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The Devils Lake world., 1920-09-22
'OLDRATES To
STAY IN ND.
COURT DECIDES { !
Lemke Wins In Rail
Rate Action At
Bismarck
OLD FARES RETURN
Means Much To Every
Shipper Over
State

BISMARCK, N. D., Sept. 22.-Sus-
tanning the contention OF William
Lemke, the North Dakota supreme
court Friday issued an order enjoin-
ing railroads operating in this state
from further charging increased in
trastate rates which were put into
effect on Sept. 1. The order also re-
quires the railroads to rebate any
increase already collected. The court
held that no legal order granting the
increases had been made by the state
railroad commission because there
was nothing in the minutes of the
commission to show any action taken
by that body. The question OF the sui
ficiency of the rates was not consld-
cred by the court. It is expected the
railroads will make a new application
to the railroad commission for permis-
sion to increase rates.
Decision of the Court. :
The decision follows:
estate of North Dakota, ex :. rel.
VIM. Lemke, assistant attorney gen.
eral, relator, VS.. Chicago and North
western Ry. Co.. al, respondents.
"Syllabus: The Board of Railroad
Commissioners, pursuant to an ap-
plication by the carriers, conducted a
hearing attended throughout by one
ember of the board and part of the
time by two members. Several days
thereafter meeting of the board
was held at which the subject mat
ter of the application was discussed
but concerning which there was no
vote taken on any: matter presented
in the application, although it is
claimed an agreement as to disposing
was reached. The minutes of the
board do not show what action, if, any,
was taken. Subsequently, an order
was issued under the seal of the board
and signed by the secretary, dispos-
ing of the application, the secretary
stating that such order was released
pursuant to an understanding with
one member of the board. 1t is held:
"l) The purported order is void
for lack of proper action by the board
Of railroad commissioners, and the
carriers are restrained from putting
into effect rate Increases based upon
the purported order and are required
to refund increased charges which
have been collected pursuant to such
purported order"
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IS
LOCKED IN ICE
Explorers Vessel In
Danger of Being
Wrecked

SEATTLE, WASH.-Captain Ron
aid Amundsen, whose polar expedi-
tion ship, The Maud, is wedged in
the ice twenty miles off Cape Serge
on the Siberian coast, is in danger Of
losing his vessel and may be forced
to abandon his attempt to reach the
pole, according to DR.. Jas. H. 4Cudit.
superintendent Of Presbyterian mis-
sions In Alaska, who arrived here
this week on the steamer Victoria
from Nome, Alaska.
DIR. Condit said word was received
Of the plight of the Maud just as the
Victory sailed from Nome and that
the residents of htat city are greatly
concerned over the fate of the ex-
plorer. The vessel is tightly wedg-
ed between ice floes and the rock
bound Siberian coast and is in, grave
danger of being ground to pieces.
DR.. Condit said. The first news of
the Maud was brought to Nome by a
fishing vessel.
The Devils Lake world., 1920-09-22

Let us now see what the Democratic
party did to keep it's vain promises.
From 1913 until 1919, it had COM
plete control of the eovernment
President, Senate, House. AS soon as
it gained power it did away with the
protective tariff which had been inn
posed to cover the difference between
the cost Of production here and
abrsad,, and to uphold our. higher
STANDARD of living. Until 1914 this
resulted in an influx of che@per made
foreign goods, in men being thrown
out of work, and in bread lines and
soup Kitchens. And prices continu-
ed to soar in spite d Democratic hum
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LIVING COSTS TREBLE SINCE
1910, ACTUAL FIGURES SHOW
STEADY INCREASE.
HAS Been SHOWN
LOWERING PRICES
HAVE FAILED
TO COME
uy A crrrA7NrN@

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-m
1910, the Democratic Party went be-
fore the country with an empty pre-
tense that it would lower the cost Of
living for the poor man. The Demo-
cratic Congressional committee distri-
buted a circular showing compari-
son of St. Louis prices for two weeks
family purchases in 1896 and 1919,
which helped to elect its party to
power. 1t said:
''The Republican party has been in
complete control of every department
of the Government since 1896-Presi-
dent, Senate and Congress. They have
given you a government of trusts
beef trust, sugar trust, flour trust,
clothing trust, and the daddy of them
all, the tariff trust. Your table bill
has doubled; have your wages doubl-
ed? You pay 100 per cent more for
your clothing, blankets and house
hold goods; has your salary kept pace
with the increased cost of living?
Your rent is higher and your fuel is
higher; how much higher, is your
weekly pay check? Don't you think
you had better put the trusts that
have doubled the cost of living out
of business?"
Here are the 1896 prices quoted in
this circular of 1910:
Abs. salt pork ------ SOLO
IS lbs. pork chops ---- so
F lbs. pork ribs ------ 80
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Growth of Auto Industry.

