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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-17
Tells Relations of Mud
gett and Miss Shoni0
(Conlimca from page one)


house yesterday along with MES
ShoniO'a letters when he was being
examined on Che witness stand.
Asked if$Brown was detective or
an Investigator, he said he believed
Brown twas detective" He admit
ted he had not hesitated to introduce
Brown to everyone upon his arrival
in johnson TO investigate the Shonlo
murder.
Atty. Tracy denied he told Mrs.
Harriet Foster not to talk about the
! case but admitted he had told many
O. the Witnesses "they he'd better not
TAX but they could do as they
pleased"
Mrs. Harriet Foster, keeper Of the
| boarding house whore Mudgett and
; Miss Shonio boarded, was the next
witness. She said she had lived n
the same house for Il years. She
explained the locations OF the vail-
/ ous, rooms and gave the names Of
her boarders at the time Of the trag-
( cdv. She sad Midget came TO beard
, With her in October, 1919. and that
| Saturday and Sunday. He worked
| out OF town most OF TIE .inte.
Mrs. Foster said that Amy Shonlo
! left the house on the night Of July
31st at T o'clock. She described the
clothing The girl wore and it was thc,
came as exhibited in court as found
on the girls body. She passed Amy
! going in the direction of Nam 81
! Mudgctt she said left the house the
same night right after supper.
She said that Amy had been Ill tor
two weeks in September, 1919, ana
that Mudgett had cared for her
Mudqctt paid the doctors bill OF
$3.50. She said that for many
months previous to her death MISS
Shonio had appeared sad and often
cried, During the latter months OF
her life she ate but little. She mad
seen Mudgett and Miss Shonlo IN the
sitting room. Midget was lying
down and Miss Shonio was comDln8
is hair as his head lay IN her zap
They often played together at the
Oniia Board. At Christmas time
Mudrctt had given Amy toilet SET
ANY had also received gift OF a
,ai,, Of fur-wristed gloves from Twin
! {. Fletcher o! Johnson.
The boarding house mistress ao-
mitted that she had given .Muagc,.'
Gift of box Of stationery ms
was identified in court and placed
among the exhibits. ua
She said that on the night OF tne
murder MIDGET came home at IL
o'clock. She said she identified nm
by his step. She SAID to M uu ,ls ~
"Don't lock the door, Amy is coming
home" She said Mudgett replied
"Arlic (Mrs. Fosters sons wlfel ahc
the kids are coming home tonight
She said he proceeded to his room
without further conversation
She said that Miss Shomo mac
purchased coat and hat while sh(
W1s with her in the fall, of 1919. Sht
said the coat cost $18 and Mudget'
paid for it. She told OF iAoihg
rMi,d,s nightdress in one of the draw.
NJ Miss Shonio's room. She said Amy
had frequently taken walks on sun
day morning and she generally wen wen
over the road that took her by Vi''
cemetery where the murder was CON I
,nitteJ. She said that on these walk
Amv often brought back bouquets o
foWers .l of
Mrs. Foster resumed the 8taAo d.
tcl the noon recess,
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80 w
r.(l.,)EelAAN
The "LORAIN" Cooks
While You Enjoy Yourself

DONT spend the hours be
- tween meals watching your
cooking. You dent have 20.
Get a CLARK JEWEL Gas
Range equipped with the 10
RAIN" Oven Heat Regulator.
This wonderful device watches
your cooking just as carefully as
if you were constantly there.
Put your whole meal In the oven at
one time. Set the wheel at the proper
temperature. Then you have the after
noon of. When you core home your
meal will be done. And as delicious
as if you were night there ali the time.
We wantyou to see demonstration.
Come in. Then you will not be content
TO cook single day lcngerin the old
time way. Also we want you to have
our valuable booklet, "An Easier Days
Work"
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ATTY. TRACY IN CONFUSION ,
1tNDFR CROSS-EXAMlNATlON

