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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
AFFILIATTON PROBABLE
A. f. of L. Officials and brotherhood
Heads Believed to be Talking
AniIiation.

Baltimore, Nov. 21-Afiliation of
the four railroad brotherhoods hav-
ing a membership of 100000, with the
American Federation of Labor and
its 100000 members as a separate
body is regarded as more than pos
sibility by influential Federation lead
ers.
1t was reported on reliable authorI-
ty that representatives of the railway
department of the Federation had
been in conference with officials of
the brotherhoods looking to an afi-
liation of all railway men with the
Federation.
Two separate organizations of rail
way employees, with membership in
tion that would give thera
the support of the organized labor
forces of the country in any effort to
advance the interests OF all organized
railway workers, was the plan.
1t has been arranged that the pres
idents of the four brotherhoods shall
place their case before the Federation
convention at tomorrow morning S
session. The Federation Executive
Council already has reported that the
brotherhoods were assured Of the sup
port and cooperation of the Fedora
ton in their struggle for the eight
hour day. There can be no temper
airy amalgamation of organizations af-
fliated bodies. However, a Federation
official pointed out that the consti-
tuition of the American Federation of
labor did not permit such amalgama-
ton.
The only reference to the possibili-
ty of affiliation of the brotherhoods
with the federation came from Presi-
dent Gompers late today. At the close
of a three hour debate, over what
seemed to be an unimportant matter,
he said there was involved the prin-
ciple of compulsory association as
against voluntary asso citation in the
fec. alton. He added
do you think that, if we go back
to compulsion, it will induce the rail-
road brotherhoods to become affili-
ated? Is it not more likely to drive
than away from us?"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
INVESTIGATION OF HIGH
FOOD PRICES Is PLANNED

Boston, Nov. 21-FoIlowing close on
the investigation of the excessive coal
prices, United States District Attorney
George w. Anderson announced yes
terday an immediate investigation IN
to the high prices for meats. fish, po-
tatoes and other commod ities and nee
ssities of life.
District Attorney Anderson's state
ment follows:
This office and the Department of
Justice generally is proceeding with
all the force at it's command to in
vestigate the unusual and noticeable
increases in the prices of the various
necessaries of life. We have already
made considerable investigation Of til e
coal situation, and there is apparent
ly some betterment in the condition
of the coal trade already noticeable.
We propose to proceed in like man
ner as to meats, potatoes, fish and
other necessaries.
1T is well that the public shou;d
understand that in matters of this
kind it is not essential that actual evil
dence should be obtained before di-
recting the attention of this office to
the desirability of investigating any
matter Reasonable suspicion enter
tanned in good faith by intelligent peo-
pie is enough to warrant their direct
ing the attention of the Office 20 any
matters which they think should he
Investigated. We shall welcome rot
merely evidence, but suggestions Is to
any prices or trade conditions fairly
calling for investigation"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
ORLEANS
Orleans High School Loses to STAN
stead College by a Score of 500.

Orleans High School Loses to STAN
stead College by a Score of 500.
doris A. Spafford, Correspondent
The basket ball game played at
Stanstead between Stanstead college
and Orleans High school, Friday eve
ming, resulted in a score of $40 I
favor of the Stanstead team. Two of
Orleans best players. Mann and la
Course, were unable to play.
The Village improvement society
held a special meeting Saturday night
at the home of Mrs. H. M. Whipple.
Gordon Joslyn has accepted a po-
sition at Greenfield. Mass, with the
Buick Automobile company.
Miss Grace A. Heath is home from
her work at Newport on account OF
i'll health.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Donaldson are
visiting relatives in West Burke.
A dancing class has been organized
70" the young people fthe town by
Mrs. Don Puffer of West Derby. rhe
class will be held every other We'd
nesday evening, beginning this week
Mrs. S. P. Newton of Montreal, VINO
has been spending the past week With
to her home today.
MIS- NJ M 4dPllH was d ~ JOhHS-
bury visitor, Tuesday.
Mrs. Nora Brown has completed her
services for Mrs. ]. j. Gross and is
spending the week in Claremont, NH.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Drake Of Clio
yer were guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Scott, on Sunday.
Mrs. Wallace Shipper of Coventry
is visiting friends in town.
Extensive repairs are being made
on the Webster block.
DR.. F. L. Lanphear was a business
visitor in st. Johnsbury, Tuesday.
Miss Gertrude Darling of Newport
is dressmaking at the Valley House.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
FIRST AERO MAIL LINK
Is Projected-Service Between Chica-
go and New York Planned.

