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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
HOLDS OFFICERS
AT BAY FOR
SEVERAL HOURS
Gordon COutts Finally
Taken, Badly Wounded
Dies Later

Gordon Coutts of Beebe, P. O.,
died early Tuesday morning at the
Sherbrooke hospital of injuries re-
ceived during a quarrel with
George LeClerc a blacksmith, also
Of Beebe.
The trouble began Sunday even
ing when both parties having I'M
bibed enough to feel quarrelsomc,
had words and tried to settle mat
tiers with their fists. Coutts was
badly pounded up and drew a gun
on LeClerc, whom he shot at
twice, wounding his arm, and also
inflicting a flesh wound in the
neck.
When Coutts learned that he
was to be arrested for assault, he
fed to barn which he owned, de-
claring that he would shoot any
man who tried to arrest him. May
or Wilkinson, telephoned to Sher-
brooke, and Constable Bartlett and
two other officers were sent to aid
Constable Powers. Coutts fred sew
elal shots at the officers who sur
rounded the barn, using the llgnts
of automobiles as searchlights.
He held them at bay until about
II o'clock at night, when Con-
stable Bartlett made his way into
the barn, and found his man lying
in a pool CT blood, with a wound
in his left side.
He would not talk to the officers
but it is reported that he confessed
to the doctor that he shot himself.
He was placed under arrest, and
taken to Sherbrooke, where he died
about four o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
The trouble created a furore of
excl, ement in the little town of
Beebe, on a quiet Sunday evening.
Coutts is a Scotchman, and mas
lived in Beebe ten or twelve years,
and he is we'll liked. He has wife
in Scotland, a brother, William
Coutts, in Beebe, and a sister in
New York City. He has worked
for years for the Stanstead Gran
tie Co. of Beebe.
Coutts is an eX-service man with
an honorable war record. He serv-
cd all through the war with the
C. +. F., being in one of the first
contingents to sail for France. He
is As years old. il
George LeClerc is also a long
time resident Of Beebe. He is the
village blacksmith. The two men
were ordinarily good enough
friends except when they had in
dulged too freely.
A hearing is set for Wednesday
at Beebe.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
WANT TARIFF LAW MAGMA
CHARTER OF u. S. STANDARD

WASHINGTON, July "a tar
if law which would "become the
magma charter for the perpetual
ton Of our American standard Of
living and be the constitution Of
a uniform and universal prospect
ty" was the goal which the Re-
publican members of the house
ways and means committee set for
themselves in drafting the admin
istration's permanent tariff bill,
says q report filed with the house
today by Chairman Fordney.
with the report the bill was for
mallv presented in the same folm
it was introduced last week. Dem
ocratic members Of the committee
will meet late today to draft mi
notify report wkieh probably will
be presented tomorrow.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
ALLIES T0>TAKE ACTION AGAINST TURKS
GREAT SECRECY SUR
ROUNDS CONFERENCE

LONDON, July General Jan
Christian SHUTS, South African
Premier, upon his return from Ire
land today, conferred with Pre-
mier Lloyd-George, Sir James
Craig, the Ulster premier ana Earl
Middleton, the southern Unionist
leader. General SHUTS reported
the results of his talk with the
Sim + Elm leaders on the British
situation. The conference was
surrounded with the greatest Sc
crecy but it is understood 1t prl-
marty concerned itself with con-
ditions relative to the possible
suspension of hostilities. The feel
ing general was that today's con-
ference would have a marked in
fuence on the conversations to
be resumed in Dublin Friday be-
tween canon De Valera and rep
resentative Southern Irish coun-
ties. Premier Lloyd George pre-
sided
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
FIVE MEN TAKEN FROM
HOMES AND KILLED

BELFAST, July Give men
were taken from their homes and
shot in the district Of Newry, "A
miles south Of this city, this morn
ing. Their bodies were LETT in a
heap by the road side. A school
teacher, Miss McAnuff, was shot
and killed yesterday at Newry,
while attempting to shield her
brother from an attack. Two of the
dead men were brothers, and were
sons of former Sergeant OF Police
Reilly. 1t is understood the VIC
Inns were Sim Fem sympathizers.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
Pay of Railroad
Men Is Reduced

