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to tid e th e g o v e rn m e n t o v e r a le a n price of the drti'Cld sold oYer the
tentere^ at P<>tigltkeepsie, NT. Y., Posit y e a r. Now i t a p p e a r s t h a t th is n ew counter in the United States. This
Office as Scc&iifl-Class M'ail Matter.
t a x is to he ree n a c te d .
doetTine the Republican party has
P n b liffM % PTE^ATT & PLATT,
And. th e re a s o n f o r this* im p o sitio n preachdd for years.
g Lm my sm et
Senii'wWeekly Eagle
o f th e s e e x tr a fax es, tk e inconr© taX
York teleplio&e Xo. 2300’.
M-era-bers of ASSOClATfeD P®iE®S a n I th e War tAx, w h ich i s n ’t a War fax
FA RM WAG-E3S:—A gTeat d eal is
Siitf onlY D'tifelfess Cofun'ty paper re­ a t all is fo u n d in th e fa c t t h a t th e b e in g w ritte fl a n d isaid a b o u t th e diffi­
c i t i n g ftill wire service.
Cim m o n s-U n d erw o o d b ill in a d d itio n c u lty e x p e rie n ce d by th e f a rm e rs in
/Siib&C't-iJvfiOn- r a te, i n a d v a n c e :
to b e in g a g e n e ra l d istu r b e r of b u s i­
Seini-Weeldy Ea^lc—$3.00 m t yOar. n ess w h s a fla t f a ilu re a s a re v e n u e g e ttin g h e lp . M echanics a n d la b o r e r s
AMBfRICAN-MAD® AM M UNITION:
p ro d u ce r.
—F a c ts re c e n tly pu b lish ed , c c n c e rn in g
DOST OP WOMBNIS dJOTJH.EJg;—
the trouble ArtteriCau mauttfacturers W om en d fc more c ritic a l in th e choice
of
th e ir c lo th e s th a n m eii. A good
are havin? in changing their plants
to make them suitable’ tor inanirfac-|
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“ 'S'
h a v e to p ay u n re a s o n a b ly h ig h t&
l u r in g a m m u n itio n , th ro w a r a th e r j
se cu re d re s s m a k in g o r m illin e ry p o s­
h ew lig h t on all th e ta lk th a t h a s :
s e ssin g a rtis tic q u a lity a n d th e elebeen going the ro u n d s of th e ne» s - !
p a p e rs w ith re fe re n c e to th e t e e l m s |^
^ ^
^
S„
kille d by sh e lls m ad e in A m erica. It
se em s th a t ve ry few o rd e rs fo r m u n i­
tio n s of w a r w ere placed in th is
c o u n try before J a n u a r y 1st a n d th a t
p ra c tic a lly none of th ese o rd e rs will
be com pleted and re a d y fo r sh ip m e n t
u n til the end of th e su m m er. In sp e c ­
tio n rtf the rharilfests of o u tg o in g v e s­
s e ls sh o w s th a t only one v essel, th e
s te a m e r L'Cn of A iriie, fo r L iverpool,
h a s sailed With a* co m p lete carg o of
w ar m u n itio n s up to th is tim e. P ro b ­
a b ly ho a m m u n itio n m a n u fa c tu re d in
A fh H ica liaS yet a c tu a lly rea c h e d th e
firing lin e in F ra n c e , arid it m ay be
th at a gi'e a t m an y of th e o rd e rs alreaci." p laced in th is c o u n try w ill n o t
bg ff..d y cvsii by th e end of th e su m ­
m er, On aceo u tit of th e fa c t th a t the
d-oVsfnm eiit is c h a n g in g its
spe.V- ica tio n s, s u b s titu tin g h ig h ex­
p losive sh e lls fo r sh ra p n e l. It h a s
been found th a t sllrap h e i is n o t as
e fttU lv e in tre n c h fig h tin g as w as a t
S H l .-:uppo5ed. T h is ch an g e in th e spec ific i:lo n s p u ts UPw difficulties in th e
W’dy of p ro m p t s h ip m e n ts by th e
Afiic; m an itia u u fa b tu re rs — difficulties
afldea to the o th er difficiilties w hich
th § m a n u fa c tu re rs h av e r u n u p o n in
th e ir a tte m p ts to c h an g e over th e ir
fk e to rie s from plow fa c to rie s o r lo co ­
m o tiv e fa.ctories to fa c to rie s su ita b le
fo r the m a n u fa c tu re of w a r m a te ria l.
I t w as found e a rly in th e g am e th a t
th e re h a d b een a g re a t d eal of loose
ta l k w ith re fe re n c e to the ease w ith
Which th e U nited S ta te s co u ld su p p ly
War m a te ria l to th e a llies. T h o u g h
i t w as easy to ta lk '" a b o u t c h a n g in g
a n y old fa c to ry in to a fo cto ry to m a n ­
u fa c tu re a rm s a n d a m m u n itio n , th e
a c tu a l o p e ra tio n w as a n o th e r m a tte r
e n tire ly . A fter th e m a c h in e ry h a d
h&en b o u g h t th e re w as g r e a t difficulty
in h irin g th e r ig h t k in d of s k ille d m en.
I t w as a ls o found t h a t i t w'as difficult
to g e t ra w m a te ria ls , ev en a t a high
p ric e , due to th e fa c t th a t, a lth o u g h
th is c o u n try h a s no la c k of lead , zinc
a n d co p p e r a nd olh S r m etalS e n te rin g
in to the co m p o sitio n of shells, th e
c a p a c ity of th e s m e ltin g p la n ts whs
lim ite d , a nd th a t ev en w h en w o rk in g
A t hi.gli p re s s u re it w as v e ry h a r d fo r
them to keep up w ith th e ir o rd ers.
All th ese fac ts, as w e h a v e said
above, a re v e ry in te re s tin g , b ecau se
it has been re p e a te d ly r e p o rte d th a t
th e G erm ans re se n te d , n o t th e in te n ­
tio n of th e A m e ric a n m a n u f a c tu r e r to
s e ll svar m a te ria l to th e a llies, bu t
th a t from the v e ry f irs t am m u n itio n
fro m A m e ric a w as a c tu a lly u sed on
th e firin g line to a n o t.c e a h le e x te n t
w h e re lite ra lly billions^ of ro u n d s of
a m m u n itio n a re u se d daily. T h e fac ts
seem tb pro v e th a t w h a te v er sm a ll
s h ip m e n ts h av e b een m ad e fo r th is
cQ untry in the p a st, th ey w ere so sm all
that it would have taken a iSherlock
li Dimes to find a piece of sheii stamp­
ed ''^lade in A m e ric a ” w hen th e re was
pto-hably
m illibh.
only
one su ch sh e ll in a
tVAR TAX TO B® OONTIXUBD:—
/
I t is an n o u n c ed fro m W a sh in g to n
th a t, ow ing to th e fed e ra l deficit, ^it
will be necessary fo r th e a d m in istra ­
tio n to rec o m m e n d th e re -e n a c tm e n t
of the emfergency w a r re v e n u e a c t
w h ic h w ill expire by lim ita tio n in
J a n u a r y . T he deficit to r th e y e a r is
m o re tlian 1128,000,000 a n d a yield of
$70,000,000 fro m th e incom e a n d c o r­
p o ra tio n taxes, th e m ax im u m ain o u n t
expected, w ould s till leav e th e T r e a s ­
u r y in b ad sh a p e a t th e end of th e
c u r r e n t y ear.
