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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
WORKING ON
new CARY PLANT
: lN.SUMMERVILLE

Many wolkmen have been employ
ed the past few weeks at the new
plant of the Cary Maple Sugar
Company beyond the Follensby mill
in Summelville and when all the
buildings are completed next sum-
mer St. JohnsbuIy will have the very
latest model plant for the purposes
for which it is being erected The
Marshall house, which stood on the
property, has been moved across the
Maine Central track and the eXca-
waiting is all done from the two sides
tracks which will be laid in front of
the buildings. These will be laid
right off and will be long enough to
accommodate Is or 20 cars at one
time. The tracks will be parallel and
between the main line and the build
ings of the Cary plant.
The dimensions of the new store
house are ii by 40 feet and the
building is now being boarded up.
This will be utilized mainly for stor-
ing the empty barrels. Between this
building and the big factory there
will be so foot s>,ace. This will be
concreted to facilitate transportation
between the two buildings.
Mr.. Cary has not decided as to the
exact size of the new building be-
cause he is still investigating the
various patterns of MACHINES, ket-
ties, etc. that will occupy so much
space in the factory. 1t will be ap-
proximately GO by 200 feet and four
Continued on page four)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
X. OF c. MAN
TELLS OF THE
WELFARE WORK

The Armory was well filled Tues
day evening to hear Charles
"Sandy" Chapman, K. of c. war
secretary, upon welfare work over
seas. The speaker was presented to
the audience by James Cosgrove and
during the evening a choice musical
program was rendered, the artists
being C. Roy Caldcrwood, Henault's
orchestra and the Academy Mando-
lin Club. MI Chapman is the first
overseas secretary from the Knights
of Columbus to visit st. Johnsbury,
and his address contained a comprc-
hensive idea of the great social and
moral welfare work done by the
knights of Columbus in the great
war among all classes, irrespective
of their race, creed or color.
In calling attention to the work
of the Catholic chaplains, Mr..
Chapman told of one instance where
three priests stood in bath room
for 60 hours stripped to their waist
washing 1000 wounded soldiers as
they came from the battle line at
Chateau Thieuy. The bath was
necessary before they went to the
operating table. Some of them had
their shoes on so long that their
stockings had rotted to their feet.
After seven hours sleep the priests
were back again on duty.
The speakers recital of the trouble
of Fl. Duffy of New York, chaplain
of the 68th Regiment in which there
were 3400 Irish youth aroused the
audience to mirth. In order to
make the 3400 candidates for orderly
to the priest satisfied and dispell
jealousy he selected a Jew. On one
occasion they were for Is hours in
the front line without food. 1t was
Friday morning. In searching for
their unit they smelled breakfast
cooking and hurried thither. The
soldiers. were having ham for break
fast "What combination said the
speaker, Friday morning, ham
for breakfast, and a Catholic priest
and his Hebrew orderly without food
for 18 hours" The speaker said this
situation was happily met by the
thoughtful attention of Uncle Sam,
who had labelled some excellent sir
loin steak "canned salmon"
The speaker told many instances
of heroism of the X. of C. chaplains,
who gave not only spiritual conso-
laton to the soldiers but were their
companions, playing baseball with
Continued on page ~
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
(BY Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, Dec. 1O-BeloW zero
temperature prevailed in virtually
all sections of the Mississippi valley
to the Sierra Nevada mountain re-
gion today and the cold wave began
its eastern invasion with subnormal
temperatures of twenty to fifty de-
grees. In parts of the western coun-
try already the hardest hit by the
fuel shortage, many cities and towns
were destitute of coal and much suf-
fering was reported.
Ice Creepers at Peck Co. adv.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
SOUNDS KEYNOTE 0F>PRESDEN1IAL CAMPAIGN
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
(BY Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-The
cold wave which had the west in its
grip for several days swept into the
east and south early today accom-
panied by high winds and preceded
by general and unusually heavy fall
rain. The weather bureau announced
there would be a cold wave tonight
and tomorrow throughout the At
lantic states and lower lake region
but the temperature would moderate
slightly in the Mississippi and lower
Ohio valleys.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10

. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10--Thc
General committee of the United
Mine Workers reconvened shortly
before ten o'clock today for further
consideration of President Wilson's
proposal for ending the strike. 1t
was generally expected the proposal
would be accepted before the confer
ence adjourned for the day
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
(Bv Associated PreSs)

BREST, Dec. 10-American under
Secretary of State Polk, General
Bliss and Henry White, the last of
the American peace delegates remain
ing in France, arrived here this morn
ing. They Immediately boarded the
transport America on which to sail to
the United States.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10

Charles S. Hastings, the vet
Gran insurance agent of North
eastern Vermont, dropped into
our Office today and said: 81
don't know of finer Christmas
gift than the Weekly Gale
DOMAIN" He left 81 in cash and
ordered papers sent for year to
William H. Clough, Soldiers
Home, California and to George
II. Hastings, No. 81 West Street,
Boston, Mass.
The Weekly Caledonian is a
gift that is delivered weekly for
So weeks for a total of $1,00.
After Jan. 1 the price is $3.50.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
lBY Associated Pressl

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 10-Torren-
tiai, rains over greater part of the
south that first had proved bless
ing by. enabling large hydro-electlic
plants to operate without coal, today
continued in such force as to food
rivers in, Alabama, Georgia and Mis-
sissippi, causing thousands of dollars
damage and at least three deaths
Several cities reported street car
service interrupted.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
WEATHER

Fair and much colder to-
night and Thursday with a
cold wave. West and
Northwest gales.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10

Continued on page -
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
(By Associated Press)

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 10
El Democrat, a Mexico city news
paper, prints what purports to be a
copy of Il letter signed by Rebelde
Cordova, the man who captured Con-
sui Jenkins, in which it is asserted
Jenkins desired to be kidnapped for
the purpose of proving that Pres-
dent CalTaiZa was unable to afford
protection to foreigners.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-Chair-
man Lodge of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee said he was not
planning to take up before next week
consideration of any treaties or inn
portat resolutions pending before
committee.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast
Quarter of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10

PORT DARWIN, Australia, Dec.
10-Captain Ross Smith, Australian
aviator, arrived from England today
thus winning a prize of ten thousand
pounds sterling for the first aviator
to make the voyage.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10
Republican Leader Calls For Firm
Handling Of Mexican and
Railroad Situation
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON Dec 10-Governor Sproul of Penn
syvania in the keynote speech of the Republican national
committee attacked the administrations Mexican policy
and declared the Republican party approached the
ing presidential campaign with confidence that The peo
pie would endorse it's policies
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-10

He called for business management
in the administration, firm handling
of the Mexican situation, restoration
of Americanism and constitutional
government, and sound solution of
the railroad problem.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01
Veteran Fire Bell Taken
Down; Will Hang in Park

treasure in the minds Of some OF the
old pioneers, so when NJ. J. Carkeek
donated plot Of ground 10 the city
to be used as a park for pioneers. II
was thought well to take II out to
the new park.
For 20 years the bell has hung in
the tower OF tn cfirchouse. but OF
late years II has not rung out it's
alarms as In the days before the
modern fire truck and firefighting
apparatus came.
While not the oldest bell in the
city, IL was installed in the Seventh
ave. and Columbia st. station In 1900
In those days every firehouse had n
bell to warn people of the fires.
AS far as usefulness is concerned.
the fire department no longer needs
II. so when some of the pioneers
suggested that II be taken out to the
new park. the suggestion met with
approval.
A tower has been erected in Car.
keek park, to house the bell, and
there IL will rest as an object of al
most generation To the pioneers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

