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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24

CONFESSIONS
ARE ADMITTED
Judge Wilson Permits Their
Entrance as Evidence Af-
ter Two Days Wrangling

After almost two days of heated
argument, it was decided yesterday
and announced by Judge Stanley NJ.
Wilson that the two confessions al
legged by the State to have been
made freely and voluntarily by Byron
NJ. Pettibone in the case in which he
is on trial for the murder of his wife
by strychnine in dose of salts, were
voluntary statements under the rules
of the law, and are therefore admis-
sable as evidence.
The substance of the confessions
has already been brought out by
testimony, but the jury has been
withdrawn throughout the argument,
and when Judge Wilson announced
his decision, they were recalled. De-
tective james X. Wood was brought
on the stand to establish the con-
fessons, and bottle of the poison
similar to that which Pettibone had
obtained from Wards Drug store
without the knowledge of the drug
gist and had carried it in his vest
pocket for three days before the dose
was produced Pettibone acknowl-
edged its similarity.
The court room was suffocating
and packed so that countless women
were forced to stand hacked closely
together. Crowds peered in at the
windows. Judge Wilson told the
Jurors that the court would not con-
slider it an infraction of the rules if
the men took off their coats and
about half of them Immediately eel
ed them off.
1t was brought out in establishing
the confessions that one had been
obtained after six hours of continu
Brown and james II. Wood. The de-
tectives showed that when rettibone
made the statement, States Attorney
Graves had been called in to hear it.
Pettibonc had not announced that be
was to make a statement, but the de-
tectives thought that he was "ripe
for confession" and sent for Graves
Nj. Graves explained to him what
would be done with anything he
might say, and then asked him "Whv
did you give her the strvchnine"
This was a hard question to answer,
and Brown then said "Just tell him
as you told me-" although Pettibone
had not told him. 1t was evidently
a catch question and neatly framed.
When asked by Attorney Jones in the
cross examination why he had said
that, Brown replied 81 don't know
what prompted me to say that. 1t
may have been a trick question" j."
This obviously shows that the con-
fessions were so cleverlv abstracted
from Mr.. Pettibone that he left that
he was doino it freely and of his own
accord. In the confession he stated
that the poison was not given with
the intention of killing his wife, but
of "making her GOOD and sick, since
she had been continually tormenting
him and causing him to spend and
| buy things which were onlv p hind
rance to his happiness.
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
Horseback Riders
Make Long Trip

Travelling by horseback is not at
present as popular as it once was,
but Wilson M. Powell and family of
Old Chatam, N. Y, are having a
wonderful trip by horseback from
their home through Vermont. Mr..
and Mrs. Powell, Wilson Powell, Jr,
and two daughters, Sarah H., and
Elsie X, compose the party, and are
all mounted on fine saddle horses
Their baggage is carried in a single
horse surrey, driven by John Hines,
groomsman.
They left Old Chatham on Tues
day. July 18th. and travelled down the
Hudson to Williamst Mass, and
then crossed over into Vermont at
Wilmington. Their itinerv has led
them through SPRINGFIELD, VT, WhSfo
River Junction, Bethel, and Barre
to st. Johnsbur--. where they snent
Friday night according to schedule
From here they 90 tn Newport for
the week end, and will then set out
on the return trim When thev arriv.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
CONFESSES CRIME FOR
WHICH FATHER WAS HANGED

TORONTO, July 24-A self-coh-
fessed murderer of his mother, Il
crime for which his father was hang
ed seven years ago, Arnell Love,
aged %, a farmer, is in Jail here to-
day. During evangelistic services in
his home town, Love went forward
and declared that he had dubbed his
mother to death because she had rep
rimanded him for excepting bad COM
pany." He was angered, he said, and
killed her with stick of wood. He
hid the body in a cellar where it was
found later. Love was one of the
principal witnesses against his faith
Ell, who was convicted by a jury and
hanged for the crime although the
evidence against him had been mostly
circumstantial. The father made what
was believed to be confession of his
guilt just before his execution. On
advice of an evangelist, Love gave
himself up to the police who are in
vcstigating the case.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
BAD ROADS LISTED
BY HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT
DetOurs Necessary on
Account of Repairs on
State Highways

