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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
East RecIaimino Desert.

Men have begun to reclaim the Cali
fornian desert by irrigation. The I'm
perial valley is the first word in the
bringing back of the waters to the
thirsty land, but it is by no means the
last. Towns like Brawley and I'm
perial now stand where the mesquite
once grew and the coyote howled. The
limit of mans progress in the valley
is sharply defined. The ''field" of al
falfa or grain faces the desert, the one
wearing fierce scowl, the other a
gentle smile. Close by live the des-
ert's conquerors, big outstanding folk,
amid the SoftneSs of an eternal sum
mer. The irrigation canals flow music
ally everywhere. The houses are
hinged round with clOth-screened We
randas, which do duty also as living
and sleeping places. The people al
ways seem to be on the defensive
against the desert. But they have
made it blossom like the rose, and are
making it pay. Soon the desert of
lost hopes, of burning heats, of in
toierable mirages, and arid sOlitudes
Will be land of teeming thousands
and of plenty.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
Ancient Czecno-Slovaks.

The Czechs are an ancient race.
They were fourishing in Bohemia
away back in the fifth century before
Christ, and they have always been
noted for their progressive spirit, for
their longings in the direction of lib
eralism and democracy, and above all
for their industrial and commercial
enterprise, thanks to which they have
been for the past 400 years the eco
nomic backbone of the Hapsburg mon
archy.
They We're independent, and there
fore unfettered, until they fOolishly
elected Emperor Ferdinand of Aus
tria as their ruler in 1920, not only
because he was married to the daugh-
ter and heiress of st. Wenceslaus. but
also because he solemnly pledged him
self to respect their national rights and
liberties. Needless to add that Ferdi-
nand I failed to keep his promises.
This is. popularity Of the house of
Hapsburg, which is at last to bring
ruin upon their empire.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
SMILE NEVER OUT or PLACE
If One Thinks 1t Can Be, Here Is a
Little List to Be Used as
Guide.

Gel q smile in your voice, an ex-
change suggests.
When you talk over the telephone.
When your wife tells you what you
ought to have done and you try to ex-
plain why you didn't.
When your little boy asks you for
something and you have to refuse.
When a confused woman with a
scrambled mind is buying at your
counter and doesn't know what She
wants.
When you're selling tickets at the
railway window and an irritating pur-
chaser is asking forty-nlne useless
questions.
When you tell the waiter to hurry
along with the food, as you have an
engagement
When you call up the grocer and
tell him that the things you ordered
two hours ago haven't come yet, and
her" it is about dinner time.
When you're a policeman and tell
an automobilist that he can't park
there, but must go over to the other
size of the street.
When you're an usher in a theater
and ask somebody to rise so that some
other people may pass.
When you take your husband out in
to the next room and ask him why he
brought those men to dinner without
letting you know, SO you could have
prepared for them.
When you inform the young man
that while you cannot love him as he
asks, yet you will be a sister to him.
When you tell Willie and the neigh
Dor boys not to rehearse the battle of
the Somme on the front porch.
When you tell the bore. Don't 20.
Here is your hat"
When you're busy and worried and
somebody asks you foolish question
No. 90.
When you meet an old friend unex-
pectcdly.
When the hired girl tells you she is
sorry, but the roast is burnt.
When the pup has gone off with
YOUR Overshoe or your young son has
made ink marks all over an important
paper on your desk, or you can't find
Your hat although you are positive you
hung it right there, or the missus is
not ready and you have barely time
now to get to the show if you would
see the first act, or you have to tell
Your clerk the same thing the tentl,
time, or you have done a fine act with
/ the hest of intentions and find you're
in the wrong and everybody blames
YOU for it.
Smile when you say it. You'd just
as well. And don't you forget the tele-
phone.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
ALL HAVE THEIR FAVORITES
Most Novelists Admit Decided Prefer
ence for Certain Children of
Their Brain.

