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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
Death of Aged Resident
of st. ,JOhnSbury

Mrs. Caroline Il. Wilcomb died Sat-
urday at Waterbury. The remains
were brought to st. Johnsbury Mon
day afternoon and burial services
held at Mt. Pleasant cemetery con
Quoted by Rev. George A. Martin of
Grace Methodist church,
Form any years Mrs. Wilcomb
worked at her trade of tailoring. She
was skilled in the work and gave 1t
up only when compelled to by eX-
treme feeblness, due to old age. She
was a devout member of Grace Meth
odist church and a lady held in high
est regard by all who knew her.
Mrs. Wilcomb was twice married.
Her first husband, Robert Blackstone,
died in 1874. Eight yearsl ater she
married Daniel Wilcomb, who died
many years ago. Mrs Wilcomb's maid
en- name was Caroline Elizabeth
Hovey and she was a native of Mas
sachusetts. She was born July 9,
1897.
A few old friends attended the ser
vice yesterday at Mt. Pleasant GEM
etery Burial was beside her first
husband, Robert Blackstone.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
DECLARATION NOT RE-
CARDED AS ULTIMATUM

PARIS, April 20-All the Allied
powers have now confirmed their
plan of the collective representation
to the Berlin government that the
treaty at Versailles must be carried
out. Germany will probably at once
be informed of this declaration. The
approval of Italy, which had not been
forthcoming, was received today.
This declaration will not be regarded
as an ultimatum to Germany and
probably no time limit will be set. but
Germany will be given to understand
that she must comply with the terms
Of the treaty. AS regarding disar-
nlament the Allies will notify Ger
many that she must comply with the
terms of the Allies else the present
relations with the Allies will not be
continued. A strong representation
will be made likewise regarding the
continuance of the insurrection in
Germany and food and other necessit-
les will be refused the German peo-
pie under the event of counter re-
Volutionary movement
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
Still Searching for
Body of Leon Regain

Although more than 25 pounds of
dynamite was used in blasting the
Black River, near Coventry, all day
Monday, no trace has yet been found
of the body of Ia year old Leon Re.
gan, adopted son f Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Gage OF Orleans, who is be-
lieved to have been drowned Satur-
day afternoon while fishing with two
chums, Everett Hall and Napoleon
ChalifouX The workmen went over
about four miles of tho river with
dynamite and graphing irons but
failed to find any sign of the missing
body
The boys tell conflicting stories
The Hall boy says little Leon was
standing on a plank on the bridge
which crosses the river wh"
plank broke and threw him into the
water. The boy said Leon was only
up to his chin when he first landed
in the water but at the spot named
by the Hall boy, the water is II
feet deep. Another story was to the
effect that the missing lad was on a
raft on the other side Of the river
in a cove when he was thrown into
the water. The "brook" the Hall
boy spoke Of on Sunday is believed
to be the cove.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
FUNERAL OF
THE0. N. VAIL
AT PARSlPPANY
Memorial Service Held al
Lyndonville Episcopal
Church Same Hour

The funeral OF Hon. Theo. N. Vail
was held Sunday in the old Prcsoy-
terian church at Parsippany, n. j.,
near MorristoWn. Rev. d. George
c. Houghton, p25tos Of the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION in New York
City conducted the service and the
organist was Frank Taft, Of New
ork city, both old friends Of M.
Vail. The honorary bearers included
Col. H. E. Folsom of LyndonVille,
W. &. C. Stickney Of Rutland, Sena-
tor Harry keyes Of Haverhill, N. H.,
President Butler of Columbia and
men prominent in finance, and pub
lie utilities.
The presidents Of all the associated
Bell Telephone Companies except the
San Francisco executive were pres
cnt. Promptly at II O'Clock, Eastern
standard time Sunday morning the
service on every Bell telephone
throughout the country was suspend
ed for one minute in tribute to tho
man who was for so many years Che
master spirit Of the organization.
At St. Peters church at Lyndon
vile at IL o'clock Sunday morning
memorial service was held in honor
of the late Theodore n. Vail, the bu-
rial service being used, at the same
hour when his funeral was being held
at Parisppany. This church Is the
one which Mr. Vail and his family
had attended when home, and in
which they were especially interested,
and his memory is very dear to its
communicates.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
IAAN DROWNED
IN BLACK
RIVER MONDAY
Log Driver Lost His Life
While Working Near
Irasburg