The State Highway Commissioner
has issued the following report fol
the benefit Of persons travelling
through Vermont tending to show
where there are bad roads
ManchesterVillage - Stree cons
truction going on. Detour on side
streets is necessary.
Marlboro--On road from Benning-
ton to Brattleboro. Federal Aid con-
struction. Road is rassable.
BrattlebOro--On road from Ben
nngton to Brattleboro. Road con-
struction is in progress considerable
of the distance between West Brattle-
boro and Marlboro town line. Road is
kept passable.
Chester Between Gassett's Station
and North Sprino-ield on road from
Springfield to Cavendish. Road con-
struction. Advisable to detour via
Chester Depot.
Cavendish Between Cavendish and
Ascutneyville. Road construction. De-
tour seven miles via Felchvile.
Windsor West of Windsor to-
ward Reading, road construction.
Detour via road to the south.
Pomfret- On road from Wood
stock to Bethlvia Bernard. Bridge
construction. Temporary detour
around work.
Bethel BRIDGE construction one
mile south of Bethel. Through traffic
from Rutland toward Randolph and
Montpelier. Detour to west side of ri
vcr at Gavsville. or from the north
goin~ towards Rutland. Take wide
road at Bethel. Traffic from
White River Junction and Wood
stock via Barnard coming north
from Bethel or traffic from
north of Bethel going south via
Barnard will detour bv hill road to
the east of the work as ~er signs.
Bridport- Shoreham- One mile Of
Continued on page sixl
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
SOUTH SIDERS
JOYOUS OVER
|
y TO II VICTORY
Business Men Make Merry
at Baseball Game at
Newport

Joy reigns supreme on the South
Side of Main street, Newport, today,
as a result of the brilliant victory of
the boys on the sunny side of the
city's chief thoroughfare over the
diamond stars of the North side in a
slugfest at Memphremagog Park on
Friday afternoon. A crowd of sever
al hundred people lined the banks of
the playing field OF sat in automobiles
to watch the second game of the
thrilling seIes between the two cele-
brated teams OF the famous Sunset
League. 1 he contest was replete with
thrills and kept the enthusiastic fans
keyed up to high pitch OF excite
ment.
The score at the finish of six and
one-half innings of strenuous base
ball on the part of the old timers was
% to 10, with the South Side boys
on the long end The rival teams
are on even terms now and it is eX-
pected there will be q larger crowd
to witnss the rubber" game, which
will probably be played at Gaines
Trotting Park next week.
Hugh Failbrother, the Sunny Sides
"iron man" twirler, went to the
mound and finished the game, allow
ing the opposing batsmen but seven
scattered hits, while his team mates
batted "Cy" Searles and "Jim" Nc
Cmten hard, garnering a total of IA
bingles. In addition TO his superior
pitching, Fairbrother was given much
better support than the North Side
fingers. The South Siders made but
12 errors while the North Side chalk
ed up a total of II miscues against
them. Many of the errors were the
result OF the poor ground on which
the men were playing. Under differ
ent circumstances it is possible this
number OF bad plays would have
been somewhat diminished. However,
the making of errors affords great
amusement to the spectators, so 1t
matters little how many are made.
From the way the South Siders
hammered the pill in Fridays game,
it is evident that the boys have been
engaging in little batting practice
since last weeks defeat. Searles and
McCarten were unable to throw any
kind of ball that these heavy hitters
could not meet and as a result they
had regular field day at the bat.
Ray Sheehan and Charles McCauley
Were the batting stars, former get
ting four safe whacks, while the lat
ter smashed out three good ones be-
yond the reach of the felders. "Mick"
Clark got on the bases each time he
came up to bat but was able only to
hit safely once. However, that was
sufficient. It was his fiftl trip to
the plato and Searles showed every
sign of purposely passing what he
considered a bad man. "Cy" threw
over three balls and then-the next
one was Just where Jim likes them.
The big fellow met the pill squarely
and if started to sail through the
air. The ball came within few feet
Continued on page fve)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
BOSTON AMERICANS
SIGN UP YOUNG GIANT

