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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
USED VERMONT CIDER
Barge Chr;stened at Charlestowr
Navy Yard With Green Noun
tain Beverage

Boston, Jan. 16-The barge Kath-
leen was launched at the Charlestown
Navy Yard at II o'clock yesterday
morning. She was christened by II
year old Kathleen Wilson, daughter
of Captain A. Wilson of the Marine
Corps attached to the yard. A great
many workmen, officers and ladies
were present At the appointed time
Naval Constructor A. w. Frank,
gave the word .'sawoff" and the barge
foated off the ways into the water,
with flags flying from poles at each
end. A bottle of Vermont cider was
uesd by Miss Wilson to christen the
barge. II
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
TRENCH FIGHTING
BY MOPPING-UP PARTY
When the Germans Were Beaten to
It by the American Marines

It by the American Marines
Their mopping-up party started
down through it, throwing dozens OF
their potato-masher grenades. But
there was nobody In the trench to
kill An automatic-rife team was
stationed at C, with a field of fire
covering the three directions indicat-
ed. When he heard all the commo-
ton in the Balzac trench, the gunner
moved his rifle SO as to fire into that
trench to meet the advancing Ger
mans. He kept the stream of fire on
them as he would a hose. They
could not face the music. The lead
,er of the party had hundred holes
him. The party did not reach its
ctiye.
other party, led by the two
lieu s, had desperate bit OF
busine. get done. Each lieuten-
ant carr a big-explosive internal
machine, made by arranging 20 sticks
of powerful explosive, like dynamite,
into bundle wrapped securely in
burlap. Inserted in the charge was a
detonatOr with fuse attached. The
lieutenants surrounded by their
men, were to crush their way to the
tops of the dugouts. With wires fas-
tened TO the bundles, they were to
hang them from above, down into the
dugouts, and set them off. 1t was a
piece OF high-class stuff and requir-
ed an officer to carry it out. 1t is
only by the use of some such power
full explosive that a dugout can be
destroyed and everybody killed A
grenade will not do it. 1t will not
destroy the dugout, and some of the
occupants may survive. The dugouts
were not full Of men, as the enemy
anticipated. There was one man in
one OF them. The others were out
IN the melee that was now growing
desperate. The one man was getting
ready as fast as he could to get out.
The German first lieutenant stood on
the top of the dugout. He was peel
ing off his silk gloves, ready to
dangle that frightful piece of mechan-
ism in front OF the door of the dug
out into the hands of the German cor
poral, who was at his appointed place
to carry it inside. The American saw
the German in the doorway. With a
As he scored a perfect hit. A hole
the size Of quarter was put into
the front of the helmet and similar
one behind. Some one from some
where saw the two lieutenants. There
was one lying on top of each dugout
This ended the party
(From Fighting in France with the
Marines" by Lieut.. Newton Jen-
kins, Infantry, U. S. A, in the Jan
uary Scribners.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
TO CONVERT PLANTS>
Distillery Interests Getting Ready for
Drv Times Ahead

New York, Jan. 16-Distilling in
terests in the country anticipating
enforcement of nationwide prohibi-
ton a year hence, have completed
plans for the conversion of their
manufacturing plants and for export
of the whiskey and other spirits now
in bond, it is announced by Norman
r. Stearns, president of the Trans
Oceanic Commercial corporation, a
newly organized export subsidiary of
the Distiller's Security corporation.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
New York District Attorney
Tells of Probe of Fake
Organizations
CROOKS SECURED
$3,OOO,OOO A YEAR
Social Climbers, Society
Parasites" and ex-COn-
victs, Involved in
War Charity Frauds

