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Evening journal., 1919-11-04

that in Sussex county "all public roads
hereafter laid out shall be 30 feet
wide
As early as 1929 n general law was
passed giving to the Court of General
sessions jurisdiction TO lay out pub
lie roads and bridges throughout the
state. and to change and vacate same.
In 1911 concurrent jurisdiction was
given TO the resident ssoclnie judge
within each county TO lay out public
roads and bridges and TO widen, change
or vscate the same. For The first time
the word widen Is used
To my mind the insertion OF the
word widen Is significant It was evi-
IDENTIFY inserted for purpose. 1t must
in reason be interpreted TO mean some
thing. The width Of public roads TO be
laid out In the three counties had been
fixed by express statute for more than
a century. Here Is a word that used in
its-ordinary sense means, 10 increase in
width, 20 extend, and upon what was il
70 operate? The public roads Of the
county. If the fixing Of the width OF
public road when laid out at 30 feet
was 10 establish 10 unalterably at that
width then why give The resident
Judge authority 10 widen what could
not be widened2 This view Of the mat
ter seems TO be unreasonable. Therefore
fun authority 70 change and alter had
been given Why then insert the word
widen unless the legislative intent was
TO give more latitude TO the Judge. a
greater discretion in The conduct and
Of The public roads?
The law seems 10 settle beyond ques
tion that all public roads lad out in
Sussex county shall be 80 feet VIDE
l. G., roads 6id out shall not be less
than 30 feet and this provision was
no doubt founded on public policy,
that a road Of lesser width than 30
feet would not accommodate the public
does the simple enactment
Evening journal., 1919-11-04
TRAVELLING MAN TAKEN
OUT OF A PITTSBURGH
HOTEL BY USING NU- vim

Mr.. Chas lIildcrhof travelling man
living al il02 Cole st., Columbus, Ohio,
said: II was laid up in tire Henry
Hotel. Pittsburg. with rheumatism, Nat
on my back, and feet swelling on me.
/ am bothered two or three times a
year with rheumalism and when 70
comes on ! am usually laid up two 10
three weeks al time. so bad ! can't
get home, and expected a lay-of at
ptisburg. until IL run It's course. ! saw
in The papers about Nu-Nim doing so
mucTi for other rheumatic sufferers. /
sent a bell boy out aud got me bottle
and began using IT. and in two days
my pains had let up little. and the
morning OF the sixth day. ! was feeling
50 good I went TO Johnstown. Pa. on
my trip, and from that day have
never had a pain, and ! can truthfully
say that Nu-Nim has done more for me
than any other medicine did do with
my rheumatism. Don't fail 10 take The
bowel and liver tablets with Nu-Nim.
as they are a part Of the medicine, and
come in every package. ! volunteer
and give this testimonial unsolicited for
the benefit Of Others
Call at your nearest druggist. and
ask for Nu-Nim and II You can't get 10.
send si0i TO Nu-Nim Drug Co, Colum-
bus, Ohio and they VIII send you a
large bottle prepaid.
Now on sale at Eckerd's Cut Rate
Drug Store. sos Market street, Whining
ton, and other druggists.
Evening journal., 1919-11-04
Can WIDEN ROADS
BEYOND 80 FEET
Judge Conrad Hands Down
an Important Decision
at Georgetown
DAY PETITION FOR
Z REVIEW REFUSED
,pecial 10 The Evening journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
GEORGETOWN. Noy. i.-Nhat is be
lievcd to be one OF the most important
decisions given by any judge of the
.state courts for many months. and
Dne which viii forever set TO rest The
contention that has been made in many
nuartcrs that the laws Of this state did
not give jurisdiction for widening and
Strengthening public roads 10 a distance
o. more than 30 feet. was handed down
on saturday afternoon by Resident Judge
Henry c. Conrad IN the ease Of Frank
J.. Day. a farmer residing near Hebron
Church. who petltioned for review.
y The petition for review grew ont Of
the failure Of the commission appoint
ed few weeks ago by Judge Conrad
10 condemn the right og way on the
orgetown-Cokesbury route which is
10 be constructed OF concrete refusing
ao grant damages 10 the petit oner.
The petition sells forth, "rhal the re-
1urn OF the original commits
asion be set aside for gross in
.fqualty and inequliy. no damages
slaying been allowed him; That the said
3riurn be set aside FOR The reason that
'fie said commission exceeded their
si0vers in laying ont said public road
20 The width Of 10 feet or in widening
.iio course Of The existing public road
~ The width Of 40 feet
= 10 the court had upheld lhe petition
of Day Il would have meant lhe block
lng Of The road building program which
sis now being carried ON IN Sussex
County and the state. for II would hive
been impossible 90 condemn property
.and procured a right OF way in excess
~or 30 feet
Judge Conrad In his opinion says:
The petitioner contends that there isl
mo authority in law for lhe widening
of public road lu sussex county be-
ond 30 feet and that The uction OF the
-lcsident judge 10 appointing com
OMISSION TO widen The public road from
-Georgetown TO Cokesbury Church. with
Instruments TO widen HE same 10 20
feet was contrary 10 law and therefore
ultra wires.
The first enactmenEtouchIng The lay
-ing out Of public roads in Sussex coun-
~ is found IN Vol ! OF the laws OF
delaware and fixes the width OF public
roads at 30 feet, and that width of road
slas been maintained in an The inlervcn- |
ny years, the codlflcatiOn Of The laws |
1u 1920. 1852. 1895 and 1915 all stating
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
"IDon't Have To Advertise

