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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
ST. JOIINSBURY
LOCAL NEWS

Word comes from St. Augustine,
Flodida. Of the birth of an eight
pound daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. C.
E. Sparhawk on January 10. The lit
tie one has been named Margaret
Priscilla. Mr.. Sparhawk is remcm-
bered as the son of the late Dir.
Sparhawk and spends his summers
with his wife and mother in st.
Johnsbuly or at hotels in the White
Mountains. Mr.. Sparhawk is con-
nected with a large chain of hotels
and goes to st. Augustine every
winter. The happy couple may ac-
cept the congratulations of their
many st. Johnsbuly friends.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
JURY FINDS
ELMER HILL
NOT GUILTY
Greensboro Young Man
Freed of Charge of Re-
ceiving Stolen Goods

"Not guilty" was the verdict
brought in by the jury in Orleans
County Court Saturday afternoon
which heard the case OF the State VS.
Elmer Hill Of Greensboro on trial
on the charge Of receiving stolen
property. The jury deliberatcd for
nearly four hours in reaching a de-
cision. They returned to court once
for further instructions. They then
went back to the jury room and after
Il short session came to an agree
ment
j. Rolf Scarles OF St. Johnsbury
and Roger Hubbard, a former licuten-
ant-governor of Hyde Park, acted as
counsel for the respondent The
case was prosecuted by States At
tolney Frank d. Thompson and was
the first case lost by him during the
present session of court.
There was quite a long list Of wit
nesscs for both sides. The case open
ed Friday afternoon and went to the
jury Saturday noon.
Will Bedell, 47 years of age, who
pleaded guilty to stealing goods from
the general store and II. NJ. and G..
M. Cuthbertson in Greensboro, was
the first witness.
Bedcll testified that from June to
November he had stayed at the
home of Moody Belknap who plead
ed guilty to the charge of receiving
and attempting to conceal stolen
goods. and that the Belknap place
was about mile from the Hill farm
III Greensboro. The Belknap place
was about two and one-half miles
from the Cuthbertson store, he said
Bcdell testified that he stole lot
of tobacco and other goods from
the Cuthbeitson store and stored
them in the hen house on the Belk-
nap property. He said further that
the respondent came TO him in Aug
ust and wanted to purchase % pounds
Of tobacco but that he didn't have
that much. He said he gave Hill two
plugs and two cans of smoking to-
bacco. Later on September 20, Be-
dell said that Hill carried him to
Greensboro Village and back to the
Belknap place where he got suit
case. Then, he said Hill drove him
tc Greensboro and that he (Bedel)
opened the grip and gave Hill four
plugs for helping him.
The witness testified further that
Hill came down to see him on an
other occasion and told him that he
had chance to "place" 200 pounds
of tobacco in Craftsbury, and that he
Continued on Page Two.)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
INFLUENZA CASES ARE
NOT ALARMING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-Al-
though there was slight increase in
the number of influenza cases especi-
ally il the Chicago district, reports
to the Public Health Committee said
there was nothing alarming in the sit
uation. The disease is OF mild
kind and the death rate is slight.
The outbreak of influenza at Camp
Grant and the Great Lakes training
stations is subsiding Officials point
ed out that as only about 1000 cases
throughout the country were report
ed last week as compared with four
millions cases Il year ago, the spread
of the disease had hardly reached a
stage to be alarming
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
LATE NEWS BULLETINS
Special Telephone wire from BOS, Office Of the As
sociated Press to the Caledonl Record

NEW YORK, Jan. 19-The army
Transport, Powhatan, in distress
about 700 miles east of New York,
reported by wireless today that al
though she was leaking and her boil
Ell room flooded, she was in no i'm
danger. She said the 500
were calm and comfort
table. The White Star Cedric is
standing by A line from the Brit
ish steamer Cod.,c has been made
fast to the Powhatan and an attempt
will be made to tow the vessel to
port.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19

mnnder-in-chief of the North Atlan-
tic feet. Admiral Sims was ovesruled
by Admiral Mayo as well as by the
department, he said.
Every naval order, every docu-
tivities, is open to the light of day
ment bearing on the navy's war ac-
and the more thoroughly the entire
record is examined the greater the
pride they can have in the achieve
ment of their navy.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
NANTUCKET IS CUT
OFF BY ICE

