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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-30

but had not yet burned through the
newspaper. She seized the news
paper and poison and put them in
the stove.
Now if this had happened in the
night or a little later when we had
all gone to church or some where
else, | would have certainly lost my
buildings, and no one would have
ever mistrusted the real cause of the
fire.
| have reason to believe that lots
of these mysterious fires, that are
laid to tramps, electric wires, spon-
famous combustion, etc, may be due
to rat poison. Anyway this happen
ed so luckily, and | have such sure
proof against the rat poison that I
feel it my duty to tell the public
about it.
l am not going to mention the
namo OF this particular kind of rat
poison as there are several kinds on
the market that are much the same,
and seem to be made largely of brim-
stone, and smell like the old fashion
ed Portland Star matches.
Yours truly,
Nathan J. Banks,
East Peacham, vt. ! W.
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BRADFORD

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parker, Miss
Marcia Winship and Martin Murphy
OF Montpelier spent the week end in
town.
Mrs. G. c. Mann and Miss Mabel
Libbey have been i'll with the grippe.
Miss Grace Sage of Boston pre-
sents Daddy Long Legs" in the
Methodist church November 4, under
tie auspices of the Epworth League.
Irwin Worthley is able to be al
work again after having been confin-
ed to the house with the grippe.
Friday evening the Academy Athle-
tic Association gave a promenade in
Woods hall and took in about $18.
Miss Winnifred Merrill has started
work in the bank to fill the vacancy
left by Mrs. Dimick.
Church and Bagley expect soon to
open new department in tehir store
They will sell meats and will have an
eperienced man in charge.
Harry Martin of Sunderland
Mass, was in town several days last
week.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-30
EASES A COLD
WITH One DOSE
''Pape's Cold Compound
then breaks up a cold in
a few hours

Relief comes instantly. A dose
taken every two hours until three
doses are taken usually breaks up a
severe cold and ends all the grippe
misery.
The very first dose opens youl
clogged-up nostrils and the air pas
sages in the head, stops nose running,
relieves the headache, dullness, fever
ishness, sneezing, soreness and stiff
ness.
Don't stay stuffed-up. Quit blow
ing and snufflng! Clear your con-
gested head! Nothing else in the
world gives such prompt relief as
"Pape's Cold Compound" which costs
only few cents at any drug store.
1t acts without assistance, tastes nice,
contains no quinine-lnsist upon
Pape's!
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-30
THURSDAY, OCT. 80, 1919
Church Unity and Church Union
Id ~ -. Mn.ai4naA y

A point of interest was brought
out at recent gathering of church
people in Newport when one speaker
said that church unity was more to
be desired than church union. This
point is we'll taken from the stand
point of many of the larger towns in
Vermont, though many of the small
er and strictly rural towns must come
to church union. A place the size of
Newport, Barton, St. Johnsbury,
Orleans and other towns of the
character of these places, do not
need church union, so much as they
need church unity. Unity of pur-
pose, action, thought, work and min
istry, but not union of organization.
Many places are over-churched, but
more places are under-fed by the
churches. Under-fed with broad
minded, openhearted, Christian coop
Grafton. Yes, many places may be
over-churched, but no place with a
growing population with increased
industry and with progress with
ir borders is over-churched just
be. use its churches are not full.
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Letter to the Editor
Mr.. Editor:

MI. EQlCOf:
l wish to tell the public of my mar
row escape of loosing my buildings
by FIRE, in the use of rat poison. The
mice had been bothering somewhat
of late, in our pantry, so we decided
to give them a meal of rat poison,
which | had. used twice before with
good results.
So last Saturday night we spread
some on cracker accordin" ~ di-
rections and put it on a newspaper
and placed it on an empty shelf in
the cupboard in the pantrv where
the mice had been frequenting.
The next morning we looked at it
and nothing had touched it, so we de-
cided to leave it through the day.
About nine o'clock or about ~
hours from the time we put it there,
it caught fire, and had it not been
for the faithful dog who saw the
smoke, and commenced to bark, this
attracted the attention of the house
keeper who was in another room at
the time; she went to the kitchen to
see w vas the trouble, and Buster
stood King into the pantry where
the smoke was pouring out, barking
excitedly. She rushed in and opened
the cupboard door and the rat poison
and paper had just begun to burn
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-30
STANNARD