professional man who was recently invited to
advertise in the Evening Caedonian replied: 81
don't have to advertise. have all the business can
do"
Of course his remark was thoughtlessly made as
he probably had never given thought to the real
situation regarding advertising.
Why has he enjoyed all the business he can take
care of? Here is the reason: Because enterprlslng
merchants who have had the nerve progresslVeness
and ability to advertise have brought people to ST.
Johnsbury and made it the great trading center for
Northeastern Vermont.
The day of the automobile does not make it COM
pulsory for people of Northeastern Vermont to trade
in St. Johnsbury. They had just as soon drive 40
miles as TO- But progressive st. Johnsbury men
have advertised the town, have modernlzed their
merchandising so that it is profitable for people to
trade in St. Johnsbury. They have supported
daily newspaper by their advertising
The professional man has ridden on the band
wagon and shared in this prosperity. The people
who come in for distance to trade have had their
professional work done in St. Johnsbury.
Of course the professional man who has all the
business he can do is not compelled to ADVERTISE
But some of our leading firms believe as sense of
JUSTICE home pride and fairness they should carry
their share of the burden. They want st. Johns
bury to maintain daily newspaper and to keep St.
Johnsbury as the leading trading center of North
eastern Vermont.
Look in our business directory for the profess
sonal men who believe in supporting st. Johnsbury
Patronize them and send your friends to see them
They are worthy of your support
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
WARNS RECKLESS
AUTOMOBILISTS
OF GREAT DANGER
Two ''Near Death" Acct
dents Withhin "a Hours
ArOuses State Papers

Drastic action will be taken by
State and local officials if autombo-
lists of this section are not more care
full of their driving. Word comes
from Montpelier that state officer is
investigating two near-fatal accidents
that have just occurred near st.
Johnsbury with an idea to taking
some very decided action.
|. Two papers Of the State have al
ready taken up in their editorial col
umns the matter Of reckless driving
by automobilists of this section. If
local drivers do not heed the warn
ings that are being made there is
little doubt but that the community
will be startled by some terrible
tragedy as reckless driving has be-
come a matter of common oc-
curance. Within "a hours there were
two accidents that came miraculously
near to causing several deaths.
Frederick Brussie who had his leg
broken as a result of an automobile
accident on Sunday is rapidly recov-
ering at the Brightlook hospital.
Miss Lena Learmouth, daughter of
MI. and Mrs. James Learmouth, Jr.,
Of st. Johnsbury Center, is recover
ing from a severe shaking up she re-
ccived Saturday night when she and
her brother, Theron, were thrown
from their wagon when struck by an
automobile just north of st. Johns
bury Center.
Two automobiles large car
and a small one-were racing down
the roads towards St. Johnsbury
when they approached the Learmouth
wagon. The smaller car turned out
but the big car was coming so fast
that the driver attempted to clear
himself by running between the
small car and the wagon. AS a re-
suit the wheels of the Learmouth
wagon were torn off and Lena and
her brother were thrown out. The
little girl landed between the smashed
wheel and the horses feet. The bow
clung pluckily to the rcins and held
the horse.
Both automobiles kept on without
waiting to sec if anyone had been
killed or not.
The smaller car got as far as the
Center when it turned and came back.
Its occupants did not come close to
the wreck. Both the boy and girl and
other witnesses got the numbers of
both cars. They are said to be owned
in st. Johnsbury.
Mr' Learmouth said today that he
Is taking no action, giving the auto
mobolists time to explain their ac-
tons. If ne does not hear from them
within a few days he will place the
matter In the hands of the authori
ties.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23