-, I
ne oVVH' ''l'ul'i rIi2,.,,.rdoy afternoon
SESSION OF couht ii - 1voyrino+ion
was the gfuc.i.n s,., olo' w F Tracv
Gwen o'~' ~ y Porter of St,
Gy, AtCS, Dn aoi,rso] of the defense.
Johh3DuI!, gu e1aa voIlaT OF cups.
NJ roi'ei n.y. atu4n ,r,4ecutor which
I'oI'S ~ ' ao,,,nlatn,I confused for 4
had MN co' LIP -, >Lih,tel coDyid-
my; ,.aaLra.s nj memory as to Just
'4"o-G "e IA ~, .hc Inv Of the fnding
whal ne 4iu " 49, bodv
u ,r M'Tn No o+an1 ut 1l.45 he was
iEN4hE VI en' sh a ~ examination un-
u ln moY,S nod was on the stand
I'll iiool' &c no afternoon.
a@ai" nus ,. " ~, Attv Gen. Archi-
w men "aM a,"s ~ ,,ersons who mott
bald inc ns'i ~ G1dina If the Shonio
i.ed nm o. W. nv. ''1 T1ocT enid he could
GlrlS pou!i ~ ~ 10 namos. there
not rell'eiipe+ ,'ho Wrought the in
were SO H'@'Hy wn Ia Inclared he
tornauoh 10 hl'ii I'm hove the body
nad Sc"l ',5 fo ..'1 so Nm, trace of some
was 1ount io ot;oh WIGHT have been
lnS'iuH'enI ~ VIZ" XIV ,,;,J hnt had found
uAeu W NJ ,,,,, e1,cb instrument.
no trace o. any ' e"nrnb n Miss Sho-
lie toid u Il, me- so H hottle of can
mo > I -, 4ho n+ovc in the girls room
su!eS IN the sloNc w wv or . nxbibition
and thcSe We'I =, p', aIso found in the
IN the court; ~ "oo on+o;ning some
stove a slnnll DON e0-''''''
0ieces OF cloyh' o,.on4 of Rrrlino-
Franklin n. De~ ,,'na " +bo nnxt wit.
4 ton, civil engineer, was 't'o ,n ~ nho+o-
ness ana d'Sclipe ,'o tl'''' i; ~ connection
graphs he haa ""oe III N''''
with the murdei. ..,4;n,orv Thursday
Continuing ms teS Einnn " Rrn.jinr,
morning pr' b. I otoi' az; u +bat me
ton, state patnoloelS.,; 1" .,a;n ME henn
death OF the ononio CIV =, mig isnfection,
caused by a Shoch " w hnan NO.
The CONDITION coulu nnLJ bovn Keen
duced by violence or t Coult an obok.
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PAGE SEVEN

ton substantiated the statements of
DR.. Stone regarding his discoveries
at the autopsy, and was briefly
cross-examined by Lawyer Dutton'
States Attorney Tracy was placed
on the stand and testified rs to where
he found the girl's body. He said
upon the discovery he placed the
body in charge of Deputy Sheriff w.
G. Jones until the arrival of Dr.
Stone In answering one Of Atty. Gen
Archibald's questions Mr.. Tracy fur
nished the only humorous incident of
the morning. The witness proceeded
to 90 into mass of unnecessary
details when he was interrupted by
the Attorney General who said, "f
Tracy, you're a good lawyer, but you
make a poor witness" This brought
out general laugh throughout the
court room which was promptly
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
THE REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM COMMITTEE.

They are distinguished and able
men whom Chairman Hays has chos-
en- to make tentative platform for
the Republican party. Doubtless as
much could be said for the women
members of tina tbody by one who is
acquainted with them. But although
the ability Of the men and women
who have been chosen to perform
this function should be conceded, it
is somewhat questionable whether
this is altogether a desirable pro
cess Of platform-making The plat
form that this committee makes will
be presented to the platform commit
tee created by the convention only
with the force of a recommendations;
it can be amended without limitation
or even rejected in it's entirety.
Nevertheless it will, and Is intended
10 have, moral and intellectual au-
thority which will virtually assure
its acceptance by the committee
created by the convention without
substantial change. SO that the
practical effect Of using this process
o. pIdJlOI ul-Ildhli5 10 " AOiN w.
party into getting its inspiration
from a small number OF men and w2-
men carefully chosen by a few of
the party's leaders rather than from
the millions of its followers through
the suggestion and voice of the men
and women chosen by them. The
document thus produced doubtless
vii be, tactically better than any
which could come of the old process
But it will be less spontaneous and
therefore a less genuine expression
Of popular sentiment It may catch
more votes, and yet be less effective
as covenant between those whom
the party puts into power and those
whose votes were thus caught.-Dal-
las News (Ind. Demo.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
HONEST NEWS FROM
THE FAR EAST.

