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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07
CONCORD

The 10th annual gathering of the
Northern Association of Universalists
in Vermont will be held in Concord,
Thursday, June IL. The follow
ing program will be given: 10 a. M,
devotional service, led by Rev. P. j.
MacInnis; business session; OCCASION
al sermon, Rev. A. N. Blackboard;
communion, Rev. P. j. MacInnis and
Rev. G. F. Fortier; dinner; 200 p. M,
praise service, led by Rev. John Kim
ball; superintendent report, Rev.
G. F. Fortier; address, Mrs. Anna
Fcrti,r, president Woman'1 Mission
airy Society; address by Rev. John
Smith Lowe, general superintendent.
$50, business and reports. 100 p. M,
devotional service, led by Rev. Harold
G. D. Scott; address, Rev. John
Smith Lowe. Anyone desiring enter
tainment over night please notify
Mrs. F. A. Brewer, Concord.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Webb and
Miss Hattie Huhlburt of st. Johns
bury were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Landry.
Rev. and Mrs. George Smith and
son, Marcus have returned from an
automobile trip to Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wheeler and
son, Bernard, of st. Johnsbury Cen
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Smith, George
Wheeler, East Burke and MI. Long,
Lyndonville spent the week end at
Mt. View cottage, Shadow Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Moen of Lew
iston, Me-, have been visiting Mrs.
Moons grandmother, Mrs. Luette
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Rocheleau of
Lewiston, Me-, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. o. Rocheleau over Tues
day night.
Rev. and Mrs. P. J. MacInnis, F..
A. Brewer, H. B. Dowse were in Is
land Pond, Tuesday.
At st. James Episcopal church,
Concord, the Rt. Rev. DR.. Bliss, Bish-
OPP Coadjutor of Vermont, will adj
minister confirmation and preach at
8 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07
FIRE ALARM BOXES
West Side Section

Box Fl South End Machine Shop
Fairbanks
Box % Front of Fairbanks Inn
Box % Front Main Office
Fairbanks
Box "a Corner Spring and Central
Streets
Box Is Underclyffe (PrivateJ
Box 26 Corner Cliff and Winter
Streets
Box 27 Corner Summer and Web
ster Streets
Box % Corner Cliff and Mt. Pleas
ant Streets
Main Street Section
Box 81 Summer Street opposite
Brightlook Hospital
Box 80 Brantview (Private)
Box 81 South Park front Mrs. I'll.
N. Turner's
Box 35 Prospect Street, near st.
Johnsbury Hospital
Box SO Corner Eastern Ave. and
Main Street
Box 81 Corner Main and Maple
Streets
Box SO Arnold Park, near A. F.
Nichols
Box 80 Brightlook Hospital (pri-
vate)
Railroad Street Section
Box al Granite Square, across rail
road track from Swift Co
Box az Corner Eastern Avenue and
Cherry Street
Box 43 Railroad Street, head OF
Portland Street
Box as Pillshury & Balwin
Box 46 Corner Cross and Railroad
Streets
Box At Railroad Street, front Citi-
zens Bank entrance
Box 4S Corner Maple and Pearl
Streets
Box 40 st. Mary Street
Paddock Village Section
Box 81 Passumpsic Street near
Hastings Bridge
Box SO Railroad Street, near st.
Johnsbury Garage
Box 81 Ramsey Park, near Water
Tub
Box Sc Corner Emerson and Pleas
ant Streets
Summerville Section
Box 62 Corner River Street and
Marion Avenue
Box SO Corner Caledonia and Port
land Streets
Box Ga Harrison Avenue
Box 65 Corner Portland Street and
Concord Avenue
Box 81 Corner Portland and State
Streets
Box GO Corner Liberty Street and
Concord Avenue
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Old fI1me for February.

