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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-10-14

tense When States Attorney Thomp-
son was investigating his alleged
criminal actions Bailey was CORES
ponding with the prosecutor and try
ing to persuade him to become his
lawyer in other matters.
The financial losses of investors
and Barton and Newport storekeep-
ers in the Camp Westmore PROPOSE
ton are fresh in the minds Of the
readers Of this paper. The pronerty
was financed bv Bailey and went in
to bankruptcy for about 100000. The
promoter in the meantime had skip
ped 10 a small hamlet in New Jer-
seI.
At one time in his palmy days
Bailey lived on the most road between
New York and Boston, owned two
automobiles. had Japanese chautfer
who operated a California licensed
automobile. Later Re got a lot of
money from the Dartmouth Collepe
faculty in wonderful telephone de
vice. He made quick getaway from
Hanover with negro chauffer, leav-
ing the latter in New York stranded.
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nor a $4,000 home nor even Lib

nor a $4,000 home nor even a Lib
erty bond.
Bailey, described himself as 50
years old, born near Calais, Me, and
said he had wife and two children.
The New York city police discovered
that the address he gave as his resi-
dence on Forty-Second street at the
time of his arrest was fictitious.
The arrest of Bancroft, whose
right name is said to be Bailey, was
the result Of countrywide search
by Boston detectives and was made
by Superintendent Edwin c. Brown
of the James R.Wood Detective Ag~
ency of Boston, assisted by jersey
city detectives.
Five New England states are said
to have been victims Of stock invest
ments Of this promoter who first OPP
Grated under the name of Wilfyed A.
Bailey He changed his name to Rus
sell G.. Bancroft after he had served
a term of Imprisonment in the Wor
cester county jail for forgery and an
additional time for perjury, This was
in 1908 and he was charged at this
time with forgery to the amount of
$1,000. In his early life he Was
substantial citizen of Worcester and
one of the original stockholders in the
Shredded Wheat" and made a small
fortune when that company removed
to Niagara Falls and enlarged its
capital. In Worcester he was prom
inent in fraternaf church and social
circles, While imprisoned in Wor-
cester he continued his stock brok-
erage and a Jail scandal and a leg
islativc inquiry followed. His opera
tons in Worcester included the eX-
ploitation of a street railway, a no
tel, Maine pulp mill.
Bailey apparently played no favor
ties. College professors, stock
brokers, judges, lawyers, widows, and
even relatives are said to have been
sWayed by his arguments and it is.
estimated that he "cleaned up
round million" after he left jail in
Worcester and set out to olive down
the past"
The specific complaint against him
when he was taken into custody was
that he procured $4,000 from the
Newport National bank by false pre-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-10-14
Cant Cut OFF My Leg"
Says Railroad Engineer

81 am a railroad engineer; about
20 years ago my leg was seriously in
iured in an accident out West. Upon
my refusing to allow the doctor to
amputate it | was told it would be
impossible to heal the wound.
have tried all kinds OF salves and had
many doctors in the past 20 years,
but to no avail. Finally | resolved to
use PETERSON'S OINTMENT on
my leg. You cannot imagine my -
constituent when | found it was do
ing what over 100 things had failed
to do. My leg is now completely
cured. Gus Hauft 100 Myrtle av-
enue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Great for
piles, eczema, old sores and all skin
diseases. so cents. Mail orders fiji
led Peterson Ointment Co., Inc.
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-10-14
Camp WestmOre Promoter
Is Guilty

Continued from page y
success of the project Declaring that
he owned 300 shares of General Mo
tors Corporation stock, that he lived
in a $4,000 home in New Haven,
and that he possessed 100000 worth
of Liberty Bonds, he readily gained
the assent of the National Bank off
Gals and loan of $4,000 was adj
vanccd him. As matter of fact he
did not own any General Motor stock
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-10-14
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our grateful
appreciation for the sympathy and
kindness shown Us at the time of our
recent bereavement. We also thank
all friends who sent flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. C. f. Kirk,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. J. Kirk.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-10-14
NOTICE

hereby notify all parties that after
ter this date | will pay no more bills
contracted by nv wife, Eta Ranney.
CLYDE RANNEY.
ST. JohnsbuIy, w., Oct. IA, 1920.
94-3t*
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nished by Rev. W. Quinton Genge,
Of Bangor, Me, who presented "The
Habitant,' which was much enjoy
ed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15
IOWAWOMENNOW
EQUALS OF men
They Can Exercise All Rights of
Voting at the Election in
November. Can Vote Entire
Ticket
MUST REGISTER THIS
YEAR AS PRELIMINARY
ing Presidential Year, All Voters
,ust Register in Their Voting
Precincts. Voting Popula-
ton Iowa Doubled

