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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
N. e. SOLDIERS
. TO ORGANIZE
Maj.-Gen. Edwards Plans for a
General Organization

1 The Caledcnian has received the
following notice from the headquar-
tiers of the Northeastern Department
of the United States Army relative to
New England organization:
A movement is afoot, initiated by
many citizens of New England, to
provide a rallying place and place
for the renewal of old friendships and
of overseas comradeships of officers
and men who have seen service in
the world war at any place or in any
capacity. The plan is in its infancy,
but it is hoped and expected that it
will develop in such a manner as to
provide place of meeting and of
recreation and of entertainment for
soldiers who remain in the service or
who have left the service.
Major General Clarence r. Ed
wards, United States Army, who COM
manded the 18th Division (The
Yankee Division) in all the great
battles in which that division partici-
pated up to within few days of the
signing Of the armistice, and who is
now IN command of the Noreastern
Department with station at No. 90
Chauncy street, Boston, desires to get
IN touch with all the men in New
England who have served in the
army since April 1917. General
Edwards requests that such men.
who now reside or purpose in the
future to reside in New England.
communicate to him, at the above adj
dress, their names, their organiza-
tons and present addresses as soon
as may be convenient. 1t is par
tlcularly requested that, in the case
OF any man who has been wounded
OF gassed in action, that the fact be
stated, with the place at which the
wound or injury was incurred.
we must not let the associations of
this hlstory-making period die, out by
reason of the Rehabilitation now in
process. 1t is the purpose of this
PROJECT to perpetuate and make en-
during these associations, and that
the achievements and valor of the
men Of New England may be recorded
III betting manner and NAV NOT
be forgotten.
A record of names, organizations
and addresses will be kept at Head
quarters of this Department.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
THE EVENING
CALIFORNIAN
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served.
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Johnsbury, Vermont, under the act
of March 9, 1879.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
PARIS FASHIONS
WAR Time

The following poem was written b!
Ethel Lynn Beers, soon after the
Franco-Prussian war of 1870. It.
prophetic reference to the airplane il
one of the remarkable passages in {
poem of unusual suggestiveness.
"What is the mode in Paris?"
What is the latest style?
Where has the changeful goddess
Hidden herself the while?
Not with the Senoritas
Changeless in veil and fan;
Not in the British Islands,
Or warning Allemand.
Not in the Switzer Valleys,
Or chained by the Russian bear;
A homeless vagrant only
She wanders everywhere.
I'll tell you the Paris fashions
AS we'll as Yankee may:
There's a gun and knapsack ready
For the red of coming day.
There's a royal Yankee fashion
That we sent to them overseas,
With the Stars and Stripes for trim
ming,
And the Cap of Liberty.
There's style of cutting yonder
That wounded the Dryads sore,
For the ancient wood lies level
With the sunshine on it's floor
There's a new mail-route from Paris,
And the highway is the air,
Where the cloudy track is hidden,
And the offices-anywhere
There's a grim old-fashion yonder,
Of "the useless mouths outside"
Of weeping helpless army
Mother and child and bride.
While yondcr terrible fashion
Looks over the "Arrowy Rhine"
For the red on it's floating garments
Is of heart blood, and not of wine.
So these are the Paris fashions
And this is the life today,
While the queen is a homeless vagrant
d. And the court like a vanished day.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
Priorities Revoked and Cancelled

Montpelier, Dec. 24-The Vermont
Committee of Public Safety have is
sued the following notice:
This committee has received adj
vices from the Council of National
Defense, Washington, that effective
January /, 1919, all rulings, regula-
tons and directions of every nature
whatsoever issued by the Priorities
Division of the War Industries Board
are cancelled and all pledges hereto
fore made at the suggestion or re-
quest Of said Priorities Board are
revoked.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

"Von" before name in German de-
notes privilege title, either inherited
or bestowed by a monarch upon his
subject for meritorious services
While formerly this prefix was found
in military or feudal families only
many commoners, captains of indus.
try, scientists, fnanciers and artists
were so honored by their monarchs
The title is either hereditary or ceases
with the death of the distinguished
person.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
JUNIOR HIGH CHRISTMAS
Four Minute Speakers-Exchange Of
Gifts

