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,odv dnring the winter months

body during the winter months
 Because. of the great shortage or houses. due to suspension of building operations during the war it has been necessary to house large numbers some- times in a single room. Regardless Of ability to pay the citizens now are com pelled to occupy only such room as IS absolutely essential and the extra space is apportioned among the homeless
 The housing problem" while under the jurisdiction of special commission really is controlled by the police, who keep record of dwellings and the number of occupants and report tner findings to the commission.
 The police ..have discovered many at tempts to evade housing regulations. One wealthy woman who before the war had a fine house and many serV- ants moved into less pretenuous guar ters, an apartment of 10 rooms Being a widow without children she was en-
 titled to only one room, but to eVad
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the regulations she invited many ot nor old friends into her apartment and there they lived, without charge. The police reported her apartment was fully occupied and took nc. further action.
 Owing to the high price of building material and the labor shortage un- relieved in spite of the announcement that there is a large, undiminishing number of unemployed. building oper- ations virtually are at. a .standstill. Unless here is an exodus of the homeless from Cassell. the authorities say there will be, much suffering this winter from cold and hunger
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the amount of money he may lawfully eApend in presenting himself to the D peonle is unconstitutional.
 IT the supreme court upholds' the yer dict of the lower court, Senator New berry will change his name and title for serial number and engage in man uel labor for a. period of two years. should the verdict be overturned, how ever, and the law be held unconstitu- tional, it woudl' be tantamount to an announcemet to the world that 1t IS legal within the United States for man to obtain office through the pro- cess of corruption by money. The re- suit would be that whereas now only the rich may offer for office, only the very rich could become candidate, and seats in Congress, in the long run, would be knocked down to the highest bidder.
 PART HE PLAYED
 There is a great deal involved in the Newberry case other than the fact that a senator of the United States and former Secretary of the Navy, a man very rich in the goods of the world ana the esteem of those termed the most prominent men and women of the United States becomes convict. When New berry defeated Henry Ford and took his seat in Congress. he gave the re- puDICdn party cOHLIoi Vl AHp uPPNA branch of the government by two votes But for the corruption of the electorate | of Michigan. Ford would have come 10 Congress with the result that the dem | ocrats and the republicans would have 1 been of equal strength. Vice President 1 Marshall would have cast the deciding vote with the democrats, and the course l of the history of the last two years would have been entirely changed l Senator Lodge would not have packed | the committee on foreign relations, with men embittered through political req | sons against the President and the League of Nations, with certain ex- | planatory amendments, would have been adopted, and the President of the Limited States. instead of a broken reed
 would be today a picture of robust health.
 l But the electroate was debauched, ano Newberry took his seat. Following his lconviction, he entered the capitol ano | his republican colleagues sprang tt their feet to greet him, and showereo his patriotic shoulders with warn | tears of sympathy and regret.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
TEUTON. CITY HAS
 ARMY OF HOMELESS
More Than 5000 People Are Victims of House Famine in
 CaSseII, Germany
By Associated Press

Cassen, Germany, January 1.--ln this city of 170,000 population. 5,400 persons are without homes, according to the, re- port of the city housing commission
 which is 'rationing" rooming houses and hotels in an effort to shelter every
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EPIDEMIC KILLS DOCTORS
By Associated Press

Warsaw, January 1.--Poland has lost 400 doctors from typhus fever last year and now has only 1000 for population of 2S. 00O.0 900. or one for every 1000, according to an official report made to the American Red Cross by the ministry of public health The American Red Cross is constantly reinforcing It's med- teal men In Poland for the purpose of helping the local health authorities to offset their losses ik native physicians.
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MONEY ALREADY SPENT

"A great amount of money has been
 spent in getting ready.to build the dam. A camp has been built, temporary and permanent housing facilities to the amount of $245, 900, have been con- structed; about 20 miles of railroad have been built cofferdams have been built, a bridge costing s5SS,000 has been built a gravel pit has been opened, and
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FURTHER FIGURES
 ON ALABAMA FARMS

Washington. January l. Especially Farm statistics for 19 additional Alabama counties are announced today by the cen sus bureau follows
 Number of Farms Value Farms
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TYPHUS EXPEDITION ours
By Associated Press

