Chambers, Toronto physician, rescued
after being lost for two weeks in the
woods, almost starved to death for
lack of match.
DR.. Chambers arrived here last
night on litter strapped to the bow
of a motorboat, weakened from cold
and hunger. He said he had seen
plenty OF partridges and that he had
not lacked for ammunition, but re-
Trained from shooting any birds be-
cause he was convinced he could not
eat them raw.
When found by two Indians, DIR.
Chambers finally had shot partridge
and was sitting under a tree, trying
but vainly--to force himself to eat
the raw flesh.
His feet were badly blistered from
tramping through the bush, although
he said he had not done much tramp
ing after the first day, when he real
lied he was lost and was in danger
of going further into the woods. He
said one of the airmen engaged in
searching for him, had flown over the
spot where he was standing but that
he was unable to attract the flyer S
attention.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
RAWLINS WOULD
PLEAD SECOND
DEGREE MURDER
Rumored In Jacksonville That This
Meets With the Approval of
the Prosecution

Jacksonvllr, Fla. oct. II. With
seven tentative jurors secured up 20
last night the remaining Ave were
obtained in the Rawlins murder case
just before noon today when Judge
Gibbs declared Il court recess until
the afternoon session Il was rumored
about the court house this morning
that counsel for Rawlns may offer to
make change Of plea and that the
man who shot George Hickman 10
death in the attempted robbery of the
box office Of the Palace thcater in
Jacksonville, will plead guilty to the
charge of murder in the second de
gree. Ii is further understood that
such plea would prove acceptable to
the state. e.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
DEAD SENATOR
IS HONORED BY
ALL WASHINGTON
Funeral Service In St. Johns
Church This Afternoon At
tended By Many Notables

Washington, Oct. II .-Represen
tatives of every department of the
government and of the diplomatic
corps today paid tribute to the mem
ory of the late Philander G. Knox at
services at st. Johns Episcopal
church. Members OF the senate, rep
resentatives. and many others in Off
cial, political and professional life.
were among those in attendance.
The services here will be followed
by funeral at the late senator's
home at Valley Forge, Pa, on Satur-
day. Among those who will attend
will be Vice President Coolidge. the
entire foreign relations committee.
Senators Penrose and Underwood (of
Alabama). the Democratic leader, rep
resenting the senate, and the follow
ing committee from the house:
Representatives Butler, Focht.
Graham. Ware, Edmonds. Watson. Nc
Fadden, Temple, Porter, NORM, Camp
bell, Crago, Darrow, Kiess, of Penn
sylvania Flood, Virginia: Summers.
Texas; Cochran. New York, and Wise
Georgia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
SOUTH FLORIDA
EDITORS ARE In
SESSION TODAY
Distinguished Gathering
Of Publishers and Edit
ors In Lakeland for
Semi-Annual Confer
ence With Representa-
tives Present From All
Over This Section Of
the State

With Miss Gail Bnkley of the Bar
tow Record presiding as president Of
the organization. the South Florida
Press Association was called to order
shortly after o'clock this afternoon
in the lounge room OF the Elks' Hotel.
This is the regular autumn meeting
Of the South Florida editors who as
semble twice Il year with the perma-
ncnt meeting place in Lakeland.
Editors and publishers, representa-
tives of several of the leading paper
and machinery houses of the south
and members of their families are in
attendance at the meeting which will
last throughout this afternoon and
be continued most of tomorrow.
Entertainment of the organization
is strictly against the rules but Just
this one time the young lady presi-
dent was prevailed on by the officers
of the Lakeland Chamber of Com
merce to permit the visitors to be the
guests of the chamber ut an informal
supper at O'Clock in the lGlks' Grill.
No set program has been arranged by
the Chamber of Commerce, it being
up to the editors to do as they please
Sessions will be resumed tomorrow
morning, at 10 o'clock, and will con.
tinue throughout the morning and af.
ternoon.
Among those registering tnls after
noon were:
Miss Gail Binkley, Barlow Record.
Mrs. c. V. S. Wilson, Sarasota
Times.
Col. A. p. Jordon, Punta Gorda
Herald
Gilbert l.. Leach, Leesburg Com
mercial
A. ID. Miller, Eustis Lake Region.
Mr.. Pierce, Eustis Lake Region.
Geo. Goolsby, Wauchula Advocate
Geo. E. HosmeH Bradentown Jour
nal.
W. B. Harris, and w. l.. Thorn
dyke, Kissimmee Gazette.
Carl Rerich. Dade City Banner.
}. E. Worthington, Lake Wales
Highlander.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. F. Hetherington,
Lakeland.
NJ. NJ. Lee, Winter Haven Chief.
]. Edgar Wilson, Florida Christian
Advocate.
Bessie Crane, Mt. Dora Topic
II. II. HiXson, Florida Public
Health Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Schimpf, Crook
ed Lake. Fla.
e. w. Adams, Highland County Pi-
lot, Avon Park.
f. II. Adams, Highland County
Messenger, Sebrng
Miss Edith l.. Edeburn, Nj. Dora
Topic.
G. W. and Maynard c. Fromcke,
Lake Alfred News.
Ralph Cooper, Jacksonville.
Bertha Hayes Steitz, Lakeland
Telegram.
Arthur Green, Jacksonville.
Clarence Woods, Montverde.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14

