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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
LYNDoNvILLE

The Heath Clark Co. has been
sold to Moore. Trip Co. of Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heath and daughter,
Jennie. leave soon for Winter Haven.
Fla. They make. their trip by auto.
All are sorry TO lose this family from
our village.
Mrs. Curtis Squires. who underwent
an operation at Brightlook hospital
last week, died there Monday noon.
The obituary will be published later.
DR.. Dwinen is visiting his son,
Fred. at North Easton. Mass.
Charles Stevens has bought the
Mrs. David Silsby house on Main
street next to the library.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hatch visit
ed Mrs. Hatch's parents at Fairlee,
Sunday.
Miss Maud Follensby of st. Johns
bury is teaching music at the graded
schools, this being her second year.
Mrs. George Ide gave a card party
to a number of her friends Monday
afternoon at her home.
Fred Cummings. was in Boston over
Sunday.
Mrs. I. B. Hutchinson from Stan
stead. p. O.. is visiting at Mrs. c. w.
Hubbard's.
A. f. Christopher and wife leave
today for New York. Springfield and
other places, making the trip with
their new Hudson car.
Mrs. Samuel Mccall is visiting at
Charles Stuart's for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Park are
spending a few days at Jericho.
Mrs. Herbert Doyle from Newport
visited relatives in town Tuesday. She
had come from St. Johnsbury, where
she visited her son. DR.. Doyle, VINO
is at Brightlook hospital and she
reports him very comfortable after
having a serious operation performed
last week.
Mrs. DR.. Brown entertained the
Christmas club today.
The library committee of the Lyn-
don club are to give a public whist
party Friday evening, Sept. 20, at
Music hall 70 rthe benefit of the Ii
brary, to raise money for the sub
scription for magazines for the COM
ing year. The Norris boys will give
a concert before the card playing.
Mrs. Ruth Croft entertained the
Young Ladies' Industrial society
Monday night All reported a fine
time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
EAST BARNET.

(AIrs. C. w. Tilton. Correspondent
Mrs. Alice Caswell of St. Johnsbury
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ramsey of
WaIpole, N H, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs Fred Quimby last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Beden spent
Saturday in Sherbrooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Richardson and
son, Samuel, spent Sunday in St.
Johnsbury, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Jewett.
Freeman Kidder spent Saturday in
Lunenburg to attend the funeral of a
niece.
A. K. Bryant of Braintree, Mass,
spent last week here visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Burbank.
Miss Bertha Cheney spent one day
last week in Barnet visiting Mrs
Frank Cheney.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall visited
his father at Peacham Sunday.
Albert Amell spent Sunday in Dan
Vile visiting friends.
The house owned by Roy brothers,
occupied by Fred Champany, has
been moved across the road and is
being repaired.
Ernest Niblock Of Lyndonville
spent the weekend at his home here.
Herman Hoyt is attending school at
McIndoes academy.
Nichol Kay spent Saturday in West
Barnet.
Harvey Burbank and son, Matt
spent Saturday in Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Page and Mr..
and Mrs. Burns Page and children of
Groton were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. NORWOOD and Charles
NORWOOD.
Mrs. Mary Paddleford of st. Johns
bury Center, Mrs. Emma Smith of
North Monroe, and Mrs. Annie Dodge
of Wilton, N. H, were guests of Mrs.
J. G. Roy and Mrs. E. F. Paddleford
during last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Paulette and
son, Paul, and Miss Lizzie Paulette
of Claremont, N. H, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Manard Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Bonnette and
Mrs. Durgin and daughter, Helen, and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Durgin of Brad
ford, Mass, visited Mr.. and Mrs. w.
J. McGin and Mrs. and Mrs. r. B.
Gammell Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown of South
Ryegate were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Mcdowell Saturday and
sunday.
Mrs. Emma Smith of North Monroe
was the guest of Mrs. George Nelson
Friday and Saturday.
News came to Mrs. G. A. Nelson
Saturday that her nephew, Bernie
Webster, was killed at North Dakota
in an automobile race.
Mrs. Hattie Wood, who has been
spending several days in West Barnet
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dudley
Blaine returned home Thursday.
Ed. Newell has been confined to
the house the past week by illness.
Frank Sproat spent Saturday in
Barnet with his daughter, Mrs. Alvin
Bandy
Mrs Clarence Chamberlain visited
Mrs. Vera WEIGH Saturday.
Mrs. Hattie Woodward of st. Johns
bury visited Mrs. Gertrude Walker
Thursday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
McINDOE FALLS.
q. d. Nichols, Correspondent

