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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
Boy Scouts Win
Basket Ball Games

The regular business meeting was
held Saturday afternoon at the Y. NJ.
&. A. A former scout of Troop /,
Norfolk, n. V, has joined with u
thus starting Il new patrol
Troop is now over a year old and
! since joining the troop there are four
scouts who have not missed meeting
These four are Nathan Pike, Donald
Sampson, Charles Malam and John
Pike. Those missing but one meeting
are Bernard Wilcox, Theodore Ellis,
Ralph Miller and Linwood Thomas.
! March - the Troop defeated Mil
lcr's team by ii score Of 10 to 3G, the
scouts getting the winning baskets in
the last few minutes of play. The
work of N. Pike, J. Pike and Ellis
were the features. The score:
Ellis, If rg, Miller
J Pike, IF IL, Tillotson
n. Pike, C c, Strectcr
Wilcox, lg IF, Daniels
Malam, rg If, Il. Sampson
Goals from floor, J. Pike 10, Ellis
., Strectcr 8, Tillotson 6, Daniels 4,
N. Pike 3, Wilcox 1, Malam 1. Goals
from fouls, J. Pike 1. Substitutions,
Pierce for Il. Sampson. Referees,
Perry, Pierce and y Sampson. Time
keeper, Hackctt. Scorer, Thomas.
Time, 4 tens.
On March 27 Troop 3 defeated the
2nd team by Il close score OF 40 to
IS The absence of J. Pike, Wilcox
and Mcnamara from the lineup was
very noticeable. This game will prob
ably be the last of the season as the
Troop will now take up baseball and
track. The score:
Ellis, If lg, ID. Sampson
Daniels, IF IL, Hackctt
N Pike, c, Tillotson
Miller, lg IF, J. Pike
Burrows, rg If, Malam
Goals from floor, Tillotson 10, N.
Pike 7, Ellis 7, J. Pike 7. Daniels 3,
Burrows 9, Malam =. Referee, Viii
cox. Timer, Howard Scorer, Howard
Time, four ten minute periods
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
Mr.. WilfOrc to Work
at A. L. Bailey's

Mr.. Whore, who for the past two
years has been employed as shipping
clerk and assistant to Morton J. Reed,
in the office Of O. V. Hooker G. Son,
has resigned his position and Monday
morning begins work for A. l.. Bal
ley.
At the close of work Friday, Mr..
Whore was presented with pair
of auto gloves, as token of esteem,
in which he was held by the office
force of this corporation.
Mr.. Wilfore's place will be taken
Amos H. Carpenter, who recently
served on the U. S. S. Arethusa and
since his return to st. Johnsbury,
previous to his coming to work for
this corporation was employed in II.
\. Renfrew's store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
PAGE THREE

ally strcssing the opportunities the
young men and women had for lib
eral education at the present time.
His public addresses at college COM
mencemntS and on othr public occa-
>ions were full of practical advice and
suggestions for old and young.
One of Mr.. Wallis favoritc stories
had to do with the origin of the Am
crican Bell Telephone Company. In
the carly days the telephone company
was regarded Us an ecccntricity of
lot of lunatics, to be feared because
Of the financial trouble it might make.
\ hard-hcaded old Yankee up in Ver-
mont had the contract to dig lot
of poStholcs for the telephone COM
phone company. He was to be given
two shares of stock for each hole.
After he had worked for a while he
went on strike, and so notified the
officials of the company.
"I'm getting the worst of this"
said he grumhling. CATER this l
won't take but one share of stock
for each poSthole.'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
Band Musician
Wanted at West Point

The L. S. Army West Point Mill
tary Band has vacancies for mu.i-
clans embracing all instruments that
are played. This band furnishes
splendid opportunities for men thai
are qualified musicians. The men
must be examined by the Band Lead
er before they can be accepted for this
band. The West Point Military Band
is an organization known the world
over. Married men will be accepted
for this band providing they arc qU,i-
lifted musicians, and plenty of oppor-
tunity is given men to receive extra
pay for playing at dances and doing
orchestra work. For further infor
nation apply at the local recruiting
Office, II Railroad St, St. John.bury,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
Lyndonville Boy
Enlisted in Army

