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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-10
CABOT

Lyndon McAllister, an aged resi-
dent of this place, passed away Sat
urday morning at two o'clock, after Il
long illness. Funeral services were
held Monday forenoon at 10 o'clock
at his late home. He leaves three
daughters, Mrs. Frank and Mary Nc
Alister, Mrs. Sarah Hatch and one
son, Henry McAllister, all living in
this place and who have tenderly car
ed for him during his illness. Much
sympathy is extended to the family,
especially to Miss Frank, who has
| been at home ever since the death of
her mother many years ago-and her
father has been her every thought all
through his declining years. Miss
Mary, who has been matron of Sun
set Home, St. Johnsbury, for good
many years has been home nearly all
summer and fall helping to care for
her father.
! Miss Alice f. Paine went Tuesday
to Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burling-
ton, for the removal of an eye. Her
many friends wish her speedy re-
covery
Mrs. B. G. Rogers returned Tues
day from Mary Fletcher Hospital
where she underwent an operation
nearly two months ago. Miss Clara
Woods is caring for her.
Mrs. George Walbridge is home
from Mary Fletcher Hospital and get
ting along fine.
A good number Of hunters from
here secured deer during the season
just closed.
Mrs. Nellie Wells of Shelburne is
visitor with friends here.
Fred Houghton of Barre was re-
cent visitor at Charles HoughtOns.
The Methodist church is undergo
ing repairs.
Miss Judith Haines was home from
Barre few days last week.
The Judith Lyford Woman's Club
will meet Tuesday, Dec. 8, with Mrs.
May Burbank.
Miss Elsie Walbridge went Sunday
to her school work at South Cabot.
The school has been closed on account
Of whooping cough.
Raymond Houghton has returned
to his school at Montpelier Seminary
Mrs. Evelyn McBriar is at Bright
look Hospital, St. Johnsbury, where
she underwent an operation for
strangulated hernia. Word comes
she is gaining slowly.
At the regular meeting of the W..
r. c., No. So, held last Thursday, Dec.
4, the following officers were elected
for the coming year: President, Carrie
Bliss; senior vice president, Abbie
Read; Junior vice president. Maria
Dow; treasurer, Florence Voodry;
chaplain, Fannie Waldo; conductor,
Lucia Freeman; guard Nettie Mel
son; list delegate, Carrie Bliss; End,
delegate, Gertrude Read; LIST alter
nate, Clara Ornc; end alternate, Cora
Warren.
Miss Margaret Cunningham and
DR.. NJ. ID. Warren, have been on the
sick list, but are better at this writ
ing.
Leslie Russell of Barre was a visit
NJ at his parents, MI. and Mrs. Hiram
Russells the first of the week.
Mrs. Bruce passed away Saturday
afternoon at four o'clock at the home
of her son, B. l.. Bruce. Funeral ser
vices were held Monday afternoon at
one o'clock.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-10
Record Deer
killing This Year

The numbc rof deer already report
ed killed to commissioner Leayens is
1881 and it is likely that the complete
returns will exceed I'LL previous sca-
;0nS.
Another fatality is reported, Miricl
Nutbrown Of Webstelvillc dying Mon
day night at the Barre hospital from
a shot in the leg while hunting with
two Others last Thursday.
An aftermath of the accidental kill
ing Of Sarrcl Sawyer at Townshend
the first of the week was the arrest of
Cecil !. Snow, charged with criminal
carelcSsness in shooting Mr.. Snow.
The latter was shooting at Il deer
and killed Mr.. Sawyer who was hiding
in the undcrbrush.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-10
SUTTON

Charles Parker was in st. Johns
bury Friday to see F. A. Holmes,
who is in the hospital there.
Frank Norris has been called to St
Johnsbury to serve as jury.
Mrs. F. A. Whipple and son Henry
90 to Montpelier this week to attend
state grange.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Chapman of
Lyndon Center visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ralph Turnbull on Satur-
dav.
f. L. Watson is at home from
Newark where he has been working
for Marvin Ball. r..
The Ladies' Aid have their annu-
al sale of aprons and fancy articles
on Friday evening. The supper will
consist of beef and pork pies, cake
and coffee. t'. o..
H. w Carpenter is ill with the
humps.
Miss Sadie E. Blake was in Lyn-
donville Friday.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-10
WINTER WEATHER AND
HEAVY FOODS