Wilfred Sheltfa was drowned about
ten o'clock Monday morning in Black
river, near Irasburg. He was en-
ployed by the Parker Young Co. of
Irasburg, and was driving logs on
Black river. No one saw the acci-
dent, though his cry for help was
heard by men working near by, but he
could not be located as he had dis
appeared from sight
The supposition is that his pike
pole slipped an d he lost his balance
and fell in and was kept under water
by the swiftly moving logs. Men
searching for the body found it at
two o'clock in the afternoon. The
body was taken to Mr.. Sheltra's home
in Lowell, this state. Mr. Sheltra
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon
Sheltra of Lowell and besides his
father and mother, he is survived by
several brothers and sisters. He was
only 20 years of age.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
BILLY FOSS"
GOES TO
new HOME
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frank
lin Take Deserted
Little Boy

"Billy Foss", the small boy aban-
doned at the St. Johnsbury House
two weeks ago, has found new
home. Mr.. and Mrs. George Franklin
of Cary Place have taken the little
waif. Scores of people have been in
tercsted in the pretty dark-eycd baby
deserted by his parents and many
offers of adoption were received. In
the meantime Landlord and Mrs. H.
E. Moore were becoming more and
more devoted to the child, but realiZ-
ed that life in busy hotel presented
difficulties in keeping him indefinitely
Officers after ten days search
have been unable to get any clue to
w. H. Wheeler and wife, parents of
the boy, who brought him there ana
left for parts unknown.
Billy was happy at the st. Johns
bury House and the parting yesterday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Moore, whom he
called from the first daddy" and
mamma" was real heartache for
all concerned.
This morning Mrs. Moore received
a letter from Billy's grandmother,
Mrs. Wilson Landbree of Buckheld,
Me. She wrote that she was the
mother of Mrs. Wheeler and had read
in the papers of her grandson's de-
sertion. She regretted the act and
said she hoped her daughter and
husband would he found and properly
punished. Billy, she wrote, was two
years old last December 27. She was
an invalid and unable to care for her
grandchild and was glad he had fallen
into kind hands.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20

At that convention the delegates
will be chosen to the national conven-
ton at Chicago. Congressman Porter
H. Dale will preside at this conven-
ton and it is expected that Gen.
Leonard Wood will give the address
of the occasion.
Only two candidates have thus far
filed petitions with the Secretary of
state, Gen Leonard Wood and Will
liam Webster Grant, an unknown
New Yorker. Mr.. Hoover's name will
not appear on the primary ballot, and
no democrat has yet filed papers.
The members of the state committee
are trying to ascertain the personnel
of the various town committees and
Harry H. Carr of st. Johnsbury for
Caledonia county and Farnk O'Rourke
of Derby Line for Orleans county are
trying to complete their town COM
mittee lists and would appreciate any
information that may be given them.
This section of the state is entitled
to representation on the delegation
and a movement is steadily gaining
ground to have Hon. Alexander Dun
nett of St. Johnsbury as the candi-
date for this section. This has re-
ceived the hearty endorsement of his
many friends here and elsewhere and
he would add great strength and
wisdom to the Vermont delegation at
the national convention. 1t is not
likely that the delegates will be ms
tructed by the state convention and
dr. Dunnett may be confidently re-
led upon to help select a candidate
or President that will command The
Undivided support Of the Republi-
cans of Vermont
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING
FOR 100000 RY. WORKERS

WASHINGTON, April 20-Foimal
written demands that the railroad
labor board give assurance Of living
wage to railroad employees now on a
strike, and that they be returned to
their places without loss of seniority.
were presented by representatives of
the strikers from both the New York
Metropolitan district and from st.
Louis. The board permitted the filing
of this demand after brief executive
session, but with said it was for the
board to decide. The board then
proceeded to hold the first pub
lie hearing in relation to the wages
of the 100000 railway workers in
the United States.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
Republican Primaries To Be Held May Fifteen
BIG OVERALL PARAE
INVADE FIFTH A.

