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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-05
LITTLE THEATRE IS LEASED
New Yorker Announces Fsrces and
MuaiesI Comedlea VIII BE Offered

The Little Theatre no longer will be
the home of ''high brow" drama. 1t
las been leased by Walter Wagner,
New. York theatrical producer. and un
der his management will be known as
the Philadelphia Theatre.
Mr.. Wagner announced that in the
theatre he will provide the sort of en-
tertainment Philadelphia wants, farces
and musical comedies. and shows Of
other popular types. The first he will
present will be a production at present
being rehearsed in New York. Mr..
Wagner refused to tell the nature of
the inaugural play or to make any
further statement regarding his plans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-05
Mexicans IlI-Treat American

CaIexico. Calf. Dee. >. w. VI.
Milton, former service mau. is in an
army camp hosntaj horc rncei' ing
treatment for wounds suffered. ho laid.
at the hands of i Mexican poirc-
mau in MeNicali, Lower California;.
Just across the iurcrnational boundary
line from here. Milton was brought
10 this side OF The border after being
detained since November s 1Ttually
wilhoHt medical treatment. American
Counsel EoAlc. At MrAirali. announced
hc would report the ease 70 the State
DCnHrlmcmt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-05
Wilson Takes ReiI's
of Nation Again


Continued From rage Ono
q resolution br agreeable to an c&cru-
:; w. ''0' oni above ali, coming from tue
,,ro.ont n Ernatc, bearing the namc OF
VAN ord addressed 70 Che present oAccu-
i've. il is especially obnoxious. ..,,.
Scnator Fall has been az especially
harsh aql bitter critic of Mr.. Wilson.
There There Is not much amcnity about Mr.
Fall. Ills voice is harsh and his man
ncr Is abrupt. He wastes little time
upon the ordinary courtesies of public
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-05
OFFICIALS GET sloo RISE
Bridseton Council Authorizes II
crease, Effective January I

Bridgeton, n. j., Dec. 5.--City Coun
Gil has agreed upon the following in
cresses Of salary for city officials for
from $1,000 to $4,000: commissioner Of
public safety, from $1,000 to $1400 ;
commissioner of streets and roads, from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-05

that the American Government is di-
vided and fighting with itself
The gentlemen upon the hill have
been precipitate in their eagerness to
prove that the country was without q
capable head and Secretary Lansing ap
pears quite innocently TO have con
tributed to their ends.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-05
ASSEMBLY PROBE ADJOURNS
Russian Soviet Ambassador May
Be Called Next Week

New York, Dec, 5.-(By \. 70
The joint legislative committee invest,
eating radical activities here adjourned
its hearings today until next Thurs
day, when Ludwig c. A. Is. Martens,
Russian soviet Ambassador to the
United States. will be recalled TO the
witness stand unless Suprems Court
Justice Greenbaum grants his recent
petition for a stay of proceedings
against him.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
TOWNS MUST
VOTE IN MARCH
ON LICENSE

Harry A. Black, secretary of state,
has received from the attorney gen.
eral letter in which Mr.. Archibald
gives the opinion that although fed
eral action ha soccurred relative to
the prohibition of the use of liquor,
the secretary of state must print the
blanks of the license vote to be taken
at the next March meeting and that,
while it is probably a waste of good
white paper, yet the law must be
complied with and the ballots printed
and distributed by the town clerks for
use of the citizens.
The only thing now that can pre-
vent the vote on March meeting on
the question is special legislation.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
MAJORITY
VOTES FOR
COMPROMISE,

Out of 100 ballots east by the Cal
edonianRecord readers in northeast
eln Vermont just half favor a COM
promise on reservations with imme-
diate ratification of the Peace Treaty
and the League of Nations covenant.
his ballot was taken at the request OF
the League to Enforce Peace, of
which Hon. William H. Taft is pres
ident, and the result will be forward
ed to the League headquarters and
to the Vermont Senators. 1t is in
teresting to note that only two OF
the voters are opposed to ratification
in any form.
Fifty of our readers favor com
promise on reservations with imme-
diate ratification Of the Peace treaty
and the League of Nations covenant.
Eighteen favor ratification, but
only with all the Lodge reservations.
Thirty favor ratification, but only
without reservations.
Two are opposed to ratification in
any form.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