Iowa women. along with the wo-
men in all of the other states in the
Union, will enjoy all of the voting
rights which the men now have, in
asmuch as the necessary two-thirds
of the states in the union have rati-
fed the woman suffrage amendment.
The Iowa women can go into the
registration booths this fall on the
three registration days before the
general election and get their names
on the polling books along with
those of the men. Every voter has to
register presidential year and this
year there will be no distinction be-
tween the men and women voters.
The women will not have separate
books but their names will be listed
on the same book as is used for the
men, nor will there be any other dis
tinction between the men and women
voters
Census figures give 664,00S wo-
men in Iowa eligible to vote and
6S4,940 men voters. However the
total votes cast at the elections
when Che heaviest votes have been
polled show that more than 200, 900
men eligible to vote do not go to
the polls in this state.
In 1915 when there was a heavy
vote polled for governor, the total
vote cast for both the republican and
democratic nominee was 400 412. In
fact this was the heaviest vote ever
recorded in the state. So 1t is esti-
mated that the combined vote of both
nen and women this fall is not
likely to exceed $4,000 in Iowa.
However, the woman's republican
Organization in this state, as direct
ed by Mrs. Frank Dodson, is thor
ough, so thorough in fact that it has
been complimented by the national
committee. The woman's democratic
organization, under Miss Anna Law
ther of Des Moines, is similarly
thoroughly organized. Precinct
workers are to be on the job lone
before registration day comes around
and the women will endeavor to get
out every possible womans vote at
the polls.
The Iowa women were of course
preparing to vote for president and
vice president as authorized by the
Thirty-eighth general assembly.
Now, however, they can vote the
whole ticket. from top to bottom,
without reservations, just the same
as can the men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15
TROUT RUN ROAD
TO Be CHANGED
County Engineer Arneson Gives
Some Information About Fixing
the Trout Run Road.
SAYS ROAD WAS
TO BE CHANGED
Too Late in Season to Start it Now,
So 1t VIII be Repaired in Best
Manner Possible.

The Trout Run road has been the
subject of much discussion and cuss-
ing this year on account of its poor
condition. A communication below
from the county engineer gives the
facts about the road and the con-
ditions under which the county had
to work, and it doesn't look as il
the officials here can be blamed for
the condition.
The engineers article follows:
Editor Public Opinion,
Dear Sir
In reply to your article in last
weeks Public Opinion in regard to
the piece of road west of Trout Run
creek on Primary Road No. 9.
In the late fall of 1919 surveyors
from the State Highway Commission
office made a survey of this road
in conjunction with other roads,
with the object in view of building
to permanent grade this piece of
road. When looking into the propos-
ition it was found there was not
clearance enough under the rail
road crossing which was required
by the Federal Government which
was 141a feet, and there being only
8 1T. Then the road would have to
be graded up about 21a or feet to
get out of the water. So after looking
into this proposition they decided
that the best solution in the matter
was to make grade crossing at the
'Sheggrud bend" and cross the
track near the bend of the river and
parallel to the tracks to the bridge.
In this manned they could bu'ld a
high grade, and be always out of the
high water of the river. etc.
We were always under the i'm
preston that this road would be
under construction before this, in
fact We were advised that work
would start on this piece this year.
Under these conditions the super
visors thought it best not to spend
very much money on it as in event
of the change all money so spent
would be of no benefit 10 the new
road.
| On August 10th we wefa advised
by the Highway Commission that the
plans were only about COZ com
plete and that it would oe impossible
for any work to be started this year.
| Therefore, at this lale date we
will endeavor to repair this piece
of road as soon as possible and
gravel and grade UP This low piece
Sc that it will help 4 little in the
fall and spring.
Respect sniiy yours,
FRANK w. ARNTSON.
County Engineer
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

