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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
State COnstabulary Acts
Under Direction of
Atty. General
CREATED A SENSATION
Papers Taken Show Complete List of
All Bolshevik Agents in This
Country

NEW YORK, June 14-State
troopers yesterday raided the Offices
of the Russian Soviet Republic EN-
bassy at No. 10 West Fortieth
street, seized a truckload of papers
and documents and served subpoenas
on L. A. Martens, chief representa-
tive in the United States of the Boil
shevik government, and his aids to
appear as witnesses in City Hall be-
fore the Joint Legislative Committee
which is investigating seditious acti-
vities. eaE W
This action was taken by the At
torney Generals office under authori-
ty of the Peace and Safety act and
created a sensation. Mr.. Martens
and his associates denounced the raid
as violation of international courtesy
and openly threatened reprisals on
Americans in Russia. They declared
they would appeal to the state De-
partment for protection.
Taking the Russian agents e2tirely
by surprise the troopers, acting for
the first time in this city, locked the
doors of the offices and while the So
Wet Republic officials were held un-
der guard turned desks inside out.
In the mass of papers taken are
the bank accounts of the agency,
showing "extensive financial connec-
tions" both with foreign governments
and in this country; complete lists OF
all Bolshevik agents and sylnpathi-
zers in this country and volumes of
evidence bearing on the propaganda
being conducted by the soviet in this
country.
Those subpoenaed as witnesses in
cluded Mr.. Martens, his secretary,
Gregory Weinstein; S. Muorteva, Sec
retary Of the commission; DR.. Isaac
Hournich, counsel; A. A. Heller, head
of the commercial bureau, and two
or three assistants. One member Of
the soviet commission tried to es-
cape down a fire escape and was de-
tanned. Stenographers wearing short
hair and sandals were locked in one
room while the search was made. Mr..
Martens and his associates refused to
accompany the police to City Hall in
automobiles and under their agree
ment to go directly there were per-
mitted to go alone.
Arriving at City Hall the Russian
agents were escorted to the Board of
Estimate committee room and there
waited nearly two hours while one af-
ter another they were called before
the legislative committee, in session
behind locked oors. Mr.. Weinstein
picked up a transcript of the testi-
mony taken earlier in the day be-
fore the committee and it was taken
out of his hands by a detective.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
new DECLARATION
OF PRINCIPLES IS
AGAINST LEAGUE
Sc OfAmerican Democracy
1ts on Rejection of
syenant
TO SEPAh LEAGUE
People of United States Must Do
Some Independent Thinking on
This Subject

WASHINGTON, June 14-A new
declaration of principles" was an
nounced today by the League for The
Preservation of American Indepelx
ence, which is opposing the covenant
for League of Nations in its pre-
sent form. Many prominent Repub-
licans and Democrats are members
of the organization. George Wharton
Pepper, of Philadelphia, vice-presi-
dent of the League for the Preserva-
ton of American Independence, said
that the covenant gives no recogni-
ton to the Monroe doctrine nor "is
there and reservation in it by which
the United States may decide what
immigration we shall sanction and
what we shall exclude"
"The life of American democracy"
the principles declare, \"depend upon
the rejection by the United States
Senate of the proposed covenant for
these reasons and for the reason that
the covenant has no place in the
treaty and should not be considered
until after the treaty shall have been
disposed Of"
The declaration in part follows:
"I-We insist that all attempts to
interweave the League of Nations
covenant with the treaty of peace
should be resisted; that the early re-
turn of our boys should be made pos
sible by prompt action upon the
treaty, and that the proposed cove
nant of the League of Nations, as a
separate proposition, should then be
considered by the Senate with due
deliberation and care and with rea-
sonable opportunity for needed am
endment.
"II-No matter how wise and dis
interested the diplomats may be who
have framed the proposed constitu-
tion, the people of the United States
must do some Independent thinking
on this subject or forfeit their right
to call this government democracy.
"III-In the interest of world peace
and of any international arrange
ment that would tend to promote it,
we are opposed to the covenant of
the League as reported from Paris"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
OLD PEABODY PEW
The Play With Old Time Costumes
and Fine Acting Captures the
Audience