Chicago, Nov. 21-The prosposal Of
aeroplane mail service from Chicago
to New York on 14-hour schedule is
still some distance from accomplish
ment, but is receiving consideration.
Glenn Muffiy a well-known Aero Club
man who is organizing a company to
esta blish the aerial mail to New York,
informs this bureau that the plans
have not gotten far in an active way
but that he has some big people inter
ested and if all goes well he hopes to
see the service in operation within 18
months. At least that is minimum
of the time required; says Mr.. Mufffy,
as there will be some delay in begin
ming operations.
The details of the flight to New
York, as Mr.. Muff1y is working them
out, include three stops en- route, the
first to pick up Toledo mail, the sec
ond Cleveland mail, and the third a
NOMINAL stop near Williamspost, Pa.
Neither of the large cities would be
visited, but connections made with
mail trains dropping off Toledo mail
near Napoleon, o., and Cleveland mail
somewhere near Youngstown, Ohio.
Pittsburg or Pennsylvania mail would
be carried, as the trains do well
enough for these Pennsylvania cities
The project is primarily a Chicago and
New York line. If it works to advan-
tage, other routes may be established.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
MANY WAGE INCREASES
Which May Mean Increase of SIC, OOO,-
900 in Wage Envelopes OF Tex
tile Workers.

Boston, Nov. 21-A ten percent in
crease in all the mills of the Ameri-
can Wooden company which employs
IS, 900 hands in New England and New
York state was announced at the
headquarters Of the company tonight
At the same time the Arlington cotton
mills which employ 5000 men in q
mill in Lawrence also made a wage
increase the amount of which was not
made known.
1t was believed that the percent
would be the same as that made in the
textile mills Of New Bedford. all OF
which are to be effective Dec. 4. In
most cases it marked the third ad-
vance to be made in the calendar year,
bringing the total to the highest point
in the history Of the industry.
Representative of other mills had
no statement to make in regard to the
possibility of their mills making a like
advance, but in the past such ad-
vances have usually been uniform in
Northern New England mills. In tex
tile circles it was thought that the
ten percent advance would mean an
increase of 100000 900 per year in the
wage envelopes.
North Adams, Mass, Nov. 21-
Wage increases of ten percent effec-
tive Dec. A, we're announced tonight by
several cotton mills in this vicinity
Notices posted at the mills by William
Plunkett who controls four mills here
including the Greylock mills and a
cotton mill at North Pownal, Vermont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
INJURED STEAMERS LIE
TO BECOME ICE BOUND

Berlin, Nov. 21-Reports received
from British sources say that at least
20 steamers were injured in the re-
cent series of explosions near archan-
gel and were forced to remain in the
harbor until it became ice-bound &C
cording to an over seas agency dis
patch.
Damages to shipping amounted to
over 100000 rubles and 5000 bales
Of cotton belonging to the Moscow as
ISOLATION of cotton manufacturers
were destroyed and 100000 rubles
worth of rubber were burned. A new
automobile supply train for Moscow
and Petrograd was also reported de-
stroyed. Reports from the same
sources say Girgorovitch the Russian
minister of Marine was summoned to
headquarters by the Emperor after
wards.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
NO ACTION BY AM. RY. ASSN
Committee says Association should
Wait for Business Centers.

The American Railway association
will at its semi-annual meeting in
New York consider a report by it's
committee on standard time in ref
erence to the daylight saving" move
ment.
The report, which is signed by the
committee, headed by E. B. Thomas,
president of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road, will say in part:
Last May several of the countries
involved in the European conflict ad-
vanced the hands of the clock an
hour during the summer months. Fol-
lowing this emergency action, more
or less agitation developed in various
sections, to make similar change in
this country.
THE committee feels that the rail-
roads should not agree to the "day-
light saving" project until it has been
previously adopted by the principal
business and municipal centers, to-
gether with the state and local au-
thorities. Unless a change of the char
acter proposed can be made on the
same date throughout the country it
will lead to great confusion and diff
Guilty.
The American Railroad association
was largely responsible for the adop-
ton and initiation in 1888 of stand
ard time in this country
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
DEUTSCHLAND SAILS
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
CRAIOVA IN DANGER
Two ROumanian Armies and City OF
Craioria Threatened by Teutons

