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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
PLAYGROUND COMPANY MEET
Directors Elected and Date for Next
Fair SET for Sent. 9-12

The annual meeting of the Gale
donna Playground Co., was held
Wednesday afternoon. The reports of
the officers showed a successful year.
The 1913 fair will be held on Sept
ember 9, 10, IL and IL. The follow
ing directors were elected: t. R..
Stiles, Elmer A Darling, T. N. Vail,
A. J. Higgins, H. A. Stanley, J, D..
Stevens, w. N. Hubbard, J. M. Cady,
George G. Cary, w. A. Kicker, Char
les W. Ruiter. The report of the
treasurer, Charles w. Ruiter, show
ed that the receipts for the year
were $1O,081.31 with $6,858.35 adj
missions. The expenditures were ST.
47230 for premiums, $4,000 for
special premiums, other expendi-
lures, S,365.72, leaving a balance Of
$I13.29 on hand.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
uor.e eutohers In France.

French horse butchers are obligSa
to display a signboard showing the
kind Of meat they sell and are not al
lowed to trade in any other sort OF
meat except that Of mules and don
keys. They sometimes try to pass on
horsehesh as that Of donkey's on un-
wary customers, because the latter n
considered to be more delicate In fla
vor and therefore more choice. - Elk
change.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
A SettIer.

YES said Mr.. Cumrox earnestly,
''but what cOnvinces you that the duke
loves our daughter deeply and devot-
edly2"
1.-THE fact" replied his wife icily,
''that be is willing to accept you as
eather-in-Iaw"-W Washington Star.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
PERSONALS

Arthur Boucher visited friends in
Lyndon over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, George II. Cross
start next week for New Orleans,
and Feb. LIST, they sail for Pan
anna on ship "Abangarez. They
will be away from home from four
to six weeks.
Mrs. Charles w. Ruiter and
daughter, Ruth go today to Washing
ton to spend two weeks with Mrs.
Ruiter's mother.
Roland b. Spencer and Miss Ethel
Douglass of Lisbon spent Sunday
with Mr. Spencer's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. M. Spencer.
A. L. Bailey is in Boston this
week on business.
Rev. and Mrs. Peter Black and
son, Drummond spent last week in
Portland. Mrs. Black and Drum
mond returned yesterday and Mr..
Black this morning.
Mrs. F. H. Taylor is very i'll with
an infection of her face. Her moth
err, Mrs. Clara Laird of Barton is
caring for her.
Raymond A. Flint is spending a
week in Danville with his uncle, w.
p. Stanton.
William Lowrey went to Boston
Saturday where he will reside in the
future.
Miss Jeanne Darling of Newbury
is visiting Mrs. Arthur G. Sprague.
Mrs. B. f. Rollins who has been
sick for several weeks as much
worse last week but is now some
better.
Andrew j. Logan who has been
confined to the house for the past
two weeks is able to be about again.
Mrs. Martha Burnham fell and
fractured her shoulder on Saturday.
She is as comfortable as could be
expected.
Charles A. Nichols and son, Rob-
ert were called to Manchester the
first of the week to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Slade Piper. Mrs. Carrie
Stone, her niece, of Hardwick at
tended the funeral also. Mrs. Piper
will be remembered as a cousin OF
Mrs. Nichols.
Miss Harriet Spaulding is In
the ST. Johnsbury hospital recover
ing from an attack Of the grip.
Mrs. Robert Lane and SON, Ken
meth spent Monday I'm Danville the
guests of Mrs. Henry Lane.
f. o. Clark is suffering from a
fractured shoulder which he received
from a fall one day last week.
The many friends of DR.. Edward
T. Fairbanks will be glad TO learn
that he has so far recovered that
he has enjoyed several rides lately.
d. c. Stiles, H. b. Daniels and
Harold Penniman are attending the
18th annual exhibition Of the Yer
mont Poultry association In st.
Adams this week.
Mrs. G. C.. Rinehart of Woodsville,
n. H., was a visitor I'm town yester-
day.
Miss Chafey Will assist in the Of
fee Of the Berry-Ball store during
the sale.
Rev ]. A. Lynch Of Pittsford, DIR.
e. r. Lynch of Brattleboro and Cap
tain J. w. Lynch OF Boston were
called here last week by the serious
illness OF their sister, Mrs. Charles
A. McGovern. r9N
Mrs. James Hunter who was oper-
ated on at Brightlook hospital three
weeks ago has 80 far recovered that
she returned to her home the first
Of the week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
spanish Women,s Iiands.

