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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
SAYS THERE is DEFINITE
TURNING IN BUSINESS

BOSTON, Oct. 20-There is a
definite turning of the tide IN the
business and industrial activities
of the country, Vice President Cal
vim Coolidge said in message to
the Boston Chamber of Commerce
readatvits opening assemD.y
luncheon today. This upward
swing of the business pendulum IS
clearly defined to those who can
read the economic signs of the
time, his message said.
1t is in the bank, tne railroads,
the post o &C, the mill and me
field and it calls for a spirit of op-
timism on the part of the business
men of the country. To no sec
ton of the country is tbs of
more Importance than to New
England. It is at once the duty
and opportunity of the business
men of New England to crystalize
this spirit of business optimism in
to the conduct of their affairs to
the end that the entire economic
life of the nation may beH peedily
returned to its rightful condition
of prosperity"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
Hold Funeral Services
for Mrs. GauthieI

Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie
Gauthier, aged GA years, wife OF
Joseph Gauthier of Washington
Avenue, were held at Notre Dame
church at 8 o'clock Wednesday
morning. Solemn high mass of
requiem was sung by the church
choir. Rev. E. c. Drouhin, assist
ed by Rev. John w. Dwyer and
Rev. Max Mooney, officiated at the
services. Burial was in Calvary
cemetery.
Mrs. Gauthier had apparently
been in good health when she SUI
fered a shock on Tuesday, October
II. She grew steadily worse, the
end coming Sunday evening at
$50 o'clock
Mrs. Gauthier was born April
7, 1857 in st. Patrick de Beauri-
wage, P. Q. She was the seventh
child of family of IA born to f.
S. and Marie, de Burron Thernen.
She moved to the United States
when she was rs years of age. To-
eating in Concord. After living
there for one year she moved to
st. Johnsbury and has made tins
town her home ever since.
On May 18, 1875 she was mar
ried to Joseph Gauthier of st.
Johnsbury. One child was born
to them, Miss Mamie Gauthier,
who has always made her home
with her parents.
Mrs. Gauthier is survived by
her husband and daughter and
four brothers. One brother, DR.. J.
Therrien lives in Boston. The
others resider.in st. Patrick ~e
PanI1rivaUp
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
Youth Makes Fourth
ATTEMPT to Break Jail

Ernest Venette, the 16 year o,L
boy, who attempted to commit sui
eide by hanging at CALEDONIA
county jail recently attempted to
break out Of the Lamoille county
Jail at Hyde Park last week. His
attempt was unsuccessful.
On this occasion Venette tried
to crawl through the small pass
age that is used for handing in
food to prisoners. He succeeded
in getting part way through but
became lodged and could not get
any further nor could he get back
into the jail. The sneriff was
forced to use grease to pry the boy
loose from his position.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
TELEPHONE
COMPANY KEEPS
OPEN HOUSE
Many Visitors Inspect the
Local Exchange Thru
the Week