Chillis II. Dustin of Lyndonville
has enlisted in our peace time army,
having selected the Signal Corps.
This branch of service offers splendid
opportunities to all young men, and
many young men have selected this
branch of service. The Signal Corps
is charged with all Photographic and
cincmatographic work of the Army
not specially assigned to other corps,
arms or departments. This work Of
fcrs exceptional opportunities to be-
como Il still or motion photographers
Mr.. Dustin left Saturday morning for
Fort Slocum, N. Y, where he will re-
ceive preliminary training and then
be assigned to his permanent station.
All young men interested in any Of
the Ii different branches of the T..
S. Army are invited to call at III Rail-
road ST., st. Johnsbury, where all in
formation will be chccrfully given.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21

AIRY Round Table. Following the sup
per President James b. Campbell
raped to order and introduced Judge
L. 7. Slack who briefly explained the
object Of the meeting which was to
raise the chu"ch'> quota of $500 for
forward work in the ntcr-Church
movement. Charles W. Steele fol-
lowed with IN appeal for every man
to do his share and at the close Of
the meeting announced that those
present had pledged over 500 for the
coming year towards this quota.
In closing the meeting President
Campbell congratulated all present
on their loyalty to the church and
expressed the hope that similar social
gatherings be held in the future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
Examination for
Customs Service

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open COM
petitive examination on May -, for
Cling vacancies in the Customs and
Internal Revenue districts, and va
cancics in Navy Yards and Naval
Stations and in the various branches
Of the Government service in New
England will be filled as il result Of
this examination.
For information, address the See
rotary, Board Of United States Civil
Service Examiners at st. Johnsbury,
w., Post Office Service District, or
the Secretary of the First United
States Civil Service District, Custom
house Tower, Boston, with whom APP
plcations must be filed in complete
form in time to arrange for cXamn-
alton of applicants.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
DR.. Grenfell Here
Thursday Night

Dr.. Wilfrcd II. Grcnfcl, the Labra-
dor missionary and doctor, will give
an illustrated lecture in Grace church
Thursday night and one that will APP
peal to young and old. He is making
u tour of New England in the inter-
cItS of his Labrador work and I'LL thc
proceeds of Thursdays lecture above
the small local expenses will be de-
voted to his work in which doctors
and nurses of all shades of religious
faith are engaged. DR.. Grcnfcll is y
christian hero with real message
and he deserves Il full house. DR..
Grcnfcll is in Hanover today and goes
from st. Johnsbury to Burlington and
will address the college students in
both places. -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
Dancing Social at
Pythian Hall

Committees from the Girls Com
munity league working with the In
dustrial committee of the Woman'S
Club have compiled plans for the
dancing party at Pythian Hall, Tues
day night. All girls who attended the
party at the armory given by the In
duStrial classes arc invited, a., well
as all girls who wish to join the
Girls League. Miss Darling, the
new secretary Of the league will be
present and will explain the aims i
the league.
There will be music for dancing
from 7.30 to II and ice cream and
cake will be served.
Each girl may bring guest,
either il young man or Il young wom-
an, and Is cents to help dcfray cX-
penScs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
Fine Farm for Sale in Brandon

One of the best farms in all Vermont is offered
for sale at price less than the buildings now upon
it could be duplicated today and the property will be
sold on account of the owners health.
The farm of 23O acres is located in Brandon, q
miles from Lake Champlain, 81 miles from Bur
ton, 16 miles from Middlebury and its college anc
same distance from Rutland Within radiu
10 miles from the farm are the famous fishing
summer resorts of Lake Dunmore, Lake Hort
Lake Beebe, Echo Lake. Burr pond, High pond,
yer lake, Fern lake and Lake Bomoseen. The !
is only two miles from Brandon, which is on
Rutland railroad where eight passenger trains
give the best of service. Brandon is prospe
Vermont community of 5000 people, with a.
hotel, five churches, and several prosperous
tories
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
No. Church Brotherhood
Help Raise Quota

