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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03
Gale


John Newton Gale, one of the towns
oldest residents, died Thursday morn
ing at his home on School street after
being confined to his bed for four
months with painful illness. He be-
longed to generation most of whom
are gone, the men who in the COS did
so much for the development of the
town. Mr.. Gale came here to live in
1859 or 1860 and was particularly inter
ested in Summerville where he resided
until short time ago. He was instru-
mental in opening Caledonia street
and was one of the men who felt that
section would grow more rapidly under
a new name and the old "Elyville" be-
came Summerville. He held various
offices connected with the schools and
when the village water system was
started was superintendent for a num-
Der of years. Mr.. Gale was born in
Barre, July Is, 1888, the son of John
and Catherine (Shedd) Gale. When he
was three years old his father died and
the family moved to Hardwick. He re-
ceived his education at Hardwick and
Barton academies and taught before
coming to St. bloomsbury His first
position here was as clerk at the old
Passumpsic house, later he was in the
meat business and at one time was in
the tailoring business. Mr.. Gale was
one Of the organizers of Green Noun
tain lodge, N. E. o. P. On October 81,
1861, he married Miss Anna Palmer
Johnson, the ceremony being performed
by the North church minister in the
red brick house on Western avenue
which was used for the first Brightlook
hospital. Mrs. Gale died September 4,
1888, leaving two children, Jennie. now
Mrs. w. R. Irwin of Battle Creek, Mich,
and Albert j., also of Battle Greek. On
November Is, 1889, he married Mrs.
Bessie Farrow Higgins who survives
him with one son, Lyman Henry of
Ohio. Mrs. Irwin and daugh-
ter, Albert Gale, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ly-
man Gale were all at home before their
fathers death. The funeral was at 100
Saturday afternoon, Rev. Paul Dwight
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03
HEAR WITHOUT EARS
Police and Detectives Are Using Lip
Reading In Place of the
DicfaQraph

Thousands of deaf people are today
throwing away all hearing devices and
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gained. You can understand what the
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You can understand what people are say
ing just as far away as you can see them.
The eye understands beyond the range
of hearing. Send no money, bat men
ton this paper and state whether or not
you are deaf. All particulars will be
sent you absolutely free and with no ex-
pense to you. Address, School of Lip
Language, Kansas City, Missouri.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03
GARD OF THANKS.
CARD OF THANKS.
BIRTHS

At Peacham, May I, a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs Walter Brock
At st. Johnsbury. May ] daughter, Bar
bara Eunice, to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Z. Carr.
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CCTT PRACTICAL HOUSEHOLD
DILL NECESSARY NOVELTIES

Big manufacturers want
ambitious men and women
everywhere to show fine line
of easy sellers. Live work.
ers make big money.
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Prices, Csc to $l.OO
BARNET
Death of Gilmour Morrison Who Had
Celebrated Goth Wedding Ami
VerSaFy.
BARNET

Versary.
ON. E. Campbell, Correspondent
The funeral of Gilmour Morrison
one of our oldest residents was held
at his late residence in the west part
of the town last Wednesday. The
history of this family is somewhat
remarkable. Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison
celebrated their 6Oth wedding ami
versary about a year ago. Their fam
lily consisted of six sons and six
daughters, all splendid men and
women, raised on a Vermont farm,
and this is the first death in the fam
lily. All were present at the funeral
but one daughter, and his six sons
acted as bearers.
Mrs. James Morgan spent Saturday
with her daughter, Mrs Phinney
Douse. at Passumpsic.
c. d. Harris and daughter, Bertha,
were called to st. Johnsbury Satur-
day to attend the funeral of Mr.. ,Har-
ris' brother-in-law, John Gale.
/. ]. Albee and wife and their
daughter, Marjory, who have been
spending the winter in California, re-
turned to their home last Tuesday
Their return was fastened by a few
days because of the illness of Mrs.
<AIDSS 1A1OlASI, 04OOIG.
George H. Drew of Monroe, N. H,
has rented the Elviab Smith place of
Mrs. Nettie Kendall and taken pos
session.
James Walter Brock of Montpelier,
who presented the town with a fine
soldiers monument a year ago, has
erected strong iron fence around it
to protect it from injury. The fence
was mt in D1ace SATURDAY.
Harmon Kenney left Saturday for
Silver Lake, n. Y, where he has en-
ployment for the summer.
Monroe Grange played 1.-The Old
Oaken Bucket" to a packed house last
Friday evening and took over $50 at
the door.
Stock at M. E. Turner's auction on
Thursday sold unusually well.
Miss Mildred Hall returned to
Walden last Friday to reopen her
school Monday morning.
Mrs. F. H. Goodale spent Friday of
last week with her daughter, Mrs
Fife Munson. at st. Johnsbury
Mrs. Abbie Hall Field of Lyndon
spent several days of last week at
the home of her mother, Mrs.
Johanna Hall.
The funeral of Francis Hasty of
West Barnet was held at the church
last Thursday. It was very large
funeral, as Mr.. Hasty was known and
loved by a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances. being an old resident
and for many years the genial pro-
prietor at Lake Side.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Somers spent
last Wednesday in Ryegate, the guests
of their daughter. Mrs. Henry Wal
lace.
Connecticut River Lodge, T. o. o. F.
No. Z, observed the 9th anniversary
of Odd Fellowship last Wednesday
evening, and they with their invited
guests had the pleasure of listening
to an excellent address by Rev. Mr..
Frazer, pastor of tho Congregational
church at Wells River. Rev. D. E.
Burns of Monroe. N. H., and Rev, w
c. Clark of this place also made some
very interesting remarks, after which
refreshments were served and a socia
hour enjoyed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03

