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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-08
TRAINMEN
And BANDIT
GANG MIX

CONTINUED from page one)
by three bullets which pierced hi
coat when he and three conpan'
ions went up to the mail car ant
fired on the bandits while they
were fighting the engine crew ant
two mail clerks, barricaded in tht
mail car.
Porter Is Shot.
A colored train porter was ths
only man seriously injured by the
robbers, he being shot in the chest
and groin as he stood on the yes
tibule of one car. The fireman
was wounded in the shoulder, a
mail clerk was shot in the hand
and shoulder and another was
dubbed over the head with a re-
volver.
Two of the robbers boarded the
train at some point between Chi
cago and Paxton and covered the
engine crew with their guns as the
train was passing through here,
according to the report Of Division
Superintendent ]. W. Hevrcn.
They ordered the engineer to pro-
ceed to a bridge where the train
was stopped with the passenger
coaches on the bridge.
Dynamite Forces Door.
Ordering the crew TO break the
train the engineer and fireman
were forced to pull the mail car
up the tracks and about eight 9TH
er men appeared from their auto
On a threat of ssooting the en-
gineer and firemen of the train if
the mail car was not opened, the
robbers forced the mail clerks TO
open the door, but when the en6i-
ner and firemen had clambered in
side the door was slammed shut.
Several charges of dynamite and
firing from revolver and shotguns
finally forced the door in and a
hand to hand battle ensued which
Dnly stopped after the robbers had
thrown two bombs into the car
and a firebrand which smoked out
he four men in the car.
Take Registered Sacks.
During the fight the mail clerks
md fifemen were injured.
These men were forced to throw
,ut the red sealed sacks containing
registered mail and then jumped |
rom the burning car. The bandits
in their automobiles.
The train crew hooked up the
rain again without the mail car
md proceeded to Champaign,
where the injured were sent to a
lospital.
Loss Not Determined.
Chicago, Nov, S.-Postai au-
horities were today checking up
he loss involved by the robbery of
he Illinois Central New Orleans
limited last night, near Paxton,
illinois. Division Superintendent
I. w. Hevron, who made the first
fficial report and local officialsl
t the railroad, stated that theyl
ad no idea as to the value of the
of the mail pouches.
The entire contents of the car
re probably lost as the robbers
urned what they did not take.
he mail clerks and engine crew
ere forced to throw out the reg
tered pouches after the interior
ready had been set afire. The
bennington fire department sue
'ded in saving the car from bc:ngI
tally destroyed.
The robbery appeared to havel
zen planned by men experienced
railroad work. The number OF
lndits and their equipment,
hich included pistols, shotguns,
'mbs end torches indicated & WE'LL
ganized band.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-08
Thrilling Time
Learning to Drive
Auto In Reverse

SteuDenvflle, Ohio, Nov. 8. =
Seventeen-year-oId Bessie Phillip,
son wanted to learn how to drive
an auto.
She got in the car. When Jack
Coburn cranked 1t she put the
machine in reverse.
Tearing a porch off home. the
car continued its backward flight
Breaking through a fence il went
over a 250-foot cliff. falling where
children had been playing only a
Few seconds before.
The little folk escaped harm be-
cause they started on a run after
an ice wagon team which scared
by the backward-moving auto
ran away. Just as the railroad
safety gates stopped the team at
a crossing a passenger train whiz-
ed by.
Thrown out Of the machine.
Miss Phillipson landed in a flower
garden. She was uninjured.
The origin of Freemasonry, or
even of its name. cannot be traced
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
ESCAPED MURDERER DID NOT FEAR TUFTS
OUTLOOK BR1S TEST IN
HISTORY FOR SH PEACE

LONDON, July 14-The out
look for a lasting neace in Ire
land is brighter than it has ever
been in history declared Eamonn
de Valera as he was about to enter
into conference today with Pre-
mier Lloyd George in an attempt
to find basis for settlement of
the Irish problem. 81 am sure"
he added, "that the atmosphere in
England and Ireland is right for
peace. The only thing that is
necessary now is for US to get
down to rock bottom" 1t was the
first time Mr.. de Valera had
spoken for publication since his
arrival in London Tuesday even
ing.
The Republican leaders appear
ance at the Prime Ministers Off
cial residence was punctual to the
minute. NJ. Lloyd George was
awaiting him and their conversa-
tions over the peace question,
were begun Immediately. Despite
a drilling rain a great crowd
which gathered at the entrance
waited patiently for some an
nouncement. Shortly afterwards
Mr.. de Valera entered the prime
minister's house the crowd knelt in
Whitehall and began to recite the
"Rosary".
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
DEDHAM MURDER CASE
GOES TO JURY