The will of Mrs. Anna ]. Shaffner OF
Lakeland, who died in Baltimore
Maryland, September 10, has been
probated, and it is found to be a very
interesting document.
c. NJ. Clayton is named as executor
and to Mrs. Clayton is be-
Gueathed quaint inlaid cab
met, which Mrs. Shaffner priced
very nightly. Her home con-
tanned many curios and pictures col
lected in foreign travel, and Mrs.
Shaffner also had some valuable jew
elry. and from such articles several
bequests were made, besides bequests
in money to several relatives.
One Gf the most interesting be
quests is that of $4,000 to All Saints
Episcopal Church. The will provides
that not more than $1,000 OF this sum
shall be spent for a memorial window
for Mrs. Shaffner, and the installation
of such a window. makes available 10
the church the remainder of the 3d.
600. Mrs. Shaffner was devout
church woman and this handsome be-
quest is an expression of her affec-
tion for All Saints, which was her
Lakeland church home.
Mrs. Shaffners s valuable library is
left to the Lakeland library, and
many choice volumes are contained in
the collection.
The greater part of the estate is
bequeathed to Mrs. Shaffner's sister,
Mrs. Martha A. Dudley, of Orlando.
TO whom is given the home here with
its contents and all money in the bank
or in the hands of the executor after
the other bequests have been made.
Miss Gertrude Overstreet of Lake
land was bequeathed a valuable dia-
mond pin.
Others named in the will are Ruth
Merriam Graham, Robert Graham,
Grace Graham Futch. T. P. Shaffner,
r. J. Merriam. and Mrs. f. j. Mer-
riam, Mary Ellen Crowthcr, Mrs.
Richard Arnold.
Mrs. Shaffner also specified in her
will that her remains should be Gre
mated and the ashes buried in Belle
fontaine cemetery at St. Louis, Mis-
souri,, beside the grave of her hus-
band. William Shalfner and this pro-
vision was carried cut.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
RECEIVERS WILL
TRY TO SOLVE
WATER FAMINE

Henderson, N. c., Oct. Al. II.
Briggers, president and general man.
ager of the company, and w. A.
Hunt, alderman at large of this city,
were named by Judge Calvert, as CO.
receivers of the Henderson Water
Company, at meeting last night, fol-
lowing an appeal by the city council
for such action as a means to obtain
ing water supply for this city where
a drought has prevailed since early
July and which the water company
frankly admitted it was financially
unable to do.
The lake from which the city OBJ
tanned it's water supply has been dry
for two months and reserve reser-
voir has water in it sufficient to last
less than a week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
SOUTHERN BOYS
WILL Be IN BIG
GAMES TOMORROW

Atlanta. Ga, Oct 14.-Five south
ern football teams will be engaged
tomorrow in inter-sectional contests
that will command the attention Of
gridiron enthusiasts. but there are at
least half a dozen other games OF i'm
portance, including two that will have
direct bearing on state titles.
The games with elevens from other
parts of the country include those
between Georgia and Harvard: Ten
nessee and Dartmouth; Washington
and Lee and Rutgers; Louisiana State
and Texas A. NJ, and Tulane and
Rice.
On southern fields the University
of Virginia meets Virginia Military
Institute Auburn plays Clemson;
Mississippi College meets Mississippi
A. and M. Georgia Tech faces Fur
man; Sewanee plays Oglethorpe, and
the Universities of South Carolina
and North Carolina hold their annual
contest.
The three southern teams playing
northern elevens tomorrow did not
meet them last year. but botn of the
southern ern-southwestern contests were
staged a year ago and each resulted
in a scoreless tie, V. M. L., romped
away with the University, % to 6 last
season; Auburn beat Clemson three
touchdowns to none, and the Missis-
sippi Aggies beat the College 27 to 0.
Georgia Tech did not play Furman
lat year, but Sewanee defeated Ogle-
thorpe 81 and 8 and the Tarheels
were victorious over the Palmetto
State, 81 to 0.
Vanderbilt, which defeated Kentucky
State, 20 to 0, meets the Kentuckians
again tomorrow and there are several
more good games, but most of the
other major football teams of Dixie
including Alabama, Maryland and
Centre, are playing lesser elevens.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
WICHITA HAD TO ABANDON
THE AMERICAN STEAMSHIP
HADEN FAR OUT AT SEA