NEW YORK, April 2O-A Big
overall parade is being arranged to
parade the streets Of New York and
invade the clthing districts n Fifth
Avenue. The paraders will wear
overalls or old clothes if they prefer.
Metropolitan papers carry advertise
ments Of plain overalls at $2.25 to
$3.50; ovcralls with sterling silver
buckles and gold stripes from $I0.25
to $40; overalls with rhinestone
buckles from $42.25 to S43.50. One
piece overalls are advertised suitable
for daily work, Office work, banking,
factory work, school, business, ban
qucts, churches and theatres.
Tuxedos for evening wear are offered
at $10.50 and evening and afternoon
wedding gowns for ladies, made Of
calico and gingham, are advertised
for $500.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
Patriotic Services at
LyndOnville Church

Special patriotic services were held
at the Congregational church at Lyu-
donville, Sunday, and bronze tablet
dedicated to the members Of the
church who took part in the great
war. Addresses were given by the
pastor and Prof, LcBaron. The Am
clican Legion attended, and the music
WAS very fine
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
FAREWELL PARTY
FOR DIR. BROWN
AT NEWPORT
Legion Members Dine
Retiring Post
Commander

Deep sorrow was felt in the ranks
of the Newport Post of the American
Legion, when Commander DR.. Win
fred O. Brown, rendered his resigna-
ton at Monday nights important
meeting in the City Council rooms,
preparatory to leaving Newport to
take up his new position as eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist at the
United States Marine Hospital at
Stapleton, Staten Island, n. Y. The
sudden decision of Dr.. Brown, who
holds commission as major in the
Medical Reserve Corps of the L. S.
Army, came as distinct shock to
the majority of the cX-seivice men
and it was with genuine regret, as
expressed in rC rCsolutions adopted at
the session, that the members accept
ed the resignation of>Newport's popu-
lar physician who has done so much
to make the local Post dominant
,factor in the community.
DR.. Brown, as presiding officer,
opened the meeting and Immediately
SLdrteI IalGWeu Spctcn w tilc Doyo,
prior to presc lting his resignation
and the tone o: his voice made it very
evident that ] e was as reluctant to
leave the boys as they were to have
him go.
at is with great SORROW" DE-
Brown began, ''that | sing my swan
song to you boys tonight and | want
to thank my comrades for the high
honor that was conferred upon me
when | was elected commander of this
Post When l accepted the office |
had no idea | would have to leave
you so soon but as you all realize we
never know what will happen. Many
of you will smile when | say | am
going back into the uniform but |
think it is wise move that am MAX
ing.
hand you my RESIGNATION with
sincere regrets and will turn tn"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
RESUMPTION OF r. r.
TRAFFIC EXPECTED TODAY

BOSTON, April 20-The resum
ton of traffic on all the lines in New
England was predicted today by rail
road officials. The collapse of the
strike is reflected by the delay in
the transportation of freight which
had become very congested. All lines
report an increased movement and
in the surbuban district several of the
passenger trains that were cancelled
have already been restored and the
express trains are still running.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
SUPPLY OF FOOD
SUFFICIENT FOR NEW YORK

NE WYORK, April 20-Thc sup
ply of food in Greater New York is
more than sufficient for the city.
needs, though the commission mer
chants declared that the goods wer'
not being moved fast enough for tn
normal demands. Passenger traffic is
back to normal and the railroad off
cials are devoting their energy to
moving outward bound freight.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
WAR VETERANS ORGANIZE
"OVERAII, BRIGADE

OTTAWA, April 20-The War
Veterans Association has voted to
organize an Overall Brigade" and
have sent messages all over the Do
minion urging Canadian veterans to
Wear overalls to combat the high cost
of mems clothing
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
Judge Wendell P.
Stafford Becomes
A Catholic

A special despatch from Balti-
more to the Washington Post
says that Cardinal Gibbons an
nounced today that Associate
Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford
Of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia embraced
the Catholic faith at st. Mat
thew's church in the city of
Washington last week.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
DEVASTATING TORNADO
SWEEPS MISSISSIPPI

ABERDEEN, Miss, April 20
Several persons have been killed and
0 to so injured in a tornado which
wept the city early today. The
property damage will exceed
51,250,000.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
MORE THAN 100 INJURED