New York, Jan. 16-The story of
how social climbers, 900 per cent
boys" and society parasites" attach
ed themselves to war charity work
stole or squandered millions of dol
lars contributed for the benefit Of
war sufferers was told by Assistant
District Attorney Kilroe at New York
in report on his investigation of
534 "war charity" organizations.
The investigation, he said, diselos-
ed actual thefts of more than $3O00,-
900 in one year and the waste of sew
eral more millions for "expenses" and
resulted in the closing of 385 of the
organizations. Of the $50 others in
vestigated, all were found by Mr..
Kilroe to have "some vicious meth
ods of collection, disbursement, ac-
counting or administration" which
were corrected.
Asserting that 10000 war charity
organizations had sprung up since
the war started in 1914 and that the
United States had contributed near
ly $4,000,000,000 to them, Mr.. Kilroe
said:-
"Of special interest was the revela-
ton of the gullible or careless ease
with which persons of prominence
lent their names to activities con-
ceived. and promoted by ex-convicts,
confidence men, adventures and So
cial parasites"
One of the 900 per cent boys,
Mr.. Kilroe declared, who, upon In
vestigation, confessed that he was an
ex-convict was able to obtain as char
ter members of his "war charity" or
ganization men of national proml-
nence.
This man, he said, had collected
about $100 and had appropriated 400
per cent-of it ittD.-toz11is own ends be-
fore he was persuaded to retire from
the field Of patriotic and war relief
work"
One organization Investigated turn
ed over to charitable ends only $70O
of $4,000 which had been collected.
Another issued questionnaires to per
sons of foreign birth and upon salts
factory filing out of the question
naires sold "diplomas" which were
represented as an "open sesame to
the select circle of patriotic Amerl-
cans"
"Social climbers" he said, adopted
war charity work as means OF
gaining publicity that would bring
them "social recognition and prefer
nlent;" legal and social "outcasts
played upon the prestige of war char
ity affiliations to "n1ulct the patriotic
and dissipate the national benevol-
ence,"a while others organized ambit-
ious public functions and collected
large sums, of which "after the tin
sci and glamor had been brushed
away there remained only pittanct
for the benefit of the war sufferers
The principal abuses listed by Mr.
kilroe, in addition to the outright
thefts, included payment of excessive
commissions to collectors, payment o.
exorbitant salaries, holding of profit
less bazars, duplication of effort, lacl
of business methods and the prac
tice of raising funds for "absurd' %
jects.
In addition to securing 26 con
victions Mr.. Kilroe said he had sue
ceeded in forcing the restitution o.
over $250,000 collected by Spersons o
unquestionable moral obliquity,' whit
were induced" to suspend their &C
tivities.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
BASKET BALL GAME

The Stars won from the Wizards
at F. c. A. hallin good game Thurs
day night. The game was one-sided
in the first period, the Stars running
the score up to "a to 2, and the Wiz
ards using many substitutes In the
last two periods the game was very
close, the Wizards playing their best
lineup and outscoring the Stars.
The features of the game were the
shooting and passing of Larry
Gagner, an old and real F. C. A. star.
Laterriere and Blais also played we'll
for the Stars; Goyet, Castonguay and
Laurencelle worked hard for the Wiz
ards. The game was witnessed by
the largest crowd Of the season. The
line up:
Stars Wizards
Laferrlere, + 6 1g, Castonguay
l g, Dumas
Corriveau, Lachance, A. Grenier, | f
rg, Grenier
Bla1s, C C, Laurencelle
L. Gagner, g f, Goyet
Mulqueeny, g + f, Veilleux
f, Toussaint
Score, Stars AZ, Wizards 20. Goals
from floor, Laferriere, 10; Goyet, 7;
Gagner, A; Castonguay, 3; Blais 5;
A. Grenier, 1; Mulqueeny, 1; Dumas,
1. Points on fouls Wizards 1. Referee,
Boisvert. Umpire, E. Gagner Scorer,
Gingras. Timer, L. Lemire. Time, two
is and one 10 minute period. At
tendance, $50.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
ARMENIAN DRIVE
NEARLY HALF RAISED
Cab1egram From Mr.. Hoover Stating
Great Need of Food in the Near
East