One OF the, advantages arising
from reputation as critic with a
frank and open mind, attached to a
newspaper which doesn't dare fail to
print anything you write, is this:
When you do acclaim thing good,
here and there a child-like and bland
soul will believe you. You become
famed for your candor and reliability
and now and then another free ticket
turns up in the mail to some other
event, on the slender hope that if
you're given enough rope you'll ul-
timately hang yourself or maybe
some of the male members of the
cast will summon up courage enough
to punch you in the nose.
Therefore it is with a full appre-
citation of his own talent and discern
ment that the local critic sits him
down with a box of gift cigars Cleft
over from a former assignment) on
one hand and pot of strong tea on
the other, and opens his story with
the statement that he has attended
something that really calls for half
yard of blue ribbon and merits most
of the eight-to the-pound words in his
adjective box. You betcher!
st. Johnsbury tweaked the nose of
the gods with another home talent
entertainment-play last evening, this
time in Grace Methodist church and
pleasant time was had by all be-
cause the crowd going away after
ward was heard to remark it was
worth double the price-something
which happens up here about once
in forty-seven years. The play was
"The Old Peabody Pew" by Kate
Douglas Wiggin, and at the risk of
being accused of trying to square
himself for past misdemeanors, the
man with the blue pencil is bound to
admit that it was put on right, with
out hitch, halt, stutter, tumble or dis
comfuddlication, and while John Wes-
ley turned over twice in his grave
while the play was in progress at the
horrifying thought of theatricals
right in the main auditorium of
Methodist church, the beautifHl SEN
tlment OF the piece and It's excellent
rendition counterbalanced the gross
worldliness of the proposition and
made it an event to be remembered
like your Aunt James wedding dress
in the battered old leather trunk up
in a corner Of the attic. AS one of
the characters III the play declared:
"We're taking our religion so seri-
ously these days that we won't even
go to church on Sunday morning."
anyhow.
Mrs. w. P. Smith as reader, open
ed the program with prologue de-
scribing the church on Tory Hill and
the activities of the Dorcas society
thereof, in mehding the ever-present
leaks in the church roof, installing the
melodian and carpeting its floor.
Continued on page four)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
Taken in by People Who Hear Her Story Of
Being Homeless and Wanting Place
to Work
SAYS SHE WAS NOT IN THE VILLAGE
YESTERDAY AND DID NOT SEE SCOUTS
Story Told by Boy Met on Way Home Frightened Her
and She Passed the Afternoon
In Pasture

Madeline Rogers, whose mysterious
disappearance has been the chief
topic of comment and discussion for
the past two days, returned home yes
terday afternoon. There has been
many conflicting stories told relative
to her disappearance and reappear-
ance yesterday.
The story of her being seen yes
terday afternoon by Boy Scouts, and
school boys is not borne out by the
story the girl relates of her escapade.
The story related by the girl in sub
stance is as follows: For some impro-
priety or infraction of rules she was
reprimanded at school Wednesday
and states she was afraid to return
home for fear of punishment. After
school she walked down Maple street
with a little Lynch girl, leaving her
and going down Railroad street and
when near the campus called at a
house and asked fer work. She said
she had no home and the people took
her in where she remained two nights.
Yesterday morning she thought she
would go home and started on her
way when on High street she met a
boy who told her the police were
hunting for her and if she was taken
would be sent to prison. This
frightened her so she went into the
pasture, remaining there until in the
afternoon.
About five o'clock she left the pas
ture and hid under a bridge near
the scale factory where her father
passed on his way home, hoping to in
tercept him. Her father was not at
work and did not pass. She was later
discovered by workman who knew
her and took her home.
The girl says she was not in the
village yesterday and did not meet
the Boy Scouts or school boys, nor
did she call at the Scout camp We'd
nesday evening.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
BRITISH WANT TO
REOPEN QUESTION

PARIS, June 14-The British
have made an eleventh hour at
tempt to reopen question of repa-
rations. They have submitted
proposals introducing into func-
tiors of permanent reparations
commission principle of control
Of raw materials, etc. Furnish
ed Germans and enabling COM
mission to control Germany's &C.
onomic development during peri
cd it operates. Effort hasn't met
with sympathetic reception by
the commission to which it was
referred.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
Relics of a Past Race.