Prior to 1900 there was no automo-
bile Industry. Today, at least 2,OOO,-
coo spindles in the United States alone
are working exclusively on automobile
fabrics. In 1915, 1s,465,OOO tires were
manufactured in the United States; in
1877, 25,S40,O00. In 1913 production
was limited by agreement with the
war Industries board. In 1919 the pro-
duction was 100000 tires. At the
present time it il. calculated that 15O,-
600 tires are being turned opt per day,
and plans are nov being made to in
crease this production 50 per cent. !.
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Appeal to Scottish Coal Miners.


The Scottish Coal association has
issued statement regarding the de-
cision Of the Mine Workers associa-
tlon to ballot the workers in the dis
tricts on the question of working five
days week instead Of II days a
fortnight throughout Scotland. A
meeting of the Scottish coal owners,
recently held in Glasgow, viewed this
with the gravest apprehension "as be-
Ing most seriously injurious, not only
to the interests Of the coal industry,
including those Of the workers them
selves, but also to the national inter-
est, and resolved to adopt every
means at its disposal to prevent such
policy being carried out"
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$4,000 In Shoe
Box Thru Mail

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-A shoe
box containing $4,000 in currency
was received thru the mails here by
Mrs. Charles Hayes, wife Of former
chauffeur of the Anglo and London
Paris National bank, who dropped
from sight on Sept. 8 simultaneously
with the disappearance Of a bank au-
tomobile containing $4,000 in cur
lrency and bonds. The box was post
Harked New Orleans. Mrs. Hayes
turned box and money over >.the
police. S55s7g
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ARGUMENT FOR
CLOSED SHOP!
Writer Claims woHs Ascribed to
Benjamin Franklin Are
Applicable.
RIGHT TO "HAMG T0CETHER'
II That Privilege ls Claimed as the
Right Of the Employer, Why ls 1t
Not also the Right Of the Worker7
What Unionism Has Done.

Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.
In a recent issue of the Public
Ledger '"The Men and Business edi-
torial criticizing the action of certain
steamship companies in New York city
for refusing to permit the trucks of
the Merchants association to enter
their piers, thus giving precedence to
union trucks, quotes the words of Ben
jamin Franklin when the Declaration
OF Independence was signed. Frank
lin said: 1--WE must all hang together,
or assure'lly we shall all hang separate
ly." The editor uses these words as
reason why business men should
hang together in fighting unionisni.
III the "closed-shop" controversy
this IS an interesting suggestion but
why not apply it to the case Of the
wOrkingman, to the men who "earn
their bread in the sweat of their
faces For centuries these men did
Dot hang together, with the result that,
IN conditions Of employment and
wages received, they were practically
hanged separately.
The union has been the emancipator
and protector of labor. 1t is the in
strument of redemption from the bru-
tai and enslaving power of organized
and constituencies greed. Every reg
ulation to uplift and protect the work
er has been secured and maintained
through organized labor, the work
ers hanging together. This is espe-
cially true in the realm of law. Child
labor, factory inspection, mining in
spectfon, safety appliances in danger
GUS occupations, employers liability
and wOrkingmen's compensation laws
have all been secured through the un-
ions.
When and where has the unorgan-
lied mob done anything for labor up
Aft? The "eight-hour day." the Sat-
urday half-holiday, extra pay for over
time, all this and more is the result
Of the efforts of the eal,manly, honest
human men who carry union cards.
But the man who has done nothing,
who will do nothing, shares the bene-
fits. He is like the beggar on the
streets of our cities who holds his hat
for the charitable; he may say, 'Thank
you," but the uonunion man damns the
onion that fills his lIat with benefits
and often turns strikebreaker and
scab.
The union man enlists to promote
"the common good" )" he joins the army
Of organized industrialists; the non.
union man is Stacker; he is protect
ed and benefited, but he insults and
spits upon the "banner of unionism.'
It is not spangled with stars, but 4
is blazoned with glorious achievement
The "closed shop" is loyalty pro.
testing against disloyalty; it is the
humane protesting against brutality
1t is liberty fortified against Industrial
slavery. II in time of physical war
fare governments may draft unwilling
men into service, then in this realm OF
moral, mental and general human up
lift the men who enlist and fight fol-
the common cause, for the universal
good have q right to demand support
from the Indifferent, the slackers and
the sneaks. If not. why not?
GEORGE MULLER.
Collingdale, Pa, July %, 1920
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$$30.S7 ~
In order to e7ade the effects Of their
own duplicity, the Democrats now de-
clered that the high prices Of 1918
were caused BY the war. But they
forgot, that the prices Of 1918 were
three times higher. than in 1898, when
there was also a war, when McKin-
ley was president when labor was re-
turning to work and prosperity after
four years Of Democratic hard times.
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. 4s,s... q $@8S. IS
n view of these facts Republican
members Of Congress 5 believe that
well may the Republican party para a....
phrase the language sofs the Democratic
}congressio sional committee in 1910 / and
1918. y. Is
The Devils Lake world., 1920-09-22