Forrest Winchester visited at Ed
ward Symons Saturday evening.
Edward Symon's son, Victor, has
received his discharge from the navy
and returned home Friday.
Roy King was visitor at Paul
Trana's recently.
Mrs. Homer Dezin's mother and
aunt, Mrs. Charles Survey and Mrs.
Mary Osgood from Wolcott have
been visiting her.
Miss Della DEAN and Arthur Gray
are visiting in Sheffield.
A party will be given at w. S.
Bartlett's for Ernest Kimball Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Ollie Rogers brother
and sister from Boston have been WIS.,
ting them.
Mrs. Ollie Rogers was visitor at
Duncan Netherlands recently.
Hazel Bartlett visited her grand
mother, Mrs. E C. Bartlett, over Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Kimball, Mr..
Charles Bartlett and Miss Elizabeth
Symons were visitors at Mrs. Fanny
X. Bartlett's Sunday.
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Farewell Reception to
Mrs. Robert w. SimOnds

The many st. Johnsbury friends
of Mrs. Robert w. Simonds, who has
been a resident of Montpelier for the
past few years, will be interested in
the following account of a farewell
reception recently rendered her in
Montpelier by the ladies of the mis-
sionary society of which she has
been a member. The account Of the
reception as given by the Montpelier
Argus follows:
The regular business meeting of
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of Trinity church was held Mon
day afternoon in the church parlors.
Mrs. William Lindsay, president Of
the organization presided. The re-
port of the New England Branch
meeting held in St. JohnsbuTy recent
ly was given by Mrs. Mary Sher-
burne. Remarks were also given by
Mrs. L. w. Hanson Following the
q short business meeting The members
OF the Women's Home Missionary So
ciety joined them and the occasion
became q farewell reception for Mrs.
r. w. Simonds who leaves soon for
her new home in Gardner, Mass. A
very Interesting program had been
prepared consisting of vocal solo
by Mrs. w. E. Sunderland accom-
panied at the piano by Miss Florence
Sherburne. Mrs. S. II Mills gave Il
piano solo which was followed by a
reading by Mrs r. A, Hayden, con-
Guiding the speech Mrs. Hayden then
presented the guest of honor q beau
tiful bouquet of chrysanthemums.
There were about 35 members
present and following the presenta
ton a dainty lunch was served and n
social time was enjoyed.
Mrs. Simonds leaves Friday for st.
Johnsbury where she will visit for a
short time before going to Gardner
to join her husband who is connected
with law firm there going there a
few months ago.
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Stop! Look! Listen!
(Brattleboro Reformer)

A meeting of the safety first com
mittee of the Central Vermont and
Wells River railroads was hell
Montpelier recently, officials of other
roads being present, and in a discus
sion of things that should be done
for the elimination of accidents some
startling figures were produced show
ing that more than $4,000 drivers Of
automobiles, more than $4,000 OF
them did not stop 10 look when they
approached a grade crossing to see if
q train was near. The statisticians
did not go so far as to say how many
of the $4,000 were still living.
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BARTON

Miss Hurd, the state home econo-
mics supervisor, visited the school
here Wednesday.
Miss Belle Butler will begin her
duties as librarian November Miss
Eva Gilpin has served in this capa-
city for several years.
Mrs. Wallace Foss has taken the
place of Mrs. George Jenness i'll the
Jackman store.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Proctor left
today for Boston and vicinity where
they will spend a week with friends.
A class in dancing was held ut AL
umni Hall Wednesday evening for
the members of the freshman
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adopt if we follow the Johnson go'
pei.
l Assail the President of the Unit
ed States if you like, but on no ac-
count cheer him.
2 Insult our associates in the wal
by referring to them as bankrupt ma
tons"
3 Abuse every country in the
world but the, United States, and par
ticularly Great Britain.
a Ignore an facts chat cannot be
twisted to fit this program.
5 Where reason and intelligence
conflict with the new patriotism sup
press them both.
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PASSUMPSIC

lone Lamberton who mas just
returned from overseas is here t; king
his old job il the mill. He is board
ing at w. H. Wright's.
There were nearly so who attend
ed the grange meeting Tuesday night
and several from Lyndon and st.
Johnsbury Center were present. An
oyster supper was served.
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BOWLING SCORES

Team No. 3 Of the Fairbanks
league was in fine trim at the Bar
quin Alleys last night in the second
games Of the tournament. The five
men of the team hit very even pace
and piled up total Of 1852 against
1892 for team 4.
A. w Dean scored three remark
able strings with a total of Sol. He
averaged 1877 for the three strings.
His fine work saved his side from a
poor showing.
The Score::
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The New Patriotism
(Chicaoo Evening Pos

Hiram johnson, speaking in Salt
Lake City, was interrupted by cheers
when he made some reference to the
President.
He met the situation with his Gus
tomery courage. He denounced the
interrupters as persons who were
lacking in true Americanism.
The incident is illuminating. II
sheds a flood of light on the new
standards of patriotism that we must
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-30
BOX BALL SCORES

At the Box Ball tournament at
Masonic Temple last night, Team No.
/ gave Team No. 9 lively evenings
sport. Team 1 was in championship
form and won seven points out Of the
possible nine.
The score:
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Knights of Pythias

Regular meeting of Apollo Lodge,
No. 2, Tuesday evening, at 800,
November 4.
H. w. Clark, G. G.
Fl. e. Anderson, K. Il. S.
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BLISS i S1 ! 5 :

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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-05-16
NINTH DISTRICT GOES OVER.