comparatively few persons exercise
IS much outdoors i'm winter as in sum
mcr, and III the same time almost ov-
c!ybody eats more heartily in cold
weather. The extra work put upon
digestive organs leads to indigestion.
biliou<ncSs, headache, bad breath,
coated tongue, hloatin%, gas. consti-
patton. Foley Ca,haltic Tablets
thoroughly cleanse the bowels sweet
on The stomach ard benefit The liver.
Thcy cause no gripping or nausea ard
are liked by over-stout uorSonS who
welcome the light, free feeling they
bring. SOLD EVERYWHERE.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-10
LYNDONVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. LeBarron have
gone to Blanchcstcr, Ohio, taking
with them little Cornelia Ledyard
who has been with Miss Ida Pearl fol
the past few months. The Rev. and
Mrs. II. C. Lcdyard are now located
i'm Manchester, where he is the pas
tor Of furnishing Univcrsalia!
church.
Clarence Hazard is away on a decl
hunting trip.
Arland Barber has returned to hi,
home in Sheffield sick with the
humps.
Harry Bcray has moved to East
Burke where he has work.
Helault's orchestra had a dance in
Music hall Wednesday evening. EX-
ccllent music was furnished and a
good time was enjoyed, although the
attendance was not large.
The ladies of the Methodist church
had their annual sale in the vestry
Thursday afternoon. From $50 on
they served an excellent supper of
hash, baked beans and other good
things. A very good sum was added
to their treasury.
The third number in the Lecture
Course comes Wednesday evening,
Dec. 10, a concert by the Venetian
Musicians, four in number, who will
give program of great variety, in
strumental and vocal.
The remains of Mrs. Edward Nc
Gennis of St. Johnsbury, a former
resident of this place, were brought
here for burial on Thursday after
noon.
Miss Myrtle Gaskill who is work
ing in Worcester, Mass, spent
Thanksgiving with her mother, Mrs.
Il. l.. Clement.
Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Cheney were
recent visitors in Boston.
Lee Wheeler is out again after
having an attack of the mumps.
Fred Peaslcy who has worked in
the railroad shops here for the past
seven years, has been transferred to
White River Junction.
Mrs. Frank w. Silsby has decided
not to return to Lyndonvillc this VIM
ter, but will remain in Mcdford,
Mass, with her daughter, Mrs.
George Knight. Her house here
has been closed for the winter.
Thresher's orchestra held their
regular fortnightly dance in the
Gable Hall Saturday evening.
Miss Anita Daigle is able to be
back at her work in the Smith groc
cry store after the recent accident
in which she sustained a broken
wrist.
The Daughters of Liberty have a
public whist party in the Grand
Army Hall on Monday evening. ;
A. +. Christopher is having eX-
tcnsive improvements made in his
store. He will have the partition
taken out, and the whole store
thrown into one, and rearrange coun-
ters, vainish and fix it up like new.
He is planning also to put in big
soda fountain, and to add an up to
date ice cream parlor, in days when
the sugar famine becomes thing Of
the past.
Mr.. and Mrs, Haddon w. Lyster
have gone to New Rochelle, N. Y,
where they will spend about a fort
night with Mr.. LISTERS brothers,
Morton and Benton Lyster, and their
families. This is really 4 bclated
Thanksgiving visit, as Mr.. Lyster
was at Thanksgiving time anxiously
awaiting an attack of the mumps.
But since he has been proved inn
mune, they are going to enjoy the
holiday season. During their absence,
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-10

nesday' to attend the Inter-church
World meetings.
Fired Wells who is writing the Bar-
net history was in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Darling of
Sout hPeacham who have been Wis
ting their daughter, Mr.. benjamin
Galley have gone TO Springfield.
Mas.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-10
Why Not a Vermont Book
for Christmas :?

In selecting your Christmas gift what better books
could be given your friendssthan any of these:
Stafford's Speeches. The published addresses of
Judge Wendell P. Stafford, containing his famous tri-
butes to Robert Burns, Thaddeus Stevens Congressman
'Tom" Bartlett of LYNDON and many other Vermont
historical addresses Price $3.50 postpaid
The Land We Love. The latest book of poems by
Judge Stafford, containing many patriotic as well as
other popular selections. Price $125 postpaid.
Horace Ward Baey-Vermonter. notable tribute
to this welknown Vermonter Contains his choicest
umor his valuable contributions to the history of the
state, and his letters to the Vermont papers, Has his
portrait as the frontispiece Price $1.50, postpaid.
History of St. Johnsbury, by Rev. Edward T. Fair
banks. The most readable town history in the state
Former residents of St. Johnsbuy and present residents
should read this fascinating history Of the scale town.
Price $500, postpaid. .
What other Vermont books, nc wor old do you
want?
ARTHUR F. STONE,
St. JOhnsbury, Vermont
New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
| of the national treasury:
Ex-s -s'Star'' Men Entertain
Give Dinner for Kansas City
Editor and Critic