It is no secret that Mowgli, the wolf
boy Of the Jungle Books is Mr.. Kip
ling's prime favOrite, or that Rodney
Stone, that fine fighter and gallant En-
Gli%hman, takes precedence even of
Sherlock Holmes i'll the affections of
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Thomas Hardy much prefers to con-
slider himself a poet rather than a
story writer, but among the many
characters he has created he loves
Tess best of all and it is rumored
that Fl. G. Wells has a sneaking af-
fecrion for his Tono Bungay.
IT is often difficult to account for
preiudices, for likes and dislikes. The
nio:h her often loves her least worthy
lad best. Mark Twain dotted on Huckie-
berry Finn, Dickens had q soft place
in his heart for the Artful Dodger,
and it is said that w. w. Jacobs loves
best his sly, diplomatic, cool poacher
and general Scapegrace, Bob Pretty.
Jerome X. Jerome has never lost his
first love for ''Three Men in a Boat"
It made his name known in two hemis-
phcres, and he feels he owes it debt
Of gratitude.
Allan Quartermain is an easy first
in lie heart of Sir II. Rider Haggard !;
Marie Corelifs favorite among her
own works is "Thelma." and Sir Hall
Gaines ''The ManXman - while nobody
else can ever take the place OF Bah
bic, the gypsy lass of 'The Little Minis
ter" in the love of Sir James Barrie.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
BURLINGTON CASUALTIES
Pvt. Eugene St. Louis Had His Right
Leg Amputated
Especial to The Caledonian)

Especial to The Caledonian)
Burlington, Oct. 23-Private Eu-
gene St. Louis, mentioned in today's
casualty LIST as wounded, has had to
undergo the amputation of his right
leg at base hospital, No. ZIG, near the
front in France. He is the husband
of Mrs. E. J. St. Louis of IS Intervale
Avenue in this city, who has recently
received a letter from Y. M. c. A
director.
She was told that her husband was
improving slowly but steadily ano
that he was woun led August 8. Hen
husband himself wrote her few days
ago that he expected to be sent tc
this side shortly for treatment, and
probably would arrive home in q
few weeks.
Rufus B. Marvin, another Burling-
ton boy listed in the wounded today
was a member of old Company NJ
having received an honorable dis
charge " hen the United States en-
tered the war, he enlisted in the Enc
Cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen and was
later transferred to the 102nd Unit,
ed States Infantry.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
Edible Fish in Bosporus.

DR.. William w. Peet, who recently
returned to the United States from
Turkey, says that there are so va
rieties of edible fish in the Bosporus.
During normal times great wagonloads
of these fish were carried through
ConstantinOple. a fish 20 inches long
often sold for the equivalent of five
cents. The poor were thus able to
obtain food for very little money. To
day similar fish is sold for ten times
the usual price. "This is not because
there are fewer fish in the Bosporus. -
said Doctor Peet, 'but because there is
no longer an adequate supply of fish
eruen."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
Excuses Somewhat "Fishy."

Two men, who are quite well off,
but very miserly in their expenditure,
met recently in the gallery Of a the
alter.
Each was annoyed to be seen by the
other in the cheapest place of the
house.
"What brings you here?" each asked
the other.
ITO tell the TRUTH said the first,
''Pve got fearful cold in my head,
and as the heat ascends, I came up
here where it is warm. Besides, I'm
Il terrible sufferer from rheumatism.
But what brings you here?"
my opera glasses,''
"Your opera glasses?"
YES; they enlarge too much.
can't see from the boxes what is going
on on the stage. I have to come up
here in the gallery to be able to See
with them at all p
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
PASSUMPSIC