The. w a r ta x a n d th e incom e ta x a re
tw o new b u rd e n s im p o sed u p o n th e
c o u n try by th e W ilso n a d m in istra tio n .
T he incom e ta x w as im posed to
supplement the
reVbniie
from
the
S im m o n s-U n d erw o o d ta riff ■ law .
It
failed to m e e t e x p e cta tio n s a n d o h
J u ly 1, 1914, it w as a p p a re n t th a t som e
new ta x m u s t he found.
T h re e m o n th s la te r th e new ta x bill
w a s p a s se d and, th e E u ro p e a n w a r
■having b ro k e n o u t in Ih e in te rim , it
■was d e c la re d a w a r ta x a lth o u g h th e
n e c e ssity for it a n te d a te d the war and
It was in no sense a w a r tax as th is
country was at peace with th e w hole
w orld.
T he S im m ons-U nderw ood tariff law
fa ile d to pro d u ce sufficieht reVCnUfe to
p a y th e running e x p en ses Of the gov­
ernment. The income tax added to
the re v e n u e fro m th e S im m o n s-U n d er­
w ood ta riff law left th e to ta l s till in ­
sufficient. E cono m y in e x p e n d itu re s
l^m ight have brid g e d the gap, b u t injUtead of cutting dOWfi eypdfiditilfes
he Democratic Congress ifi'creaSed
FSiem last year by $go,<?00,don. T h a t
left no option b u t a h e w ta x w hich
a fte r c e fta ia re g u la tio n sty le s,
that can be produced at a minimum
of c o st b e c au se p ro d u ce d in la rg e
q u aritities. 'W'omen d em an d m o re in ­
d iv id u a lity a n d b e a u ty . M any of th e m
a re w illin g £d p ay fo r it. T h e y p a tro n ­
ize m illin e rs o r d re s s m a k e rs w ho w o rk
on a sm a ll scale, b u t a re s u p p o s e d to
tu r n o u t a fin e r q u a lity fo r a lim ite d
c irc le of c ritic a l c u sto m e rs.
T h e w r ite r h a s o ften ask ed w hy th e
a rts a n d c ra f ts m o v em e n t h a s p a id no
iiiorfe a tt e n ti b n ' to th e d e sig n in g of
w o m en ’s c lo th in g . T h e d e sig n in g of
b e a u tifu l rUgs, e m b ro id ery , fu rn itu re ,
etc., h a s f e lt th e a r t im p u lse. In d i­
v id u al w o rk e rs c o m m u n ica te d th e ir
ideas to th e M eto fies, W hich now turn
o u t m u ch b e a u tifu l wOi-k at moderate
cost. B u t so m eh o w dfeS& m aking a n d
m illin e ry seem to be c o n sid e red by th e
a r tis ts d s o u tsid e th e ir field. W o rk e rs
in d re s s m a k in g a n d m illin e ry w o u ld
seem to n eed a r t tra in in g as w ell as
m a k e rs of r u g s a n d furniture. Could
th e p o ssessio n of a rtis tic fee lin g in
th e se tra d e s becom e m o re g e n e ra l,
th ro u g h a w id e sp re a d e d u c atio n in de­
sig n a n d color, ta s te fu l w o rk e rs w ould
be m o re cOmthon, a n d artistic work
n eed nOt cost hig h .
I t m ig h t be re m a rk e d p a re n th e ti­
c a lly th a t women w ho r e a d n e w s p a p e r
a d v e rtis in g c a re fu lly find a great
m an y o p p o rtu n itie s to b u y v e ry a tt r a c ­
tiv e goods a t s u rp ris in g ly m o d e ra te
prices, p a rtic u la rly to w a rd th e end of
a se aso n ’s sale. T h e s e c h a n c e s seem
to s a tis fy th e g r e a t m a jo rity of s h o p ­
p ers. T h e m o re c ritic a l b u y e rs do n o t
alw a y s rea liz e ■what iihe home s to r e s
a re doing, a n d fre q u e n tly go fflrth e r
a n d fa re w orse.
liv in g in c itie s a re e lo q u e n tly u rg ed
to g e t o u t in to th e c o u n try fo r p eace
a n d p len ty .
C o n sid e ra b le lig h t o n th e q u e stio n
w hy f a rm h elp is s c a rc e h a s j u s t b een
th ro w n by a r e p o r t issu e d b y th e New
Y o rk , New H a v e n & H a rtfo rd R a il­
ro ad . T h is co m pany, p ro b a b ly to p ro ­
m o te th e “B a c k to th e S o il’’ m ove­
m en t. h a s b e e n c o lle c tin g s ta tis tic s on
th e w ag es of th e fa rm peo p le. W hile
NeW E n g la n d w ages a re h ig h er, it
finds t h a t in th e w hole U n ited S ta te s
th e a v e ra g e f a rm
hand
g e ts h u t
$21y38 a m o n th with* b o ard , a n d $31
w ith o u t board.
T h is fig u re is c o n s id e ra b ly h ig h e r
th a n it c o u ld h a v e bedn te n y e a rs ago.
B u t th e p a y w ith o u t b o a rd is o n ly $7
p e r .wook. I t is a p o o r apo lo g y f o r a
m a n w ho c a n ’t e a rn c o n sid e rab ly
m o re t h a n $7 a w eek in a fa c to ry
A-dditional lig h t on th is q u estio n
w as th ro w n th e o th e r d a y by a w o m an
w ith a w ide e x p e rie n ce in c h a rity
w o rk in th e c o u n try , c o v e rin g c o n d i­
tio n s in s e v e ra l s ta te s. S h e sa id th a t
fh e te is a g ro w in g te n d e n c y a m o n g
fa rm e rs to h ire th e ir w o rk done by
boys s e n t o u t by re fo rm schools, o r ­
p h a n asy lu m s, a n d o th e r c o rre c tio n a l
o r p h ila n th ro p ic in stitu tio n s . T h ese
y o u n g s te rs Will once in a W'hile sk ip
j.with su c h p ick in g s of m o n ey o r c lo th ­
in g a s th e y c a n esca p e w ith . A lso
th ey a r e so m e tim e s a d e m o ra liz in g
fa c to r in a s m a ll v illa g e of sim p le
h e a rte d c o u n try boys. B u t as a w hole,
th e se little fello-ws do f a ir ly g ood
Work, a n d th e fa rm e x p e rie n ce is good
fo r them .
