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New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
VA HEN Billy had gone, ellen
w returned to the living room
and faced the assembled com

w returned to the living room
and faced the assembled com
paay.
well she said, "now that you'go
all seen him, what's the verdict"
The verdict seemed to y unan.-
mously in his favor.
But" said Bob, "T thought you
said he was SO screan1ingly funny"
"Yes," said Edith, "you told ne
that, too
Give him q chance" said Ellen.
wait till he's in funny MOOD.
You'll simply die laughing"
1t is compound fracture Of the
rules to have SO important char
acter rs Tommy Richards appear in
only one chapter. But remember
this isn't regular story, buc sim
pie statement of what occurrea
when 1t occurred. During Chapter
-Four Tommy had been en- his way
home from the Pacific Coast, where
business had kept him all fall. His
business out there and what he Gid
and said en- route to Chicago ar
collateral.
Tommy had been BiTly's pal a
college. Tommy's home was In Min
nesota and Billy was his most lnti-
mate, practically his only, friend in
the so-called metropolis Of tire Md
die West. So Tommy. not knowing
that Billy had gone to St Louis.
looked forward to q few pleazanr
hours between the time Of the Coast
trains arrival and the Minnesota
trains departure.
The Coast train reached Chicago
about noon. 1t was Thursday noon.
the 23d. Tommy hustled from the
station to Billy's Office and there
learned Of the st. Louis trip. d.
appointed, he roanled the streets fov
while and at length dropped into
the downtown office Of his favorlts
Minnesota road. He was told that
everything for that night was SOLD
out. Big Christmas business Tommy
ponoered.
'How about Tomorrow night"
he Inquired.
Il can give you lower tomorrow
night on the ESQ.," replied Leslie
Painter, that being the clerk s name.
IN take it, said Tommy,
He did so, and the clerk took
S10.05.
"Ill see old Bill after all." said
Tommy.
Leslie Painter made no seply.
In the afternoon Tommy sat
through q vaudeville show and &C
Confined or nsre pucsD
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
WHEN, after the game, they
~ parted. Billy rallied to thu

cA1cf11 OF @sEfnB pernnission
~ call Ellen, it seemed, would be-
S9ad 70 have him, but che couldn't
eii exactly when she would be tack
- chicago; she still had three more
p.aces 10 vish in the East. Could
~ poesibiy let him know when she
''d get back? Yes, she could and
~o0id; IL he really wanted her TO-
re- would drop him note. He GER
's'sily waytsd her "
This, thought Billy, was the he's.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

VIZ HEN they got up from the
w table and started for the liv-
ing room, Mr.. Bowen found
himself walking beside Aunt Har-
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

\ FTER the cold scraps had been
"a ruined, Mr.. Mcdonald drew
Billy into the smoking room
ana offered him cigar. The pro-
apective son-in-law was about to re-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
Burglar Alarm Went
OFF Unexpectedly

In making the extensive repairs on
the First National bank building the
wotkmen removed an old burglar
alarm that had been attached for
some so years to the rear of their
block. It was laced there soon af-
ter the block was built in 1870 and
was so adjusted that anv attempt
to crack the big safe would immcdi-
ately cause a load explosion in the
alarm. The alarm had not been con
nectcd up with the vault for 40 years
and when the wolkmcn threw the
contrivancc on the ground they sup
posed they were handling a "dud".
Instead there was an instant cxplo-
sion which was heard all over the vii
lagc. To say that tho workmcn ard
bank officials were surprised is OK
pressing it mildly and that no ono
was hurt was one of the fortunate
features of the occurrence.
The apparatus was so adjusted that
n number of blank cartridges would
be discharged bv electricity with tho
idra that if anyone ever attempted
to crack the big vault the noise of the
explosion would frightcn the intrud-
CTS. When the alarm was first placed
on the building it occasionally went
off accidentally to the great surprise
of all i'll the immediate vicinity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
Brattleboro Boys
Placed on Probation

The four Blattlcboro boys who
have been held at the Caledonia coun-
ty Jail since Wednesday on the
charge of breaking into the home of
Clyde Gearwear of Wells River and
stealing $3.50 worth of clothing, etc,
were given hearing before Judge
Frye in the municipal court Friday
morning. The boys names were
Louis Young Torrance Davis, Earl
Fish and Lynne McGee. The lattcr's
father came up from Brattleboro Fri
day morning and attended the hear
ing. They pleaded guilty and were
each fined $40 and costs amounting
to $3.50. Each were sentenced in
the State Prison Mt Windsor. Sen
tcnce was suspended and the boys
were placed on probation. Mr.. Nc
Gee will take the boys back to Brat
tlcboro where they will be under the
supervision of the Deputy Probation
Officer there.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
Dunnett Delegates
Elected at Caucus

