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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
EXTEND TIME FOR
CENSUS ENUMERATORS

The time for filing applications fol
census enumerators for the Second
District of Vermont comprises the
counties of Caledonia, Essex, Orange,
Orleans, Washington, Windham and
Windsor. There are one hundred and
sixty subdivisions in this district, re-
qui1ing about one hundred and sixty
enumerators.
The time of taking the ceusus will
commence on January End next and
will require thirty days in the smaller
towns and about two weeks in the
larger places.
Applicants should write G. Herb
Pape, Supervisor of the Census, Bar
re, Vermont, who will send them ap-
plication blanks and other necessary
information.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
GIRL SCOUT
MOVEMENT
DEFINED
Josephine Daskam Beacon
Tells What a 14-year-old
Girl Can Do

What are Girl Scouts, and why are
we having in st Johnsbury a Cir
Scout campaign next Saturday, Sun
day and Monday.
These questions are answered ir
the following article entitled "Youl
Girl and Nine" written by Josephine
Daskam Bacon, the mother of d
Girl Scout:
What do you think of fourteen
year-old girl ought to be able to do?
She goes to school OF course, but
that doesn't take up all of her time
certainly, not all of her thoughts
And though the schools work hard at
the problem, we all realize that they
alone, can't equip young woman for
life.
And we all feel, more and more,
that between the ages of ten and six
teen, girl ought to be getting hold
somehow, of the ideals and the practi-
cal hints that, more than anything
she learns in any school, make a wo-
mans life lean toward success or
failure.
The Girl Scouts think they have
found out the simplest, most practi-
cal, most entertaining way of handl-
ing the problem of the growing girl.
Just think, for a moment, what
you thing a girl ought to be for
everybody has ideas on this subject
And when you have made your men
tai picture of the best sort of girl,
the Girl Scout think they can show
her to you.
First, she must be healthy. And
you needn't add, happy, because a
healthy woman is a happy one.
Scouting takes girls out into the
open, "hikes" with them, teaches
them, too, how to do these things
skillfully and independently. The
elevators and gas ranges and cleo
trio lights of civilization are losing
out of the race those wonderful har-
dy talents of our pioneer mothers
and the Girl Scouts are putting them
back.
The next thing you wish for the
American girl is that she might have
some sane, practical and interesting
don't forget that, preparation for
the home and the child we hope she
will have some day.
"She ought to get it in her own
home" Well, does she? Does she
in your home, for instance? If you
ever tried to give it to her, you un-
derstand why she doesn't
You see, you can't supply her with
several jolly chums of her own age,
as a working unit, to begin with.
Continued on page four)
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Continued on page four)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
Kenneth Ward Has
License Suspended

Secretary of State Black has sus-
pended the license of Kenneth Ward
of Moretown, the driver of the car
Saturday evening in the accident at
the East Montpelier bridge which
caused the death Of two Montpelier
Seminary students. A. w. Locklin of
Mortified Falls has also had his IL
cense suspended for reckless driving.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
DR.. PRIMES
DAUGHTER IS
FINED $500
Insisted Upon Staying In
Courtroom and Resented
Efforts to Remove Her

Mrs. Walter f. Goodc of Boston,
daughter Of DR.. Menii ii F. Prime, de-
fendant in the divorce action brought
by his wife, Mrs. Ada Prime of Bar
ton, was fined $25 by Judge Moulton
for contempt of court in County
Court here yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Goodc came into the court room nd
sat down despite the orders of Judge
Moulton that no spectators should be
allowed in the room during the trial.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Ladd spoke
to Mrs. Goode about the order and
ret- ested her to leave the court
room. she useu strong language and
said that "if w. F. Goode
was allowed TO stay in the
court room, she was going to stay"
Deputy Ladd took hold of her and
led her to the door. AS. they APP
preached the exit Mrs. Goode sud
denly gave the Sheriff a resoundins
slap on the cheek. At that morlent
Sheriff Hill came into the room
and Ladd ordered him to take Mr.
Goodc into custody The constab', .,
held Mrs. Goode until court re :onven-
ed and she was then given hearing
by Judge Moulton.
The judge gave Mrs Ladd the
ternate of paying a $25 fine or going
to Jail. She refused to pay at first
but later got in touch with her hu-
band and he hurried to the court
house and paid the fine.
Mrs. Lena Bellanger of Barton
Summit, was the principal witness
today in the divorce trial of Mrs
Ada Prime against Dr.. Merrill T.
Prime, prominent physician of Bar
ton, in the Orleans County Court at
Newport. Mrs. Bel'anger was one
of the three Barton women mention
ed by Mrs. Prime as having been an
duly intimate With her husband.
Mrs. Bellanger testified that she
lived at Barton Summit. She ad-
mitted writing letters to DR.. Prime
Continued on Page Three)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
The Weather

