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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1920-09-29
Patient At BALTIC. Hospital

Mrs. w. Overton Snyder, of Birds
vile, this county, is much improved
after undergoing a severe operation.
She is under the care of two special
nurses al ST. Agnes Hospital, Balti-
more.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1920-09-29

Friend ITO prosperous-loking motor
ist)-You don't appear to be doing
badly. old man. What business are
you in?
Motorist-Oh. I'm a son-in-law. -
Bystander London).
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
BALTIMORE WINS
MINOR LEAGUE FLAG

st. Paub Oct. 16.-Defeating the st.
Paul club of the American association,
to 0, in an exceptionally hard fought
game the Baltimore International
club today completed the minor league
baseball championship. A fluke home
run was the only tally.
Today's victory gave the Orioles
five wins in six games played. The
contest was a great pitching duel be
tween Fritz Coumbe, the Saints crafty
southpaw, and Jack Ogden, ace of the
international league moundsmen. Each
allowed five scattered hits. It was in
the second inning with two out and
the bases unoceupied that Shartstop
Boley cracked what normally would be
a single TO right center, Miller In going
for the ball slipped and fell, and 1t
rolled to deep center for a home run,
although the throw to the plate by
Berghamer, who received the ball from
Riggert, made the decision close.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
NORTH CAROLINA
WINS FROM SOUTH
(Ry Associated Pres..n

Chapel Hill, N. c., Oct. 16.-North
Carolina won from South Carolina here
today, Z to 0. when Right Tackle
Handy picked up blocked punt and
ran 80 yards for touchdown. Lowe
kicked goal. The Tarheels threatened
the South Carolnas twice inside the
ten yard line, but lacked the knock
out punch. In the second quarter,
South Carolina, aided by good broken
field running by Sizemore, carried the
ball inside the Tarhee1s' five yard line,
but were held for downs. North Car
DINA used the forward pass frequently.
completing 8 out of ID, but they could
not overcome the goal line defense of
the Gamecocks. Sizemore ran nicely
for South Carolina, and Waite and
Brockington made the South Carolina
wing virtually impregnable. Lipfort
played we'll at end for North Carolina
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

The practical operation of this
agreement would be the selection of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
PRINCETON WINS @
FROM TWO GENERALS

Princeton, N. J., Oct. 16.-Princeton
overwhelmed the Washington and Lee
football eleven in Palmer Stadium to-
day by the score Of "a to 0.
The visitors were never dangerous
and Princeton scored in every period.
Coach Roper sent in 10 Substitutes
during the play. Cleaves and Lourie
starred for Princeton, the former max
ing two touchdowns. Legendre and
Scherer each scored a touchdown on
long passes, and Hank Clarity made
a As yard run for a score in the first
minutes of play. Stanley Keck contin-
ued his clean record for goals after
touchdowns, making four today for a
total of IL for the season. Silverstein
and Moore were the stars for Wash
Ington and Lee on defense, and Tucker
was the best ground gamer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
TECH OVERWHELMS
VANDERBILT TEAM
Georgians 0utclass Tennesseeans 10
Every Department, Winning IA to 0.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. i6.-The Geor-
gia Tech football team otrtclassed the
Vanderbilt eleven here today and won
by the score OF Al to o.
The victory was even more impress
sive than the score indicates. Tech
easily was three more touchdowns Det-
ter than the McGum machine, the Tor
nado overcame more than $50 yards
suffered in penalties and gains that
that would have stood had penalties
not been inflicted. The Tornado was
penalized II times for total OF 425
yards.
The reported strength OF the Van
derbiIt eleven In the overhead game
never materialized. Tech completely
outclassed the Commodores in throw
ing passes, the way to Tech touch
downs being paved by long snirals.
Vanderbilt uncorked every play In ner
repertoire, and hurled pass after pass
| in the direction of the Tech line but
, the Jacket SECONDARY defense broke up
every single attempt at aerial attack.
| Red Barron, the outstanding star OF
| tin Tech forces, scored the first touch
| uSNn OF the gaIIe with a 60-yard run
on an Off LackIe play. Straight foot
4, ball Melted Techs second touchdown.
Harlan taking the ball over. In tho
second quarter Buck Flowers kicked a
drop kick from the 44-yard line end
later Bill Gaiver. substitute full-back
took 1t over for six points and then
| failed to kick goal.
In the third period after McDonough
| had hurled forward pass to Frank
| Ferst that brought the ball to Vandy's
| t0-yard mark, the Tech quarterback
carried il over for the only score of
| the, period. Harlan and Flowers each
made a touchdown in the last period
and the play ended with the ball 10
Jacket hands on Vandy's flve-yard line
Score by quarters:
Vanderbilt ....-.-..--..-...--.....-0 0 0 o.
Tech 9 IA
Touchdowns: Harlan, Barron, Gaiver,
| McDonough, Flowers.
Goals after touchdown: Fincher 4,
| Lyman.
Goal missed: Gaiver.
Goalsf rom field: Flowers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
WOMAN'S FAITH
HELPS HUSBAND

