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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
Sept. 0, 1913.
Juneau, Alaska.

hIdSkds
The American Chemical Co.,
st. Johnsbury, vt.
Gentlemen:
VIII you sned me two boxes of the
American Little Liver Tablets and
two tubes of NaZol?
Very truly yours,
Mrs. C. r. A
Juneau, Alaska.
Letter received by American Chem
ical Co., Sept 20, 1918. adv.
The Rutland News pays deserv-
ed tribute to the University of Yer
mont and to President Guy Potter
Benton in connection with war ser
vice.
Use the classified on every occa-
sion when you need the service it can
render you-that's the way to make
advertising "pay."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
MASONIC NOTICES

Passumpsic Lodge, No. ~, F. < A.
M.
Regular communication Thursday,
the 18th of October, at 73O p. M.
Masonic Temple. Visiting brethren
welcome.
Orville N. Pinney, w. M.
Fred Ell. Dolloff, Secretary
Haswell Royal Arch Chapter, No. IL.
Stated convocation on Friday even
ing, Nov. S, at 7.30 P M.
Birney l.. Hall, T.. IT. P.
F. G. Moore, Secretary
Palestine Commandery, No. S, K. T.
Stated Conclave, Tuesday evening,
Oct. Is.
2. S. Waterman, E. C.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
CITY OF NEWPORT
HELP NEEDED
To the People of Newport

Whole families are in need of care
and food. Trained nurses are not
needed, but any women willing to
aelp out in the homes as nurses OF
20 do cooking for the ones who are
in need of such, call Dr.. Harry Ham
ilton's office.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
RAPIDLY SPREADS IN SOUTH

Buenos Aires, Oct. 1.-THE cpl
demic of Spanish Influenza is making
rapid Roadway here. Police, fremen,
postmen and other public servants,
appear especially susceptible.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
LOWER PRICES NOT NEAR.
Reserve Board Banker Says Elk
pansicn Of Credits Must be
Eliminated First.
By Associated Press to Every Evening


Richmond, Va, Dee 2S. High prices
Will prevail until the expansion Of cur
rency and credit resulting from the buy
ing of war securities on credit has been
eliminated and until the volume Of cred
il and currency has been reduced 10 an
equality with the needs Of industry and
trade, declared 4. G Miller, pember Of
the Federal Reserve Board. speaking to-
day at o session of the annual convention
here of the American Economic AsSocia-
ton
Tested by price levels in the leading
markets, gold has lost about half its
purchasing power since the beginning
Of the war in 1914, said Mr. Miller Gold
as standard Of exchange has fallen in
its purchasing power, he said. because it
has shared the fate of paper currency
from rising prices which, on q wholesale
basis, are up about one hundred per cent
in the countries where the gold standard
still obtains
The embargo laid by this country during
the war on gold shipments, Mr. Miller
said, should be lifted at the earliest prac-
ticable moment or 'as soon as our inter
national financial relationships are such
that we are no longer under the necessity
OF taking care Of adverse balances Of the
nations with which We have been as
sociated IN the war arising out Of their
trade with neutral countries
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
"LIFER" SEEKS PARDON.
Plea of Mrs. Mary Powell to be Heard
Next Thursday Before State Board.

Next Thursdays meeting OF the State
Board OF Pardons will he the last session
attended by State Treasurer Swain and
State Auditor Roe, who viii finish their
official tern III January.
Final disposition will be made of an
application for pardon for Mrs. Mary
Powell, who is serving life sentence for
the murder OF domestic
Two new applications will be presented.
j. Frank Ball will apply for pardon
for Peter Greco, sentenced June u, 1918,
to five years imprisonment for felonlous
assault on Mary Iapsley in BTandywIne
Park November y, 1917 Attorney Ball
will give four reasons or the application:
First. that Greco was not guilty of the
offence charged; second, that witnesses
for the State swore falsely; third, that
Greco can prove false testimony was given
by witnesses for the State, fourth, that
further Imprisonment would be detri-
mental to Greco's health
James salisbury will apply for par
don for Joseph Dugan, who is serving a
two-year sentence for the larceny of goods
from the Bush Line Dugan's mother died
since his term of imprisonment began and
his father Is IN invalid, and Attorney
salisbury will claim the father is de-
pendent on the son for support
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
CORONER'S JURY HOLDS
Ed. MILES FOR MURDER
Accused Of Killing Edward Cub
bage Near New Castle on
Christmas Eve.

