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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
Germans Say e..
Americans Too Lavish

WITH THE AMERICAN FOR
CES IN GERMANY, Dec. 1-(By
The Associated Prcss)-Among the
civilians in the American occupied
area complaints, originating with the
German men, are often heard to the
effect that the American soldiers are
"spoiling". the German girls by heap
ing luxuries upon them and by spend
ing. money. recklessly for presents,
wines and good things to eat.
Since the anti-fratcrnization rcgu-
lation was revoked by army head
quarters several weeks ago the cafes
in Coblenz have been crowded each
night with soldiers and frauleins, and
many of the German men have openly
asserted that the Americans were en-
tircly too considcratc of the German
women and girls.
Cafes in Coblcnz and other towns
in the one held by United States
troops have been doing lately the
greatest business of their existence
Ono in Coblenz which is conducted by
two Americans who recently obtained
their discharge from the army, seats
% hundred persons. Yet on Sunday
afternoons and evenings, the CROWD
becomes so great, Americas and Ger
mans all together, that on several oc'
casions the military police had to be
called to maintain order.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
Says Orleans Murderer
Is Feeble Minded

RUTLAND, Nov. 29--A committee
consisting of Dr.. T. J. Allen of the
Home for Feeble Minded at Brandon,
DR.. T.. A. Stanley Of the State hospi-
tai at Waterbury and DR.. S. E. Law
ton of the Brattleboro Retreat for tho
Insane appointed Gov. P. w. Clement
for the purpose of investigating the
mental condition of Bert E. Kelsey,
now awaiting execution for murder
at the States prison at Windsor re-
ported their findings in letter to
Gov. Clement tonight.
The letter states that the three
alicnists after a careful examination
of Kelsey's mental condition are of
the opinion that he should not suffer
the extreme penalty Of the law. They
find that Kelsey is not now and never
was mentally responsible for his acts.
Kelsey was convicted sometime ago
of the murder of the aged MI. Allen
at Orleans by beating him to death
with an iron club, but the appeal in
his case was not argued before the
supreme court until last summer at
which time the co,at affirmed the vcr-
dict of guilty of liurder.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
New Ferry Boat for
Lake Champlain

BURLINGTON, Dec. 2-Lakc
Champlaln is to be tlavcrscd by ano'
ther boat which is to form an impor-
tant part of the Roosevelt highway.
Plans have been approved by the To-
cal board of United States steamboat
inspectors for the construction of a
ferry boat which will be the largest
plying the lake. The length is given
as 112 feet and five inches over all.
The steamer will bear the lettering
"Rooscvelt Grand Isle Ferry High
way" on it's sides. The boat is to be
propelled by oil and will be stern
screw, single end. Her beam will be
"A feet and her capacity 20 automo-
bilcs. Her depth will be seven feet,
three inches, and the draught two feet
one inch. The gross tonnage will be
103.GS and the net tonnage 96.6. The
cost will be nearly $25,O00. The navel
architects were Dwight & Simpson Of
Saranac Lake.
The boat will be constructed of vel.
low pine and will have both longitude
nal and transverse bulkheads which
will add to the safety Of the boat ir
case water is let into part of the
hull. The pilot house will be in thu
middle of the boat and will be built
probably, so the automobiles can pass
under it.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
Miss Doris Emery
Entertains Friends

Miss Doris Emery, daughter of
Col. c. S. Emery of Newpwort, gave
a party to several friends at he,
home Friday evening" A very pleas
ant evening was enjoyed by every
one present. Games were played and
some Of the young men guests, who
served overseas during the war, told
many of their experiences on the
fighting front. A very delicious rare
bit was served with ginger ale us a
thirst quenchcr.
Those who attended were: Miss
Doris Emery, Miss ELLA Ramsdcll,
Mrs. Mary Livingston, Miss Pauline
Brown, Miss, Thyra Mckay, Miss
Fcrroll Wcllman. Miss Daisy Stev-
ems, Olney Merrill, Reginald Buzzell,
Ben Borella, Fred Crawford, Urban
Livingston, Harry Stevens, Donald
Emery and Homer Nolcttc.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
Forward Movement in No.
Danville Baptist Church

