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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15
OVERTIME PLAYING
NECESSITATED FOR
SETTLING CONTEST
Academy Boys Defeat the
LittletOn Team Before
Big Crowd

If history was made at Littleton
last Friday night, it was only very
ordinary history compared with the
epic staged last evening at the local
Y. M. c. A. when the team from
New Hampshire invaded our peace
full community with blood in their
eyes and thirsting for revenge.
Rarely, if ever, has the st. Johns
bury public seen a game that went
through three overtime periods with
the score tied up to the last breath
less minute, but this unusual occur
renee was witnessed here last night
by a crowd of 450 who packed every
nook and Granny of the bandbox
where the local teams play.
The game opened like a parade
with St. Johnsbury on the band
wagon but Littleton soon became ac-
customed to the playing surface and
the period ended with the score to
4 in our favor.
Littleton held the same position at
the end of the second frame, the
score being 18 to II.
The third period was close and ex-
citing and marked by several dis
couraging incidents. Ellis, who was
way off in his foul shooting, was
knocked out by Littleton man, after
playing a sterling game for his team.
having scored 10 of their points, and
was replaced by Wright. A fist fight
broke out during this period but was
quieted by cooler heads. The period
ended with the score tied at 26 all.
In the first overtime period each
team scored three points. Although
Littleton tried to take st. Johnsbury's s
last point from them, claiming that
the whistle had blown before the
foul had been committed. The tim
ers and referee soon corrected their
impression and the game went on to
another overtime period. In this
frame each club scored one, leaving
the score 80 all.
The final period was marked by ef-
forts of the Littleton official, who
was also coach of their team, to keer
the ball away from st. Johnsbury's
basket by calling fouls on the local
boys as soon as the ball entered THEN
half of the floor, but he did not sue
ceed in breaking the academy teams
spirit as Foye, although pretty well
all in, scored basket and discounted
Littleton's lone counter giving the
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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15
CARS GOVERNMENT
MUCHPREFERRED TO.
BOLSHEVIKI TERROR
Nine. BreshkovskayO Tells
Senate 0fConditiOns in
Her Country
ASKS AMERICAS HELP
She Declares that There are 5000, 900
Red Sympathizers in This
Country Today
ASKS AMERICAS HELP

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-The in
vestigation of Bolshevism, here and
abroad by the Senate committee on
judiciary, continued today, the prin-
cipal witness being Mime. Breshkov-
skaya, the aged Russian woman who
is known throughout Russia as the
grandmother of the revolution" and
Roger Smith, of the Petrograd staff
of the National City Bank of New
York.
Nine. Breshkovskaya was the first
witness and remained on the stand
until advised by her physician to fore
go telling the remainder of her story
until future day. The old lady (she
is over 75) insisted on standing ul
while she talked and, furthermore
she made it very difficult at times to
understand her.
The venerable revolutionist admit
ted in answer to questions that, un-
der the Czar, conditions in Russia
were far better than is the case now
under Lenine and Trotzky, both OF
whom, she swore, are under the dom
nation of Germany. AS things are
going now, she said that unless the
Russian people find themselves, shake
off the monster that now shackles
them, the country will plunge down to
utter ruin and will end with Germany
in control of European Russia and
Japan dominating Siberia.
Madame" Senator Sterling asked
"can you give US any fair estimate
as to the number Of people whoshave
been killed by the Bolsheviki?'
1It is said," replied Nine. Bresh-
kovskaya, "that in the little more
than one year of Bolsheviki rule
there have been twice as many Rus
slams, men, women and children, kill
ed as. were actually at the
front during the almost three
years that Russia was actively in the
war;"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

PARIS, Feb. 13-The United
States, under the society of nations
plan, will maintain an army of not
less than 100000 men, which, after
authorization of such action by the
United States Senate, could be used
wherever necessary, according to a
Havas Agency announcement today re-
garding the newly-adopted features of
the plan.
This provision was agreed upon by
the society of nations commission, the
agency says, as solution of the diff
ficulties in the way of the plan arising
from the American constitution.
If such action regarding the use of
the American army in connection
with the society of nations as is out
lined in the foregoing has been taken
by the society of nations commission,
it would seem that the action has not
in any way been final At what hour
the Havas statement was issued does
not appear, but the indications are
that it was put out during this morn
ing, while an Associated Press dis
patch filed in Paris at LIS o'clock
yesterday afternoon states that upto
the time the society of nations COM
mission took recess at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, the paragraph in
the commissions plank relating to
an international military. force had
not been reached.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15
HENRY MOORE KELLEY