Former members of the staff of
"The Kansas City Star" gave a dinner
last night at Keen's Chop House for
George B. Longan, city editor of the
newspaper, and Karl Walter, its for
mer musical critic, who now lives in
London. Among those at the dinner
were Jerome Beatty, Gerald B. Breiti-
gam, c. L. Edison, Charles Gatchell,
Arnold Hofmann, Ray Van Buren,, Ar
thur D. La Hines, R. l.. Iambdin, R.
Ball, Glendon Allvine, Ralph Block
Harlan Thompson, Robert Terry Shan
non, Ralph Fl. Turner, A. T. Johnson,
Woodman Morrison, Harry s. Godfrey,
C. l.. Van Fleet, Howard Devree, Jack
Bechdolt, Zack Hoag, Lionel Noise and
Il. S. Tisdac.
Three other measures would leave
to the various citres and towns and
villages of the State the question of
determining how 20 add to rheir revc-
nues. One is tax on personally,
not to exceed one-quatter Of one per
cent. Another provides for an occu
pational tax and third an impost on
business profits.
The justice and fairness of the pro-
posed taxes generally are recognized
here. but some of the Republican legis-
lators are questioning the wisdom of
enacting them at this session. One
argument advanced for withholding
them until next year is that prices
will be lower IN another twelve months
and the taxes will not be felt as they
would now.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
"POrk'' Barrel Raid
Blocked, Says Hays
2O5 Items Put in Public
Building Bill by South
Totalled $4,000, 900; IL
States i'm the Programme

Working under the direction of Will
H. hayes, chairman of the Republican
National Committee, Investigators
nave reported on an attempted raid of
the Southern Democratic Representa-
yves IN the last hours of Congress-
raid winch failed because the bill died
IN the last hour rush OF Congress-
Two hundred and five items, agere-
gazing more than $l3,000,00O were jn-
serted into the public Buildings bill,
Chairman Clark, of Florida, having the
Dill IN charge. Out of 1O2 Congression-
al districts IN the eleven states of the
solid South Alabama, Arkansas, Flor
IDA, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas and Observation-Disclosures five
districts were represented in the bill.
In other words, only seven Representa-
tlves in the 102 districts of the South
were not around the "pork" barrel
waiting for a slice in the pending bill
The main argument for the raid was
that the money was for the "unem-
ployed." The bulk of the items were
for towns of small population, where
the erection of public buildings would
be more or less of joke The south
ern congressman welcomed the admis-
sion of items for legitimate expendi-
lures in various northern states, as
they recognized an opportunity to get
their own items in the bill.
Chairman Clark and his colleagues
are said to have put unsolicited "pork"
items into the bill, apparently hoping
that the member whose district would
be benefited by these items might
thereby be persuaded to vote for the
bill
The following is summary of the
appropriations which were "framed
up" to go to southern Districts while
southern Democrats were still in con-
troll of the national treasury:
New-York tribune., 1919-03-14

in the greater city will be kept open
tomorrow until midnight. All pay
ments by mail postmarked as Of March
10 will be accepted on Monday.
IL You Are Ill
"All those who are i'll or unable to
make their payment should write or
telegraph me to that effect, and due
consideration will be shown them,"
said Collector Edwards.
The largest single payment made
this year came in yesterday 1t was
for $20,000,000, and came from cor
poration.
Collector Edwards hopes to collect
one-sixth of the nations quota this
year. That will be one billion dollars.
If the deductions for losses do not up
set his calculations, he believes the
second New York district will produce
tho billion. The district is Manhattan
below Fourteenth Street, the smallest
district as to territory in the country
and the richest.
"The government" said the Collector,
"does not wish to work hardship on
any one, A statement that the payer
is unable by March Is to execute and
file the complete return, provided in
every case the payer pays on or before
March Is at least 25 per cent of the
estimated amount Of the tax due, is
sufficient. For this the government
has issued Form 1040-T,' which may
be had on application at this Office"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
Inquiry Asked to Show
Need of Coal Advance
Governor of Pennsylvania Seeks
Method of Hating Price
Boost