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 90
The death list from the tornadoes
which swept over northwestern Ark
ansas Monday has been raised to p
with a report Of more than 100 injur
ed. The property loss is heavy.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
REMOVE BODIES OF
AMERICAN SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, April 20-The re-
moval of bodies of American soldiers
buried in the fighting zone in France
began today under an agreement
with the War department and the
French government. The agreement
permits the removal of those bodies
that those next Of kin have specifcal
" renueStcd To be buried
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20
Hon. Alexander Dunnett Should Be
Delegate To Chicago
Convention

The Republican state committee have sent out let
ter to members of the state committee suggesting that
the Republican primaries be held throughout the state
May 49, to elect delegates to the Republican state conven
tOn at MOntnelier Nav 26.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20

Continued on page y
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-20

hand you my RESIGNATION with
sincere regrets and will turn the
Arizona republican., 1920-10-11
The School
 Child's Health

This is one of the most vital ouestions that the mother faces in an the course of her life.
 If her child is not healthy lt can not succeed in it's pursuit of an ducation-cannot grow iptO nor nal maturity.
 our Washington Information Bureau. realizing this. asked the American Red Cross to make Tor its distribution. a bulletin that ,,-o,,ld give the mother the best possible advice about keeping her child physically fit.
 The book Is now ready It IS undoubtedly the most ,practica study ever made eI the suOJc0f' TIT IS FREE. MUUI1 ,-,-. of vour children. send fqr it
 r5 fiillng out coupon. print name and address or hn Wpa To write plainly.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-11
Why the Republican Was Late
 Trouble Will Be Eliminated

Republican frequently in reached utmost to eliminate the that that will be 
  especially the much enlarged the should be received both who themselves penazed bv the
 the equipment
  building it the quarters efficiency. another multiple efficiency printing installed the home of this paper Within be established fin prepared handle efficiently time.
 than 14ooo than required fifteen
 
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Arizona republican., 1920-10-11
LITTLE PROGRESS AMONG POWERS O|V
 RUSS-CH|NA PLAN
[Republlcan A. p. Leased wIreI

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1O-Informal negotiations entered into with other powers by the United States with view to the protection of Russian rights in China have reached only very tentative stage. So far no defi- nite or concerted plan of action has been agreed upon, but it was learned today that no form of international trusteeship of Russian rights in China, as proposed by the powers. will be un- dertaken because of the difficulty which the United States holds must inevitably surround such a procedure.
 Upon receipt of formal notification last week from Charles R. Crane, the American minister at Picking, of the withdrawal by China of recognition of Russian diplomatic and consular rep resentatives in China appointed by the Kerensky regime, the American gov ernment immediately made informal inquiry of the Chinese foreign office as to the measures to be adopted for the protection of Russian citizens in China in the absence of Russian represen- tatives. At the same time informal negotiations were entered into with the allied powers for the formulation of joint plan of action for the safe guarding of Russia,s rights in China.
 Since the state department initiated these negotiations it has been given assurances by the Chinese foreign of flee that the Picking government has no intention of accepting the return of Russian rights in China as proposed by the bolsheviki
Arizona republican., 1920-10-11
INCOME TAX REPORT
 SHOWS BILLION AND
 HALF MORE THAN '1G