Henry Moore Kelley, who died at
his home, 19 Summer street, Feb. 10,
was born in st. Johnsbury in 1850.
He married Mary Cavanaugh in 1880.
Mr.. Kelley has been employed in the
Fairbanks shops for 35 years. Besides
his wife, Mr.. Kelley leaves to survive
him, one son, Fred w. Kelley and two
daughters, Mrs. Florence MERCER
and Miss Edna Kelley. The funeral
was held Friday, Feb. 13, Rev. George
A. Martin officiated and burial was at
st. Johnsbury Center. He was a man
that all who knew him had the high
est regards for him. Those called
from out of town were Mrs. Clara
Kelley, VIII Kelley, Orville Kelley of
Derby.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

LONDON, Feb. 15-Local news
papers generally praise the draft OF
the League of Nations as presented
to the peace conference yesterday by
President Wilson. Many hail it as the
most memorable document produced
in the worlds history and congratu-
late it's trainers especially President
Wilson. Morning papers expressed
satisfaction over the "sound start
although several point out that much
work has yet to be done before the
leagues ideals can be fully realized
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15
BURLINGTON PEOPLE GET
DISTINGUISHED S. CROSS

BURLINGTON, Feb. 15-Lieut. F.
Vaughn Burgess, son of Frederick S.
Burgess, president of the Howard
National Bank of this city, has been
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross, word of the award having
been received today by his parents.
Young Burgess is a Yale graduate
and was in the bond business in Chi
cago when he enlisted in the service.
He was commissioned at Plattsburg.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15
Several Hurt i'm
Wreck at Pittsburg

PITTSBURGH, Feb. I5-Fourteen
persons were injured, several serious
ly, when steel girder projecting
from fiat car last night on a west
freight tore the wickets from three
parlor cars of the east bound Cinc;n-
natl, Pittsburg express at Oakdale
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

BASEL, Feb. 15-Gerrnan Foreign
Secretary Rantazau, discussing Ger
many's foreign policy in the National
Assembly at Weimar today, declared
that he had resisted and would resist
all allied attempts to make Germany
demobolize her military forces.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

BELFAST, Feb. 15-Gas and cleo
tric service which has been cut off fol
three weeks was resumed today un-
der military protection. The autho-
rites will make every effort to resume
street car service on Monday.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

LONDON, Feb. 14-The Morning
Post, which all along has been a Sc
we're critic of the Wilsonian peace for
mula and of the attitude which the
President has taken at the peace con-
ference, publishes today an editorial
in which it says:
president Wilson is leaving
France without seeing either the de-
vastated or occupied areas-all ex-
cept Rheims, which he probably Wis
tied because the American troops had
been at that end of the line. It is
said that when he was invited to ex-
anime what the Germans had really
done to France, he declined on the
ground that it might tempt him to
hate the enemy too much.
"He is, therefore, returning to Am
erica with his spiritual calm unruffled
neither too much hating his enemies
or too much loving his friends"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

ANGRY MUTTERINCS
OF REVOLUTION ARE
HEARD In ROUMANIA
King Ferdinand Wounded
in Attempt to Flee With
Royal Family
CRIES FOR REPUBLIC
Bolsheviki Said to Have Killed Sixty
Persons. Sharp Fighting in
Bucharest