GOV. Cox stands by the Wilson
principles, and administration. Has
not President Wilson redeemed his
1912 pledges by reducing the cost
OF beefsteak from Is to As cents a
pound and the cost of sugar from IS
to $50 per sack. Coal, too, that used
to cost the consumer from 81 to SIS
per ton, can now be had, for the
mere stipend Of from s13 to SIG.
Gov. Cox We know, will do just as
well as Wilson has in this respect.
predicts the Webster City Freeman
Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15
TO THE WOMEN
VOTERS HERE
Attention of the Women of Winnie.
shiek County is Called to Study
How to Mark Their Ballot
BALLOT WILL HAVE
CIRCLE ON THIS YEAR
New Law This Year Makes the Study
of the Ballot Necessary for
Both the Men and Women
Voters

Mrs. n. Willett, of Decorah,
Chairman of the Republican women's
committee of Winneshiek county,
hands in the following for publi-
cation relative to the proper way of
marking the. ballot this fall at the
November election, and it is we'll for
all voters to study it, and know how
to properly mark their ballot on
election day, November 2. The
article follows:
Attention Women, Cut This Out and
Study 1t.
Sec. 1119. Marking the Ballot.
Upon retiring to the voting booth.
the voter shall mark his ballot. He
may place cross, if he desires, in
the circle at the head of one ticket
on the ballot and the voter may
place a cross in the square opposite
the name of any candidate for whom
he desires to vote, whether he has
put cross in the circle or not.
If the voter does not wish to vote
for all the candidates of his party
to an office where more thar one
candidate is to be elected the cross
in the circle at the top of his ticket
shall not apply to said office, but the
voter must mark crosses in the
squares opposite the names Of the
candidates for whom he intends to
vote. The voter may also insert in
writing in the proper place the name
of any person for whom he desires
to vote, making a cross opposite
thereto. The writing Of such name
without making a cross opposite
thereto, or making of cross in a
square opposite a blank without
writing name therein shall not at
feet the validity of the vote.
Sec. 1920. Ballot, Marking for
Candidate Rejection cir
Gle is marked the ballot shall be
counted for all the candidates upon
the ticket beneath said circle, ex-
cept those offices for which some
= candidate has been voted for by
marking square. A cross placed in
4 square shall be counted t,r .he
candidate before whose name the
square is so marked.
When square in front O., any
candidate has been marked a mark
IN the circle shall not count for any
candidate for that particular office.
When more candidates than the
humber to be elected to the same Of
ice are voted for by marking the
squares opposite their names .he
vote shall not count for any candi-
date for that office. If less than the
whole number of candidates to be-
elected are voted for by marking the
squares opposite their nlmes the
vote shall be counted only Cor those
marked in the square and the mark
in the circle shall not apply. If for
any reason 1t is impossible TO de-
termire the voters choice for any
office, his ballot shall not be count
ed for such Office, but mark in tho
circle of any ticket on the ballot
shall not be held to make it impos-
sible to determine the voters choice.
k.ny ballot marked by the voter in
ary other manner than as Authorized
In this chapter, and so that such
mark may be used for the uIlrpose
of identifying such ballot shalt be
rejected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

ments on being able to present so
efficient an organization.
On Sunday afternoon the Iowa
District Choral Union gave its con-
cert. accompanied by the College
hand. Miss Jeanette Donhowe OF
Story City was the principal soloist
This concert was very we'll attend
ed and the results We're highly
gratifying to the singers and play
ers. The Band returned to Decorah
late Monday evening. The cost of
moving the band to Ames and back
amounted TO nearly $1,000, all OF
which expense was met by the re-
ceipts at the concert
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

I'VE read that there is a plan on
foot to provide a secret vigilance
committee in Iowa. to give it arms
end police powers and let IL work
in secret" states the Boone News
Republican and goes on to say,
Iowa does not need vigilance COM
mittee. All policing in this state can
be open and above board. The people
once rejected state constabulary
and they don't believe that Iowa has
grown any worse. We need no sec
iet armed forces to police Iowa"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15
REPUBLICAN Year.
SAYS jim GOOD.
Fifth District Congressman Of
Cedar Rapids Home From
Tour of Western States
QUOTES DEMOCRAT TO
PROVE HIS STATEMENT
Problem of Production Not Yet
Solved and Next Congress Will
Have Much Work to Do.