White River Junction, Jan. 10
State Chairman Roland =. Stevens of
the campaign to raise 100000 in Yer
mont for the relief Of the suffering
thousands in the countries of the
Near East, said this morning:
vermont will maintain its proud
place as commonwealth that never
shirks its duty. Each day of the
campaign sees additional interest on
the part of the people and the work
ers. A spirit prevails that Vermont
should not fail in this hour of need.
Our dollars are needed to relieve suf-
fering humanity-such suffering as
tt world has seldom seen. It is in
de- gratifying to see additional IN
teIest each day as the campaign pro-
crosses. Weather and health condi-
tions will make it necessary to con-
tinue the drive in some places into
next week. The work must continue
until every dollar of our $4,000 quo
ta is contributed"
The report from Caledonia county
is: Everybody working. Everything
looks bright for our success"
Orleans county is doing fine work.
The Red Cross is assisting in many
of the towns. Derby, Glover, Lowell,
Craftsbury and Irasburg are already
''over the top" towns.
The reports from the other counties
of the state all indicate the success
Of the drive.
The following cablegram has been
received at New York City headquar-
ters from Food Administrator Her
bert Hoover, who is now in Paris:
''The world relief program now be-
ing developed by the United States
land the Allies contemplates that
wherever possible relief work will be
financed by the countries affected
through the medium of loans or 9TH
er government assistance. Neverthe-
less distress and suffering exists in
many areas where payment for relief
supplies cannot be made.
"This is the situation with regard
to the Armenians, Syrians and Per-
slams. There is probably no greater
suffering today than among the per-
secuted peoples of Asia Minor who
have no funds and cannot secure gov
ernment loans and have no other
credit. It is to aid this distressing
situation that your committee for
Armenian and Syrian relief is making
It's appeal to the generosity of the
American people. With your fnanc-
ing accomplished your committee
representing these stricken people
can come under the direction of the
new ITtefsalliie;ai World Relief Organ.
ization and will receive it's coopera-
ton in the purchasing and shipment
Of supplies.
Arrangements are now being made
to assign one complete flour cargo
now enroute for Southern Europe to
the order of your committee and fur
ther supplies will shortly be allotted
to you by the Interallied Committee
as soon as we are assured that the
necessary finances haye been provid-
ed"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
VERMONT CASUALTIES

Hardwick, Jan. 17-Report has
reached here that David Christy, for
merly cutter for Berry & Frechette,
has been numbered among the fatali-
ties in Europe. While he he tried sew
eral times to enlist in the U. S. SER
vice, but could not pass qualifications.
He enlisted in the Canadian service
early last year and was not long in
going overseas for active duty.
East Hardwick, Jan. 17-Damas
Massey has received word of the
death of. his adopted son, John Nc
Grady, from pneumonia overseas on
July 2. Mr.. McGrady was adopted
by Mr.. Massey when a young boy,
and remained with him until two
years ago, when he enlisted from
Hartford, Conn, in the Rainbow Di-
'esnoeI6S 4e dugo u! seM oh 'uo!s!A
N. Y, going across in 1917.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN
That Will be the Name of Next Gov
ernment Issue

Washington, Jan. 16-The name of
the next war loan will be ''The Vic
tory Liberty Loan" Secretary Glass
announces. The exact date in the
spring when it is to be foated has
not been fixed. Originally it had been
planned to call it the 5th Liberty
loan, Victory issue. The underside
of the bond will bear a blue V on a
white field surrounded by red bor-
dor, the V indicating both five and
victory.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
Armenia Would Remain Unavenged

The new Turkish Government, we
are told, will prosecute and punish
those responsible for the Armenian
massacres. That would be well, if it
could be done. But it would not al
together be satisfactory to have the
agents punished and the principals
go free. Enver, Talaat, and Diemal
have fled, rich with plunder; Linan
Won Sanders has got back to Berlin
and William Hohenzollern was re-
Gently preaching Christmas sermon
Without the capital punishment of
those live arch-criminals, Armenia
must remain unavenged.-North Am
erIcan Review Weeklu
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17

Queen Helena of Italy has started
a class in shoemaking and now it is
fashionable for a lady at an after
noon tea to exhibit her foot to the
other ladies and boast that she made
her own shoes.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17

Mrs. Gourley Dunn-W Webb, who has
laid out an especially fine golf course
in California, is the only woman golf
professional in America.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17
DR.. KARL LlEBNECHT AND
ROSA LUXEMBOURG ARE KILLED
IN The STREETS OF BERLIN

German Press Regard Their Fate as Having Something
of Divine Justce-German Elections Only Four Days
Off and Prospects are That the Radicals VIII Be De-
feated.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17

erlcan Review Weekly.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-17

Following are extracts from letters
from the New England Division
Headquarters:
Deo Fl 1918
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
% "a "a
44-HOur Week
And Union Shop Won BY
Garment Workers.