DEDHAM, Mass, July 14-The
jury in the trial of Nicola Sacco
and Batholome VanZetti for the
murder of a paymaster and his
guard at South Braintree, last
year, was charged by Judge Web
ster Thayer today to seek courage
in its deliberations. "Such as was
typified by the American soldier
boy as he fought and gave up his
life upon the battlefields of
France, said the judge. Judge
Thayer said that the jury, to find
the defendants guilty, must be sat
isfied that any consciousness of
guilt shown by them was related
30 the murder of Parmenter and
Beradelli and not merely TO the
fact that the defendants were
slackers or radicals, the judge ex-
planned. The alibi evidence which
pie "ed Sacco in Boston and Van
:. Fi in Plymouth on the day of
the murder must be weighed care
fully the judge said. After tat
ing that in the administration of
our laws there was no distinction
between races, II therefore be-
seech you not to allow the fact
that the defendants are Italians to
influence you or prejudice you in
the least degree. The real issue is
one of identity"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
Oxford Man Killed by
B. & M. Locomotive

Harry C. Marshall, an Oxford
N. H., farmer was instantly killed
Monday noon when the creamery
truck which he was driving was
struck by southbound passenger
train at the Fairlee crossing. MI.
Marshall's body was thrown about
100 feet, landing on top of the eX-
press car on the train. The front
of the locomotive was badly da-
mayed and the automobile was
wrecked.
Mr.. Marshall who is the joint
owner with his brother, William,
of a large dairy farm in Oxford,
directly, across the Connecticut riv-
'er from FAirlee was driving to
Fairlee with load of milk and
cream.
Witnesses of the accident saw
the truck as it approached the
steep grade leading up to the Bos-
ton and Maine track and noticed
that the driver changed his en-
gine to second speed. 1t is not
known whether he lost control of
his car OF whether it was stalled.
The locomotive, southward
bound, in charge of Engineer John
heating of West Lebanon, N. H.,
had Just whistled for the station
about quarter of mile away and
the speed had been somewhat re-
duced as it struck the truck di-
rectly in the center and almost de-
molished it.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14

of one of the charges on which
Tufts removal by the supreme
court, is sought, were described
today by Stephen C. Bresnahan, a
lawyer.
Bresn?han, who admitted in
testimony yesterday that Barney
visited his house in North Cam
bridge at midnight on May 31st,
1920, the day after he and two
others escaped from the State
prison, said he met him month
later in Northampton. Bresnahen
had gone there with Edward
'Ralloran, Newton police in
spector. Three days later while
stopping at a Greenfield hotel. he
was aroused about 2 A. M. and
found Tufts and O'Halloran down
stairs. The three drove to the
MOI Hampton railroad station
where Tufts talked with Earl
Bsrney, Herman's step father,
vi S1Hg lllc elueI DdIIeV 10 lHuCCe
his son to surrender. Bresnahan
said he had convinced Tufts that
they could induce Barney to sur
render.
Barney would not agree to sur
render, however, unless he could
see his mother, Breshanan said.
After two or three days the wit
ness took the elder Barney and his
wife to Northampton. The fugi-
tive there agreed to surrender in
three days and Bresnahan so re-
ported to Tufts.
Bresnahan described Barnev's
surrender and said a. one time he
disappeared and they thought he
had "cold feet. When shown
Tufts statement published in the
newspaper on the day after Bar
ney's surrender, the witness said
Fe knew it was untrue and added
that he had given Tufts false
data. Mr.. Hurlburt said he cor
tended that these statements were
given for the purpose Of dereWing
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the public and that the whole of it
was false.
Bresnahan said he told Tufts
that he would not help secure Bar
ney's surrender unless the district
attorney would promise not to tell
where he found Barney and not to
bring Bresnahan into it.
And Tufts made those prom
ises -.
A. Gle did"
At the conclusion of Bresna-
hans testimony Chief Justice
Rugg inquired about 3arncy's call
at the witness home. Asked how
it happened that Barney was ac-
quainted with Tufts, the witness
said" Barney had been prosecut-
ed by the district attorney in an
automobile theft case" adding
that "Tufts had been decent to
him and Barney was not afraid
that he would razz him..
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
RAILROAD MAN
KILLED AT
ESSEX JUNCTION
Philip McCrillis Was For
mer St. JOhnsbury
Resident

