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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-11-04
eT 1OHNSRURY CENTEP


well filled with parents and friends oil
Rufus Goodnough's house for the
winter.
Mrs.. Ia Roberts of Passumpsic
visited Mrs. VIII Roberts recently.
MI. and MIS-. f. M. Massey have
returned from Putney where they
have been helping care for their SON
in-law, Fred Gee Archie Massey IS
spending Il few days with his par
cnts.
Mrs. f. A. Lafoc and Mrs. c. r..
Lafoe visited at Mr. Columns IN sui
ton Friday and Saturday.
Miss Doris Wallace has finished
work at McIndoes and is at her home
here.
Miss Louise Ham spent the week
end at her home in Newark. Mildred
Berry spent Saturday with her
MI. and Mrs. Lapalme of Wolcott
were callers at Charles Benedict's and
c j. Berly'S Sunday.
Nj. and Mrs. Fred Simonds /
Claremont, N. H., visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Powers over the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Powers and
son, Harvey. We're at Peacham call
ing on friends Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Roberts visited
friends in Passumpsic Sunday.
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EAST CONCORD

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stone and
children Of Lyndonville visited their
other relatives last week,
Earl Isham and mother, Mrs. Hub
bari Fisher, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Al
vim Isham in Victory one day recent
ly
Charles Crawford has moved TO
Guildhall where he has job cutting
wood
Mrs. Ed. Cole was called to White
field last week by the serious illness
of her brother, Charles Elliott.
Fred Valley and family have gone
to F. c. Fishers, for a time.
Mrs. Cora r. Finn of Sebago Lake,
Me, was a oucst Of Mrs. John Fol
som last week.
Nj. and Mrs. Hubbard Fisher en-
tcltancd Fl at their house Sunday
among which were their mother, Mr.
and Mrs Frank Seace of st. Johns
bury. their brother. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Sayers and children of Lunen-
huro. their son. Nh. and Mrs. Harry
ISham and children Of Dalton, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Haley and
children and Mrs Warren Smith Of
Lttlcton visited at their brother and
uncle's, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whipple's,
Sunday
Palkcy Ba.r1wa has got nice spring
water IN his house now having the
pipe laid last week.
Mrs. Nora Blood who works at st.
Johnsbury was a guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs Fred Whipple, the first of
the week.
Elroy Fisk has a new five pas
scngcr Ford.
Mrs. H. l.. Whipple who has been
visiting relatives in Littleton for the
past few weeks has returned home.
Guy and Earl Isham, Adelbert and
Alphonse Lavature attended Ruddi-
gore at the Colonial Theatre last
week.
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McINDOES FALLS

Mrs. Jeanette Manchester, widow
of James T Manchester, died at the
Pleasant View house, McIndoes Ia Is
Tuesday afternoon, Oct 10, after hlV
inp a second, shock Oct. IS, aged 70
years and ten months.
Jeanette (Smith) Manchest,r was
born in Rvegate Jan. 2, 1850, the
daughter Of James and Marion (Som-
ers) Smith. Her carly life was spent
in Ryegate, later she went to Cali
fornia where she married James T.
Manchester, Nov. 26, 1879, and l'esid-
ed there several years. While there
they buried their only child and had
their buildings destroyed by fire.
They came back here ad lived on
farms for several years and then
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bought Il house in this village. Mr..
Manchester died Dee. 18th, 1914, af-
ter which she resided alone as long
as her health would permit,
She had shock May 3rd, 1913,
which left her partly helpless and was
confined to the bed ever since" She
was cared for by Mrs. Mayo one year
and then by Mrs. Cora Whltehlll'
She is survived by three brothers,
Lewis and Jackson Of Ryegate, Eds
of Barnet and one sister, Mrs. Lila
Morton of Lisbon, N. H. The fun
eral was held at the church Thursday
at one p. m, conducted by Rev. {; b.
Bliss Burial was in the MclndoeS
cemeterY beside hcl. husband
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WHEELOCK