Edward Miles, colored was held
responsible. by a coroners lurv, last
night, for the death of Edward Cubbage,
also colored, whom he shot while the
pair were in Matthew Lope'S house
on the State Rifle Range below New
Castle ON Christmas eve The inquest
was conducted by Deputy Coroner
McCrery, and the iury's verdict was
that "Cubbage came to his death from
a shotgun wound inflicted by Edward
Miles . The jury ordered Mlks held
without bail to await the action of the
grand jury, which will meet next month.
The evidence adduced from a number
of witnesses showed that Miles, Bert
Williams. Cubbage and several other
colored persons went 10 Lopo's house late
the night of the tragedy Miles invited
Cubbage and man named Teats up
stairs, where he gave them some vine
While there he showed them lour shotgun
shells and remarked that he could take
care OF himself. After they went down
stairs two men began 10 wrestle, where
upon Lope ordered them Of the house.
stating that he would not permit dis
order there Miles, it IS alleged, remarked
at this iuncture, '' ii you
want the place cleaned out Il cl an IL out
for YOU Tie had brought gun down
STAINS with him and when he made the
remark Just quoted number of persons
grabbed the gun and tried to take it away
from him, but without result. Teats
then put his arms around Cubbage and
suggested that they 60 out. whereupon
the two began to back out Thens when
Miles got busy, and, aiming the gun at
Cubbage's face he fired the shot tearing
hole III the face, tie tried to shoot again,
but the gun wouldn't go off.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
FRANK JONES HANGS
HIMSELF WITH WIRE
Strangled Himself to Death This
Morning at the
Workhouse.

After a futile attempt 10 end his life
BY cutting his throat with the jagged edge
Of tin tobacco box, Frank Jones, 40 years
old, of Wilmington. white prisoner at
the workho,lsc, committed suicide at
about ESQ o'clock this morning by
hanging himself with the wire attached
to an electric hight fixture IN bis cell.
Jones was a Federal prisoner, serving
a sentence Of Ii months for giving liquor
TO soldiers He had been in the workhouse
since April "a though he was not formally
committed until after his conviction, In
MAY. Had he lived his term would have
expired February s. next year.
Dependency is believed TO have prornp-
ted Jones to take his life. In the opinion
Of Warden Cross, he was not very strong
minded, though he was not de1nented.
His talk at times indicated that he WAS
melsnoholy, but he gave no reason for
being in this frame Of mind except that
he loathed being In prison.
The guard on the tier wheye Jones
cell was located saw the prisoner in has
sell shortly after 9 o'clock and at that time
there was nothing suspicious about HIM.
A few minutes later Jones called TO the
prisoner In the adjoining cell and asked
for match II was q very short time after
that when the guard was back, and then
he found Jones hanging TO his cell door,
strangled TO death. with an electric light
tightly about his throat The body VAS
warm when cut down.
Deceased having been Federal prisoner
Warden Cross Immediately notified Unit
ed States Marshal Fairy, who wired
Washington for instructions. This is
necessary before the body can be taken
in charge by the coroner, which IS the
ultimate disposition of it.
According to the workhouse records,
Jones was unmarried and lived in Whining
ton, but he did not give the workhouse
people any local address, nor did he tell
them whether he had lived any other
place He was bricklayer, and, it is
believed, had come to Wilmington from
some other city
He was one OF number OF persons
who had been arrested by the city and
Federal authorities on the charge of
furnishing soldiers with liquor, which is
prohibited
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
RED CROSS GROWING.
Returns From Roll Call Up TO
Date Show Total
of 80. 283.

While some other parts OF the country
have fallen behind in returns Of MEM
bcrs obtained for the Red Cross, during the
recent Christmas roll call, Delaware s
effort continues 20 grow, a. later returns
are received The new members reported
since Yesterday up 20 noon amounted 70
J.:,49 This makes q grand total 10 date
a 39.2s3
Red Cross dircctors IN ~olne portions
oi the country are urging the worker to
continue the campaign until they have
obtained Al least a. many members as
hey bad last year
The headquarters for the drive. at
Tenth and Market streets were closed
today All moneys from the campaign
are 20 be turned over 70 MIR CANDY at
the Equitable Trust Company, Ninth
and Market streets. Memberships Are
- be reported ~ Red Cross beadquar-
leTs, old City Hall Anyone who has
not joined and who wishes 10 JOIN the
Red Gross should 20 70 the old City Hall
W do 50
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
NEGROES DEMAND
COURT HOUSE JOBS
Decided. at Meeting Last Night,
to Quit G. 0. p. if Request
is Ignored.

