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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
HOME LIFE

In LARGE cities crowded and cramp-
cd apartment houses are driving out
home life. People do not seem to care,
as in the day time they are working
and in the evening out at diversions
The home is largely a sleeping place.
In small cities and country towns,
there is more home life as formerly.
Yet even there many people feel that
the constant succession of entertain
ments destroys the old time home life.
There is something lacking in a
family when old and young do not get
together constantly for good talk and
intimate association.
Yet one reason why people stayed
at home more in former years, was
that there was nothing doing any
where else. The much vaunted old
time home life frequently consisted
largely in yawning with slcepiness,
and wishing there was something
going on.
The quiet evening around the par
lor lamp, when the whole family
gathered in one place for various pur-
suits, will probably never return.
People, especially young folks, de-
mand more vigorous pursuits. But if
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
TRAINOR IN THE FIELD

The St. Johnsbury friends of Ray
mond Trainor, who began as a law
yer in this town and later moved tC
White River junction, will be inter
ested to learn that he has announced
his candidacy for Congress in the
Second district against Congressman
Dale.
The action was in response to a set
of resolutions adopted by the Labor
unions of Wilder, asking him to be-
come candidate. He will run us a
local option candidate and announces
that he will favor re-submission of
the 18th appointment for federal pro-
hibtion, and, if elected, will vote fol
the unconditional repeal of the Vol
stead enforcement act.
Capt. f. w. Gibson of Brattleboro
has also announced his candidacy fot
Congress in this district and from now
on the contest will be watched with
much interest.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

it is the case that people are spent
ing too much time in entertainments
they can't be forced to give up such
diversions by any merely negative
program. Singing, gymnastics, COM
petitive sports and games, and 9th
ed diversions that give an outlet to
the desire for vigorous action, will
have to be substituted.
The homo circle is the medium
through which one generation passes
on it's standards to the next The old
time intimate relation ought not to
lapse, eevn if people have more out
side activities. In towns like ours
there are many pleasant diversions,
which in Il way act as competitor
TO old time home life. But for all
that there are plenty of households
here, in which the finest ideals are
nobly mai ltained.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
State as Mother and Trustee
Rutland Herald)

In report of hearing before the
municipal court in Barton the follow
ing significant paragraph appears III
the st. Johnsbury Caledonian:
Mr.. Bumps testified that she die
not love her children except the
youngest one, and did not care any
thing about them. States Attorney
Thompson filed a complaint against
Mrs. Bumps for neglecting her chill
dren, to which she pleaded guilty
The court thereupon sentenced her to
the state prison at Windsor for a
term of not more than two years MOI
less than one year and eleven months
and placed her on probation under
the charge of the state probation Off
Ger. who laid down some strict rules
for her future guidance, which her
past conduct seemed to require.
The case is typical of many which
come before the state board of chart
ties and probation. The Bumps wo-
man, who lives in Barton, is the
mother of three children, one of them
a victim of infantile paralysis and all
of them neglected, according to the
report of the boards field worker.
The evidence went to show that she
would leave them for whole day ut
a time while she consorted with per-
sons of bad reputation. Now the state
must not only care for the children
but must become guardian for the
mother.
Theoretically this woman's person
al conduct is none Of the states bust
ness until she violates the law, but
the law requires her, in the absence
of the children's father, to provide
for the children. So when she neg
lects them or makes them subject to
improper surroundings and influences
the state may step in and take pos
session.
1t is something of a job-to act in
lieu of parents to hundreds of such
neglected children, to say nothing
about keeping track of men and
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
PRESS COMMENT
Yankee Backslldcrs
(fJew York Times)