T h e n e t r e s u lt, how ev er, is to s e t
a s ta n d a rd of low w ag es fo r farm
h e lp , a n d t o d is c o u r a g e a b le b o d ied
m en fro m ta k in g u p a g ric u ltu r a l
the field and practically caused a rup­
ture of the British Cabinet. For these
reaeons our m ilita ry experts a re
g ra te fu l f o r th e le s s o n s o f th is wai*
•and a r e re lie v e d a t th e e x te n t to
w hich A m e ric a n m a n u f a c tu r e rs a re
fittin g them e&lves to t u rn Out a rm s
•and a m m u n itio n fo r th e E u ro p e a n n a ­
tio n s now , it is tru e , b u t th e ir p la n ts
w ould be a v a ila b le fo r th is c o u n try
in case of need.
MOVING P IC T U R E S :-^ M o re th a n
11,000,000 p eople a d a y see m oving
p ic tu re s . T h e c a p ita l in v este d in m o­
tio n p ic tu re t h e a te rs is e stim a te d a t
$120,000,000.
T h e la te s t a v a ila b le
fig u re s show t h a t $275,000,000 a n n u a l­
ly is s p e n t by th e p u b lic to see th e
show s. T h e se fig u res a r e e lo q u ent.
In a lm o st a ll o th e r re sp e c ts, popu­
la r a m u s e m e n t c o sts h ig h e r th a n it
u se d to. T h e p eo p le w ho u s e d to be
satisfied w ith a $50 b icy cle now have
a $1,000 au to m o b ile . T h o se w h o used
to sp e n d a ch e ap v a c a tio n vi&iting
re la tiv e s in th e c o u n try h o w go to a
s u m m e r h o tel o r h ire or o w n a b u n ­
galow . B u t m illio n s o f peo p le whd
u s e d to p ay 50 c e n ts to $2.00 a t th e ­
a te r s now see th e m ovies fo r five, ten
o r tw e n ty c e n ts.
M any old fash io n e d p eo p le c a ll it
e x tr a v a g a n t e x p e n d itu re of m oney.
Y et th e p ic tu re sh o w s a re so cheap
fo r so m an y r e a lly good p e rfo rm a n c e s
t h a t th e w o rk in g m a n m ay n o t be
s p e n d in g a n y m o re fo r h is fu n than*
he u se d to y e a rs ago. I t is g e n e ra lly
a d m itte d t h a t p ic tu re sh o w s d raw
fro m s a lo o n s. M o st p eople h a v e a l­
w ays h a d on e o r tw o p e t e x tra v a ­
g ances. T h e p ic tu re s a re th e c h e a p ­
e s t p o p u la r c ra z e of h isto ry .
G R A N D FA TH E R S NOT :SO BAD
A F T E R A L L :—'Am ong th e n u m ero u s
h o t sh o ts P r e s id e n t W ilso n h u rle d a t
th e R e p u b lic a n p a rty n o t lo n g ago
w as h is r e m a rk th a t one o f th e p r in ­
c ip a l f a u lts of th a t p a rty w as th a t it
“follows th e advice of m en o ld enough
to be g r a n d f a p e r s .’’ A lth o u g h he is
h im se lf g ra n d f a th e r of tw o c h ild re n
he p ro b ab ly d oes not feel so old, a nd
so m etim es fo rg e ts h is a c c u m u la tio n of
y e a rs a n d n ew re la tio n s h ip s . M ost of
th e y o u n g m e n _ of th e R ep u b lic a n
p a rty h a v e b een g la d to ta k e co u n sel
of t h e ir e ld e rs, w h e th e r g r a n d fa th e rs
o r n o t. Y o u th fo r a ctio n , a g e fo r a d ­
vice. B u t re c e n t e v e n ts h a v e d^dhly
d e m o n s tra te d th e in a p p ro p ria te n e s s of
th e P r e s id e n t’s c ritic ism . W. J. B ry an ,
w ho w as ch o sen as t h e P r e s id e n t’s
c h ief c o u n s e llo r, although, old enough
to he a g ra n d fa th e r. Is y o u n g e r by
se v e ra l y e a rs than. E lih u Root, who
o ccu p ied th e sam e p o sitio n in a R e­
publican.
a d m in istra tio n .
C e rta in ly
P r e s id e n t W ilso n 's e x p e rie n c e has. n o t
con firm ed h is p re ju d ic e a g a in s t th e
co u n sel o f old m e n a n d q u ite lik e ly
f u r th e r reflec tio n w ill c a u se him to
c h a n g e h is m e n d a s to the in c a p a c ity
of g ra n d fa th e rs .
GOOD MORNING!
ORDER 3 CITY
STREETS IMPROVED
PUBLIC OPINION.
Letters to the Editor,
D u rin g th e r e c e n t sp e ll o f w e a th e r
we h a d oUr s tra w c le a n e d w ith lem oh
ju ic e a n d now We’ve so u re d on it.
“W a d sw o rth a f a s t b o a t’’—^Headline.
Of cours-e he is ; if you d o n ’t believe
it, look over th e l a s t ele c tio n r e tu r n s .
W hen a fello w ’s h a rd u p , i t ’s a
good th in g to le t h im dow n easy.
T h e A m e ric a n d o lla r’s w o rth $1.02
in E n g la n d . W e’ve s e e n i t h e re w hen
it seemed to be worth a ten-dollar
bill.
C om ing on top of th a t c o u rt decision
d e c la rin g ille g a l th e “ g r a n f a th e r ’s
c la u s e ,’’ th e s o u th no-w r e p o r ts a
w a te r m elo n fam ine.
W hen th e S a n ita ry In ap e o to r a sked
Doc W ilso n w h a t he c a lls a m an
w ho d riv e s a n a u to . Doc re p lie d t h a t
i t depended on how n e a r th e fellow
cam e 'to h ittin g him .
R ig h t on top of th e a d jo u rn m e n t of
th e U n d e rta k e rs ’ C o n vention, com es
th e 'a n n o u n ce m e n t t h a t th e m o to rc y ­
c lis ts of D u tc h e ss C ounty a re going to
fo rm a club.
Affter tw o au to m o b ile s com e to g e th ­
e r a n d W reck e a ch o th er, i t ’s fu n n y
hoiw th e d riv e rs-a lw a y s s ta te how slow
th e y w e re going.