About 40 members of the NORTH
church brotherhood sat '---- 10 an
excellent supper Tuesday evening
served by the ladies of the Mission
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
100 Acres of Tillage

with the rest devoted to pasture and wood
The estimated value Of the standing pine limb
$4,000 The land is a medium loan, with not q S
on the property, and is especially suited for raj
corn and other grains. The meadow land is in
piece, right in front of the house with the excep
of parcel by the creek which contains som
acres. The land is almost all level with fences, m
ly woven wire, in good repair. There are two
gardens on the place, both of them very early.
The farm gets its water supply from the b
don reservoir and the water rent is very reasons
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
Modern IS Room House

The house and barns are modern in every
The dwelling is IL story structure with
rooms, two pantres, two bathrooms and hot
cold water throughout the house. Some OF
rooms have hardwood floors. cellar with cen
floor is divided off into two parts, one of which
cold storage room for fruits and vegetables
house is heated with a hot water system, has 4la
veranda and an attractive side porch The law
shaded with beautiful naples and there, are
maple trees on the place if one cares to produce,
sugar Both the house and barns are equipped
lightning rods.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-21
Big Barn With Latest lmproveme

The main barn is $50 by 40 feet and moder
every respect. 1t will accommodate 43 mead
stanchions, with individual drinking cups in from
each cow. There are also nine calf pens, three
stalls, seven horse stalls, harness room, carr
room, etc. There is plenty Of room for storage
the upper part of the barn. There are two
with a capacity of 800 tons that can be filled
fall. There is also a hog house for 80 hogs, '
abundance of storage overhead for straw. Their
another barn Which has tie-ups for III head OF cal
Two tool sheds, one sheep shed, work shop,
house, grana1y ice house all filed and milk room
equipped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
Like War T1mes

"The sugar shortage has been seri- ous in Bessemer during the past two weeks" said R. L. Childers. and the restaurants and cafes have adopted the wartime way of serving it in small envelopes. Some of the restaurants were unable to secure any sugar at all so were forced to serve tea and coffee without any sweetenlng All merchants who have any of this com modity are selling it in small auan- titles, allowing only two pounds 10 a customer An effort is being made 10 secure car load of sugar for the city and this will relieve the situation 10 certain extent The people in Bes- semer are having as much trouble get ting sugar as during the war and ars having to do without sweets"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
LUKE M,LUkE SAYS

With clothes at s15 throw, a lot of
 US will find it cheaper to use sand
 paper on the seats and elbows of our
 last summers suits and get the shine
 off
 Maybe the Holy Joes will enact a
 twenty third amendment prohibiting
 nature from growing grapes, hops ap-
 ples. peaches. corn and other things that might be used as the makin's of 8 drink this summer If a man waA as fond of his wife when she is at home as he is when she has been out of town for a month, there would be no divorces- The reason why your wife can get so excited over what is going on in some neighbor's house is because it is none of her business.
 She lets the big boob do all the talk ing when they are engaged. This is how she learns all the things that she throws up to him after they are | married.
 The savings bank advise us that money will be worth just twice as much a year from now as it is today Wlle. we're gonna put our thirty cents l under the corner of the carpet. and II I Here isn't sixty cents there next March we're gonna bawl somebody out 1 When girl is 17 she has to be a good runner to keen away from the men. But when she is 27 the men have to be good runners to keep away from ! her.
 We don't blame a well-built girl l fer exposing her figure. If you had l her figure the betting is that you would 1 not wear anything at all. 1 Every now and then you Will mee' a man who removes any doubts you may have as to the Darwlniar
 theory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13

summit before history took up its rs~ oning emperors stood to offer hull ge for their people to the Ruler of Heaven, is enshrined the purest faith of the Chi nese, not yet overlaid with demonology and spirit-worship. Around it's rocks. it's pools, its clusters of other worldly trees are gathered some of their most treasured lore and beautiful legends. In its shadow lies the humble walled city of Chu-Fu, where Confucius lived. studied, and gathered about him the disciples who spread the code of ideal. that has governed quarter of ths human race, where he now lies buried and where his descendants still live.
 Here every year for generation o1 generation have come the mighty and lowly of the empire on pilgrimage, em4 peror and warrior and sage and coolie seeking benevolent dispensation- And here we, too, have come Cthe artist and D to catch the spirit of the real China
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
Coming of Robins