Philip L. McCrillis, a passenger
brakeman on the Central Ver-
mont railroad, was fatally injured
at Essex Junction "Wednesday
forenoon, and died in a Burlington
hospital few hours later.
The young man was uncoupling
the sleepers from the rthbound
train when he was caught between
the bumpers and his head badly
crushed. He was taken to the
Fanny Allen hospital in Burling-
ton where everything possible was
done to relieve his suffering, but
the injuries were too severe and
past repair. He never recovered
consciousness and died Wednesday
noon.
Mr.. McCrillis was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. McCrillis of
st. Johnsbury. He was born in
Lakeport, N. H., about 27 years
ago and moved to st. Johnsbury
when he was only two years old.
A little more than four years ago
when he failed to pass the govern
ment examinations for military
service, he went to work for the
railroad. He had become we'll and
favorably known along the Central
Vermont lines and was considered
by all who knew him to be an ex
ceptionally good railroad man. He
was Mason and Moose, men,
Der of those traternities in St. AL
bans. He was a single man, but
was to have been married in Sept
ember.
The remains were sent to st.
Johnsbury Thursday forenoon. The
funeral will be held from the Nc
Crillis home, AS Central street,
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
F. B. Richards, officiating.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
NEWARK GIRL
KILLED AT SUM
Nit CROSSING
Three Others in Car
Struck BY NOrthbOund
"Air Line"

Newark adds it's toll to the ever
increasing automobile fatalities
Gladys Bean, the Is year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Bean having died Wednesday af-
ternoon while being rushed to the
Cleasby hospital in Orleans after
the car in which she had been rid
ing was struck at the railroad
crossing at the Summit in Sutton
by the "air line" train going north.
Miss Gladys Bean was riding
with her brother and sister, Pride
and Berrie Bean, while the car
was being driven by Reed Dewey.
1t was a Buick car owned by Pride
Bean, but young Dewey had a IL
cense to drive and was operating
the car. All the young people are
from Newark, the Bean children
being among the youngest of a
family of eight.
The party were returning from
Barton and came down the hill on
the road which almost parallels
the track for a short distance be-
fore the crossing is reached. 1T
is difficult to see the crossing very
far back from the railroad track
and they came down the hill and
were on the track before they saw
the rapidly approaching train. 1t
it said that Mr.. Dewey was goinS
slow, and that he stopped and lis
tened before reaching the crossing.
The heavy engine struck the au-
tomobile right in the center,
throwing it against a telephone
pole. From there it quickly carom-
med into the ditch where it lay un-
til Thursday morning when it was
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
CAPTURE POLICEMAN
IN CLOTHING LOFT

BOSTON, July 14-WlIbur r.
Harris, policeman, was taken IN
to custody by other officers today
after detectives reported having
discovered him in uniform in Il
South End clothing loft. Sever
al shots were exchanged before
Harris was captured. Police Com
missioner Curtis Immediately or
dered him suspended from the
force of which he had been a
member for 90 years.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
NEWPORT DOWNS
CROVETON BY
ITO 5 SCORE
Timely Swatting of Ross
Pulls Border City Team
To Victory