Announcement is made of a
general reduction in all depart
ments of the maintenance of way
division of the Boston & Maine
railroad
The section men are notified that
their pay is to be 40 cents an hour
beginning July /. The former rate
was AZ 1-2 cents an hour.
The reduction in all departments
makes a general reduction from 6
to 10 cents an, hour.
In several places, the force of
men is considerably reduced.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
COL. 'TRENHOLME
GIVES FINE AIR
EXHIBITION
Thrills Crowds By Low
Flying-Chief Johns
ton Rides

An exhibition of low flying, the
like of which has never before
been seen in ST. Johnsbury Or
Northeastern Vermont, was given
by Lieut. Robert C. Tren-
holme, former member of the Roy
al Flying Corps, plotting an old
bombing plane, over the village on
the evening of the Fourth. Riding
with Col. Trenholme, as a passen-
ger, was Fire Chief G. X. John
ston, who most certainly enjoyed
the most thrilling air trip of his
young career.
Practically every resident of
st. Johnsbury, whose health
would permit them to get out of
doors, witnessed the stunts per-
formed by the intrepid voung Ca
madam and were thrilled to the
limit by his daredevil stunts. More
than one fair citizen gasped while
others looked skyward in amaze
ment as the aviator swooped close
to the earth while he was travelling
al rate of speed in excess of 100
miles an hour. The bomber, which
had seen no small amount of ser
vice in France during the war,
will hit 125 miles every sixt!
minutes if the plot cares to let j
go the Limit and more than once OF
Monday evening the plane was
frollicking in the air at a speed
very near the limit.
People watching the stunts from
the tons of the roofs along Rail
road street were seen to duck their
heads several times as the air
rlane shot past them. 1t seemed
to them land they were not far out
of the way) that the machine was
only a matter of inches from them.
He constantly clipped the tree
tops, flag poles and the deceiving
hills around town and it was a
wonder to all that the aviator fin
ished his performance alive. Lieut..
Robinson gave an unusual exhibit
ton here last fall, but his was not
TO be compared with The perform
ance OF Col. Trenholme.
The big bomber has been located
on a hill on Browns farm, some
distance out on Concord avenue.
Charlie Morrison and Charlie An
drews, owners of the machine, find
there is no suitable landing fl Id
here for so huge a plane and they
have decided to take this machine
back and bring up a smaller one.
They are expected to leave for
Massachusetts, today and will re-
turn on Thursday with smaller
airplane, which will be landed, it
is expected on Grady's farm on the
Passumpsic road, They will take
up passengers for $40 trip.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
House Burned
at LvndOnyilIt

The dwelling house of Joseph
Theriaul. on the Pinehurst addi-
ton east of the village was burned
Tuesday evening with nearly all
its contents.
The family was away when the
fire broke out. The firc-fghters
when they arrived broke in and
succeeded in saving a parlor OF gan
and few pieces of furniture, but
the house and practically every
thing in it was burned.
The house and contents was well
covered by insurance. How tho
fire started is not known, but
there are hints that it was of I'M
cendiary origin.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
Family Gathering at
"The Naples

"The Naples, the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Remick of Water
ford was the scene of large fam
lily reunion on Sunday when "a Of
the Sc members of the family gath
erde 10 help celebrate the birt4
days of three of It's members: H.
E. Remick, Mrs. S. Haywood Of
Concord and Robert Hallett Of
st. Johnsbury Centre. A bounteouS
picnic dinner was served on the
lawns and pictures were taken of
the gathering.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
Funeral Services for
John Laliberte