T have been watching with pleas ure each season the coming or the robins said Dr. Elwyn Ballard but evidently whoever was looking afte- the weather bureau in the robin world slipped up as bad as do some or our forecasters at times. for during the recent cold spell I saw great droves of them out in East Birmingham. ana they seemed nearly frozen to death as they flew from tree to tree or Jumped around in the bushes or hoped about on the ground in search of something to eat. It seems that the valley reach ing from Birmingham down through Jones valley and Possum creek is favorite place for them to come each winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
WHEN HArRcUTs COST DOLLAR

WHEN HAIRCUTS COST DOLLAR From the Sun and New York Herald.
 From Leon Worthall. general organ- izer of the Barbers' International Union comes the news that:
 'The dollar haircut is in sight.
 'The master barbers will have to come to it, with the heavy rents, in- creased cost of supplies and higher wages. It won't go there at once-75 cents will probably be the next rise, and then st."
 A dollar is pretty still price to pay a barber for cutting your hair the way you don't want it cut. Per haps mere man. slave to convention though he is. may be forced to con- as opposed to haircutting. The pros pect seems alarming at first glance
 but necessity may point a way to the
 union of thrift and art.
 There is nothing unmanly about hair worn long Trappers and guides fearless men of the woods appear in the movies with flowing locks Buf- falo Bill was not close cropped. Sailor men sometimes even in these days wear pigtails.
 There is another possibility of es- cape from the profiteering barber There must be a good many hundreds of thousands of men who recall with grateful thoughts the comfort of a head denuded of hair with clippers Clippers may be bought even by men who are not members of the barbers union. The operation formerly known in some parts of the country as 'shinglins'' the head may be revived as one of the domestic arts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
'IZENsHIP

 BURDENS OF CITIZENSHIP This is going to be busy year for Botkins."
 How sor'
 Hes got to elect president, put the United States in;o the League oc Nations. bring down the high cost of living and get the home team started cn the road to berth in the first di- vision. with a chance at the pennant~
 DOESN'T EXPERIMENT There's depth and volume to the bullfrogs song"
 True. but it lacks variety.- Nevertheless. admire the bulifros's consistency. He knows the notes he sings best and sticks to them.-
 KIsMET T don't want you to answer now, Miss Pippin. Think the matter over at your leisure and let me know what
  your decision is,'
 I'm afraid I can never marry you. Mir Dubson."
 Are you quite sure.- "oh. yes. For . while I thought might consent. but you began to grsw one of those tooth brush mustaehes and then I knew 1t could never ba-"
 FAIR HEROINE What's that decoration Miss Teacher is wearingT' ''The ID. O. medal What do the letters stand forT' Distinguished Osculation.' shs Kissed recruits during the war"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13

tangled herself except through the door of death. On the other hand, the plot of The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith'. cried aloud for tragic ending. which the author refused to grant; and perhaps this is one reason why the piece has never taken hold on our playEoing pub lie, despite it's indisputable quaIitfes-
 As it happens there have been seen on our stage in the first and second decades of the twentieth century four plays. unequal in sincerity and diff ferent in texture. but all of them vari- ants of the same theme Two arc British: Iris" by Sir Arthur Pinero and "The Fugitive" by MT. John Galsworthy; and two are American; ''rhe Easiest Way" by Eugene Walter, and "Decalssee,' by Miss Zoe Aiken. In each of them we are invited to fol- low the career of a young woman who loves luxury and who moves through life along the line of least resistance, until at last the ground gives way be- meath her feet. Iris" was the first of the four; it is the most delicately artistic and the most veracious sThs Easies Way is perhaps the most vfR- orous. The Fugitive" is palrd and futile. 'Declassee" is the least esti |. mable of them all. as 1t is the leesf original; 1t is crude in matter and clumsy in manner. The i've last named pieces are unsatisfactory when we bring them to the bar of our intel. elctual honesty; and yet both end with the death of the heroine, an arbitrary exit out of the moral entangiements in which she has involved herself. The two earlier plays have 2 more truly tragic ending. since they leave the heroine alive, yet bereft of all thai makes life worth living. and east ints outer darkness and into black despair. No one of the four sent the spectafers home reassured and consoled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
Interest in the Legion