II owe my good health to my wife
who had faith in a newspaper ad she
saw OF Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. 1
was down so badly with stomach and
liver trouble after Is years OF suffer-
ing and trying every known remedy
that had no faith in anything. This
medicine has certainly been a God
send TO me-" It is a simple HARM
less preparation that removes the ca
farrhal mucous from the intestinal
tract and allays the Inflammation
which causes practically all stomach
liver and intestinal ailments, includ-
ing appendicitis. One dose viii con-
vince or money refunded.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
BOSTON COLLEGE BEATS YALE 2i-1

New Haven. Conn. Oct. 1.--.-Boston
college smothered Yale today. II to
10, repeating its victory Of last year,
when it defeated the Blue. to 3. The
game was spectacular throughout. with
crowd of more than 10000 in the
bowl cheering "old Eli to the 1nal
moment of the game when Tad Jones
men rallied and scored a touchdown
The game was rough from start to
finish, 1--WE Yale players being taken
out with injuries and two Boston men
leaving the game for the same reason.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
ARMY BEATS SPRINGFIELD.

West Point, n. Y, Oct. 16.-The
Army eleven defeated Springfield Col
lege today, rs to Z. The cadets used
their reserves in the second and fourth
periods. Springfield failed utterly
against the Varsity. French. the fast
army fullback, distinguished himself
again today by his spectacular dashes
through the line and around the end
for long gains. The Army substitutes
were scored on in the second period.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
Football Finals

At Pittsburgh: Duquesne Univers-
fty 50; Muskingum College 0.
AT Cincinnati: Cincinnati o; Deni-
son 81.
At Syracuse: Syracuse 7; Pitts
burga z.
At College Park: Maryland Uni
versity 81; Washington College o.
At New York: Columbia 20; Am
herst Z.
At New York: Fordham II; villa
Nova 6.
At Lewiston. Me-: Bates 0; Col
by Is.
At orcono. Me-: Maine 8; Rhode
Island State C.
At Durham, N. H: Vermont Z: New
Hampshire State 0.
At Boston: Middlebury z: Boston
University 0.
At Medford. Mass: Tufts Z; Nor
witch o.
AT Worcester: Mass Aggies 21:
Worcester Tech 6.
AT New Orleans: Tulane O.: Rice o
At Oxford: Miami IA; Kentucky
At Marietta: Marietta "a; West
AT Madison! Wisconsin Is; North
western z.
At Urbanas Illinois 20; Iowa 3.
AT Birmingham; Birming h N
Southern .27; University of Mississip-
pi 7.
At New Brunswick: Rutgers 10;
Virginia Poly 6.
At Atlanta: oglethorpe 10; Sc
vance ri.
At Alexandria, La: Louisiana Col
lege IS; La. State Normal 13, tie.
At Birmingham: Birmin g lba n
pi g..
AT Minneapolis: Indiana 81; Min
nesota Z.
igan SO; Michigan Aggies o.
At Chattanooga: University OF
Tennessee IS; University of Chatta-
nooga 0.
At Nashville: Georgia Tech Al
Vanderbilt o.
chapelhfll. N. c.: North Carolina 2;
South Carolina 0.
At Providence: Brown IA: Col
gate O..
At Ithaca: Cornell 60; Union 0.
Purdue o.
At Cambridge: Harvard 80; VII
liams 0.
At Hanover: Dartmouth "a; Hols
Cross IA.
At Atlanta: oglethorpe 10; Uni
versity of South Carolina p
At State College, Pa: Penn State
ii; North Carolina o.
n.
Dickinson z.
AT Urbana, Ills: Illinois 20; Iowa 3
AT Macon: Howard College 80:
Mercer University 13.
AT Georgetown: Georgetown 81;
West Virginia Wesleyan z.
At Charlotte: Davidson 81; Wake
forest
At Greenville, S. C.:Unfversity OF
Georgia 4 Furman o.
AT Princeton: Princetone "a; Wash
ington and Lee o.
At Philadelphia: Penn State 4;
Fayette 2.
At west Point: Army 2e; Spring
field Z.
AT Chicago: Chicago Al; Wabash 0
Boston College 81; Yale 13.
Missouri Ia: Iowa State 2.
Middletown. Conn: Wesleyan 8:
New York University H.
At Durham. N. c.: Trinity 81; Gull
ford 6.
Virginia Military Institute 50:
Citadel o.
At Tuscaloosa, Ala: University OF
Alabama 81; Mississippi o.
At Agricultural College, Miss: Mis-
~rs.z A o q.
tary College 0.
At Brunswick, Me-: Bowdoin 6:
Trinity o.
At Danville. KY: Centre So; Tran
sylvania 0.
At Georgetown, KY: Georgetown
O; st. Xaviers 81.
At Maryville, Tenn: Mar-yyille IA:
Roanoke College 0.
At jefferson City, Tenn: Carson
Newman O.; Emery and Henry 40.
At Dallas: Texas University 81:
Oklahoma A. & NJ. 0.
At New Brunswick, n. J.: Rutgers
10; Virginia Poly 6.
At South Bethlehem, Pa: Lehigh
Al; Rochester 0.
At Emmittsburg, Nd: Mt. st. Mary
Al; West Maryland O.
AT Morgantown, W. Va: George
Washington O.; West Virginia 81
At Washington: Catholic UNIVERSITY
z; Muhlenburg 6.
At Pittsburgh: Carnegie Tech 81;
Grove City 8.
AT Newark: Delaware 90; st
Johns 0.
At Lancaster, Pa: Franklin and
Marshall ID; Pennsylvania Military
College II.
At Baltimore: Johns Hopkins o:
Virginia Ii.
AT Mobile: Spring Hill 10: Marion
Z.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