A Red Cross four-minute speaker
contest was held on Friday morning at
the Junior High school for the pur-
pose of advertising the Every Member
campaign of the Red Cross. Excel
lent speakers showing original
thought, careful preparation and
splendid drilling were given. The
subject matter and presentation had
been mastered in the English classes
under the direction of the Misses
Lamb, futile and Rich. Mrs. Schultz
presided over the contest. The judg-
es were Miss Vaughn, Miss Stewart
and Mrs. Stearns. The winner of the
contest was Master Evlyn Cummings
with his speech on "The American
Red Cross in France"
The speakers with their topics fol-
low:
"The Junior Red Cross"
"The American Red Gross in France"
Evlyn Cummings
"Junior Red Cross Work."
Christine Braley
Georgia Wheelock
"Why We Should Enroll in the Red
Cross" Francis Poole
"The Junior Red Cross" Luella Beard
"Our Dumb Friends and the War;"
Ronald Burrows
"Why You Should Answer the Red
Cross Roll CALI Dorothy Baxter
The decorating committee had
beautifully decorated the rooms with
Xmas trees, evergreens, streamers
and the customary holiday trimmings.
In the afternoon fires were lighted in
the four fire places and the rooms
darkened. Christmas songs and
games were enjoyed and an exchange
of presents with the names of the ones
to receive the gifts drawn by lot was
made. Each boy and each girl re-
ceived a gift from some other boy OF
girl.
The children presented each teacher
with a remembrance and the occasion
frightened the hearts of all. During
the afternoon a small glittering Xmas
tree bearing among other things a
gold piece from the boys and girls !
and another from the members OF
the faculty was sent to MI. Merrill,
who unfortunately could not be pre-
sent at the gathering. Isn't it I'M
fortunate that Xmas comes but once
A year!
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
LEGISLATIVE
SUGGESTIONS
Three Generations of the Bells O!
Walden Represented That Town
in the Legislature

The Burlington Free Press had an
editorial last week in which was in
corporated a letter from Miss Adine
M. Bell of Walden that is of unusual
interest The Free Press article here
follows:
The manner in which Representa-
tives of the legislative families are
coming forward illustrates anew the
extent to which interesting and val
liable data can remain in the vicinity
wholly undiscovered until some I'M
usual development serves to bring il
to light. 1t now transpires that the
late Governor Charles J. Bell was in
this legislative apostolic succession
Miss A. M. Bell, his daughter writes
from "The Belfry' in Walden as fol
lows:
ain today's Free Press / notice
the record of three generations re-
presenting the town of Cabot and
Brandon is eclipsed by four genera
tions from st. Adams.
GAS l was ready to write of three
generations from this family repre-
senting the town of Walden / will dc
SO in spite Of the fact YOU may be
flooded with such communications.
"My great-grandfather, James Bell
represented the town of Walden il
1915, again in 1918 and for the ter
years following my grandfather
James 3. Bell went from the same
town in 1859 and in 1861 and my
father, Charles J. Bell, in 1882. They
all lived on the same farm and in the
same house.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

have been employed by the committee
from The beard Of control, which has
been in charge of the recent investi-
CATION of the records in the different
offices and il is minated that reports
will be forthcoming from the Arthur
Young company, supervisors of the
work, relative to recommendations for
improvements in the auditing system
of Vermont.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
PRESS COMMENT
A Pleasant Reminder

Upon landing at Brest, President
Wilson's attention was attracted to
large figure of a white elephant
which had its place in the decorations
as the national emblem of Siam. The
presidents first thought might have
been that the G. O. P. which he had
left 1900 miles behind had arranged
for it as a greeting and pleasant re-
minder.-Brattlebo Refornner
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
EXPERTS AT WORK
Board of Control Having Charge of
Examining State Finances

Montpelier, Dec. 23-J H. Smith
and Fred Telford of Ottawa arrived
Friday and have passed the last two
days as efficiency experts upon the fl
nancial system Of Vermont. It is I'M
derstood at the State House that they
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

George w. French of Bradford
narrowly missed losing the sight of
Done eye, which he bathed with UNI
diluted carbolic acid to relieve an in
famed condition.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
very IIUIy NUUIo,
"(Miss) ADINE M. BELL

We hope that in the course of TIM
Vermont may decide to extend politi-
cal justice to women so that Miss Bell
may serve as a representative of the
fourth generation of her distinguish
ed family in the Vermont House of
Representatives
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

Rev. Charles Claris of Coventry
has accepted call to the pastorate Of
the Congregational church in Quee-
chez and takes up his duties there
next week.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

Since the armistice was signed, a
large number of orders have been
withdrawn from the slate mills and
finishing shops at Hydeville, but they
still have plenty of business.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

Because of financial difficulties to
the M. & G. skirt company of Bos-
ton, the Bellows Falls skirt company,
employing 40 girls, did not open its
doors Thursday morning. The local
company sold its product to the Bos-
ton market and now has to look for
new market. If it is found work
will be resumed. The company has
been doing business there for three
years.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

Dec. 8 was the 50th anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
J. Parker of Sharon. Owing to the
poor health of Mrs Parker, the OBJ
servance was quiet one.
John Williams, an employee of the
Scotch Hill Slate company in Fair
Haven, will probably lose the sight
of one eye, into which slate chip
penetrated few days ago.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