K a is e r sto p s p a p e r a n ta g o n is tic to
h im ’’— H eadline. Ghee, if W ill B ry a n
w ere o n ly a K a is e r th e r e w o u ld n ’t be
m a n y p a p e rs h e re .
^
Now t h a t th e R u s s ia n s o ld ie rs a re
d rin k in g fu rn itu r e .p o lis h be c au se they
c a n ’t g e t vodka, th ey o u g h t to shine,
eh?
A nd th e n e x t th in g on th e c a le n d a r
is—'Sunday.
O n ly 178 days b e fo re C b ristm a s!
A little over th re e p e r c e n t, of th e
m em ibers of th e F. iB'. L. L. & P. C lub
w e re a t th e ir w o rk F rid a y m o rn in g .
W e lik e T y r u s Cobh, I rv in Cobb a nd
o th e r Cobbs, b u t n o n e o f th em give
us the sam e co m fo rt as o u r ow n Corn
Cobb.
“Pop-Bye lifts fish out of water,’’ by
th e h u n d red s, say s hea d lin e . We d o n ’t
kn o w ■who P o p is, b u t h e ’s g ot n o th in g
on A dam W in te r.
“ New Y o rk is now 250 y e a rs o ld ’’—
N. Y. T rib u n e . T h a t’s old enough to
kno-vv; b e tte r.
I t m ak e s o u r eyes w a te r w h en w e
h e a r t h a t ‘M r. B hyan is going to sell
h is onion f a r m in T exas.
R h in e b e ck p eo p le w a n t to know
W hat bag, b ecom e of th e 37 re s id e n ts
the v illa g e lo st since th e l a s t cen su s.
Search u s ; th e only one w e’ve se en
dow n h e re is L ee W ager.
M a n in N ew R o c h e lle p a in te d tw o
h o u se s in h a lf a day. H e ’s th e fellow
to ta c k le H a rv e y G ill’s to w n car.
P re s id e n t L ow ell sa y s m en r e a c h
th e ir m e n ta l m ax im u m a t tw e n ty -n in e.
T h a t’s w h a t Doc P ilg rim ’p'honed
Lym e B row n.
N ow th e j u ry w ill soon be w o rk in g
on t h a t tim e -h o n o re d qu e stio n , “W ho’s
looney no w ?’’
T h a d H e r r ic k k e e p s h o n k in g h is
a u to h o r n e very tim e w e p a ss, th in k ­
in g h e ’ll g e t h is n a m e in th e G. M.
colum n.
(Suppose th e D o c to rs w ill p e rfo rm a n
o p e ra tio n on th e B a n k e rs th is a fte r-
W h a t seem s to be n eeded, in o rd e r
to e n la rg e th e su p p ly of food p ro d u c ts
an d red u c e p rices, is to e n c o u ra g e a
g r e a te r n u m b e r lof y o u n g m e n to go
in to fa rm in g on th e ir o w n acco u n t.
A p p a re n tly t h e o nly w n y to b r in g
t h a t a b o u t i s som e su c h so u n d s y s te m
of r u r a l c re d its o f la n d b a n k s a s is
M’ADOO ANiD T H E .SiH'IPPING- co n d u cted so s u c c e s s fu liy in E u ro p e.
B ID L :— T h e re a l frie n d s of P a n -A m er­
PRiOGRiEiSSlNG PR O G R E S’SHVEiS:—
ica n dev elo p m en t, in c lu d in g m a n y w ho
T h a t a la rg e n u m b e r of “P r o g re s ­
to o k a v ita l in te r e s t in th e fPan-A m ersiv e s’’ a re m a k in g r e a l p ro g re s s , th a t,
ic a n C o n fe re n c e h e ld a t W a sh in g to n ,
h o ld in g to th e ir p rin c ip le s th e y a re
d e p lo re th e m a n ife s t d e te rih in a tio n of
tu rn in g to th e R e p u b lic a n p a rty a s
S e c re ta ry iMoAdoo to u tiliz e t h a t c o n ­ th e s o le m e a n s by w hich th e y c a n be
fere n c e to p ro m o te h is hobby, th e pix>moted, a n d th a t som e of th e m a re
S h ip p in g B ill.
Mr. M cAdoo h a s f ra h k to p ro c la im Ihfeir 'belief is evi­
a d d re s s e d to th e d e'p artin g d e le g a te s d e n t in W a sh in g to n a n d is a n o c c asio n
of t h a t c o n fe re n c e a s e rie s of q u e s­ of m isg iv in g s a t t h e W h ite H o u se,
tio n s W hich h e p refa c e s w ith th e dec­ w h e re it is n o t fo rg o tte n t h a t n o th ­
LA RG E IM PO R T S P R E V E N T E D :—
la r a tio n th a t C o n g re ss Will ta k e up in g b u t th e P ro g te s s iv e p a rty m ade New Y o rk im p o rtin g firm s
have
th e S h ip p in g B ill th is co m in g w in te r p o ssib le M r. W ilso n ’s e lectio n .
A $30,000,000 w o rth o f m e rc h a n d is e tied
a n d by w hich h e s triv e s to g a in m a ­ r e c e n t p u b lic d e c la ra tio n by W m . S. Up i n p o rts ab ro a d b e c au se of th e
te ria l fo r th e fig h t in th e n a tio n a l L aw w ill, w ho in 1912 b e c am e P r o - B r itis h
co m m erce
re s tric tio n s on
L e g isla tu re . T h e le a d e rs in C o n g re ss, g resiv e C h a irm a n of K e n tu c k y , is goods m ad e in G erm an y a n d A u stria .
D e m o c ra tic as w ell a s Repuihlican, ty p ic a l. S a y s iMr. L aw w ill, “I res ig n e d T h e se im p o rte rs h av e ap p o in te d a
h av e m ad e it p e rfe c tly e v id e n t to th e th e c h airin an sh iip of th e P ro g re s s iv e c o m m ittee to ta k e up th e m a tte r w ith
'Do y o u r Christm as^ sh o p p in g e a rly !
P re sid e n t th a t th ey do n o t believ e in co m m ittee b e c au se I kn ew t h a t th e P re s id e n t W ilso n a n d to d em an d t h a t
D on’t be y e llin g fo r a s a fe a n d s a n e
a S h ip p in g iBill. L a s t w in te r, w h en m o v em en t to e s ta b lis h th e P ro g re s s iv e th e s e goods h e rele a se d .