"Bis, gest business we ever
had," declared half dozen
different merchants whom we
met upon the street today.
Biggest advertising we ever
had", was the watchword in the
Caledonian- Record office. There
3 is no doubt but that the two go
together. Big advertising always
brings big business.
It's not the big ad of today or
yesterday that brings the rush of
trade. It's when all the mer-
chants do their fair share in at
tracing trade that makes a place
a trading center, People found
through advertising that they did
not have to so to Boston or Bur
lington or Barre to do their
Christmas Shipping. They found
through advertising that their To-
cal merchants had just as good
and better goods than they could
find elsewhere. The out-of-
town trader came into the trad
ing center and bought goods.
If you don't believe adveltis-
ing pays ask your busy mer-
chant today.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
George B. Knapp
Dies In Auburndale

George B. Knapp died at his home
in Auburndale, Mass, Sunday, aged
81 years old. He was the son of
Hiram Knapp and born in this town
His mother, Sophronia Brown, was
a sister of the late Edward f. Brown,
the well-known ST. Johnsbury mer-
chant. In his boyhood DAYS he had
two chums that remained the warm
est friends throughout their lifetime
The trio were Rev. DR.. Edward T.
Fairbanks, Henry l.. Clamp of New
York and the island of Malta and
Mr.. Knanp. On the "Name rock on
the golf links one can still read the
names carved in imperishable stone.
"Clapp- Knanp- Fairbanks. After the
bows were through our Academy DR.
Fairbanks went to Yale and Mr..
Knapp to Amherst, each graduating
in the class of 80.
Mr.. Knanp was for MANY years the
confidential clerk to Gardiner Brew
or Of Boston, whose palatial resi-
dence on Beacon Street was later
taken over by CHM & Company, the
school book publishers. Now the
south wine Of the State Capitol COW
erS tho ground where this mansion
ORIGINALLY stood. Mir. Knanp later
administered the estate of Mr.. Brew
or. He left a brother. Arthur Mason
Knann and sister Katharine both
Of who,p died some wears since. NJ
Knapn left two cousins in ST. Johns
hurry Frank N. Brown and Mrs. Ar
thur r. Brooks.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
TWO NEW MEN
NOMINATED
FOR TRUSTEES

As predicted in these columns
Monday there was large attend
ance of the voters at the
St. Johnsbury village caucus at
the Town Hall Monday evening and
some contest over the choice of viii
lage trustees The meeting organized
by choosing Arthur F. Stone chair
man and Preston K. May secretary.
The following officers were placed in
nomination:
President, Charles w. Steele.
4, Clerk, Preston E. May.
Treasurer, Charles G. Braley.
Collector, M. C. Garfield
Trustees, d S. Frechette, V. Z.
Lurchin, ]. c. Danforth.
Auditors, John F. Puffer, Jonas H.
Brooks, Roy N. Howard.
Fire Wardens, G. w. Coburn, Veln
C. Aiken, John p. Finley, H. J.
Marden, Ben J. Bennett, Thomas
Wallace, w. J. Holloway.
Preston e. Nav was nominated as
collector, but declined to serve and
M. C. Garfield was nominated in his
place. David S. Frechette received
his nomination unanimously. For
second trustee, V. E. Lurchin and
Ralph Q. Hamilton, the present in
cumbent, were both nominated. The
, result of the ballot was as follows:
Whole no votes cast, 180
Continued on page four)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
Near Serious
Accident Runaways

A serious accident was narrowly
avelted Monday afternoon on Main
street, Newport, near the railroad
tracks when 4 pair Of large bay
horses became excited and got away
from their driver, II. A. Bowley.
The horses, which were attached to
a double team owned by Guy Magoon
a farmer, living near the City Farm,
started on dead run just before
reaching Coventry street. Bowley
pulled hard ON the reins but he was
unable to hold them in check The
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
(BY Associated rressl

NEW YORK, Dec. 23-Two burg
lars attacked Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius
Brodcrick, said to be wealthy resi-
dents of Dallas, Texas, in the apart
ment hotel, Knickerbocker early
today and escaped with four thous-
and dollars worth of jewelry. Two
men were later arrested in a grill
room charged with the theft. The
burglars plied open The door, struck
Broderick over the head with Z ham
mer and tied his wife to a bed and
ransacked the room. They escaped
by window.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Criticism has been made Of The
manner in which some awards were
distributed. Rear Admiral Sims de-
clined a decoration on the ground that
injustice has been done some officers
in distributing the medals. Chairman
Page is the Junior Senator from Ver-
mont.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
(By Associated Press)