HARRISBURG, Penn, March 49,
Governor William C. Sproul tonight
addressed letter to Attorney Gen
eral William I. Schaffer asking what
powers are vested in the state govern-
ment to inquiries as to the cause for
the proposed advance in the price of
anthracite coal after mild winter
and when mines are on short time
because of lessening of demand, and
suggesting that if it is necessary 70
secure authority the matter might be
referred to the Legislature, which is
now in session. He asks the Attorney
General for his recommendation in
the matter
Coming right at this time" says
the letter. at would seem that there
would have TO be extraordinarily good
reasons to justify an increase in the
cost of anthracite coal.
"f it is necessary to have a leris-
latlve commission investigate the
matser l am prepared to recommend
such an action upon the receipt of
your advice"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
Clark Street Tube
To Brooklyn To Be
Ready Next Month
Commissioner Whitney An
nounces Only Stations and
CrOssover To Be Finish.
ed; Urges Study of Plans

Public Service Commission Travis n.
Whitney announced yesterday that the
new Clark Street tube under the East
River, connecting the Interborough's s
Seventh Avenue line with the old SUBJ
way in Brooklyn, will be ready for op-
Grafton early in April.
The commission is finishing the Bor-
ough Hall and Brooklyn Heights sta
tions and installing a crossover for
turning back trains east of the present
Brooklyn terminus at Atlantic Avenue.
The Borough Hall station is at Fulton
Street. The Brooklyn Heights station
is at Henry and Clark Streets.
Commissioner Whitney said yester-
day that Brookly ynites and others
should familiarize themselves with
train plans, so that confusion may be
avoided.
The new tunnel will provide direct
subway route between the upper West
Side of Manhattan and Brooklyn, con-
Meeting with the old Interborouph line
at Borough Hall West Side trains
will not stop at Wall and william
streets after the new service begins.
but will go right through to Brooklyn.
The change at Times Square or Wall
Street will not be necessary.
Between the double Borough Hall
station and the Atlantic Avenue sta
ton, West Side trains will run on the
outside tracks of the four-track road
bed, thus permitting them to make all
stops. East Side trains, which use the
old tunnel to Bowling Green and on to
the Lexington Avenue line at Grand
Central station, will use the centre, or
express tracks, making it impossible
for them to stop at Hoyt Street. This
station is the only one so affected.
The new Borough Hall station is al
most at right angles to the old station
In Joraelmon and Fulton streets A
passageway connects the. two. 1t is a
double decked affair. One flight down
from the street is the platform for
Manhattan West Side subway trains.
Below this is the platform for the West
Side subway trains going toward At
lantic Avenue.
At Atlantic Avenue the existing plat
forms are being cut away to provide
for the four tracks through this sta
ton. There will be two side platforms
and an island platform, accessible by
under passageways.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
State Taxation Scheme
Is Deferred a Week
Three Measures Leave Question
of Increasing Revenues TO
Towns and Villages
Staff Correspondence

ALBANY, N. Y, March 13.-The
Davenport Legislative Tax Investigate
ing Committee, which was to report
back to the Legislature on Saturday,
and submit new scheme of taxation
for the State, has been granted an ex-
tension of a fortnight.
Senator Frederick M. Davenport,
chairman of the committee, said to-
day tho report probably would be
ready for submission to the Legisla-
ture the middle Of next week. He
left tonight for New York, where he
will hold a final conference with his
colleagues.
The committee has agreed on but
one Statewide measure. one per cent
income tax. with the same exemptions
and deductions allowed by the Fed
cral Income Tax act. BY this means
it is hoped to raise S25,000,OOO. Part
Of the tax will be returned to the
communities in which it was collect
ed. The proportion has not yet been
determined
New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
Physician Denies
''Sleepingg Sickness
Killed His Patient
DR.. William Pfeiffer Takes
Issue With DR.. Copeland
on Martins Death