What artist, what Cluikshank, his
"hand with horror winged" shall de-
pict, for the satisfaction of the saints
and the reproof of reprobates and
backsilder&, the contemporary dcca-
dence of "the old Puritan stock" its
melancholy relapse into its ancient
passion fol the bottle and the bowl?
No longer are the Green Mountains
delectable. The Vermont towns had
on Tuesday their annual chance to
choose between good and evil, to vote
against or for liquor license. By
what evil possession did they stumble
over one another in their zeal for
that which profteth not? 1t is esti-
mated thai rs PER cent of them have
gone wrong and "wet." Burlington
and Rutland, ST.. Adams, staid Mont
pelier itself, and sundly other cities,
long impre Enable keeps of prohibition
have opened their gates to the enemy.
Many towns that used TO be dry went
regrettably wet. Tho towns hat used
to be wet are wetter than ever. No
where, OF almost nowhere, is there
comfort or hope for prohibition.
In the Massachusetts, Bay and
Plymuth colonies things and peonlc
are as bad or worse, if worse can be.
Town aftet town that has voted
against license for years on years for
gets its honorable past and blithely
buys a ticket on the Black Valley rail-
road. Natick of the shoes and Henry
Wilson, beautiful old Dedham, An
dover of the academies, Hull, that in
dex of pubic opinion-"as goes Hull
so goes the State" Brookline, most
patrician and plutocratic of towns
that scorn to be cities; Barnstable,
Bedford, Cohasset and Essex--long,
too long, is the list Of the erling sis
tiers. Saddest of all is the case of
Rockpolt, a famous citadel of cold
water. Rockport, where sorority of
Carrie Nations, generation before
the day of the intrepid Sunhower
smiter OF Gilded Gehennas, beat
down the lumholes with Ratchet and
axe-Rockpolt has fallen. A hundred
other water towers have fallen. Like
Vermont, Massachusetts, is gone to
the bad.
Deplorable as this New England de-
cline and fall is 1T is cheering to re-
fleet that it did not occur until after
the Eighteenth Amendment had been
almost unanimously ratified. II the
moral state of New England is regret
able, at least its manifested thirst
comes too late to do it any good.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
Laymen's League Hold
SchOOlhOuSe Service

The Laymen's League held their
first schoolhouse meeting Sunday af-
ternoon at the Portland street school
where about IS people gathered to
hear the speakers. A quarter of the
audience was children and one of the
speakers will give an especial address
to children next Sunday
The meeting was in charge of Fred
r. Clifford. Charles A. Shields had
charge of the singing and Mrs. Clark
presided at the piano These laymen
participated in the service, Charles
Wright from the Baptist church, H.
E. Dean from the Advent church, E.,
G.. Smith from the North church, and
w. B. Stevenson from the Methodist
church.
The leader next Sunday will be
Charles A. Shields. So much interest
in this meeting that it is proposed
to start a Sunday School in that
community.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

women on probation and requir-
ing them at least to preserve the APP
pearance of decency-and perhaps the
state has gone as far as it can in
such direction, hut certainly the chill
dren who are taken from mothers
like this Bumps woman and placed in
good homes, educated and treated for
physical defects will have a better
chance of becoming good men and
women than if they had been allow
ed to grow up as neglected animals.
1t is big problem, vitality concern
ed with the future citizenship Of the
state and nation, and one which the
next legislature will probably have to
face in increased demand for the in
telvention of state agencies as tlus-
tees for dependents, neglected and de-
fcctive children, as well as some of
their unworthy parents.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
GREAT CROWD ATTEND
FUNERAL OF LORD MAYOR

CORK, Ireland, March 22-Thous-
ands of persons assembled at the city
hall today in preparation for the fun
eral Of Thomas Mac Curtain, Lord
Mapor of Cork, who was shot to
death by an unknown assassin early
Saturday morning. Trains brought
great crowds to the city and the
shops were closed to allow the citi-
zens to testify their respect for the
late Lord Mayor. Many contingents
of Republican volunteers came to
Cork to attend the funeral and 1900
assembled in the procession which
marched to the cathedral carrying
wreaths. There is a gravely tense
feeling in the city. Bishop Collahan
has appealed to the population to
avoid violence.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
VERMONT NEWS

Snowshoes so generally used in
Vermont for winter sports were util-
lied during the heavy storm last week
for more useful purposes. Down in
Windham county a. wedding was held
where the bride and groom reached
the scene on a toboggan and the rest
of the party came in snowshoes. A
Springfield milk dealer made his
rounds on snowshoes and a Wells
River doctor made all his calls the
day after the big storm by travelling
from house to house in two villages
on snowshoes.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
Death of |. G.. Marshall
at HOspita!
CONTINUED from maze or,e)