BERLIN, Feb. 15-(by the Asso-
ciated Press).-A general insurrec-
ton is in progress throughout Rou-
mania, according to a special des-
patch from Vienna. King Ferdinand
has been wounded slightly in attempt
ing to flee from Bucharest with his
royal family.
Workingmen blocked the roadway
from the royal palace when the royal
family attempted to flee to Jassy and
the King and his family were forced
to return. The King was wounded
when the workers, according to the
report, fired upon the Royal Palace.
Rioters in the streets of Bucharest
are openly demanding the overthrow
of the dynasty, crying, "Down with
the puppets! Long live the republici'
The Vilag of Bucharest, learns that
the revolt is part of Bolshevist pro-
paganda. In clash between the mil
itary and demonstrators at Bakorst,
so persons were killed and $50
wounded.
The discipline of the Roumanian
army, the newspaper adds, is collap-
sing. The food and economic situa-
tion is rapidly growing worse and the
country's finances are completely de-
moralized. The position of the Brat
iano Cabinet is declared to be unten-
able. ...z
Since early last December there
Lo,,o loo, ,.ao,,r,.i,, or ,1.o,,ortc nf .rya xka
disorders in Roumania, but there has
never been any official confirmation
nor any statement from the Roumani-
an government on the internal stu
alton. On December it was report
ed that Bucharest was burning, but
the report was denied the next day
and on December King Ferdinand
and the royal family were welcomed
to Bucharest on their return from
Jassy, which had been the temporary
capital while the Germans were in
possession of Bucharest.
The internal situation in Rouma-
MIA, however, has been most unsettled
and the government has had to deal
both with socialist agitators at home
and Bolshevist propagandists from
Russia. The reconstruction task of
the government has been hard be-
cause of the manner in which the
Germans pillaged the country during
the occupation.
Premier Bratiano is a liberal in pol
itics and anti-German On February
2 he appeared before the Supreme
Council of the peace conference in
Paris, and there has been no report
concerning his whereabouts since.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15
VERMONT NEWS

BURLINGTON, Feb. IA car
rier pigeon service between Fort Eth
an Allen and other army posts in
New England. and New York has
been in preparation for some time
and has now become reality, mes
sages having passed between the post
and the signal corps of the North
eastern War Department of Boston
Twelve birds are now at Boston and
will be released at regular intervals
to fly home to their loft at the post
One bird has made two flights from
Boston and has established a good
record. The time was about so miles
MONTPELIER, Feb. 15-The por-
trait of G. F. Edmunds was hung ir
the office of the speaker of the House
today by Charles Plumley, through
whose influence the picture was OBJ
tanned. He was speaker of the House
in 1857.
President John M. Thomas of Mid
dlebury, as transport chaplain re-
turned from France Tuesday with
10000 American troops on the Levia-
than, and arrived in Middlebury Wed
nesday night for a furlough which
lasts until Sunday night. DR.. Thomas
reported a pleasant trip without the
slightest touch of NAL de mere, anG
interesting experience on his return
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

NEW YORK, Feb. 15-Eastern
Association of ice skating champion
ships will be held at Lake Placid,
Feb. 21. The card will consist of
FIVE events.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

PARIS, Feb. IS, (By Associated
Press)-The Bourgeois proposition
for an inter-allied military force to
enforce peace was defeated by an
overwhelming vote at the meeting of
the society of nations commission to-
day. The French and Czecho-S -Slovaks
were the only representatives voting
in the affirmative.
The draft of the society of Nations
plan was then unanimously adopted
as whole.
The final draft consists of 26 ar
ticles.
President Wilson will personally
read the draft to a plenary meeting
of the peace conference tomorrow.
The conference will not be asked to
adopt it finally at this time.
The Japanese delegation presented
an amendment providing that racial
discrimination sould not be tolerated
in immigration laws.
Several delegates urged that this
would open such a large question that
great delay might ensue and the
matter was dropped without vote.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

BELFAST, Feb. 15-The British
troops took possession of the Gas
Works and Electric Power station
here today. The Mayor in proclaim
alton says that it is now assured that
military support will be given to
the authorities and asks for volun-
teers TO carry on the municipal SER
vices.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

PARIS, Feb. 15-President and
Mrs. Wilson arrived at the Invalides
station at nine o'clock last night en-
route for home in pouring rain.
Their departure for Brest was with
out the demonstration which mark
ed their arrival in Paris last Decenl-
Der, but there every evidence of Off
cial and popular cordiality.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
CHARGE FRENCH
 P0ILUS DECLAIM ."DEATH TOITALY''