The funeral of John Lalibertc,
who died suddenly July l at the
home of his daughter, Mis-. Oscar
J. Lavigne, 10 Pearl street, was
held Monday morning at Notre
Dame church. Besides his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lavigne, Mr., Laliberte
leaves two sons, Ernest of Chicago
and Napoleon of Lowell, Mass,
one sister, Mrs. Georgian1 Dupor,
of Springfield, Mass, AMI three
brothers, Theodore, Gideon, and
Jeffrey, all of st. Johnsbury:
The funeral services were large
ly attended, and burial was in
Mt. Calvary cemetery. The bear
ers were Joseph Brunette, Archie
Dutile, Joseph Dumas and Robert
StenSon.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
TRIPLE FUNERAL
IN ST. J0HNSBURY
CENTER CHURCH
Services for 3 Victims
of Drowning Tragedy
Held Tuesday

= The auditorium of the First
Congregational church was filled
to capacity Tuesday afternoon,
July 5 with relatives, neighbors
and friends who came to pay their
last respects to the memory of the
three victims of the drowning ac-
cident in the Passumpsic river
Saturday afternoon. The three
caskets were banked with beautiful
flowers, Rev. F. B. Richards. pas
tor of the North Congregational
church of St. Johnsbury, conduct
ed the service.
Pearl Elizabeth Upper was the
second oldest daughter of Rev. nd
Mrs. M. G. Upper and was born
in Savoy, Mass, Nov. 80, 1904.
She was member of the class of
1922 St. Johhsbury Academy.She
had an unusually bright sunny
disposition which made for her
many friends. Besides her parents,
Miss Upper leaves two sisters,
Lillian and Nellie, and four broth
ers, Arthur, Cecil, Ellsworth and
Carey. She was a member OF
Green Mountain grange and of the
Calumet club. and will be sadly
m ssed. Her body was laid to rest
in the village cemetery. Those
called from out CT town were her
sister, Lillian. of Brattleboro, her
aunt, Mrs. Edgar Mank Of Man
chester, N. H., her uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Chase of
West Burke and Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Quinby Of Orleans.
Walter ID. Wheeler, who lost his
life trying to save others, was
the oldest of four children of
George c., and Nettie (Counter)
Wheeler. He married Bessie Coe,
CT East Burke, who died in Feb
ruary, 1920, leaving him with four
Continued on page three
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
STOCK MARKET HAS
SHARP RECOVERY

NEW YORK, July 6-Ihe stock
market today experienced sharp
recovery from its recent heaviness
after an initial period in which
foreign oils were extremely weak.
In the early trading Mexican pet
roluem was hammered down to
81 ia an over night loss of 1-2
points and new record, but raj
ned to So IL and other shares OF
the same class rebounded proper
tlonately. The market uerIved
further strength from an upward
movement in high class railroad
shares. The opening quotation
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
FOUR CONSTABLES INJURED
WHEN PATROL is BOMBED

DUBLIN, July Grown SOL
diers were today searching pedes-
trians for concealed arms in the
streets of Dublin. A police patrol
was ambushed last night in Cam
eron, County Wexford, by men
with bombs and rifles. During a
Is minute battle four constaoles
were wounded. Springfield Castle,
the residence Of Lord Muskel-y at
Drumcollogher, County Limerick,
was burned Monday night.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
Virtually Entire British Mediterranean
Fleet En- route to Constantinople
THIRD CAR STRIKE IN FOUR
YEARS ON In DAYTON

DAYTON, o., July Clayton
today was held in the Grip Of its
third street car strike in four
years. Employees of all six city
traction companies, with the ex-
ception of the city division of the
Cincinnati and Dayton Inter-Ur-
ban line voted unanimously at 3
O'Clock this morning to strike, eff
fective at once. Employees, JUST
flying their strike action, claim
that tn companies have violated
their agreement by announcing a
new maximum wage Of 40 cents
an hour without arbitration.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
REPORT MINISTER TROTZKY
IMPRISONED BY LENINE

PARIS, July 6-Reports have
reached here from unusually rell-
able quarters to the effect that
Leon Trotzky, Russian Soviet
minister of War and Marine, has
been imprisoned by Nicolai Le-
nine, the Soviet premier following
the congress of tn ethird Interna-
tionale. No confirmation of these
reported, however, is available.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
REPORT 500 KILLED IN
BATTLE WITH JAPANESE