The republican caucus in the
Town Hall Saturday resulted in the
election of IL delegates to the re-
publican state convention at Mont
pelicr, May 26, favorable 10 the clcc-
ton to Chicago of Hon. Alexander
Dunnett. The latter said at the eau
Gus that he thought the Vermont del
cgation should go to Chicago un-
pledged. There was vote of 2G0 of
which the Dunnctt ticket received
1G7 votes and the ticket pledged to
support delegates to Gen. Wood re-
ceived 90 votes.
1t was voted to have the delegation
fill any vacancies to the Montpelier
convention. 1t was also voted to in
crease the republican town com.lttco
from three to five and these were
elected: Charles W. Steele, W. ".
Blodgett, Frank G. Landry, W. A.
Kicker, William II. Taylor
The delegates elected were he
following: DR.. c. A. Clamton, w.
A. Kicker, M. ]. Reed, Fred c.
Beck, ID. S. Conant, c. Roy CAL
deiwood, Fred c. Gibson, W. W.
Blodgett, J. Rolf Seallcs. George
A. Burbank, William H. Taylor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
THE LYNDON
INSTITUTE AN
EASY WINNER
Score SO Points in Dual
Track Meet with st. ].
Academy Team

The second annual dual track meet
with Lyndon Institute was held We'd
ncsday afternoon at the St. Johns
bury Fair Ground. Lyndon was al
easy victor to the tune of 60 to 81
St. Johnsbury won two first places
and tied for another out of total OF
II events. Shores and LanDher were
the two responsible for the two firsts,
Shores in the hundred yard dash and
Lanpher in the shot put and tie in the
high jump. At no time was St. Johns
bury dangerous to the Lyndon sue
cess and after the fourth event, 220
yard dash, she was clearly out of the
running. Hall, Hutchins, Currier and
Bedard worked consistently and were
largely responsible for Lyndon's vic
tory. Bowen for St. Johnsburv. an
nexed second place in the quarter and
mile runs. In the half mile relay the
Lyndon team of Bedard, jaw, Currier
and aGudcttc won from Lord, Shores,
Bowen and Lanphcr, though the St.
Johnsbury boys put up hard tusslc
and it was q race from start to finish.
The list of events is given below
with the contestants names in order
of finish:
One hundred yard dash, Shores, Gau-
dettc, Lanphcr. Time, II 2r5 sec
onds.
Pole vault, Hall, Weber, tic for
third Hovcy and Streeter. Height,
7 feet, inches.
Mile run, Hutchins, Bowen, Dress
CT. Time, minutes II is seconds.
Two hundred and twenty yard dash
--Culrier, Dcdard, Lord. Time 25 is
seconds.
Shot put, Lanphcr, Morse, Woods.
Distance, Sd feet. 8 inches.
High Jump, tic for first LanDher
and Hutchins, Bassctt third place.
Height, feet, 10 inches.
Quarter mile run. Bcdard, Bowen,
Woods. No time given.
Discus throw, Morse, Z, Lanpher,
Cheney. Distance "a feet, 8 inches.
Broad jump, Hall, Lanpher, Lord.
Distance II feet, 2 inches.
Half mile run, Hutchins. Dresser,
Continued from page one>
Lcnton. Time 2 minutes, 18 seconds.
Half mile relay, won by Lyndon
Institute. Time 1 minute, 46 seconds
Referee, Arthur ID. Craig; starter,
Leroy f.. Peabody track Judges,
Louis N. Smythc, Arthur Spraguc,
Perlc" Hazcn; field Judge, joseph A.
Davis; head timer Arthur d. Craig;
scorer, G.. M. ingalls,: clerk of course,
Albert w: Smith; announcer, William
Lowell.
Coach Stcdman plans to. take the
Academy track team to the Middle
hurry College meet at Middlcbury
Thursday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
Will Watch Creameries
for Watered Milk

a meeting Of the creamery inspcc-
to"S was held ut the agricultural de-
partment, State House. Wednesday.
Plans for work for the coming sea-
son we've discussed, particularly in
reference to inspection of creameiies
and farms. In the winter time the
inspectors nay particular attention
to checking tests for butteifat in the
creamerics and shinpin" stations, but
when travel is good more attention is
paid to farm inspection.
This year Commissioner Brigham
instructed the insnectors to Law par
ticular stress upon the detection of
adulteration Of milk by skimming and
watering. Some trouble of this nature
has developed in the past. anil some
cases were traced to a ~racticc fol-
lowed by some farmers of putting
chunks of ice in the milk to cool it.
Creamery inspectors with their APP
paratus can detect such adultcrations
very readily and steps will be taken
to make an cXar'~'c of offending par
ties. The law imposes a heavy PEN
atty for practices of this kind.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
DEPUTY FIRE
MARSHAL'S
OFFICIAL VISIT