Minneapolis. May 10. = The Ninth
federal reserve district has gone "over
the top in the Victory loan campaign,
A. r. Rogers, district chairman, an
nounced last night.
A telegram stating that the district
had passed its quota of S157, 100000
was sent to the treasury department
at Washington, D. c., late yesterday,
Mr. Rogers said.
unofficial but accurate reports
from county chairmen show that South
Dakota, upper Michigan and north
ern Wisconsin have considerably over
subscribed" said a statement issued at
campaign headquarters here.
Minnesota. North Dakota and Mon
tana were close to their quotas with
practically no doubt that their allot-
ments would be generously oversub-
scribed said the statement
The big majority of the 249 counties
in the district have reported oyersub-
scriptions and it is expected all will be
over before tonight.
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GARRISON CASE ENDS IN
DECISION OF INSANITY
Acquitted of Murder, Seattle Girl VIII
Be Sent to State School for
the Feeble Minded

Seattle. May 10.-Ruth Garrison, 49,
year-old girl who confessed to the poi
soning of Mrs. Grace G. Storrs, her
rival for. the love of d. NJ. Storrs, on
March IS last yesterday was found
not guilty because of mental irrespon-
sibility at the time of the crime.
The jury was given the case at BIZ
D. IN. and returned with a verdict at
5 o'clock. Under instructions given by
the court the jury returned affirma-
tive answers to three of four points as
follows:
Whether the defendant committed
the crime charged; whether the jury
acquits her because of her insanity or
mental responsibility at the time of
the commitment of the crime; wheth-
er her insanity or mental irresponsi-
bility continues and exists at the time
of the trial
Under the state law the court is
compelled, as a result of the verdict,
to sentence Miss Garrison to the state
penitentiary at Walla Walla for treat
ment for the criminally insane, but as
there are no accommodations at the
prison for women of this type, she
will be transferred to the state hos
pital for feeble-minded at Medical
Lake For the present she will remain
il custody of the King county sheriff.
Smilingly, Miss Garrison received the
verdict, then with a laugh she kissed
her mother. OF the two women jurors
one sdbbed as the verdict was read
and several Of the male jurors cried |
Many spectators were moved to tears.
Miss Garrison, as she was led from |
the courtroom, was laughing gaily.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-05-16
BIG SEAPLANES READY
FOR TRIP ACROSS SEA
Change of PropeiIors at Halifax Neces-
sary Before Starting on Last
Lap of Great Flight

Washington, May 10.-Postponement
of the flight of the navy seaplanes
from Halifax to Trepassey Bay, New
foundland, until today, officially re-
ported to the navy department yester-
day, did not dampen the enthusiasm
with which officers here regard pros
poets for successful accomplishment of
the transatlantic flight by these ma
chimes. The postponement was due to
a desire to replace four propellors.
1t was assumed by officers here that
propellors ON both the NC-1 and the
NC-3 showed signs of wear which
prompted Commander John III. Towers,
in command of the seaplane division,
to wait over day at Halifax.
Arrangements for the flight were
said yesterday to be working out
smoothly and while the machines. are
enroute to the region of Cape Broyle,
from which the actual flight for Eu-
rope will be started, the stage is being
set for the trans Atlantic flight. Naval
vessels were moving yesterday into
their stations along the path to be fol-
lowed under a regular schedule, and
nothing would develop. it was said,
that would make a prolonged delay in
starting for the Azores necessary I'M
less the machines encounter further
accidents.
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AMBASSADOR PAGE TO
RETIRE THIS SUMMER
Declared That His Withdrawal From
Italy Is Not Because of Differences
With the President

Paris. May 10.-Thomas Nelson
Page, American ambassador to Italy,
has made known his intention to re-
sign after the conclusion of peace, 1t
was stated in high quarters in Paris
Yesterday.
Ambassador Page has contemplated
this step for the past two years but
it now has become definitely known
that it has no relation to the recent
tension over the withdrawal of the
Italian delegation from the peace con-
ference. The ambassadors efforts TO
restore relations have led to the cir
culation of reports that he differs
with President Wilson. but it is stated
in authoritative circles that these re-
ports are unwarranted.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-05-16
FALL OF SOVIETS MOST
SATISFACTORY TO CITY
Citizens of Munich Turn Out to Cele-
brate Downfall of Reds.-Sparta-
can Prisoners Hooted by Crowd