Those on the sick list at present
are Eraest Rash, Albertis Scruton,
Willie Trotter and Arthur Welch.
Mrs. Alice Trotter was called to
Montreal last week by the illness of
her sister.
Mrs. Fred Converse was called to
Lyndon last week by the illness and
death Of her sister, Mrs. Thomas
Stanhepe.
Mrs. Nellie Miles is visiting in
Greensboro, Mrs Richard Rash is
visiting Mrs. Chas. FAIR in st. Johns
bury.
Mrs. Allied Sylnes is able to be
around the house now after her seri-
Gus illness. s..
1t looked as though the ban had
been lifted from autos yesterday.
Ernest P:pin has sold his farm to
a Mr.. Emmons Of Canada.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
Famous Soldier Poet of italy,

Gabrielle d'AnnunziO, Italy's famous
poet, whose flying feats are the admi-
ration of his countrymen, has not the
slightest fear of death. and he has a
presentiment that he will die in action.
10 a friend who interviewed him he
remarked: ''My worldly life is ended.
What can [ do after the war? I shall
write no more. Every time I go off
on an expedition hope it will be my
last. That is the reason for my fear
lessness. The finest end l wish for is
to die for my country
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
MASONIC NOTICES

Passumpsic Lodge, No. 81, F. 4 A.
NJ.
Regular communication Thursday,
the 18th of October, at 7.30 p. m.
Masonic Temple. Visiting brethren
welcome. -a
Orville N. Pinney, w. M.
Fred II. Dolloff, Secretary
Haswell Royal Arch Chapter, No. II.
Stated convocation on Friday even
ing, Nov. s, at 7.30 ?. M.
Birney l.. Hall, E. H. ?.
f. c. Moore, Secretary
Palestine Commandery, No. S, K. T.
Stated Conclave, Tuesday evening
November 18th.
q. S. Waterman, E. G.
Sept. ., 1918.
Juneau, Alaska.
The American Chemical Co.,
st. JohnsbuIy, Vt.
Gentlemen:
Will 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 evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
Proper Pirate

"You seem to be rather proud of be-
Ing a pirate" remarked the trusty lieu
tenant.
Il am replied Captain Kidd. I'm
. regular pirate, I am. When | want
to sink a ship 1 superintend the job
in person. 1 don't sit at home and
send lot of scared sailors out to take
chances all by themselves in U-boats."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
THE CASUALTY LIST

Three Vermonters Among the
Casualties
Washington, Oct. 23-The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of the American
Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action 125
Missing in action %
Wounded severely TT
Wounded slightly 176
Died from accident and other
causes II
Died from wounds 80
Died of disease 101
Wounded degree undetermined 44O
Prisoner /
Died of aeroplane accident 1
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
CAR AND DRIVER IN THE
RIVER
Believed that Chauffeur Was Drowned
by Accident
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KOVECI6I 60 TIC OdItUUHIdIJ
Wells River, Oct. 23-The Hudson
Super Six, owned by w. Howard
Forbes of Woodsville, was found in
the Connecticut river this morning
below the Lang place, about midway
Of "Cow" Meadow. 1t is supposed that
Nj. Forbes lost control of his cal
and that it jumped from the road into
the river. No trace has yet been
found Of the driver and it is feared
he was instantly killed.
Mortality from tuberculosis among
American civilians in the period OF
the war may exceed the loss of life
on the battlefield.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
(Snecial to The Caledonianl

Burlington, Oct. Excitement
Beaupre of % Spring street has re-
ceived & telegram telling him of the
death of his son, Joseph Beaupre,
killed IN action in France September
%, while serving with the Canadian
army. He leaves three brothers and
three sisters.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
MERELY GAINING TIME
Germany Trying to Confuse the
Issue

London, Oct. 22-Lord Northeliffe,
speaking at luncheon in the Amer
lean Officers Club here today, char
acterized the German reply as an
attempt to gain time and confuse the
issue.
"Unless we face resolutely and
clear-mindedly the present peace Of
fensive, it may become more dam
gerous than the military Of
fensive last spring." he said.
He declared his belief that Presi-
dent Wilson will handle the German
note as it deserves.
Lieut.. Robert E. Lee, grandson of
the fmaous Confederate general, has
been cited for bravery in France and
awarded the Croix de Guerre.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23

There are many slackers among
American voters even in important
campaigns. In one state alone at
the last presidential election more
than 100000 voters remained away
from the polls.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
Puduv's Bravery.