@s y pays % read the egadyer dement's
Iof enterprising home 1nexchants.@
They are the people who make itspos-
sible 3to i've conye yeniencesS right atl
pour door s; 81 1. 81
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Announcement

YOUNG MEN should realize to-
day more than ever before the value
of knowing a trade, of specializing in
some branch of business that means
an established future to them. The
hit or miss job may be all right at the
present, but how about the future?
Conditions as we now see them are
unparelled but the time is close at
hand when the specialist, the man
with something tangible to show for
his labors, is the one who will be in
demand.
The c. H. Goss Company, St.
Johnsbury, has formulated plan
which cannot fail to interest hard
thinking, conscientious young men
wishing to capitalize their ability; an
opportunity to learn and at the same
time to earn good pay should they
desire to become permanent in the or
ganization.
The Company has opened an Even
ing School for the purpose Of teach
inn
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-20
PRESIDENT MAKES PLAIN
STATEMENT ON ADRIATIC

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O--The po-
sition of thd American government
on the Adriatic settlement has been
made so plain in President Wilson's
reply to the Allied note that admin
istration officials believe the way to
further argument on the subject has
been closed. 1t was said today, how
ever, that by this they did not mean
thatt he door to further exchanges
had been shut. On the contrary a re-
ply to the presidents latest commun-
ication is anticipated. and final
agreement between the great powers
on the vexing questions is expected.
The presidents not still is in the
hands of Acting Secretary Polk to
whom it was sent yesterday for study
and it was said at the state depart
ment it would not be dispatched to-
day.
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with a revolver in the hands of Hen.
ry Gangnon, as result of neigh
borhood quarrel and today lives to tell
the tale.
DR.. Slayton, who went to White
more's home to probe for two bullets
which were believed buried in the
young mans body found one of the
bullets in the bed. Of the two shots
fred one did not hit Whittemore and
the other took effect in the right
breast but struck bone and came
out few inches from where it en-
tered his side, making two holes
hence the mistake of believing that
.Whittemore had both bullets in, his
body. 1t is expected Whittemore
will recover quickly from this slight
flesh wound.
The shooting was the result of q
neighborhood quarrel, Henry Gang
non, who lives in the old Eli Gale
place in the west part of the toWn.
yesterday shot young Whittemore,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Whittemore
near neighbors of Gangnon, who re-
Gently purchased Mr.. and Mrs. Thay-
er's farm a quarter of mile from
the Gle place.
1T is understood there has been bit
ter feeling between Gangnon, who is
as, and young Whittemore, who is
about 90 years old over the attentions
of the latter to Gangnon's 1S-ycar- old
daughter, Isabel.
Gangnon went to the Whittemorc
home and demanded that the girl re-
turn home. She refused and after
words with the family Gangnon was
ordered from the house, 1t is said
Gangnon went into the yard, follow
cd by young Whittemore, where, it is
alleged, more words and blows fol-
lowed, when Gangnon drew a 80 cal
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ibre Remington revolver and shot two
times.
The young man was able to assist
his parents in securely binding Gang
non with a clothes line. Mrs. Whit
temore then telephoned to this village
for assistance. Sheriff Towne and
, Dr. w. M. Johnston drove to the
, Whittemore home, which is about
four miles distant, reaching there
about an hour after the shooting.
Gangnon was taken to the county
Jail at Hyde Park.
The Gangnon girl has been work
ing in this village for the past month
and left her work last Saturday say
ing she was going home. She went
instead in company with young
Whittemore. The father, hearing she
was not at her place Of employment,
telephoned this morning to the fam
ily wAere she had worked and upon
learning the fact and that the fam
lily supposed she was AZ home, went
at once to the Whittemorc home.
Mrs. Whittemore is the step-moth-
er of Robert Whttemore. Gangnon's
family consists of an aged father and
mother, a young daughter, who
works at Elmore, and son, nine
years old.
/, The Gangnons separated about two
years ago, Mrs. Gangnon going to
Bellows Falls.
.Whittemore, who was twice, cited
for bravery, having served two years
in France, is separated from his wife,
a Miss Bentley of Jericho, whom he
married just before going overseas.
While overseas he had her posted,
announcing that he would pay no
more bills of her contracting, and
since his return they have not lived
together 1t is understood that
neither, however, has sought a di-
yorce. -t'
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NEAR RIOT IN .
WOODSVILLE.
NEWPORT GAME
Fans Rush Onto Floor When
Player .Slaps Referees
Face