F o u r th a n d th e n go o u t a nd buy the
C o n g re ss Was a lm o s t e n tire ly U nder p a rty h a d failed . I r e tu r n e d to th e
M a n y o f th e m en a p p e a rin g on th is boy a cannon.
th e d o m in a tio n of th e P re sid e n t, th ey R e p u b lic a n p a rty b ecau se I feel th a t co m m ittee a re k n o w n to t h e m em b e rs
Y a le ’s v icto ry a t New D ondon gives
s tro v e to d riv e su ch a b ill th ro u g h th e r e a l fig h t fob 'p to g ressiv en esS w ill o f th e W a y s a n d M ean s C o m m itte e of
th e E n g lis h a v icto ry h e re , even
a g a in s t th e ir own c o n v ic tio n s—a n d he fo u g h t o u t In th e n e x t N a tio n al C o n g re ss a s ad v o c ate s o f n e a r free
th o u g h th ey m ig h t n o t g e t o n e iu
failed. T h e y failed b e c a u s e th e y did R e p u b lic a n C onvention.
Y ou k now tra d e o n goods c o m p e tin g w ith o u r E urope.
n o t believe in it th em se lv e s a n d be­ th e W llso u a d m in is tra tio n h a s failed o w n m a n u fa c tu re s. T h ey sp e n t tim e
T hey do say th e r e a re som e w ell
c a u se th e p eo p le did n o t b eliev e in it. to riietet th e a p p ro v a l of th e v a s t a n d m o n ey w h en th e UhderWood law
Aild also failed because they did ndt m ajorttj? of the nation’s votei'S, ih both was being framed in lobbying fo r t a r ­ k n o w n Poughkeeipsie g irls p o u tin g
trust Mr. McAdoo, a fact which they fofeign and internal policies. O o yo u ^iff reductions. B u t a s th e Democrats ov6r the flisappeahance of the
■‘Count.’’
c a n n o t g ra c e fu lly e x p la in to (him, o r
w e te framing a n Importers’ tariff law,
w a n t to see a n o th e r fo u r y e a rs
N o w th a t th e s h in g le tr u s t h a s d e­
to h is fa th e r-in -la w , th e P re sid e n t. D em o c ra tic m is ru le in b o th s ta te and th e s e m en -were “c a lle d in a s a d v is o rs ,’’
T h e re w e re m ag n ific e n t p o ssib ilitie s in n a tio n ? I believ e you w ill a g re e w ith a n d w e re n o t k n o w n a s ’ lo b b y ists. 'The c la r e d a di^vidend, t h e s m a ll b o y is
g la d i t d id n o t o c c u r d u r in g h o o k e y
th e P a n -A m e ric a n Confpfeh-ce a n d , it me t h a t we should concede a good U n d erw o o d -S im m o n s-W ilso n ta riff law
is deep ly d e p lo re d that they are beinfe deal in o rd e r tO av o id th a t , double gave them about What they wanted,
Employees of State Department
tnarfed, if not ihinitnisidd, b y M r. Me- ca la m ity , a n d th a t we sh o u ld a t once but a h ig h e r p o w e r is d e la y in g th e ir
Adoo’s unreasoning determination to u n ite with R fepuhllcan effo rt to rid e n jo y m e n t of th e fru its -of t h e ir in ­ presented w, j. b, with a gold watch.
prevert th e conference to h is o w n th e sta te a n d n a tio n of su ch c o n d i­ iq u ity . I t looks lik e a ju d g m e n t on Probably a reminder that it was time
to go.
p o litic a l a m b itio n s.
tio n s .’’ F ro m a n o th e r sta te , In d ia n a ,
H o m e r G uernsey m ade a g re a t
com es w o rd th a t th e c h a irm a n of th e
THiE GOST OF L IY IN G .STd'LL
P tb g re s s iv e (State C o m m ittee
has
R IS IN G :— T h e D e m o c ra tic p a rty now
r e tu r n e d to thei fold. They a re com­
tutes will be held during the coming things over.
co n fesses t h a t it Was W rotig w h en i t
in g back , som e s ile n tly an d som e p ro ­ se aso n w ere se le c te d T h u rs d a y w hen j G. iM. E d.— “ I see T roy, W ilb u r a n d
sa id th a t it co u ld a n d WoUld red u c e
c la im in g th e re a s o n fo r th e fa ith th a t le a d e rs in th e g ra n g e s th ro u g h o u t th e p ^ a n k a re on th e a u to c lub com m ittee
th e c o st of living. I t h a s sh o w n by
is in tliem , in subh n u m b e rs t h a t san e c o u n tr y m e e t in th e offices of F. H. a g a in ? ’’—'F. H. Y es; th e c o n tin u a l
its ow n fig u res t h a t its c a m p a ig n c ry
D d inocfktic IdadOtS fea liz e t h a t it Will L a c e y , a g e n t of th e D u tc h e ss C ounty trinity, so to speak.
F a r m B u re a u , w ith E d w a rd V an
w as a false one. T h e c o st of liv in g
be a- u n ite d R e p u b lic a n p a rty -which A lsty n e, d ire c to r of th e F a r m e r s ’ I n ­
T h e f a c t th a t t h e T u r k s a re Using
h a s in e fe a se d s in c e th e D e m o c ra ts
W oodrow W ilso n w il h a v e to face in s titu te D e p a rtm e n t of A g ric u ltu re a t w ooden sh e lls d o e sn ’t im ply th a t th ey
ca m e iiito p o w er, a n d n o t d ecreased .
A
lbany.
1916.
a re lo sin g th e ir h e a d s.
T h e 'D e p a ilm e n t of L a b o r h a s ju s t
The institutes w ill p ro b ab ly be held
M^hat’s the matter with that Yaqui
d u rin g th e m o n th s of J a n u a r y a nd
issu e d a s ta te m e n t of th e c o s t of f^od
THIB WlAiRlS l F S S D ^L —T he E u ro ­ February and men prominent in agri­ b u n ch ? D id n ’t th ey s a lu te t h e M exi­
fo r th e p a s t se v en y e a rs. T h is in v e s­ p ean w a r h a s s e rv e d to teaCh th is
c u ltu ra l -circles th ro u g h o u t th e s ta te c a n flag ?
tig a tio n in clu d e d fifte e n different a r t i ­ c o u n try som e im p o rta n t,^ le sso n s. I t Will make addresses. The exact dates
Highwaylnah held up passenger in
c le s of food, a n d th is re p r e s e n ts h a s d e m o n s tra te d th e n eed of s u b m a ­ of the institutes will be announced in N ew Y ork subw ay. T h a t’s a g r e a t c ity
a p p ro x im ate ly tw o -th ird s o f th e ex­ rin e s , to rp e d o -b o a t d e s tro y e rs a n d f a s t the fall but the granges decided upon for “underworid” activities.
p e n d itu re s fo r fo o d b y th e a v e ra g e c ru is e rs fo r th e n a v y ; th e n eed of for the institutes, with their leading
workers fo llo w : C lin to n C o rn ers, a n ts. c. P . libB iN soiV d e a d .