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hoffman have
bought the place owned by Mr..
Crews of Sheffield and will soon
move there. All are sorry to lose MI
and Mrs. Hoffman.
Mrs. Fred Day who snent last week
with relatives in st. Johnsbury re-
turned to her home Sunday.
The road commissioner is busy
busy with his men in resurfacing he
road from the Lyndon line to the
Sheffield line THROUGH the village.
The VILLAGE school gave velv en-
ioyablc Halloween party at the Town
Hall last Friday night, The hall was
vel filled with 0ntS and friends OF
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State Of Ohio, City of Toledo,

LUCLS IOuHIyl IS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner OF the firm OF F.. j.
Cheney 4 Co. doing business in the City
Of Toledo, County ana State aforesaid
ana that said firm Will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every cuse OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CAIARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December
A. D 1886 A. w. GLEASON.
(SeaD Notary Public.
Hairs Catarrh Medicine is taken in.
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY &c CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 15c
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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the school. The children rendered
their parts well. Punch and waters
were served after the exercises and
| social hour spent.
Mr., and Mrs. Bart Whitney visited
relatives in West Burke last Thurs
day.
Mr., and Mrs. Wesley Humphrey
and children OF East Burke visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hoffman.
W. M. Wiley and wife entertained
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wiley Of Lyndon Center
The Christmas tree men have com
mcnced shipping trees to Lyndon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
BRIBERY USE
CHARGED TO
EvADE TAXES
Chicago Arrest Expected
to Lead to Extensive
Revelations.

Chicago, Feb. 1S. = Albert L.
Lauer, secretary and treasurer of
Briggs & Turivas, an iron and steel
wrecking, salvaging and contract
ing corporation, was under arrest
today accused Of giving a federal
income tax collector. bribe of $15,-
600 by which he expected to escape
payment of $15O,0OO income tax.
Lauer spent the night in Jail. He
was arrested at the instance of
Charles Callner, an agent of the
internal revenue department, who
was assigned to investigate reports
Of fraud through false returns of
income taxes in the Chicago dis
trict.
Only Hall the Bribe.
Callner presented to District At
torney Charles F. Clyne $4,000 in
bills of 800 and $500 denomination
which he said was only half of the
money he was to receive when the
falsified income tax returns we're
successfully put through the in
'ternal revenue department"
Lauer protested he was innocent.
Efforts of an attorney and the
head of Briggs & Turivas to keep
Lauer out of Jail last night failed
because a United States commits
sioner refused to accept a property
bond. Bond was fixed at $4,000
cash or Liberty bonds"
Common Practice Clyne Says.
Mr. Clyne said Lauer's arrest
only SKINNED the surface of huge
alleged income and corporation tax
frauds in Chicago"
This is only one case in a huge
general swindle of Uncle SAM" he
said. 1T may ~ MaAlv be known
Enesssth1e-the gUye1l G1t fy.center-
ing its national tax investigations
: here, and intends to continue its
inquiry until the books of every
firm under suspicion have been
audited.
Five Big Concerns Involved.
Albert l. Lauer was released on
bond today after spending the
night in Jail. He posted a $4,000
cash bond.
District Attorney Charles F.
Clyne declared today that cases
against at least five million dol
lar" companies of Chicago had
been completed and arrests could
be made at anv time. The arrests.
he declared. will reveal wholesale
plots to defraud Uncle Sam.
George Murdock, special investi-
gator of the department Of justice,
arrived here from Washington to-
day to take charge of the cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
EXPERIMENTAL
MINES RUN BY
u. S. PROPOSED
Engineers Hold Govern.
ment Could Greatly
Aid Industry.