A. G. Prcblc of Montpelier, deputy
State Fire Marshal, is making an
official visit to St. Johnsburv and
spent Friday inspecting the build
ings in the business distrct of the
town. Mr.. Preble is deputy to J. G.
Brown Of Montnelier who is not only
the State Fire Marshal but the State
Insurance Commissioner and the de-
partment of which he is the efficient
head is workin" to protect property
from fire in all parts of the state.
Mr.. Preble found some exceedingly
dangerous fire hazards in the base
mcnts of some of the buildings and
in alle'' ways and has already con-
lemncd one building. This is the
barn off Prospect Avenue owned by
Gordon C. Weeks and it has been
condemned as being unsafe for pcdcs-
trians as we'll as a fire hazard.
Mr.. Preble's visit was not timed to
precedc our annual clean up cam
paign, but he not only endorses such
a camnaign but believes there should
be clean un in Easements and alleys
every week in the year as safeguard
against fires. The law is very strict
for failure to comply with the
orders of the State Fire Marshal and
if after ten days no notice is taken of
the order there is fine of $40 day
until the order is complied with.
Mr.. Preblc is CONVINCED that there
oyght to be village ordinances that
would prevent the buildino of fires in
alley WAYS back Of stores and other
buildings and also one for the use
and abuse of gasolcne. 1t is not gen.
orally known that the fumes Of five
gallons of confined oasolene are
equal to 50 pounds of dynamite. The
results of Mr.. Prcble's inspection will
be reported to his chief in Montpelier
and copies of all recommendation
and orders left with Harry J. Mar
den. the chief of the fire department.
MI. Mardcn will make inspections
every month to sec that the orders of
his superiors are carried out. Any
failure to carry out these rccommcn-
dations and orders will be reported
back to the Montpelier Office.
Mr.. Prcble is rcceivin" hearty CO.
operation from all the fire insurance
agents in Vermont as they realize
that the only wa to get reduced
rates of fire insurance is to eliminate
all fire hazards and make every build
ing as safe as possible.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
MIR. PECK URGES
100 PER CENT
CLEANUP WEEK
Special Film to Be Shown
at Globe Theatre On
Thursday

Chairman Charles Peck of the
Clean-up and Paint,Up Committee,
of the Commercial club urges house
holders not to make it a so per cent
nor u rs per cent proposition but to
make the town spotless or 100 per
cent clean this week and then keep it
up.
Mr.. Peck gave out the following
statement in behalf Of his committee:
This is klean-Up Week. DO you
think it is enough for you TO clean
up and leave your neighbor messed
up? A so per cent or even Is per
cent Clean Town is not Clean
Town. It's like II well dressed man
NJ woman, with some part of their
attire ragged; an otherwise well
dressed man with dirty collar on, or
a rather well dressed women with
slouchy shoes or dishevellcd hair.
Naturally everybody wants clean
st. Johnsbury. Let's help them to
make it easicr--thcn keep on doing
it--don't stop until we have IA Spot
less Town. 1t can be done. Why not
do it, Begin this minute"
On Thursday night a special clean
up and paint up film which was Sc
cured in Boston will be run as part
Of the regular program at the Globe
Theatre. Boy Scouts and Girl Camp
Fire members will be admitted free.
Nj. Peck is receiving calls from
those who wish ashes and garbage
taken away. Phone to Mr.. Peck and
he will put you on the list when town
teams will call.
The proposed parade for Saturday
will probably bic postponed for one
Upnl-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
FOUND new
BU1TERCUP
In CONCORD
Miss Howe Makes a Report
of B0tanizing at the
Museum In 1919