~
L. M. Hunt and little daughter re-
turned to their home at Pompanoosuc
the first of last week. The little boy
will stay here at M. D. Hunts for "a
while.
Mrs. M. d. Hunt has been quite
sick. Miss Chapel of Island Pond
has been caring for her. She is on
the gain.
Mr.. Guyer of Passumpsic has NOV
ed into the Milliken house.
John Gibson spent the weekend
with his parents, returning to North
field Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cass have been
entertaining two of her brothers the
past week.
A. P. Field of Hartford, Conn,
spent several days recently with his
people, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Field, also
visiting his sisters and brother at
West Barnet
Mrs. Walter Hartog and little
daughter returned to New York last
week after spending the summer with
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Larvey.
Mr.. Bliss and Miss Seraph attended
the Sunday school meeting at St.
Johnsbury one day last week.
Mrs. Folbrecht and Miss Annie
Folbrecht of Boston are guests at W.
M. Phelps
Mrs. w. w. Dow of Pompanoosuc
was in town last Friday
James Liddle and Andrew Guthrie
spent last week in Concord and Bos-
ton.
E. H. Shaw of Toronto visited his
sister, Mrs. c. L. Duncan, last Monday
Miss Emily Dewey of Boston has
been visiting friends in town. She
returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Florence Bridgman Stedman
of Holyoke, Mass, visited her aunt,
Miss Martha Gleason, at Mrs Lyons
several days recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton of Dorchester,
Mass. are visiting their sister, Mrs
James LiddIe.
Misses Dorothy and Carolyn Nichols
spent the weekend at H. J. Phelps
at Barnet.
Mrs. Mabel McCondach and velma
Chase visited in Barnet last Friday.
Mr.. Hunt went to Burlington Mon
day.
c. B. Duncan returned to his work
at the garage Monday after a weeks
absence on account of the illness Of
Ills 1dIA0r, u L. duncan. MT. Dun
can was a little better at this writing.
Mrs. j. H. Stuart is in Providence
visiting relatives, while Mr.. Stuart is
on his hunting trip.
G. B. Edgerton is working at Wells
River.
H. J. Johnson spent Sunday at
Montpelier.
Mrs. Hawkins and children spent
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Henry
Weeks.
A good number attended the recep-
ton given Friday evening at the
academy to the new teachers and
freshman class. Ice cream and cake
were served and a PLEASANT evening
enjoyed.
Mrs. Edith Bell and Miss Alice Van
Dyke were at their homes for over
Sunday.
Mr.. Lowe of Woodsville with sew
eral workmen are repairing Van
Dykes block on the corner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
Merle MacAIIister Buys Advance.

Burlington, Sept. IA controlling
interest in The Advance, progressive
weekly, has been purchased by Merle
MacAllister, its editor of four months,
from Guy B. Horton. Mr.. MacAllis-
ter has been engaged in newspaper
work for six years. He is a graduate
of Maine Central Institute and spent
one year In the journalistic depart
ment of the University of Wisconsin
and has been secretary to Jacob Riis.
He came to Burlington from the Port
land Press and succeeded Arthur p.
Howard, former mayor and editor at
Salem, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
LOCAL GATHERINGS

