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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-23
PEACHAM

Ralph Hay has bought the Will
liams house at the Corner where he
lives and Arthur Aiken has moved
into the little house formerly known
as the "tin shop"
George Chandler has been out OF
school the past week with chicken
pox.
Schools at Ewcll's Hollow has been
closed since Tuesday as the pupils
were all sick.
There is hardly house that does
not contain from one to half dozen
sick ones, but no cases OF the Flu
at yet, and every precaution is being
made to prevent it. Nearly all public
gatherings are suspended for the pre-
sent, The farmers meeting which was
set for Saturday, Feb. IA, was post
poned
Miss Lou Stevenson wss home Sat-
urday from her work at Fairlee.
Dir. Libby of Danville was in town
Saturday to see Mrs. Herbert Hooker
and w. N Blanchard.
Mrs. l. M. Adams has returned
from Boston where she has been for
the past three weeks
Ray Kinerson's baby is i'll with
bronchial pneumonia.
"A majority of the schools were
not in session Monday on account OF
the severe storm and roads. Mrs.
Patience Nutting, who teaches at
Ewell's Hollow made the trip from
Harvey on her snow shoes. The Ac-
ademy was also closed Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Fuller of st.
Johnsbury are at Ray Kinerson's.
Mrs. James Rogers was called to
Massachusetts, last week by the III
ness of her daughter, Winifrede, who
is attending chool there. They are
expected home thi week.
Mrs. Warner, who has been at Bar
ton, is home again.
A smallgathering attended the Il.
A. r. dinner at the hall Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart of Newbury
arevisiting at E. J .Hobart's.
Mrs. Oliver Cowan was at Barnet
several days last week.
Charlie Cowan had a severe attack
of appendicitis Saturday and was OBJ
liged to go to the hospital that night
for an operation. He is doing NICE
ly at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Powers OF
West Danvllc are visiting at Fred
Powers.
Mr. mad Mrs Harry Page are at
George Chamberlain's for a few days.
A card party and oyster supper was
held at Brookside hall on "Wednesday
evening, As were present. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Garfield Darling were among the
number, it being their 18th annlver-
sary and Mrs. Darling's birthday.
Mr.. Smith read one of his original
poems which was much enjoyed.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-23
EAST BARNET

Mrs. Hall of Barnet visited friends
here Friday and spent last week Wis
iting Mrs. John Bandy.
H. A. Healey spent Sunday at hi:
home in North Danville.
4 Earl Denonville has been confined
to the house by illness.
Ruby Henry of Barnet spent Sat
urday here visiting Mrs. Jennie Cha
bot. '-~"
Mrs Paddlcford is gaining and
able to be down stairs again.
Florence Cheney of St. Johnsbury
spent the week end with her parents,
Nh and Mrs. Lewis Cheney.
Little Arthur Fecteau has been
very sick.
William Warrill spent Saturday in
st. Johnsbury. fA
Henry Gammell of Newport spent
Monday night and Tuesday at his
home here. s.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Newman spent
part of last week in Lyndon visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Kendall spent
Wednesday in st Johnsbury.
Henry Gammell Of Newport spent
"Wednesday and Thursday at his home
here.
Rammie Champany is moving in
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-23
EAST BURKE

Rev. J. Q. Angel was called to East
Haven Saturday to officiatc at the
funeral of the little Ward boy, who
passed away at Brightlook hospital
Thursday following an operation for
appendicisit.
J Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Walter Of
st. Johnsbury were Sunday visitors
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Lang.
The Grand Union Tea Co. have an
, agent on the road selling their pro-
ducts again
Mr.. Rosebrook, forman in Darling's
dressing mill, has been confined to
the house this past week with a hard
cold.
Word has been received of the
birth Of little daughter, Ruth Eve
lyn, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Kimball
of Concord, N. H., on Feb. 10 Mrs.
Kimball will be pleasantly remember
ed as Bertha Mentally of this place.
Congratulations are extended.
There will be Washington's birth
day social at the Congregational
vestly Monday evening, Feb. % to
which every one is invited.
Mrs. Mary Mills and Mrs. Ethel
Blood of Lyndonville visited Mrs. A.
B. Colby Friday.
Alice Harvey and Bessie Warner
celebrated their birthday together
Saturday evening at Miss Warmers
home. The birthday of both young
ladies being on st. Valentines day.
Games and music was enjoyed
throughout the evening. Refresh
ments of cake and ice cream was
served. About Is were present.
After very enjoyable evening all
left for their respective homes wish
ing them many happy returns of the
day.
f. r. Harvey was called to Lam
caster, N. H., Monday by the sudden
death of his brother, Albert
Evelyn Hamilton went Tuesday to
Whitefield, N. H., where she will
teach school.
Burke Mountain Grange will cele-
brate its 18th birthday February 25.
All members try and be present. All
charter members are earnestly re-
qucsted to come, and every one who
were ever members of this Grange are
cordially invited. A good time isl
being planned.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-23
IUNEN BURG