London. Nov. 2O-A severe Ruma-
MAN defeat, which may be a disaster
is indicated by today's German Off
cial report. German and Austrian
troops are approaching Craiova, the
capital of western Wallachia and one
of Rumania's largest cities.
Two Rumanian armies of com bined
strength estimated at more than 1O0,-
600 men are imperined by this situa-
ton. The army at Orsova appears to
be cut off, while the arm in the Jiu
Valley is in danger of a thanking at
tack.
Graiova's fall would mean that the
Teutons had practically conquered
one-third of Wallachia, or some 5000
square miles of Rumanian soil. The
city, with a population of $4,000 is on
the eastern bank of the lower Jiu
River, sixty miles south of Rumania's
northern boundary and forty miles
north of the Danube, the southern
boundary. 1t is sixty miles east of
Ru mania's western boundary.
There is no word from Bucharest
tonight on this critical situation. The
Russian official statement on the Ru-
manian fighting does not mention It.
The German statements on the Ru-
manian campaign have been almost
uniformly accurate, however, and the
silence of Bucharest and Petrograd is
ominous.
The capture of Craiova, a city as
large as Monastir and strategically far
more important, would be the hardest
blow to Rumania since the loss of
Constanza and Cernavoda.
At present, however, military OBJ
servers are most concerned at the fate
of the Rumanian armies. The Ru-
manians, who at last reports still held
Orsova, appear to be in great peril.
They can withdraw from Orsova by
only one railroad. which runs to Graf
ova. This has been cut behind them.
Their only course now is a retreat
southeast across open country.
The loss of Orsova would mean that
the Allies have lost the valuable po-
sition on Hungarian soil whence a
drive to cut the Orient railroad would
have been easiest. Belgrade is less
than a hundred miles from OrsoVa. 1t
would mean also that the last Ru-
manian army on the enemy's soil had
been driven back.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Antitude.

by observation in life leada NE 20
believe that nearly every human being
has an aptitude; that is, there is GoIne-
thing that he or she can do better than
ali other things. One in a hundred,
again, has remarkable aptitude, and
In one in a thousand this aptitude is
developed into something extraOrdl-
uary. 1t then amounts to natural In
sight and constitutes genius. Now, G
perfect system Of education, if it
could be devised, would be one which
while developing to the fullest extent
all the faculties, would allow free play
10 the special aptitude. But this 81
just what our American school system
fails to do, and does not aim at.-FrOm
the Autobiography Of Charles Francis
Adams.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
FARMERS HOLD CONGRESS
Colorado Farmers Plan for Eighth
Annual Session.

Denver, Nov. 21-Plans are being
laid for the eighth annual session of
the Colorado Farmers Congress, to be
held at the State Agricultural College
Jan. Is to 20.
Prominent speakers from all over
the state will be present to discuss
agricultural problems. In addition to
the regular meetings there will be
state meetings and conferences repre-
senting the various agricultural inter
ests and rural welfare held in ~
nectfon with the Congress. A portion
of each day will be given to these
sectional meetings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Commander Paul KOenig
Changes Tactics And Sails
For Bremen In Afternoon
Without Convoy
S2,OOO,OOOCARGO
Carrying A 100000 Cargo And
Official Mail For Emperor
Wilhelm, Captain Paul KOenig
Sails Down The HarbOr In Broad
Daylight