Continued from page one)
Mr. Marshall's death will be
mourned by host of friends of all
ages who have been cheered by his
friendly visits, his helping hand and
his thoughtful gifts. Of deeply re-
ligious nature he understood the diff
ficulties of those he befriended as few
men ever did. He has done a great
work in this community. AS lay
preacher he was often called to sup
ply the pulpits of this vicinity and his
faith in his God was strong. As he
passed away he tried to repeat the
twenty-thild Psalm and to sing "Shall
We Gather at the River" and just
before he died he said he was going
to a better land.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
American Legion HOn0rs
Dead Comrades

Continued from page ~
Bhahmins and Confucianists marched
abreast to victory.
wish | could make you boys I'M
derstand the spirit of patriotism of
the people at home. The success of
the Red Cross drive, the Y. M C. A.
drive, the Knights of Columbus drive
and all the other drives is a story
that would thrill you all There was
a patriotic devotion of all the frater-
mites and all the churches, and over
every altar was a service flag.
,"These comrades whom we honor
today fought to preserve our cher
ished institutions. Never was there a
generation facing such serious prob
lens. Never an era of reconstruction
that is marked either for failure or
success. The only thing that can give
US success is that which is found in
the principles of the religion of Jesus
Christ. Sometime we will build a
suitable memorial for these boys, but
the finest memorial is to live the
spirit of devotion in defending our
chirished institutions"
Commander Powell then presented
the certificates to the following rela-
tlves of the comrades:
Levi Rivers, Concord.
Charles X. Hodge, Concord.
Mrs. Louis Priest, Waterford
Mrs. Lizzie Kendall, East Barnet.
John Birch, st. Johnsbury
Alcide Pepin, st. Johnsbury
Nelson Toussaint, ST. Johnsbuly.
Mrs. James Bailey, Concord.
Miss Josephine Dupuis, ST. Johns
bury.
Mrs. Rosa Lillicrap, Concord.
Mrs Mary DeCota, st. Johnsbury.
c. c. Lord, st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Ada l.. Corcoran, Fitzdale.
C A. Morgan, St. Johnsbury.
During the afternoons program the
Academy Glee Club sang the
"Marseillaise" and the "Star Spangled
Banner" The service closed with
the benediction, pronounced by Rev
Harold Guy Don Scott.
The memorial which was presented
by the French government has Il
fine picture at the top of the certifi-
cate symbolical of Liberty saving
the world and underneath these
words:
A L. MemOire
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
THIRTEEN INJURED WHEN
TRAIN LEAVES RAILS

YARMOUTH, n. s., March %
Thirteen people We're injured when
the Pullman and first class passen-
ger coach of the eastbound Halifax
express on the Canadian National
railway left the rails and rolled down
an embankment near here today.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

Betty Earl. the wonderful Sprin.
son" dancer in FoA'S Musical Com
ody, Cheer Up Mabel" was born
under Il circus tent.
Miss Earl made her debut dur
in@ The season that Barnum 4 Bal
ley was presenting the spectacle
"tlcopaira." Her mothers part in
the show was that of Cleopatra.
and While dancing one day she was
badly injured by Il fail. Little Betty
was hastily made up for the part and
today Is known as one Of Americas
most famous barc-footcd dancers.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
Death of William Higgins
On Sunday Evening

William Higgins died at his home
at the head of Concord Avenue Sun
day evening after an illness of about
six weeks. He was born in this town
and was "a years and 10 months old,
He leaves three children: Albert J..
Higgins and Miss Ellie B. Higgins
and Charles H. Higgins of Arlington,
Mass. The funeral will be held at his
home on Wednesday afternoon ct
2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. F. b.
Richards.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
OPEN SHOP IS UPHELD
BY SUPREME COURT

BOSTON, March 22-The open
shop was upheld by the full bench of
the Supreme court today. The court
ordered permanent injunction TO
issue against photographers local
and international unions restraining
them from interfering with the bust
ness of Wright & Co., and the Folsom
Engraving Co. Refusal of the COM
panies to comply with union demands
to conduct their shops on closed
basis, had resulted in strike declara-
ton.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
Fine Work a4Fairbanks Museum
(Rutland Herald)