One of the interesting papers pre-
sented at the recent annual meeting
of the Vermont Botanical and Bird
clubs at Burlington was one by the
curator of the Fairbanks Museum,
Miss Incz Addic Howe on "Botan-
izing at the Fairbanks Museum in
1919" In her paper Miss Howe
speaks of the efficient help received
by the latest addition to the Museum
force, Miss Mary L. Wheeler, giving
the latter credit for locating in St.
Johnsbury the Crepis capillaris, the
third station in the state where this
is found. There was an addition of
25 species to the local flora in 1919.
Miss Howe reports the discovery by
Miss Edith Hutchinson of Concord
of rare buttercup that was growing
plcntifully on her fathers farm. She
could not identify it for long time,
but finally discovered that it was a
variety known to botanists as the
Ranunculus boreanus. She says
Vermont can justly claim to have
in Concord the first station of this
European species. During the
sprino. of 1919 there was displayed
on the, flower tables at the Museum
TAO species of Towering plants, 81 of
ferns and fern allies and 26 of mos
scs and lichcns, collected within
five mile radius of the Museum, be-
sdic hundred OF more species from
lake and seashorc far be-
yond our range.
OF the death of Mr.. Balch, the
Museums talented taxidermist, Miss
Howe says:
"With the death, in July, 1919, of
William Everard Balch, the botanists
as we'll as all other natural scientists
of Vermont, of New England, and
America, lost one of their most eff
cicnt co-laborcrs. His matchless
series of photographs of the orchids
of Vermont, which only lacked one
Vermont species and embraced all
but two species ever recorded in
New England, will ever be lasting
memorial to his ability rs botanist
and photographer"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
YOUNG MAN FINDS
EASY MONEY IN
ST. JOHNSBURY
"Tell Me the Old, Old Story
Always Sounds Sweet i
from Strangers ks

y few months ago young man
pleasing appearance arrived intov
and started soliciting subsc,iptio,
for the leading magazines. He to
the housckecpcrs that he called
that he was earning money to wo
his way through college and that
expected to get u scholarship if
was successful in getting enough su
sci1ptions. Some subscribed for
magazines they wanted and one b
nevolcntly inclined individual boug
a lot of magazines. she really didi
want just to help the boy throu
college.
Tho magazines came all right 1
two months and then suddenly stc
ped. One St. Johnsbury tn
wrote into the publishers in N
York city Of the one of the leadi
magazines in the country and she
ceived word that the magazine |
no agents in the field and that Il
never received her subscription.
It's the old story again and the
part of it is that those who have |
their money can ill afford to lose
Every newsdealer in St. Johnsb,
will take subscriptions for magati
at any time and through the sea.
the Caledonian-R Record carried adv
tisements Of a local subscipt
agency, but stranger can come
town and get away with money fl
almost anything from Il marazine
Texas oil field or an Alaskan
mine. 1t, was ever thus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
Laymcn's League Service
at North Danville

The Laymen's League conducted
the morning service at the North
Danvillc Baptist church Sunday
morning and there was a large at
tendance of the people from that vi
cinity. The team participating in the
service consisted OF f. c. Smith, Wal
ter l.. Kendall, .. c. Jones, Arthur
r. Brooks, S. ID. Atwood. Mr.. Smith
conducted the service and gave the
address. The scriptures were read by
Mr.. Jones and solos were rendered by
Mr.. Atwood and Mr.. Brooks. This
church had quota of $500 for four
years in the Inter Church World
movement, and went over the top by
subscribing $1,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
Ford Car Stolen
Friday Nipht

Mr.. Coveny of Passumpsic drove
up in his Ford car to st. Johnsbury
Friday evening to. attend "Yaddo"
and while he was enjoying the show
some one disappeared with his car
and up to Saturday noon no trace
had been found of it. The automobile
was five passenger touring car with
the registry number 11,174 and the
engine number 767597. The officers
began Friday evening to call up all
towns adjacent to St. Johnsbury and
have kept this up Saturday morn
ing. Any one finding the car is ask
ed to telephone the chief of police at
St. Johnsburv, John B. Finley. Mr..
Coveny works at Morse's Mills in
Danville and left for his home Sat
urdav morning after spending the
night in st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
Busy Delivering
New Automobiles

The men in the sales department
of the c. II. Goss Company have been
busy the past week delivering 1920
models of the cars for which they
arc agents. Ralph +. Howcs was in
Burlington, Frank B. Goss was in
Montpelier, Pearl Griggs and Don
Blodgett were in Barre. Later in the
week Mr. Blodectt delivered a car in
Springfield. w. c. Kimball drove a
car to Newport, making the trip
around Willoughbv Lake. He report
ed the road in good condition for
tourists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
Daylight Savings at
the Fork and Hoe ShOu

by an almost unanimous vote the
employees at the Ely works of the
American Fork & Hoe Company have
voted to adopt the daylight savings
schedule and the management will
begin next Monday morning on the
plan. The shops will start up at 6
a. m. and close at in the afternoon.
The workmen were influenced in their
decision by their desire to work their
gardens in the afternoon. There are
now about rs employees at the factory
and this is the first of our St. Johns
bury industrial concerns to adopt
daylight saving.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
Salvation Army
Drive on This Week