had $4,000. We had nothing to
worry about and were on tho best
OF terms.
Three % us-Davis. another CHAP
and were aitting In our hotel room
In Tacoma discussing politics, II you
please. | must have taken some con.
sentative point OF view ror the sake
OF argument. and Davis ripped out
No one with any red blood IN
his veins would think THAR
That made me mad.
1--WE got as much red blood !
sent back. as anyone In this room.
Handy paused and smiled slowly
Mighty little cause. isn't IL. 10 snuff
out two livcs-DaviA' and mine. for
in confessing this killing | Deliberate
~ committed suicide. Well-~to go
on" He smiled again az phlloso.
phsr might at mlsplay at cards
1T got Davis blood boiling and he
said Somc rough things. let them
pass.
Fifteen minutes later he left the
room. saying nothing at IN. time.
ANEW ~" was tRtltHk hfbtNs Inc
question was. iu what mood? | knew
he usually carried a gun. tho not
when with me. md he 20 out to
get IT. OR did he GO out 20 cool Off
II had my revolver with me. when
Davis rc.entered the room I watched
not his hands but hla eyes. what
would they showf II they looked
angry I knew Il meant he had
fetched his gun. I thought they did.
| thought | read them Instantly
What I read made mo pull my gun
and shoot him.
a bullet thru the lungs killed
him. don't know how many times
fired. had learned 10 use gun
IA a hoy In Alberta on small game.
well. I left Davis in the RON
and started to walk 30 miles across
tn. mountains 10 a little settlement
I knew. IL was my last walk as n
free man. I knew u. and | drank
in all the beauty could. Pine.laden
air. great sweeps OF view. sunshine
and flowers, freedom--it was good.
bye TO them. I knew that three dep
uty shcriffH were fast closing In on
me- but I didn't care much.
II was decp In remorsc at killing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

assistant cashier. who died I'm an
ambulance htcr, on his way TO the
hospital.
Hamby's compa nion--unknown TO
this y--mcanwhilc scooped up
ti3,il3.3s from the banks counters
into a travelling bag and the two
men slipped out OF tho bc-ehaosed
bank.
Half a block OF threading the
afternoon street crowds. A taxi
hurtied in and out Of traffic. Some
quick. close dodging-and all the 20.
lice whistles in the land blew In
vain for tall man and short
man" who had left dismay and death
behind them In the quiet. old fash.
Toned bank.
Three months later Gordon Faw'
cctt Handy. sentenced for life I'm
Tacoma for killing his pal. Bob Da-
Wis. Eneiled roses and spring sun
shine thru the bars Of his prison
cell. decided death was preferable TO
life without liberty. confessed the
Brooklyn holdup--and pays the price
in the electric chair. Thus In death
AA III blf-fHf tikHi sf41@ Atto
Handy have his way.
unfathomabie blending of monster
and man: strange mingiing OF de.
ccncy and degencracy: lover Of ma.
ture and taker Of life: thief and phil
osopher: braggart and gambler and
hero and cur. A fellow who says:
why did I do it7--oh. | like the or.
cherira,ion Of the pistol shot and the
falling body" And tn. next instant
calls tho soul of a poet TO his eyes
ms he whispers: II can't love nature
thru walls Of masonry. Flowers and
trees. mountains and the sea--what's
life 10 me without them7"
He would not ask for an appeal.
Ills attorney did II in spite OF him.
what usef" smiles Handy stole.
ally. Tho sooner It's over the bet.
ter for me. No siclSness--just a
quick shock. and the thing ie done.
Ah. yes. this In the better way"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01
THEATRES

The big hit In the new Palace
Hip program IL provided by -Four
Old Veterans of the Civil War,
whose ages range from 72 10 72.
They present program OF music
on various Instruments. particularly
the fiddle. dance the Virginia reel
with exceptional agility and energy
and do a lot of comedy stunts. a
patriotic feature adds TO the attract
lveness of their act.
Sig. Franz & Co. have n comedy
cycling act that IL among the best
Of Its kind. presenting some very
clever trick riding by "violette"
and by Franz.
wynn LORRAINE offers cong and
talk, together with an impersona.
ton stunt that takes. the audiences
by surprise.
Myers & Knise do singing and
pianologue, but feature whistling,
at which work they are unusually
adept
GYPSY Meredith & Co. have "A
combination funny talk and aero.
battle act made up along new lines.
Walsh and Walsh have black.
face comedy talking and song num-
Der.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