\ bill is before Congress to author
ize the navy department to trans
nit news by radio between the Unit
ID States and the Orient. Owing
mainly to extremely limited cable
facilities and incidentally to the cost
Of tools, which is almost prohibit
i've. the news service is lamentably
inadequate. Americans are not kept
advised upon state matters which
may have vital interest to this eoun-
try
The Importance of honest news
from the Far East is obvious. Whe-
the 0r not the United States shall
become a member of the League of
Nations. or whether association with
other nations shall take place early
90 ,a59, We cannot escape the fact
thai our long period Of isolation is
". ed. IA theF relations with the
rast of The world our people want
10 base their opinions on informa-
ton, never ON misinformaton. The
day of secrecy in governmental pol
icies should forever be at a mend
The people Of the Far East ought to
be advised of what We are doing,
and we of what they are doing. The
light of publicity will tend to pre-
yent complications or iron thief out
when they arise Portland e0re)
Telegram lind. Renl.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
MARTINsBURG, W. VA, EVENING JOURNAL

this morning told me that within
the last few days the head of di-
vision in one Of the departments,
called in all the employees Of the
division and told them that upon
a certain day there would be an in
vestigatiOn made as to whether or
not there We're too many employees
in the division; and he told all the
employees that On that particular
day they were to be at their work
and if they had no work they were
TO create some"
Whenever a definite proposal is
made that the personnel in some
war-expanded branch of the govern
ment be reduced to a peace basis,
employees thus threatened with de-
mobilization appeal to their repre-
tatives or senators and the sugges-
lion is challenged. Soldiers vel
come release from war duties
Clerks do not.
Members Of congress alert to the
issue of government economy
might well attend to this army Of
civil employees enlisted for a war
that ended fourteen months ago
Clerks held in Washington for non
essential or non-existing duties are
needed elsewhere for wor k that
needs performing. Society demands
production Every unnecessary GOV
eminent employe is an influence
keeping up the cost of living
Cleveland Plain Dealer Nnd. Dem)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
PUMGENT PARAGRAPHS

Don't kick at the beer. 1t cant
lex back-Los Angeles Times.
About the only thing America
has not been accused Of in Europe
IS having brought on the war
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
German marks are down to
where one Of them doesn mean
much more than an iron cross.-To-
lcdo Blade.
In refusing to stand for another
loan, Uncle Sam" tells Europe she
must henceforth stand alone. -Bos-
ton Transcript.
What this country needs is a
greater spirit Of sacrifice. and we
suggest We begin by sacrificing the
profiteers.-Philadelphia Inquirer
The Bolsheyiki have captured a
few more of Kolchak's generals
and some guns. The old admiral
VIII miss the guns.-Arizona Re-
publican.
Now that Carranza has received
a consignment of ammunition from
Japan, he can go ahead and hold
his election as adYertised.-Cap-
per's Weekly
Ludwig Martens says that Soviet
Russia can get along without the
rest of the world. It's a cineh that
Soviet Russia can't get along with
the rest of the world-Columbia
Record.
It is announced that 81 eyton i've
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
FOR COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE

Prominent farmers, fruitgrowers
and business men OF Morgan coun-
ty have presented to the voters Of
the state Harry w. Bayer. of Ber-
kelley Springs as the Republican
candidate for Commissioner of Ag-
riculture.
They say he is the right man for
the place and comes from the
right part of the state. The East
ern Panhandle is the land of farms
and orchards. and has strong
grounds for claiming the right 10
name the next candidate for that
office. The Republicans have never
given that part of West Virginia
any state office.
1t political Advertisement
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
A BRITISH
OPINION OF u. S.

The editor of John Bull'' in Lon
don. has gone on a wild rampage
against the United States and all
that il did for John Bulls country,
with the others of the allied lands,
was sore oppressed. This gentle
men asserts that he is FED up with
Uncle Sam" and that the time
has come for plain speaking" and
that Il do not see any reason why
We should aatter the vanity of
this hustling race by lauding to
the skies their part in the war In
connection with our position at
the beginning of the war he as
serts that in that critical hour
America deliberately chose to stand
aside from the conflict and martyr
dom of a sacred cause
But there was another Critical
hour" 1t va when General Haie
said I'VE are with our backs to
the wall; when the cry arose from
England; ''Fov Gods sake hurry
you Americans" and when Lloyd
Georee himself solemnly declared
taat ii IS a race between linden
burg and President Wilson,. Well
IIIindenburg lost, didn't he?
There is no need that any ma
ton should claim to have won the
wa. We all won the war. But tc
sneer a and belittle. America
vastly important part in the win
nine Of it Is proof either Of a
wairdly short memory or a heart
full OF black ingratitude. We refuse
10 believe that John Bulls at
tituae represents that of the great
British people.-Boston Post Qnd
pem)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
THE LEAGUE
In OPERATION.