I. The North Danvillc Baptist chnscl
recently Joined the forward mogc.
ment, y
On Wednesday, Nov. II, Rev. W
f. Stultcvant began a five day cam.
paign.
Although there were bad roads and
some stormy weather fair congrega-
tions greeted Mr.. Sturtevant each eve
ming of the four week nights, some
staying to after meetings. On Satur-
day at two p. M. the Junior Congre-
cation of about 20 was formed. Sun.
day morning after a sermon on tith.
ing to about rs tithing cards were
distributed and received AZ signcls
In the afternoon the field being pre-
viously divided for seven teams oil
two each, they made the every mem.
Der canvass with the result of ST.
3O6.76 pledged for church expenses
and bencvolencc, as against previous
$3.50 raised on field. At a meeting in
the Scvening it was voted to make
the pastors salary $1,000 and hause.
1t was also voted to decrease amount
received from state convention $3.50.
During meeting rs a service club of %
members was formed and 80 decision
cards for forward steps and acccp-
tancc of Christ were signed.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
IMAM ON THE
Box GUIDED
LADY ASToR
Silk-Hattcd Coachman Was
Man Who Directed Her
Successful Campaign

PLYMOUTH, Eng, Nov, IL 1t
was an up-to-datc "Alan on the Be-"
who guided the dcstjnies Of Lady As
tors campaign to determine Whcthc!
she would be the first woman Com
moncr of Enriand.
More than Il score Of newspaper
correspondents, who t!a1cd Lady .Is-
tor during her clcctionecrimg and
junkcting about Plymouth, had dif-
ficulty for somc time in learning in
adv9nce whcre she intended to make
her next appeal for votes. The
reason developed when it was learn
ed that it was ncitker lady Astcr
Nor Lord Astjr -Wao was guiding her
mcandcrings, but the -,uddy-facod,
bulky Old :oachman- -Churchwood;
who had been scrVia.s the ~ '-Astor
family through three polit:eal
battles. He acknowledged that lie
had been made director gcncral OF
Lady Astor's camra:%>.
Sllk-hattcd and Oficious executives
Of the ,Unionist party held council
daily and drafted the candidates
strategic moves, but ", was Church
wood-also silk-hattcd though less
ofiicious-who rcally determined
whether these plaas should tc exc
cutcd or vetoed.
Lady Astor would cntc.a her gar
riage in, the morning, Ch,fefsssocd q
would, whip up the clcgtht pair Of
solrels and :tc candidate would roll
away, unmindful of whittier she
was. bound. If Churchwood from his
vantage point saw a street corner
gathering OF Il lowly abode >. whcr:
Lady Astor might get hearing, he
would rein in 'hc horses without ask
ing leave, and let her do the rest.
When the speech and the ensuing
cross-frc questions had ended, o.
when Churchwoo1, scnsed a waning
in the intcrc,v o. the auditcfS.. hc
would Jerk y petemptoly thumb sii'
the direction of the back seat, saying
"Gct ln." Whcrcupon Lady Astcl
would resume her place in. the carri-
age and it would proceed to the nest
halt.
When Lord Astor ended the prcvi-
Gus campaign, Churchwood delivered
his fluctuations and went 'back to his
regular occupation as stablcrt1an with
one of the Plymouth coach services
But this time he was ambitious, as
he confidcd to the correspondent oi
The Associated Press, to Journey tt
London with Lady AStor and see hcl
take her place in the scat Of Com
mons. There was no person il
Plymouth, not excepting Lady Aaiul
herself, who was more certain of tht
outcome of the election than Churcb
wood.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
TWO LOCAL
HUNTERS GET
e. ~ ..
, mIrIn GAME

The hunting season in Vermont
opened up with two fatalities and
ono that was not fatal. Sarrcll Saw
ycr,' al, aged Townsend hunter, was
Instantly killed while he was pre-
pairing u hiding place for observing
game. 1t is supposed he was killed
by a shot from another hunters
rifle. At Mor1isvillc Wallace Mont
gomcfy, a 10 year old Hyde Park
boy, slipped from log with a cock
ed gun in his hand. The gun was
discharged and the contents went
through the boys Head. He lived
only Il few minutes. The third ac-
cidcnt was in Bolton where Clyde
Muzzy, l5 year old St. Albans boy,
received a stray bullet in ono of his
legs. The young man was taken to
the hospital at st. Albans and it is
getting along all right. ,...".
So far only two deer hunters of
the 15O that left St. Johnsbuly for
the woods have been heard from. c.
f. Merrill, the manager of the New
Enwland Tel. e. Tel. Co., tclephoned
home carly Monday morning that he
had shot u 100 pound deer in the
Glanby woods. Benz. Bennett went
to Walden and with his brother,
MILDLY Bennett of that town went
/ out and got their game. MILDLY Ben
nett shot 200 pound buck. But the
returns have hardly begun to come
In and as the week. progrcsscs
there will be- other successful hunt
crs to- be hcnrd from.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
MRS. PROUTY
i ASKS THE COURT
FOR A new TRIAL
Attorneys Claim They Have
Evidence Signal System
Was Out of Order