Captain Callahan. Alrieh. Jempton.
French and Walker were the Yale
players unable TO continue. while
Heappy ana Liston Of the visitors were
hurt. Yale completed eight forward
posses in ii attempts.
Boston tried 10 forward passes. only
two of which were successful. Both
sides were penalized many times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
PENSACOLA WINS
FROM MONTGOMERY

The Pensacola football team defeated
the Aviation Mechanics at Montgomery
yesterday to n a closely played
game which was almost a scoreless
tie. Only because Gaines intercepted
a forward pass and made long run
for touchdown did Pensacola score
Try for goal failed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

At -Richmonds University of Rich
mond %: Hampden Sidney 0.
At Williamsburg William and
Mary SO; Lynchburg College 0.
At Ashlands Randolph Macon 2;
Union Theological Seminary 8.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

MISS GERTRUDE FRIEDMAN-Pfan
Lessons and Tutoring. 222 West Ger
vantes st. Phone 272.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14
CABOT VETERAN
CELEBRATED HIS
74TH BIRTHDAY
Marriage of His Grand
daughter Pleasant Feat
ure of the Occasion

Tuesday evening 70 ncighbora and
friends and relatives gathered at the
home Of M. and Mrs Herbert Shutc
in Cabot to celebrate the 74th birth
day of Mrs. Shute's father, Aaron
Witkam. Mr. Witham is a G. A. r.
veteran. He enlisted in the army at
the age Of Is and half and served
three years. He is the last one Of
a family Of ten children.
M. Whitman has 10 children, four
BOYS and six girls, about 40 grand
children and scvral great grand chill
drcn.
Five Of his children were present
Tuesday evening, Ralph and family
of Walden, Mrs. Nellie Doylng and
two daughters Of Wolcott, Ms.
Clarence Martin, Mrs. Florence
Batcheldel and Mrs. Gertrude Shutc
Of Cabot Two of his G.. A. r. vet
Grams were present, Hiram Russell
and Kelsey Truman and about 20
members OF the w. Il. c.
William Clark and daughter, Lou
ise, furnished instrumental music for
the evening and several Of the men,
bers Of the W.R. C. sang some Of
the old war songs.
One Of the prettiest features Of the
evening was the flag drill, by five
grandchildren, one Of whom carried
the birthday cake with "A lighted
candles. The cake was then placed
on the dining table after which the
girls escorted their grandfather to
tie seat Of honor at the table and
presented him with the gift.
Refreshments Of assorted cakes.
sandwiches and coffee were served
and also candy and cigars from Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Gray and saltcd pea
nuts from Nj. Witham.
Mr.. Witham received many useful
gifts, including a purse Of money,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray were married
that day. The bride is granddaugh-
ter Of M, Witham and the day was
made double celebration and doubly
on account of this event.
During the evening purse Of
was presented the bride by
Mrs. Abbe Read, senior vice prcsi-
dent of the Woman's Relief Corps.
All joined in wishing Mr.. Witham
many more happy bnthdavs and M.
and Mrs. Alex GRAY a happy and
prosperous married life.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14
lIli Cheney Dies al
Home In Newport