For years the question Of the
Scheldt has been a vexed one be,
tween Belgium and Holland. During
the war it became acute If Church
lis marines and the Belgian troops
flying from Antwerp had tried to use
their natural water route to safety,
Holland would have been obliged to
intern them or suffer a German at
tack. Nor could relief reach Ant
werp by water
For the future goyernance Of this
stream Holland and Belgium have
now agreed upon joint control To.
aether they are to dig two new ca
mails connecting Antwerp with the
North Sea and the Rhine, and to
deepen exising ones Questions Of
the use of the Scheldt that may arise
III the future are to be referred to
the League of Nations.
To regulate international rivers Is
one purpose for which the League
was designed. It's builders have al
ready directed traffic on the Rhine,
which is used by four nations, and
on the Danube, which is used d.
rcctly by seven and by many more
in trade with them.
Cur Senate boggles seven month
with the making of peace Mr. Lodge
threatens it with the delay of
DEATH But its high tribunal is al
ready the hard won prize of war, the
trusted bulwark Of the new peace,
in tortured. suffering, desperate Eu-
rope. New York World (Dem.)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04

the League recognize that the main
tenance of peace requires the reduc-
ton of national ornaments to the
lowest point consistent with national
safety establish the machinery for
reducing their ornaments by com
mon consent, and outlaw the private
exploitation of munitions. On the
other hand is a return to the old
system of intrigues, criminally com
petitive armament, tremendous tax
burdens to support the military ma
chine, and compulsory military train
ing in times of peace"
rs it not a fact" asks the Des
Moines Register Und. Rep) that
the unframed men of Canada, OF the
United States and of Australia met
the shock troops OF the veteran ar
mics of Europe on even terms, .,.
and that the initiative, the dash, the
victory lay with the civilian SOLDIER"
The Pittsburgh Dispatch CIudD
thinks it Strange that two years af.
ter the war that was to end war the
military expenditures should be pIac-
cd at seven times the pre-war total
and that the best that can be done
is to reduce them to three and a
half times the cost In 1916" and the
Springfield Republican Gnd.) sug-
gests that we wait until we know
definitely what this country's for
eign policy is to be. The peace trea-
ty with Germany has not vet been
disposed Of Our future military pol
lev cannot he divorced from our I'm
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04

ting away from the higher rates if
the national transportation system Is
to be saved.
Pending the carefully worked out
program for the permanent saliva
ton of the roads, Congress must
make provision for more railroad
revenues. The relief must be so
that the railway executives can pre-
pare in time for what they have to
do when the roads 90 back-in less
than four weeks.
Congress is lingering on the job
Finish it,-New York Sun-Herald
HndD.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
FINISH THE
RAILWAY JOB.

Thousands OF miles Of our rail
roads are dead broke in spite OF the
guaranteed rental they are now get,
ling from the government Tens Of
thousands Of miles Of our railroads
would be dead broke without The
government rental The reason is
mat tae railroads Of the United
$ ates, the big and the little, the
-ooa bad and Indifferent, are being
eaten alive BIS operating expenses.
If the roads stayed in the hands
Of the government the cotoz 1 de-
fct- they are now pliing up would
BURST Gwen tba Unitc@ States Treas.
ury unless Congress resortad 10 new
taxation. This country is done with
higher taxes. So it must be higher
traffic rates. Government operation
or private operation there is no get
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04

survey Of living costs will be start
ed next week by the Department of
Labor, but 1t is too early yet to
estimate how much the expense Of
the investigation will increase the
cost of living.-Boston Globe.
Maybe it s because we are full
witted that we are unable to figure
out just whom Ludendorff expected
TO scare with his threat to commit
suicide rather than 90 to France
for trial-Springfeld (Mass) I'm
ion
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
PREPAREDNESS
WITHOUT MlLITARtSM