st. Johnsbury Academy football
season opens Saturday, September 80.
with Spaulding High school at Barre.
Although the team has been handi-
capped by the late season yet a fast
team is being rounded into form by
Coach Gould. Some trouble has been
anticipated in picking a quarterback
as the right material. did not seem
available. But the enrolment of
Haven Jameson, an end of last year.
has seemingly solved the problem,
and he will be tried out in that posi-
ton.
Fire Chief Marden has received a
new oak desk from the village trus-
tees. which will be a very welcome
and useful addition to the furnish
ings of the mems quarters.
Work on the Armory is progress
sing rapidly. The brick walls are up
above the first floor, and brick work
inside is also being carried on. A
the plank floor has been laid a gen.
eral idea can be secured of tho
amount of floor space there will be.
A. L. Horst, who is selling the
tickets for the Redpath Lyceum
course of entertainments to be given
here this winter, is meeting with ex
cellent success and half the guaranty
has already been subscribed. Tn
course opens October rs with tho
only lecture of the season. the talen
being DR.. OFT, the most popular
speaker now on the lecture platform
Several copies of the Rio Grandt
(Texas) Rather have been received
by this Office, each illustrated with a
pen and ink drawing by Donald EN-
cry. Mr.. Emery is the son Of Col. and
Mrs. G. S. Emery of Newport, is a
graduate of st. Johnsbury Academy
in 1910, and is with the Third Am
bulance company of New York, in
Texas. The Rather is published by
the New York Division camp and the
Third furnishes the art editor in tho
person of Mr.. Emery.
#. f. Marshall, who has been ex-
perimenting with a new variety of
bean, planted one bean of a new kind,
from which he has harvested ITS
beans His daughter, Mrs. Frank
Marshall of st. Johnsbury Center, has
also been having similar luck in gar
dening, having grown a cucumber
that measured 10 inches long and 10
inches around it.
The Fortnightly Music club will
give an organ recital Monday evening
at O'Clock in the Methodist church.
The club extends a cordial invitation
to the public to attend this recital.
AT the next regular meeting of
Olive Branch Lodge, ID. of r., Oct. 3,
the 65th anniversary of the order will
be celebrated with appropriate ex-
ercises to which members and their
families are invited
Gilman Brothers have purchased
the farm of Louis r. Tilden in North
Danville.
The body of William Noonan of
Chicago, ILL.,, a former resident of st.
Johnsbury arrived on the 1892 train
Tuesday from Chicago. Patrick Noe
nan, of the undertaking firm Of Perry
and Noonan of Barre, accompanied
the body. The interment was held
Immediately in Calvary cemetery. Mr.
Noonan lived for some years in town
where he followed his trade of gran
ite cutter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
MONROE.

mabel Frazer, Correspondent
Mrs. Belle Waldo of Marshalltown,
Ia, is visiting at the home of Ralph
Harding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Graham of
Waltham, Mass, spent few days last
week at Arthur Metcalf's.
Mrs. Florence Emery of Brock
port. N. Y, is the guest of her
brother, P. E. Blanchard.
Allan Moore of Fitzdale visited his
brother, Lawrence Moore, the last of
the week.
Lee Pratt is visiting relatives in
Boston and Waterville, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hackett have
gone to Manchester for the winter.
The Ladies' Aid society meets We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. P. E.
Blanchard.
There will be a Sunday school con-
test supper at North Monroe vestry
Friday evening.
There were about 60 present at the
last grange meeting, Wednesday
night. A chowder supper was served
in honor of the men who won in a
contest recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Human have
closed their house in the village and
are living at present with his father,
Henry Human.
Rally Day will be observed in the
Sunday school Oct. 1.
Mrs. Anna Dodge of Wilton, N. H,
is a guest of Robert Beattie's.
Miss Mary Fisher was at home
from Bath for the weekend.
Mrs. H. P. Doane and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. O'Brien of Boston spent a few
days last week at Ray Powers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Bailey of Ly-
man spent Sunday at George Bort's.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Whitcomb
and Mr.. and Mrs. Abbot of Littleton,
were at r. S. Beattie's Sunday.
Miss Julia Fisher is spending two
weeks with Mrs. Ned Cakes at Bath.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Woodward.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
Committee Arranges Convention.

Committee ArrangeS Convention.
Burlington, Sept. 20.-At a meeting
of the republican state committee
held here today, arrangements were
made for the first republican state
convention under the new primary
law, which will be held at Burlington,
September %. The temporary chair
man will be DR.. d. c. Hawley of Bur-
lington, the republican nominee for
state senator from Chittenden coun-
ty.
At the meeting were the republican
nominees for the state Offices, SEN
ator Page and Congressman Greene
Plans were made for a business mems
league for the support of Charles E..
Hughes. The state convention, which
under the new law will consist Of the
nominees for state offices, for state
senatorship and nominees for town
representatives, must elect a state
committee. It is probable that the
present committee will be elected.
Stanley G. Wilson of Chelsea, chair
man presided, and Robert Simonds OF
st. Johnsbury was elected chairman
of the committee on resolutions for
the state convention.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
CALIFORNIA THE LATEST.
Driven by OIL and Electricity Could
Make Port i'm Spite OF Tor
pedO Wounds.