New London, Conn, Nov. 21-
The German merchant submarine
Deutschland with 100000
cargo and carrying official mail for
Emperor Wilhelm made another
start for Bremen this afternoon,
the dash last Friday being the first,
when she sank her conveying tug,
T. A. Scott.
Her commander, Captain Paul
Koenig, changed tactics and in
stead of sailing out of the harbor
under the cover of darkness boldly
sailed down the harbor In broad
day light without convoy.
Local marines were very much
surprised when he again elected
to steer his craft through the dan
gerous waters of the race where
the fatal collision occurred when
five were drowned on the conveying
tug.
The tug Alert of the T. A. Scott
Company. sub-agents of the Eastern
Forwarding Company trailed one-half
mile to the rear.
Passing safely through the danger
Gus waters of the race and reaching
the mouth Of the harbor the Deutsch-
land turned Eastward and headed for
the waters OF Nantucket shoal. The
tug followed for a short distance and
then returned to her birth later in
the afternoon.
Captain Koenig was in the coming
tower of the submarine and 20 of her
crew were on the deck, and seemed to
be in tn chest of condition for the
voyage They waved their hands in
fairwell to the crew of the German
liner Willehad which lined the rail of
the vessel and perched themselves in
the rigging. A few passing crafts
sounded their whistles in salute but
the Deutschland paid 10 attention to
them. Captain Koenig after clearing
the birth started Immediately for the
race in mid-harbor and although buff
feted by the choppy waves made good
progress and was soon near the mouth
of the harbor.
Observers on Wright's Island at $3.50
in the afternoon reported that soon
after the submarine shifted her course
eastward and disappeared from view
1t was not believed that the ship
would submerge until past the three
mile limit and not at least until day
break.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
GER. SUB. SINKS
FRENCH SHIPS
Berlin Repsr ut Says One Guard
Vessel And Six Merchantmen
We're Sent To Bottom In English
Channel On Nov. IA
PARIS CONTRADTCTS
Statement OF Berlin in Regard to
Sinking Ships in Channel and
says there were none sent
to Bottom ON Novem-
Der IA.

Berlin, Nov. 21-The German sub
marine sank in the English Channel
November IA, a French guard vessel
and seven merchantmen, one of which
was a Norwegian ship according to
an unofficial dispatch issued today. It
says zone of our submarines in the
English channel on Nov. IA, sank a
French guard ship, apparently a tor
pedo boat destroyer and besides six
enemy merchantmen The same dis
patch says that the Norwegian steam
er, Ulvang which was carrying French
war supplies for the French govern
ment was also sunk.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
LITTLE RIBBONERs" DAY
Delegates to w. @. T. U. Convention
Devote Afternoon to Babies

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 21-With only
one days session of the Women S
Christian Temperance Union conven-
ton remaining to be held the dele
gates were turning their attention to
business to be transacted tomorrow.
All the old officers were reelected it
was announced after ballots had been
counted.
The afternoon session was devoted
to little white ribboners'' and the
ceremony consisted of pinning white
ribbons on the clothing of babies car
ried to the platform by their parents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
MAINE RAILWAYS FILE SUITS
As Tests of Hour Law Four Suits
are Filed.

AS Tests of Hour Law Four Suits
are Filed.
Portland, Nov. 21-The Bangor and
Aroostook Railroad Company yester-
day filed suit in the federal court to
test the validity of the Adamson g.
hour law. The suit was directed
against the United States district at
torney. John F. A. Merrill, and broth
erhood officials in this state.
The Maine Central Railroad Com
pany filed a similar bill later in the
afternoon. 1t was directed against
District Attorney Merrill, Emery w.
Cook of Waterville, a conductor: Ar
chic Towle of Oakland, an engineer;
Leon H. Tapley of South Portland, a
fireman; and Maurice E. Printable
and George F. Kelley of Portland,
trainmen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
WEATHER BUREAU SAYS
DAMAGE DONE BY COLD

Washington, Nov. Widespread
and severe damage was done in the
recent severe cold of the week from
Nov. 10 to Nov. II. said the Washing
ton bureau of weather statistics. Prac-
tically none of the fall sown grain
was reported damaged. Damage to
cotton was reported in the south as
slight. In California the tomato crop
was a total loss and truck suffered ex-
cept in a very few sections.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

OOHhuOM OAA1 ~ TIC OoAouAtAAs
Interest runs high in the forthcom-
ing production Of Common Clay, the
phenomenal New York success which
A. w. Woods will present at the Col
onial, for an engagement OF one night
beginning Thursday Nov. 20.
Common Clay, the first work of
Cleves Kinkead, a young Kentucky
lawyer and journalist and recent stu
dent of the drama at Harvard, origin
ally won public attention as a Har-
ward prize play and came to the no
tice OF New York theatrical managers
through it's remarkable success in
Boston, where 1t was originally pro-
duced. Under the management of A.
II. Woods. who installed 1t in the Re-
public theatre, New York, IL became
the success Of the season. remaining
at the Republic for an entire year.
An unusual play. dealing frankly and
vigorously with everlasting problems
1t has become one Of the most widely
discussed dramas OF a decade. A par
ticularly fine cast will interpret the
play at the Colonial Theatre.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
CARRANZA UNABLE
To Protect American Citizens Says
Cattleman.