New York The International La
dies Garment Workers union has
won its three-months' strike against
the Dress and Waist Manufacturers
association, an organization that had
declared unyielding opposition to the
unions demands.
The manufacturers have been for
ced to agree that hereafter when an
employe is discharged he will be ac-
corded the right to have his case re-
viewed by an impartial tribunal
This demand aroused the greatest
opposition of the employers who de-
clared that the unionists were attemp-
ting to establish themselves in jobs
for life
But the strikers refused to waive
this demand and the employers were
finally forced to accept it.
Other gains are: A union-shop a.
greement; 44-hour week a wage
increase for week workers that rang.
es from $3.50 to So week, with
piece workers to be increased; work
ers discharged, for union activity are
to be Immediately reinstated with
pay for time lost and those unjustly
discharged after being employed foul
months are to be Immediately rein.
stated with back pay. These protec
tions, the unionists show, will make
it impossible for manufacturers tx
victimize any active worker in THEN
movement.
About 10000 workers are effected
by this settlement. The strike or.
iginally involved about 10000 work.
ers, but manufacturers outside of the
association settled with the union 3
few weeks ago.
"a Ea Ea
Buy Thrift Stamps and help.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
CAN'T BROTHERS
To Supervise Construction Of
New Homes On Linconl
Park Sites.

The Gantz Brothers, contractors,
have contracted with Leinbach, Hum
phrey and Shipman to supervise the
construction of fifty new homes to
be erected by that company on the
Lincoln Park Sites on Prospect Hill
during the coming summer The site
selected for the new homes is an ideal
one, lying in the immediate vicinity of
the Lincoln School, and the engage
ment Of the Messrs. Gantz Brothers
to supervise their construction gives
every assurance that all the work will
be done in a workman like manner
and also union made The homes
will be from five to seven rooms and
will be modern in every way
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18

agreement under which we are now
bound to observe.
Eve are advised tslat other inter-
national unions, operating under SINH
lar laws and conditions, have already
instructed their membership against
participating in this general strike.
eve note that tie resolution adopt
ed by the Chica Ee convention con-
tains the following language:
eve, therefore, submit that no spo.
radio strike, not properly organized
will be Of value"
In the very nature of things, any
strike called by such a body as this
Chicago convention could not be 9th
er than a sporadic strike, which By
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
KIondike Aid Society.

klondike Mutual Aid Society will
hold special meeting Saturday.
April 18th in Trades Council Hall,
All members are requested to be pres
ent. Business of importance. At Z
p. NJ.
NM Motzer, Sec'y.
"a l B
There is a satisfaction in asking for
an article bearing the union label that
is not felt when you accept a non
union article on the clerks advice that
it is just as good You know the
statement is not true, but how many
of US fall for bunk that the dealer
uses so that he may not miss a sale?
- - -
The purchasing power of the union
earned dollar, rightly applied, would
ameiorate many of the unjust condi-
tions which at present exist.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18

1--WE wish to point out that the call for
this convention was not authorized by
the American labor movement through
the American Federation of Labor
and the international Union of the
United Mine Workers of America was
not officially represented at the Chi
cago convention and is not bound By
any action taken by that body. Our
organization cannot consent to partici-
pate in a general strike set for July
4, 1919. q
"As our membership is well aware,
no such strike could be called by our
organization without violating the
fundamental laws that govern our
union and abrogating the joint wage
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18