A shipment by express which is be-
lieved to be the largest express ship
ment ever sent to Brattleboro was re-
ceived a few days ago by the Dun
ham Bros. company. It consisted OF
TAT cases of rubber footwear, weigh
ing Fl tons and valued at more than
$25,. 1000. The express charges were
S1,074
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

Brattleborc's influenza cases have
increased until now there are 80.
About 40 pupils were out of the high
school on Friday, the last day before
the Christmas vacation, many of them
through fear of the disease.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

Influenza has reappeared in st. AL
bans after having died out for several
weeks following the serious epidemic
in October. Health Officer w. B. Ar
mold states that II cases have been
reported to him by local physicians
and that most of the cases were light
er than was experienced during the
epidemic, although some of the new
ones have developed a serious condi-
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01
CALL MADE FOR OLD
WOOLEN UNDERWEAR
Material is Needed in Max
ing Layettes for French
and Belgian Babies.

Wanted-Old wool underwear, color
no bar; also parts of old garments.
The parent-teacher council of this
city, which has assumed charge of
the layette work for French babies, is
asking for donations of the above.
Anyone having any such material to
donate may call Mrs. Edgar F. Ave-
rill. 3S4 NJ, and arrangements will be
made to call for it.
The girls of the Honor Guard have
offered financial aid as well as labor.
in the making of these Iayettes. The
need for them is great andimmediate.
DR.. Esther Pohl Lovejoy of Portland,
who has been doing work along this
line in France, writes that many ba-
bies are being born to French mothers
and there are not even blankets to
wrap them in. Many of these babies
have German soldier parentage and
are being cared for in a big French
hospital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01
Twentieth Engineers
Now Has Men Enough

PORTLAND Feb. 2O.-District
Forester Geo. II. Cecil, Portland, has
discontinued issuing recruiting cards
for voluntary enlistment in the goth
Engineers (ForesD and is no longer
seeking applications from registrants
under the draft law for induction into
this regiment This is in. accordance
with advice received from the For
ester. Enough men have been enlist
ed or furnished induction papers TO
complete the ten battalions of mill,
woods and logging railroad workers
for the goth Engineers (ForesD, the
largest regiment in the world. The
Forest Service CoOperated with the
war department in securing for this
regiment woudsmcn, lumbermeu, for
csters, and others skilled in some line
of woods or mill work The regi-
ments full quota will contain 10 bat
talions, of 80 men each.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01
Helix Pastor Goes
To Attend 'Men and
Millions Movement"
(East Oregonian Special }

HELIX, Feb. 19 9-ReV. +. CRAM
Hamm left Monday to attend the
men and millions movements" be-
ing held in Portland and will return
via Pasco to meet his family return
ing from a two months visit with
relatives in Minneapolis.
Mrs. W. H Albee ,has returned
home from Baker where she attended
the C. E. convention, delegate from
Helix.
The Christian church Sunday elect
ed H. E. Rose and Mrs. E. ]. Saun-
ders, delegates to the school of meth
DDS. to be held in Portland February
25 to March 1st, comprising church,
Sunday school and Christian Endea-
vor work.
Rev. F. Grant Hamm preached
Sunday evening to a large audience
the first sermon of a series on
Propesy, with black board illustra-
tions
Miss Kate Sailing of Portland will
lecture on missionary work at the
Baptist church February 25, with
stereoptican views. Miss Sailing is
touring the country before leaving for
foreign fields
G. Kurrle is aking improvements
for his meat market; also having new
fencing and buildings for caring for
stock fattening for the block.
Grand Master Trefern, I. o. F. and
others, visited the Helix and Evan
geline Rebekah lodges Monday even
ing. Supper was served at I, Hoo
verizing a feature.
e. e Geist H. f. Rose and many
other Knights of Pythias members,
attended the anniversary meeting at
Pendleton Monday evening.
Fred Mills, brother of Mrs. T. II
Ghormley, is in a san Diego hospital
with bronchitis.
Mrs. Catherine Stanton is home
from Walla Walla.
Gladys Grover is staying at~the o.
T. Piper home and will attend the
three months of school.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01