New York, Feb. 1S.-A plea for
demonstration coal mines "along
the same lines as demonstration
farms maintained by the United
States department of agriculture %
was made before the 121st annual
meeting Of the American institute
OF mining metallurgical engineers
here today by J. j. Rutledge of the
United States bureau Of mines.
The object of these mines, which
would be located in the principal
coal areas, he said, would be to
make experiment with various de-
tails of coal mining to discover the
most effective local methods. Mr..
kutledge said that operators. be-
cause of competitive conditions,
low capitalization and fear of
labor sensitiveness can not under
take such experiments, but are very
willing to give moral and financial
support to the plan. The demon
stration mines would be operated
under a board of disinterested en-
glneers and practical miners.
Wage System Faulty.
A. X. Knickerbocker of Cayuna,
Minn.. declared that the present
wage systems in mines were the
most frequent causes of unrest
leading to inefiiciency and migra-
ton by the workers. He referred
particularly to the contract wage
systemS which he said is proving
iuequitable in its application, al
though wages in the main are ade-
quate.
The main cause of trouble is that
the mining captain" has all author
ity to set wage prices for a month
ahead and because Of the uncer-
tainty of working conditions and
the variety of operations injustice
is frequent. The result may be well
meaning but is arbitrary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
BLISS OPPOSED
SENDING ARMY
into SIBERIA

Washington, Feb. 1S.-American
troops were sent into Russia and
Siberia by President Wilson against
the advice Of General Tasker H
Bliss while the general was a men,
ber Of the allied supreme council
General Peyton C. March. chief OF
staff, testified today before a house
committee investigating medal
awards.
Il don't suppose, however, that
the president would disregard a
strictly military proposal from
General Bliss" General March add.
ed.
Promotion of officers by selection
was urged by the chief of staff, who
said the system of promotion by
seniority usually placed inefficient
officers in high positions.
Asked concerning the award to
Major General Biddle of the dis.
tinguished service medal. Genera
March said it was ''in recognition
of his tact and ability in handling
American troops in England" and
not for his services as acting chic
of staff,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18

, The ceremony was favored by
brilliant, spring-like weather and
Paris intellectually improved
the occasion to pay homage to both
the incoming and outgoing execu-
tives, between whom t, all appear
ances the honors were impartially
divided.
Is Formal Ceremony.
The Inauguration of the French
president is formal ceremony, ar
rangements for which are made
long in advance of the event. Prec-
edents having historic approval
are closely followed and the num-
ber permitted to witness the trans
fer is limited to the presidents OF
| the senate, and the chamber of dep
uties, committees of the assemblies
and members of the cabinet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
NOT
BRIGHT TO END
treaty TIEUP

Washington, Feb. 1S-Progress
in the peace treaty ratification
fight was not visible today after
two days Of vigorous debate since
the pact was brought back from
committee to the floor of the senate.
In fact, the situation apparently
was so muddled that even the most
ardent ratificationists seemed dis
heartened over the prospects of set
tlement, although others professed
to see way out OF the wilderness
of original and sub reservations.
After another attempt to get Re
publican support for modifying the
reservation to Article X, Minority
Leader Hitchcock said 1t looked as
though the opposing sides would
come out of the same hole" they
went in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
ADRIAT|C NOTE
RECEIVED BUT
NOT GIVEN OUT

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The reply
Of the allied supreme council at
London, to President Wilson's note
on the Adriatic situation was re-
ceived today at the state depart
ment from Ambassador Davis and
was decoded as fast as it came in.
1t was announced officially that
the reply would not be made public
at this time, and it was indicated
that not even a summary of it
would be given out. Publication
of the reply has been left by the
council to President Wilson, ac-
cording to London dispatches. but
the council expected to give the
press a summary of its contents.
While waiting for the note to be
decoded, officials noted from the
London dispatches that the reply
was said to have been a modifica-
ton of the original one prepared
last Saturday.
Object to Reopening Subject.
London, Feb. 1S.-It is under
stood the communication sent to
the American capital objects to a
reopening of the Adriatic question
1t is said to declare that circum-
stances existing when Premierf
Lloyd George, Nitti and Clemenceau
framed the virtual ultimatum te
Jugo- o-Slavia in January, could moi
be ignored and the president, it is
asserted, is told the decisions
reached last December, to which
Mr.. Wilson adhered in his note, will
be carried out II Mr.. Wilson will in.
dicate the way this may be done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
(Coatinued on Page Twelve.)
ROSE STOKES
A CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS

Chicago, Feb. 1S-Mrs. Rose Pas
tor Stokes of New York, million
aire communist and former Social
ist, one of 167 persons indicted by
special grand jury here Jan. %
for advocating the overthrow of
the government of the United
States" today announced she would
be candidate for. congress from
the Fourteenth New York district.
Mrs. Stokes was brought to Chi
cago by police woman last night.
Not only will be candidate to
succeed Representative LaGuardia
(Republican), but think there is
a likelihood that | will win," she
said. "You know there is a great
constituency of my people there"
Mrs. Stokes is at large on bond
pending appeal from a sentence to
10 years in federal penitentiary
for obstructing the draft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
ASK AUTHORITY
TO AGAIN !. OFFER R.
SALE OF SHIPS
Auction Great Disappointment to
Board, Prices Being Entirely
Inadequate.

Washington, Feb. 18.-Rejection
of all bids received for the 30 for
mer German passenger ships Of
fered for sale by the shipping board
was recommended to the senate
commerce committee today by
Chairman Payne of the board. who
asked authority to renew negotia-
tiOns for sale OF the vessels for
operation under the American flag.
Held in Allegiance.
Consummation of the sale of the
80 former German passenger steam
ers was held in allegiance today by
the shipping board until Chairman
Payne could confer with the sena1e
commerce committee on the future
policy of che board as to these YES
sells, the bids received for them at
the recent auction sale and the cost
involved in re-conditioning them for
operation by the government.
Decision by the district supreme
court on the application of William
Randolph Hearst OF New York. as
a taxpayer, for an injunction to
stop the sale. is expected Friday.
Wilson Reply Ready.
President Wilson virtually has
completed his reply, which it is un-
derstood, will be vigorous negative
to Senator Brandegee's resolution
lnquiring whether there existed any
secret agreement with Great Brit
ain as to the ultimate disposal oil
seized German ships.
The end of the auction yesterday
brought expressions of disappoint-
ment from shipping board members
at the offers received.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
COURT TO DECIDE
IF PRESIDENT Is
FIT FOR SERVICE

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Represen-
tative Fess of Ohio, chairman Of the
Republican congressional commit
tee, announced today that he was
preparing for introduction resolu-
tion proposing constitutional
amendment which would provide
that the disability of president to
administer his Office would be de-
termined by the supreme court and
declared by a concurrent resolution
Of congress.
Under the amendment the vice
president would assume the duties
of president in the event the pres
ident was declared disabled. Should
congress not be in session when the
disability occurred. the vice prc--
ident would be authorized to call 4
special session.
Mr.. Fess said his measure would
not be designed to cause the tenn
porary removal of President VIII
son, that it merely had been sug-
gested because Of the situation re-
sulting from the presidents illness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
BILL KEEPS RAIL WAGE SAME TILL SEPT. |
Women Voters Back League
OF Nations and Turn Down
Military Training Plans