JOnnSDuTy House.
Mrs. John Underwood is the
guest of relatives in Lowell, Mass.
Oranzo Wakefield of New York
who formerly made his home with
DIR. Alice Wakefield here has accept
sive company Of New York City.
Charles Gale of Montpelier was
with relatives here over Sunday.
Miss Bernice Roundy and Miss
Glen Roundy passed Sunday in their
ONE at West Burke.
Miss Clara Drew of WoodsviIle is
i'll in the Cottage hospital of that
place suffering from nervous break
down. Her condition is at present
much improved and it is expected
that upon her discharge from the
hospital she will come here on a visit
to her home.
E. w. Lyford of South Peacham
was a business visitor in town Mon
day.
Mrs. c. H. Goss and son. Henry,
went Saturday to Jefferson, N. H., to
visit DIR. and Mrs. L. c. Aldrich.
Mrs. John Darling of Oak Bluffs.
Mass, visited Mrs. J. M. Allen last
week.
Miss Shirley Moulton Of Woodsville
spent Friday in town.
John Peck, who has been i'll, is bet
ter and his sister. Miss Josephine Peck
who came home because of his ILL
ness will go Sunday to Boston to visit
Mrs. Abbie VanDyke Johnson at Mat
Japan. Mass. on her way to her home
in New York.
Mrs. Fred N. Elliott has been very
Ill at her home on PleasaRA street.
Miss Clara Daniels has resigned her
position at the Woolworth store and
is succeeded by Miss Estelle Juneau.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Emmons have
been spending a week in Danville.
Adolphe Dumas has a position in
Manchester, N. H., and expects to
move his family there soon.
Mrs. Mary Frazier Grady is ill with
shingles at the home of her son,
James A. Grady. on Pleasant street
Mrs. Grady will be 90 years old in
June and her friends all hope that
her illness will be brief.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Dudley of
Lowell. Mass. spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. D. w. Fales.
Mr.. and Mrs. John harrington of
Greensboro spent Saturday and Sum
day in town.
Miss Daisey Kenyon spent Sunday
with Mrs. E. HI. Strobridge at West
Barnet.
Mrs. H. G. Douglass Of Waterbury
visited friends here last week. and
while in town sold her house on
Pleasant street to her son, Clarence
Bailey.
Mrs. B. S. Hooker of Bradford was
a guest of st. Johnsbury friends yes
terday.
Raymond Morrison formerly of this
place. and son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Morrison, has concluded his services
with the New Jersey Zinc company
and has accepted a responsible posi-
ton with the American Lead Pencil
company of Hoboken, N. J., as chem
list. He will establish an Industrial
chemica' laboratory in the Hoboken
plant and have charge of that end of
the work.
Ernest Morency was given a sur
street last Friday night in honor of
his 23rd birthday. A large number
of friends attended and the evening
was pleasantly spent socially. Ice
cream and cake were served. Mr..
Morency was given a sum of money
by his friends as a reminder of the
pleasant event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Benson were
at Center Harbor, N. H., over Sunday
The list of guests at the St. Johns
bury House yesterday included George
H. Chedel Of Randolph. A. K. Nor
gan, F. 9. Austin and J. A Rogen of
Burlington.
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Excellent Opportunity

Statesmen earn SIS $50 weekly SELL
ing from factory to wearer direct
our strictly All Wool Worsted and
Cashmere Suits for men and young
men, Guaranteed Made to Meas
ure. Price only SIP. These suits
retail $18 $50 ready made. Hust-
lers wanted; references required.
FIT U WELL TAILORING co.
Sl7-Sl9 Broadway New York
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MARRIAGES