The SO foot barn on Fred Powers
farm collapsed from the weight Of
snow on the rosf last week. Fortu-
nately no one was in the building at
the time so no lives were lost.
Mrs. Glen Lewis of Boston was re-
Gently guest of MI and Mrs. Char
les Lewis.
A letter received last Friday tells
of the death in New York City of the
widowed mother of Edward Hudson,
who with his wife (Cleona Silsby)
have many friends in Lunenburg who
sympathizc with them in their be-
reavement.
The quarantine was removed by
Dr. V. p. Gengc of st. Johnsbury,
Health Officer for this district, on
Thursday and all activities of the
town were resumed. Schools began
OH Monday with the exception of the
Baptist Hill district in which there
are still few who are not fully re-
covered.
Miss Annie Crawford of South
Lunenburg and Dan Dodge I'd were
married at the home Of Nj. and Mrs
Dan Dodge, grandparents of the
groom, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, by Rev
G. w. Douglas. After a few days in
ST. Johnsbuly where they went imme-
diately following their marriage. Mr.
and Mrs. Dodge will go to housekeep-
ing in Fitzdale, where Mr.. Dodge has
been working for some time for the
Fitzdale Paper Co.
The worst storm of the season
struck Lunenburg on Saturday even
ing, snow continuing to fall most of
the, time for "a hours, blocking all
roads. Rev. G. w. Douglass tried to
make his appointments at Fltzdale.
and East Concord on Sunday after
noon on horseback but was forced to
turn back and DR.. Bronson with A. j.
Newman driving met the same fate.
Road Commissioner w. II. Bell had
crews of men working early Monday
morning clearing the roads ready for
the next blow. C. W. Turner, II. F.
ID. carrier, was unable to make any
trip on Monday, and several days last
week he could make only part Of his
route And March is still to ocme.
Howard w. r. c. will observe
Washington's birthday as usual with
a social at G. A. r. hall on Monday
evening, Feb. %. A short entertain |
ment is planned with games and
light refreshments to follow Adnlis |
sion Is cents and everybody is invit- !
cd.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-23
EAST CONCORD