The great ceremonial cave or Kiva,
where the peoples councils evidently
assembled, is located two-thirds of the
way up the side Of q cliff, in cave
inaccessible, save with ladders. The
temple is carved out OF the solid rock,
partly by nature and partly by hand.
Little is known about the forgotten
people that once lived in this beauti-
full retreat in New Mexico, although
many of the symbols of race that
was are visible in the interiors of the
recently discovered homes.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
BREAK CAMP
Boy Scouts Make Quick Work ir
Taking Down Tents and Clearing
up Lawn on Square

A banquet was given the Boy
Scouts last night at the Methodist
church by the Commercial Club. AT
ter the banquet the Scouts marched to
the Please u theatre and attended the
special movie picture, "The Littlest
Scout" a fine one-reel feature, a
certain percent of the proceeds is
given the Boy Scouts by Mr.. Giison,
who is chairman of the Boy Scout
Campaign.
The Scouts broke camp this morn
ing at 8 o'clock and the place was all
cleaned up and left'in good shape by
$50.
The athletic meet scheduled for this
afternoon has been postponed until
next Saturday, and the Scouts are to-
day making house to house canvas
to finish the drive for funds.
Scoutmaster Baxter, in behalf of
himself and the Boy Scouts, wishes to
thank all who have cooperated with
them to make the campaign success.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14

BANK MESSENGER
ROBBED OF MONEY

NEW YORK, June 14-Six
holdup men operating at the en-
trance to the uptown Manhattan
Elevated station attacked two
messengers of the Colonial Bank
and made off in an automobile
with a large sum of money which
the messengers were carrying
to the Federal Reserve Bank.
One messenger shot one of the
robebrs, who was carried to the
automobile by companions. Bank
officials declined to state loss.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
This May Develop Into a
General Anti-FOreign
Movement
AGITATION SPREADING
War Ships are Hurried to Shanghai
When Toxic Hears of Serious
Situation

TOKYO, June 14-Advices receiv-
ed here from China show that there
has been serious spread of anti
japanese agitation, especially in
Shanghai, Hangkow, Marking and
Canton, with indications that it may
develop into a general anti-foreign
movement.
Several war ships of the Japanese
China squadron have been hurried to
Shanghai. Shipping at Chinese ports
has virtually ceased owing to a boy
colt, resulting in great monetary loss
to steamship companies and export
erS.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
HANSEN SETS OUT
ON EXPEDITION TO
TO FIND AMUNDSEN
Danish Relief Party Leaves
Copenhagen to Look
for Explorer
ESKIMOS WILL HELP
They Do Not Expect to Meet Amund-
SEN but Will Leave Provisions
for Him to Find
ESKIMOS WILL HELP

LONDON, June 14-Captain God
fred Hansen, leader of the Danish
Amundsen relief expedition, has left
Copenhagen on board the Greenland
according TO a Christian despatch to
the Morning Post, which describes
the plan to aid the explorer. Han
sens route is by way of Tasiusah to
Upernavik village on an islet off
Greenland's west coast. Then he will
cross Melville Bay, hoping by July to
reach station in North Star Bay, 76
degrees north latitude, where he in
tends to winter.
There Eskimo aid will be sought
for sleds and provisions to go to
Etah. Next spring he will continue
northward with IA sledges, each with
Is dogs to Cape Morton and then go
by Kennedy Channel to Fort Conger,
where Greeley's survivors were res
cued in 1881. There the party will
remain while Hansen and a COM
panion will push onto Cape Colum-
bia, where they expect to arrive in
April.
They do not expect to meet Am
undsen, whose movements are not ex-
pected to enable him to reach Green
land by then. Hansen and his COM
panion will travel six hundred miles
to station where they will place a
years rations, guns and maps in a
depot, which they expect Amundsen
to find, and then will return to Fort
Conger. More provisions will be left
at Fort Conger, which Amundsen
should reach by the next autumn.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
Silks of Seville.