PITTSBURG, Kansas, Dec. %
Eleven mines, employing one thous-
and miners, are idle today as the re-
suit of strikes in protest against the
action of Judge Anderson in sending
Alexander Howatt, president of the
Kansas miners, to Jail
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Westfeld stage was just pulling out
of the station and was struck by one
of the runaway horses. The stage.
tilted badly but did not go over. The
horses on the double team fell down
and it was only this that saved a
more serious accident
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
MILK TRAIN WRECKED

A wreck of the milk train on the
White Mountain division between
Plymouth and Woodsville early
Tuesday morning tied up traffic on
that division so that the night trains
were run to and from Boston via
White River Junction. The trains
were several hours late at their va
rious destinations.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

PARIS, Dec. 23-EXchange OF rat
ifcations on the German Peace
Treaty before the cid of the year is
considered in French official circles
as impossible. This opinion was
forced upon the allies when the head
of the German delegation announced
he would be obliged to return to Ber-
lin to consult with his government
on the latest allied communication.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
SENATOR PAGE FORCES PROBE OF NAVAL AWARDS
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
(By Associated Press)

LAWTON Mich, Dec. ga
signed statement accusing Joseph
Virgo of performing an illegal opera
ton on Maude Tabor was made by
by eighty year old mother today.
The young woman's body was found
in a trunk in the basement OF her
home, according to the assistant
prosecutor.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
lRv Associated Pressl

PARIS, Dec. 23-(Monday)-
Georges Clemenceau may be the
next President of France is the con-
census of opinion in the Chamber of
Deputies despite the premiers veto
upon his presidency. Several
members of the chambers determined
to place his name to the fore.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
WOOdsville Team Wins
In Bowling Match

A group of Woodsville bowlers
came up to st. Johnsbury Monday
night and won bowling match at the
Barquin alleys by a close margin.
The team is coming up here again
Friday night when it is expected that
the st. Johnsbury boys win turn the
tables. Following is the score:
\Noole,,;l1o
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
Vermont Man To Get Full Report
On Refusal of Admiral Sims
To Accept Decoration
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, has ordered comprehensive report on the
award of naval decorations prepared for the information
of Chairman Page of the Senate Naval Committee.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 23-
President Camanza has accepted the
resignation of General Pablo Coma
les in order that he may become a
candidate for the Presidency, accord
ing to Mexico City newspaper des>
patches He still refuses to withdraw
his objections to General Obregon,
who was recently named Lieutenant
Colonel as measure to keep him from
entering the race.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Our Christmas business by far the biggest have
had and very apprecatve way going to offer full
stock of carefully selected gifts we'll all staple domests
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23
WEATHER

Cloudy in south. Probably
local showers in north
portion tonight and We'd
nesday. Colder Wednesday
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-23

Continued on page four)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-30
THE COLORED MAN IN THE
NORTH

Twcnty-rour persons have been killed
in race riots in Chicago, the riots being
the result Of clashes between the white
and colorcd populations in certain con-
gestcd districts. Chicago has large
number Of colorcd people. which number
has grown rapidly during the past two
years OF migration from the south. and
the colored zone. 80 To speak, has c:s-
tended into territory previously the home
Of white worEingmen. While Chicago
disturbances were purely local. the fire.
qucn"y with which riots Of this kind oc-
cur in northern cities gives cause for Sc
rious thought.
In spite Of all our efforts. tn" black
man, remains problem in the United
states not so much social problem as
an Industrial problem. View 1t as VIC
will. it is a fact that the large majority
Of the useful trades in the north at
least, arc closed against him. Few
unions admit him to membership and his
opportunities for industrial advance
mcnt arc limited. In some respects the
south, with it's great undcveloped tracts
of farm land. offers better opportunity
TO the negro than the northern cities. and
yet tho northern cities can him con-
stantly. This county ought 10 give
every man an opportunity 10 earn llv-
ing. whether white or black. Will" We
have given the black man the ballot. we
have, in many cases. very carefully
guarded against him the doors that lead
TO honest employment.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-30
THE BIG FIVE"