How to provide adequately Tor the
defense of the nation in war without
i too great expense and without turn
| ing the country into the German
militaristic mold in peaCetime, is
one of the biggest questions now
agitating Congress The Senate mil
itary committee reports bill Tor
universal military training" bar
some leaders in the Hnus hold the
plan to be at once expensive and up-
democratic.
The Senate bill, according to the
Bangor Commercial (lnd.) provides
for the maintenance of a regular
army of 1890 officers and 2SG,I5G
enlisted men and the compulsory
military training oil American hoYS
for period of four months between
the ages of Is and . with later en-
rollment in the reserve Tho Grand
Rapids Press dndD POINTS out that
| the plan allows the boys their choice
OF taking their trdinif n any one OF
the-three years following their eight
eenth birthday, and as here Will be
two training periods a year they may
select any one OF the six periods,
and the Bin@hamton Morning san
tInd. DemJ adds that this citizen
army cannot DE Cdlleu 10 the eolofs
except in the event OF q declaration
of war" This paper believes that
the short period of four months
provided by the bill for tho training
of our youth is long enough to I'M
part the essentials OF military knoWl
edge and discipline, but not long
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
Features And Pictures

The Washington Sunday Star, be.
sides Coverings" all news events
of the world, makes a special eff
fort to place before its readers the
best features and pictures to be
found. These are published in the
Magazine and Photogravure Sec
tons, forming the ideal Sunday
newspaper. Order your copy Of
next Sundays Washington Star to-
Jav
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
NEWS INCORPORATED

The Hancock News Publishing
Company has been incorporated
with a capital stock of $4,000 and
will succeed George c. Huber,
publisher of the Hancock Weekly
News. The incorporators are
George C. Huber, Charles w.
Myers and L. Rash.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
THE OLDEST TEACHER

Prof. J. f. Keedle, who teaches
school at Bertha, near Hinton, and
who is teaching the great-grand-
children of some of his first pupils
is believed to be the oldest teacher
in West Virginia. He has taught
school for AZ years. He is among
the few teachers in the state who
hold a life certificate.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
COMMUNITY HOUSE

The building committee of the
First Methodist Episcopal church,
Frostburg, Md. decided to build
community house on the church
lot on West Main street at mini
mum cost of $4,000. The building
will include swimming pools, rec
reation rooms and other features.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
PRESENTED PURSE

At the morning service at Grace
Reformed church, Frederick. Md.
Sunday a purse containing s3S6.50
was presented to the pastor. the Rev.
Johna A. Ditzler. Presentation was
made by Henry H. Abbott and Will
liam T. Stanley.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04
HAS BOARD OF TRADE

The Board of Trade of Berkeley
Springs has been chartered and
its organization by the
Of the following officers.
&. w. Biser, president; J. e. Hell
sley, vice president; VIM. Cross
field, secretary; H. NJ. Ruppenthal
treasurer; II. D. Allen, attorney
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-04

pastors larder well stocked and his
woodpile replenished Whatever else
may be said for such system, It
meant supply Of necessities which
some presentday salaries do not
provde-Buffalo Commercial (Rep)
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Daily
Editorial
Digest

(Title Appld for L. S. Pat off
Edited by the Washington
Feature Service
DAVID LAWRENCE, Prest.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1920
Evening journal., 1920-04-23
ONCE SLAVE NOW BOOTLEGGER

OKLAHOMA CITY. April 23.-Gc0rge
Holloway. SO. One-time slave. was ar
rested here for making "chOctaw
beer" an anti-prOhibilion drink. 81 Sc
les brewin' a little for the boys" said
Holloway. lie was destitute and the
law Will now provide for him.
Put your ambitions into a little
Want Ad. II may mean big oppoi-
lunities.-AdN.
Evening journal., 1920-04-23

the Prohibition law regulating the
medicinal use Of LIQUOR under the
puke Food and Drug act and under
the anti-pronteering arm OF Tue gov
ernment.
one OF those physicians who have
been at odds with the Prohibition Di-
rector Is Dr. Leonard T.. Beach. OF
Charles and TWenty-ilrst streets The
physicians state that they are 'be'ng
preached 90" when they apply 10
liquor prescription blanks
I'm through" said Dr. Beach. IN
disgust. Il spent more than % Years
preparing for the practice uf my pro-
fesslon and do not presc whiskey
/ unless "a patient needs "a stlmu-
liant. on the other ham, / have
turned down as high as 80 people in
one day who came TO me for whis-
key"
Director Dodson stated that he mad
been instructed by Commissioned
Kramer that 100 prescriptions should
last q physician a year. Certainly, IL
should not hc more than 100 a week
/ he stated The injustice of the mat
/ ter is. however. that the number OF
patients a physician may have is not
| taken into consideration.