The tolling of the bells of st
Muly's church on Monday morning
announced the passing Of one OF
Viewpoints oldest citizens, Ell Cheney
at his home on Bay street after =
short illness caused by Il shock which
he suffered last week.
He was born in Newport March
"a, 1850, the oldest son Of Eli Cheney
one Of the early settlers Of this city.
Early in life he became a brick
mason and plastcrer, trade that he
followed until few weeks ago when
ne decided to rest for the winter
Mr.. Cheney was we'll known in New
port and surroundin" towns.
He delighted in telling of che build
ing of the mills, the coming of the
railroads and the early BOATING on the
lake Being a great lover of fishing
he knew the haunts Of the most
Elusive.
1t is to be regretted that his stories
AMI anecdotes Of cary time were
not preserved.
He is survived by his wife, Elm
beth Cheney, and two sons, Gordon
OF Winterport, Maine, and Charles Of
Newport. A sister, Mrs. Louis La
Monde, also of this city, and two
brothers, Joel Cheney Of Skowhegan,
Maine andpNclson Cheney Of Lowell,
Mass.
Funeral services 8 a. m, at ST.
May's Catholic church.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14
Mudgett Jury to
Be Completed Today
CONTINUED from page one)

Continued from page one)
interest in everything that transpircd.
A total of SO petit jurors were in
the courtroom to be called. There
we're but % left after the temporary
jury had been made up. 1t was an
bounced that 20 additional jurors had
been summoned for Tuesday morn
ire.
Among those in the court room
we're witnesses to be called durin"
the trial. Pcrley Mudgett and Ernest
Mudgett, brothers Of the accused man
were among the spectators as was
Mrs. Arthur Mudgett, wife Of the
prisoner and Mrs. Hazel White nee
Coolidge,) one Of the closest friends
Of the dead girl.
The tentative jurors selected We're:
J. W. Green, farmer, Jacksonville.
Married.
M. l.. Davis, retired farmer, Wat
crville married.
4. A. Carpenter, laborcI Water
vile, married.
r. L. Guild, mill hand, Bclyilcro,
m"rnied.
+. II. Jackson, farmer, Hyde Park,
married.
Frank Strong, mill hand, Morris
vile, married.
L. NJ. Munson, merchant, Morris
vile, single.
f. B. Boyden, farmer, Cambridge,
married.
w. W. Ross, farmer, Morristown,
married.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14
Mrs. Vance Says
Weeks Struck Her
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Continued nom page One)
eject her from the tenement and hat
i'll the miX-up he struck her in The
face, brCl.,ing her glasses, cutting her
face and that since she has not bc-n
able TO do her accustomed amount Of
work. Mrs Nance's family at the
time consisted of herself and three
daughters and she was one Of the
ten tenants in the Weeks block.
Mr.. Weeks was the first wltuoss
called. He identified rent receipts
2Wcn Mr.. H;.utc. Mrs. Vance vas
the principal WImess in the case and
was gwen long examination BY At
torney Lon9more and a severe cross-
examination by Attorney Campbell.
Mrs. Nance's daughters, Mrs.
Mabel Stuart, now living in Megantic,
P. O., and Florence and Bertha, tes-
tilted to the alleged assault on their
mother by Mr.. Weeks wacn he called
to eject them from The tenement RcE-
tina and Florence told how they tried
to separate them and present sec
ond striking.
Policeman Tom Wallace testified
that Mrs. Vance complained to him
of Nh. Weeks conduct toward her.
The plaintiffs evidence was practi-
cally completed when court recessed
at noon. f. S. Hartman, health OF
iccr, testified to the quarantine Of
the Vance tenement.
According to the opening statement
for the defense, MI. Weeks went TO
his tenement house and gave Mr..
Vance due notice to vacatc the ten
ement. 1t is claimed that when he
called on July instead Of striking
her, she struck him and whatever he
did was in self defense. He claimed
and his witnesses tended to show,
that Mrs. Vance was not desirable
tenant for his block.
Monday afternoon, Ralph Wood
ard and Roy Pond, who had pleaded
guilty to q single ofTense of liquor
selling were fined $500 and costs each
amounting to $308, which they paid.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14
Farmers Fined For
Selling Diluted Milk
CONTINUED from page one)

torncy Thompson OF Barton prosecu
ted Boomhower on behalf of th1
state, for having stolen various We
ncer Sc ITS, plicr and odds and end
Of hardwood outings from the Frost
Veneer Seating Co.
The fine Of SIS and costs were
paid and Boomhower who now is
minus job, was discharged.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14
Acretotore unheard Of.