w ro k in sm an .’s fam ily . On a ll Of th e s e a e ro p la n e s fo r th e a rm y , a n d above all M a rs h a ll K n ap p , M iss C la ra D ru m m ;
In ill h e a lth fo r a rtutrtber of y e a rs
co m bined th e re h a s b e e n a n adYance th e tre m en d o u s d em an d fo r rifles, big Beekman; Oscar Shaffer, 'Mirs. Ar­ M rs. E liz a b e th R o binson, w idow of th e
of five p e r cen t, in p ric e sin ce 1912, g u n s a n d a m m u n itio n w hich w a r thur H o lm es; P le a s a n t V alley, C. S. late C h a rle s P. P o h in so n , p a sse d
th e y e a r in w hich
th e D ^ n o c r a ts w ould involve. In n o p rev io u s w a r T a n n e r a n d M rs. I s a a c X oxon; My­ a w a y a t h e r h o m e lOO M a rk e t S tre e t
ers Corners, H. J. Smith and Mrs. S a tu rd a y m o rn in g . A lth o u g h it w as
m ad e th e ir a rg u m e n t a n d t h e ir claim . h a s th e r e b e e n su ch tre m e n d o u s c o n ­ F r a n k T e e ts ; P le a s a n t P la in s , F re d k n o w n t h a t sh e w a s sic k h e r d e a th
M eats h a v e gone up te h p e r ce n t, in s u m p tio n o f h ig h ex p lo siv e bom bs, XI. B a r k e r a n d 'Mrs. J. C. C o o k in g h a m ; w a s v e ry unex p ected , p ro d u c in g a pro­
price since th e tim e o f th e P re sid e n tia l sh ra p n e l, sh e lls a h d heav y g u n s th e m ­ Upper Rod H.ook, Curtiss Fraleigh. found Shock to her many friends and
electio n , y e t th e D e m o c ra ts s o u g h t to selv es a n d i t is safe to say t h a t p rio r Another in s titu te w ill b e se le c te d a t th e th re e d a u g h te rs w ho sur-vlve h e r.
e ith e r M oores M ills Or V e rb a n k by M iss A ddie Rohin.son, M rs. E lla R u d d
lower the price by putting meats on to th is w a r even o u r ow n m ilita ry ex­ fall, th u s making up a programme of a n d M rs. M innie R. H a tc h .
th e free list. The d u ty of five c e n ts p e rts did n o t re a liz e th e e x te n t of th e le c tu re s o f u n u s u a l in te r e s t to be
Of a rtis tic ta s te a n d a m o st a tt r a c t ­
p e r dozen on eggs w as rem o v ed y et d e m a n d s -whiclb. w ould be m ad e on p re s e n te d to th e f a rm e rs n e x t w in­ ive p e rso n a lity , M rs. R o b n iso n w as a l­
so m o st c h a rita b le , fro m e a rly y o u th
th e p ric e o f eggs h a s in c re a se d over th em in c a se of War. T h is w a r fo u n d ter.
P r e s e n t a t T h u rs d a y ’s m ee tin g w ere d e v oting m u c h tim e to c h u rc h a n d
th re e p e r cen t. Since th is w as dohe, G erm an y alo n e, of a ll th e E u ro p e a n M a rs h a ll K n ap p , C lin to n C o rn e rs ; a n d c h a rita b le w o rk , a n d th o se w hom
a n d th e same thing has happened in n a tio n s, a d e q u a te ly su p p lied . A nd th e Morgan Vail, Stormville;
Charles sh e h a s he lp e d on th e ro a d to success,
the case of milk. That is the way the f a ilu re of s o g r e a t a so ld ie r a s L o rd T a n n e r, P le a s a n t V a lley ; H. J. Sm ith w ill be a p ro fo u n d sh o c k to h e r m any
fl'iends.
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th a t th e y a re a r e s u lt of W-drl-d-wide m o d ern w a rfa re h a s s e rio u sly h a m ­ I'c d r h d r s ; J4fiies Y ates of C hapel C or- gone to tb-e A d iro n d ac k ^ a n d N^w
conditions a n d t h a t th e ta r iff is b u t p e re d E n g lis h m ilita ry operatiO fis^ in n e rs .
Hampshire for the month of July,
T flE GAME W ARDEN,
E d ito r E agle-N ew s:
T he type of m a n th a t should have
the appointment of G am e W a rd e n of
D u tc h e ss C ounty sh o u ld he a h u n te r
a n d fis h e rm a n in a ll its b ra n c h e s , n o t
one t h a t is g r a ftin g a n d re a d y to sn e ak
a ro u n d th e b u s h to e a tc h h is fellow
h u n te r a n d fish e rm a n in th e w rong,
b u t one t h a t is am o n g st h is fello w h u n ­
te r s a n d fis h e rm e n a nd re a d y to su g ­
g e s t the r ig h t a n d a ls o th e la w s laid
dow n by th e sta te , a n d th e p e n a lty fo r
v io la tin g th e sam e b efore th e fellow
h u n te r o r fis h e rm a n s ta r ts in. T hey
do n o t a ll know th e s tr i c t gam e and
fish law s of th e (State of N ew Y o rk ;
a nd n o t to be to o s tre n u o u s on the
poor, h a rd w o rk in g m an , th a t w orks
six days a w eek to s u p p o rt h is fam ily,
a n d on th e se v en th day ta k e s h is g un
a n d dog in th e woods fo r a little p lea s­
u re a n d s p o rt w hich ■Will re c u p e r a te
him fo r t h e n e x t w eek’s h a rd labor,
b u t a w a rd e n -that is w id e-a-w ak e fo r
th e so -c a lle d p o t h u n te r t h a t is s n a r ­
in g a n d tra p p in g ev ery day of th e
w eek to c a tc h a n d sell th e gam e a nd
fish th a t p a rtly b e longs to th e o th e r
fellow h u n te r a n d fish e rm a n th a t h as
only one day a w eek sp o rt. A lso a
w a rd e n th a t k n o w s the m a tin g season,
la y in g a n d h a tc h in g , o f a ll of o u r gam e
b ird s, a lso th e p re g n a n t tim e of o u r
f u r b e a rin g an im a ls, a nd th e spaw ninj
gai e fish ,an d in a droui
tim e of o u r gam
thee s tre a m s lo o k in g a fte r
is a ro u n d th
o u r t r o u t t h a t is le ft in th e little s h a l­
low h o le s to die, b u t to ta k e a n d dis­
trib u te in s tre a m s w h ere w a te r is
p le n ty ; a n d a ls o to h elp th e fellow
fish erm an to g e t a n d sto c k th e brooks
of D u tc h e ss Co., ■with tr o u t laiid o th er
gam e fish, a n d to h e lp the fellow h u n ­
te r .and SI------s u g g e st^ to h im a s to th---------e way
of g e ttin g a n d b ree d in g g a m e b ird s fo r
o u r f o re s ts a n d fields, fo r w hich the
s ta te is re a d y to h e lp a n d la w -a b id in g
c itizen t h a t w ill do h is s h a re , a s th e
m o st e x p e n siv e p a r t is do n e by the
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MAY HAVE MET
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What Has Become of
“Count” Lettau—Usually
Carried a Big Roll.