All over the state there is re- newed activity in the American Legion circles" said Matthew H. Murphy, state commander. "and have been greatly encouraged by the number ot voluntary applications for charters re- ceived at the state office In my opinion there is greater public inter est in the legion than at any time since the close of the war and the birth of the organization. Members or every post are taking an active inter est and are lining themselves up In their respective organizations.
 '"This is splendid indication 10 those of us who have watched the working of the legion in other states hich have been solidly organized for some time and portends much good Tor Alabama. The legion has attained great strength everywhere and we feel sure that this will follow in Ala bama."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
SOVIET MOVIES

From the New York Times.
 We have been told that the young
 Russian Hercules has already stran-
 fore he is out of his cradle; but upon
 reading Mir. Lincoln Eyre's dispatches
 from the proletarian paradise one is
 not so sure. That Is a tough serpent.
 and crafty one; his tail still wriggles.
 and as all men know will continue to
 For. aside from the revival of capi-
 talism in the bolshevist system itself,
 which is a subject deserving consid-
 erable study. the bolsheviki in a mo-
 ment of unwisdom have delivered
 themselves into the hands of their
 enemies.
 The moving picture industry has
 been nationalized in Russia. like other industries. and the soviet state has established a training school for movie actresses. Doubtless this was designed as shrewd piece of propa-
 ganda; for the girls of nation will be unswervingly loyal to any govern ment which gives them the oportu- nifty to learn to be a Pickford free of charge and with larger food all lowance than is permitted to ordinary citizens But this offer of the prole- tarian state was at once embraced by the aristocracy; daughters of noble families who in former days would have finished their education at girls schools of the ordinary type now go submissiveIy to the soviet movie col lege to learn the technique of the vamp, the angei-faee and the cutie.
 But they will have their revenge. The aristocracy is biding it's time. l The bolsheviki have lavished care and ! money on the opera and Shakespeare. but these more aristocratic forms of art are patronized only by the prole- tarit The old nobility concentrates \ on the movies And in few years, when all the goddesses of the Russian screen arc aristocratic graduates of the state movie school there will be 1 8 sudden and general strike of film
 actresses to continue until Russia
 brings back Czar. If that strike is not successful the Russian public has
 not yet been educated up to the American level
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
IN THE HEART OF SHANTUNG

From "Shantung: Sacred Soil,' by Ma thaniel Peffer, in the February scrib- ner.
 TA-Shan Tai-An-Fu,
 Shantung. 6F1aIS is the heart of Shantung-sym-
 boI now to the western world or S China's trembling fate. It is more than that It is the heart of China itseif' the soul of China. centre and sanctuary of the highest in China's faith, tradition, and history. There is thrill to the mind and catch to the imagination in stand ing on this soil at this time; and feel ing of asthetic satisfaction at the nice unity in the fact that the chance or political circumstance has given to the west as symbol for China that which most genuinely and most deeply IS China.
 For these mystic hills and the 1ew miles of plain they command are 10 China sacred. Here on r'ai-Shan. the sacred Peak of the East on whose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Pouter Arf.

Poster Art.
 Without funds to secure the oil painting that should adorn the walls of library, Lloyd w Josselyn and his staff of librarians have hit on q plan for the Birmingham library that is not only unique says those who have heard of it. but inspirational Letters are being written to mayors town curates, red cross workers and other municipal authorities in Europe for copies of war posters. The best of these will be mounted and framed and placed in the library. Says Mr. Josselyn:
 Nearly every one of these posters was born of an inspiration aeeentu . ated by the stress of war. They can not be duplicated As time goes on their historical value will be very great
 Birmingham, although having sev- eral art studies of worth, has, as yet little in the way of public art. Wno knows what talent may lie latent in the countless numbers of young peo- pie who come to the library for books and seeing the vigorous and telling posters of the war period. have awak- ened in them the desire and will to become artists.
 If it is possible to secure fitting collection, and we already have seven y-five of Americas war posters, they can be used in a special room or the hall of the new library. and I believe they will be a never-ending source or interest.
 we are at once making decided effort to collect all of them we can, 1nd letters are being written now as fast as we can get them out to put through this work"