"Pudgy" is a Y. NJ. C. A. man, well
known to many American soldiers in
France. He recently spent night in
front-line dugout. While he was
there a deafening barrage rained
around the dugout for a full half an
hour.
Everyone wanted to know afterward
how Pudgy liked it.
II fear" he confessed, and the ever
lasting smile broadened as he spoke.
that I'm no Drawer now than before"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23

For every day that one coal miner
stops work on strike there results loss
in production of 25 3-inch shells. The
recent strike in Wilkesbarre, Penn,
caused loss of coal sufficient to sup
ply $4,000 families for the winter.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
Slightly Wounded

Marshall Nailor, Essex Junction.
Patrick Cowhey, Burlington.
Wounded Degree Undetermined
Louis P. Gutchell, Burlington.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23

FOR SALE-Bed quilts, $500 each,
also one silk quilt worth SIS. Mrs.
E. A. Pooler, Brooks street 98-10O
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
FIR. LEVER
St. Johnsbury Priest Chaplain of
Twenty-sixth Division
Especial to The Caledonianl

Especial to The Caledonian)
Burlington, Oct. 22-The Rev. Ar
thur J, Lever formerly assistant
at Notre Dame church, St. Johnsbury,
has been appointed chaplain of the
10Th Division now in France. The
Rt. Rev. J. J. Rice made the an
nouncemcnt last evening.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23
WEATHER

Fair, slightly warmer tonight and
Thursday.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23

At least seven of the military gov
ernors of China are former brigands.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
EAST ST. LOUIS ROTTEN"
City Officials and Militia Colonel Con-
demned for Race Riots.

Washington, July City officials
of East St. Louis, ILL.,, were severely
criticized and the conduct of Colonel
Trip, an Illinois national guard Off
Ger, was chacterized as represensible,
in a report on the East st. Louis race
riots of last year, submitted to the
house today by Representative John
son of Kentucky, chairman of the
special congressional committee ap-
pointed to investigate the outbreaks.
The conduct of Colonel Tripp, who
was in charge of the troops sent to
quell the disturbances, has been call
ed to the attention of Secretary Bak-
er with the suggestion Of a court
martial, Representative Johnson said.
"The conduct of the soldiers who
were sent to East st. Louis to protect
life and property put a blot on that
part of Illinois militia that served un-
der Colonel Trip" the committee re-
ported.
Mayor Molliman, city police Off
cials, justices of the peace and minor
officials were condemned for alleged
failure to enforce the law, and charg-
es were made that the police had con-
nections with gamblers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13

tionable in certain communities. It's
very simple to understand. Let's all
get together, work hard on the task
and try to influence better conditions
Let each mistress of home, each
custodian of an apartment, each
school principal, each minister, each
colored policeman, each public spirit
ed citizen use his constant influence
against the loud mouth Then, we
shall see results that mean something
and that will be permanent. Just so
long as we have the big mouth we are
going to have a race question
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
DRAFTEES TO BE GIVEN BIG
SEND-OEE

A Committee of Citizens met at the
office of the Sun Thursday and made
arrangements to give the 316 Colored
men called for the Draft next Thurs.
day, rousing send-off. The Second
Regiment Band has been secured and
big parade will march from the
Paseo Y. NJ. c. A. to the station in
which the various organizations of
the City and the Colored people in
general, men and women are invited
to take part. At 800 o'clock in the
morning, Prof. Jackson's big Chautau
qua chorus of 500 voices will give a
patriotic program for half an hour af
ter which five minute addresses will
be delivered by Dr. VIM. H. Thomas
and DR.. S. w. Bacote, Hon. w. c.
Hueston, Hon. c. H. Callawoy. The
parade will then form and march
down the Paseo to 18th over 18th tc
Grand, Grand to 18th, 11th to Main
Main to the Union Station from
whence their special train will leave
at 11:00 o'clock. Everybody is urged
to wear or carry flag. Cone let's
give the boys a fitting send-off.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
PROMINENT DOCTOR KILLED.