The $50 on more sport fans who wit
messed the basket ball game between
Company a." of Newport and the
American Legion of Woodsville, n.
H., at School Hall, Newport, Thurs
day evening, went away satisfied that
they Rad seen their moneys worth
and then some. They were treated
with rare combination of basket
ball, wrestling and boxing.
All of these sports were brought in
to the contest and the audience great
ly enjoyed it all. The final score of
the game was tie. 80 to 80, althouch
the result was disputed by the
Woodsville team, which claimed they
won by Il margin Of two points. The
basket in question was made by Bige-
low during the last minute of play
and according to the New Hampshire
teams version of it, the score was
made after time had been called by
the referee. However, it was proved
that the ball was sailing through the
air while the umpire was blowing his
whistle. Consequently the basket was
recognized as a score, making a tie
decision.
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DIR. REES TELLS
WOMEN HARM
OF COSSIpINC
wrong Impression Created
BY Gossip" May DO
Great Injury

Today: 400, Meeting for Chill
rem, Illustrated talk on Garden
ing"
7.30: Sunday School Night. All
schools sit together.
An audience of women that filled
the Auditorium of the Methodist
church Thursday night heard DR.
Rees on "the Goth century Sodon-
Revised While he followed similar
lines of thought as in the talk to men
last Sunday, it was particularly
adapted to women, and those present
were deeply moved by it.
Instead of Profanity Street" he
used in his address to the women
"Gossiping Street" Gossiping, he
said, is the ability to see things as
they are not, and then advertise what
they assume to have seen, declaring
that there was no man on woman in
the country whose future could be
made very different and embarrassing
by creating wrong impression con-
cerning them by gossip.
Life is a struggle; none of US are
on holiday. IT is battle at best
to live in this world We do not need
people to say unkind,. uncharitable
things about one another, but more
of sympathy and prayer. Many a
woman would have been saved from
ruin if her own sister had been more
Christlikc.
Brethren, if man be overtaken
in 4 fault, We that are spiritual re-
store such one in the spirit of
meelncgs; considering thyself, lest
thou also be tempted. Bear ye one
anothe-s burdens, and SO fulfil Ahe
law of Christ" In the name of the
best interests of your town, your
churches, and your homes, let us ask
God to forgive US our miserable gos-
Continued on page 81
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-20
ISSCARPENTER
is BRIDE OF
MERLE COLBURN
Pretty Wedding Ceremony
at Home of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Carpenter

