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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
MIDNIGHT FIRE
BURNS DOWN
COVENY HOME
Lack of Buckets Aids Fire
Destruction at st.
JOhnsbury Center

Fire if unknown origin, COM
pletely destroyed the home of Dan
iel P. Coveny at st. Johnsbury
Center Wednesday evening. 1t Is
understood the fire broke out in
the barn, attached to the rear OF
the house. Inadequate fire protect
ion resulted in the total destruct-
ion of the building in spite of the
determined efforts of Fire Chief
Robert Johston and his fire fight
ing force to save the structure.
1t seemed a peculiar freak of
fortune that an ample supply of
water should be flowing by with
in stones throw of the burning
building, and yet all efforts to
throw that water on the flames
should prove unavailing because
of the lack of pals or buckets.
According to Chief Johnston, a
bucket brigade, equipped with a
sufficiencv of pals, could have
squelched the fire even after it
had gotten we'll under way. A
thorough search for buckets was
made but it was in vain. When
the flames were threatening the
entire structure, attention was
called to hand pump at the other
end of the village. The big COM
bination truck from ST. JohnSbury
was sent to tow in the pump. The
latter was manned with plenty Of
physical power, but as the pump
had not been used for about a
year, and the packing in the valves
was dry, it could not pump water.
AS soon as Chief Johnston and
his men arrived on the scene, ex-
pert use of chemicals had the fire
under temporary control. After the
supply of water in the tanks of
the combination truck was eX-
hausted, lack of receptacles with
which to refill the tank, permitted
the fire to gain much headway.
There were two tenements in
the building to which was attach
ed a store-house and a barn. At
the time of the fire the building
as occupied by Daniel Covenay
and his housekeeper Mrs. Eliza
beth Steele.
The loss from fire has been es-
timated at $4,000, practically
covered by insurance. Mr.. Coven
ay has occupied the house since
sometime last summer, when he
purchased it from Daniel Wood
ruff. The building was constructed
partly from the old Sunset Home
for aged ladies. A portion of the
material was used in the building
Of the house, which destroyed
Wednesday evening bv fire. The
Covany home was well finished
throughout and had all modern
improvements. A considerable
part of the furniture was saved.
The St. Johnsbury firemen were
called over the phone about 10
o'clock Wednesday evening and
responded promptly. Had suffici-
ent apparatus been provided at the
Center to aid them, it is possible
that the building would have been
at least partly saved.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
SEND DESTROYER TO RECOVER c. W. MORSE
IAPAN'S PROPOSALS HOLD
UP NEGOTIATIONS

= WASHINGTON, Dec. 1--"No
sference is deadlocked until all
az oates have packed up their
things and gone home" said the
spokesmen of the British delega-
ton today commenting on the sit
uation which has developed in the
failure of the naval experts to
reach an agreement on tonnage
ratio. 81 do not believe that this
conference is going to break down
over a ratio question of 10 per
cent, he said. referring to Japan's
request for a ratio of 70 per cent
as against the American ratio of
go per cent.
Japans proposal for a seventy
per cent fleet, as necessary to her
national security instead of a six
ty per cent fleet has formally
been presented to the United
States and Great Britain.
Baron Admiral Kato, senior
Japanese delegate has commune
Gated it personally to Secretary
Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour. 1t
is said in Japanes quarters to
have the full support of the Japan
ese cabinet and the diplomatic adj
visory council in Toxic.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
ST. JOHNSBURY
CHILDREN In
PREVENTORIUM
Seven Little Patients Are
Greatly Helped at State
Institution