San Francisco, Sept. 23-Lessons OF
the European war. especially those
taught by submarine and torpedo at
tack. have been SO. well analysed by
United States naval constructors that
the new oil and electric superdread-
naught California viii be able TO make
port In spite OF numerous and several
torpedo wounds, say navy engineers.
The LOOP bluejackets who will man
the battleship under IS officers, how
ever, probably will divide their ad-
miration between this. her dozen IA
inch guns. and some of the many
electrical devices, such as the electric
potato peeler in the galley the cleo
tric-driven ice cream freezer, or the
electric dish washing machine with a
capacity of 1000 dishes per hour.
Use of electricity on the California
begins with her main engines. driven
by motors supplied with current by
generators turned by steam turbines
of $4,000 horsepower There will be
practically no work done on ship
board directly by steam, and the
BLACK gang" of tradition, instead of
heaving tons Of coal per hour into
ever-hungry furnaces will manipu-
late levers controlling oil-burners un-
DER the DOIAGES. 4hEEE lhLNGT viii De
the usual water tube type, but new
methods of installation have been de-
vised for practically all the Cali
fornia's engine-and boiler-room
equipment, it is said
1t is understood that the new tor
pedo and mine-proof construction is
gained largely by an improved meth
cd of bulkhead building The bulk
heads are to be of steel, but less rigid
than the ordinary types and resist
ance is said to have been increased
rs to 80 per cent.
A clipper bow, instead of the con-
vential navy ram, will distinguish the
California, and she will have two
cage masts bearing fire control plat
forms.
Other characteristics are:
Length over all GA II
Breadth 95 fl.
Depth AZ IT,. 2 in.
Mean draft 80 IT., in.
Displacement Cat this draft)
$4,000 tons
Speed az hours) p knots
Fuel oil capacity (normaD 1900 tons
Armament.
Twelve 14-Inch, SO calibre, breech-
loading rifles.
Four submerged torpedo tubes.
Twenty-Five fve-inch rapid fire guns
Four six-pounder guns for saluting.
Two one-pounder guns for boats.
Four three-inch anti-aircraft guns.
One three-inch landing gun.
Two 80 calibre machine guns.
The guns of the main battery will
be mounted in threes, in four heavily
armored turrets on the ships center
line.
When Battleship No. A was as
signed to No. 40, being built at the
New York navy yard, the name of
the latter was ordered changed to
New Mexico, and the California as
signed to Mare Island inasmuch as
the California, it is believed, is des-
tined to become the flagship of the
Pacific feet.
The present flagship is the armored
cruised San Diego, which was called
the California until the name was
needed by the newly authorized bat
tleship.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
NORTH DANVILLE.
Vice P. Massey, Correspondent

(Alice P. Massey, Correspondent
There will be a dance at Weeks
hall Friday night, Sept. %.
Mr. and Mrs. George Clifford and
sons, Walter and Stanton, spent Sun
day at Mrs Louisa Clifford's.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ward visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Ward, at st. Johnsbury Sunday.
Dea. and Mrs. Charles Clifford
visited his sister, Mrs. Charlotte San
born, and Mrs. Elvira Badger Sunday.
There was a corn husking at Albert
Blewitt's Friday. Some Of the boys
came right home with several red
ears of corn.
A group of several men from Grace
Methodist church of st. Johnsbury
will speak at the Old Methodist church
next Sunday, October 1. at IL a. m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
SOY BEAN CROP POOR.
Farmers VIII Continue It HOweve
Cow Testing Association.

Cow Testing Association.
County Agent L. A. Wood has spent
the last two weeks visiting the soy
bean demonstrations and getting re-
ports from the demonstrators. With
few exceptions there has not been
yield enough of the beans in the corn
to effect the protein content of the
ensilage to any marked extent. The
excessive wet weather early in the
season had a tendency to diminish the
yield. Most of the farmers who tried
soy beans this year are convinced of
their value and will continue to grow
them.
The Peacham-Barnet COW testing
association has been recognized
With &c herds promising over 500
COWS. This is the third year for the
association. B. N. Cheney, a grad
uate Of the Lyndonville school. con-
tinues in charge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27