The old nritons gave the nickname
"Fildyke' TO February. not because 1t
is a particularly wet month. the aver
age rainfall being the least of any
month in the year. but because the
melting snow on the hills causes the
rivers and dykes to overflow. WheE
there is superabundance Of snow and
rain in February there is too much Of
what would be a good thing in modere-
ton. and floods where they are least
welcome.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

600 French girls, 400 German prison
ers and number of American sol
diers in salvaging of clothing and
other similar articles of Quartermas-
ter property. The saving resulting
from the operation of the plant last
month was over $1,000,000.
Ito be continued
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07
Perfume Their Dead.

Natives Of Torres Strait islands, to
the north of Queensland. have some ne
culiar burial customs. One IL the
amounting the bodies with cheap per-
fume, the remainder being corked In
the bottle and eft Or. the grave In
some cases a cheap stone is set or
the grave and this ceremony is usually
marked by a three-days' gorge on the
nart of the relatives of the departed,
pig. vans and turtle being shaken
down to make room for more by Wig
orous dancing and singing.
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THE A. E. F! AND WHAT IT DID
Letter from Lieut.. Donald A. Thomas
of Milbank, N. d.
France on Board the A. E. +. Press
Special

Special
Dear Sir:
After lunch on board the train we
were again whisked about in the car
this time visiting the casual camp and
an adjacent prisoner camp.
Our route lay through the city and
out at its limits by way Of the old
city gate.
Brest, by the way, has considerable
of historic interest not the least of
which is the high wall and accom-
panying moat that surrounds the older
part of the city.
/ The prisoner-of-war enclosure,
which is more or less of a model,
houses about 1000 Germans. We in
spected the whole camp and l may
say that the accommodations comparO
most favorably with most of these
camps for American trops. The pris-
oners are furnished the same rations
as American soldiers and l noted that
that their own cooks were thereby
able to prepare many delicacies that
one would ordinarily not believe they
had. We were all tempted by the
great slabs of misunderstanding coffee
cake laid out on the cooks table.
After a short talk from the Com
General Of the Base Section,
we were given the liberty of the city
r L
p. M, en- route for st. Nazaire.
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FOR SALE-No. III. Village farm
35 acres, running water, good build
ings, house 24x30 with ell. Nearly
new barn, 3Ox48 high drive and silo,
stable for nine head of stock Price.
$2500. Caledonia Real Estate Co.
285 t f
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April &c:

April &c:
The American facilities at S..
Nazaire are various. Since the first
American troops to come overseas
landed there in June, 1917, St. Naz-
aire has been an important American
center. A greater tonnage Of Ameri-
can supplies was landed at st. Nazairc
than at any other port used by the
Americans. 1t is now one of the prin-
cipal ports from which the troops en-
bark for the United States.
Our train arrived promptly at 8
a. m. AS at Brest, cars were provld-
ed and carried us first to the embarka-
ton camp. One of the principal show
features of the camp is the great kit
chen and mess hall which can feed
several thousand men in an hour. Our
tour led US to the pastry kitchen
where about $4,000 doughnuts )and
5000 pies are produced daily through
the spacious and inviting Red Cross
hut, through the great Y. M. c. A..
theatre, and about the hundreds of
barracks.
Next we visited the nearby Motor
Reception Park of the Motor Trans
port Corps. This park was establish
ed in June, 1917, and during the pro-
gross of the war received many thou
sand trucks, touring cars and motor
cycles that came in at the port of St.
Nazaire, uncrated them, assembled
them, and sent them to the front.
Now it is being turned into an over
haul park where the used machines
are kept being placed in condition for
sale. On the land surrounding the
plant, which, by the way, reminds one
of a Detroit automobile factory, were
hundreds upon hundreds of motor
vehicles, in all stages OF repair, which
are being re-made at the rate OF
about fifty daily into serviceable ma
chimes that should find ready sale.
For luncheon, we were guests of
the Y. M. C. A. at the Play Fac
tory" where soldiers kits for the
entertainment of the troops in the
Base are whipped into shape for pre-
sentation. The location afforded the
opportunity for entertaining US, also,
and we witnessed a minstrel show in
the making and skit by party of five
all of which was good enough to get
many laugh from us.
Our first stop after luncheon was at
the docks, where we were initiated
into the mysteries of the process of
embarkation. Before the cessation of
hostilities, Americans had taken ovel
from the French about 10 docks.
These were improved by the addition
of new trackage to speed upopera-
tons and great cargo handling devic-
es installed. Two great ranes, each
capable of lifting a load of $50 tons
were erected for the purpose of lift
ing guns or a complete mogul loco
motive from the hold of ships. But
four docks are in use now, the re-
mainder having been turned back to
the French.
From the docks we went to the
salvage factory. This plant is locat-
ed in what was formerly an unused
iron factory. Engineers added sec
ond story and otherwise improved the
building, and turned it over to the
Quartermaster Corps, which employs
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07
Not Guilty Hero.