BOSTON, Jan. 19-The island Of
Nantucket has been iccbound since
Saturday. A message from the Sias-
consct wireless station today said
that Nantucket Harbor was blocked
with ice and was still freezing with
sharp westerly gale prevailing. A
steamer which regularly piles be-
tween Nantucket and Woods Hole
was compelled to put into Vineyard
Haven yesterday on her trip from the
island.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
BRITISH TO PROTECT
BLACK SEA INTERESTS

MALTA, Friday, Jan. 16-Ordor5
were received Thursday night for a
humber of naval vessels to leave
Malta apparently for the Black Sea
Vice Admiral Deropeck sailed Friday
OF the battleship accompanied by two
dcstroyers and the steamer Hibiscus
Every other ship avaAable is pre-
pairing TO leave on Sunday filed d-wilf
its capacity Stores
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
WOOD MUST TELL FLOATING DEATH TRAP CHARGE
Boston Papers Trail Along
the Next Day With Our
Big News

Yau probably noticed in the
Caledonian-R Record Saturday
night that we carried the story Of
Admiral Sims airaie1inent of
the Nevy Department and the de-
mand for complete investiga
ton of the departments war ac-
tivities. There was also the news
of Governor Coolidge ordering
the street cars back at Salem,
Mass, the announcement of an
official probe of the Portsmouth
Macy Yard, the arrival of Ameii-
can radicals at the port Of Fin
land, the presidential election of
France, etc, etc.
When the Sunday Boston
papers arrived nearly "a hours af-
ter the Caledonian-Record had
been published you found the
following in big head lines on
their front pages:
Boston Post:
NAVY DEPARTMENT AR
RAIGNED BY SIMS
Boston Globe:
SEC. DANIELS SILENT ON
SIMS SMASHING ATTACK
Boston Herald:
SIMS SAYS NAVY CHIEFS
WERE AS READY TO FIGHT
THE BRITISH AS GERMANS
The Herald and Globe carried
front page stories about the Radi
Gals and about the Salem street
car situation.
With our special leased tele-
phone wire from the Boston Of
fee Of the Associated Press to
the Caledonian-Record Office and
our last regular call daily ending
at ESQ p. M, there is no paper
in Vermont better equipped to
give you upto -thc-lninute news
up TO press TIME. You can de-
pend that if there is any news in
Northeastern Vermont or in the
World the Caledonian Record will
have it when it is news.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19

, BRUSSELS--Deep emotion has
been caused in Holland by the Allied
demand for the surrender of Empcr-
OF William. Belief is expressed tina.
pressing measures will be taken with
a view to enducing him to voluntarily
place himself at the disposal of the
allies.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
.at1 Arm0ry Badly
Burned at Bellows Falls

The State Ai1noty, brick stlpct-
ure designed for the use Of the local
National Guard company, was severe
ly damaged by fire at Bellows Falls
Sunday morning. !
The interior was completely burn
cd out. The Armory was built about
five years ago at a cost of SCI, 900.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
SCHOOL CHILDREN
LACK PROPER FOOD

PARIS, Jan. 19-Representativcs
of the American Mission for the Re-
lief Of Children have just finished an
examination of school children in vi
emma and have found according to a
Vienna despatch that 81 per cent Of
the children are suffering from lack
of food. 1t is impossible to get coal
and for this reason all lighting plants
have been shut down.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
TO STUDY IRELAND

LONDON, Jan. 19--Six members
OF the Parliamentary Labor party
left yesterday for Dublin where they
will study conditions in Ireland.
From Dublin they will go to Bel
fast, Cork, and other points and see
the viewpoint of all kinds of Irish
opinion.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-An-
nouncement was made today Of the
opening of the Washington head
quarters of campaign committee to
work for the nomination of Major
General Leonard Wood as Republican
candidate for the presidency. Sena-
tor Moses of New Hampshire is in
charge.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-Com-
plete investigation of Rear Admiral
Sims charges against the navy de-
partment will be made by sub-com-
nittee now inquiring into the award
of naval decorations as soon as that
committee completes its present task.
This decision was made today by the
full Senate committee. A motion by
Senator Pitnam, Democrat OF New
ada, to have a separate Investigation
made, vas defeated Chairman Hale
said the committee could not COM
plete it's present Investigations in less
than 10 days and that the inquiry of
Admiral Sims charges could not be
undertaken until the committee had
made its report on the matter now
under consideration. Admiral SIMS
resumed his testimony.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-Unless
the Senate investigation of Rear
Admiral Sims charges that the navy
department. did not cooperate fully
with The Allies during the war is
made to the entire satisfaction Of The
American people an inquiry will be
made by a naval board, Secretary
Daniels announced today. He added
"that no organization in, the history
of the world never did a better job
than the Ankiiean navy in the war"
MI Daniels said that Admiral
Sims FREQUENTLY was at odds with the
naval war board through his insis-
tance that more destroyers be with
drawn from troop conveys to aug
ment the anti-submarine forces in
European waters. The paramount
duty of the American navy" Mr..
Daniels declared, "was to protect the
passage of American troops to Eur
opc and the safeguarding of Ameri-
can shipping upon the success of the
war was so greatly depended. Sec
retary Daniels emphasized, that con-
tialy to popular impression, Adj
miral Sims throughout the war was
subordinate to Admiral Mayo as COM
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19