Arguments on Il motion for a new
trial in the suit for $2OO,OOO against
the Grand Trunk Railway brought
by Mrs. Henrietta Prouty for the
death of her husband on the defend
ants railroad crossing, have been
heard before Judge Harland B. Howe
in the Federal court at Burlington.
No damages we're granted in the
first suit Of Mrs. Pr0uty against the
railroad but at that time, according
TO tho statements of her attorneys no
evidence could be introduced to show
that the signal system was out of ord
CT. The railroad people proved that
it was all right but while the plain
tiffs could show that the bell rang
when it wasn't wanted and some
things along that line there was no
material witness to show that the sys-
tenn was unstrung.
Since that trial L. W. Whittingham,
who could not be procured at the
first trial, has been found. He was
in charge Of the signals at the cross
ing ana has stated that the system
was out of order. There is now othcl
evidence tending to show that on the
morning that cx-Gov. Prouty wa:
killed, the bell did not ring: Mr.
Whitingham will be the most materia
witness introduced at the new trial. il
ono is permitted, but there is Othcl
new evidence.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
AGED BARTON
MAN BROWNS
HIMSELF in LAKE |.
Nj. T.. Tullar Committed
Suicide on Wednesday
Evening

NJ. Il. Tullar, who ha, lived alone
in rooms in the "Bcchivc" on High
street in Barton for some six months
drowned himself in the outlet of
Crystal lake Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Tullar was Il man about 70
years of age and was practically
alone in the world, having only dis
tant relatives living in Barton, and
it is thought his rash act on the night
before Thanksgiving was the result
of brooding over his lonely condi-
ton in life.
Mr.. Tullar moved to Barton from
Orleans last spring and has done
shoe repairing but his business has
not been large. In talk with Over
seer Gilmour a short time ago he
said he had $4,000 and the taking of
his own life is not attributed to f.
nancial difficulties.
II appears that the drowning plan
was prcmcditatcd, as his coat and
hat were on the sidewalk railing
where the street crosses the outlet
of Crystal lake near the Peerless fac
tory and pinned to the hat was a
note telling where his body would be
found. A. l.. Tripp, who lives
nearby heard the splash rs the
man jumped in and rushed to the
waters edge but tho current had
carried the body under the bridge.
lie then secured Il rake from his
barn and tried the reach the body
from the lower side of the bridge
hut could not do SO. Then he went
into the stream as help arrived and
finally brought the body to shore, but
attempts ut reconsideration were fu-
tile.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
DEER SEASON
IN VERMONT
THIS WEEK
Hundreds Of NimrOdS ScOur
ing the Woods Northeast
crn Vt. After VcniSOn

This is the only week in the year
when deer can be shot and hundreds
of nimrods arc securing the woods oil
northeastern Vermont today for vcni-
son. Essex county is the fayortc
hunting ground, though deer arc al
ways found in the hill towns of Or
leans and Caledonia counties and the
dense woods in many Of the towns in
both counties.
Charles G. Bralcy, tho st. Johsbury
town clerk, has issued in 1919 some
1900 licenses. OF this amount 500
are fishing licenses, 470 arc combina-
ton fishing and hunting licenses and
the other $50 are hunting licenses.
OF course OF all who have been grant
ed hunting licenses are in the woods
this week, but axervst00 St. JohnGburX
hunters arc now in tho woods, and
here's hoping that some of them have
already got their deer. T..
Hunters may take one deer, either
buck or IL doc, spotted fawns being
excepted. Within "a hours after the
hunter kills his deer. he must report
to one Of the men appointed by the
county game warden.
This season hunters do not have to
sec if the horns arc of a certain di-
mension. With so many men in the
woods there is great danger of ac-
cidcnt and great care is necessary in
stalking. The presence of snow in
the woods will make the tracking of
the deer easier, but as farmers have
yartlcd their cattle there is little
danger of the excited hunter shoot
ing cattle instead Of deer.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
SCHOOLPU
TO SELL RED
.s,e
CROSS SEALS
Boys and Girls in VT. Viii
Lend Valuable Aid in Tub
erculOsis Campaign