Mr.. and Mrs. Crockett of White
field, n. H., were visitors of Mrs. Es-
tella Mcservc Monday.
MI. and Mrs. Carl Bert were in
Concord Wednesday to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Will Hastings.
Rev. Glenn w. Douglas was calling
in the place Wednesday afternoon
and held a mid week prayer service at
the church in the evening.
Charles Phillips was business Wis
itor in st. Johnsbury last week.
Carl Bort was a business visitor in
st. Jobnsbuly, Saturday.
G. Dunn and Burt Gallop spent the
week end at their homes in Victory.
The Box supper at the church Sat-
urday evening was quite well attend
ed, double team coming from Fit2-
dale. A good time was enjoyed and
$500 added to the treasury of the
l.. A. S.
Mrs Lewis Lamontagnc is very
sick at this writing.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Briggs Of
st. Johnsbury visited at their sisters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fishers over the
week end.
Mrs. Lem Fisher was business
visitor in st. Johnsbury Saturday.
Mrs. Estella MeseIve has gone to
Whitefeld to work at the Fiske
House where she has charge Of the
dining room.
About 80 of the friends of Miss
Cleona Nichols sent her a post card
shower Saturday. Miss Nichols has
been very sick with influenza at Mr..
Spraguc's at St Johnsbury where she
has been working for over a year.
We are glad to say she is slowly
convalescing.
Kathleen Kelley is working at
Clark Steere's. Six Of the family are
sick and Mrs. Merrill Steere is in a
very serious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Savers visited
at their brothers, Fred Savers in
Lunenburg one day last week. They
report Mrs. Savers in poor health
and little Vera as not as well.
Frank Carpenter of Concord was
a guest of George Morrill, Wednesday
night.
Linda Whipple who attends school
at Concord was at her home here the
last of the week.
Mrs. Della Rainey from Maine was
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Burt
the last of the week.
Mrs. Addie Webb visited friends in
st. Johnsbury part of last week.
Owing to SO many sick the whist
party was postponed last week.
Alden Briggs of Whitefield was at
Lem Fishers over Sunday.
H. Hendrick has returned from sew
eral days spent at his home at
Georges, N. H.
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the Roy tenement, vacated by Leon
Fectcau.
Fred Langman has been quite sick
Arthur Moore has been having the
mumps.
Mrs. Kate Morse of Littleton, N.
II. visited her sisters, Mrs. Emma and
Lizzie Kendall, part of last week.
Supt. Harvey Burbank of Danville
visited schools here last week.
Mrs. Eugene Kendall spent Friday
IN st. Johnsbury, also Mrs. Lizzie
Kendall.
Misses Elsie and Florence Wild,
Pearl Cilley and Mildred Adams Of
st. JohnsburS and Lyndon school
spent the week end at their homes
here.
On account of the storm Sunday
there were no services at the church.
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
MIN. DELEGATES MAY BACK WOOD BOLDLY
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ST. PAUL, Minn.. Mar. 16.-Repub- lican leaders in the Twin Cities tonight admitted that the county conventions to be held tomorrow in St. Paul and Minneapolis, will practically determine whether the Minnesota delegation of 24 solid for the nomination of Major Gen erat Leonard Wood.
 There are 10 congressional districts in Minnesota. Each district chooses two delegates to the national conven- : tion and the state convention selects four delegates at large. The county conventions will be held tomorrow the and the state convention will be held in the St. Paul auditorium on Satur- day.
 In the seven districs outside of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the Wood forces scored a conceded victory at the pref erential primary yesterday. In the fifth and tenth districts, which include Hennepin county (Minneapolis), sup porters of Senator Hiram Johnson of California claim control. In the fourth district, Ramsey county est PauD, the dispute regarding control will be decided at the county convention to- morrow. Wood managers admitted to- night that Johnson received the en- dorSement in a majority of the pre- cincts but the Wood men claim to have carried the precincts, sending the largest number of delegates to the county convention.
 Senator Johnson led General Wood by l43 votes in Minneapolis. accord ing to complete returns tonight. John sons vote was 7.126: Wood 6,9S3 Hoover 4.531. and Lowden 2,693. The rural sections of Hennepin county out side of Minneapolis gave Johnson about a three to one vote.
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
GERMANY MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY IN 1913
 ADM. SIMS DECLARES
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WASHINGTON, March 16-Germany missed an opportunity to paralyZe shipping and American troop move ments to France in the summer of 1918 by not sending a battle cruiser squadron to raid conveys, Rear Admiral Sims said today, continuing his testi- mony before the senate committee in vestigating his charges against the Although the department was warned in September, 1917, of this danger, it had no comprehensive plan to combat
 '.The departmet acknowledged that it had not approved plans and said that it depended upon the European forces and upon the British grand fleet to stand off the danger until it had time to act" Admiral Sims asserted. The department suggested plan after plan in the intervening months, the admiral said, all based on a wrong premise and most Of which had been previously con sidered and rejected by the allies as unavoidable.
 Tn August, 1918, word came that the enemy was preparing two cruisers for raidiEg 6uty Admiral Sims said, and not until then did the department abandon it's own ideas and accept his recommendation, made 10 months be- fore, that battleships be assigned to protect troop ships. He read from the cablegrams accepting his plan, in which the department said it was "only temporary expeGient'' and did not solve the problem of continued enemy battle cruiser activity in the Atlantic"
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
ADMITS EFFORT TO
 DODGE FEDERAL TAX : BY LEASING ASSETS