(Mrs. G. A Ballou, Correspondent
Mrs. Reed of Brockton. Mass, is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Joseph
Morrison.
Mrs. Katherine Morrison is spend
ing the week with her son, w. G. Nor
rison, at Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jock Moulton of New
Bedford, Mass, visited at c. L. Hem
ingway's recently.
DR.. Pin Bolton of Mechanicville,
" Y, was in town and called on his
mother and other relatives recently.
Mrs. Frances Brown of South Hero
was a recent guest of E. w. Powers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Horn of Paris,
Me-, were in town last week. called
here by the death of Mrs. Horr's sister.
Mrs. Bean, at Littleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lackie of Passumpsic
were visitors at E. w. Powers last
week, Tuesday.
Mrs Lavina Church Bean died at
the home of her brother, Allen
Church, at Littleton, Sept. IT. She
was born in Waterford Sc years ago
last June. Most of her life was spent
with her parents. In her early life
ne taught school. She was a faith
full member of the Congregational
church of this place and was the old
est member. Twenty-three years ago
she went to Littleton to live at the
home of her brother. Services were
held there last Tuesday forenoon, and
interment was in the family lot beside
her father and mother in Lower
Waterford cemetery. She is survived
by one sister, Mrs. Celia Horn, of
Paris, Me-, and one brother, Allen
Church of Littleton, and one niece,
Mrs. Ernest Powers, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown returned
to their home in Merrimac, Mass,
last week after spending several
weeks with their son, Ed. Brown.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
STRICKEN WITH PLAGUE
Mrs. Henry Bartlett Thought to Have
InfantiIe PARALYSIS.

Underhill Center, Sept. 22.-Mrs.
Henry Bartlett was stricken yesterday
afternoon with what is believed to be
infantile paralysis, one side of her
body being paralyzed. 1t is thought
that she contracted the disease of
people from Massachusetts, who are
visiting the Bartlett family.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27

Mr. and Mrs Charles Pratt and DO
seph Pratt took an auto trip to the
mountains Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Whitcomb has finished
work for Mrs. Horace Duncan and is
at Robert Beattie's for the present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
SOUTH WHEELOCK.

(Mrs. Lucy Weed, Correspondent
Mrs. Herbert Noyes and four child
rem are visiting relatives in Jay.
Clayton Blake has gone to Derby
to work for his brother, Alvin.
Mrs. V. r. Weed was called to
LyndonvilIe last Monday by the death
of Mrs. Curtis Squires
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27
LUNENBURG.

L. w Hendrick will have an auction
of his live stock and farming tools at
the Tim Powers farm Friday, Oct 6,
at 10 a. m
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27

Marcia Isham has finished work at
the flights House. Nuremberg and re-
turned home.
Mrs. Hattie Isham was a visitor in
Lunenburg one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elroy Adair and little
daughter, were Weekend visitors in
Dalton and Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A Smith visited
their sister in Berlin and Gorham last
week. They were accompanied home
by Mr.. Smiths sister. Mrs. Laura Pane.
who was an over-Sunday guest of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Hartman.
Mrs. Harry SWEET and little Kenneth
of Fitzdale were guests of her mother,
Mrs. Dora Grant, one day last week.
LOWER WATERFORD.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27

Ar you bilious? Use the American
Liver Tablets.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
BOTH NEAR-BEER
AND MALT BARRED

continued From First rusr.)
drinltcr squarely in the face, Attorney
General John Garland Pollard ycstcr-
day held that. under the provisions .:
the Mapp prohibition act. al authorized
one quart a month" person, which
bars women not the heads of families.
must coniinc himself. IN sending in his
orders after November |. strictly 10
one kind OF spirit. That is, he may
order wine, or WHISKY. or bcer--any
one of the three. hut not all
II was III! 4 matter OF constituting the
word or, which trainers Of the law
used 10 connect the three sorts of
liquor. Those who had visions of more
than q quart month stuck TO the
opinion that The lawmakers meant that
IL should lac used coninnctivcly and
have The force of and" Mr.. Pollard.
however, has q different view and
holds that, as il occurs in the Niapp
act. II is distinctively distinctive.
The Acknowledgement ruled also that
all dispensers Of soft drinis-manufac-
turcrs. wholesalers ana retailers
required under the law 10 procure
licenses for handling their products
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

You don't want to shake hands with
me. ] am going to burn you up In II
speech 1 Shall deliver at the Blltmore
next saturday. want you to be there
II l make any Measurements you call
me down
Mr. Perkins did not come.
where are the Progressive electors
upon whom YOU count in case you Sc
cure the vote of any states for Vice
President"' MIR. Parker was asked.
II don't know. Maybe Perkins does"
he replied. Gle has in his possession
what is left OF the Progressive party
organization. shall go on with my
campaign. shall speak in Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts next week and
later in Illinois and Indiana.
When George w Perkins was told
Of what Mr.. Parker said. he laughed
and observed:
did lie say all that? Well. we'll
just say ann too busy to answer him"