Rain probably tonight and
Friday warmer. Fresh
East and Southeast winds.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast
Quarter of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23

Shea told the board during the
hearing on the fremen's demands ac-
cording to the testimony published to
day that to members of his brother
hood was due an increase in wages,
which off | cannot get out of this con-
ference, it may be necessary to use
other means but am going to get it. ;"
1t is assumed the firemen's attitude
applies to the other brotherhoods.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
Improved Conditions To Be Insisted
u pon While Under Government
Control

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-Indications that railroad
employees will demand the granting of their demands for
increased wages time and half overtime eight hour day
and change in working conditions before the railroads
turned back to private control is contained in the es
timony by Chief Timothy Shea of the Fremens Broth
erhood before the railroad administrations board of
I aiWay and working conditions.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
Rv the Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-The
United Mine workers of America to-
day formally rejected Secretary Will
sons proposal for settlement of tne
coal strike called for November [.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 23--
One man was fatally wounded and
another seriously injured when police
broke up two alleged attempts at Ar
son by striking steel workers early
today. A group of striking Serbians
and Italians it is alleged decided to
burn houses Of men who continued to
work Three Serbians set fire to one
house before they were caught and a
group of three Italians were surpris-
ed attempting to fire two houses.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-23
(By Associated Pressl

PEORIA, H., Oct 23-The Hi
aois Federation of Labor in conven-
ton today authorized the sending of
a message to Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor and to members of the eXecu-
tive counsel, urging the immediate is
suance of call for a special conven-
ton of the American Federation of
Labor in Washington.
(By Associated Press
PARIS, Oct. 23-King Alphonso,
concluding a brief visit to France,
left here today on special train
bound for London.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
PLAN DRILLING Y
FOR OIL At MT.
SIGNAL SOON

The first oil development work be-
low the highway in the Coyote Wells
district will be done by Sheriff
Charles NJ. Applestill and Clarence e.
Conlin, who are associated in the I'M
perial Valley Sand and Gravel Com
pany, which controls nearlv 400 acres
of land containing Oil and fine sand
formations.
Within sixty days drilling will be
commenced on this land, which lies in
the Mt. Signal district and fairly close
to the old Yuba well-the first effort
made in the VALLEY to find oil.
Messrs. Applestill and Conlin have
ordered standard rig from the Eddie
Engineering Company OF Los Ange-
les. The machinery is promised for
delivery within thirty days. The rig
will have depth limit of 5000 feet.
The point where the rig will be To-
Gated is four miles below the high
way in nearly direct line from Coy
ote Wells.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
78 Die in Wilkesbarre Explosion
ARIZONA MELONS
LATE THIS YEAR

Unfavorable weather conditions
have resulted in heavy financial loss
to cantaloupe growers of the Salt
River Valley through the immaturity
of the crop.
Cool evenings have retarded the
growth of the fruit to the extent that
it will be nearly month late on the
market The crop itself has not been
seriously damaged, but Arizona grow
erS have heretofore secured the high
est quotations for their produce by
reason of being the first on the mar
ket, with the exception of Imperial
Valley.
Maturity of the crop depends large
ly upon hot weather. Midday tempera-
lures have been all that could be de-
sired, but the evenings have been
most unfavorable to the growth of
cantaloupes.
Arizona. for the past many years,
has supplied many eastern markets
with early cantaloupes, with a result
that highest quotations were obtained.
The lateness Of the crop this year will
unquestionably prove a big financial
loss to the valley growers.
Imperial Valley cantaloupes are now
being offered in Phoenix. In fact. the
Imperial Valley crop has replaced the
Arizona crop at many points. the
California producers accordingly
reaping the harvest for "first there"
The Arizona crop, it is stated, will
be of the usual excellence at matur-
ity, however. (
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
s ERV|CE NE n
TURN AGAINST
STRIKE, CHARGE
(By Associated Press)