The Federal Trades Commission re-
packers, and declares that the control OF
the meat trade of the United States is
exercised by the representatives OF the
five Chicago packing houses. The big
Five" have an interest in IS Of the so
principal market yards Of the country
and the majority Of the voting stock in
80 others. The report says:
They discriminate against and put at
great disadvantage independent buyers
who are their competitors.
They manipulate on occasions the live
stock market in such a way as to cause
extreme and uuwarrantcd fluctuations
in the daily prices paid for live stock.
They have eliminated many competitors
anC prevented new ones from coming IN.
They have res. rlctCd tho meat supply OF
the nation by manipulating the daily 1--we
stock prices and thus discouraglng the
producers of live stock.
OF the meat trade in the hands or IN
tcrstate slaughters In the United
States. the five big packing companies
have more than 10 per cent OF the total.
They have the prices OF dressed meat
and packing house products so well In
hand that within certain limitations.
meat prices are made TO respond to
thCir wishes.
II is needless to say that tho American
people will not long permit the control
of the food supplies by any small num-
Der Of men. and the effort to perpetuate
such control is sure TO be costly to those
who take part in il All OF the speciors
pleas that may be made for the eff
cheney Of large organizations will not
satisfy people who arc compelled TO pay
high prices for foods and who. justly or
unius.ly, suspect that large part Of the
costs which they pay go to add to al
road. overwhelming profits of the men
aged in the packing business The
American people have hitherto found
method Of dealing with great industrial
combinations and have pretty effectively
limited their operations. at least to the
extent Of insuring reasonable prices in
most products. They will find method
~ breaking up arbitrary control Of food
products.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-30
MARTINS FERRY
WOMAN SLASHED
WITH A RAZOR
Alleged Assailant IL Cnptured-Is Re-
ported to Have Admitted
HIS Guilt.

hftrr fnd:nG Art"lia Carpolath. an
Italian woman. lying in pool Of blood.
from her own wounds. a number OF
Martins Ferry young boys gave chase
to Sylvan PANEL. III" alleged assailant.
and continued the chase until III" police
rfnrrrs appeared and put PANEL under
arrest.
The woman WAS found near tho Wheel
Ing steel and Iron company blast fur'
race NJ FIRST street. Martins Ferry,
hIccdin: from gashcs on her face, neck
and arm.
S,l>an. who il is understood. has con-
tossed IT, th.. cutting. was captured near
tho Martins Ferry water works by ON
,crs Hccdv and Rurtor. Tho wounded
woman was carried tn tho ofhc" or pr.
Charles r. MosscrIy where she waT
;:i,"n surgical aid.
Later the officers again visited INC
sccuc of tho cutting and found a razor
and n bloody shirt. which. thcyS say
* Svl,an'4 ana with which IN" nt"mp,-
"a murderer had wiped blood from The
razor.
Tho woman WAS reported resting cas-
,iy last night ard viii recover. despite
rhc grcnI las rf hl"nd which Sh" SUI 70
Ccrct she rr:.id"s ut ~ ilark street.
The r.,l!n: Is; sand 10 hav" been Inc
elimination az Lovers quarrel
S,Iyan. il il charged. had Planned 10
csc..rc into WcA Virginia and made snv-
oral futilc ntcmptS 20 hire boats from
hn,,housc owners al"nc IN" river and
,Lr.,irF.G them when tn! G'n;cd him
IN. uro 80 their SKINS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-30