DR.. J. NJ. Davis, one of the races
leading physicians, was shot and kill
ed by DR.. E. T. Butler, another pop
ular Colored physician, at Muskogee
this week \ bad feeling had exist
ed between the men for some time
and on Monday they engaged in a fist
fight, in which DR.. Butler received
the worst of it; this so angered DR..
Butler that he went off, secured a
shotgun, returned to the office of Dr.
Davis, and emptied the contents of
his gun into the body of Dr. Davis.
Tulsa Star
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
By Chas. A. Starks.

This is the first time that l have
printer and l only do so now in view
of the fact that what choose to term
a grevious error has been committed.
In last weeks article entitled rs
White Supreme?" an incorrectly print
ed paragraph either happened through
extreme haste or inadvertence, and |
hope most surely not through any un-
toward design. The following con-
,tains the reversal statement, which is
obviously incorrect. l have put the
erroneous words under pointed par
enthesis so ye shall know them:
The whole earth speaks in the
darker colors and whatever is re-
sponsible for the propagation of colors
of races it certainly runs in dark, be-
cause the darker people number about
Give to seven in the world. y"
You can readily see why the error
should be corrected. To let it pass
over unchallenged would be an in
justice to the Colored people and my
self as a writer The truth is, and
my manuscript so reads: that the
Darker Races number better than
seven to five This means that there
are seven darker Colored persons in
the world to every five persons who
can justly claim affiliations with the
Simon pure White Race. There are
available statistics which will give us
a much larger percentage in numbers.
Now what is the logic of the pre-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-13
THE LOUD-MOUTHED NEGRO.
By Joe E. Herriford.

Without question the loud mouth
ed Negro" is our greatest handicap.
One would think that with increasing
education and refining influences this
species would diminish, but such is
not the case. Sometimes it appears
that little education merely serves
to make the mouth bigger and louder.
It's a strangely unfortunate condition.
Were it not for the loud mouth
nearly all of our racial discomforts
would disappear. There would be lit
tie objection to our residing in what
ever quarter of the city we might Sc
lect and our places of public amuse-
ment would no longer be classed as
nuisances. Why cannot the really re-
fined colored people form sort of
common consent club and discourage
this variety of our misfortune? 1t is
real misfortune.
In every large residence or apart
ment house there is always to be
found a nest of these loud mouths
which run fortissmo at all hours of
less of the comfort of anyone else in
the building or in neighboring build
ings for that matter. They appea rto
have no common decency, no common
sense. My father who was an eX-
slave and uneducated used to say that
such people were just plain d. rs. and
believe he was right.
| Then there is the loud mouth heard
upon the street all day and all night,
Just the ebullitions of the shallow
pate The mouth isn't saying any,
thing. It's just keeping people awake
and making people despise the whole
race. It's just inspiring the dyna
miter. oh, if it would just close Ut
what blessing it would be to every
body
Why should a person talk loudly
enough to be heard half-mile? Why
should the color of a mans skin keeI
him from being self-respecting and
reasonably refined even though not
educated?
That loud mouth you hear running
up on the front end of the street cal
is doing our race more harm thar
you can imagine. 1t is making us {
mark of disgust. 1t is keeping us il
the consignment of barbarity.
School teachers work on this evi
a great deal and are doubtless doing {
great deal toward it's amelioration
The ministers ought to help more
They rarely touch upon the really tan
gible things in our lives. They ar
afraid of hurting the collections ant
carefully stay upon the reservation o
fire and birthstone. The loud moutl
is always in evidence at church afte
the benediction and that's why tn
: presence of a Negro church is objel