At pretty wedding ceremony on
Wednesday evening Miss Gladys lola
Carpenter became the bride of Merle
Colburn at the horne Of the brides
parents, Mr and Mrs. Charles w. Car
penter, No % Spring ST., st Johns
bury A large party of friends and
relatives witnessed the ceremony
DR.. F. A. Poole of the South Con-
gregational church, of which the
bride was member, performed the
ceremony The couple stood before a
background of green in the parlor
which was prettily decorated with
potted plants and cut flowers.
Miss Alice Hall presided at the
piano and with Miss Glenn Robinson
violinist, played selection before the
ceremony and as the bridal party en-
tered the parlor played Lohengrin's
wedding march. Following the cere-
mony they played Mendelssohn's.
Miss Carpenter made very charm
ing bride, gowned in cream white
Georgette with beaded trimmings.
She carried a bouquet of bride roses.
She was given away by her father.
Her attendant was Mrs. Morris Clark
of Manchester, n H., classmate Of
Miss Carpenter when they attended
St. Johnsbury Academy Mrs. Clark
was handsomely gowned in pink
Georgette crepe with the same trim
mngs. She carried pink carnations.
She is well remembered as Miss
Eloise Masten.
The best man was Thomas Colburn
an uncle of the groom. The little
ring bearers were Fl oward Colburn
and Eloise Person. They bore the
rings on the stem of q rose. The
double ring service was used.
The wedding party enjoyed a
dainty lunch of ice cream, waters and
punch. The evening was very happily
spent while the bride and groom pre-.
pared for their wedding trip which
will take them away for week.
The bride has been very popular
stenographer at the office of the E.
& r. Fairbanks Scale plant in st.
Johnsbury. The groom is employed
in the cost department of the same
plant. They will make their home
here.
Among che out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. Walker of
Springfield, Mass; Mrs. Nelson
of South Ryegate, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. Pope of Greensboro.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-20
NOTED EXPLORER
DEAD HOME
in WASHINGTON
Judge StaffOrd's Son Mar
ricd "Snow Baby" Peary's
Daughter
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-Real
Admiral Robert e. Peary, retired, the
Arctic explorer and discoverer of the
North Pole, died at his home today
from pernicious anemia from which
he had suffered several years. Arran-
gements for the funeral have not been
completed, but he will be buried with
full Naval honors.
Admiral Peary submitted to blood
TRANSMISSION at a hospital here 10 days
ago and was later removed to his
home where his condition was report
ed to be somewhat improved. He
gradually grew weaker and the end
came this morning. His physician
disclosed the fact that the last trans
fusion was the 35th to which Admiral
Pcary had submitted within two
years.
Admiral Peary was born in Creson,
Penn, May 6, 1856, was graduate of
Bowdoin College and entered the
Navy in 1881. He was best known
for his Arctic explorations and his
trip in 1909 when he reached the
North Pole was the eighth trip to
Arctic regions. Admiral Peary has
lectured in st. Johnsbury and was a
speaker at one of the meetings of the
Greater Vermont association at Mont
pelier some five yeaIs ago. His
daughter, the famous "Snow Baby" IS
the wife of Edward Stafford, ESQ.,, OF
Washington, son of Judge and Mrs.
Wendell P. Stafford.
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The G. HI. GOss Company
ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT
Phone $40
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
TO BE PUT ON RECORD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20--En-
trance of the seven million American
farmers as unit into the political
area was forecast today when the
national board of farm organizations
decided that all presidential candi-
dates should be put or record on
their attitude towards the questions
on which farmers are interested.
Each candidate will be asked to ans
wer questionable SO that his position
will be unmistakatle.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-20
STOPS SALE OF LINERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-The SEN
ate Commerce committee today or
dered favorably reported Chairman
Jones' bill prohibiting the sale of 80
former German passenger liners as
except as may hereafter be provided
by Congress.
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WEATHER

Fair tonight and Saturday
Colder tonight in Yer
mont. Rising temperature
Saturday. Moderate winds
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-20

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast
Quarter OF Vermont State
Every Working Day.
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Y. D. MAN SH0ElN M0RRISV1LLE IN ROW OVER GIRL
LATE NEWS Bulletin
MILITARY TRAINING FAVORED
BY HOUSE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-The
principal of universal military train
ing as part of the nations future
Military policy was approved today
by the House Military committee by
vote of II to 8. This means that
the committees army reorganization
bill will contain general training
provision. Among those voting for
the measure were Greene of Vermont.