The hands of Spanish woman have
a classic beauty, and their movements
are Incompatible. Such hands cannot
be described: they can only be ad-
mired. When they manipulate fan
or roll a cigarette, when they raise a
skirt or arrange a mantilla, 1t Is al
ways done with infinite grace A
Spanish woman alone knows how to
use her hands as they truly should be
used.-New York Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
Able OmcehoIder.

II understand that you once sang In
a glee club"
YES" replied the great politician.
~And want to tell you when a man
with a voice like mine can hold a POI
sition In a glee club 1t shows that he
Is some oficeholder." - Los Angeles
Listener.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
Ratbar One sidod.

Mr.. Pife-What's your idea OF ths
initiative and referendum Mr.. Pee
wee-It's the rule of our household. |
Everything that's done must originate
with my wife, and everything that oc-
ours to me must be referred to her for
Chicago News
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
NOT TO QUIT BENCH
Justice Holmes Declares Rumors Are
Without Foundation

Washington, Jan. 1O.-Emphadc
denial that he considers retiring from
the United States supreme court was
made by Associate Justice Holmes.
There is nothing to it whatever, I"
he said. st have not considered the
question in any manner. The report
il without foundation" Justice
Holmes reached the retirement aga
last month.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
SAMUEL FISKE Disappeared
Machinist 20 Years Old Disappeared
After Finishing Days Work AT
Shop

Samuel Fiske, a machinist en-
ployed for the last Il years
at the Fairbanks scale works,
disappeared after finishing his Ia r.
WORK Monday evening and up to last
night no trace whatever had been
found of him. One man remembers
walking beside him part way out o.
the shop shortly after the gong blew
at i've MONDAY night but no trace o.
him or any one who has seen him
since that time can be found.
Search was begun for him Mon
day evening when he failed to APP
pear at his home with his son, Rob
ert Fiske on Spring street and was
kept up throughout the day yester-
day. Teams were sent along on the
different roads, the sheriff notified
and inquiries sent along the railroad
without revealing any clue.
Men have searched along the river
banks wherever there is an opening
but no tracks of any person APP
preaching it have been seen.
Mr.. Fiske is 20 years old and has
always enjoyed the best of physical
health. He has dark eyes and wears q
full beard, somewhat tinged with
gray. For two years past he has
suffered from spells of lapse of mem
DRY for periods of five minutes or sc
but never. had long spells. His son
Robert, with whom he lived, thinks
he must have wandered away while
suffering from one of these spells
He did not have any overcoat at the
time and wore cap. Clothed as ht
was he was not fitted to endure any
exposure.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
WORLDS TaIIest Woman Dead

CORN, Mo-, Jan. 12.-Ella Ewing,
"the Missouri Giantess. said to be
the tallest woman in the world, died
at her home here at the age of 40
wears. Miss Ewing was s feet 3 in
ches in height.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15

my new cook broke her word to me
to come early"
well. If her word to you Is all she
breaks in the house you are getting or
Baltimore, American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
DEFINING a canard.

Willie-Paw. what Is canardf Paw
A canard is when a newspaper prints
n statement that politician who Is
friend of the pee-pul has had his pants
pressed. -Cincinnad Enquirer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
CHANGE SATURDAY NIGHT
Telephone Company Will Begin Us
ing New Common Battery

The Passumpsic Telephone Com
pany intend to cut over to their new
common battery switchboard on next
Saturday night. Subscribers will on
Saturday receive a new directory
containing the listings of all the sub
scribers of both the Passumpsic and
former Citizens companies. The
new directory is to be used COM
mencing Sunday morning, January
18th, and all old directories should
be destroyed and card lists corrected
to agree with the new directory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15

Pop, what's the millennium
"Tfs q time coming. my son, when
there will be jobs enough in every adj
ministration to 60 around among those
who want 'em."-Baltimore American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15

Klark-So your wife read you n lee
ture when you got home last night
KIubman-Read itf No. It was quite
Boston Transcript
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15

Little Brother What's eitquettel
Bigger Brother It's saying mo; thank
YOU" when you want to boiler Gin
meE"-Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15

IL In disgraceful to stumble thrice at
the same stone--Greek Prcverb.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
LOCAL GATHERINGS