WASHINGTON, Oct 10-America's ! tax bill for the fiscal year ending June 30, amounted to $5,40S, ,075, ,46S, approxi- mately a billion and a half dollars more than was paid into the federal treasury in the previous F months. | The figures were contained in the pre- liminary report of the commissioner of internal revenue, made public to- night. It shows that from income and profits taxes the government received approximately three -fourths of all its revenue. In these two items there was an increase of $1,356, 100000 over the fiscal year of 1919, receipts for the two years being: 1920, S3,957, ,701, 900; 1919, $2,600,000,000. From multifarious sources of miscellaneous" taxation the levy produced S1,45O.374 ,000, an in- crease over the previous year of s201.- 100000
 In the first full year of the prohibit ton era, there was a net reduction of S343, 100000 in taxes on distilled and fermentec liquors, the report shows. From distilled spirits the government received $97,907,000 in the last fiscal year while the taxes from the same source in 1919 were $365, ,211 ,00O. Taxes on fermented liquors for the last fiscal year aggregated S41, ,965, ,000 and for the fiscal year of 1919, $117,S39,0 ,000. The report also shows comparative rev. enues for the fiscal year of 1909 and 1920. The former date was the last full year in which the government de- rived it's principal revenues from three sources - distilled spirits. fermented | liquors and tobacco. Taxes produced on the three items in 1909 amounted to | S244,211, ,0O0 while the revenue in the year just ended was $435, ,71S,0O0 Tn 1909 these taxes constituted 9s.1 of the nations revenue while last year they were only S.06 per cent of the total taxes. Although there was a big de- crease in taxes on liquors between the two years shown, there was a corre- spondingly greater increase in the rev. enue from tobacco in all of its forms. In 1909 the tobacco tax amounted to only $51, 900 while in 1920 it was $295.S45,o0O. the report showed.
 The transportation tax which had been estimated to produce about S275,- f0O0,000 annually reached $307, sos, 900 for the last fiscal year. Taxes on jewelry and other so-called '1uxuries" produced anotherS s56,00O,0 900. The special corporation tax on the value of its stock yielded S93 900, 900.
 Withdrawals from bonded ware
 houses of distilled spirits for indus-
 trial and other non beverage purposes increased from HOO 900 to more than 2S0000,000 gallons from 1919 to 1920
 the report disclosed. But in with
 drawalH from bond of distilled spirits
 which were labelled for beverage use
 there was a decrease from 72.5OO OOO
 gallons in 1919 to 200, 900 gallons in the , last fiscal year.
 The 1919 consumption Of cigars was
 7l10,00O,000 and in the fiscal year of
 1920 ranged slightly above S,20O. .0O0 900 , The report showed that taxes had , been paid on 36,95O.O00, GOO cigarettes in 1918, 3S,100,000,00O in 1919 and 50,
 100000 900 in the fiscal year ended June 30.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-11
of Pen In Board of Trade
 Jars Wheat M art

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-A slip of a pen in the hands of clerk in the board of trade here sent wheat prices tumbling; caused the Cana dian government to consider talk ing over the wheat market there and resulted in a proclamation be- ing issued by the United States Wheat Growers association, urg- ina suspension of all sales of wheat by farmers until the price reached S3, it was said today.
 The clerk, it was said, mistook an order from Rosenbaum Broth CTS, brokers, to sell 1000 bushels for 100000 bushels, and when dealers heard that such a large amount was being thrown on the market, prices immediately began to slump. The market opened at $1.99Lz, ad- vanced a quarter of a cent, and then began to slip point by point. Word soo< reached the floor that the brokerage house had dumped a million buBhels on the market and small daiers began to self.
 Edward L. Giazer, president Of Rosenbaur1 Brothers, said the or der was only oversoId about 75,000 bushels when the error was dis covered. lie said his house covered at loss ef about 2 cents bushel.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-11

tContinued on Page Ninej
Arizona republican., 1920-10-11
SENSATIONAL FIELDING MARKS
 CLEVELAND VICTORY IN FIFTH
 GAME OF BASEBALL STRUGGLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF WORLD
TRIPLE PLAY UNASSISTED AND HOME, RUN WITH BASES FILLED FEATURED FOR FIRST TIME IN WORLD SERIES CONTEST
(RepubIiean Associated Press Leased Mirsl

CLEVELAND, Oct. 1O.-In baseball game erupting sensational unique and thrilling plays far beyond the widest dreams of imaginative fiction or scenario writer the Cleveland Americans defeated the Brooklyn Nationals eight to in the fifth contest of the world series here this afternoon An unasssted triple play by William Wambsganss a native born son of Cleveland, and home by Elmer Smith and Jim Bagby were trio of individual features which formed flashlight photograph on the fans which future diamond battle can erase.
 The victory broke the existing tie between the pen- nant winners of the two major leagues and tonight Ceve land is confident that the first American league pennan ever won by this city will be overshadowed by the great glory of the worlds series banner to be flung to the breeze next spring.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-11
.SUe K1Jled When
 Tr01n H3ts Auto
 Gt Glendor0, Cal.
TRepLbIlcan A. p. Leased WIre1

IRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1 GLENDoRA, Cal, Oct. 1o.-FiVe persons were killed late today when section two of the California Limited crashed into an automo- bile at a crossing of the Santa Fe railroad near here.
 The dead:
 Mir. and Mrs. William Clark, Co Vina, Cal.
 Mrs. E. M. Wallace, Covina, Cal, sister of Clark.
 s. Williams, Dodge Center, Minn. Mrs. Fife MeAlIen, New York city, daughter of the Clarks.