To iook at the gentle abstraction
II the man Is to marvel.
Is this youth conscious that In a
few days he will be elcctrocuted as
a many times murderer--that this
1.-THE young body OF his will be cast
into guicklime. and the brilliant. mis-.
used mind stopped forever or con.
sinued in some unknowahle punish.
mentg Does he realize III Does he
think of it,
ny FIRST
HOl4DCP
Il had just left college" he went
on smoothly. as tho describing rise
TO honor and greatness. because l
hated study IL came easy 20 me.
but I loathed making any sort Of
mental effort. I was good spend.
er and soon ran thru the money my
folks le, me have. ! wanted more.
lots more.
~fn a town in Western Canada a
boy my own age. who had been six
Ing me up without my knowing IL.
said one day:
want 10 make some money!
"sy~~r
Got your nerve with your
81 think So l told him.
Then he told me OF the local
hank. where Their. was always $1,000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01
HAYS CAN'T ACCEPT
INDIANA NOMINATION

ROCKVILLE. Ind. Aug. L.
Omitted Press. )--wili II. Hays. re.
publican national committee chair
man. cannot accept the Indiana gu.
beraatoriai nomination, he told re
. hlIcan editors OF Tho. state at
Msgnesia Springs. near today.
Hays said "the matte political
situation is so complicated and the
potenttaiities are so great" he can.
not desert his post.
Friends OF the chairman long ago
connected his name with the gov
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01
TAUSSlG RESIGNATION
ACCEPTED BY WILSON

WASHINGTON. Aug. l.-Presi.
dent Wilson today accepted the res.
ignation of II. W. Taussing. chair.
man of the United States tariff com.
mission. effective Immediately.
Taussig's resignation has been in
the hands of the president since
May %. The resignation was sub
mitted while Taussig was in Paris
with the American peace commits
sion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

exploit. And he got away with IL. !"
pepoaltorH were In the bank, po.
lice presumably around the corner.
and all New York stretching for
miles on miles in every direction
about then-a Chinese wall against
any sane criminals.
when two men stepped out Of a
taxi before the bank. their faces
somewhat hidden by turned.up col.
lars and white silk muffierr. no one
gave them a glance. They entered
the bank. One OF them. known sub.
seauently for many months TO the
public merely as "the tall man. q"
lean casual elbow upon the glass
shelf under the deposits sign and
remarked politely 10 the paying tell
er. De witt c. Peal;
Put mp your hands,
Peal looked up--and into the blue
steel muxxle OF a revolver. lie did
not stir.
Meanwhile another man. 'the
short man" was making his wny in.
side tho enclosure by means of his
own lcvcled revolver.
Peal. courageous but unvcrscd ms
10 the limits OF true bandit daring.
continued to look the "tall man" In
the eye. but made no move.
For Gods sake. Peal. put up your
hands, cried Alfred Freeman assist.
ant teller. who read the highwayman
better.
sim Peal stayed motionless.
A shot rang out. Peal turned.
walked four steps toward the rear
OF the cage and fell face downward,
bullet thru his heart
Other bullets followed. one strik.
ing the steel filing cabinet behind
which Freeman took refuge. another
lodging In tho body Of II. w. Coons,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