News was received here last
,,i0bt ~ the death at Grants Pass,
Oregon. Yesterday noon of H. G. Kin
new aged Is years. He was brother
of Mrs. Helen G. Thompson Oh u
place.
w. A. Taplin has moved his
family from the Ide house into the
new house recently erected Dy
George c. Cary.
Those favorites, the klark-ur-
ban Co., were at The ColonlaI Oh
Thursday, Friday and SATURDAY eve.
nings, playing to good houses Ins
frst two evenings and to a CROWDED
house on Saturday evening. The
nIavs presented were Of difereni
order than the cheap melodramas sc
frequently the offerings OF a roper
toire company, The Man OF the
Hour." ON Thursday evening, WIG
fire'' on Friday and "Raffles" on Sat.
nrdav. The company is well-balanceo
and the specialties all of high or
der making the Klark-Urban com
many in many ways far ahead OF
some higher priced productions
After the next regular meeting
Of Green Mt. Lodge, N. r. 0. F., Jan.
18Th. an entertainment will be Civ
en- to which all members and then
Immediate families are cordially IN
vited.
Invitations are out for the mar
rage Of Ray p. Bailey and Nina M,
Craigie which will take place thls
evening at the home OF MI. anu
Mrs. Gilbert z. Parks.
Although it has been the Gus
tWn wears TOT the
knights of Columbus to give a ball
AZ has been decided that none Will
be given this year.
The following officers of APOLLO
Lodge, No. 2, K. of P. were lnstatI-
ed Tuesday evening, Jan. Z, Dy " u
q William B. Atwood: Charles r
Francb. g. C.; David Harlow, Y. c.;
w. ]. Farr, prelate; Henry w. FL
lis M of w; F. c. Wright, M. OF +;
n # clark. M of E.; l.. w. star
ford. M. at A.; Vernon Ticehurst
K r. and s.; ]. e. Walker, trus-
tee for three years.
The Snowshoe Club will meet
tonight at the Athenaeum for
tramp.
The Pythian Sisters will serve
the banquet on Friday evening IOl
the Commercial Club.
Thursday and Friday mornings
were the coolest thus far this winter
fourteen below being registered OF
Friday and reports OF even lower
temperatures at different points II
the town were heard.
Skating at Bay street rink. Goo'
skating and we'll lighted accomoda
ton for ladies and gents. HOCKEY
from z to 8. Admission 10 cents.
Horace Masse and Miss Hen
riette Spaulding have been admitted
to the st. Johnsbury hospital thu
past week and Mrs. Zepherin Hen
nah of Barton who has been IL
the hospital for IL weeks, return
ed to her home last week.
Fulton Brothers and EIdr1dg'
of Boston have leased the new thea
ire A. L. Bailey is erecting on Rail
road street and probably will TAX
possession in two or three weeks
The schoolmates of Lillian Marc
WITT met at her home on Pearl stree
Tuesday evening to give her sur
prise in observance of her birthday
A present was left as rminder o
the occasion.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
FOGEL TO TESTIFY.
VIII Tell ConEressman Gala CHER
About Baseball Trust.

Representative Gallagher of Illinois. au-
thor of the resolution proposing an in
quiry into the activities of the so-called
baseball trust" received letter on the
subject from Horace S. Fogel, former
president of the Philadelphia National
League club. Mr. Fogel, who had a
stormy career in baseball, informed Mr..
Gala CHER that he was ready at any time
to come to Washington to testify rela-
tive to the present organization of the
national game Mr.. Gallagher replied
that as the House would for all prac-
teal purposes remain in recess until
early in June that he had no intention
of asking the Committee on Rules to
act on his resolution of inquiry at pres
ent The Illinois Representative has been
gathering data for several months, and
will present his case to the rules COM
mittee in June. Despite the adjustment
of Ty Cobbs trouble with the Detroit
American League club, which has To-
cussed public attention on the Gallagher
resolution, Mr.. Gallagher intends to
force an investigation of the affairs OF
the so-called trust IL possible. He Is
making an inquiry into the circumstan-
ces surrounding the recent suspension OF
George Stovall. manager of the St Louis
American League club. Gallagher does
not approve of the act that resulted in
Stoyalls suspension, but he Is or the
opinion that a discussion of the order of
Ban johnson in relieving Stovall of the
MANAGEMENT of the st. Louis team may
throw some light on the operations of
what the Illinois statesman believes to be
trust
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
JUDGE PEELLE WILL
SUCCEED MCFARLAND
Officers Are Elected by District Coun-
Gil of National Civic
Federation.