If you had been driving through
Essex, this summer you might
have noticed an unpretentlous
house on one of the streets diff
fering from its neighbors very lit
tie except that all around the up
per piazza were sleeping porcnes
full of cots and instead Of one or
two children playing in the yards
you would doubtless have seen
sixteen or eighteen. The children
too, might have seemed rather dlI-
ferent, there were the rosy cheek
ed girls and boys thoroughly en-
joying their games, there were the
white faced ones, who seemed to
prefer to sit still and watch the
others and there were smaller
ones who seemed to be under the
care of them all.
This was not an orphan asylum
as you might have first guessed
but the Essex Preventorium estab-
lished by the Vermont Tubercul-
osis society for the children of the
stateewho were not having a
chance to be well in their homes.
Vermont is one of the few states
doing this work for children, q
preventive work, instead of wait
ing until disease has done its
worst. From all over the state, the
doctors, the health nurses, the
Red Cross workers find these
children who are aenemic, pretub-
CIRCULAR because of bad housing
conditions, insufficient or wrong
food lack of care, and anpliation
is made to the tuberculosis So
ciety for these children to have
the help given by the Prevention
ium. Here the children come for
six months or longer if the need
is; they sleen out of doors on the
porches. have the right food, go
to school in an open window room,
have cracker and milk lunches in
the middle of school session, and
are obliged to rest for one whole
hour on the porches after their
dinner.
A matron, nurse, doctor,
dentist and an examining physi-
clan from Burlington watch over
the children, see that they gain
Continued on page 4)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
CHECK SPREAD>
OF DIPHTHERIA
IN PASSUMPSIC
DR.. Genge Finds Healthy
Girl Was Carrying
Positive Germs

DR.. Victor P. Genge, medical
inspector for this district, cultured
the school children of Passumpsic
at the school building Monday and
on Wednesday returns from Bur
lington indicated that Annette
Fields, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Fields may have been the
innocent cause of the diphtheria
cases here. Positive germs were
found in the child's throat She
is a pupil in the lower grades and
may have been carrying the germs
for some time. The child is per
fectly well and according to ply
sicians may not develop the dis
ease at all. In the opinion of DE-.
Genge the little girls throat may
Continued on page 81
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01

Moore at Newport Wednesday
evening and located 48 quarts Of
65 per cent overbrewed alcohol.
The Intoxicating beverage was
concealed in four bags.
The proprietor was at the place
of business, when the search was
made. He was placed under arrest
and was taken to Orleans County
Jail. At prelimary hearing neld
Thursday morning before United
States Commissioner Walter H.
Cleary of Newport Mr.. Moore was
placed under $1,000 bonds for ais
appearance at the next term of
Federal court.
Bail was furnished bv Mr..
Moore's brother-in-law, John Roc
que Of Newport.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01

Morse of New York, who is re-
ported to have left this country in
the face of grand jury investiga-
ton of his ship contracts 1t was
understood that a destroyer would
put to sea from French port
within few hours to intercept the
Paris which left New York last
Friday.
Mr.. Morse has figured promi-
nently in various shipping COM
bines in New England in recent
years and was indicated for alleg-
ed crooked high finance. He was
tried, convicted and incarcerated
for his crimes at the Federal pris-
on in Atlanta Ga. Later he was
pardoned by President Taft on the
ground that he was in a dying con-
dition. Later he organized more
corporations and became quite a
figure again in financial circles.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
NEWPORT
ORGANIZES
GOLF CLUB
Plan to Lease Mrs. Loren
Percy Farm for Five
Years

Thirty-five of Newport citizens
responded enthusiastically to the
call of the special committee ap-
pointed by the Chamber of Com
merce and met at the council room
in the city offices at the Armory
Wednesday night to listen to the
report Of their investigation as
to the selection of a suitable To-
cation for a golf course in New
port. The committee is r. w.
Spear, E. F. Savage and F. D.
Flint.
r. w. Spear, chairman said the
committee had received much val
liable assistance from Col. c. S.
Emery, who had been with them
in their investigation of a dozen
Continued on page s.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
SIX KILLED IN
TRAIN COLLISION

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 1-SlX
persons were killed inBa head on
collision today between the east
bound Portland Spokane limited
and Westbound Oregon Washing
ton limited trains of the Oregon
Washington railway and navaga-
ton Co., two miles east of Cello.
Twenty-Five persons were injured.
Among the dead was A. H. Nc
Bride, marine, who was guarding
the mail on one of the trains. The
others, who were killed included
two trainmen and three Oregon
passengers.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
$500, 900 900 STEEL
CORPORATION PLANNED

NEW YORK, zee. 1-Reports
that a merger of seven or more of
the independent steel companies
is contemplated was confirmed in
the financial district today. All
leading independents are concern
ed with the exception of the Beth
lehem and the Jones and Monklin
company of Pittsburg. The capi-
talization of the company arrroxi-
mates $500,000,000. This consoli-
dation, if effected, will be second
in Importance to the United States
steel corporation.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
Alcohol Found In
Newport Boat House