The freighter Yarmouth disabled
off Cape May, N. j., during a storm
was being towed to Delaware
Dreakwater by the coast guard cut
ter Itasca according to wireless re-
ports. The craft left here Saturday
with a cargo of liquor valued at
$2,OOO,0O0.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
INFLUENZA IN CUBA

HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 49, Many
cases of influenza have been reported
il this city but no authoritative sta
tistics are available. A newspaper
report says that one thousand cases
have been found here.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19

LONDON, Jan. 10--With regard
TO the Malta dispatch the Admiralty
said at may be taken for granted
that the ships in question are Roihe to
the Black Sea to protect British SUBJ
jects and interests if seriously men
seed by the Roisheviki advance
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
RHODE ISLAND TO
TEST PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19--Validity
Of the Federal Prohibition amend
ment is to be determined by the Su-
preme court which today granted the
state of Rhode Island permission to
institute original proceedings and
to enjoin its enforcement in that
state.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
AMERICAN SAILORS r
ARE LOST

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 1o-Folty-
nine members of the crew of the
American steamer Lacona which
struck a rock off Midgingen Light
and foundered, were lost. The only
survivor was the second mate.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
REFUSES PORTFOLIO

PARIS, Jan. 10--Andre Tareieu
has refused to retain the portfolio of
Minister of Liberated Regions in the
new French cabinet.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
Charges Of Admiral Sims Against
Navy Department Is Storm
Center In Washington

WASHINGTON, JAM 19--Chairn1an Butler Of the
House Naval committee announced today that Major
the committee to explain his statement that the navy
was FLOATING Death Trap made in speech last night
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
MILLIKEN TO RUN
AGAIN IN MAINE

AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 19-Gov.
Milliken announced today he will be
u candidate in the June primaries for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor. He is serving his second
term.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
ALLIES POINT Ut
HOLLANDS Do 20 woRLr

PARIS, Jan. 80 HNAand is told
in the allied note demanding the sur
render for trial of Former Emperor
William that she will mot fulfill her
international duties if she refuses to
associate herself with the allied bow
crs in chastizing crime committed by
Germans during the war; The text
of the note was made public this
morning.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19
WEATHER

Snow and warmer tonight
and TuesdaX Winds be-
coming variable.
Evening journal., 1920-01-20
5iste'4 harv
KI %FI len

Mix beets and celery wfih dressing
and let stand 10 minutes. Arrange on a
bed OF lettuce and sprinkle with nuts.
A spoonful Of mayonnaise may be
added TO each plate, but It mob neces-
sary.
AUNT NELLIE'S CAKE
! cup sugar
4 i-2 teaspoon cream Of tartar
i-2 teaspoon soda
3 tablespoons butter (melted)
IA teaspoon salt
10 teaspoon vanilla
egg
Milk
Slft sugar. ilour, cream Of tartar,
soda and salt together Break egg into
a cup and MI cup with milk Stir into
the flrst mixture Add butter and va
nilla and beat well. Bake in loaf.
ICING
cup confectloner's sugar
teaspoons cocoa
dessert spoons cold coffee
tablespoons butter
! teaspoon vanilla
Cream butter and add part of the
sugar and cocoa. Add 1 spoonful OF
coffee and the rest Of the sugar Add
vanilla. Spread on the cake while the
cake is warm.
'When the shoe fits put il on" But
remember that there are plenty Of
others with three triple A.
MARY.
Evening journal., 1920-01-20
FARMERS INSTITUTE
AT STANTON NEXT

Special to The Evening journal.
STANTON. Jan. 20-Dlamond State
Grange in session last night received a
letter from Wesley Webb, director Of
Institutes in regard TO holding Farmers
Institute at Stanton on Wednesday aft
ernoOn. February %
A committee was appointed to act on
the communication. or rather question
airre, in regard to motor trucks being
used in this vicinity by farmers. The
letter asks the number Of trucks being
used by farmers. whether they are used
for hauling farm produce. whether or
not they are used for other purposes,
etc The committee will investigate
this matter, and report to the Grange
representative at Washington.
Announcement was made OF the din
ner 10 be given by the MIX Producers
Association at Lambr0s on January %.
At the meeting next Monday evening,
the question "What shall this Grange
aim to stand for in the coming year."
viii be asked Of all members. A ques-
Evening journal., 1920-01-20
Tells HolU 70 Stop q
Bad Cough
Surprising results from this famous
old homemade syrup. fheuy
prepared and costs little
\. 80.