Negroes are demanding some of the
appointive jobs at the Court House, and
If their demands arc ignored, they decided
at least number Of leaders Of the race
did at meeting last night, 10 quit
the Republican party, and, possibly, set
UP party Of their own at the next election
They have specifically selected the office
of the recorder Of deeds, where they are
demanding two Of the appointments,
Following last nights meeting, which
was held In the insurance office, at Seventh
and West streets, and which was attended
by % or 30 prominent members Of the
race, 1t was stated that committee had been
appointed, consisting of Robert #. Hill,
Isaac j. Kent and William Roselle, who
presided over the meeting, to confer with
Court House officials concerned. Ad-
!ournment was taken until Friday night,
January 10, when the committee is to
report the result of the conference. In
the meantime, however, next Thursday
night, there will be q public meeting at
Walnut streets, at which the issue viii be
publicly discussed by prominent members
of the colored race.
The neHly-elected county officers viii
take hold next month, and as these will
be many clerksh ps and other Jobs to fill,
because of the changes in the chiefs,
the Negroes believe they should share
in the pluIns There has been one con
ference yn tee subject and one ioo can
be had by the Negroes, but they want
at least two and say they won't be
satisfied unless they get them.
At last nights meeting emphasis was
laid on the fact that the Negro has had
to live on promises, so far as the Re
publican party. which he keeps in power
by his vote, is concerned; that he has
decided 1t is time to speak out in neetin +"
and that hereafter, unless the present
demands are met, the G. O. P cannot
count ON the Negro vote. The Democratic
party Mas given credit, for it never made
the Negro any promises, while the Re
publican party IS always doing SO.
At the meeting on January 10, il was
stated, if the committees report Is IN
favorable arrangements will be made for
general meeting Of colored voters in
Wilmington and Also OF the State with
view to planning future action, which
probably viii result in a Negro ticket,
possibly at the city election in June
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28

VATICAN EXPLAINS TO WILSON.
Pope VIII Justify Attitude Toward Men
frafity. Rome Papers Say.
a Assoclated prees to Every EvenIng

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Rome, Dec. 2s Monsignor Cerre4t,
the papal under secretary Of state, asked
President Wilson TO mediate with a
view to settling the Vatican stituation"
during their interview IN Paris, according
TO newspapers here
He nlso submitted N MIR. Wilson docu-
nents ptstifying the Vatican's attitude
Of neutrali.y during the war and set
forth the humanitarian work done by
the Vatican in favor Of prisoners, deportesi
persons and others who were similarly
affected by the struggle.
So many rlunors connecting President
Wilson's name with the Vatican have
appeared recently, and subsequently de
nicd officially, that all, unless autborits,
lively announced, should be taken with q
large grain Of allowance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
BASEBALL FOR EUROPE.
Peunant Winners May Play Abroad at
End Of Season.
~ AsSOCiate4l Press % EVERY EYening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Chicago, Dee. IS. a series Of games u
Europe after the close Of he baseball
season Tor next fall is planned for tho
rem ant winners in the National md
American Leagues
President B. 3. Johnson, of the AmerL~
can League, has had the project under
consideration for some time. lie delegated
Bill Lange, star National League player
twenty wears ago, who IS in France en-
gagged in Y. VI. c. A. work 10 look over the
field and report on the feasibihtyo Of taking
the two major leagues teams across the
Atlantic to play before American soldiers.
Whether the two champion teams 90
over depends entirely on the report Of
conditions By Lange, Mr.. Johnson
said today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
INTERNAL MACHINE
FOUNOUNOER CAR OF
SMOKELESSPOWOER
Part Of q Train Carrying 7SO.ooo
Pounds From the du font
Works at Carney's Point.
OFFICERS FRUSTRATE PLOT