Ell Paso, Texas, Nov. 20.-Albert
Herold, an American cattle man who
was arrested and taken to Chihuahua
City on a charge of cattle stealing. was
released there and has reached the
border. He declared General Trevino
warned him to leave for Ell Paso as
soon as he was released.
HeroId added that General Trevino
declared he was no longer able to pro-
tect American citizens in his zone.
Herold is said to have been with Villa
at one time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Master Bakers want Wheat Embargc

Chicago, Nov. 2l-Joseph NJ. Bell,
secretary of the National Association
of Master Bakers, has returned from
Memphis, Tenn, where he conferred
with the associations president, S. F.
Mcdonald of Memphis. and Jay Burns,
a past president and learer in the
organization, on the subject of cam
paign for an embargo on wheat ana
possibly other foodstuffs. The deci-
sion arrived at was not to make any
overtures as an industry. The asso-
citation, however, stands ready to use
it's influence and agencies in behalf
of an embargo if there is any indica-
ton of public demand for it. At the
present time Mr.. Bell says he knows
of no specific Indication.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

London, Nov. %, 3:41 o'clock-Em-
peror Francis Joseph of Austria-Hun-
gary died last night at 8 o'clock at
Schoenbruns Castle according to Reu-
ter dispatch from Vienna by way of
Amsterdam, Holland. The first in
timation that had been received here
was the report from Vienna on Nov.
Is, concerning the indisposition of the
Emperor which represented that he
had been suffering for some days from
a slight catarrhal affection.
With subsequent reports from Wen
ma yesterday came the assurance he
was able to give an hours audience to
one or more of his ministers each
day. This gave credence to the re-
ports that it had been directed to as
sociate the heir to the one with the
control of the government and that
he was to take control on the 62n1
anniversary of Francis Joseph's &C
sociate the heir to the throne with the
celebrated soon.
Grand Duke Charles became heir to
the throne by the assassination of Duke
Ferdinand at the beginning of the
war. Arch Grand Duke Charles was
born August II, 1887. His wife was
the Princess Vita of Bourbon of the
House of Parma. His father was the
Arch Duke Otto who was the younger
brother of Arch Duke Ferdinand.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
U. S. Steel Increases Wages.

New York, Nov. 21-The United
States Steel corporation tonight an
nounced an increase of ten percent
in the wages of the employees of it's
steel and iron mills to be effective Dec.
l5. Wage and salary advances in
other departments of the company will
also be equitably adjusted it was an
nounced.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

London, Nov. 21-In contradiction
of the Berlin statement concerning the
sinking of the French guard vessel,
the British Admiralty announced on
the authority of the French Ministry
of Marine that there was no vessel or
vessels sunk in the English channel on
the date of Nov. IA.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Central Unloading Market Proposed

New York, Nov. 21-A central mar
ket so constructed that steamers could
unload i'm it directly and which would
have railroad connection John J. Dill
Ion. commissioner of the state de
partment of foods and markets, an
nounced as the most practical way to
combat the high cost of living.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
EIGHT HOUR LAW
ConstitutionaIity may be Determined
by United States Supreme Court

Washington, Nov. 21-The consti-
tionality of the Adamson eight hour
law may be determined by the Su-
preme Court of the United States be-
for 1t becomes effective In Janu-
airy. through an agreement reached
between the railroads and the United
States department Of justice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

Watch HILL r. l., Nov. 21-The Ger
man submarine trader which started
again from New London for Bremen
passed here tonight going eastward
through the sound near Block Island
and about 10 miles off shore. 1t is nol
believed that it will be sighted unit
after daybreak when it is though il
will be near the Nantucket light ship
The submarine was in neutral waters
up to the time observation closed