"Of all the left-handed compliments
designed to keep mere man in happy
frame of mind" remarked the face
tious philosopher, "the one about a
man being handy about the house IS
the worst."-Indianapolis News.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07
f. I. Russell
UNDERTAKING
Concord, vt.
Cleaning an Umbrella.

To clean an umbrella place a table
spoonful of sugar in basin, pour over
it half a pint of water and stir till dis
solved. Then open the umbrella and.
starting from the ferrule, sponge each
gore down to the point. Leave the
umbrella open till dry.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07
Rabv,s Locomotion.

MerrilI's father had just been learn
ing to drive his car. The baby was
lust learning to walk, and she walked
sideways. One day Merrill ran into the
house and said: "Oh, mamma, come
and see the baby skiddingl''
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

FOR SALE or rent o cottage at
Joe's Pond. H. A. Chesley. 285 t f
LOST-Tuesday, child's rose and
white sweater. Please leave at this
Office. 285 Ut
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

FOR SALE-Two story room
house, hot and cold water, full bath,
gas, furnace heat, good barn and ga
rage. This property is well located
and in excellent shape. Price, $4,000.
Caledonia Real Estate Co. 280 tt
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

SMALL TENEMENT to rent on Mt.
Vernon st. Inquire 541-12. 282 tt
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

TO RENT-Modern Broom tene-
ment with garden. Tel. 1921.
275
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07
BEST a. All. Fertilizers.

1 believe that the best fertilizer
for any soil Is q spirit of Industry. en-
terprise and intelligence. Without
this. lime and gypsum. bones and green
manure, mari and guano will be OF lit
tie use.-Henry Ward Beecher.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

WANTED-By a dressmaker an APP
prentice and woman to sew with
some experience at 115A Railroad
street 287
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CLASSIFIED DEPT
FOR SALE

SAWDUST FOR SALE at Ely
Works mill. 286-91
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WANTED-Wo rk by the hour or
day. Inquire at this office or 81 East
ern Avenue 1860 pd
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

TO RENT-Furnished rooms, SO
Main street.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07
When You Need This
ask for it as
NYAL PINE SYRUP

and ask promptly; for the way of
cough is often insidiously dangerous. The
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

TO RENT-Car with careful driver
every day except Sundays. l G.
Marshall. Tel. 475-W or 628-W.
2S5
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

FOR SALE-Tomato plants best
varieties, also asters, verbenas, snap
dragons, petunias, etc. Order now.
M. D. Lyster, phone 1914 280 tt
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TO RENT-Unfurnis room with
pantry, running water, electric lights
and gas, No. 8 Cross street. Inquire
of S. E. Morris. 2879 pd
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WANTED-Competent girl for gen.
eral housework. Small family. Good
wages. Address A., Caledonian.
1919 pd
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

FOR SALE-Practically new child's.
push cart at reasonable price. Inquire
at 88 Main street. 1850 pd.
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TO RENT

TO RENT-Furnished rooms q
Summer street. 286 If
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WANTED-Young lady who wishes
to do some travelling after July 1, and
to help with general light house
keeping at Joe's Pond. 284-6 pd
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IF YOU WANT
Monuments and Markers