Customs inspector C. A. Davis
and deputy United States mar
shall, Roy P. Skinner, armed with
a search warrant visited the boat
and repair shop owned by C. r.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
The Weather

Fair tonight. Friday in
creasing cloudiness and
warmer. Probably rain
in Vermont.
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-01
Alleged To Have Left New York In Face
of Grand Jury Probe of Shipping Contracts
Former Maine Ship Magnate Will Be
Taken From Liner Paris and
Returned To This Country
(By the Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Department of
Justice was understood today to have asked the navy
department to send a destroyer to intercept the
French liner Paris and bring back Charles w.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03

The. Boys Pleasure Club will give their next dance on Thursday. M,y 5, at the Womans club. There will be a six-piece orchestra and three professional entertainers. Refresh ments. The public in cordially in Vited It
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03
WEATHER FORECAST

Arizona: Tuesday and Wednesday fair; slightly cooler.
 New Mexico: Tuesday and Wednes- day generally fair; warmer Tuesday; cooler Wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03
ocnLRKb

THESE WILL MARRY-Licenses to marry were issued yesterday to Ricardo Mindoza, 20, and Felomena Bletram, 22( both of FhoacsS1; Celso Olivas, 21, and Regina Hernandez. IT, both of Mesa; Charles Mabry, 25, of Tempe, and Cloe Edwards,1s of Glendale; John J. Curry, 32, and Thelma Burke, 22 both of Tempe; and Harold Miller, 34. and Grace Thorne, 24, both of Glendale.
 THESE PEOPLE ARE WANTED If those whose names follow, or those who know anything of the peo- pie listed below. will call at the off ces of The Republican and inquire for MT. Ellis, they will hear of something to their advantage: J. l.. Nidiffer. Alfred O'Malley, Robert Parscal, AS tension Perez, John Schuring, N. Haddock, E. L. Tomlinson, w. O. Adams, E. A. Lewis. Mrs. D. Lopez, Anna McClintock, c. NJ. Mccullough, John J. Mccullough, R. L. McIlwaine. l.. F. Malry, l.. NJ. Miller, H. F.. Moore, C. E. Morrell, Mrs. Chas. w. Nelson.
 MANY ATTEND DANcE-N Nearly 100 couples attended the dance at Scottsdale Saturday night. majority of the guests motoring from Phoenix. I iSAIpCy AlGSei anu SudIulGl Taylor sponsored the event. which proved one of the biggest social af- fairs of the spring at Scottsdale. Miss Hearne and Charles English were awarded first prizes as the best waltZers on the floor, Miss Hearne receiving a beautiful silk waist and Mrs. English a silk skirt. The judges were pr. T. S. Bishop, Mrs. E. L. Graves and E. l.. Smith.
 WASHINGTON FARM BUREAU The Washington district farm bu- reau will meet at the Washington school this evening. Members are urged to attend these meetings and to bring their friends whether the friends are members or not. At the meeting tonight plans for the hay and grain growers association will be discussed and plans for farmers exchange will be introduced. Other business of interest to farmers will come up.
 PYTHIAN SISTERS MEET-Pu- rity Temple No. g, Pythian Sisters will meet this evening in K. of F hall at o'clock. There will be mi l tiation, and all members and visiting l members are urged to be present. VISITORS FROM ILLINOIS : Professor J. G. Mosier of the agri- 1 cultural college of the University O Illinois, with his wife and two ! daughters arrived in Phoenix yes 1 terday from Santa Barbara. Calf, CT
 route to their home at Urbana, Hi. nois- They were entertained at dinner last night by Mrs. Julia R 1 Threkheld and Miss Clara Rice, III l East Van Buren street. Professo | Mosier and family are making tn ] trip east by automobile and vii
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03