Hot Springs man came near maxi
ing the mistake of swallowing n snake
- inches long while taking his wa
to- straight" from the hose. We've
heard of calves being found in hose,
but this is the H:st time we ever
heard of snakes in 'em.--Arkansaw
Thonlas Cat.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14
JAIL HIAWATHA
IN NEWPORT
TO AWAIT TRIAL
Young Full-bioOded Sioux
Refuses to Admit Guilt
In Court

HlaWathl Is imprisoned III OllN"'l
County Jail at Newport. 1t is appar-
cnt to the officials and to Constable
! Ora A. SWEET, who incarccratod Hll-
watha in the Newport lookup that
| the glorious name OF HiaWatha, I'M
mortalzcd by the poet LongfelloW,
/ has been tainted by too close an IN
timacy with the long arm OF the law.
Evidently there has been 4 missing
link between the romantic figure of
the famous rcdskin, so popular. in IN
dian lore, and the wandering, PENN
less, and lazy Hiawatha, who is now
making his headquarters 1T Orleans
County jail.
The complc,e nam Of the rcdskin,
who claims to be full booled Sioux
is Hiawatha Shcaliwakenka, and the
reason for his enforced detention here
is a charge Of Vagrancy. 1t is claimed
that the Indian made his way to thi,
city via the improviscd rod pullman
! from Sioux City, South Dakota. Beg
ging and living without visible means
of support, he Travelled to Pl&ttsburg,
n. y, where he was generously fitted
out at Plattsburg Barracks with sal
vaocd army clothing.
From Plattsburg, he beat his way
to Boston, and there he asserts that
he cndeaVorcd to gain almittancc to
the International Merchant Marine.
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14
81 - 81
Ill.)f22ANN
The f'LORAEN" Cooks
While You Enjoy Yourself

DON'T spend the hours be
A~ tween meals watching your
cooking. You don't have to.
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 cor home your
meal will be dcre. And as delicious
as If you were right there all the tire.
We want you 10 see demonstration.
Come in. Then you will not be content
tc cook single day longer in the old
time way. Also we want you to have
our valuable booklet, AN Easier Days
Work"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14

farmer, declared he had not read the
papers and said he had never heard
of the murder case. He said the only
paper he read was a farm publication.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Railroad Wages

The railroad executives who told
the Railroad Labor Board that the
wages of many railroad workers
were low, compared with present
wages in other industries, were
merely reporting an obvious fact.
The carriers haven't been respon-
sible for keeping wages down. For
many years before the war they ex-
ercised no real control over wages.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion regulated freight rates, thus
fixing railroad income. 1t refused
to take any notice of the wage in
creases forced on the roads through
government mediation. Where the
money was to come from to meet
increased operating costs didn't
greatly concern the commission.
Since the railroad arrangements
found their hands tied in the pro-
duction Of income they were COM
PEELED to resist wage increases. If
the roads had been operated on a
self governing basis railroad COM
pensation would probably be as high
to-day as in any other form Of in
dustry.
When the government took over
the operation of the roads it made
large wage increases. But it made
no adequate provision for meeting
them out Of earnings. That was a
deplorable business error. The
railroad administration worked on
the principle Of spending more than
it had in sight and looking for re-
mittances from home-that is, from
Congress.
The whole railroad problem has
been bedeviled by the failure to sup
ply a proper wage fund and a
proper credit and betterments fund
/ The railroad managers would be
only too glad to go back to first
principles. The real question is
whether the Interstate Commerce
Commission is willing to abandon
the present pernicious checks-from-
home habit.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19

denounced by him as "militaristic"
because she sought proper guaran-
ties. for her security against an
obvious menace. The third is Great
Britain, whose navy is now the OBJ
ject Of his sneers. He is willing to
risk British friendship for the sake
of gratifying Secretary Daniels's
animosity against Admiral Sims.
The criticisms Of amateur strate-
gists have no weight with profess
sional fighters, to be sure, in ordi-
nary circumstances. But when tbs
President Of the United States
brings slurring charges against the
naval policy Of another nation his
words cannot be dismissed as lightly
as those Of a private person. They
are bound to rankle. They certainly
will do nothing to bring nearer the
international Utopia of Mr.. Wilson's
devising.
How difficult it often is to follow
the operations Of single-tracl
mind,