Call to G.. e. Veilleux Granite Co.,
there you can see the work all set
up before you buy. The show room
is opposite the Passenger Station, st.
Johnsbury, Vermont.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-07

LOST-A tall white, shoe between
/ East Barnet and Passumpsic. Finder
please return to Caledonian Office.
284-7
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is when it is getting
started; each day q
delay is increasingly
serious.
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WANTED

WANTED-Washings to do, II Ely
street. 288 If
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20
|WSCOUNT ASTOR DIES
IN CASTLE IN BRITAIN
Renowned American Citizenship
in 90s and Received
British Honors.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 19.-Viscount AS
tor of Hever Castle, died of heart dis
ease Saturday morning. He had been
failing in health for a year.
The body is lying in the residence
of his son. Waldorf Astor, member of
parliament, in st. James square.
Through Viscount Astor's wish, his
body will be cremated. and. 1t is un-
derstood, the ashes will be placed in
the private chapel OF his one thine
country home. Cliveden. at Taplow
Bucks, now occupied by Waldorf
Aston.
Viscount Aston (William Waldorf
Astor) was born in New York in 1S4S
the son of John Jacob Aston. Sd, and
greatgrandson of John Jacob Aston
the founder of the Astor millions.
He became an eXpatriate in the SOS,
renouncing his American citizenship
and becoming a British subject. He
was made a baron in 1916 and was
created first Viscount Aston of Hever
in 1917.
Viscount Astor has been reckoned
one of the richest men in England
At the time of his death he still re-
tanned large realty and other fnan-
cial holdings in the United States
particularly in New York city.
The viScount leaves a monument in
London in the building which he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20
COTTON CROP INCREASES
IN SOUTH AFRICAN UNION
American Expert Aids Farmer.
First Gin Installed in Zulu
land in September, 1918.

Cultivation of cotton in the Union
of South Africa is attracting a great
deal of attention, according to re-
port from the American vice consul
at Cape Town, and during the 1s1s-19
season the acreage planted to the
staple showed a considerable increase
over the previous year. During the
acres were planted and the yield was
estimated at 100000 pounds.
The union government" says the
report. through the services OF an
American cotton expert. has been
doing everything possible in aiding
the farmers to take up this new in.
dustry, providing them with seed and
teaching them how to adopt the best
methods in cultivation and harvest
ing.
while the most advanced develop
vaal, during the past year much at
tention has been directed to the avail
able lands in Zululand. where the tn
crease in some instances has practt-
cally doubled"
The first cotton gin in Zululand was
installed in September. 1913. 1t Is
equipped with an eighty-saw gin with
a capacity of 1900 to 1900 pounds Of
lint for an eight-hour day. The ma.
chinery is Of Anne rican manufacture.
According to the South AFRICAN
the replacement of cane by cotton In
parts of Zululand Is being noticed by
the sugar industry. A number OF
planters declare they fnd cotton a
higher paying and a moro promising
crop than sugar cane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20
371,5OO,OOO ARTICLES
GIVEN BY RED CROSS
Valued at "a Millions and Pro-
duced by 5000 Women
and Children.

American and allied soldiers and
sailors and destitute civilians in the
twenty months ending February %
last benefited to the extent of 371,-
100000 separate relief articles pro-
duced by 100000 patriotic American
women. aided by American children,
and valued at no less than S94 200, 900
This statement is announced in the
report issued yesterday by the Amer
lean Red Cross covering the war
time activities of that vast relief
organization.
The report further shows that near
ly $4,000 American women enrolled
themselves as Red Cross nurses, and
that others, who stayed at home
through the canteen service furnished
welcome refreshments to soldiers and
sailors on this side 39,94S,733 sepa-
rate times.
Ten days before hostilities ceased
10000 workers were serving In the
Red Cross motor service, according to
the same report. Supplies purchased
or contributed to the Red Cross dur
ing the twenty months named are
estimated in value at $161 400. 600. To
handle such an enormous amount OF
supplies and to carry on the numerous
and varied activities would appear to
be great. but the organization. in Its
report. asserts that the cost of oper-
ating all management or administra-
ton bureaus In the national and di-
visional headquarters amounted to
only 1T per cent of each dollar in
vested.
December is the favorite month fol
marriage in France, Spain and Italy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20
j. H. BARNES DENOUNCES
FEDERAL PRICE FIXING
Chairman of U. S. Grain Corpora
ton Protests Undue Interfer-
ence With Business.