The sale of the Red Cross Christ
mas Seals for the coming year will be
conducted largely by the boys and
girls in the schools throughout the
state. In former years several
thousand seals have been sent out by
letter direct to purchasers and then
the seals have been given to the
school children to sell. This year the
sale will be given to the children first.
After that the seals will be put on
sale in the stores and in the .tcrritor-
les not covered, direct through the
mail.
The Vermont Tuberculosis Assoc
iation is Offering As a reward to every
pupil that sells one hundred or more
Christmas Seals a set of five Health
Book Marks. Each one of these
book marks has a picture and motto
that was used among the school chill
drcn Of France during the war. r. is
cpccted that several thousand sets Of
these book marks will be awarded AS
a result of the work of selling the
Christmas Seals.
I Another card has been printed
stating that 81 have bought my Red
Cross Christmas Seals" and the chill
drcn will be instructed to give ono
of these cards to every purchase Of
one hundred or more of these seals.
The card placed on the door or in tho
window will prevent the purchaser
from being annoyed by other children
selling the seals The sale by the
school children will be limited to two
days in each locality.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
OPPOSES PEACE
TREATY AS A
CAMPAIGN ISSUE
National Committeeman
Kinsley of Rutland Is
interviewed

Earle S. kinslcy of Rutland, Vcr-
mont's representative on the national
committee, was recently interviewed
by the New York World in regard to
the recent failure of the Senate to
ratify the peace treaty and and in res
pcct to Senator Lodges reported plan
to carry the issue into the campaign
Of next year.
The replies of all but two members
of tho committee were said to be in
favor Of the Lodge plan, the Other
dissenting member being Willis G.
Cock, the South Dakota member OF
the committee. Mr.. .kingslcy's opin-
ion as published in the World is a;
follows:
"Thc American people are disap'
pointed that the Senate was unable
to agree on q treaty with. rcseiva'
tions, and their hope is Immediately
upon the convcning Of Congress "a
compromise with the President will
be possible. They desire peace, but
there must, be'no uncertainty of cx-
preston rclatingato all -questions af'
fcctingFosr intcfsiaa policies. The re-
sponsibility for its defeat rests with
the President and his leaders in tho
Senate. ~, ...'
."It is not necessary, and in my
Judgment i'll advised, for success that
the republican party make the peace
treaty. an issue in 1920. The feeling
of despair throughout the country
over the incompctcncy of the present
administration, even among members
Of the democratic party, is sufficient
evidence of the desire for change ir
governmental program affecting the
present and future prosperity Of the
! nation, the personal safety of it's citi
zcns and it's relationship to other ma
tions Of the world"
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
DIR. COnwcll Has Not
Forgotten st. JOhnsbury

Dr. Russell II. Conwcll of Philad
clphia, the hest known lecturer OF
the lyccum platform has not forgot
ten st. Johnsbury, where he has
spoken seven times. He gave Tho
past week, at kcene, N. H.. his great
lecture "Acres ..of Diamonds" which
wa5 the first lecture he ever gave ir
this town, and in the course of his ad
dress referred to St. Johnsbury as :
beautiful city, complimcnting tho
town on it's wide streets Its bcauti'
full. art gallery, its wonderful Mus
cum, it's churches, adding that the
town was filled with intelligent pco'
pie.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
Conductor BlOdgctt
Gets q Bad Fall

Ernest S. Blodgctt, one of the
conductors on the Lake road was
taken to Brightlook Hospital
Thanksgiving night as u result oil
an injury received while running an
extra freight ttat day. The train
broke apart and Mr.. Blodgett; who
was in the monitor of the caboosc
was thrown violently to the floor. Of
the car when the brakes set. An
examination ut the hospital showed
that no bones were broken and he
was taken home the next day. Mr..
Blodgctt had fortunate +, escape
from serious injury but was con-
siderably bruised by the fall.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
Swift Loc,omoslon.

Men car run about 81 feet d second,
hat icing the worlds record for q
aundred yard sprint. Contrary to
common supposition, skaters are no
swifter than runners, the worlds rec
ords for both being precisely the Same
p 2-t seconds for a hundred yards.
Runners on skis have. however, made
as murh as II feet second, and In
leaping ON skis more than 100 feet &
second Is attained.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03

Today, as never before, the, world ts
brimmilig over. pntpitant with tbs full.
dess. AMI yet so many Of us fail TO
sense il. to 50 many Of us primrose
Is bnt primrose, a fallen leaf but a
irad thing, In the rush Tof; modern
life, with its insistcnt demands upon
ottr time and attention. driving our
selves from one sclf-made duty to ai].
other, we have missed The glory OF
Tie sunshine The fragrance of the
flowers. the beauty and charm and joy
that are All about U.S. EsrIlange.%'
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
CHURCH
CONrb.. e
OPENS WEDNESDAY
Sessions Will Be Held In
Grace M. E. Church, St.
Johnsbury