PERHAPS GANG YICTIM
Board of Public Works Directs Laying of Concrete
Walks on Baker Street,
Hooker Ave and Pine St.
GREATLY NEEDED.
Im p ro v e m e n ts on th re e of th e oily's
stre e ts, one in th e F o u r th W a rd , a n ­
o th e r in th e S ixth a n d th e th ir d in
th e S ev en th ,, ■^vere ord ere d by th e
B o a rd of P u b lic W o rk s a t its m e e tin g
T h u rs d a y a fte rn o o n . T h e first im ­
p ro v em e n t o rd e re d w as t h a t of B a k e r
S tre e t fo r th e lay in g on a c o n c re te
side^w^alk a n d c u rb a nd g u tte r on bo th
sides of th e th o ro u g h fa re betw een
G ra n d A venue a n d W o rra ll A venue.
Som etim e ago a p e titio n signed by six
p ro p erts’- o^wners on B a k e r S tre e t w as
se n t to th e b o a rd req u e s tin g t h a t th is
w o rk be dope.
W h e n th e h e a rin g -was called T h u rs ,d ay a fte rn o o n no one a p p e a re d w ho
w as a g a in st it. M rs. P e te r O sborne,
of 8 B a k e r S treet, a p p e a re d to s ta te
th a t sh e w as in h e a rty fa v o r of th e
im p ro v e m e n t. C onsequently th e com - •
m issioners o rd ere d t h a t th e w o rk be
com m enced.
T h e P in e S tre e t im p ro v e m e n t W-as
also ordered. I t w as decided t h a t a
concrete, five foot, sidew alk, be laid on
b o th sides of P in e S treet, fro m M a r­
k e t S tre e t to Je ffe rso n S treet, a n d a
blue sto n e c u rb over th is d istance,
w h e re necessary. W h e re th e old c u rb
is good it w ill be allow ed to rem a in .
G u tte r stones w ill be rela id . A m o tio n
to th is effect w a s m ad e by C om m is­
sio n e r K n a u ss a n d a d o p te d by th e
b oard. ■W h e n th e P in e S tre e t im ­
p ro v em e n t cam© up a t a m ee tin g som e
tim e ago a n d a h e a rin g w as h a d , th e
c om m issioners rese rv e d decision.
A bout th e sam e tim e th e p ro p o se d
im p ro v e m e n t of lay in g a c o n c re te
Sidew alk on H o o k e r A venue, fro m
T rin ity S q u are to th e city lin e w as
b ro u g h t up. A t first th e p e titio n re a d
fo r th e im p ro v e m e n t a s l a r a s th e
P u tn a m H a ll School p ro p e rty on th e
n o r th side of t h e avenue, b u t w h e n
.som e res id e n ts sa id th e y w ere in fa v o r
of th e im p ro v e m e n t if it w ere e x te n d ­
ed to th e city line, a n o th e r h e a rlh g on
th e m a tte r w as had.
S entifneiit a t
th e tim e w as h ig h ly in fa v o r of th e
lay in g th e new sidew alk, on a c c o u n t
of th e te rrib le c o n dition of th e p r e s ­
e n t w a lk w h e n th e w e a th e r is rain y .
A ll th o se w ho fav o re d th e im p ro v e ­
m e n t s ta te d a t th e h e a rin g a t t h a t
tim e t h a t th e sto n e flags w e re so u n ­
even t h a t w h e n it ra in e d m in ia tu re
ponds w e re fo rm e d a n d in o rd e r to
g e t by it ■was n e c essa ry fo r one to
w a lk in t h e ro a d or over th e f ro n t
law n w h e re th e w a te r collected. A
couple of v e ry tre a c h e ro u s places w e re
p o in te d o u t by th e tax p a y e rs, one n e a r
th e Old L a d ies H o m e a t T rin ity
S quare a n d a n o th e r a t th e ju n c tu r e
of S outh C linton a n d P o rb u s S treets.
A ccid en ts h av e o c c u rre d a t e a ch of
th e s e spots w h e n p a sse rsb y slipped
a n d fell on th e w e t stones.
A fter tw o h e a rin g s on th e H o o k e r
A venue im p ro v e m e n t a t th is tim e th e
com m issioners of pu b lic w o rk s de c id ­
ed to rese rv e decision. T h u rs d a y th e
m a tte r w as b ro u g h t up a g a in - a n d It
w as p o in te d o u t t h a t th e m a tte r
sh o u ld be a tte n d e d to in t h e n e a r f u ­
tu re .
On m otion it w as decided to
o rd e r th e im p ro v e m e n t.
A le tte r w as re a d a t th e m ee tin g
fro m C h a rle s A. B rooks, m a n a g e r of
th e P o u g h k e e p sie & W a p p in g e rs F a lls
(way,
.E lectric R ailw
ay, req u e stin
s tin g p e rm isBion to op<e n ‘th e p a v e m e n t bn M a rk e t
S tre e t a t po in ts betw een M ain and
C h u rc h S tre e ts fo r th e p u rp o se of r e ­
p a irin g th e co m p an y ’s tra c k s . I t w as
ex p lain ed by E n g in e e r S c h e m e rh o rn
of th e tro lle y com pany, w ho a p p e a re d
b efo re th e b o a rd t h a t it w ould be
n e c essa ry to fix th e jo in ts a t a b o u t
seven p laces a n d lay new ties. H e
s ta te d t h a t th e com pany w ould see
t h a t new w ood blocks w ere re p la c e d
fo r th e ones bro k en in ta k in g th e m
o u t a n d t h a t it w ould be m ad e a s
e vent a s possible.
The c om m issioners decided to
g r a n t th e req u e st ■with th e pro v isio n
"C o u n t” L e tta u , B ea u B rum m el of
th e to w n d u rin g h is six m o n th s Stay
in .P o u g h k e ep sie is s till am o n g the
m issin g de sp ite th e f a c t t h a t on F r i ­
d a y se v era l h u n d re d p o s ta l c a rd s w ith
th e “ C ount’s” p h o to g ra p h a n d a de­
sc rip tio n o f th e je w e lry he is alleged
to h a v e d isa p p e a re d -With, a re in th e
h a n d s of police chiefs th ro u g h o u t th e
c o u n try .