Groveton fell prey to the fast
Newport baseball team at Grove
ton on Wednesday afternoon by
the score of 7 to 5. The fact that
the border city ball tossers played
loose brand of horsehlde enabl-
ed their opponents sufficient lee
way to usurr the lead in the sixth
stanza, and to make strong bid
for the victory. Newport was
then leading to l, and two hands
were down. Some extremely
wobbly fielding gave the Grove
ton swatters a lease of life, and
before the belated Granite State
batting rally could be stemmed,
four tallies had crossed the pan.
Groveton forged into the lead 5
to 4.
However, reliable Frank Ross
came to the rescue of his team
mates in the eighth and drove the
pellet for clean single over sec
ond base, with Brainv Bower and
Wally Brady languishing on the
sacks. Brainv had reached first
via free ticket and Brady had
advanced him to second on a hit
which he placed just out of reach
Of the Groveton shortstop. Incl
dentally this bingle of Brady's was
the excmplification of considerable
gray matter. Matthews the Grove
ton short fielder was drawn out of
position and was unable to field
the ball let alone trying to force
Brainy at second. By the com
bination of Bowers base on balls,
Rrady's deliberately laced hit, and
Ross corking single, Newport was
(Continuod on nape 5)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
SHOWS PLANS TO
DESTROY PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON, july 14-De-
Caring that "the eleventh hour
rally in the Senate to save medical
beer as a substitute for booze
shows the purpose of the opposi-
ton OF destroy prohibition enforce
ment,' Wayne s. Wheeler, 2ener-
al counsel of the Anti-Saloon, IN 4
statement today said.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
NO MORE POLISH
IMMIGRANTS THIS MONTH

BOSTON, July 14-One hun
dred and seventy-three Polish
immigrants who arrived here yes
terday on the Danish steamship
Lituania from Llbau and Dan2ig,
must return to their homes, imml-
pration officials announced today:
No more Poles can oe admitted
this month under the new re-
stliction law. They will be de-
ported cE the first available
steamship.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
ARRIVES AT HAVRE

HAVRE, July 14-Myron T.,
Helrick, the new American Am
bassador, arrived here today on
board the liner France. He was
greeted by a committee Of French
government officials who boa9'e,l
the steamer and at the citp taif
was rendered a banquet, made 4
short address and was Officially
welcomed to France. Later he
left for Paris.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
FAIRBANKS A. A.
GIVES BERLIN
AWFUL BEATING
Heavy Swatting of Home
Boys Is Feature of IL
tO2 Game

Batting two pitchers OUT OF the
box and having a third one on the
run was the record of the Far
banks A. A. sluggers against the
fast Berlin, N. H. baseball team at
the Campus "Wednesday afternoon
wien the home team won the game
by the score of IL to 2. Witty was
1lrmly intrenched in the box for
Fairbanks and has the Berlin bat
ters feeding out of his hand all the
afternoon. At no time during the
game was Berlin dangerous and 1t
was only in the last frame when
Freo by a lucky swat at the ball
swa.ted the sphere over the left
field fence scoring a home run and
bringing in zones that the game
become interesting from the Ber-
lin point of view.
The way the home boys swatted
the ball all over the lot was a
treat to the crowd of 800 people
who witnessed the game. Starr lei
in the batting game with a three
bagger, a two bagger and two sing
les out of five times at the bat.
Connor was the Babe" Ruth of
the afternoon sending a beautiful
home run over the left field fence
scoring two men.
Witty was as steady as veteran.
He pitched heady, consistent ball
from the first to the finish and at
no time could the Berlin players
solve his delivery. 1t must be taken
into consideration too that the
Berlin boys are experience base
ball players and have the reputa-
ton Of being sluggers at the bat:
The Fairbanks boys descended
upon the visitors in the fourth
inning and when the round Mas
completed they had tailed seven
runs. Palmer got to first on base
hit. He advanced on Maher's sa-
crifice and scored on STAIRS pretty
three bagger. Kelley was hit by a
pitched ball and Rlchereli made d
hit. Gormley was out second TO
first. Martin made hit and Starr
scored on Vitty's pretty drive.
Jones went in to succeed Leavitt.
Connor spotted the first ball pitch
ed and hoistcd beautiful swat
over the left field fence clearing
the sacks. Palmer hit a pretty two
Dagger and was streaking to third
when he was called out for not
touching the second sack.
In the fourth inning Martin
spoiled a good chance for Berlin
by catching a hard long drive sent
out by Wagner. Rlchereli retlrea
the side by a beautiful pickup OF
Preo's grounder near first.
This ended the game so tar as
St. Johnsbury was concerned tor
after the fourth inning the Beriln
team did not muster anything that
looked like formidable opposition
to the home sluggers. The nome
BOYS batted out four hits IN the
eight inning sending the score
along three more points.
In the final frame for Berlin'
Preo who had been batting the
best of anyone on the Berlin team
knocked out a lucky home bagger
and this scored two runs. Vltty
frightened up with strike out and
a flv to center ended the game.
At the rate the boys and tleldlng
and batting now it is going to take
pretty fast team to measure up
to the home boys.
A big crowd should turn out on
Saturday to see the game between
Fairbanks A. A. and the Boston
Tigers. This is a clever aggrega-
ton of colored players who are
not only great baseball players but
excellent entertainers. The FAR
(Continued on page AZ
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
NEW GOLD FIELDS
DISCOVERED IN ALASKA