BOSTON, July 24-"Al' Clayton
of Dayton, O., who is feet, 7 inches
in height and weighs 215 pounds has
been added to the Red SoX nitching
staff. Manager Barrow received
word today> that the young qiant,
who has been playing with a semi
professional team in his home city
had been signed up and would report
to the Boston Americans at Cleve-
land next Wednesday. He is 21
years old and has not lost a game in
two years, it is reported. His most
recent ACCOMPLISHMENT was the win
ming of four pames in one week. In
a throwing match a short time ago
he hurled a baseball 397 feet
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
Barber Shop Fracas
To Be Reviewed

On Monday morning at nine
o'clock at the court house, judge u.
C. Frye will convene municipal court
for the initial trial of the group OF
st. Johnsbury citizens who were ar
rested on a charge of breach OF the
peace in two of the local barber
shops, on Sunday. June 20. The case
OF Dennis Cassidy will beytaken up
first, and jury has been drawn. As
soon as his case hos been disposed O.
the other will be takenup. Consld-
cradle interest has been shown in this
affair, and for time there was
rumor that it was to be smoothed
over and hushed up. States attor-
ney James B. Campbell has taken
the matter in r rha, ,.ge ard Justice viii
be meted out to the offenders.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
SERIOUS DAMAGE BY
BIG STORM AT CORNELL

CORNELL, N. Y, July 24-Thou-
sands of dollars damage has been
done, miles of railroad tracks were
washed out and large section of
tins city was flooded by cloud burst
last night, following an all-nioht
storm of terric proportions. Hail des-
troyed crops for miles around. The
main line of the Erie railroad was
torn up on both sides of the city and
many streets in the northern part of
the city were flooded.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24

AS the yachts started back TO the
shelter of the Hook the regatta COM
mittee signalled that the next race
would be held Monday.
The first hint that the race had
been postponed came when the
Shamrock and 'Resolute were three
miles northwest of the startino point
and were heading in the direction of
Sandy Hook with Is to 18 knot
breeze blowing. Observers inferred
that the shippers did not care to take
a chance of being wrecked in a heavy
sea.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24

ed here thew had travelled about 260
mills in IL days, and were very en-
thusiastc about Vermont scenery.
Thev have visited many places of in
terest in Vermont, including the re-
markable quarries at Barre. When
they return to their home, they ex-
pect to have travelled about 500
miles. Mr.. Wilson will then resume
his law practise in New York City,
after having passed a months vaca-
ton.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
ENACT AGAIN SAILING
OF PILGRIM FATHERS

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng, July "a
Scenes attending the denarture 300
years ago of that little band of ad-
venturers known to history as the
Pilgrim Fathers were enacted today
in a pageant ourating four
davs' celebration of the ter-centen-
nary of the sailing of the Maytlower.
The nageant was preceded by a
luncheon rendered by the Lord
Mayor. There were 400 guests at
the luncheon including prominent
persons in American and British of
fetal life. The "eeeant will be re-
peated during Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
SEND NON-COMBATTANTS
OUT OF ADRIANOPLE

ATHENS, Julv 24-The Turkish
nationalist commander at Adri1-
nople has evacuated the non combat
tants from that city according to
dispatches received today. The
Greeks are crossing Maritz river un-
der heavy fire from cannon and ma
chine guns.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
SELLS GRANULATED SUGAR
AT u CENTS

NEW ORLEANS, July 24-Gran-
ulated sugar for the first time in two
months was being extensively re-
tailed at % cents a pound here today.
One dealer announced he had large
stock and would sell as high as 100
pounds to customer. A japanese
liner arrived yesterday from Java
with 100000 pounds of raw sugar
consigned to the American Sugar Re
fining Co.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
SOVIET ORDERS
ARMISTICE NEGOTIATIONS

LONDON, July 24-The Soviet
government of Russia today notified
Poland that the Soviet army COM
mand had been ordered to begin i'm
mediate negotiations for an armis-
tice, it is announced in a wireless dis
patch from Moscow today.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
10000 ARE IDLE
IN COAL FIELDS

BELLEVILLE, H., July 24-On-
erations in the southern Illinois coal
fields today were proceeding on a
greatly reduced scale on account of
the unauthorized strike of day lab
orers which started Wednesday.
Strikers assert that more than 10000
men are idle and predict that the
tie up will become more pronounced.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
REPORT TOWN SOUTH
OF LIMERICK WRECKED