At Miles Pond, April 20. ]. b. Wallace,
Mvron Parks Of East Concord and Miss
Bertha Bishop of Miles Pond.
At East Concord, April 90, by Judge ]. b.
w aIlace, Hiram Pearl Whipple Of East Com
cord and Miss Hilma Rovene CT Berlin, N ii.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03
NOTICE

This is good time to purchase
a house in St. Johnsbury as the
price of real estate is going up on
account of the increasing demand
for good tenements.
On my list are 20 houses consist :
ing of bungalows, cottages, two
and three tenement houses and one
four tenement block, modern in
every way. These properties are
all modern and we'll located.
In addition to these I have
farms, hotels, barber shops, grist
mill and feed store, and many
other good business propositions.
Call in and see me.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03
Wanted, For Sale, Etc.

(small Advertisements viii be i'm
serted In this column at the rate of
two cents a word for the nrst insertion
insertionB). aA
A NcoNA EGGs Tor Matching for sale. TeIe-
4 phone w. A. LYarRR, st. Johnsburv.
REANS. Every garden. large or small.
should have the Wonderful Bush Gran
shell and dry Limited supply choice seed.
E. H. HzLLErT, ST. Johnsbury Centre.
DanviIle.
FOE sALE. A new piano box buggy at
the ST. JoHNsBURY HOUSE,.
TOR SALR. top buggy and driving har-
ness. Inquire at Spring Street.
FLOWER SEEDS. 6 packets for 10 cents.
MRS L. ii. JONES, 10 Oak st.
FOR SALE. Single Comb Brown Leghorn
for 10. o. l. c. registered pigs $500 each.
Sired by Vermont Eclipse, bred By S. b. Sill
STEVENS. st. Johnsbury, r. r.. ID. 8. Phone
1921.
TOR SALE. We are agents for the genuine
Rclipae Corn Planters made at Chicopee
Falls, Mass. not made at Utica. NJ ". both
one and two row. Also Racine-Sattley one
row: Get our price before yoI buy We
st. JOhnsbury. VT.
FURNISHED ROOM TO rent. rs Summer
street.
I osT. Large black oval button with
~ white line around the edge. Return to
CALRDoNIAN OFFICE.
NICE SEED BARLEY for sale by ]. A.
BACON N. f. Phone 1922, Danville, VT.
pASTURINC tor village cows. B. g. T.
FAIRBANKS g. Co. Inquire L. w. HAST
PANsIEs. Why. waste money buying
Southern Pansies when better ones are
grown near home. Now In blossom ready
ior delivery, Every plant warranted. Il. III.
HALLErT, 81. Johnsbury Centre.
and Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for
Matching from my prize great laying strain,
N 90 for Is. HARRY ID. DANIELS. st. Johns
GENERAL FARMS, large and small, with
~ or without stock and tools that are bar
gains. Also several houses for sale In this
village Inquire H. A. BRYANT, 1914 Sum
mer st.
CrENoGRAPHY and TypewritinR. Public
work. FLORENCE cHRsLEY, Elisha
THRRE BUILDING LOIS for sale. In
quire 10 Rlm st.
TRANSFERS and choppers wanted.
GOOD pay to competent help. ]. III.
TENEMENTs TO RENT. Telephone 1876
II.
ITO. RENT. Furnished rooms. 81 CLARK
TENEMRNrs TO RENT. Prices reason
able. CALEDONIA REAL RsrATE CO.
THREE REGISTERED HoIstein bulls, one,
two and three months old. and Ave
North DanviIle-
TWELVE SHARES of Fairbanks-Morse
preferred stock for sale. B., CALIFORNIAN
WANTED Caledonian of Al ril 8, 1915
WANTED AT ONCE. A single man to
w work on farm. Good mixer aud teams
ter. H. w. GLEASON, MeIndoe Fails, VT.
WANTED. Competent cook and waitress.
w Apply to MRS. FRANK III. BRooKa.
WANTED at once Woman to do Rlaaa
w and silverware. ST. JoHEsBURY HOUSE.
WANTED. Smart bell boy, LIS to 1 years
w old. ST. JoHNsBURY HOUSE.
YOUNG LADIES WANTED to take a 2Ih
yearS' course of training for nurses at
the New Britain General Hospital, New
Britain, CT. For information apply to SUP
ERINTENDENT.
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Real Estate For Sale