former president of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States,
which assembled the Conference, ex-
planned that hearings had been held
for six months at which shippers,
railroad men, labor union officials and
bankers had been heard. The plan
evolved was said to be Il combination
of the best features of plans already
put forward, with some new elements
assembled into what the Conference
regarded as a harmonious whole.
Continued government operation
until remedial legislation is enacted
was urged by the Conference, with
the limitation that such legislation
should be enacted this year. With
the return of the roads, at time
when many probably will be showing
deficits, the Conference thought,
there should be made available by
Congress railroad reserve fund OF
$500, 100000, administered by the
proposed Federal Transportation
Board, for the stablization of the
roads credit and to facilitate the rec
commended consultations. The sum
eventually would be returned to the
government.
Government guarantee of earnings
was not favored by the Conference.
Instead, it was urged that the Inter
state Commerce Commission be made
responsible for rates and fares de-
signed to yield the carriers in each
designated traffic section not less
than six per cent upon the aggregate
fair value of the property. Those
roads earning more than six per cent
would be required to put hale the
excess into company contingent
fund until the fund amounted to
six per cent of the fair value OF the
company's property, the other half
going to general railroad contingent
fund administered by trustees an
point by government authority and
for the benefit Of all the
railroads of the country. After any
roads contingent fund reached the
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
Field Grange Meeting
Hazcn Road Pomona Meets at Toc'
Pond on August 8-Prominent
Leaders to Attend

There will be field meeting under
the auspices of Hazen Road Pomona
Grange at Joe's Pond, near West Dan
vile, August 8, 1919. The Master OF
the National Grange, the Master of
the State Grange, and other promi-
nent speakers will be present. Ev-
erybody is invited.
August ID, 1919, there will be a
meeting of the Hazen Road Pomona
Grange in the Pythian Hall at Dan
vile, The following program will
be given.
Business meeting at II A m.
Open meeting at 1.30 P. M. to
which the public is invited.
Music by the grange.
Address of Welcome, Mrs. J. l..
Hardy.
Response, T. w. Green.
How can our subordinate oranges
interest the young people? Mrs. G.
j. Perkins, E. j. Stanton, Mrs. Carl
Lang.
Violin solo, Marshall Morrill,.
Recitation, Mrs. d. P. Coveny.
What is the greatest hindrence of
a successful grange? G. E. Phil
brook, A. H. Balch.
Recitation, Mrs. T. w. Green.
Vocal trio, Miss Hardy, Mrs. Har-
dy, Miss Davis.
How can the church help the
grange? Rev. E. G. French, G. l.
Perkins, A. M. Hodgdon.
How can the grange help the
church? Rev. C. A. Adams, Mrs. A.
R. Montgomery, P. N. Allen.
Music. Y
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23

Chief of Police Finley and Sheriff
Worthen were both at work on the
case today. No arrests have yet
been made.
Thomas goes to work in the factory
as night watchman at p. M, daily,
Last night he was shoveling shavings
into an open furnace when he heard
the sharp crack of revolver close at
hand He heard the "zip" of a bullet
a few inches above his head. He
jumped to one side of the furnace
just as another report was heard and
a second bullet landed in the brick
work just above where he had been
standing. ----
He hurried to the front office where
he called police headquarters. Officers
Wallace and Coburn were on duty at
the station. 1t was few minutes be-
fore midnight. Within four minutes
the officers were at the lumber COM
pany's office.
With Thomas they made a hurried
search of the lumber yard. They
found tracks near a pile of lumber
opposite the power room from which
the revolver shots had evidently been
fired They also found footprints
leading to the company's office win
dow and finger marks and foot prints
on the window. The robbers or rob-
Der had evidently crawled up the
window sill from where they could
get a clear view of the office safe.
In firing the shots the first one had
passed through window pane while
the second one passed through a hole
which had been broken in the Win
dow. The size of the window hold
would indicate a 38-calibre bullet was
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
LYNDON CAPTAIN RETURNS
Especial to the Caledonian)