SEOUL, Korea, July G-Reports
have reached japanese military
headquarters here that a battle
has occurred on the Siberian bor-
der between japanese and Koreans
in which 500 Koreans were killed
OF wounded Several thousand
malcontent Koreans are alleged to
have joined the Siberian Bolshe
wiki.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
Two Fined 500 for
Violation of Auto Law

Judge Willard NJ. Wright on
Tuesday sentenced two men to pay
a fine of 500 and costs for oper-
ating automobiles while under the
influence of intoxicating Liquors,
In the case of Il. H. Shattuck
of Morrisville, the costs are 1855,
making a total Of $10935.
Wesley Chase Of Newport town
also pays 500 and costs Of $3.50,
making $105.65. Their licenses
will be revoked.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
BATTLESHIP UTAH
AGROUND Al BOSTON

BOSTON, July 6-The battle
ship Utah, was aground for half
an hour in the harbor here today.
Six tugs eventually pulled her
clear. The battleship was not
damaged.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
Situation Viewed With Anxiety
British Military Reinforcements
Also Sent
(By the Associated Press)

LONDON, July 6-Great Britain, France and
Italy may be compelled to adopt extensive and con-
certed measures against the Turkish nationaists il
was declared by number of London newspapers
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06

TINS morning. reports that the
nationalists have actually penetrat-
ed the neutral zone of CONSTANT
nople and along the Sea of Nor
mora, have not been confirmed, but
there is reason to fear that they
are concentrating forces to attack
Constantinople.
MALTA, July 6-Virtually the
entire British Mediterranean fleet
with all the attendant ships is en-
route for or concentrated within
easy reach of Constantinople where
the situation is viewed with some
anxiety. 1t is said that British
military reinforcements also are
going out from England.
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-06
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday. Warmer
Light to moderate south
and southwest winds.
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The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-24
CANADIAN DOG TEAM PATROLS
 HURRY NORTH

DAWSON, Y. T., Jan. "A (by Asso- ciated Press) far northern snow trails three Royal Canadian mounted police dog team patrol trains are hurrying this month to a rendez- vous at Fort McPherson, which is To- cated on the frozen Mackenzie river near where that stream flows into the Arctic ocean.
 Two of the police trains are from Herschel Island and Rampant House, stations maintained by the mount ies" at Canadian outposts. The other train is bound north from Dawson with mail and supplies for the men at Rampant and Herschel. The three will meet at Fort McPherson and ex- change postal packages and adyices.
 The Dawson train, made up of five police dog teams, left here January 4 and expected to be back about the first week of March with the first news of the winter from the country bordering the Arctic. The Dawson teams will cover about 1000 miles while on their trip.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-24
CRITICISM OF OFFICERS LIST
 PRESENTED
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-(Special
 Correspondence) .-The army general staff list has been announced and al- ready there Is much criticism in con- gress over the list, because some worthy officers have been omitted and because some officers not deemed competent have been included.
 There is great heartburnings and
 bitter feeling among the officers who have been omitted from the "blue rib bon" roll of the army. About 1000 officers are on the new general staff rolls, as announced by the war depart mont. Included in the number are not only regular officers, but members of the officers reserve corps, and the na- tional guard. This is the first time in the history of the country that Ma tional guard officers have been in cluded in any general staff in peace time, and the first time that reserve corps officers have been included be- cause before the World war there was practically no officers reserve corps.
 The list of names was prepared by special board of which General Pershing is chairman. Under the army appropriation act, amended as of 192O
 the number of eligibles for the gen. eral staff is not limited and great dis appointment has been expressed by officers whose names were left off the list. These men say that the Persh- ing board could as we'll have made the list 1000 in number, instead of limit ing 1t to about 1000 names, 300 from the regular army. AS there are about l5,OO0 officers in the army, or will be Ii the big list now pending before the senate is confirmed, the special gen. eral staff list includes only about one regular officer out of every fifty.
 Among the able and distinguished officers whose names do not appear on the list, all of whom performed meritorious services during the World war, are Generals Morton, Herman, Bundy, Edwards, Bell Treat, Ruck- man, McAlexander, and others who congressman say should have been in cluded. Tn other words the charge is made by senators and representatives
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-24