A report was made yesterday at the
meeting of the District Council. OF the
National Civic Federation, by the COM
mittee headed by William =. Emo. which
has in hand the drafting of a model set
of traffic regulations and the council
adopted the report il parts The rec
concentrations of the committee were
not made public. officers We're elected.
Judge Stanton j. Peelle taking the place
of Henry B. F. Mcfarland. the retiring
chairman, and Charles d. Westcott sue
ceedng Frederick l.. Siddons as secre-
tary.
1t is expected that Mr.. Eno's commit
tee will meet again the last of this
week or the first of next, and probably
at that time it will be in a position to
make public its findings.
The officers reelected yesterday were
Admiral c. III. Stockton, first vice chair
man; George Y. McLanahan, second
vice chairman; Arnold Hague, third vice
chairman; DIR. Charles p. Neili, fourth
vice chairman. and George w. White,
treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13

UNWRAPPED BREAD
IS DISEASE CARRIER
Washington Mothers Are Opposiss
Present Methods and Advocate
Passage of McCumber Bill.

That bread as a disease carrier must give
way to bread wrapped In sanitary paper
at the factory is decision That mas
been reached by many Washington
mothers. who are going to use all their
influence in favor of the McCumber bill,
making the sanitary wrapping OF the
loayes in the bakeries before distribution
compulsory.
The women feel that bakers of Wash.
ington have had plenty of time to make
arrangements for cooperating with them
In this matter of an additional safeguard
for the public health, and that the only
way to secure results Is through Con-
gressional legislation.
The bill now before the District Com
mittee is similar to the one introduced
last winter by Senator McCumber, who
took up the women's campaign for
wrapped bread. after having his ''atten-
ton seveSal times called to present meth
DDS -
He was told of one case. in which a
delivery man, grasping an unwrapped
loaf in his hand, rested 1t on the horse
while he sprang from the wagon. wiped
the sweat of the horse which had stuck
to the bread on his sleeve, and ended
up by delivering it,
go through such experiences as these
before being fed to their children are
what are determining the mothers to
secure the passage of the McCumber
bill by this session of Congress.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
Mclean TO COMPETE
AT LONDON HORSE SHOW
Washinstsa Man 10 Sead String Of
Seven 10 Europe n Charge IF
Charles j. Barrie.

Edward b. Mclean announced last
night that he had decided to send to Eng
land for the International Horse Show
seven of his stable of noted show horses.
These horses are the best in his string,
having captured many blue ribbons in
America, and it is expected that they will
make splendid showing at Olympia.
They are Nala, the undefeated champion
of America for heavy harness horses;
Lady Dilham. Elegant Dilham, Tissing-
ton Belief, Indian Flower, Pride o. Prides.
and lakewood.
The horses are under the supervision
Of Charles ]. Barrie, stable manager for
Mr. Mclean, who Is one of the best
horsemen in this country. Owing to pres
sure OF business Mr.. Mclean will not be
present during the exhibition of his
horses, but his interests will be looked
after by william o. Duckstien, his pri-
vate secretary.
Mr.. Duckstien will have charge of the
party and will see that every care Is ex-
erdsed in the handling of the horses. He
will register them Immediately upon their
arrival in England, and each night will
communicate with Mr.. Mclean by cable
advising the owner of the showing made
by the horses during the progress of the
show.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
MEDALS ARE OFFERED
TO ARMY AVIATORS
Certificates Also will Be Given Those
Who Qualify for Pilots
License.

Army aviators who have passed the
military aeroplane pilots test as pre-
scribed by the Signal corps soon will be
given handsome certificates and silver
badges by the War Department as a
recognition of their services. Each GER
tifcate will bear the signatures of Sec
rotary of War Garrison. Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood. Chief of Staff; Brig. Gen.
George Srciven. chief signal officer. and
will be of the finest parchment, beauti-
fully colored ard embossed. The silver
medal will be in the shape Of a soaring
eagle.
To obtain these certificates and medals
the army aviators must fulfill the follow
ing requirements:
Attain an altitude of at least $500
feet make a cross-country flight Of at
least twenty miles at a minimum height
of 900 feet make flight of five min
utes' duration in a wind blowing at least
fifteen miles an hour, carry passenger
to a height OF 80 feet. execute a volplane
from an altitude Of 500 feet with the en-
CINE cut Off"
Before passing the military pilots test
the army aviators first are forced to
pass the test required of them by the
Aero Club of America.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
REFORM IN HANDLING
INDIAN AFFAIRS NEEDED
Mrs. Laura c. Kellogg, 4 Member Of
Oneida Tribe, Lectures
Here.