By Associnted Fress
 Warsaw, January 1,-Ffty-five soldiers and 10 officers of the American typhds expedition to Poland left Warsaw for Coblenz on the Rhine recently in spe-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01

are paid a fixed sum for each
sum to which they responi and
take pride and interest in their
pro tective duties as firemen for
their community.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
BOMBS EXPLODED IN
PORTUGAL'S CAPITAL

LISBON, July 30-The festiv-
tiles of st. Johns Eve were inter-
rupted by the explosion of three
dynamite bombs of enormous d.
mansions, placed by unknown
hands in different parts Of the city,
outside three printing Offices of
which the printers are on strike.
Z The first explosion was so terri
fic that although Lisbonites are be-
coming accustomed to bombs, real
panic was produced among the
merrymakers in the streets of the
Bairro Alto who, leaving their open
air balls and bonfires,. fled into the
lower part of the town. Although
there were no victims the force
of the explosion brought down the
ceilings of the houses near which
it burst. A dense and suffocating
smoke filled the whole street and
many people tainted.
Another bomb did less damage in
the Rua dos Corrieires, and the
third, which was of the same DOW
erful type as the first, burst near
an open air ball seriously wounding
three persons. Some arrests were
made of workmen, but no real
clue has as yet been discovered.
Another case of attempt against
the life of Judge of the Tribunal
of Public Safety was also made
about the same time, two shots be-
inc fired at him in the street with
out wounding him.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
OpLEANC

Mrs. II. 2. Smith is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Earl Twombley in Waterbury.
Nj. and Mrs. H. M. Whipple left
Friday by auto to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Randolph Turn
bull in Greenfield, Mass.
Mrs. Schofield of Hyde Park
visited her sister Mrs. Matthews,
the first Of the week.
Miss Clemma Converse spent
the week end with friends at Ce-
darville on the Memphremagog
shore.
The many friends of George
RoWel are glad to know he is
gaining in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hovey of VII
lopghby lake called on friends lin
town Friday.
Fl. @. Smith and wife of Pike,
n. H., are spending their vacation
with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dodge in
their cottage at the lake.
MAYNARD Skinner and family of
Bingham, Maine, are visiting at
c. y. French's.
Bert Locke and family iof
Montpelier are visiting at G. J.
Gross and 0. U. Locke's.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
Historic Mace
In National House

In the chamber of the house of
Representatives stands one vivid re-
minder of parliamentary customs
of the middle ages. 1t is the mace,
which is borne into the chamber
just before sitting of the house
begins, and which must invariably
stand upright on its marble pedes-
tai at the right of the speaker,
while the house is in session.
When the house goes into COM
mittee of the whole and the
speaker leaves the chair to be sue
ceeded by the chairman of the
committee the mace is lowered. In
case the committee meeting is in
terrupted by the arrival of a mes
sage from the president the house
cannot legally sit again even
though it De but for few sec
onds, until the mace is elevated.
When any serious disorder oc-
ours in the hou &c the speaker Ill
reefs the sergeant-at-arms to quell
it. This official then takes tic
mace from its pedestal and ad-
vances with it before him toward
the offending legislators. As a
symbol of dignity and power it
has never failed to bring quarrel
ing members to their senses. re-
minding them of the responsible
ties of lawmakers.
The mace was originally a
weapon of war, a club or mallet
carried by soldiers in battle. Prio sts
or bishops who engaged in mill
tary service carried maces instead
Of battle axes and swords. Later
came the symbolic and ceremonial
use of the mace.
Today in the British house of
commons the mace, a great, rich
ly carved staff surmounted by d
crown, lies before the speaker on a
table during sessions. 1t is never
laised to an upright position as IN
our congress. Our American
mace is bundle of ebony rods
bound with silver bands and sur
mounted with a large silver globe
on which rests an eagle with wings
outstretched.-San Francisco Ar
gonant.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
Fire Protection for
Small Municipalities