If YOU have a severe cough or chest
cold accompanied with soreness, throat
tickle. hoarseness, or difficult breathing
or il your child wakes up during the
night with Group and you want quick
hcip. try this reliable old homemade
cough remedy. ANY druggist can supply
you with 2h ounces OF Plnex. Ponr
this into a pint bottle and fill the bottle
with plain granulated sugar syrup. Or
YOU can use clarified molasses, honey, or
corn syrup. instead Of sugar syrup, II
desired. This recipe makes pint OF
really remarkable cough remedy IL
tastes good. and in spite Of its low cost,
IL can be depended upon TO give quick
and lasting relief.
You can feel this take hold Of n
cough in way that means business.
IT loosens and raises the phlegm. stops
throat tickle and soothes and heals the
ed membranes that line The throat
and bronchial tubes with such prompt
meas, ease and certainty that it is really
astonishing.
Pinex is a special and highly concen-
xrated compound OF genuine Norway
pine extract, and is probably the best
known means OF overcoming severe
coughs. throat and chest colds.
There arc many worthless limitations
of this mixture. To avoid disappoint-
rnent. ask for s21z ounces OF Pinex'
with fall directions and don't accept any
thing else. Guaranteed to give absolute
satisfaction or money promptly re-
funded. The Pinex Co, IT. Wayne,
Ind
Evening journal., 1920-01-20
Twenty-Five
by ELw0oD y. ALLsT0N.

When you begin to throw out your
chest
And to walk like a man,
IT'S then. perhaps you'd never guess
That someone is proud, but sad in
this land.
For as each moment the day draws
near
'ris your mother signing, yes, She SO
( dear.
When she realizes that soon youll be
A man, and perhnps VIII leave her
alone.
| 'Tis then she can once more see
You. as a babe, as you have grown,
'Tis with a tear In her dear eye
That she sees her babe, passing by.
Truly you do not realize, my boy.
You only think how big you'n be
To you It's all happiness and Soy
/ When true manhood you live to see
But you must remember dear lad when-
You are older twas she who helped
you to the end.
With pride she looks at you,
You, once so helpless, so small,
Now, about to begin life in a world
anew
Now. so big. great and tall;
Sparkling in her eye as the Joy Of
youth,
Full Of hope. ambition, and pray the
truth.
You watch the days as they ly.
Perhaps wondering what each will
bring;
You wait, wait no doubt with a sigh,
To you IL seems only a great thing
To know that soon a man youll be
And as a man, people viii know thee.
But don't forget, you are stlll young,
Your mother still thinks Of you,
Many a night to you she has sung
As the clouds Of death gathered, and
things were blue,
Pray youth, let not Thy work for her
be done
Because YOU are a man, and twenty
one.
For she is the same true mother.
Ready to help you, no matter what
age;
Treat her right, you'll never have an
other
Nay. not for gold nor wage
Can you buy the whole Joy Of youth
Mother, who taught you honesty end
the truth.
Remember her then as rolls near
The day when you are to see,
The great day Of your life, to you so
dear
To manhood. what a step II viii be
But from day 70 day, morn I'LL set Of
sun
Remember your mother, even tho you
are twenty-One.
Evening journal., 1920-01-20
DYNAMITE BLAST
ENDANGER PEDESTRIANS

Complaint has been made that the
blasting OF the walls Of the old Court
House is endangering the lives OF
Pieces OF rock narrowly
missed striking several persons who
were passing along Eleventh street.
near Market street, about o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The attention Of the contractor VIII
be called 10 the matter.
Evening journal., 1920-01-20
Our Poets Corner