LYNDONVILLE, July 23-,A
cablegram received this morning
stated that Captain Earl Lang of
this place sailed from Brest for New
port News on the S. S. Amegon.
Captain Lang was formerly of the old
Company d team of st. Johnsbury.
He went over as a second lieutenant.
Before the armistice was signed
Captain Lang was pay officer for the
101st ammunition train of the Goth
Division. He has been serving re-
Gently with the 4th Army of OccupaH
tion.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 23-Confer-
cnccs with Republican Senators on
the peace treaty and League of Ma
tions covenant, were continued today
by President Wilson. Senators on the
visiting list were Page of Vermont,
Sterling of South Dakota, Mclean
of Connecticut and Newberry of
Michigan. Mr.. Wilson'S condition
continued to improve and it was ex-
pectcd that within a few days he
would be entirely recovered An in
quiry concerning published reports
that the Shantung provision of the
Peace Treaty was President Wilson's
personal solution of the problem
brought neither confirmation nor
denial, but only statement that no
comment would be made.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
VERMONT NEWS

Daniel P. Mansfield Of Mortified
Falls committed suicide during Tues
day night by shooting hinlself
through the heart. He had been in
poor health and last night taking his
Swiss rifle went to the cellar, where
he attached rope to it and placing
the gun against his body discharged
it by means of the rope. He had been
employed for some time as watch
man in the Woolen mills in that vii
lage. He was so years of age and an
native of Fayston and leaves a wife.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23

used.
One of the bullets landed in the
door and split the wood.
Thomas, although armed, did not
wait to fire any return shots. He
had hoped to get the police there in
time to round up the robbers.
1t has been Thomas duty to ring in
from various boxes throughout the
plant and in the lumber yard. He
had made his regular rounds up to
the the time of the shooting after
which there were no outside boxes
rung for the rest of the night. This
would indicate that Thomas felt the
men might still be looking for him
after the first shooting.
Officials of the company expressed
surprise today that any attempt
should be made to rob the company's
safe and that rarely any money was
ever left at night. 1t is a theory of
the police that whoever attempted the
robbery and did the shooting made
their way out of town during the
night. Chief Finley said today he
had noted no suspicious characters
about town yesterday or last night
Thomas is married and lives in the
Bailey block at the corner of Eastern
avenue and Railroad street.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23

LONDON, July ga Bolsheyik
delegation has arrived at Kishineff
with an offer of peace to the Com
mander of the Rumanian iniester
troops on behalf of Nokolai Lrine,
according to Berlin government
wireless despatch. Lenine offers to
cede Bessarabia to Rumania on condi-
tion that Rumania shall prohibit
Ukrainian citizens and bands of Ad-
miral Kolchak, head of all the Rus
sian government at Omsk, from
crossing the Rumanan frontier.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23


contribution of excess earnings to the
general contingent fund would be in
creased to two-thirds, the remaining
one-thid of this excess being re
tanned by the company for distribu-
ton among stockholders or other
lawful purposes.
The general arilroad contingent
fund would be used u assure the six
per cent return without entailing Il
government guarantee or nnrCason-
able rates. 1t would be drawn upon
by all roads of Il designated traffic
section when ic any year the net
return fell below 81. per cent and
those roads would share in the listIi
button p'J rata to their gross cam
ings. The iunG would be built up to
$750,000,000 and any excess would be
surrendcd to the government, to be
used for providing additional transpo-
tation facilities or lesSenlng he cost
of transportation TO lhe public bL
reducing capital and Investment &C
counts of the roads.
Grouping or consolidation OF the
railroads into competing systems was
declared to be essential, because
railroad rates must be the same for
similar services, whether performed
by the weak neccsattou5 railroad %
by the strong and prosperous one"
The grouping should be about the
present strong systems, it was urged,
along commercial lines and not by
arbitrary territorial sub b-divlslons.
Resulting corporations should be
subject to jurisdiction Of Congress,
according to the Conference, through
federal incorporation, with powers of
police regulation and local taxation
reserved to the states,
Each of the consolidated companies
would be required, under the plan,
10 have II brothers, three of whom
would be selected by the Federal
Transportation Board and one by the
employees.
Continued on page four)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23