leave Phoenix today for the Roosevelt dam and the Grand Canyon.
 FARM BUREAU TO MEET Members of the Murphy Riverside farm bureau will hold their regular meeting at the Riverside school at s o'clock tonight, when it will com plete it's organization. All farmers
 MEASURING SOCIAL Women of the Grace Lutheran church. will give waist measuring social at the home of MT. and Mrs. Weigle 1000 West Adams street, at s o'clock tonight Members and friends of the church are cordially invited.
 RETURNS FROM COAST-N. B. WamsIey has returned from the coast and will spend the next few days in Phoenix looking after busi- ness matters here.
 UNDELIVERED TElEGRAMS- The Western Union is holding un- delivered telegrams for pr. F. M. Austin, C. A Williams, Francine Norton, Edward Coob and Nelson D. Cooney.
 1 disc Verde irrigation district land owners and land claimants are in- vited to attend the regular meeting of the board of directors, to be held at the districts office, 517 East Adams street, at 2:30 o'clock this
 w. C. T. U. TO MEET-The W. c, T. U. will meet at 2: 30 o'clock Thurs day afternoon when echoes or the state convention held in Tucson in | T8hursday. May 5-W. C. T. U. meet was represented at the convection i bv eight delegates who will furnish i reports.
 NUAL LUNCHEON -<The | Council of Jewish Women will hold 1 it's annual luncheon at the Adams ho- 1 tel Thursday at l o'clock. The i luncheon will be followed by a busi- ness session. Anyone who has not yet made reservations is requested | VISITOR TO LEAVE - Bernard l Cuniff, well known mining engineer 1 of New York. will leave for his home l today after several weeks in Arizona | where he has extensive mining inter
 ests in the Bradshaws.
 NEW ENGINEERING co. - The l Beckman and Linden Engineering
 corporation will open offices in Phoe-
 nix shortly, according to H. F.. Lin den who was in Phoenix yesterday | from San Francisco. Mir. Linder 1 stated that his firm would hav, i quarters in the Heard building with
 in a fortnight and carry on the worl 1 of engineering and financing irriga ! ton projects. One of the big pro
 jects which the corpora tion- has a the present time is the Paradise
 Verde Irrigation district. MT. Lin den said that a well-known invest
 ment banking house would be asso | ciated in the office with his coneera
 While the investment company vii specialize in underwriting irrigation
 district bonds, it will also be inter
 ested in other securities.
 MINER IS kIlLED-Alfred Peter
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03

son, a Bisbee miner, was killed at the Copper Queen property, accord ing to word received yesterday by Jack White, state niiuv inspector. Peterson's accident occurred when he drilled into a missed hole in the Sacramento shaft. the telegram stated. F. F. Myers, deputy mine in spector. is making an investiga ton of the death for the state.
 GOES TO DOUGLAS-D. R. John son, rate expert with the corporation commission, will leave today for Douglas where he will intervene for the commission in an action insti- tuted by E. R. Raumaker traffic manager of the Chamber of Com merce and Mines, with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mir. Raul makers complaint is based on excess sive rates for hay.
 coLoRED MASoNs MEET-The grand lodge of Colored Masons of Arizona met in Phoenix yesterday in the second annual commulica ton Representative from every subordi- nate lodge in the state were present Reports made show the financial condition of all. the lodges to be eN cellent and the outlook for the com ing year gratifying. The meeting was held in the rooms of Salt Valley 1 lodge
 GOVERNOR HOME TODAY Governor Thomas F.. Campbell is eX- pected to return this morning from Prescott where he spent the week end. He will be in the capital until Saturday when he will leave for Den yer to preside over a meeting of the League of the Southwest. He will be accompanied by w. $. Norviel, state
 water commissioner, and with him | attend the meeting of the Colorado 1 River Basin commission. The West | ern States Reclamation association | is also holding a meeting in Denver
 at this time which the governor will
 attend before going to Washington ir 1 the interests of reclamation legisla- | tion.
 SHERIFF HERE WEDNESDAY, | According to a telegram received | yesterday at the sheriff's office
 Sheriff Montgomery, who left severa
 days ago to attend the good road:
 meeting in Greensboro, N. C., will ar | rive home on Wednesday morning
 Sheriff Montgomery stopped on tn,
 way back to get some prisoners 1T
 Arkansas ana Nebraska. County
 Engineer Harry F. Vernon who alsC
 attended the good roads convention
 arrived home yesterday morning. H. | said the sherifk and himself stopped
 in Washington after leaving Greens boro.
 l DENIES SEPARATE MAlNTE | NANCE-On motion of the counse
 for the defendent Judge JenclSes or 1 dered an instructed verdict for tn | defendent from the jury in the cas- | of Minnie May Hammond for a sep | arate maintenance from Seth Ham
 mond. Mrs Hammond asked for
 separate support of s50.0O0 chargin. T cruelty. According to the testimon,
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03
Coming EUents