'or Verses Written Specially for
Evening journal., 1920-01-20

The other day | had a particularly
dirty bit Of cleaning to do IN the base
ment We have been burning a fine
kind OF Goa, IN the furnace that makes
a very hot fire. but Is unusually dusty
AS the bin emptled. this coal dust was
being tracked all over the house and
70 simply had 10 be swept up and dis
posed OF. Common ordinary sweep
ing would send il In clouds through the
cellar and every place.
soaked newspapers In water, then
tore them into strips and scattered
them thickly on the floor The damp
paper absorbed the greater part Of the
dust and made IL possible TO sweep
without going through general house
cleaning afterwards
MENU FOR TOMORROW
Breskfast-Cooked cereal with rails
lns. toast. coffee.
Luncheon-Bcan souffe, brown bread
and butter, orange marmalade, tea.
Dinner-Clear soup, broiled ham.
scallQped potatoes, beet salad. Aunt
Nellie's cake, canned pears, coffee.
MY OWN RECIPES
Homemade orange marmal8do is
really not q lot Of bother 10 make, and
is awfully good Half a dozen oranges
20 further this way than any other
cook the peels and fruit separately
and parboil ihe peel before cooking il
tender. This way the marmal3de is
not at all bittr
BEAN SOUFFLE
~ cup dried beans
81 cup milk
eggs
4 tablespoon -four
4 tablespoon bacon fat
ia teaspoon paprlka
! teaspoon salt
Soak beans over night and in the
morning cook until tender. Put through
a potato ricer or rub through colander.
There should be from three-fourths 10
one cup Of the mashed beans. Melt fat.
add llour and stir in milk. Cook until
thick. stirring constantly. Beat eggs
separately, yolks TIL thick and lemon
col0red, and whites tin stiff and dry
TO the white sauce add yolks, beans,
salt and paprika. Fold in whites. Turn
into a buttered baking dish and bake
in moderate oven about half an hour
until the sOuffle is firm TO the touch.
BEET SALAD
i-2 cups cooked beets (diced)
i-2 cup diced celery
ia cup English walnuts peanuts
may be used
French dressing
Evening journal., 1920-01-20
Diphtheria

A sore throat is good breeding place for
Diphther;a germs. Protect your children
by never neglecting a Sore Throat. You can
wisely depend upon TONSILINE. Give
Tonsiline upon the first appearance Of Sore
Throat t-don't give Diphtheria a chance
in that throat in its weakened condition.
When TONSILINE is swallowed it comes
directly in contact with the diseased sur
face and induces healthy con- ~
dition Of the memtranes-then the IN
system can better defend the throat N
il attacked by Diphtheria germs. IA
Keep TONSILINE in the house II
where you can get it quick when M
needed. 35c.. 60c. and e1.00. W
Evening journal., 1920-01-20
Presci. i.nce Of Spring
Ey FRANKLIN II. DAY.

4 bitter Mind IS blowing
To fan the flames Of dawn;
Va hush or branch is growing,
The life OF leaves is gone,
tn once orchestral valleys
No longer water rallies
n FLASHING summer sallies
Down from the upland lawn
pree-shapes. sharp-etched cut keenly
AGAINST the glowing sky;
.ac tvlg and fork scowls leanly
liz where the last stars die;
Broad day. blue-veined, in rushes
Upon hills Of bare bushes
Until the suns rim pushes
From hills, to shine on high
here an The hills Of daytime,
And 1elds of silent farms
Have lost the sweets OF Maytime
Have lost uie Autumn's charms
Her blows. with cold and rlgor
The keen blast, bold with Yigor
FLYING impetuous, eager
10 fold you 10 his arms
Look All the purple valleys
Are meshed with white and green,
Riih woods. whence water sallies
Forth from a dark demense;
And see How sweet and lender
rerulian skies engender
\ dome of dreamy splendOr
Al clear. and cold, and keen.
10. frost and blow. and bluster,
Melt spots Of sheltered snow
Tor half green fields will muster
\ rich green. when blow
Warm winds OF April blowing
Fair days OF Spring, and sowing,
aigh hills that dream OF growing
And valleys green below.
The Winter lights that linger.
These woods viii vanish soon,
For Spring. with fairy finger
Wil shower sold at noon
And yet. the Day with queenly
White feet. encushioned greenly
N pines, looks up serenely
go the dlurnal moon.
These bright hills are a portal
TO rich and lovely dreams,
For Beauty all-immortal
sun smiles from festered streams.
There, in the red lighEslanted
Waves on as II enchanted
Green grain, in Autumn planted.
Turned red by dying beams.
Then. let The low lights perish
And flicker down the West;
And let the night wind flourish
And blow the world to rest.
>Yring comes with seed and shower,
Spring comes with bud and flower,
And many a vernal hour
VIII seem Loves happest.