Four hundred years ago the silks
of Seville, then the most famous In
the world, were exported to all coun-
tries, for Spain was the first nation
of western Europe to take up silk
culture. The climate Of Spain is ex-
cellent for this industry, and fine silk
worms, such as were employed when
silk cultivation was at its height, are
Nevada. near Granada. This worm
has life of 80 days, and in the first
30 it grows to thousands OF times its
original weight.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
Vermont Library Association

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Library Association will be held at
Montpelier on July 1. The meeting
will be largely given up to conference
es of libraries, trustees and citizens
who will discuss the problem of the
library in its relation to the various
activities of the community to ascer-
tain how it may cooperate with them
to the advantage of both. Short
talks will be given by men and wom-
en- from different parts of the state.
These talks are to be followed by
general discussion as to efficient
methods of cooperation in our YER
mont towns.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
A Notable Celebration Is
This Gathering of Old
Friends
NINETY YEARS YOUNG
Concord People and Old Friends
Meet to Celebrate This Remark
able Event
Ninety Years Young

A notable occasion was celebrated
Tuesday in the vestry of the First
Universalist church when more than
one hundred friends gathered to
congratulate Mr.. Barton Works on
his having reached his ninetieth mile
stone, and Mrs. Works just passed
her eighty-ffth. Both are remark
able personalities for their years.
Mr.. Works being one of the few
young-old men, and Mrs. Works able
to do exceptional needle and crochet
work and reading without spectacles.
A short program was enjoyed, con-
sisting of a song, Golden Locks Have
Fled" composed by C. Eugene Har-
rington of Bradford, Penn, friend
of the aged couple, and sang by Mrs.
G. A. Miltimore, Mrs. e. H. Bazin
and Mr.. Herbert Quimby. Remarks
were made by Mr. Works in which
he made it distinctly understood that
no coin or script was desired or
would be accepted. He was followed
by Rev. P. J. MacInnis and Lieut..
Charles Ross and Capt. e. P. Lee of
the 18th Vermont Regiment of which
Mr. Works was a member. Mrs Milo
Ladd gave a recitation in a very
pleasing manner. The program clos
ed by all singing America. Refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served, the birthday cakes were made
by Mrs. Works daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Walter Harvey. The one. designed
for Mr. Works was served on pew
ter platter over one hundred years
old, that had belonged to Mr.. Works
mother, and Mrs. Works cake on a
plate brought from England by her
great grand father. Mrs. Helen
Stockwell, S5 years old, made cake,
decorating it with the numerals So
80 on either end. One other cake
that attracted attention was one
made by Mrs. E. H. Bazin with the
figures 90. Woodbury. w. r. c. No.
S, presented a bouquet of carnations,
and bouquet of carnations and
snap dragons from two granddaugh-
ters, Mrs. George Palmer and Mrs.
w. C. Harvey, Lilies of the Valley,
Mrs. John Pratt, pansies, Mrs. John
Corcoran, Fleur-de-lis, Mrs. Richards.
They also received several other
gifts. Another member of the family
celebrated his sixth birthday on that
day, Lafayette, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Hastings and great grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Works. Mr.. Marshall
Joslin, who was 78 years old June II,
received the congratulations of many
friends on the same day. Among
those from out of town to attend
were Mr.. and Mrs. Luman Ladd,
Charles Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Ladd, Mrs. Ira Wilkin, Mrs. John
Campbell, Dr. Fanny T. Carlton, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilford Harvey, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Palmer of st. Johns
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Ladd, Orange
Ladd of Waterford, Oscar Wallace,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Owens, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Cushman, Rev. and Mrs. E.
P. Lee of East st. Johnsbury, Mr..
and Mrs. Edison Ranney of Kirby,
LYMAN Morrill, of Danville, Leslie
Morrill, of California, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Clifford and son Will, of
Danville, Mrs. John Corgoran of
Fitzdale, Mrs. Sarah Chase of Lyn-
donville, Willard Chase of Walpole,
N. H.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
STEPS TAKEN TO
SETTLE WIRE STRIKE

CHICAGO, June 14-First
steps towards the settlement of
Telegraphers strike were taken
when union officials submitted to
postal conditions on which set
tlement would be based. The
condition in effect, provides that
strike be called off so far as pos
tai was concerned, if the postal
will agree to wage adjustments,
after full control be given COM
pany by wire administration.
Conditions understood to have
been requested by postal.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
Mad as a Halter,

Mad, in Anglo-Saxon, is frequently
used as a synonym for violent, furious,
angry or venomous. After, in old Eng
lish, means adder or viper. Hence the
combination of the two words mad"
and the corrupted "hatter" merely
means "as venomous as an adder" :"
And the proverbial saying has, there
fore, no reference to hatmaking at all.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
Modern SPELLING.