Chicago. Feb. 1S.-The League of
Women Voters, successor of the
National Suffrage association, today
endorsed the League Of Nations,
recommended adhesion of the
United States -. with the least
possible delay" and rejected uni
versal military training.
Both resolutions were adopted
after prolonged and warm debate.
Speakers who advocated the adop-
tion OF the League of Nations res
olution indicated they favored res
ervations to safeguard American
interests. Mrs. E. M. Munson Of
Pittsburg, Kan, declared that arti-
Gle 10, as it stands. would give 9TH
er nations the right to order the
arming Of American boys to police
countries in which the United
States has no interest.
Mrs. Raymond Brown of New
York pointed out that the wording
Of the resolution would not oppose
reservations. b..
Opponents of universal military
training declared 1t would have a
"Prussianizing effect" on the coun-
try and urged the need of strict
economy in governmental expendi-
lures.
DR.. Ethel Hurd of Minneapolis
said that "as long as the nature of
man remains what it is there will
be wars" and advocated adequate
military preparation as the best
check on mans nature.
Mrs. Fletcher Dobyns of Chicago,
who led the fight for military train
ing, said that such a system is nee
essary to insure the safety of the
nation.
Uphold Free Speech.
Another resolution adopted today
endorses measures to prevent over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
|CITIESSCORE.
in UTILITIES
COURT FIGHT
State Commission With
out Right to Regulate
Plants They Own.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. Is. = The
state public utilities commission
has no power to regulate public
service plants owned by municipal
tiles the state supreme court held
today. The court by four to three
vote, sustained the decision of the
Sangamon circuit court in which
Judge N. E. Smith refused an in
junction to compel the Springfield
Gas & Electric company to oper-
ate under the regulation of the
commission. The decision re-
verses the decision taken by the
supreme court in the same case at
the December term.
Need Hear No Argument
Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 18.-The su-
preme court today held valid the
7-cent carfare rate for the Chicago
surface lines. reversing the decis-
ion Of the Sangamon county circuit
court The chief point at issue was
whether the commission could set
a rate for public utility service
without giving the city chance to
fully argue the case. The court
rules that the commission has this
power.
The supreme court justices were
all agreed on the ruling Of the
court, with the exception Of Justice
Duncan, who dissented.
The supreme court held thar the
public utilities commission may
lawfully change the rate Of fare
fixed by contract between a NUM-
cipality and a public utility, such
as a street railway corporation, as
held in the former case of the pub
lie utilities commission against the
city Of Quincy. The court. in its
opinion, also held that under the
public utilities act the commission
is AUTHORIZED to grant temporary
increases of rates for good cause
shown, without requiring the 80
udyS uOliC6 pIOSlucu III III SCI
ton 36 of the act and without max
ing an investigation and determln-
ing permanent rate.
The opinion also says that there
was no reasonable ground for the
complaint that the city was not
given a reasonable opportunity to
be heard and have full and fair
investigation"
Duty to Investigate.
The case was not prejudged be-
cause the commission was called
upon by Governor Lowden to in
vestigate the situation in Chicago,
the opinion says. The commission
would be justly chargeable with
neglect of duty" if it had not made
the investigation, according to the
courts opinion.
In closing the opinion says that
''the evidence on the hearing justi-
fed temporary increase in rates
of fare to meet increased operating
expenses caused by the increased
wages of employees"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18
WOMAN FoILS
OUTBREAK At
FREEPORT JAIL

Freeport, ILL.,, Feb. 1S.-A bold At
tempt for q Jail delivery this
morning was frustrated when Mrs.
John G. Hayes. Yife OF the sheriff.
noored one prisoner with a pad
lock while her husband fought an
other who had attacked him with .
club.
The two prisoners had removed
the lock from tho door leading to
the nil corridor With . saw made
from 4 table knifa. When the
sheriff appeared with their break
IfA2 hofh akfne1nd him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-18

throw OF the government by vio-
lence, but warns that ill-considered
Legislation against radicals consti-
tutes a danger Of over-throwing
that real liberty which always has
been one Of the cornerstones Of our
republic" The resolution endorses
free speech, free press, and free
representation ito safeguard Amer
ican institutions"
Congressional action to relieve
famine sufferers in central and
south Europe and Asia, and in
creased pay for teachers were pro-
posed in other resolutions adopted
Holds Final Meeting.
The National American Woman
Suffrage association, founded 81
years ago to carry on the battle for
equal right, held its final meeting
this morning, voted to merge its
activities in the new league OF wom-
en- voters, and dissolved.
Offer Plan for Training.
The resolutions committee offer
ed a plan for universal compulsory
physical training for both sexes
from the ages of to Is years, in
the place of universal training for
men of military age. This in view
OF the fact that "the draft showed
nearly one-third Of our young men
to be in poor physical condition"
The resolution also stated that /:
(a) In the last five years IL times
as many Americans died annually
from preventable accident and pre-
! ventable disease as died in the
war; (b) That the military impo-
tence of the former enemies of the
country and the League of Nations
will reduce military danger to a
minimum; (c) That supremely wise
expenditures of taxes are necessary
because of domestic problems.