N1NUVIfTFV uIUT
One of the finest activities of the
st. Johnsbury museum in past years
has been nature study Of the fauna
and flora adjacent thereto. Even
during the past severe weather, mu-
scum observers have reported seeing
the pine ande vening grosbeaks, pine
sisliins, greater and lesser red polls,
snow bunting and one belated crow.
How many people could identify the
first named birds?
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
Des Etats-Unis D'Amerique
Mort pour la Liberte.
Pendant la grande Guerre

Homage de la France
lie President de la Republique
r. Poincare.
The comrades that made the su
preme sacrifice are:
William Knapp.
George Dupuis.
Arthur Birch.
Wendell Lord.
Arthur Deaceayeaux.
Albert Audette.
Freeman Priest.
Henry Rivers.
Walter Moore.
Neil Morgan.
Clarence Kendall.
Robert Knox McLam.
Ray C. Bailey.
Ludger Tousant.
William Hodge.
Raymond Batchelder
Frank West. Li
Harold Ladd.
Louis Cheney.
Albert Stenson.
Arthur Burt.
Martin Heron.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1920
Sunny Squiblets

Spelling schools revived in rural
districts The Caledonian- Record
bets on Grandmother and Aunt Betss'
as against the college students.
1t appears from the internal rev.
enue ruling on poker winnings, that
even the kitty is taxable.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

Palestine Commandery, No. S. X. T.
Special Conclave, Tuesday evening,
March %, at 7.30 sharp. Work,
Order of the r. c., M. and X. T.
Lunch will be served. A good at
tendance is desired.
Willard V. Circuit, E. Com.
A. III. Lang, Recorder
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22
LATE NEWS BULLETIN

FEAR GENERAL STRIKE
WILL SPREAD IN BAVARIA
STUTTGART, March 22-A general
strike has been called in Munich and
it is expected the movement will
spread throughout Bavaria unless it
is stopped by the negotiations now
going on.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

No cases Of spring fever and tired
feeling are reported among the sport
ing crowd when dance lasting until
9 a. M, is arranged.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

Kansas has an industrial court to
avert strikes. The kid element that
wants rs cents an hour for cleaning
up the back yard, has not yet pro-
nounced in favor Of such legislation
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

School garden plans starting now,
and Dad can see whore he has a job
lad out for him to keep the garden
up through the hot weather.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

Optimistic Thought.
Better have an open enemy than I
meering friend.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

HASWELL CHAPTER, NO. II
X A. M.
Called Convocation Wednesday
March "a, 1920. Work M. M. Degree
at p. m. and work P. M. and M. E.
NJ degrees at 7.30 p. m. Large at
tendance desired.
Annual Convocation Friday, April
Q, 7.30 p. m. Election of officers.
r. A. PEARL, Secretary.
March 20, 1920.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

Called Communication Thursday
evening, March 25, at 7.30. Work on
E. A. degree. Full attendance de-
sired. Visitors welcome.
Birney l.. Hall, w. M.
Fred H. Dolloff, Secretary.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

Entered as second-class matter May
I, 1916, at the post Office at St.
Johnsbury, Vermont, under tho act Of
March 8, 1879.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13

has b:come>worn or out OF shape, rs
bound to cause undue friction on the
tires. Frequent examination Of car
wheels for alignment will prove eX-
ceedingly profitable to the car owner.
according to Miller tire service eX-
perts<
The wheel alignment proposition
has come TO be of such vital i'm.
portance in the tire industry that
service stations are putting In
machines To test alignmr mt while the
car owner is getting gas or air. The
day is. not far distant when this SER
vice will rank with air service in the
tire shop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13
FAULTY ALIGNMENT IS
CAUSE OF TIRE REPAIRS
Position of Wheels Big Factor
in Waste of MILEAGE.

Millions OF miles of tire service arc
lost annually through misal'gnment
of automobile wheels. Faulty align
ment can rasp away. before the owner
realizes ii. half to two-thirds OF the
service that is in a tire.
Although extreme cases are easily
detected by the way the car steers
slight cases are almost unnoticab'e
to the ordinary driver. even though
they may be thieving hundreds of
tire miles.
This condition Is not always the
fault of bent axels. of broken springs.
loose spring shackles. and spring
frames. but is due often to loose
steering knuckles, to bent pinions, to
worn bearings and wobbly wheels.
Any part of the running gear which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13
KING HAS BIGGEST CAR.