S. r. Griffin was a Monday visitor
from Highline bridge.
Mrs. NJ. A. Rush and daughters re-
turned Sunday from several weeks
stay in Long Beach, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stanton of
Walla Walla spent Friday here.
Mrs JenCe Peterson and guest
Mrs Fred Peterson of WashtuCnd,
were Friday visitors,
J. G. Bryan and Lon Booher were
Heppner visitors during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry, new,
~ married couple. are visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilkes at
tended church at Athena sunday.
Raymond Wilkes left saturday for
his school in Corvallis after a few
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01

son. Stanley, Jr., arrived last evening
from Portland to join Mr.. Jewett,
whose headuarters are here. They
have taken apartments in Hamilton
court.
d. p. Cochran of Colfax is a guest
Of the Golden Rule.
Fred Heft was up from Nolin last
night.
Mrs. Ray Hinkle Of Pilot Rock, is
a visitor here today.
]. L. Smocls came down yesterday
from his home at Weston.
H. Z. Bartholomew Stanfield
sheepman, is in the city today.
Omar Reitmann and Charles Read
Of lone are Pendleton visitors.
E. r Lester, Pilot Rock lumber
man, spent last night in the city.
Ezra Hazen and Ivan Dunning
were here yesterday from Stanfield.
John Kilkenny and John ]. Kelly
of Heppner are at the Pendleton.
Hesitand Moore, prominent Butter
Creek stockman, is in the city today.
Mrs. Jas. Thompson, who has been
visiting in Portland, arrived home
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. p. H. Buchholz. of
Stanfield were overnight visitors in
the city.
Mrs. Edgar Thompson expects to
leave tomorrow for Portland to spend
two weeks as the guest of Mrs Jack
Gibson.
Mrs. Herbert Strohm of Hermiston,
who represents that town on the Red
Cross directorate, came up yesterday
to attend a meeting of that body
Homer I. Watts. mayor of Athena,
and chairman for the Athena district
Of the Umatilla War Drives Commit
lee, was in the city yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Judd have re-
urned from Portland where they
went to bid goodbye to their son,
Henry Judd, who is leaving with his .
company for another camp.
Clayton Strain, son of Mr.. and Mrs /
:. Z. Strain and now a young farmer .
rear Cambridge, Idaho, arrived in |
his city this morning enroute to Spo-
zane where on March he is to be .
married to Miss Edythe Crockett,
ormer Pendleton girl.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01

Certain articles of diet tend to
check movements of the bowels. The
most common of these are cheese,
tea and boiled milk. on the other
hand raw fruits especially apples and
bananas, also graham bread and
whole wreat bread promote a move
ment of the bowels. When the bow
els are badly constipated, however,
the sure way is to take one or two of
Cham mberlain's Tablets Immediately
after .supper.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01
Another Wheat Price
Fixing Board Is To
Be Named, is Reported

Information being received I
from the east indicates farmers
have good prospects of obtain
} ing more than 50 per bushel for I
} their wheat this year. The sem 4
} ate agricultural committee yes
} terday reported favorably ON I
} Cores bill setting a price Of Z
} $3.50. for wheat this year. The
} bill may not pass. but even if it I
} does not there is prospect of
} higher price for northwest far
mers. \. \. Elmore. farmers
union president for Washing
) ton. now at Washington, d. c.
has wired that concessions have
} been secured that will place
western terminals on the same
basis as Chicago this year. There
is also promise, he says, of an
other price fixing commission
, with a northwest man upon the
board.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01

| PORTLAND, Feb. 2s.-Aside from
the breeding and feeder stock in the
yards, there was little of interest in
the livestock trade during the day.
A couple of cars of breed ewes
came in from California during the
day. in charge Of /. d. BoDine, the
local commission man. Demand for
breed ewes is keen, but the business
is confined to small lots, although the
aggregate is good.
Practically all sthe business is with
small farmers who are taking a few
ewes to breed. This means that the
sheep and lamp supply of the future
will come from the small farm, and
not from the range, as up to this time,
General sheep and lamb trade is
quiet at former prices.
General sheep and lamb range.
Western lambs .........l 800 q 1850
Valley lambs .......... 1850 a 1870
Yearlings ........... 1900 N 1880
Wethers ............ l2'5O ~ l3'OO
Ewes ............ 10000 11.0O
Shorn sheep IN to &c under quo
tations.
Feed Cattle in Good Call.
Eleven loads of California feeder
cattle came into the local yards all in
u bunch over night.
For feeder stuff the call at North
Portland is very liberal, in fact far
more so than offerings up to this
time.
In general the killer division of the
cattle market is steady, with practi-
caally no change indicated in value.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01
PRINT PAPER UNDER
A BLANKET LICENSE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 204-Re-
spending to appeals from publishers
of the United States. the war board
has instructed all Canadian border
customs agents to pass print paper
across automatically. A blanket IL
cense has been issued covering It.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01
From Thursdays Daily

Mrs. Ida. Olcott was a charming
hostess yesterday afternoon to the
members of the Inspiration Club. Sew
eral hours were spent in Red Cross
sewing. after which delicious refresh
mCnts were served.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01
From Wednesdays Daily

Mr. and Mrs. II. s. Rudd were
hosts Monday at delightful evening
of cards, the guests being the mem>
bers of "A four table auction club or
ganized last fall and which is COM