Discovery Of an Internal machine with
clock attachment under one ca OF the
train containing 10000 pounds OF du
pont powdcr of powerful character only
90 minutes before the time set Tor u 10
90 off. was All that prevented catastrophe
NJ Washington Park, " j., two months
aso according 10 Frank \ Gashil,
oss,s,ant chicf Of the American Pro
tective League IN Philadelphia, and a
Il. Smvthe. former Secret Service man
II the bag loading plant at ashingtoh
Park The plot was frustrated by MAJOR
sylvester. head of the du font ponce
On the night oi October tram ot
cars bearing powder for the Washington
Park plant, left the du Pont powder
works at Carncy's Point Major Sylves-
ter, somehow got word that an attempt
would be made 10 blow II up In the
meantime the train had been run INTO
the Washington Park yards There the
cars stood. with magazines of powder on
both sides. stored with millions OF pounds
~ eNplosives within a radius of a lew
hundred feet
Major Sylvester telephoned 20 Chief
Smythe. regarding the rumor Of plot.
Chief Smythe immediately ordered the
cars run out from the ward and had 4
careful investigation made.
search disclosed the time clock under
one Of the cars al about the middle OF
the train. The clock had been set up
underneath the car and was timed 10 60
81 AZ exactly 40 a. m II was then
! m, and had the internal machine
not been discovered. nothing could have
prevented the explosion A. the ears
carried smokeless powder, however, Il
i claimed that none would have been
exploded until il had been set on tire
that shock would not have set It of.
II is sand that the information Of the
plo, re-. chcd Major sylvester through a
member Of th, American Protective
League. which had ITS own men scattered
throughout al the ammunition plants Of
the country, including that at Carneys
Point.
That the A. p. L. accomplished a great
deal toward rounding up those who
cons, ,.lrcd against the government was
shown IN the raid made at the powder
plant bv members Of the organization
which captured 300 suspicious characters.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
IRISH PROCLAIM REPUBLIC
Sim Fein Council Will be Estsb-
lished in Dublin as Irish
Parliament.
by Aseoc1at<~1 Press 10 Every gv-riny

London, Dec. 2s.--Posters will appear
in every parish in Ireland today, an
nouncing that the Irish republic has come
into being, says the Express.
The newspaper adds that the Sinn
Fciners, in the recent election, swept
Ieinster, Munster and Connaught. Sew
enty members Of Parliament were elected
by the party, but they will not take their
seats. The Express says central Sim
Fem council will be established IN
itself the Irish parliament. If the gov
eminent orders its disbandnent, it is
stated, il viii establish itself elsewhere
and, if necessary, move from place 70
place
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
EXPLOSIVES ON MOVE.
CITY BREATRtS EASIER
Fifteen Car Loads Still at Pigeon
Point to Follow Those Being
Dumped into Sea.

IN Associated Press dispatch, printed
IN Evcrv Evening Yesterday, announcing
that the explosives belonging 10 the
French and Italian governments which
had been stored ~ Pigeon Point, near
Wilmington, were being dumped INTO the
sea. doubtless made Wilmngtonisns
breathe easier For some DAYS II was
known that the efforts Of Mayor Lawson
and Others. TO have the explosives re-
moved from proximity 10 the city. had
preceded. a. the ears containing the
,.xloslve- were brlng taken away, but
= wss NOT known. until Washington
gave the information Yesterday, what
Vas beng done with the material Ac-
.ording 10 thi- information, the cars are
.ping run To South Amboy. y J., from
which point the powder Is beng hghtercd
70 d point 81 miles out 10 sea from Scot
land Neck Lightshp, where i is being
dumped overheard Some OF the eN-
plosives. however, are being otherwise
disposed oi. the governments 10 which
hes belong having found cargo space
or them on outgoing boatS.
There are still Is loaded cars at Pigeon
Point sOnt Of which. u i expected, viii
Dc moved Monday and all by the FIRST
4 the new year OF the IL cars remain
ing tnefe are TWO OF /. y. e, one OF
blasting powder. one Of black powder
and II Of sinokeless powder
Thee explosives were originally the
property of the Russian government,
but after the collapse of the latter the
tnitcd states had 10 exercise q sort Of
stewardship over the material until 1t
was taken over by the French aud Italians,
and since that time It las been kept at
Pigeon Point, which Il or the Delaware
river az the extreme southern section Of
the city where the Reading railway has
. pier and which affords shipping facilities
IL hss been guarded by United State
soldiers and nothing serious has happened,
but II the powder had exploded Whining
ton would have gotten a jolt that 1t
would not have recovered from for wears
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOYS
AND GIRLS CONFERENCE
Frft Annual Gathering of This
Sort Held Today at Mt.
Salem Church.