that these distinguished and gallant officers have been discriminated against by the Pershing board.
 The criticisms and charges are all the more forceful when it is known that about 700 of the names on the list include civilians and former of. ffcers who are now in civil life. or men who hold commissions in the national guard and the officers re. serve corps. There are many cele. brated American names among this part of the list, but an analysis of most of them leads to the belief that their talents lie either in the field of | politics or finance than in skilled warfare. In short it seems to some members of congress that some of the selections of these men was made with an eye to gaining political and financial support for the army. For instance in making up general staff 1t seems ridiculous to include in the list eligible for the general staff Lieut. Coy. Henry Breckenridge, form. CT assistant secretary of war and omit a fighting general like Ulysses G. Nc Alexander, or include the name of Brig Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt, and omit the name of another fighting general of long experience-Maj. Gen. Fuckman. In fact 1t seems to many that some of the names on the eligible list, among the national guard, offic- CTS reserve corps, and former emer- gency officers, were put in that list as result of "pull", political and financial, rather than for signal mili. {, tary ability.
 Theoretically the list should in. clude the most highly educated and skilled personnel developed during the war, and this is so in some of the appointments, but not so in the case of many others who were named.
 The Pershing board claims there was particular reason for the selec. tion of every officer or former offic- CT named. This may be so, as claimed. but there are congressman and Wash ington observers who do not agree with those statements.
 It is not improbable that the house and senate military committees will take the opportunity to investigate the whole matter. The committees may even go into such details that they will want to know the "partic- ular reasons" as claimed by the Pershing board, for each and every appointment.
 About IT general officers, all of high rank, long service, and great accomplishments during the World war and the war with Spain, are omitted from the eligible list. Con- gress wants to know why these men were not included in the list instead of IF of the civilians, none of whom are especially qualified, as far as can be discovered, for service on any gen. eral staff in either war or peace time. It seems, indeed, preposterous to omit such general officers from the list and include civilians whose military ex- perience, to say the least, is not ex- tensive, say congressman.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-24

The Daily Times Job Plant is well equipped for sn classes of commercial printing.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-24

Cordova Jazz Orchestra dance at Eagle Hall Saturday night.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-05-28

We hate not to like you now. We
don't think you're being very nice to
us. If you wanted to give us sodas
and make us happy why do you want
us to take what you like?'
'Oh, I'm sick of all of you," said the
creature. 'Tm tired of you all. You're
all so wrong. Now that we've started
this discussion about what we think
about sodas and which we like and
know you're wrong and I'm right.
what do you think Of the way Master
Thoughtfulness acts?"
"Oh, we love Master Thoughtful
ness" said the girl.
Hes one of our very best friends"
said the boy.
"He doesn't agree with me-" said
the creature
well, does that make any differ
enceT' asked the boy. "He is always
so thoughtful | am sure he let's you
think what you want to as long as you
aren't cruel do know he doesn't like
cruel creatures"
HE Is abominable," said the crea-
ture, because he doesn't agree with
me. OF course, he tells me / can have
my thoughts. can like coffee ice
cream soda and no other kind, can
think all children under four should
be in bed before seven or | can think
they should be In bed before six, but
he says | shouldn't want to make
everyone agree with me. He says we
should all have our own right to think
or horrid things. If we think those,
he says. they'll show later.
at has with me. OF course you've
seen my black heart. But you did like
my face. Pm one who tries to let
folks to agree with me by any means
I'm called the creature with the Black
Heart, and l also have another name
which they know around these parts.
You may have met some of my rela-
tives and cousins. I've lots of them. "
what is your name?" asked the
boy, feeling somewhat frightened OF
this queer creature. And II was grow
ing dark. too.
"My name is Intolerance. Anyone
who doesn't agree with me | cannot
stand. If they agree with me I'm nice
as you first thought. say that no
one has right to think anything I'M
less it Is what l think. And if you
won't agree with me Tll-well. don't
know what I'll do-rll call my faith
full companions Arrogance and Cruelty
and see what they have to say
81 don't like him." whispered the
boy to the girl, and she nodded her
head.