Capt. H. A. Wilcox, who is in
charge of the Salvation Army drive
in St. Johnsbury has appointed the
following captains to assist him in
tho canvass:
No. /, Webb Batchcldcr.
No. 2, Harold Caswcll.
No. 3, Gordon c. Garfield
No. 4, Louis kimball.
NO. S, Harry W.. Clark.
No. 6, Wilber Garfield.
No. 7, Earl Clark.
No. 8, Elbcrt J. Lynch.
-- No. 9, Stewart Cheney.
No. 10, Francis l.. Dinsmorc.
No. II, Harold G. Antle.
The canvass is being carried on
this week, and while the drive is not
bringing in the money that was hop
ell for the committee are going to
keep right at work and do the best
they can.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
WEST LUNENBURG

Mrs. Gertrude Carpenter has been
quite ill with the Flu but is better
mt this writing.
Mrs. Brown and daughter of Miles
Pond was the guest Of Mrs. W. H.
Carpenter Thursday.
j Richard Cooper was home from his
work over Sunday.
Clayton Perkins of East Concord
was the guest of his father, Hanson
Perkins, Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
MAPLE SUGAR MARKET
QUOTATIONS

BOSTON; Supplies very light.
Market steady. Syrup, So and $3.25
Cakes, 43 cents to As cents.
NEW YORK: Supplies light. nc-
mand moderate. Movement limited.
Market steady. Sugar, 27 cents to
81 cents. ;(ncw): A few at 32 cents
and So cents. Syrup. new. 1925 to
S2.75. A few at S2.93. Old, $500 to
1926.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19
HOOVER GETS
:. fine VOTE IN
PRIMARIES
Leonard Wood, With State
Organization Behind Him
Leads In Vote

The presidential preference prima-
ries held yesterday in this state
shows that Major General Leonard
Wood carried the state by a large
majority. The vote given Herbert
Hoover was a large one considering
that his name was not placed on the
ballot.
The outstanding feature was the
marked lack of interest manifested
by the voters. In city, large town and
small town the vote was small and
by no means representative although
the prepondcrancc of preference
shown by the Republican vote was
Tor General Wood. He and New
York attorney, William Grant Web
ster were tho only candidates to file
papers necessary to. having their
names printed on the primary ballots.
MI. Webster, unknown to Vermont
cts and who's. candidacy is not taken
seriously, received small number OF
vStes.
Only 80 voters in St. Johnsbury
participated in the presidential pre-
ference primary Tuesday and the ma
j6lity Of them either voted for Gen.
Wood or Herbert Hoover. One ballot
was spoiled and at eight o'clock Mar
tin C. Garfield, the first constable who
presided at the election, announced
the vote as follows:
Leonard Wood 43
Herbert Hoover 81
Calvin Coolidge Z
Hiram Johnson Z
Gov. Lowdcn !
VIM. G. Webster 2
Gov. Edwards l
J. W. Gerard l
Total yote 80
Gen. Wood had big lead in the
Newport primaries and besides the
candidates who received votes in. st.
Johnsbury, Former Ju 'tice Hughes
and Former Secretary McAdoo were
in the running. Following is the re-
suit of the vote:
Gen. Leonard Wood II
Herbert Hoover
VIM. G. Webster
Hiram Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
W. G. McAdoo )
Charles E. Hughes
Blank
Total votes 43
Mr.. Hoover received one of his
votes on the democratic ticket. Con-
stable Ora SWEET guarded the ballot 7
box, Robert Davis had charge of the
check list and Homer Thrashcr dis
tributcd the ballots. The vote was
exceedingly light.
Lyndon, which had one of the first
Wood clubs in the state, pollcd 100
votes at the primary and rave Gen
Wood 81 Of them. The following is
the result in that town:
Gen. Leonard Wood 81 |
Herbert Hoover
Hiram Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
W. J. Bryan l
w G. Webster
w.. ]. McAdoo
Gov. Edwards
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-19

Lyndon, which had one of the first
Wood clubs in the state, pollcd 100
votes at the primary and rave Gen
Wood 81 Of them. The following is