The Caledonia conference in the
Intcrchurch world movement will
be held in Grace Methodist CHURCH,
St. Johnsbury Wednesday and
Thursday, the first session bcginrmg
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The following leaders will have gem
cral charge of the convention Rev.
Dr.. W. A. Davidson of Burlington,
secretary of the Vermont Baptist
state convention, Rev. C. c. Merrill
Of Burlington, secretary Of the \'cr-
mont Congregational conference,
Rev. f. W. Sharpe Of st. Johnsbury,
Methodist district superintendent,
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland of Mid
dlcbury College, Vermont executive
secretary of the Intcrchurch world
movement, Mrs. Chester A. Bixby Of
Poultncy; Rev. J. w. Raftcr of
Windsor, Philip +. H. Picrson Of
Bennington, chairman of the State
Board of Charities and Probation,
Don c. Stiles of St. Johnsbuly and
Rev. II. j. Hinman of Lyadonvillc.
Each church in the county is entitled
to representation OF five delegates,
though all are cordially invited to
attend all the sessions. The delegates
will be entertained at lodging and
breakfast by the St. Johnsbu,y pco-
pie, the other meals being provided
LS the local churches at a nominal
rate. Vermont had tho honor OF hav-
ing the first of the C7 state corfcr-
enccs at Burlington two weeks ago
and the coming conference is orc Of
the first of the county conferences in
the state. '' -
Following is the program Of the
conference:
WEDNESDAY FORENOON
HOO "Thc Hour Of Christian OPP
pOltunity" Don C. Stiles
11.3O "Thc Significance and Scope
of the Intcrchurch World Move
ment" Professor, Mcfarland
300 The Intcrccssion
1916 Recess
1880 Dinner
AFTERNOON >,
200 "Social Unrest and its Impl,-
E.s.,;;' ..;' cations fer the Church"
=. Don c. Stiles
900, "Cliristiahizing the C6mmuni,
ty" e. Rcy. J. w. Raftcr
400 "Rcligious Education" ''' "
Prof. Mcfarland
4.45 The Intcrccssion 80.
500 Recess
GOO Supper -" ".'.
EVENING
73O "Enthroncmcnt of Christ in
the Home Life of America"
Rev. J. w. Raftcr
S.15 "The Enlistment and Training
of Life" Rev. H. J. Hinman
900 The Interccssion
THURSDAY FORENOON
900 adequate Support for Trai,-
cd Leadership" p. 7. H. Picrson
9.45 "Thc Foreign Sulvcy-WorlG-
need and the Church's Oppor-
tunity" Mrs. Chester A. Bixty
1916 "Thc Home Sulvcy-a Ma
tional determination"
Sec. C. C. Merrill
11.15 The Intcrccssion
1900 Recess
1880 Dinner. Meeting and Orgari-
zation of the County Advisor!
Committee
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
200 "Missionary Education"
Mrs. C. A. Bixby
2.d5 "Thc Tide of Stewardship"
Surt. Z. w Sharpe
3.45 The Interccs:,ion >"
| 400 Dcnominationil Meetings
$50 Recess -.
GOO Supper
FRIDAY NIGHT
1880 "The Intcrchurch Question
Box" Sec. Merrill
/ 800 "Thc Church TRANSFORMED
from Field into a Force"
Supt. f. W. Sharpe
$50 Marching Orders" ,
Supt w., A. Davidson
900 The Intcrccssion
r. T. II. picrso,
, <t<.l..oI.,,, D1< l~~AA
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
; lRinQ Up the GodA.

In China many temples are provided
with bell at the entrance. and when
4 worshiper enters he gives the rope
a pull to ring the bell In order that the
gods may be notified of his coming and
be at band to attend to his prayers
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
Historical KnowIedas lsHesfsant.

A man ignorant oxs Bss;s of his
tatisns, is not qualified Is have any
thing to do With its present or future.
To work understaniinsly we must
know what this nation Of ours is for
what is the plan and purrose.-MSroh
". Reed.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-03
Only Real Monument L

"Those only deserve monument" !"
wrote Ha1litt. "who do not need one !;
that Is, who have raised themselves, o
monument In the minds and memories
Of men,"