LONDON, July 24-kilmallock, 10
miless outh of Limerick, was wrecked
by the police last night accordin~ to
a dispatch to the Evening News. Sew
cral persons were injured.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
KEENE, N. H., SHOWS
INCREASE OF 1142

WASHINGTON, July 24--Census
returns announced TO-DAY included
Keene, N. H., 11,210, increase 1,142,
or 11.3 per cent.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
Eighteen Knot Wind Kicks Up Too
Rough Sea, for Cup Racers
Each Has Won Two Races
(By the Associated Press)

SANDY HOOK, July 24-The fifth international cup
race upon which hangs the fate of the Americas cup
today declared off by the regatta committee The reason
given was the heavy weather.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24

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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-24
The Weather

Showers tonight. Cooler
in New Hampshire and
Vermont. Sunday fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-05
SHOW A SUCCESS

Littlt Miss Lillian Frances McCor-
mick, the three year old artist, won
the audience at the Palace theater
last night during the program of the
Woman's Ten Thousand Club. She
was called upon number of times
to repeat.
A capacity house greeted the open
ing Of the performorance and was de-
clared intact to be one of the most
successful yet to be undertaken by the
club.
In order to produce the desired
effect in "The Flower Shop" many
American Beauties and Orchids were
imported from the coast. The cast,
with Robert Fahs, Carl Sweeney, Mrs
G. M. Helms, Mrs. Guy La Touche
and S. M. Garrett in the leads, was
a success, the lines are clever and the
players were at their best. The
scene was produced under the profess
>sional direction of Miss Helen Eadie.
A one act play, "The Twelve Pound
Look" written by the famous James
M. Barrie, was the second number on
the bill and was received with more
than usual interest. The leads were:
j. w. Perrins, Miss Thompson, of I'M
perial, and Miss Donnelly, formally
of Los Angeles.
Miss Pearson, of Brawley, one of
the last numbers to be secured by the
committee delighted the audience
between acts with her clever verse
and steps.
The plays were produced by Mrs.
Ross Hickcox, and the music furnish
ed by the Tully Sisters. Tonight the
Barbara Worth orchestra will play.
The ways and means committee,
composed of Mrs. Vaughn Francis,
Mrs. Thomas BBeeman, Mrs. James
Glassford, Mrs. Thomas Gill, and Mrs.
La Touche, is responsible for the
success of the performances.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-05
yGNc{kgfEII
Red Cross Rpnnrf.

The social service work. that IS be
ing carried on in the valley under the
direction Of the Imperial Valley chap
ter Of the American Red Cross is local
work for the development of better
social conditions in the county and
for the benefit of the valley people.
Emphasis is given to this fact be-
cause there has been so much other
Red Cross activity for the benefit Of
communities and peoples in foreign
lands. The home service department
of the American Red Cross concerns
itself with the welfare Of the people
actually within the jurisdiction Of the
local chapter Imperial Valley through
this department has wonderful op-
portunity to reach and better its own
problems. In this unique county. the
conditions of which are unlike in any
other nithe state, the problems are
correspondingly distinctive.
Seasonal labor, climatic conditions,
geographical and social characteristics
give to the valley serious and definite
problems touching the bi gquestions
of child labor, child welfare and educa-
ton, public health and home hygiene,
transient population, housing condi-
tions, and moral and recreational
problems. Poverty is to the social
structure what health is to the human
body, and social service is the econo-
mic medicine to combat the poverty
microbes just as public health work
is the means Of combating the physi-
cal disease which depletes community
life.
In several counties in this state,
oaraf,,1 l,o,,n
that thirds Of the existing power
ty conditions have been caused by
sickness. 1t is safe to apply the same
standards to Imperial county and to
conclude that it is a conservative es-
innate. Careful trained social inves-
tigational work, and constructive re-
habilitation work is necessary to cope
| with the poverty and social problems
that keep large number of families
in the valley in a dependent and eco
nomically parasitic condition. 1t is
not a question of charity. The word
charity has been thrown into the dis
card. 1t is self-help which is the
Watchword Of modern social service
In the three months of work which
has already been carried on by. the
social service department of the I'M
perial valley chapter of the Red Cross
constant effort has been made to keer
the larger purpose of this work before
the community. 1t is the purpose OF
the chapter to continue the work
Throughout the towns and rural dis
tricts, using the central office as q
clearing house through which local
committees will work. reporting cases
as they arise and cooperating with
the home service worker employed by
the chapter in investigation and IL
follow-up work.
Owing to the great distances to be
covered it is not possible for one
worker personally to make every cal
that is required throughout the valley
and therefore the cooperation and ad
vice of the local committee workers
is most necessary. Already very
definite response has been obtained il
the establishment of this work ant
it has proved it's necessity. To carry
on the sympathetic understanding OF
| the many outlying groups and com.
munities is necessary to the genera
welfare and success of the work.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-05