Winnipeg, June 5.-Mayor Gray
today said he understood that returned
soldiers We're $50 incensed over the
high handed methods" of tie Winni-
peg strike leaders, land the insult
ing remarks of James Duncan, Seat
tie labor leader, yesterday, that they
threatened to wreck the Labor Tenn
pie and make an example of the lead
erS."
He said he was informed that sew
eral thousand soldiers had planned to
march to the temple, force entrance,
if necessary, and demand the ousting
of all aliens from Winnipeg unions.
1t is declared that Duncan in a
speech called the soldiers a bunch of
ignoramuses."
1t is reported that the threatened
action eff the veterans is causing the
strike committee to consider calling
off the strike.
Four thousand veterans at a
mass meeting today pledged them
selves to maintain law and order
and to stamp out Bolshevism and
anarchy from the forces of Win
nipeg harbor. They adopted a
resolution demanding the arrest
and punishment of all persons re-
sponsible for the strike situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
COURT BATTLE i
ON TO SAVE ]. s.
CUSTOM OFFICER

Announcement was made in Los
Angeles today by United States At
torney Robert O'Connor that he would
ask for writ of habeas corpus if
Deputy Customs Collector Earl Beach
is held to answer to the state author
tiles for firing several shots at George
Daily of San Diego, who was return
ing to the coast from the Valley.
The U. S. officer will ask for the
writ on the ground that the alleged
murderous assault was committed
while acting in the capacity of fed
eral officer and strictly within the
line of his duty.
Beach, it is claimed, was warned
that two men driving runabout were
speeding rapidly toward San Diego
from the Mexican border and that
they were suspected of having SNUG
gled drug in the car Beach saw the
car in which Daily and another man
We're sitting approaching at high
speed, and commanded them to halt.
When the machine did not slow
down, he fired three shots. The hear
ing was being held today before a
Justice of the peace at San Diego. The
incident about which the case revolves
occurred about three weeks ago at
Jacumba
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
USE LAGUNA PARK
EARNEST PLEA Of
STATE FORESTER

An urgent plea for the more liberal
use of the Laguna Park county is
voiced by Assistant tSate Forester l..
A. Barret, who writes to several Ell
Centre and Imperial Valley people,
urging this place as a summer play
ground.
"This is the finest summer camp
ing spot south Of Tehachepi," de-
clares Mr.. Barret, land l am sur
prised to find that it is being used
by coast people much more literally
than by Imperial Valley folks. The
government constructed $4,000
road from Descanso especially for the
benefit of the Valley and l am disap-
pointed to find that it is not more lib
orally used"
Mr. Barret has been informed that
Imperial Valley people are planning
on using Laguna Park this year in
increasing numbers.
The Y. M. C. A. Boys Summer
Camp is in full swing with 100 boys
in attendance this week and next.
Laguna Park has been selected as
the site for tre proposed summer
camp for families of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau. ...
Numbers of local people have TAX
en- out government permits for cot
tages, etc.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
TO
START ON YUMA
TRIP TOMORROW

A delegation of from twenty to
twenty-five Imperial Valley citizens
selected by the various Chambers Of
Commerce of the Valley and sent un-
der the auspices of the Associated
hambers Of Commerce, will leave the
Valley tomorrow morning for Yuma,
where tomorrow afternoon and to-
morrow evening important conferen-
ces will be held with the officials of
the Yuma Water Users Association
for the purpose of adjusting the per-
picking weir problem.
Last evening at a meeting of the
Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce five
members We're selected from which the
Ell Centre delegation will be chosen.
The list consists of George Anderson,
j. E. Davis, |. T. Sparks, Sam Dan
nenberg and J. X. Hermon.
While the delegation will merely
represent the Associated Chambers of
Commerce and will have no connection
with the Imperial Irrigation District
the delegation goes with the best
wishes of the District Board of Di-
rectors, however dubious they may be
about believing that anything actual
ly can be accomplished.
Yuma seems to be firm in its re-
fusal to permit the weir to be recon-
structed and residents of the Valley
realize how vital it is to secure the
necessary permission.
The return trip will be made late
tomorrow night or Saturday morn
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
SIMON CONTESTS
MANDAMUS WRIT
IN FRAUD CASE