At large attended meeting, Wed
nesday night, Fort Hamilton Lodge,
No. 1437, Loyal Order of Moose, in
stalled the new officers. They are:
Past Dictator, Rud@Laubach; Die
tator Frank w. Holt; Vice-Dictator,
A. R. Laughlin; Prelate, Leo j Welsh;
Secretary, William j Welsh; Treas
urer, Charles A. Wysong; Seargant-
alarms, Gus Wambach; Inner guard,
Chris Eichel; Outer guard, Wilson
Arbaugh; Trustee, Harry H. Schus-
ter. The installation was conduct
ed in an impressive manner by Dep
uty Supreme Dictator Harry H.
Schuster, past dictator of the local
lodge, who was honored with the ap-
pointment of Deputy Supreme Die
tator for this district just recently.
Immediately after the installation
Mr. schuster stepped forward and in
neat speech presented to Past Die
tator Rudy Laubach, a handsome
diamond studded Moose emblem watch
charm in appreciation Of his services
to the lodge during the past year
Past Dictator Laubach very feelingly
responded and thanked the members
for their kind remembrance
The memorial committee reported
that all was in readiness for the mem
orial services which viii be held
Sunday afternoon April q in the
high school auditorium at 2.30 O'Clock
and to which the public is invited.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
THE BUTLER COUNTY, PRESS.

their own admission, would be of no
value, and therefore could not serve
any good purpose, while, on the other
Hand, it might do incalculable harm
not only to the labor movement of the
country but also to the cause Of
Thomas Mooney.
"If organized labor Of America is to
create a vast fund to fight the legal
battle of Thomas Mooney, we believe
that such action should be authorized
by The convention of the American
FED, ration of Labcr, ard that tn.
funds should be administered by !
representative committee of member
of ri lated uniors actlTg under al
thor " of the convent on of the
! 4n.e, :can Federation OF labor"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
I'looney Strike
Opposed BY United Mine
Workers.

Indianapolis, Ind. Declaring that
the United Mine Workers stand ready
to cooperate "to the fullest extent in
any and every practical movement in
the interest of securing justice for
Thomas Mooney the international
executive board of that organization
has ruled against tie proposed Moon
ey general strike.
"In the first place." says the board
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
n - r.
Trade Union College
To Be Established In Boston

Boston-The Boston central labor
union has started a college where
workers may secure an education on
any subject they desire Some of the
most notable and liberal-minded edu-
Gators in the east have become inter
ested in the project and the Boston
Globe says:
Academic freedom will not worry
instructors; they will have nothing to
fear from not pleasing the donors of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18

the college because it has no endow-
ment"
The policy of this college will not
be shaped from above" in secret
meetings of the faculty-it will be
shaped by a committee on which mem
bers Of the unions sit with the instruc-
tors. The final decision in any mat
ter may be referred to the central la
Dor Union as whole.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
NOTICE

The strike of the Machinists at the
Hamilton Machine Tool Company and
the Black & Clawson Company are
still on Don't be deceived by reports
that there are no strikes at the above
plants.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18

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The Brinkley argus., 1919-07-04

the bargain he had made and told him the whistle as it was worth. They reminded him of the good things he might have bought with the rest of the money and laughed at him so much for wasting his money that he hTcke out in tears. All his pleasure in the new whistle was gone.
 Franklin always thought that this lesson was of great use to him throughout his life. Whenever he was tempted to spend money for some un- necessary thing, he remembered his whistle, and said to himself, Don't give too much for the whistle" If he saw a man who spent his time and money in the pursuit of pleasure and neglected his work or business, there at once came to his mind the words, He pays too much for his whistle"
 THE SILVER HOOK. One day Franklin saw strong young fellow whom he knew to be a fine black smith, sitting on- the wharf fishing for :,ttle mud cats and eels. Franklin said to him, "Ah. Tom, what pity 'tis you don't fish with a silver hook" The young man replied. T am not able to fish with silver hook"
 Some days aftos t.,i., $ Tranklin passed that way again, he saw Tom out at the end of the wharf with his long pole, bending idly over the wa ter. What. Tom" cried he, Have you not got the silver hook yet?" God bless you," cried the blacksmith, "I am hardly able to fish with an iron hook" Pooh, Pooh." replied Franklin, "Go home to your anvil, and you will make silver enough in one day to buy more and better fish than you could catch here in a month"
 Emphasize this example of thrift lessness to your pupils.
 (To Be Contjnued.)