Need of reform in the handling of the
affairs of the American Indian was
shown in a private lecture given last
night at the home Of Mrs. Josiah Quincy
Kern, a member of the District school
board Several well-known educators
. were present.
The lecturer was Mrs. Laura c. Kel-
logg a member of the Oneida Indians, of
Wisconsin. She is in Washington with
her husband, o. ]. Kellogg, Princeton
graduate, in the interest of Indian af-
fairs and to attend the present Indian
investigation.
Mrs kellogg spoke in a forcefu way
of the deplorable condition of Indian af-
fairs, and showed striking familiarity
with conditions. She is a graduate of a
seminary of Fon du Lac, Wis; of Leland
University, of Barnard, and of Column
bia. and of the University of Wisconsin.
She finished her education abroad.
Mrs Kellogg, who WAS one of the or
ganizers of the recently formed Indian
Congress-, will address the Congressional
Club on May %.
Mrs Ilsen, of Orange, N. j., enter
tanned the guests with a musical pro-
gramme, introducing new Edison de-
vice, not yet on the market, which was
accompanied by an orchestra. Dinner
was given in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
kellogg. Among those present were
Miss Agnes Wilson. daughter of the Sec
rotary of Labor. and Mrs. William 3.
Wilson; Mr.. Thomas l.. Sloan, OF Ne
braska, candidate for Indian Commits
sioner, and Mrs. Sloan; Mr.. and Mrs.
o. j. kellogg, of Wisconsin; Mrs. lisa
Maud Hsen, of Orange, N. J.; Mr.. Lewis
c. Lay!n, formerly Attorney General of
Ohio and now of the Interior Depart
ment and Mrs. Laylin; DIR. L. i. Clax-
ton, United States Commissioner OF Edu-
cation, and Mrs. Claxton; Mrs III. n.
Rowell, of Los Angeles. president or the
State Mothers Congress; Prof. Robert
Kern, OF the chair OF sociology, George
Washington University, and Mrs. Kern;
Prof Blaine F. Moore, chair of political
economy. George Washington Univer-
sity; Miss Mary Airline Zurhorst. princi-
pal of the National School of Domestic
Arts: Mrs. Paul Beck, wife of Capt.
Beck. L. s. A: Mrs. Jeremiah Curtin.
Of California, widow OF the famous
translator and author: Mr.. Albert NJ.
Walker. of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey. and Mrs. Walker; Mr.. Allan
Davis, principal of the Business High
School, and Mrs. Davis: DIR. and Mrs.
Lyman r. Swormstedt. the latter presi-
dent of the College Womans Club Mrs.
Joseph F. James, Miss Bertha Frances
Wolfe, Mr.. Edward Ray Sterling, and
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Malcolm MacLen-
nan.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
DIPLOMATS TO AID
IN WARRENTON BENEFIT
Miss Miriam Crosby to Present Play
and Foreign ENJOYS to Take
Part in Cabaret.
rial to The Washington Herald

Special to The Washington Herald.
Warrenton, Va, May 12.-The District
Nurse Association, of Warrenton, will b.
addressed on Thursday by Miss Mabel T
Boardman, president of the Red Cross OF
America. While in Warrenton she will
be the guest of the leading citizens Of
the town. On May "a Miss Miriam Cros-
by, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Cros-
by, Of Washington and Warrenton. will
present for the same benefit Bernard
Shaw's play. How He Lied to Her Hus-
band This play was given in Wash
ington several seasons ago by Miss Cros-
by with great success. She will be as
sisted by three members of the Diplo-
matte Corps of Washington. The enter
tainment will be in the nature of a cab
aret and will have as its patronesses the
leading society women of Warrenton.
Miss Crosby is in the professional class
in role of this kind.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-13
MISSION HOLDS CELEBRATION.
seventh Anniversary Gathering
Hears Reports on Progress.

Exercises concentrating the seventh
anniversary of the founding of the Cos
pei Mission were held at the mission
houses, 214-2l6 John Marshall Place. last
night The celebration will continue
throughout the week
The growth of the mission was de-
scribed by the speakers. 1t was founded
at 1890 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest,
May IL, 1906. Five years afterward il
was moved 10 its present site on John
Marshall Place.
The reports of the officers, to be re-
ceived this week. will show that last
year 1910 men were sheltered in the
dormitories. Of which $500 were either
kept free or kept for the labor they per-
formed. During the year. 1880 men and
boys were fed in the bread line.
Exercises will be held at the Ingram
Memorial Church next Sunday morning
at which George w. Wheeler will pre-
side. The music will be in charge of
w. II. Evans. These services will COM
mence at II O'Clock. In the afternoon
at 3 o'clock a platform meeting will be
conducted at the Mission House, and $50
o'clock Sunday night services will be
held at st. Paul's Lutheran Church.