Professor Miller of the University
of Minnesota asked ninety normal stu
dents to spell ten words, and the best
record was seven of the ten words,
repellent, collectible, picnicking, inoc-
ulate, consensus, inferred, sacrilegious,
dissipate, bilious, vilify.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all or friends,
the Lodges and Office associates for
their loving sympathy and for the
beautiful flowers given in the sudden
bereavement Of our dear husband and
father.
Mrs. Fred G. Moore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornas +. Burroughs
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
AT THE ATHENAEU
Some Books That Will Delight the
Children and Older Readers

Children and Older Readers
Little Miss Muffett, Jack Horner,
Jack and Jill and all the other dear
Mother Goose children, as pictured by
Jessie Wilcox Smith, are giving much
delight to little folks and older ones
alike, who come to the library. Aileen
Cleveland Higgins Dream Blocks, a
series of pictures of child life illus
trating familiar rhymns and verses
and The Seven Ages of Childhood
with verses by Carolyn Wells appeal
to all overs of children. These pic
lures will be at the library until July
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CONTINUED on page four)
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Continued on page 81
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-04-25
GERMANY'S REPLY is
NOT EXPECTED SOON
PEACE DELEGATES BELIEVE a
WEEK WILL BE REQUIRED FOR
TERMS TO BE DlGESTED.

PaTis.-The entente delegates to
the peace conference believe Ger
many will require at least one week
after receiving the peace treaty be-
fore it can be digested and an an
swer prepared and also that the dele.
gates will need about four days for
travel between Berlin and Versailles
and return. Consequently they think
1t hardly likely that Germany's an
swer will be available before May 6.
Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bui-
garia probably will be summoned to
Versailles fortnight after Germany
to consider their peace treaties, which
temporarily are overshadowed by the
German negotiations.
There is the greatest uncertainty
concerning the disposition of the
Turkish empire. The entente appar-
emily is anxious to have the United
States accept Armenia and Cilicia as
mandatory, but the American dis
position toward this proposal has not
been Indicated. The future of Con-
stantinople has not been determined
although some of the American dele
gates would prefer to have the Unit
ed States take charge of it rather
than of undeveloped territory and
convert it into a model city with
modern docks and ideal sanitation.
The British, French and Italians
apparently are willing to have the
United States take over CONSTANT
nople as this would avoid disputes
which might result from European
jealousies. The British have about
10000 troops in the Turkish empire
now, while the French have only !.
500 there.
The desirability now is being ms
cussed OF having seperate commits
sion from each OF the FIVE big coun
tries go into the Orient and invests
gate Syria, Palestine and Armenia
rather than have joint commission;
do this work.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-04-25
PROHIBITION LAW
IS new PROBLEM
REVENUE OFFICERS WILL Sc
UNABLE TO COPE WITH SIT.
UATION AFTER JULY.
NAY USE SECRET SERVICE
Department of Justice Has Force Cap
able of Handling Situation Accord
ing To Report-Brewers To
Proceed With Fight.

Washington. The Department OF
Justice is not averse to accepting the
functions of enforcing the wartime
prohibition measure when it goes m
to effect July 1, it was learned. Con-
sequently, it is expected proposal
that the enforcement be intrusted TO
this agency will be submitted to
President Wilson on his return and
that he will be urged to take this ac-
ton under authority of the 0verman
act. which permits him to transfer
duties from one government depart
ment to another.
Discussion of where the power 70
enforce prohibition may be lodged
was prompted by the recent an
| nouncement of Internal Revenue
Commissioner Roper that his bureaa
had not the force TO police the nation
adequately with respect to prohibition
violations after July 1. Attorney Gen.
eral Palmer has not stated officially
| that he will welcome the additional
duties of enforcing prohibition, but 1t
is said his advisers in the Department
of Justice have told him the cessation
of war work has left number OF Sc
cret agents available and they coul1
take on easily the liquor enforcement
| function.
Nothing substantial stands imme-
diately in the way of production by
brewers of beer containing 2 81 per
cent of alcohol since the Revenue
Bureau has decided to issue revenue
stamps required for regular beer to
these brewers. This decision is not
| to be taken as indicating the final at
titude of the bureau. however, 1t was
explained.