NEWARK, N. J., March 16.-Richard V. Lindabury counsel for the Francisco Sugar company, New Jersey corpora tion, admitted today that the company proposes to lease it's assets to a Cuban corporation to be known as the Com pania Azucarara Francisco in order to escape payment of federal income and excess profits taxes of approximately $1,000,000 annually.
 The lawyer made this admission dur ing hearing on a, suit brought by Will liam H. Allen of Philadelphia, a stock holder, to prevent the company from taking the proposed action. Allen, who declared he would lose $15, 900 a year if he won his suit, set foth through his attorneys that it is a scheme against public policy"
 The defense asserted the action was legal and was merely taking advan- tage of the option accorded it by the revenue laws of the United States which give a resident taxpayer the opportunity of earning profits in for eign countries through the medium of foreign corporations and of paying a federal tax only upon so much of those profits as the taxpayer takes from it's subsidiary into it's own treasury
 Thirty per cent dividends are prom ised stockholders this year because of the proposed tax saving, according to the defense.
 Vice Chancellor Fielder reserved de- cision.
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
MISSIONARY FREED BY CHINESE BANDITS;
 |S REPORTED WELL
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PEKING. March 11-Rev. Dr. A. l.. Shelton, a missionary of the Disciples of Christ Church, who was captured by bandits January at Laoyakuan, near Yunnan-F'u, was released through the efforts of the American legation and is proceeding under escort to Yunnan-F'u, where he is due to arrive next Monday. He is reported to be well.
 Simultaneously with advices of the release of Dr. Shelton came news of the capture by the same band of a British missionary named Metcalfe, belonging to the China inland mission.
 Dr. Shelton and his wife aDd daugh- ters were on their way from BatanS to Yunnan-Fu and had reached Ru- feng. less than 50 miles from their destination, when captured The Americans had a small escort, which gave battle to the bandits. with the result that several of the escort were killed. Mrs. Shelton and the children were allowed to proceed. but Dr. Shel- ton was held with the purpose of en- forcing political demands made by Yang Tien-Fu. the bandit chief.
 The bandit at first demanded am- nesty for himself and the release of his family, which was being held as hostages at Yunnan-Fu. and also that he be appointed chief of the constab ulary of his district Later, when terms had virtually been arranged, he stipulated that he should be allowed to levy taxes on his own account.
 No effort was made to exert military pressure against the bandit because of fear of endangering the life of the captive. The central government and the local governor took active part in the negotiations for Dr. Shelton's re- lease and the French mission priest also assisted. After several weeks of fruitless effort, the American legation instructed Colonel Drysdale, the American military attache, who was on his way from Saigon, Cochin China to Peking, to proceed to Yum nan-F'u. He arrived there and shortly afterward at his request the legation telegraphed him s5000, presumably to meet the expense of the release of Dr. Shelton.
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
LITTLE INTEREST
 N. DAKOTA PRIMARY