Rome, Wednesday, July 2 - Con- siderable excitement has been caused here by the reports from Plume pub- Hshed in the press of Rome that French soldiers belonging to Inter- Allied forces have passed through Plume shouting "Vive Jugo- Slavia Vtve France; Vive Jugo-Slavia and Plume; death to Italy,
 Dispatches declare tI.at the reac- ton caused by such a demonstration was S~ grave amidst the Italian pop ulat1on that serious consequences might have followed had it not been for the prompt intervention of Ital- ian carbiners.
 General Wrasioli, commander of the 1nter-Allied forces at Plume, is reported to have lodged a protest with the French general.
 Newspapers here remark that statements declaring the frien dship of France to Italy, uttered on official oc- cas1ons at Paris by President Poin- care and Premier Clemenceau, seem irony
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
WILLARD IS TOTO 6FAvORITE
 IN BIG FIGHT
(Continued from Page One)

(Contfnued from Page One) tomorrow. In the neighborhood of 4,00O fans firm New York are expected here tomorrow morning.
 While interest in the Willard-Demp- sey affray is greater than that demon strated in the Johnson Willard battle, there is little betting going on here. There was some talk earlier in the week of Dempsey packers having banked a million with owners of the Secor, Waldorf and Boodie hotels, but when some of this money was looked up by Willard packers, it suddenly and mysteriously went out of sight and no one seems to know where it has all gone
 Today meeting of the boxers their managers, Tex Rickard, officials, and members of the Toledo Boxing Com mission was to be held for the pur- pose of interpreting the Marquis de Queensberry rules, which will govern the battle.
 Willard is not particular. about the rules, but suggested that the boxers be allowed to box as long as one arm IS free, to break at the call of the ref cree and to break cleanly The only blow that will be barred will be the kidney punch.
 Most interesting was the announce ment made today that not much more than SlO,O00 in real stakes had been placed on the fight. Two days ago Dempsey followers were offering even money, but today they are asking that the Willard crowd slam down 10 to their g.
 Today wire was received here from John A. Donahue, a Bridgeport Conn.,, man, offering to cover Bat" Masterson's wager of $500 that Willard would win. The bet was made through the sporting department of The Bridgeport Times and the wire from MT. Donahue offering to take the ringside odds on Dempsey was de- livered to the veteran New York writer and sport at Hotel Secor last night Both Willard and Dempsey planned on resting through the entire day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
BOY SUSTA|NS
 HURTS LIKELY
 TO PROVE FATAL

Injuries, likely to prove fatal, were sustained by six year old Frank Bo1- han of 156 Nichols street, this after noon when he jumped from the rear of a truck on Stratford avenue, df- rectly in the path of an automobile driven by Harry Green of 2246 Grand Concourse, New York city. Both front and rear wheels of the auto passed over the boys body, causing g internal injuries, which according to Dr. E. J. Burns and the St. Vincents s hospital will cause his death. Green is being held by the police pending the outcome of the injuries.
 According to the report made by Dr. Burns five or six youngsters were stealing a ride on the truck going west on Stratford avenue. At the corner of Kossuth street Boihan with the others jumped. He fcll directly in the path of the oncoming machine.
 The emergency ambulance was called and the injured boy rushed to the hospital.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
W0ULD-BE TONG
 KILLER SELECTED DRAWING STRAINS
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(Continued from Page One)
 lucky man, to put Hing out of the running. Leong Kim drew the shortest straw and was unanimously elected.
 Through some inner channels Leong Hing learned of his impending de- mise. He called Kim on the telephone and inquired about it. According to Hing, Kim frankly admitted he had been selected to kill him, and would assign no reason. When Hing remon- strated that he would prefer to live and it would benefit no one to kill him, Kim is alleged to have said: Prepare yourself for your fate. If l don't get you someone else wiu,'' or words to that effect.
 Whereupon Hing became really alarmed and called at police head quarters with his tale. Detective Captain F.. o. Cronan assigned De- tective Washburn to the case, and with Hing he went to the Canton restaurant to interview Kim. On their arrival Hing and Kim imme- diately entered into animated con- versation. All Washburn was sure of was that they were talking Chinese. ed Washburn that Hing had asked Kim if it was true he was going to kill him. Kim said it was and through the interpreter Washburn asked the same question. No denial came from Kim, and he was later ar rested
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
DIED