Munich, May S.-All Munich cele.
brated the victory over the soviet gov
eminent last week. The streets were
crowded with people who cheered pass
ing troops or gave them refreshments
Captured spartacans were hooted,
bands played national airs outside the
captured palace. and the crowds sung
patriotic anthems.
Armed peasants were in the streets
and 800 Austrians who fought with
the German government troops to re-
gain the city were heartily cheered.
The Bavarian war ministry will be
from Bamberg to Munich
and resolution dissolying the Ba-
varian army will be adopted by the
cabinet because of the poor work done
by the Bavarian troops during the
in this city.
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JAPANESE PRESS STIRS
ANTl-AMERICAN FEELING
Belief Expressed That Growing InfIu-
ence of America in World Affairs
Is Feared in Islands -

Toxic, May T. The anti-American
campaign in the Japanese press con-
tinues with renewed force. Up to the
present time no serious overt acts have
been committed against Americans or
American property. Evidence exists,
however, that the newspaper agitation
which has spread to virtually all the
leading journals, is melting popular
feeling against America and thus paw
ing the way to possible open demon
STATIONS.
Representative Japanese deplore the
press campaign and have begun to crit
icize the government for its failure to
check such outbursts, on the ground
that they are liable to engender i'll
feeling.
The participants in a mass meeting
Sunday, at which some anti-American
speeches were delivered, announced
their intention of continuing the DEM
onstrations in front of the American
embassy. The police prevented this
step.
The belief IS expressed that the
basis for the agitation is fear of the
growing Influence of the Omitted States
in international affairs, as evidenced
by her position at the peace confer
ence and that it will act as a curb on
what are regarded as Japan's legiti-
mate aspirations in China and Siberia.
After declaring that renewed at
tempts for anti-Japanese legislation
on the Pacific slope indicate that the
prosecute Japan in every
thing. while wearing the mask of lib
erty and fairness. the Hochi Shimbun
charges the Americans with having in
cited the Chinese to make the secret
treaties public and also accuses Amer
lean missionaries of fomenting the
insurrection.
The Yorodzu Choho says the Ameri-
cans responsible for attempts at |
legislation are nothing
better than barbarians; that their ac-
ions are more despicable than those
If the Germans, whose barbarities they
attacked.
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SHIPPING BOARD READY
TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
Chairman Hurley Calls Meeting of
Leaders "at Early Date" to
Discuss Shipyards

Washington, May 7.-Pacific coast
shipbuilders were asked yesterday by
Chairman Hurley to come to Wash
ington at an early date and discuss
with the shipping board the question
of replacing cancelled contracts and
adjusting payments to be made in con-
nection with the construction of ship
yards as war emergency.
Mr.. Hurley said that all questions
involved in the Pacific coast ship
building program would be discussed
at the meeting. 1t Is understood that
the board expects to award numerous
additional contracts to the pacific
coast yards, because of the excellent
record made by them during the war.
No date was set by Mr.. Hurley in
his telegram of invitation.
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Still Studying Document.

Meanwhile the German peace delega-
ton at Versailles continues its formid-
able task of digesting the peace terms
handed to it Wednesday by Premier
Clemenceau. According to reports orig
mating from high British source here
the delegates are divided in their views
on the drastic conditions laid down.
Feeling apparently is running high
in Germany over what is termed the
severity of the peace terms, and re-
view of the opinion in Berlin says that
the people are discussing the conse-
quences of possible refusal to sign
the treaty.
Rather anarchy than slavery" is
the remark heard on all sides, the re-
view declares.
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MANUFACTURER MUST
PAY TAX ON DRINKS

Washington, May S.-Regulations for
administration of the Is per cent tax
on NEAR beer" and other beverages
made of cereals, and the 10 per cent
tax on manufacture of soft drinks. pro-
vide that the assessment is against the
original manufacturer In the case Of
near beer, even though he sells to an
other concern which bottles and sells.
the product. The tax is ON ffe inanu-
facturer's price, not on me retail price.
The tax on unfermented crane Juice,
ginger ale root beer, pop. artificial
mineral waters, apple Juice, loganberry
juice and other fruit juices is paid
by the manufacturer and these articles
are exempt from soda fountain taxes.
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NO PLEASURE PASSPORTS.

Washington, May 10.-With the num-
Der of applicants for European pass
ports increasing daily, the state depart
ment yesterday issued statement re-
fused to all persons whose applica-
tons the department believes not made
in good faith or whose purpose in
seeking to go abroad was purely that
of pleasure or curiosity. The depart
ment has been flooded with passports,
a large number of which have. been
refused.