Asked what was the outlook for
the republican party this year,
Congressman James w. Good OF
Cedar Rapids, chairman of the
house appropriations committee,
who has Just returned homo from a
congressional trip to the national
Parks and some of the national re-
clamation projects, said:
This is republican year. In
saying this, am merely echoing the
words of one of the keenest observ-
ers of things political in this coun-
try. That is United States Senator
George E. Chamberlain, of Oregon, a
| democrat, who has publicly stated
his conviction that victory will
perch on the republican banner this
fall"
Mr.. Good said that the object of
the congressional trip just ended
was primarily to inspect the govern
ment reclamation projects as sug-
! gcsted by John Barton Payne, Sc
cretary of the interior, in letter
he sent to Mr.. Good in May last.
,, The party visited twelve of these re-
clamation projects-about half the
number in the United States.
"The congress just ended appro-
rriated eight million dollars for re-
clamation work." said Mr.. Good.
This was a cut of so per cent in
the estimate. There are only eight
million dollars in the revolving
find, and congress refused to ap-
rropriate more money than there
was in the fund"
1t required one thousand miles OF
automobile travel, according to Mr..
, Good, for the congressman to get
around to the various places visited.
One Of the most exciting expert
ences was getting caught in a sand
storm in Nevada, when the sand was
beaten against their faces so hard
as to make them bleed.
At Sunnyville. in the Yakima Val
! ley section of Washington state, the
visiting congressman found a fruit
full smiling valley which irrigation
had reclaimed from an arid waste
/ The cost of irrigating this land was
S3,600,000 and the value of the pro,
ducts the first year thereafter was
S12, 100000. That, Mr.. Good con.
siders, is the answer to the quest.
ion as to whether the money spent
/ for reclamation is worth while. But
there has been one objection to this
work. Some of the irrigated land be
came water-soaked and is badly in
need of drainage.
Congress next year" said Mr.
Good, will spend almost as much tc
drain arid lands as was spent orig
inally for irrigation. Unquestion
ably, also, the government will have
to spend more in future than eve,
in the past. The business of thi.
government is the greatest in the
world and needs a business admin
istration.
"The problem of production is BY
no means solved and there. will bt
a great deal of work for the mex
congress to do. We will have to gel
back to- was going to say back tc
normal-but l don't like that term
We will have to place this govern
ment and its business on a new
plane"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

ion mark was not reached again un-
iii 1910, the total for the year being
1,041,570.
Two years again elapsed before
The million mark was reached tho
total for 1913 being 1,I97,s92. In
the year that the world war began
l.2lS,4S0 aliens passed into Ameri-
,an ports, but in the first year of the
war this total had decreased to 32G,-
700. In 1916 it was 29s,S26. In 1917
2s5.4OS. in 1918, 11o,61S, and in
1919 it was 141,132.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

"But it is getting to be so that
half the fights of labor are among
the labor men themselves. This can.
not continue, labor must see, and the
labor union live. Labor is doing
about as much now to destroy "col.
lective bargaining" and to destroy
the labor union, as is the despised
capital" asserts the Waterloo Times
Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15
Maine Goes Republican.

The Republicans of Maine swept
the state in the election Monday,
electing Frederic Fl. Parkhurst
governor by the largest plurality
ever given a gubernational candi-
date in Maine. All republican cong
ressmen were elected. The old po!iti-
cal saying is 'As Maine goes so goes
the nation"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

The Sioux City Journal says
There is no reason why women
voters should not hear the same poll
tical speakers as men. There is no
reason why they should not read the
same political news and political
arguments as men. There is no rea-
son why they should not have a
place in party organizations on their
merits and qualifications just the
same as men have. There is no rea-
SON why they should not go to the
Polls on election day in the same
manner and with the same self re-
lance as men. II they do these things
tie new franchise will have no dis
organizing effect upon the destinies
of the present campaign and the
coming election than the admission
Of new voters in every campaign"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