MUELLER-In this city, July :, 1919. Helena Anna Mueller.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her; parents, No. 295 WheeleS avenue, on Saturday at o'clock D. m. and from the German Evangelical Luth- an St. Paulus church at 2:30 D. m.
 Interment at the family plot in Park cemetery aspl BURNS-In this city, July 1. 1913, Bridget. widow of the late Peter Burns.
 Friends are invited to attend tho funeral from the residence of heel daughter, Mrs. John Connery, 691l East Main street, on Friday, July 4, at S:30 O. m., and from St.Maxy'n
 Interment at St MfchaeI's ceme- tery. P2bsp | FTENINIING-n this city, Tuesday. July 2, 1919. Joseph E1emming. in- fant son of Mary Kirwin and Wia- liam F1emming, aged years, eE months.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the residence o6 tho parents No. 457 Pembroke street., on Friday, July 1, at 2:s0 p. m. ! Interment St. Mfchael.s cemetery. Automobile cortege. P1bsp l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
CHOSE SEVERN HEAD OF BANK
 IN NORTH END

At a meeting of stockholders of the recently incorporated North End Bank x Trust Co.,, held this morn ing, William F. Severn, president of the A w. Burritt Co.,, was elected president. Homer c. Godfrey was named vice president, and Harris L. O'Brien, secretary and treasurer. The new bank is to be located at the northwest corner of North avenue and Main street.
 It is planned to have handsome quarters which will combine all the features of a modern financial insti- tuition. Work will be commenced at once on the installation of a vault and fixtures. It is expected that the bank will be open for business at an early date. As the North End is growing rapidly and there are a number of merchants and factories in the vicinity the officers of the new bank think there is a demand for an institution of that kind in that sec ton.
 The directors elected today were: Bernard I .Ashmun, Clarence E. Bill ton, Frank J. Brennan, Max J. Buechler, Russell D. Cate, Louis H. Cocozza, Homer c. Godfrey, Clarence R. Hall, John T. l.. Hubbard, Walter B. Lashar, Walter c. North, Harris L. O'Brien, Carl c. Reck, William F. Severn, Frederick A Strong. Mi chael Svihra, Arthur Wren. General counsel, Hubbard and Hall.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
3 COMMISSIONS APPOINTED FOR
 PEACE LAB0RS

Paris, Wednesday, July 2.---(By A. P.)---The Council of Five appointed three commissions today to continue the work of the peace confeurence. The commission for the execution of the German treaty consists of John Foster Dulles, United States; Sir Eyre Grove, England; Captain Andre Tar dieu, France, and Viterio Scialoia, Italy. The commission for the organ ization for permanent separations consists of Louis Loucheur, France; Sidney Peel, England; Dr. Silvio Crespi, Italy, and M. Monf, Japan. The commission for the coordination of Bulgarian frontiers will be MT. Dulles, M. Tardieu and MT. Peel
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
FATHER MAY
 SEE CHILD } TIMES A WEEK

With the understanding that the father is to be allowed to see the child three days a week, the habeas corpus proceedings started by Syl- vester Jennings, member of the Bridgeport Fire Department, against Irene Jennings, were settled out of court today. The father had the mother of the child summoned into court on the claim that she refused to let him see the boy.
 The boy, Sylvester Jennings, Jr., aged two, was brought to the court house by a relative and when he saw the youngster the father went over and kissed him. Attorney Thomas M. Cullinan, counsel for the father. and Judge Frank L. Wilder, repre- senting the mother, then had con- ference which resulted in settle ment. 30 &
 Monday, Wednesday and Friday were the days agreed upon for the father to see the child. The first visit will be made July 16. Jennings is stationed at No. 1 engine house. He and his wife are living apart but no divorce proceedings are pending
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03
? STRANGE MEN ENTER HOUSE
 WOMAN FLEES

When two strange men, one coming through the front, entered the home of Mrs. Joseph Babstek at 3s5 Madi- son avenue between three and four o'clock yesterday afternoon, she could think of nothing but flight. This she did and for a half hour remained in a room in the upper part of the house where she had locked herself.
 Returning to her apartments she found the house had been thoroughly ransackef but nothing taken but large piece of brown bread that was on 0 table.
 The matter was reported to the po- lice late last night and an investiga- ton brought nothing new to light. According to Mrs. Babstek both men appeared to be Italians.