BY the Associated Press.
DULUTH. Mimi. October 2O.-De-
nunciation of price fixing by law and
other undue interference of govern
ment in business was voiced by Julius
H. Barnes of Duluth. chairman of the
United States Grain Corporation, in an
address delivered at the Duluth Com
mercial Club Saturday night. Analyz-
ing the present problems Of trade and
industry. Mr.. Barnes urged their So
luton by economics instead of pol
itics."
Office Does Not Appeal to Him.
Il appear before you in the position
of wheat director of the United
States" Mr.. Barnes declared, land
have no sympathy with the Office.
The guarantee on, wheat was fixed
by law without consultation Of either
Herbert Hoover or myself. but when
the government places the RESPONSE
bility of carrying out wartime
measure there is no alternative ex-
cept to take the post and remain at
1t until year after the war has
ended.
Price fixing by law has always
failed and always viii fail.
Not a Price-Fixing Body.
THE grain corporation was not a
price fixing body. 1t was the great
merchant of the country. a legalized
trading monopoly. The same is true
of the food administration in other
commodities. You can fix trade mar
gins, but 1t must be done with great
care that there is sufficient margin
left all along the line"
Defending the grain corporation. Mr.
Barnes said that $500, 100000 worth
of foodstuffs were handled for the
allies and the United States 1vithou,
a profit. and that the $20,000.000 prof,
shown after two years of war work
was made on trade with neutra
countries which were charging thu
allies exorbitant rates for the tonnage
and should be made to pay an added
price on grain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20

meal expert on women's labor. and
Mrs. Strychova also technical expert
of women's labor.
Arthur Fontaine, director OF labor
Of the French University. and Miss
J. Bouvier of the Textile Workers
Union of Paris and French delegates
to the labor conference also arrived
on La Touraine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20

erected for the offices of the Aston es-
tate. adjoining the Law Temple build
inss. on the Thames embankment
which architect,rally harmonizes with
with the temple and is taken by most
passers-by for part of it.
Maj. Waldorf Astor. who succeeds
to the viscountcy. is one of the young
est among those prominent in the
conservative party's official group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20

December is the favorite month for
marriage in France. Spain and Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20
SEVEN LABOR DELEGATES IN.
Five Czechoslovaks and Two
French Arrive on La Touraine.

NEW YORK, October 20.-Five
Czechoslovak delegates TO the inter-
national labor conference in Wash
inston arrived on La Toura;ne
from Havre today. They Were Jack
Sousek of the ministry for social
providence: Charles Stinka. inspector
of factories; DR.. Hodac of the fedora
tfon Of manufacturers; Mrs. Maria
Majerova, alderman of Prague. tech
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20
French executi'

French executive. military and
church officials. In Alsace- Lorraine
have sent to the knights Of Column
bus a dispatch thanking them for
their generous initiative In erecting a
monument at Metz.
The French radical and radical so.
cialist parties have decided in favor
Of forming 4 Joint ELECTORAL organi-
cation of parties opposed to the regu-
lar socialist organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20

over the grave in Brooklyn OF his
daughter Sadie, who died last year.
Mr.. Gompers Oscar s. Straus and
George w. Perkins. president Of tho
International Cigarmakers Union.
were the speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-20
Unveils Monument to Daughter.

NEW YORK. October co.-Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor. yesterday at
tended the unwilling of a monument
carved by his son Henry and erected