BERLIN, July 23-Ten persons
were shot during disorders which at
tended the breaking up of majority
socialist meeting by Communists and
Sparatans yesterday. Those at
tending the meeting attempted to
lynch a man who fired a shot, but he
was saved by hospital helpers, who
were in the building Government
troops had to quell riots in other
halls. The Berlin Press is indignant
at the uproar.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
(Bv Associated Press)

LONDON, July 23-General Per-
shing motored to Cambridge today to
receive an honorary degree. After
luncheon at the University he will
leave by special train for Dover and
return to France on u British des-
troyer.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, July 23-The Japanese
delegation to the Peace Conference
today issued denial of assertions
that the ShantunC settlement in the
German Peace treaty, was in ex-
change for the withdrawal of the
Japanese contention, regarding racial
clauses in the League of Nations COW
enant.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
Fire Two Shots At Lumbe.> Co. Watchman
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
(BY Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, July 23-The con-
tinuality of the war time prohibition
act was upheld in an option handed
down today by Federal Judge Chat
field in test case against Stephen A.
Minery, saloon keeper, brought by
the Liquor Dealers Association of
Connecticut. 1t is expected an appeal
is to be taken to a higher court.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
At Detroit-Detroit 2, Boston 1.
At Cleveland-Cleveland 4, Phil
adelphia 3.
At Chicago-New York 6, Chicago
1.
At st. Louis-St. Louis 5, Washing
ton 0.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
Bold Attempt Made To Rob Safe
In Office OF Skinner Plant
Off Railroad Street
JAMES w. THOMAS NARROWLY
ESCAPES DEATH FROM BULLETS
Robbers Fired From Lumber Pile Close to the
Office Bulding-POIice and Sheriff at
Work on Case #sags

Two shots were fired at night watchman James w.
Thomas of the Skinner Lumber Company just before
midnight last night in an attempt of robbers to intim
date disable him to rob the companys safe The
fact that the first bullet missed Thomas by few inches
resulted in the ATTEMPT at robbery being failure
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
(RV AsSnciated Pressl

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 23-
Governor Sproul today announced he
had vetoed the bill designed to legal
ize 2.75 per cent liquors.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23

TBy ASsOc1ated FTessJ
WASHINGTON, July 23-The
United States will sign treaties with
Bulgaria and Turkey, it was announc-
ed today at the State Department.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
Standing of the Clubs
Games Today

Games Today
st. Louis at Boston (two games).
Cincinnati at New York (two games).
Pittsburg at Philadelphia (two
games).
Chicago at Brooklyn (two games).
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
For Competing Roads
And Private
Ownership
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 23-Private ownership and
operation of railroads. merged into 20 or 80 great COM
peting systems under the supervision of Federal Trans
portation Board with statutory rule of atemakng
sung to the roads net return of six per cent offer
ed to the house committee today the plan of
the National Transportation Conference.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-Automobile. Inquire at
65 Main street. If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
BASE BALL
BASE BALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
All games postponed, rain.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23

Continued on page 6)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-12

edge OF conditions. When a bank
with $4,000 capital pays 20 per cent
on its capital. it does not mean that
percent of return to the stakeholder.
In most instances the surplus and re-
serve is as great as the capital-thus
the rate of return is reduced so per.
cent. And IL should be kept in mind
that the bank pays taxes on its sur
plus and reserve. This money belongs
to the individual stockholders and
with the capital constitutes the book
value and the basis on which returns
should be computed.
Again. In my judgment Mr.. Hop
kins is entirely wrong when he says a
reduction in interest rates would re-
duce the living cost. 1t wouldn't
make a dimes worth of difference in
the entire state. But such an increase
would add to the extra burdens which
have already been shouldered on the
banks and bankers as a result of con-
ditions which have developed in the
last two or three years"