Newport News Va, Oct. 14-Fears
are entertained in shipping circles
here for the safety of the American
steamer Haden, abandoned at sea last
Sunday by the Wichita when the lat
tors boilers went Lad while she had
the Haden in tow.
The Wichita, short OF provisions
and water, was towed in yesterday by
The Prusa. She was picked up $50
miles east of Cape Henry and report
cd that the Haden also was running
short OF provisions. The Wichita
probably will go to the shipyard for
repairs She has been in foreign
waters for four years and some time
will be necessary to make the craft
ship-shape according to her master.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
Crisis Seems To Have
Been Reached In Rail-
road Affairs and the
Outcome of the Broth
erhood Request Is Being
Awaited With the Most
Intense Interest

Chicago, Oct. lI.-Warren s. Stone.
grand chief OF the brotherhood OF IO-
cCmOtiyc Engineers today requested Il
conference with railroad executives
n session here on behalf of the six
hig railroad unions which have voted
TO strike. Officers, OF sixteen railroad
uniCnS went into geSSlOn shortly be-
lore neon AT one hotel while more
than one hundred railroad presidents
met nj another. The railroad preSi-
dents notified President Stone by tcle-
phone that h,ts letter would be con-
sidercd ut Il later meeting.
When the road executives met ii is
understood they would vote to ask
the United States railroad labor board
further wage reductions, promising to
pass all future cuts along TO the pub
lie in the shape OF lower freight and
passenger rates. The railroad crisis
was rendered more acute this morn
ing when the labor board handed
down a decision providing for the
restoration OF piece work. The rail-
road presidents were jubilant while
the union leaders feared the effect on
lhfir men, more than sixty per cent
Va huVIl nave dntiul tOltu 10 SlIlhS
rather than accept further wage re,
ductiOns or rules which they oppose.
The railroad executives expected to
conclude their discussion in one day
by taking swift action on wage and
rate reductions. The Initiative in ask
ing reductions will be taken by indi-
yidual roads according to those at
tending ths meeting. None OF the
brotherhood chiefs would deny or
confirm reports that October 80 has
tentatively been decided upon as the
date to begin calling out all railway
employees. Progress has been tenn
pOrarily halted in the brotherhood
discussion, pending the reply OF the
railway executives to the brotherhood
request for conference. Meanwhile
the remaining groups. Including
maintenance OF way. signal men,
clerks. Gremen and oilers and other
raIir0ad unions met to discuss the
situation. None would Intimate what
their action might be.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14

New York. oct New York
went back to work today af,er hav-
ing partially forgotten business for
more than week because it inter
fered with interest in the worlds Sc
ries.
4 few of the more enthusiastic
fans decided tO wait Il while before
returning their noses to the grind
stone. They felt it wholly befitting
10 sit and talk about what a great
thing it all was-this triumph of the
New York Giants over the New York
Yankee. five games to three in the
first world series that Manhattan ever
enjoyed to itself. These fans opened
the hot stove league season with fer
vor.
Much of their chatter concerned
yesterdays finale in which the Giants
beat the Yanks 1 to 0. The Giant
rooters contended their favorites We're
the gamest in baseball and cited how.
after they had been shut out in the
first two contests McGraw's men
fought bcak winning five of the last
six games.
Supporters of the Yankees coun-
fortunate breaks in luck lost the last
two games for the American Leaguers
whose pitchers. Mays and Hoyt. per-
formed magnificently and deserved
shutouts. And they also would have
Giant fans remember that Babe Ruth
played the early games handicapped
by a multitude of injuries which
forced him out entirely in the final
trio of contests.
Everybody agreed that one big
reason the Yankees lost the title af-
ter starting out like whirl winds was
the failure Of their heavy hitters to
hit heavily.
Nobody can say we quit" Babe
Ruth declared. Its too bad we lost
but even in defeat we fought hard
until the last man was out. The
Giants got the breaks in the last two
games. Luck was with them, but we
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
CHARLESTON HAS
MILLION DOLLAR
CONFEDERATION
F ertiizer M a t eria | S
Burned In the Destruc-
ton Of the Warehouse
Of the Charleston Ter
nninal Company On the
Waterfront