124 Railroad Street, known as the
late M. Hynes property. One of the
most desirable locations consisting of a
two story House, Shed, Large Barn,
Corner Lot, in good repair.
North Railroad Street, Tenement
House rents for $35 per month.
Other Village Properties and Farms
for Sale.
Rickaby & Co.
95 Eastern Avenue
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03

Wednesday. fair and colder; Thurs
day, unsettled. probably occasional
showers in afternoon and at night;
moderate northeast wind.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03

Moody, pastor of the church of which
Mr.. Gale was a member, officiating, and
interment was at Mount Pleasant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03

The rs cent piece was made famous
by the American Liver Tablets, the
perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03
Notice Change Of Hours

Beginning the first week in May
the Office of The Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. will close Saturday
at / P M. during May, June, July
and August. During that time the
Office will be open Friday evenings
from 7 to 8 O'Clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
MULFORD
SMASHES RECORD

New York May Ralph milford in
a Hudson SuperSiX stock chassis,
smashed all long distance automobll
records from one to twenty-four hours
at the Sheepshead Bay motordrome to-
day by covering 1919 miles in TWEEN
tv-four hours The chief object Of
the test Was to beat the twenty four
hour record of 1851 miles made by
S. F. Edge nearly nine years ago on
the Brooklands track in England in
an English six cylinder Napier car.
MuIford not only beat Edges record
by 23s miles but drove the whole dis
lance himself without any relief driver,
and aversg ed rs 1924 miles per hour.
The car was the same one that Null
ford covered a mile in s5:11 seconds.
or at the rate of 1922 miles per hour
al Ormond Beach a few weeks ago.
The trtaI was OFFICIAL as II was sane
toned by the American Automobile
Association and their representatives
acted as timers and judges so that
there can be little question but that the
record viii be formerly approved hy
the contest board.
incidentally Mulfords WAS the fast
est sustained long distance flight made
by man on air. land or water.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
PROPERTY LOSS IN
IRELAND IN MILLIONS
BY SIDNEY b. CAVE.

Dublin, May 2.-Hon. Augustine
Birre1I. Secretary OF State for Ire
land. left today for London. Inter
viewed he said there was nothing
much left of the Irish uprising, al
though military preparations are still
proceeding.
The destruction OF property has not
yet teen estimated 1t will be in the
millions Some fine pictures in the
Royal Hibernian Academy. it is
learned have bean destroyed
1t is stated that many of the rebel
prisoners are willing to turn King s
evidence. and startling information is
expected from this source the prison
eTs including many intellectuals OF
the Irish literary movement and others
w hose identity Will come as q shock to
their friends.
Irish opinion demands that the au-
thors aud agents of the uprising be
punished with relentless severely The
Irish Times today made it's first APP
pearance In a week. Dublin today
WAS crowded with hundreds of sight
seers. hunting souvenirs
Among the prisoners were several
in mems attire, ] understand that
the Countess Mariewicz wore male at
tire when she surrendered
News has reached Dublin from Coun-
ty Faith of desperate conflict between
fifty policemen and Ice insurgents In
which the 'constabulary lost ten killed
and eighteen wounded.
The situation in Cork Is more en-
coura ging. although the struggle is by
no means over.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
Immediate and General Com
pulsion to Be Enforced to
Increase Army
PREMIER PLEADS FOR
NATIONAL UNITY
Naval and Military Force En-
ployed Since Outbreak Of
War By Great Britain Elk
ceeds 100000

London. May 3.--Immediate and
general compulsion TO swell the ranks
of Britain's armies Is provided in a
bill to be introduced tomorrow in
Parliament Premier Asquith an
nounced the forthcoming presentation
of the measure in the House of Com
mons this afternoon.
The whole recruiting question is to
be dealt with in this single bill
We intend to settle this question
at once and for ALL" declared the
Premier
Asquith pleaded for national unity
inviting the House to say so if the
government had lost the confidence
of the country and Parliament.
The bill promises to be well re-
cetved and probably Will soon pass
the Commons.
The announcement came directly
upon the heels of the premier's state
ment that Great Britain's total naval
and military forces employed since
the beginning of the war exceeded
100000 men.
Whereas in August of 1918. the
British army consisted OF twenty four
divisions, IT now numbers seventy
one divisions. exclusive of the force in
India.
Great Britain's contribution 10 the
common cause of the allie never has
been greater or better directed. or
the military situation ever so good
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
CASE Of SMALL P0X
FOUND IN RICHMOND
Thomas Clarke. Coiored Fireman In the
Employ of the Southern Rail-
way Company, seized n,
Disease.