T h e re a re a sco re or m o re of d a sh ­
ing a n d p r e tty g irls v e ry m u ch a la rm ­
ed over th e d isa p p e a ra n c e of L e tta u ,
b u t a fte r th e p a s t few days sp e n t in
th o u g h t, L e tta u ’s few c re d ito rs in
to w n seem little flu stere d over the
d isa p p e a ra n c e . B u sin e ss m en w ith
w hom th e “ C ount” d e a lt c a n n o t con­
ceive w h y a m a n Who w a s so w ell
su p p lie d W ith m oney a s L e tta u , should
s u d d e n ly ■vanish w ith je w e lry upon
w hich he could rea liz e n o t ov er a few
h u n d re d d o lla rs a t th e outside. W hile
th e m y ste rio u s v is ito r w as in P o u g h ­
kee p sie it is k n o w n t h a t h e w a s look­
ed upon w ith lo n ging eyes h y se v era l
r e a l e s ta te d e a le rs a n d m o to r c a r
a g e n ts. M ore th a n one of th e exclusive
ta ilo rs of th e tow n so lic ite d L e tta u ’s
a c co u n ts a n d ■would c h e erfu lly have
ta k e n h is a c count.
T he a p p a re n tly
care free G erm an, how ever, p re fe rre d that City Engineer Sylvester looks over
to p a y a s h e ■went a n d a lth o u g h h is ttie places that are to 'be torn, up and.
wardrobe -lyas of the best, practical­ gives.his consent that th e W olk flhould
ly th e w hole outfit w a s s e ttle d fo r in be done at those places. M r. s c h e m ­
c a sh a t th e tim e o f p u rch a se .
erhorn stated that his company would
Many of Lettau’s friends in town not want to s ta r t th e w o rk of te a r in g
and the business men who knew him u p th e s tre e t Until a fte r th e F o u r th of
have becom e convinced a f te r a com ­
p a ris o n of n o te s t h a t th e ir “ C ount’’
A n u m b e r of w o rk in g g irls in th e
has met fotil play. He was often'a city wrote a letter which was read at
p ro m in e n t figure, th ey say, in th e th e m ee tin g a s k in g t h a t th e y be given
brighest cabarets and cafes along th e use of th e s^wimming pOOl fit
Broadway and here it was that he en­ W h e ato n P a r k tw o evenings a w eek.
jo y ed h is p e t hobhie of y a n k in g o u t a A t p re s e n t th e m en h a v e exclusive use
ro ll of b ills, p e e lin g off a $50 or a $lfiO of th e pool every evening u n til eleven
note a nd se ttling.
ttlin g . T
he “C o u n t” carThe
(
o’clock.' A m otion t hl a t th e ggirls
irls be
■- - - w
wiith him a t
rie d $300, $500 a n d- ■'$1,000
tim e s and his frie n d s say th
th;
h a t wom en
a g e n ts in g an g s w hich m ake the m ore
or less elite dance h a lls a randezvous,
w ould have h a d no tro u b le in lu rin g
L e tta u -out a n d a p re y to thu g s.
On th e “ C o u n t’s” la s t trip to New
Y ork he r e tu r n e d w ith vague ta lk of
iceiving $25,000 fro m h is fath e rla n d ,
Whhe n he received th is m oney he de­
c la re d th a t h e in te n d e d to outfit him self
If w
'" ith
ith jew
jewelry.
e lry . H
Hee w as a m an of
:quisite ta s te in th e se le c tio n of
je w e lry a s w e ll a s o th e r th in g s and
th e outfit w hich he told I, J. W alder,
th e paW h b r o k e t fro m w hom he often
bo rro w e d jew e lry , h e w ould p u rc h a s e
w ould h av e co st in th e th o u sa n d s
M any tim e s he h ad bo rro w e d th e jew ­
e lry w ith o u t lea v in g a d e p o sit a n d of­
te n tim e s he w ould leave a d ep o sit
c o v ering th re e tim e s th e v a lu e of th e
diam onds.
Som e d a y th e “C o u tif’ m a y drop
b ack in tdw fi a s su d d e n ly a n d mys
io u sly a s he cam e, th e n he can
tu r n W a ld e r’s diam onds, e x p la in h is
w h e reeabouts
a b o u ts since June Isi" to his
frie n d s a nd p e rh a p s give a little
existen< b efo re com ing
sketeh of his existence
to P oughkeepsie. M eanw hile a doz!
o r so u n h a p p y g irls a re p o u tin g beca u se th e y don’t h e a r from
" C o u n t” a nd m e rc h a n ts a re a s k in g
each o th er, “ By th e Way B alnk, ^djen
get stung on th e ‘.C ount’ d e a l? ” I n ­
v a ria b ly th e a h s w e r is n o a n d th e
m y ste ry of L e tta u ’s d isa p p e a ra n c e is
only deepened.
Yffien a -y^'oman plans t-o do anything
given th e} pool
poo fo r th e 1h o u r of betw een
seven a n d eeii
ig h t e a ch W e dnesday a n d
F r id a y w as pdssed.
DEAF INMATE AT MATTEAWAN
MAKES EFFOflT FOR RELEASE
M a tte aw a n S tale H o sp ita l fb r th e
C rim in al
In san e,
a p p e a re d M id fA
C ounty J u d g e A rn o ld on F r id a y On a
w rit of h a b e a s c o rp u s to r his releas4
from that institution, declaring- that
a lth o u g h he is to ta lly deaf a n d h ii
Sight is affected he can e a rn a liviflg
a t p h o to g ra p h y . T he c o u rt a d jo u r n ­
ed th e case to h e a r fro m M f. B re n ­
n a n ’s b ro th e r in P e n n sy lv a n ia .
B re n n a n w as c o m m itted to th e h o s ­
p ita l on J u n e 16. l 9 l3 a fte r h av in g
co m m itted an assault upon h is b rid e
of a w e e k VY^hiCh finally te r m in a te d in
h e r d e a th , she h a v in g died fro m a n
absce ss oh th6 brain whirti was a re­
su lt of a blow a d m in iste re d hy B re n -
"^^Dr. 0. A. Sharpe of the Matteawan
in stitu tio n a p p e a re d in c o u rt a n d to ld
Ju d g e A rnold t h a t B re n n a n is a n in ­
ferior person with a paranoiac trend
a n d t h a t he does n o t consider
tie n t a s v e ry m u ch im p ro ’ a.
so d e a f t h a t h e c a n n o t h e a r h is own
voice a n d m essages have to be t r a n s ­
m itte d to h im by w riting, -While ne
S,nswers verbally.
N ever t a u n t y o u r wife
With • h e r
p a th sh e always ignorance. You would pfobably M
W'onders what the neighbors will say sin g le to d ay h a d sh e befeu -wise.—^
Y on k ers S ta te s m a n .
about It.—Yonkers Statesman,
o ut of th e B eaten
i.
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