Predatory nations and races ar I" he
considered arHnu@ tn" r'-r"minGS 81 IN"
newly approarhrns peace.
Tho Turks have h~rn dcprcdatorS and
dcslroycrS daring rhr "utir" seven nun
drcd wears 81 th"Iv historic p"ri"d. ana
wcr" such FIR tn" untold c'rui"rl'S az
the recruiting and schooling O., thor
PREDATORY hrrd :. Tn" TnrkS ar" "'l'l
with us. fresh from their H"s,lUl ma
tIuuaI massacre and drhaUrh Of defense
less populations within their empire.
Tn" Turks arc cunStItutl"nally, "iht-
caIIv ana r,liGlously predatory. oharaC-
tcriS'lCS shared lay various other N>iul'
races and cults. thus far held III check
through lack Of the hosts. organizing
genius or contact with christian CIViiI2-
atiuu p"SS"SS"d by their great "N"mplnr.
certain of those races possess ~" nUn-
bcra. awaiting only rhc magic touch OF
modernism. while others possess IA"
genius for expansion At III" "Np"ns" 81
tho rest Of the world. Vt any tim" som"
racial migration may st IN cT"niinH
those epoch marking. sweeping "NaduS'~
Of the past under C0n>pulsiv7l Of over
CrowdinG and want ut hrm"
lntil IN" late war n" great race m"N"-
mcn's other than cmigra'l"uS and
peaceful lntcrp"C"Ira'lonS hay" been
Trutnn,c attack upon the LATIN
Lands OF Franc" was nothing short "f
any attempted race extension must h'
plain TO all mon who hay" followed
through: and tina, attack has failed,
In 1871 the Tcutons came on and
won hlSaCc-I .nrrain" and an enormous
bounty in money Tho potash. iron.
coal and tn" gold So s"i2rd fCriIliz"d
their lands and stimulated their Tr"Guc-
tious. and their population m"un,"d
from IL .00O. 600 to 100000 souls Will"
France stood still. In 1871 the fought
even. but almost tw" Ia 40" IL 1914.
Tho lands Of The T"ut"nS ar poor in
soil. but productive of people. In lh1l
they were faced with the dilemma "f "N-
mansion or emigration. They had "mi-
grated and they continued /" rm,Grat".
but also they attacked Franco and OK
banded.
In 1914, with Il land fore cd to the high
est pitch Of production through 1Sc OF
Alsacinn potash, the German Empire
! could only feed half of its own great
and increasing population and its race
consciousness reached out toward the
lands fthc Gauls. whittier their proEen-
itors had made forays during two thou
sand wears. civilization. sciCnC" and pa
tcrnal government had generated d
steam pressure Of national expansion 10
the point OF explosion.
Do YOU remember tho choice or KING
David dictated by jehovah Th" p"op!"
had sinncd and must suffer either II war.
n famine or a p"Stil"ncc. Such was The
|. Oriental way Of describing orcrpopula-
lion.
In our day the Tcutons have had their
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-30
THE AILsUFFICIENT
WILSON

~ FOR some unaccountable reason. Pres
ident Wilson has seen 1T TO withhold
the French treaty from the Senate. al
though he has plainly stated that tho
treaty was linked with the treaty OF
peace and the two should be considered
torr4her. Senator Brandigee, Of Con-
necticut, has called attention TO the pres
ident's neglcc. In emphatic language
and senator's are apparently disposed TO
refuse further consideration OF the gem
eral peace treaty until tAe Preach treaty
is handed TO them.
throughout his administration. and
, particularly since the war began, Mr..
Wilson has shown a remarkable inability
to appreciate the importance OF the leg1s-
lative branch Of the government and mas
utterly failed TO show it the courtesy to
which II is entitled. Much Of the bitter
ness that has developed from tho discus
sion Of the peace treaty and the League
of Nations might have been avoided had
Mr. Wilson accorded 10 the Senate or
the United States. the constitutional
treaty-making body, the consideration
which x Justly due il and which finally
he must show if his work at Paris is 20
receive the stamp Of approval. The at
,itude Of The senators towards Mr.. Will
sons Fairs adventure was very clearly
shown when 50 senators Joined in
definite statement pledging themselves
10 oppose the League Of Nations unless
important changes were made in its pro-
visions. Returning TO Paris from his
,rip to tho United States. Mr.. Wilson
went back to tho peace council dtscred-
tied by tho only body that had tie
bower to give or withhold approval from
The treaty which he was helping to ne
rotrar".
Mr.. Wilson'S absolute self-sufticiency
has greatly marr"d Il career otherwise
useful In many respects. and that par
,lcular falling continues 10 crop out in
his daily dealings with the other
branches Of tho government.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-30
RADICALISM ABROAD

The strike fever seems 10 be in the
Air. or rather IN many labor circles.
Disturbing. not to say radical. elements
seem 20 be getting the upper hand. The
great city OF Chicago is now suffering
from the tieup Of transportation lines
due TO a general strike Of the street
car men for advances in wages aEgregat-
Ing about IT per cent. This strike fol"
lows I conference in which leaders OF
the street car workers union had agreed
20 compromise the workers d"nonds
upon a lower wage basis. but still giving
n very liberal increase. In the workers
meeting radicalism ran riot and tho
meeting Of the unions was taken out Of
the hands Of the leaders and the strike
voted for overwhelmingly.
It is quite evident that the radical Gle
aent Of the Chicago street car workers
did not care TO give consideration either
TO the arguments Of employers or TO the
inconvenience that might be caused to