DR.. Ernest g. Levy. If the city
Health Department last night stated
that serious case Of smallpox had
been discovered by the department
He asked that all unvaccinated per-
sons be reminded that free vaccine
treatment can be secured by calling
at the Health Department in the CITY
Hall between the hours OF 9 and (
O'Clock, DR.. Levy urges all factories
and stores TO have their employees vac
efnated, saying that vaccination is a
certain preventive against smallpox.
The case reported to the department
is that of Thomas Clarke, a colored
fireman. employed by the Southern
Railroad. He lives at 702 North Fifth
street. His route was between here
and Danville He came home Saturday
feeling sick and went to bed He did
not go on his route Sunday. A phvsi-
clan was called and he Informed the
Health Department of the case Or
Levy went to the house. found that
the ease was we'll developed, sent the
two occupants 10 the smallpox hospi-
tai and also is having the man attend
ed Clarke had never been vaccin-
attd.
Or. Levy said that the last recorded
case of smallpox with which the de-
partment had TO deal WIS that of An
geio Brown. a coiored fireman the
Southern Railway, who had the same
route as Clarke. The man lives on
Fourth Street. hut two blocks 4fTes
where Clarke lived. The case was re-
ported October rs. 1918, Brown had
never been vaccinated
Another case was reported In March,
1914. Two Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way fremen were the patients. They
had not. been 3Xsccinated, In Fehru-
AIRY IL, 1914 a fireman OF the 8. A. L.
Railway was stricken with the disease.
He had not been vaccinated.
DIR. Levy urged that all persons and
especially railroad men be vacctnstsd. :.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
DUBLIN GRADUALLY
BECOMING NORMAL
Some Work Yet In Clearing Out
Snipers-Cork Sim Fetncrs Hand
Arms Over to Authorities.

London. May Sir John French's
report on conditions in ireland fol-
lows:
Dublin is gradually reverting to
It's normal condition. The work of
clearing some of the small districts
around the Irish town Is being car
ried out by contracting Gordon.
"Cork-All is quiet throughout the
county, with the exception of an af-
fray IN the Fermoy district where the
police. In attempting to arrest two
men in their houses, met with armed
resistance The head constable was
shot dead, On the arrival of military
achievements the occupants OF the
house, two of whom were wound I'd.
surrendered. The Sim Feiners IN the
city of Cork, where there was no
rising. have handed In British arms
~ t+Wsxford--.~the column which vert
to Enaiscorthy- Is carrying oat the
arrest Of rebels throughout the county
of Wexford.
The rest of South ireland IL re-
ported quiet"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
RABBI COFFEE SAYS
POVERTY NATIONS PERIL.

Little Rock. Ark. May 2.-Poverty
is the greatest peril of modern times
Rabbi Rudolph Coffee. of Chicago,
head Of the social service department
Of r Nal with told $50 delegates and
visitors at the opening of the annual
convention of the Seventh District here
yesterday,
The present war in Europe is not
The greatest war in history, but the
abolition OF poverty will be he said
Rabbi Coffee predicted that SO soon
as the European war over America
would be flooded with immigrants who
would have 70 be cared for. He urged
that the people OF the South sake
place for them to prevent congestion
and poeAvts insihe large cities
HOUSTON and Chattanooga are bid
ding for the 1917 meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
IT'S UP TO COURT.
Must Decide If Resort Shall Have
More Than Ono Saloon.

Toledo, ONO, Nay 2.-The three
Judges of the Court of Appeals in SEES
sion here this week will determine the
number of summer saloons to which
Putin Bay Island is entitled. In OF
tawa County Common Pleas Court re-
Gently Judge william Wicrman re-
fused to grant an injunction in the
case Of Louis Deisler. against the OF
tawa County liquor licensing board to
restrain il from issuing more than
one license. Deisler Cortended that
the island. having a permanent popu-
lation of less than SOC. is entitled 10
only one saloon. Common Pleas
Court held that there can be six dur
ing the summer, based upon the av-
erage daily attendance at the resort
during the season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
WOLF OF MALL STREET
MI ST SERVE TERN

Washington May 2.~-The Supreme
court yesterday affirmed conviction Of
David Lamar. referred 10 as the wolf
OF Wall street in the New York Fed
eral Courts on charges OF impersonat-
ing Representative A. Mitchell Palmer
to J. T. Morgan and others with intent
TO defraUd. Lamar is under sentence
to serve two years in the penitentiary
and today's action is the fnal word in
the courts. %
The court decided that a Congress
man is an officer of the United States
within the meaning Of the statute
against the impersouation of an
officer OF the United States" That
was the main point on which Lamar
rested his case