A solution of the problem OF
fire protection for small muniei-
palities is contained i'll an article
published by Popular Mechanic,
which tells OF the plan followed by
Sycamore, Illinois.
This town of only 1900 lnhabl-
tants has secured the protection OF
a first class niece of fire fighting
apparatus at a cost of but $3.50 q
month. Through an unusual ar
rangement tie town made con-
tract with the owners of public
garage to store and man a modern
motor-driven, combination pump,
ladder truck and hose reel.
The garage has a day and night
shift OF four employees who re-
spond to alarms. These employ ;
keep the apparatus in good condi-
ton and test the motor daily. the
garage owners find that the truck
adds but little to their operating
expenses and furnishes a welcome
monthly revenue. The employee
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
NEWPORT LOCALS

Miss Lula Richard of Derb,
Line is the quest of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Sherman.
Harry Amey of Island Pond wa
a business visitor in the city yes
terday.
B. Crawford has returned from
an auto trip to Boston and OLE
Orchard, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. d C. Harrison
and Mrs. Read of Sherbrooke al,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Har'
risor.
Mrs. Iona Perkins and daughter
Evelyn with her mother, Mrs. Rutl
Fullington and Miss Myrtle Full
lington of Mansonville have beer
camping for two weeks on the
west shore of the lake.
Miss Fernie Mowry has returned
from a vacation trip to camp in
Sawyerville, P. @.
Mrs. Il. M. Sawyer and cousins
Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Brown OF
lJoVCll, uissfos,s, WIFI AVA anu IVA %
Urban Livingston have returned to
Boston making the trip by auto
and spending some time in the
White Mountains. On Thursday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
Sawyer visited friends in Albany
and Lowell, w.
Howard Clement is visiting his
uncle Edward Rawson in Windsor
Miss Jennie Curtis has been
confined to the house by several
days illness.
Mrs. Mary Thorsen of White
River Junction has been visiting
cher daughters Mrs. Carlos Mel
son and Mrs. Edgar Dean.
Justin Curtis was in st. Johns
bury today with the Curtis ambu-
lance and brought home his
father, Z. S. Curtis, who is re-
covering from a fractured leg.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
Weekly Stock
Market Letter

Emelr H. Bright and Co., Tho
Boston bankers and brokers, Iur-
nish the following weekly market
letter:
Past deflation and present stag
nation were reflected in the quar-
terly reports of the Central
Leather Company and of c
United Steel Corporation issued
last week. That the report of the
latter was negatively cheering in
that it was no so bad as had been
generally expected should, per
haps mot be emphasized, as the
Steel industry was one Of the last
to feel the present depression, and
therefore ,deflation is necessarily
slower and possibly not yet com
pelted.
Too much emphasis can not,
however, be given to the construc-
tive efforts of our federal admin
istration and each week brings the
first steps nearer consumatlOn.
Necessarily, seemingly slow during
the process, reflection that Sept
ember 4th will complete only six
months of administration estab-
fishes the fact that we are Jar
from standing still, and when one
reflects on the lowered interest
rates of money and the improve
ment in the movement of certain
commodities real cheer can he
found.
Optimism in an inactive market
after long protruded decline is
as hard to act on as was pessi-
mism during the height of the bull
market of two years ago. Danger
signals were then ignored and the
then present large earnings
watched while now the construc-
tive happenings are ignored and
the stagnant state of general bust
ness with its accompanying lack
of earnings are the governing lac
tors in the minds of most. That
the constructive factors at work
today viii finally overcome the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01

Stanley's sister, Miss Winifred
Orr.
Miss Hazel Griffin is spending
her two weeks vacation in Ottawa
and will also be the guest of Miss
Elizabeth Beach in Beachland,
Ont.
A son Roland Romeo was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jarry, July
27.
C. H. Davis has been at Potion
Springs this week returning to-
day.
Mrs. Martha Bowker will take
two weeks vacation from her work
at Drew's Ladies' Ready to Wear
shop, beginning Monday.
Mrs. d. G. Ward and niece, Miss
Irene Clough, are spending several
days with relatives in Bury. p. Q.
Mrs Maynard Young and two
daughters Misses May and Myra
Young of New York are guests of
Mr.. and'Mrs. G.'Sam Scott.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
BLAMES THE
CULFSTREAM
FOR HOT WAVE
New Jersey Writer Says
that August Will Be
Still Warmer