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July IA
Strikes of gold quartz apparently
bearing more than 500 to the ton
in district 80 miles south of here,
were reported today. Prospectors
stampeded to the area of the dis
cOyprV
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
Japan SENDS ACCEPTANCE
TO ARMAMENT CONFERFNE

ASHING UN, July
Japan's acceptance of President
Harding's invitation to discuss
limitation of armament, was re-
ceived at the State department
TODAY but made no reference to the
Far Eastern question. Unqualified
acceptance by the Chinese govern
ment also was received. State de-
partment officials would make no
comment on the form of the ia
panese reply, which was not made
public in text.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14

A four point break III WesVeIH
Union telegraph to the low price
of the year was the feature OF the
stock market today Mexican pc
troleum after an early rise re-
acted.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
Trial of Dist. Atty. Tufts Takes Up
Details of Return of Barney
To Prison
(By the Associated Press)

BOSTON, July 14-Incidents surrounding the
of Herman L. Barney, an escaped murd-
erer, whose return to prison by Dist Atty Nathan A.
tufts of Mddlesex County, has been made the basis
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
Witness Tells Story of Dickering
Over Return of Escaped Convict
Stock Quotations of
the New York Market

Elmer H. Bright and Co, Of Is
State street, Boston, have furnish
ed the Caledonian-Record open
ing and 2 o'colck quotations Of
the principal stocks on the New
York and Boston market as fol-
lows:
United States Steel,
Am. Tel. and Tel, 103 103
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-14
THE WEATHER

Local showers and thun-
der storms tonight or
Friday. Cooler in the in
terror Friday. Moderate
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CONTINUED on page 81
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
J. w. Matthew

In the column of announcements this
week The Falcon carries the name Of
j. w. Matthews who announces as a
candidate for reelection to the Office of
Register of Fayette county, subject TO
the action of the Democratic primary
which is to be held on October |.
Mr., Mathews was elected Register
when the late Junius Hotson died and
filled his unexpired term.
Then four years ago he was elected
20 full term which ends with the next
election and Mr.. Matthews asks that he
be given an endorsement by election to
a second full term, such endorsement
seldom having been denied any
county official in this county.
Before coming to SomerviIle as Reg
lister Mr.. Matthews was acitzen Of Hick-
DRY W!the and was engaged in the In
surance business. He has always been
a loyal Democrat, has worked in its
elections as an officer, has served it
when his services were needed, he has
always been high toned Christian
gentlemen, and while Register he has
used his very best efforts to serve the
people to their entire satisfaction, and
on this record as Democrat, a good
citizen and faithful official he asks
the Democrats of the county to give him
second full term, fully sppreciating
everything the people of the county
have done for him in the past an thank
ing them for these favors and this
support.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
Get Rid of Rats

Rats cause great Losses 20 poultry
raisers and constant warfare should
be waged against them. Winter lie the
better time to kill rats, but more inter.
est is taken in the subject just when
they arc eating your young chickens. A
method that is bringing good results is
as follows: Use bsrium csrbonate, o
tasteless and odorless drug that can be
bought at any drug store. prepare 3
bait Of kind different from the food
the rat can get easiest about the place.
At the barn where grain il plentiful
use meat or vegetable bait. Poison
may be mixed with small portions of al
three clesses of food, giving them
their choice.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
Loss of Appetite

As q general rule there 10 nothing
serious about a.loss of appetite. and if
you skip meal or only eat two mesle
a day for few days you will soon have
relish for your meals when meal time
c mes. Bear in mind that OF least
five hours should always elapse between
meals so as 10 give the food ample time
to digest and the stomach period Of
rest before second meal is taken.
Then if you eat no more than you
crave and take reasonable amount Of
Of outdoor exercise every day you will
not need to worry about your appetite.
When the loss of appetite 10 caused by
conspitstion 80 10 often the case. that
should be corrected ut once. A dose of
Chamberlain's Tablets will do. sdv.