Butte and allied himself with the
National Non Partisan League, one
of whose papers in North Dakota he
edited. He is now, it is said, running
an employment office in Minneapolis.
Mcdonald was paroled by Governor
5sys nsted ef the G fSp9f1ea dafng
mass meeting in Butte in 1916. He
went back to serve out his term, but
soon after gained his freedom.
Duncan and Mcdonald were sue
ceeded by w. F. Dunn, in his early
youth prize fighter and later an or
ganizer for a union of electrical
workers. Dunn came to Butte from
Canada and with r. B. Smith of Butte,
set up The Butte Bulletin, weekly
radical newspaper. In 1917 trouble
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-05

Her father, Sir George Carew, is a
famous man about town. DR.. Jekyll
is persuaded by Sir George Carew to
accompany him to low music hall
From this experience, Jekyll is lead
to experiment with liquid that will
separate the good and evil in man
into two distinct bodies. He evolves
such a drug, administers 1t to HIM
self and becomes not only Jekyll. the
doctor -philanthropist, but also Hyde
a misshapen, evil brute. Gradually
the Hyde side of his character over
masters Jekyll and, after stirringly
dramatic scenes. he succumbs. Only
after his death is the dual character
of his personality revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-05

again broke out and this time, federal
troops went into Butte, because the
war demanded that copper produc-
ton go ahead without interruption.
Soon after an editorial in the Bull
letin advised the public to ignore
orders of the state council of defense.
Dunn, as writer of this article, and
Smith, as editor of the paper, were
tried in Helena under the state sedi-
ton act, convicted and fined $4,000
each. Their case is pending before
the state supreme court.
After the disruption of their union
in 1914 by the mcdonald Rebellion,
the conservative miners never reor-
ganized. The /. w. w. and the o. B..
U. are said to control those Butte
miners who belong to union now.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-05
BUTTE INVADED
BY us. SOLDIERS
Continued from page one)

large vote, and, it is said, Immediate
ly began his battle for control of the
Butte Miners union and through it
of the Western Federation of Miners,
which embraced almost all the metal
miners in the land.
The conservatives in the union,
backed by Chas. H. Meyer, president
of the federation, resisted. On June
13, 1914, the annual parade of the
Miners union was broken up by men
said to be |. w. w. and Duncan fol-
lowers.
Meyer came to Butte from Denver
to investigate. On the night of June
26, he attended q conference in the
miners hall. A mob gathered out
side. Deputy sheriffs were sent to
the hall to protect Meyer, who was
threatened. Shots were fred. 1t
became a fusillade and two men in
the crowd were hit. One Of them
died.
The mob stormed the hall. Meyer
Governor Sam V. Stewart for pro-
lection.
Meanwhile, the hall was blown up
and reign Of terror was created. A
sort of soviet was established with
"Muckie" Mcdonald as dictator. Nc
Donald chose a cabinet Of 20 for adj
visers.
Buildings were dynamited. The
radicals broke into factions and a
Finn leader tried to assassinate Mayor
Duncan but was killed by Duncan
The Finn faction then blew up
Duncan's socialist printing house
People began to leave Butte in droves
Then the governor sent the Second
Montana guard-in the Great War
afterwards, the 163rd U. S. Infantry
to Butte. The troops quickly dis
solved the "soviet." Mcdonald and
several others soon after were sent
to prison and the mayor was removed
! from office by legal proceedings in
stituted by the governor for failure to
preserve the peace.
The election of 1915 was carried
by the conservatives. Duncan left