II. IT. Corson of Jersey City, N
]. has written the New York Tri.
bune on the recent hot wave as
follows:
This extraordinary warm
summer is to be accounted for II
the high temperature OF the wat
ers along the coast. The regu-
lally moving warm and cold cur
rents of the oceans circulation are
he means which nature employ;
to effect the transfer of the heat
of the torrid zone toward the poles
and the cold of the polar regions
toward the equator.
The great weather factory fol
all lands contiguous to the North
Atlantic ,on either side is located
at the tail of the Grand Banks oil
Newfoundland where the gull
stream and the Labrador currents
make their heaviest contract, and
the victor dictates the character OF
North Atlantic weather for the en-
suing six months.
Last August the gulf stream
won out and our mild winter was
the consequence.
Last February the warm current
from the equatorial regions was
holding its advantage and this
warm summer could be seen on its
way to US.
photographic Office sea tempera-
ture records indicate that the
water eff Cape May averages 67
degrees F. for the period of June
Is to July Is. ] have fairly &C
curate readings of the temperature
of the surf at coast guard sta
ton near Asbury Park, n. j., Tor
that period this year. The average
is n degrees +.
As the total range of sea water
temperature is between 20 and SO
degrees F., and as the Asbury
Park water probably averages one
degree lower than at Cape May. it
is perceived that the average this
year is five degrees above normal
equal to about eight per cent OF
the total range.
1t is therefore to be said that
the summer has moved about s
per cent further north than usual
this. year. Eight per cent of the
80 parallels of latitude between
the equator and the pole is seven
minutes II seconds.
New York's latitude is about 40
minutes As seconds. Lowering it
seven minutes II seconds brings it
down to 33 minutes, 33 seconds,
and we are enjoying" the summer
climate which usually visits
Georgetown S. c.
You will be delighted to know
that August will be still warmer.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
STATESSHE NEVER
HOPED TO GET WELL
Rutland Woman Has Over
come Her Troubles And
Is WON Well And Hap
Ply.

81 believe / am the happiest wo-
man in Vermont since getting my
health back, as ha d given up all
hope of ever getting well again"
said Mrs. Rosa Shortsleeves, 12G
Forest Street, Rutland, Vermont
in relating the remarkable benefits
she had received from Tanlac.
"For two whole years don't
believe / ever slept whole night
through, and almost invariably !
would go to bed, sleep about two
hours ard then lie awake the rest
Of the night. In the mornings |
would feel completely worn out
and not equal to doing my house
work. | had no appetite and on
the average didn't eat more than
one good meal a week. ] got
weaker and thinner every day and
was almost in despair, for in spite
Of all the different medicines
tried rome of them seemed to
reach MY case"
at certainly has been a happy
surprise to me to find that Tanlac
is different from any other mcdi-
c.nc have ever II ca. 1t has made
me feel Just the way l had been
wanting to feel for years. l eat
tl,1. earty meals day now, and
evc,y,h ng l eat agrees with me.
7 ilsep all night long without wax
irc once end get up in the morning
feeling as bright and happy as |
did when a girl. Tanlac has been
y priceless blessing to me and |
am sure it will do as much for any
- ~ else who gives it a fair trial
Advertisement.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01

pessimistic frame of mind predom-
inatino at present. is we believe,
sure.
In the meantime we are expert
encinp a normal summer market
with narrow trading limits. The
fact that drastic liquidation and
declines in a few stocks in which
belated reimbursement has been
taking place could occur without
affecting the character of the gen
el'al market augurs well for the
future and for those who believe
that the standard securities are
fundamentally cheap.
The salient fact to keep in nina
at a time like this is that the long
range view is the one to take and
that from this view point it Ger
tainly is no time to begin to be
pessimistic.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
NEWPORT LOCALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace ReXforl
are the parents of daughter, born
July %.
Friends of Mrs. E. A. Cook Of
Orleans will regret to learn that
she is very i'll in a hospital in Lit
Teton, N. H. ..~
Mrs. O. S. Searles and two chill
dren are visiting Mrs. Searles'
parents in ST. Johnsbury.
Miss Ethel Chamberlain is
spending her. vacation at her home
in North Troy.
4 Miss Loyalist Smith and Miss
Grace Norris are spending their
Two weeks vacation in Oak Bluffs,
Mass. ri
Mrs. P. H, Stanley and children
who have been visiting for several
weeks at their formerR home in
Enosburg Falls have returned to
Newport, accompanied by Mrs.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
Rapid Transit EXPERIENCES