Monday, May e-Beginnins of Red Cross Shop and Salvage drive. Housewives are requested to gather up all articles they are not using and give them to the Red Cross. Tuesday, May 3-Kiwanis club weekly luncheon at Y. M. C. A. Wednesday, May 4-College club meeting at Desert Inn. Last meet ing of year.
 Wednesday, May +Harmony club business meeting. Thursday, May 5-Gymnasium ex- hibition at Y. M. C. A. Friday, May 6-Rotary club luncheon at Y. M e. A.
 Thursday, May 5-W. C. T. U. meet ing at 1901 West Monroe, 2:30 p. m. Review of state convention. Thursday, May 5.-Council of Jewish Women luncheon at Hotel Adams p. m.
 Thursday, May 5-Boys' Pleasure Club dance at Wornan's club. Saturday, May 7-May Day fete al Mrs. Dwight B. Heard's.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank the many friends who so kindly assisted us during the illness and at the death of our dear wife and mother Also the Standard Oil employees for their remembrance and to all for the beautiful floral of ferings.
 GEORGE DOWNES AND SON.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03
OBITUARIES
Chas. E. Cook

Charles E. Cook. 50 years old, died at his home on East Jefferson street Sunday morning. He has been a resident of Phoenix 40 years, coming here when a small boy from Nevada. Funeral services will be held from Merrymans chapel Wednesday af- ternoon at o'clock. Burial will be made in Greenwood cemetery.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03
CHAPTER VIII

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Arizona republican., 1921-05-03

in the case. Mrs. Hammond. who Is 8 years of age received a divorce from her first husband on January 3. 1921, and married Hammond. who is S2 years old, three days later in New Mexico. She said she left him about March Is and charged that all though he was said to be wealthy he fused to give her sufficient money to buy household supplies.
 JOINT HEAD LIFE GUARD D. O. Colvin yesterday was appointed as guard at Joint Head by the board of supervisors. Mir Colvin will be sworn in as deputy sheriff as soon as Sheriff Montgomery returns from the east and will begin his duties on May l5. Mir. Colvin will act as life guard at the bathing pool and will keep order at the resort. He served in the same capacity last year.
 TWO DIVORCES GRANTED Two decreeS of divorce were granted yesterday by Judge Joseph s. Jenckes as follows: Ethel Houston from c. C. Houston, charges cruelty; and Clara Ullman from Richard Ullman, charges failure to provide In the lat ter case her maiden name, Clara Me Cauley was restored by the decree.
 CHARGED WITH ASSAULT Monico Flores and Desanto Flores yesterday were arraigned before Justice Nat T. Mckee on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. They were committed to the county jail and the hearing was set for Friday. The complaint was made by Victor jana Brambila who charges that De- santo Flores with a shotgun, and Monico Flores with a revolver threat ened to take his life. The alleged assault took place at Beardsley.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-03
Card nf Thanks

Mrs. Lydia McDaniel wishes to thank her neighbors and friends for the kindness during the sickness of her daughter. It
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-25
Experts Working Out
New Traffic Route
for Worlds Commerce

I Lubbock. Germany.-(Correspondence
of The Associated Pressl.-Plans for
a new international traffic route. which
its promoters claim is destined to be
one of the worlds greatest highways
are being worked out in detail by a
commission sitting here. composed of
Danish, German and Swedish experts.
The proposal is to establish fast
route between Abo. Finland. and the
principal western European capitals by
constructing railway bridge connect
ing the 1sland of Fehmarn Tin the
Baltic Seal with the German main
land. enabling trains from Hamburg to
run to the extreme end of the island.
whence q ferry would transport them
bodily to the new Danish port of Rod
by on Laaland. From that point a
new direct railway would connect with
Copenhagen.
1t is claimed that the journey from
London or Paris to Stockholm would
thus be shortened by nine hours. The
cost Of the project is variously esti-
mated at between $5,OO0,0O0 and $10,-
600, 900.