King Albert Of Belgium owns the
largest touring car in the world, The
car is in two sections-an ordinary
automobile in front with large
eoach-like trailer attached. 1t has
accommodations for fifteen persons
and sleeping quarters for ten. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13
PIGS. VIA MOTORCYCLE.

In England motorcycles, with
specially designed sidecar bodies
are Transporting milk, newspapers.
bread, vegetables. general parceiA
groceries and wine. In the Yorkshire
district, a farmers boy was seen
taking a couple of well-contented
pigs TO market in his business side
car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13
BIG WASTE OF GASOLINE.

Through an Investigation made to
guide engineers in the ventilation Of
the vehicular tunnel under the Hud-
son river now in course Of construc-
zion, II is declared that 80 per cent of
the gasoline now used by automobiles
in the United states IL wasted
through defective carburetors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13

trailer is made up Of kitchen. bath
room. and a, combination lounging
and dining room. The machine is de-
signed for hunting in Africa.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13

I L. c. Thornton. of California who.
without arms, operates a motor car
by the use OF sings and hooks, also
has the distinction OF being the
worlds only armless aviator.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13
Exhibitors at Closed Car Salon
WARDMAN PARK HOTEL
November 5 to 20 (Inclusive) -

Nuemeyer Mitchell T.. Quinn, Motor Sales Co.,
and sedan. Weytcott se}ans.
Hurley Motor Nash coupe Grimes motor Co. Nauona'
and
Stanley Horner. Buick coupe '>r'ppe ~ ' ''f
~ ~ Luttrell Co, Packard town
Semmes Motor Co., Dodge Bros and single ak sedan
coupe ana sedah Hughes Co, Pierce Arrow
Donohoe Motor Co., Ford sedan landauet and
and landaulet.
Walker Motor Co., Lafayette Warrington Motor Car 20,
sedan and coupe Cleveland Chandler
Ungerer Veie sedan sedan.
ond co,no wv ' ~ Trew Peerless sedan,
r Lamar 1,c.son w;n,o, REQ sedan
uroor.;n. o,s 80. Franklin Kneip Motor Co,
Commercial Anto 3 sun,,v n Franklin sedan and bsDug-
Studebaker and sedan ham' -, - ,m
Sterrett Fleming Hupmobe "aSh'hslon oau''"' w" ~
sedan Detroit electric INC seoah anu 'oupo
District Motor Co., Premier. ro'o"ac oses w. AAe i''o
r v r Motors Cor, Marmor sedan.
sedan ~ Hummer Sales Co, Lex
Wayne Smith Co., Haynes SUI inston sedan.
hurhon .od.n II. W. Burr, Oakland coupe and
Potter Williams Co, sayers Six s. .,- ~ o,in,,-
sedan oios"oohe safes 70" ooe"io-
Lambert Hudson pie ooupe anu seuan
Hudson sedan, Essex "o9i 'onpah! oi "asne'
,ot Auburn and sedan.
Harper Overland Co., Overland ACCESSORY DEALERS.
sedan WHY'S Knight Julien Bartram, Gabriel
Walter Saxon Snubbers.
sedans Dupont Tire Shop, and &C
H. B. Leary, jr. Chalmers cessores
coupe Maxwell sedan I A. Eberlys Sons accessories
Geo. c. Rice Column Lehmsns Tire Shop, Oldfed
tires
bort Distributing Co, Barber & Ross accessories
coupe. Ward & Co.. accessories.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13
THE CLOSED CAR
Bly,. H. YEOMANS.

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their
peuos Weight tphy
met car o
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the dtpep tumted poSibG
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nidt OF
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13

introduction OF the Lozier, Case, and
Stutz cars. which experience places
him h an ideal position for the
handling of the Templar cars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-13

Ups~ rsss.a se oil siAl7, 'es1
yoa "Brs,y TsekJ," sn inf0sfinS
snIirform<fipe bsskltf eesfsining
as as,1 4 Dspks Engineering
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