Go $4,000 in cash on hand We rent.
ell house near IL for $50 and from
Its windows studied the bank OF
It's force OF six. two we're usually
away. The floor Of the bank WAS
dowa kind OF screen. covering the
lower half OF each.
II had my partner so in one day
and change "a bill, Before the cash
ter's window he pretended 90 stretch,
reaching hts hands as high above
hts head as he could get them l
from the street watched the window.
His hands didn't show. Whom the
bank staff had 20 throw up their
hands for US they would attract no
attention from the street.
'on the day We planned. my part.
ner walked nonchalantly 20 the gate
that led behind the counters. At the
same instant drew my two guns
and. walking briskly toward the four
employees. hade them throw up their
hands, They did 50, ordered them
| to step into the vault. Again they
ohcyed. but one OF them begged me
not 10 shut the vault door. as they
would surely suffocatc.
'''rhat seemed fair enough. So |
locked only what was called the day
/ gate behind ihem-a barred door
I Meanwhile my partner had scooped
up about $500 in gold. silver and
bills. and stuffed Il In bag. We
sauntered out. walked leisureiy TO
our rented house and made ourselves
/ ineonsplcuous until the hunt for us
swept by. No one searched there
/ for us.
II divided the money. babe my
pal goodbye and inehed my way TO
Oakland. Cal. feeling anazed be.
/ cause that city. and the whole world.
didn't ring with the robbery. II be-
gan 20 look like easy money"
and your first arrestf"
WAS my only arrest" said Ham.
by with a touch OF pride.
Which Is another story. the muir
der OF his pal Davis. the only one Of
rIarnby's crimes which appears TO
have caused him the least r-morsa.
HOW I KILLED
MY FRIEND
Gordon Hnmhy's most recent
crime was the killing Of h!s pal. Rob
Davis. In Tacoma. Wash. last
| March.
Davis and had plenty OF
money" Handy told me from the
death cell in sing Sing. II alone
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01
WORLDS FAT
MAN IS DEAD
Hauled Away From Hospital
in Auto Truck

NEW YORK, Aug. Jack WI
son. fattest man in the world, Is dead
OF paralysis. lie was stricken last
week while on exhibition at Coney
Island. He was too heavy for the or
binary ambulance and had 20 be con-
veyed 10 hospital i'm motor truck
and carried into the ward on special
siretcher. The doors had TO he re-
moved to make way for the stretcher.
Wilson weighed $50 pounds. altho he
was only five feet i've inches in
height lie was rs years old. but
was one OF the most widely known
freaks I'm the show business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01


The bell In the firohouse at Sew.
cnth ave. and Columbia st. has
pcaied out its last fire call
Friday morning workmen took the
bell down from the tower. placed II
on a truck and IL was taken out to
Carkeek park.
The bell has been n cherished
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

oSSINING. N. Y, Aug 1.-"What were the three
high spots in your career2"
Gordon Fawcett Handy. whiphand in 10 daylight bank
,obbes and countless other hevngs murderer of at
and to die in the electric chair smiled modest
depreciation:
high barred window Of his cell where little
sunlight
death rather than be imprisoned
EVEN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

ernor's chair and he had been urged
editorially and by political leaders
OF the state to accept the nomina,
ton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01
MY EAST BROOKLYN
BANK ROBBERY

Only n mailman. II seems 10 mS
or n genius In crime. would choose
haif.pasi two In a weekday afternoon
as the time 20 rob hank in Brook.
lyn Borough. New York. Yet Handy
picked that time and the East Brook.
lyn Savings Bank for his senEa tional
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

BE happy. ind perhaps you'll be
good.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

Davis, why7 Wen. because WHEN
I SEARCHED Ills BODY I FOUND
NO REVOLVER. | was tired Of the
life anyhow. IL wna one OF those
moments when the noui goes weak.
al tho end Of my walk tossed
up a coin 20 decide whether II should
be surrender or suicide. hut tho coin
rolled off In the dark and couldn't
find II.
''In the little general store give
my name and my revolvrrs to tho
storekceper and waited until the dep
nties caught up. Even then ! could
have wiped them out with the store
counter. II fairly begged me 10 give
II n home and use. But those sher.
IFS were family men" Handy
shrugged hts shoulders and added
briefly. and here I am"
For this killing Handy was sen.
fenced in Tacoma 10 life imprison.
ment lie endured IL for several
weeks. Then spring came. This
man who uuailed not at murder and
who fllnchcd at nothing violent. sur.
rendered at the thought OF being for.
ever shut AWAY from sunshine and
the smell of flowers. lie aent for
the district attorney and confessed
TO the robbery Of the East Brook.
lyn Savings Bank and the two muir.
ders In connection with it--for which
he win shortly die---'a suicide
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

Take your time, but keep your
hands off the time OF busy people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01

When you think OF advertis-
Ing, think of The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-01
GORDON HANDY, in DEATH cell, Tells OF crime CAREER
BY ZOE BECkLEY

Staff Correspondent and author Of
u Grin