Following the dismissal of charges
against one of the alleged conspra-
tors, George A. Snow, under indict-
ment here in connection with the al
legged frauds of the Delta Land Com
pany, has brought an appellate court
action for quashing of the proceed
ings directed against him.
The action is an application for a
writ of mandamus directed against
Judge Franklin j. Cole of the Impe-
rial county Superior court TO compel
a dismissal of the criminal charges
of fraud and Misrepresentation
In q hearing last month Judge Cole
dismissed the charges against Chas.
f. Arnold of Pasadena, treasurer of
the company, on the ground that the
man was not given a hearing within
the time limit specified by law.
Attorney Herbert Goudge, for the
defense, made similar motion in
Shows case. but this was denied by
a ruling of the court that Snow was
nonresident and at no time during
the proceedings had been within the
jurisdiction of California court
where his case could be heard. Judge
Cole ruled that such circumstances
did not apply to Arnold, who lives in
this state.
Hearing on the matter is scheduled
to take place before the court in Los
Angeles tomorrow, with District At
torney Simon contesting the action.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
TWO HUNDRED
CANTAL0UPE
CARS TODAY
IS PREDICTION
Peak of Season Develops
Rapidly - WestmOreland
Over Top BY Friday;
Green Melons Rejected. .

Two hundred cars of cantaloupes
out today from Imperial Valley was
the prediction today from cantaloupe
headquarters in Brawley.
This followed hard upon shipments
yesterday of 100 carloads, which in
itself is q record for early peak loads,
dating from the shipment of the first
carload.
From Westmoreand comes the re-
port that peak shipments will in all
probability be reached tomorrow and
that from then on there will be a
general decline. This is not general
for other sections of the Valley, where
the peak is not expected to be reached
for several days yet.
Shipments for Tuesday, Wednesday
and today follow:
Tuesday, 115 carloads.
Wednesday, 100 carloads.
Today, 200 cars (estimate).
Shipments today passed the 500
car mark and merely Indicate that
the season has cotton off to fine
start.
Within the past two days more
than 1000 crates have been rejected
by the inspectors at the various load
ing stations. OF this amount more
tran two carloads were rejected in
Imperial. All reflections have been
made because Of green melons or slack
pack.
Horticultural Commissioner Waite
has fifteen inspectors busy at vari-
Gus points in the Valley and the
stlictest kind of inspection is being
maintained.
Prices are ranging all the way from
$3.50 standard crate to $3.50, with
the general average in the neighbor-
hood of 81 and So, with the bulk of
the shipments commanding these
prices.
Shipments this season have ex-
celled those of previous seasons with
two exceptions.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
SAFETY FIRST
MINE HORROR
OCCURS WHEN
LAW VIOLATED
H arr owing Scenes Take
Place at Mouth of Pit;
Men and Women Turn
Away from Bodies.
(Ry Associated PresSl

10y ASSOCldUeu IeSSD
Wilkesbarra, Pa, June 5.--Later re-
ports are that seventy eight were
killed and thirty-one injured in the
mine explosion.
One of the survivors said the tun.
mel was "veritable hell"
Safety first was painted over the
mouth OF the tunnel in great white
letters.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 5.-Seventy-
five to one hundred workers were
killed and many injured by the explO-
sion of a carload of black powder
attached to train in which the men
were riding to their chamber in Bal
tim0re Tunnel No. of the Delaware
& Hudson company mine. Sparks
from a broken trolley wire ignited the
powder and fire and suffOcatiOn
caused most of the deaths.
The law specifically provides that
powder and ether explosives must be
transported alone, but there were 3
dozen kegs of powder on one of the
rear cars On which wOrkmen were
riding.
The cries of the dying and injured
were heard above the roar of the
flames, which, with sulphur fumes,
filled the tunnel.
Living and dead were piled on the
green about the cOlliery as the bodies
were removed. Hundreds of women,
children and men gathered at the tun-
mel mouth, shrieking and crying as
they lifted the blankets from the men.
Women tainted, men lost their nerve
and children fled in fright.
Many of the bodies were charred
beyond recognition and the limbs and
heads of some were missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
VALLEY ME- \
SUMMONED To
ON j. 5.
D L PR D BE
Mystery Behind SubpOenas
Issued for Local Folk;
War Sales Are Concerned,
1t Is Said.