A postal card mailed in Barre
a year ago has Just arrived at its
destination in East Hardwick. It
is too bad that Burleson is rot
Postmaster General as it would
give the Burlington News an ex-
cuse for jumping on his back. Of
course the present postoffice Dc
part ment is not to blam, AS the
postal card had to go up on the
Burlington and Lamoille it is a
wonder it got there as quick as i.
did.-Burlington Clipper.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
New Legion Post
for Barnet

Officers of w. r. Knapp Post,
American Legion, are assisting IN
the formation of a new legion ost
in Barnet to he named in honor of
Samuel Darling, a native of that
town and the first from there to
lose his life in the world war.
A MEETING for organization will
be held as soon as sufficient
number signify their intention to
join.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01
Makes Summer
One Way Street

Owing to the dangerous condi-
ton that exists at the intersection
of Summer and Third streets, the
City Council has deemed it neces-
sary in the interests of safety to
make Summer street a one-way
street.
A sign has been placed at the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01

Earned runs, Newport 2,
Plattsburg 1. Two base hit Malon-
ey. First base on balls off Skel-
ton s, by Rosebeck 3. Left on
bases, Newport 6, Plattsburg 3.
First base on errors, Newport [,
Plattsburg 2. Umpires, Williams
and Mos sa. Stolen bases, Mar
cote, Hynes, Hallgan.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-01

corner of Summer ana Second
streets which reads: zone Way
Street. Do not enter here"
All drivers of teams and motor
vehicles are asked to remember to
enter Summer street from Third
street only.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-01

but found it grown so large that he
thought it best to divide the parish
and build a new church al the north
village. Father O'Dwyer was later
rector Of this new parish and re.
manned in charge there the rest OF his
active life. Rev T&omas II. Burke is
now rector of St Johns.
In 1880 another step was made
necessary by the growth Of ST.
Francis de Sales More than hun.
bred Canadian French families had
moved into Bennington and the Older,
people could not speak English. The
church OF the Sacred Heart was or
gained by Rev James Brouillet, Nov.
Is, 1880, A church was erected q few
years later and school ad
ded in due season For many years
Rev Carries L. Provost has been the
Beloved pastor of the French parish.
The little church at North pownal
IS still Il part OF ST. Francis parish
IT is attended Sundays by Rev. Laur.
ence r. Cain. the present assistant at
St. Francis de Sales church
Where rs TO SIS years ago there
were only few scattered people OF
the Catholic fGitl there are now four
churches and upwards OF 5000 people
When Father Michaud was building
the new st. Francis de Sales church
some OF the leading members Of his
own flock demonstrated with rim fot
building 1t so large but even now
less than 80 years since the first serv
! Ice was held there, 1t would not begin
to hold all OF is members should they
seek to be present at any one serv &c
The parish schools are given ths
most careful attention and, partlcu
larly at the Academy, is maintained
one Of the best primary and grammar
schools in Vermont The boys an6
girls WHO go from there to the high
school are always found thoroughly
prepared and often carry off the
honors in their respective classes.
There are several organizations and
societies connected with this parish
Among them are the Knights of Co.
lumbus, Catholic Daughters of
America, ST. John the Baptist society.
the Father Mathew Temperance socie
/ ", Sacred Heart society, Holy Name
society and the Catholic Order Of For
esters. OF these the Knights Of Co
lumbus and the Catholic Daughters Of
America are the leading organza
tions. Both are strong and growing
and both national institutions. Al
though the latter is yet young in Ben
nington the membership is much
larger than in other towns with equai
~ large, Ii not larger, parishes. The
St John the Baptist society and the
Catholic Order of Foresters are both
Fronch organizations and there is
hardly a member OF the Sacred Heart
parish who does not belong to one of
these societ,es.
REV. r. r. CARLY.