With goodly attendance, the first
annual Sunday School Boys and Girls
Conference was opened this afternoon At
Mt Salem NJ T. Church, TO continue
throughout the day
The purpose % the conference Is 10
effect the permanent organizations Of
local Sunday schools for carrying on the
work of the body IN organized classes,
and the promotion vi various community
activities Such organizations were form
"a III the fall ia Kent and Sussex counties
DR. Robert Watt, superintendent Of
the Methodist Conference, is the presiding
officer
Rev Charles L. Candee and Rev. &.
=. Hubbard are on the program Mrs.
l.. r. Beardslee and w S Watson Of
the D. NJ G. A have charge Of the con
fercncCs.
Al thcs. conferences, thc councils
will be- 60 rmed
A photograph OF the delegates viii be
taken this afternoon The fine equip
ment Of the Mt Salem Church was seen
10 advantage upon this occasion. IL is
anticipated that this first conference of
young people Of all the local schools
Will be o memorable snd significant event.
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Particular people cheese Clover Dairy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
I,f00, 900 MEN OUT OF ARMY
Nearly Million in Home Units Picked
for Discharge.
By Associated Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, Dec 2s-More than
eleven hundred thousand soldiers at home
and abroad have been designated for
rehabilitation since the armistice was
signed General March gave the figures
today as 937 900 men in home units to be
discharged and los. COO men and $500
officers assigned by General Pershiug
for early convoy home from France
This includes men already discharged
and those who have | nded from France
To date official reports show 533, ,334 men
and 35, 400 officers actually discharged
Complete reports for the week just ended
are expected to raise the total at least
one hundred thousand.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
MILLARD LOGAN SAFE.
Reported Missing in Action" He
is Found to be Alive and
Well in France.

Friends of Millard G. Logan will be in
terested TO learn that the casualty Inst
reporting him as being missing in action ;
was an error, as the last word received
from him WAS dated November 13, two
days after the signing of the armisticc.
II was written from n base hospital IN
Southern France, where he had been since
October IL. rccuperating from 9as at
tack received in the heavy fighting in the
Argonnc Sector. where he was a battalion
runner in the 18th Division, 309th Infantry
Jersey troops.
lie has not returned TO his regiment,
now serving IN clerical capacity IN the
base hospital; hence the erroneous report
lie has entirely recovered from the gas
attack
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
Merchant Marine Needs ,. 900 Men.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington. Dec 2S Immediate need
for two thousand young men to be trained
for service in the United States Merchant
Marine was announced today by the
Shipping Board. Because Of the rapid
delivery on cargo vessels, which are now
to be manned exclusively by merchant
crews, the board said there was an un-
usual demand for men which must DC
met within a few weeks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
SHOWS FOR NEXT WEEK
By Associated Press TO Every Evening

Washington. Dec %. Weather pre-
dictions for the week beginning Monday,
issued by the weather bureau today
are. North and Middle Atlantic States
Occasional SHOWS early in the week,
followed by generally fair weather there
after Temperatures tnearly normal
although probably somewhat warmer
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28

Arthur Henderson, leader Of the British
Labor Party and former member of the
war cabinet, has been defeated for re-
election to Parliament from the South
district of East Ham.
The vote there was Glenn Edwards,
Coalition Liberal, 1872; Frank Hamlett,
Unionist, 1851; Arthur Henderson,
Labor, 1924
The first election return received today
shows the defeat of woman candidate,
Mrs. Charlotte Despard, sister of Vscount
French, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
She was defeated in North Battersea By
Richard Morris, Coalition Liberal Morris
received 7.231 votes, snd Mrs Despard
who was Labor candidate, 1854 votes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
Boche Giving up Railway Stock.

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Paris, Dec. 28-Armistice conditions
relative 10 the delivery of railroad rolling
stock are being carried out satisfactorily
by the Germans. In single day $500
cars and 200 locomotives were turned
over to the Allies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-28
Senator Jones Flying To Gotham.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Jones
Of Washington st arted for New York today
in an army airplane piloted by Lieut. Logg
They expected to land at Hazelhlust
Flying Field