Although DR.. Royal S. Copeland
Health Commissioner, announced yes
terday that New York had had its first
death from epidemic coma, incorrectly
called "sleeping Sickness" on Wednes-
day, the physician in attendance, DR.
William Pfeiffer, of 368 McDonough
Street, Brooklyn, denied last night
that death resulted from that cause.
The physician said he would "take
up" the Health Commissioners an
nouncemcnt with Dr.. Copeland himself
His patient, Erskine w. Martin, of
364 McDonough Street, he said, had
died from post influenza and ZEN
suphatitis" and he had not reported
to the Board of Health that death was
due to sleeping sickness" Mr. Mar
tin, he said, had been i'll for thirty
three days
DR.. Copeland said there were eight
other suspected cases of epidemic coma
in the city, all in private homes.
The disease is technically called
encephalitis lethargica. DR.. Copeland
said it should not be confused with the
sleeping sickness which is limited to
tropical Africa and is transmitted by
the tsetse fly. Epidemic coma is not
necessarily fatal. Since its discovery
last fall in England there have been
1G4 cases and 38 deaths.
DR.. Copeland said this was the first
fatality in this city and the third in
the United States. All doctors and
hospitals have been notified to report
cases in order that they may be in
vestigated by the Health Department
for the protection Of the city.
The symptoms, said DR.. Copeland
are sore throat, headache, drowsy feel
ing and difficulty in keeping awake
after having the disease ten hours.
According to DR.. Pfeiffer, Mr. Martin
first complained of feeling i'll on Feb
ruary 90 Early in March a stiffness
Of muscles developed and there were
seizures of total suspension of sensi-
bility Up to March ~ the patient
was thought to be recovering. '}At
about a. m. Wednesday he lapsed into
deep coma and died without recovering
consciousness.
DR.. Copeland stated that no effective
method Of treating the disease has yet
been found. Infection is transmitted
through the nose and throat.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
Enright Blamed by
Alderman FalcOner
For Useless Fund
Renews Demand for Infor-
nation on $40, 900 APP
preparation; Seeks Reop-
ening of Costigan Case

Unmindfu! of the fate of the resolu-
tion introduced by him in the Boarc
of Aldermen at its meeting last Tues
day Alderman Bruce NJ. Falconer made
public yesterday statement in which
he renewed his demands that the Po-
lice Department enlighten the people
of the city as to certain points of its
administration.
Alderman Falconer seeks informa-
ton on five subjects, namely: disposi-
ton of $4406O0 appropriated in the
budget for 1919 for special patrolmen
disposition of $375,15O raised last Au.
gust at the Cheepshead Bay police
games to purchase uniforms and equip
ment for police reserves; demotion OF
Inspector Daniel Z. Costigan; refusal
by the Police Department to issue pis.
tol permits for several weeks recently
and the case Of Leo J. McDermott, who
Cannot find out from the Police Com
missioner where he stands in the de.
partment or whether he is in it at all ,
The $440,6OO appropriation was
voted to pay the salaries of 400 spe-
cial patrolmen at $3.10 a day. When
the budget came before the aldermanic
board for approval, the Republican
minority Of the finance committee re-
ported for a reduction, in which was
included this particular item, of sew
eral million dollars.
On this point, the stand was taken
that, the war being over, there would
be no further use for the special pa
trolmen being used as emergency po-
lice during war time. Alderman Fal-
coner's statement goes on:
ut has since developed that on De-
cember there were actually only 235
special patrolmen left, as numbers of
them were being continually released,
which would require an appropriation
of only $265,902, and that on Decemb ber
16 only one patroman was left re-
ducing the appropriation necessary to
only $1,131.50. In my judgment it
was incumbent upon the Police Com
missioner to have officially informed
the Board fo Aldermen on or before
December 2 of his policy in releasing
htese patrolmen."
If that had been done, the Alderman
contends, the ma ajority board members
would necessarily have to acquiesce in
reducing the budget appropriation in
so far as it affected the Police De-
partmcnt.
AS for tho Police Reserve fund OF
S375,150, Mr.. Falconer rnds that none
of the members of the volunteer force
had received either uniforms or equip.
ment except, in some cases, the re.
serve shields.
81 am not questioning the integrity
New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
Jamaica Bay Channel
Idea Goes to Committee

The proposition made recently by F
4. Lonas to build fourteen piers, each
1000 feet in length. at Jamaica Bay
providing the city agrees to fifty
year lease at rental totalling ST.
050,000, was referred yesterday by the
Sinking Fund Commission to its COM
mittee of the whole, before which the
matter will be considered at an early
date
Mr.. Lonas, who refused to divulge
the names of those associated with him
in the project, said that to carry out
the bargain the city would have to
dredge the main chanel in the bay to
a width of 1000 feet and depth Of 80
feet, which. he estimated, would cost
S696000. Of this, he said, the Federal
government would reimburse the ciyt
to the extent of $464 ,0OO so that the
municipaity's outlay would be $232, 900
The city is also to dredge Mill Basin
channel to dept of 18 feet and width
of 800 feet, at cost of $4,000 This
would cost the city $464, 900.
He estimated that it would take five
years for the work to be completed
The property occupies $50 acres.