BISMARK. N. D., March 16.-1ndi- cations early tonight were that fairly heavy vote had been cast in the cities in North Dakota's presidential prefer ence primary election but marked decrease in the rural sections was ex- pected as a result of the terrific bIiz- gard that has ragged in the state since last night. The polls were open until D. m.
 Little interest attached to the presi- denIal preference vote as there was but one candidate in the field, Senator Hiram Johnson, republican of Califor- nia- In addition to each party electing a national committeeman, five presi- dential electors and 10 national con- vention delegates the voters registered their opinions on four constitutional amendments, seeking the repeal of the states blue laws''
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
PATRIOTIC MOTIVES DECLARED BACK OF
 NEWBERRYCAMPA|GN
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GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, March 16.- Only patriotic motives, according to arguments of the defense, impelled the s5 Newberry elections conspiracy trial defendants to enter into Wat James O. Murfin, chief counsel, today told the jury was "the unconscious conspir- acy of 191S."
 MT. Murfin told the jury that r'as a thought for overnight he would let them ponder whether a man can un- consciously become party to a crim- inal conspiracy" Previously he had said:
 T am here fighting for the vindica- ton of Truman H. Newberry. If he were charged with spending or causing to be spent more money than the law allows I would not waste my breath or your time But he and the other men are charged not with that offense but with being conspirators, with working subterraneously in the dark with vile hearts and unclean minds.
 Tt is humanly incredible that a man with Truman H. Newberry's record of service in the Spanish American war, with his honorable record in the cabi- net of President Roosevelt and who, with his brother and two sons, again offered his life to his country in this last war. should, while in the naval service, plot to destroy those very in- stitutions which he was pledged to de- fend with his life blood. Such a man can not all at once become a crook
 Nor was there in the United States senatorship anything to prompt his ad- mission. When a man has been in the cabinet of the greatest American of our history. associated with Elihu Root. William IT. Taft and others of their stamp, the United States-sena -r torship honorable as it is. is as def initely step backward as it would be for Judge Sessions to leave the bench in this tribunal to preside over a police court
 When Henry Ford announced his candidacy on June 14. 1898, Chateau Thierry had not been fought. Belleau Wood was not part of our history and the Argonne forest was unlleard of. There were dark days and it was no wonder that the voters of Michigan rallied then to militant American in- stead of to a non militant candidate."
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
GO|MPERS ENDORSES
 AMERICAN LEGION
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 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 16.- Personal indorsement of the American legion by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor is contained in a. letter from Mir. Com pers to F. B. Wilkin, secretary of the Union Labor council of Needless, Cali fornia. according to an article printed recently in the Needles Nugget, copy of which has been received here. The letter it is stated, was written in an- swer to a question from Mir. Wilkin, as to the attitude of Mir. Gompers and the American Federation Of Labor toWaro the legion.
 MT. Gompers' letter is quoted as fol- lows:
 "The American Federation of Labor has not made any declaration regard ing the American legion, but speaking for myself can not see any reason why x-service men, whether members or organized labor, or not members of or- 'ganized labor, should not join the American legion.
 "When I was in New York city re- gently. Mir. Franklin D'Olier, national commander of the American legion. asked for a conference with me which I, of course. readily granted, at which we discussed general subject matter or the legion. He very greatly deprecated that acts and declarations of few men, members of the legion, speaking for themselves and without authority to speak for the legion. should be ac- cepted or credited with representing the American legion and that for which it stands any more than the organized labor movement Should be helc respon- sible for any overt act of any one of it's members. His declaration to me during the conference as regards the attitude of the American legion toward organized labor was practically the same as the statement which he gave to the press on Jaruary 7.''
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
DISCUSS WAGES OF
 ANTHRACITE MINERS
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 NEW YORK, March 16-The earning of labor in the anthracite coal fields, and the demand of the miners for a wage increase, were discussed today by the subcommittee of miners and operators meeting here to negotiate new wage agreements for the hard coal workers. No action was taken.
 The operators declared that the pay now received by the miners is "equit- able' and that advances granted the workers since 1915 have. more than kept pace with the high cost of living.
 Although the conference was execu- tive, it was learned that the operators produce of volume of income tax re- ports, showing that the workers have been making a living wage"
 Representatives of the operators to- night in discussing workers demands declared that any wage increase grant ed will have to be borne by the public. A 30 per cent advance in wages and a seven hour day, they asserted. will mean an increase in the price of hard coal of at least g a. ton.
 John L. Lewis, international presi- dent of the United Mine Workers, who is in Washington attempting to bring about adjustment in the bituminous case, has wired his representatives here that satisfactory progress is being made. It is expected that the award to the soft coal men will be announced the latter part of this week.
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
TEXAS OFFICIALS SILENT ON BORDER
 DISPUTE QUESTION

AUSTIN, Tex, March 16.-State of- ficials here were silent today concern ing the bouneary dispute between Texas and Oklahoma, seemingly hav- ing adopted waiting attitude pending further action by Oklahoma claimants to Red River oil lands valued at sev- eral millions of dollars.
 There was a possibility. however. that Texas would ask the supreme court of the United States for a writ to stay the decree of Federal Judge F. A. You mans of the western district of Okla homa which seeks to dispoSses Texas of the property in favor of the Judso- mia Development company of Okla homa.
 w. A. Keeling. assistant attorney general of Texas now en route to Washington. 1t was said, on apparent ly good authority today would appeal to the supreme court for relief from the Oklahoma courts order.
Arizona republican., 1920-03-17
U. $. FLEETS ID HOLD MANEUvERS TOGETHER

WASHINGTON. Mar. 16.-The Pa cific and Atlantic fleets will meet off the Pacific coast of Panama next January in their first maneuvers. de- signed to keep the navy lon its toes' during peace time
 This was decided today at con ference between Secretary Daniels and AdmiraIs Rodman and Wilson, fleet commanders. It is practically certain a battle between the fleets. similar to actual warfare. will be arranged. It may also serve as a test of the Panama canal as an element of naval strategy.
 After the practice, the combined fleet will visit principal Pacific coast ports Of the United States. It will he the first time that the entire battle ship strength has visited the Pacific coast since the Atlantic fleet made it's memorable cruise around the world in 1907-oS