Charleston. S. c.. oct. IA 4.-Fire-
men continued to play streams on the
smoking ruins of two-thirds of the
Charleston Terminal Company, CO.
lumLus street docks today, having
kept up their work from 3:45 yester-
day afternoon. and loss mainly fer
tilizer materials stored in the wooden
warehouses was estimated at over
S1.000.000, with exact figures still a
matter of conjecture The fire was
confined to the lower sections of the
property. northeast wind keeping it
away from the more valuable upper
ware houses. used formerly for some
time as United States Marine Corps
supply depot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
BIG TRAIN ROBBERY

Mexico City, Mex, Oct. 14.-Fiity
armed men under the leadership Oi
The rebel eaptain, Castillo, yesterday
held up passenger train from Vera
Cruz to Mexico City seven miles from
puebIa, robbed passengers and eS-
capped VIII considerable booty. The
bandits alter forcing the passengers
10 walk TO SignOrei. Shots were eX-
changed and three persons were
killed. Whether the dead were ban-
dis or passengers was not stated In
the first news OF the hCid-up received
hPrr
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
MANY IDLE STEAMSHIPS

Newport News. Va, Oct. IA
There now are 1926 shipping board
steamers anchored at Camp Eustis
and the anchorage is being surveyed
today with view of bringing several
score more here to tie up until the
shipping depression shall have
passed. Six ships went to Eustis
this morning, among them the Lord
ship Manor, Passaic Bridge, City of
Elmwood and Galveston. Two-thirds
of all the shipping board vessels now
are idle, according to officials of the
board, are now at Hampton Roads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
ANOTHER SUSPECT in THE
KABER MURDER CASE Is
TO- HAVE SANITY TESTED

Cleveland, Oct. 14-Attorneys for
MIS-. Mary Bickel &c. charged with
murder in connection with the death
of Daniel Kaber, whose case is set
for October 81, have applied to the
county commissioners for funds with
which TO engage an alienist to in
quire into the woman S sanity.
This step was decided upon when
County Prosecutor Edwin c. Stanton
declared Mrs. Brickel would be tried
by Il jury and if found insane would
not be tried for murder.
Mrs. Brickel is the mother Of Mrs.
Eva katherine Kaber, who is serving
life sentence for the murder Of Ka-
Der and grand mother of Marian Nc
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-14
new YORK HOLDING POST MORTEM
OVER RESULT OF WORLD SERIES

gave them real fight"
Arthur Nehf, who twirled the
Giants to the worlds championship in
the final game. said the ninth inning
was the most thrilling he had ever
pitched. Il knew had victory and
the title within my reach when
walked out to the mound for the
ninth" he continued. 81 was not
disturbed when Ruth came to the
plate instead of Pipp. The biggest
moment came when Ward walked and
Baker stepped to the plate. re-
membered that Baker beat Mathew
son in a worlds series by making a
home run in the ninth inning.
pitched carefully to Baker and when
Rawlings stopped that ball it took a
great load off my mind.
Waite Hoye, the defeated twirler,
was almost heartbroken at his fail
ure to win his third straight game
over the Giants. 81 gave the best |
had" he said.
The turkey series" played off by
the Meusel brothers-Emil, of the
hidIllN, anu DODs vi TIC i0hhNNS "o'
won by the former with batting av-
erage of .345 to Bob's 200. In 30
times at bat Emil scored four runs
and made 10 hits for a total of II
bases. The Yankee Meusel, in 30
trips to the plate, scored three runs
and made six hits for total of eight
bases Under the rules of the series,
proposed by Emil, Bob must furnish
thanksgiving dinner for the whole
Meusel family.
Babe Ruth, long known as the King
of Klout and Sultan of Swat, by his
subiect-fans, was formally crowned
in the club house after the final game
of the series. Manager Miller Hug
gins officiated at the coronation cere-
mony, placing on the regal head 5000
worth of silver crown presented by
admirers. The crown was inscribed
king Ruth"