Governor Cox is a mighty smart
man, but he has no place in national
politics. He acts like man running
for a county office" says the Carroll
Herald. You could go into any
court in Iowa and pick man as
we'll suited as he is to lead a party
in a national campaign. He and
Roosevelt are a pair of two spots"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15
EMICRANTS COME
FEWER NUMBERS
Thirty-four Millions II We Entered
the United States One
Hundred Years, ano md
the Population Has
creased 97,OOO,OOO
WAR DECREASED NUMBER
FOREIGNERS CO.IING mS.
England, Ireland, Scotland ant
Wales Furnished Largest Num-
bers Nearly One Fourth
of Them

million immigrants
, entered the United States in
past century. In the same time
population of the country has in
sed $1,000, 900.
ntil the world war the effect of
ligration on the population in
Sc was very marked, amounting
lore than so per cent in the de-
ending in 1910. 1t exceeded 40
ent in the ten years ending with
present year and immigration
III officials, are, of the opinion
lad the war not intervened the
4ntage for this decade would
been greater than that of the
ing the first ten years of
injury or from 1920 to 1880
tmber of immigrants arriving
United States was less than
cent Of the increase in popula-
he figures being 143,439 i'm
is and 3,227,567 population
:. In the next ten years this
cent had grown to II the
If 1910 showing a population
i9,453 with an increase of
3 while during the same
j99,125 immigrants entered
ltry.
next decade ended in 1850
lation increased 6,122,42
migration totaled 1 713,251
more than 16 per cent.
ten years ended in 1860
ltion increase was S,251,-
immigrants entered the
mbered 2,5ss .214 or more
er cent of the population
decade saw the popula-
lse 7,115,O50 and immi-
aled 2,314,S24 or slightly
% per cent. The percent
sed during the ten years
h 1860 owing to an un-
ge increase in population
use was 1.597,412 while
immigration was 2,S12,
'ut 10 per cent. In the
ed in 1890 the population
12,791,931 while 5 246,-
rants entered the country
percentage about AZ per
ucceeding decade ended
ere was a sharp decrease
ltion with the result that
ming into the country re-
My about 23 per cent OF
ion increase. This was
while the number OF
arriving was 3,S44,420.
lie population increase
about the same ratio
decade ending in 1910
very decided increase
lber of immigrants, the
ng 15,977,691 and the lat.
1856.
stimated increase for the
ended this year (1920) is
90 while the total number
Migrants during this period
100000. The percentage
thus was only about 43 per
this being due to the falling of,
emigration during the four
); of the world war.
I the 34,000,000 immigrants
9ring the country in the last 1OO
RS nearly one-fourth of them
S,205 675 came from England
and, Scotland and Wales. Ger
ny furnished the second largest
nber, 5,495,5S9. and Italy the
ID largest, A 100,74O. Austria,
lgary was next behind Italy with
6S,44S, while Russia was fifth
h 3,3l1,406. The Scandinavian
ntries, Denmark Norway and
'den, have sent 2.134,414 Of
Ir citizens to the United States.
he peak Of TIE movement from
Scandinavian countries was
ched in 1882 with 1O5,326. II
dually decreased thereafter until
Tas only 26,S51 in 1895. The
Il the year before the war was
l91.
n only six years of the 100 has
total of immigrants entering the
ntry exceeded 100000 Twenty
usand more than that number
cred in 1905; in 1905 the tota
100000 and in 1907 it reach,
the record of 1,2S5,S49. The mil
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

"A 1913 nickle without the buffalo
head on it is worth $500; all the
rest are worth about a cent and a
half" asserts the Burlington Ga
zette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribuue
says: 1t is we'll enough to retain the
primary for the choice of candi-
dates for the principal state offices
and for the county offices but the
law should be amended TO omit the
Others"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

Man is an admirer of the beauti
full. He invariably selects the umbrel-
la that has the prettiest handle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

Use your mind as a storehouse,
but not as a junkhouse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-15

The gooseberry has been cultivat-
ed for only about 800 years.