government probe of alleged IL
legal sales of both crude and refined
Oil during the latter part of the war
period is forecast by the subpoening
of two OF. three Valley oil supply men
to Los Angeles to appear as wit
nesses before the federal grand jury.
1t is understood here that COM
plants have been lodged with the
United States authorities charging
one of the largest producing and dis
tributing companies with selling oil
in greater quantities than the gov
ernment restrictions permitted.
The local witnesses leave this even
ing for the coast and are not expect
ed to return home before next Sun
day or Monday. The trend which
the investigation will assume is not
known here, but it is inferred here
that the whole matter is the echo of
trade war between the TWO great
rivals.
One of the men whom the grand
jury is summoning to the coast said
today:
Il can't quite figure out what they
might want with me. | have heard
that some sort of an investigation
was due to break soon regarding oil
sales and as | am in that business /
suppose that is what they want to
question me about"
Local managers of the two compa-
MES concerned, however, denied that
any such probe was pending and de-
clared that it must be just coinci-
dence that an oil man or two was
being summoned before the inquistor-
ia1 ho6y
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
PRESIDENT REQUESTS
LEAK" INVESTIGATION.
(Rv A ccnciatad Press

AZ
Washington--It is stated au-
thoritatively that Senator Hitch
cocks resolution for investigation
of the reported leak" in copies
of the treaty to New York, was
introduced by request from the
White House after conference
with Secretary Tumulty.
Calling up his resolution,
Senators Hitchcock declared the
statements Of Senators Lodge and
Borah regarding the presence of
copies in New York constitute
monstrous charge. He declared
that they should demand an in-
vestigation of the charges made
in the interests of the public. He
said the charges involved an at
tack on the president.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
(RY Associated PresSl

Mannheim, June 5.-When the pro-
iect of Rhenish republic was first
broached, Marshal Foch, commander
in chief of the Allied armies, was ap-
preached through occupation officers
and asked whether the Rhinelanders
could work for republic without risk
of being disciplined by Germany, ac-
cording to the Neue Baden Landes
Zeitung.
The newspaper stated that Marshal
Foch and Premier Clemenceau con-
ferred and sent reply to the Rhine
landers that "the German government
would never again have anything to
do with the left bank of the Rhine
and hence the propagandists could not
be punished"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
$4,000 LAND
DEAL COMPLETED
SOB ACRES SOLD

One of the largest real estate
sales in several weeks was report
ed yesterday. when H. o. Sisson.
resident of the Valley for the
past fifteen years, sold sos acres
of land in the MelOland section
to A. G. Hubbard of Redlands.
The sale included a transfer of
the controlling interest in the
First National Bank of Hemet,
Cal. The transfer was made
through the Pioneer Title Insur-
ance Company.
The land is some of the best
in the Valley and is situated in
three tracts. which practically ad-
join each other.
MIR. Hubbard is well known i'm
the Imperial Valley and has been
prominent Redlands business
man for years.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
Last Minute
Bulletins
WILSON TO CONVENE
NEXT CONVENTION.
(By Associated Press)

Washington "A n nouncement
that President Wilson would con-
vene the second Pan-American
Financial Congress here on Jan
uary u, on recommendation of
Secretary of the Treasury Glass,
! made made by Assistant Secre-
! tary of the Treasury Rowe in an
address before the Pan American
Commercial Conference. He said
the necessity for closer financial
corporations between the coun-
ties on this continent to assist in
the development OF their resour-
ces to supply the needs of war
work in Europe had prompted the
calling of the conference.
Frank Vanderlip, former president
of the National City Bank of New
York, told the conference that trad
ing between South America and Eu
rope could not be resumed as former
" some time, as the situation over
seas "is more serious than has been
grasped on this continent, or even by
4 large proportion of Europeans them
selves