Every person in st. Johnsbury
ought to avail himself of the op-
portunity offered this week by the
New England Tel. g. Tel. Co. tc
visit the local exchange as this is
telephone week all over the coun-
try. Manager Merrill invites all
subcribers to accept the invitation
to drop in and all visitors will be
shown over the plant and the in
tricacies of the place explained
Nearly 100 availed themselves OF
the opportunity to visit the plant
Wednesday and many more are ex-
pected through the week.
The telephone wires enter the
st. Johnsbury exchange through
six cables, each containing 808
lines. In the country the wires are
carried on poles, but in most parts
of the village the wires are nuder-
ground. From the terminal room
the wires go to the switchboard on
the third floor There are 1900
feet of paired wires with 1900
soldered connections. From the
main distributing frame the wires
go up stairs and back to the inter
mediate distributing frame which
contains over mile of wire and
5000 soldered connections. On this
frame the connections are distrib-
uted to the different operators for
the good of the service.
In the terminal room is little
generator that furnishes the power
for ringing the bell in the home or
office. Power for this generator
is bought of the local electric COM
pany. In case the latter company
should be unable to render this
service from any accident the tele-
phone company has an auxiliary
generator operated from a storage
battery.
Another busy place in this room
is the test board where all trouble
on the line is investigated and sol
we'd. In case of a heavy storm this
is the busiest place in the plant,
but after a time all troubles are
discovered and the line men are
sent out to repair the line.
The force of operators are up
stairs where there is a modern
switchboard with all the latest
equipment. Here each operator
handles 151 calls an hour and does
it with an equipment that looks
complicated but is perfectly adapt
ed to instant and accurate service.
Here too are located the long dis
tance operators and the rapidity
with (which these calls are handled
is extremely interesting to the Wis
itor.
Through exhibition week a table
in the operators room contains an
interesting collection of sample
cables, receivers, batteries, and
other parts that go to make up the
complete service which this com
pany renders.
Adjoining the operating room is
the rest room where the ladies
rest from their arduous labors dur
ing the "shifts" and other time.
The st. Johnsbury exchange un-
der G.. E. Merrill's successful man
agement has 80 employees who are
a part of the great army of $500
employees of the New England Tel.
& Tel. Co. The parent company,
the American Tel. & Tel. Co., has
250,000 employees, and 40 per cent
of the employees own stock in the
company.
The inside of the St. Johnsbury
Continued on page ~
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materlallzeS here. Government
agencies were at work to prevail
upon the "Big -Four" Brotherhood
and the Switchmens' Union to
withdraw their strike order. To-
days developments are:
Meeting of United States Rail
road Labor Board with the Presi-
dent of the five unions which have
authorized a strike starting Octo-
Der 80.
Conferences here of the eleven
STANDARD unions" to formulate a
joint policy on which they will go
along if the strike is called OF
break with the brotherhood and
stick by the road.
Hearings by the labor board to
determine whether the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad has violated a re-
cent order directing a new cleo
ton of employees comittees. This
is the first case in which either
roads or men has been cited for
failure to obey the board.
Decision by the roads to operate
passenger, mail and milk trains
first in event of strike and then
restore freight service as rapidly
n screws can be recruited.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20-The pro-
spective rail strike cannot be post
poned, but it can be settled. This
was the opinion of the "Big -Four"
Brotherhood chiefs and the presl-
dents of the Switcnmen's Union
after a conference this morning at
which it was learned they had con-
sidered all possible phases of the
situation as they may be presented
at the meeting this afternoon with
the United States Railroad Labor
Board.
Following the conference this
morning on which the executives
refused to comment officially it
was unofficially learned that the
unions were in a receptive frame
of mind and hopeful of some de-
velopments favorable to them
from the Railroad Labor Board
meeting that would avert the
strike.
1t was explained positively that
no provision had been made for
postponing the strike and that the
hopes were for settlement.
Despite the optimism in brother
hood circles J. M. McGrath, vice
president of the Railway En-
ployes' Department. A. F. of L.,
declared that a Strike seemed GER
tain. The shop crafts have voted
to strike but have not issued
strike orders. Twenty-Five rail-
roads have violated labor board
decision, McGrath SAID, and ...e
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
GEORGE F.'aNCH
DIED THURSD..
AT McIND0ES
Well Known Merchant
Never Fully Recovered
From Operation

George f. Winch, one OF the
best-known business men Of Bar
net and Caledonia county, died at
his home in McIndoes early Thurs
day morning. Mr.. Winch had been
in failing health for several
months and had recently returned
home from the hospital after Il
serious operation. He had not fully
recovered his strength from TINS
operation and had overtaXed his
strength. He became worse and
failed rapidly. If he had lived un-
til October %, he would have been
70 years old.
The funeral will be held at the
Congregational church in Mcln-
does Sunday afternoon at 2.30.
Burial will be in the family lot in
the McIndoes cemetery.
Mr.. Winch was the son of Rev.
c. NJ and Jane Winch, and was
born in Brookfield, October %,
1851. Mr.. Winch's father was one
of the best known Congregational
ministers of his time and filled
long pastorates in Worcester,
Plainficld, Corinth and Lower Wa
terford.
Mr.. Winch received Il good COM
mon school education in the towns
of Worcester and Plainfield, ana
at the age of eighteen began HIS
mercantile career.
In 1878, he married Addie Mann
of Barre and to them have been
born two daughters, Miss Flora
M. Winch of McIndoes and Eta
A, wife of E. p. Sawyer of Port
land Maine, who died in 1902. Mrs.
Winch, who is the present post
mistress at McIndoes, and -4.ss
Flora, survive him.
Alter going into business, Mr..
Winch engaged in trade a year IN
Waits River. Later, he had a val
liable and cventful experience as
clerk and foreman nine years with
the Vermont Copper Mining COM
pany at Ely, where, durin~ the
"Ely War;, he showed a courage
and presence of mind in diverting
the attention of the rioters that
saved much valuable property
from obstruction. Mr.. Winch had
charge of store in Lyndonvillc
for two years and, later, of l.le
Woods store in Passumpsic. He
commenced business in McIndoes
in 1888, which he conducted until
(Contic led on page 4)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
NEWPORT HIGH
IS VICTOR OVER
ST. JOHNSBURY
Fine Plunging Is Proven
Superior to Aerial
Game 81 to 6

Playing straight line plunging
football against the aerial game
of st. Johnsbury Academy, New
port high school won her first
gridiron game of the season at
the Old Fairgrounds Wednesday
afternoon by the score of 80 to
6. Captain Crawford Lance, Da-
yid Addison, and Bernard Cote,
the latter a freshman playing his
first game for the local school,
starred for Newport, while Cap
tain "Stub" Harvey gained the
most yardage for his eleven.
The feature play of the contest
came in the last quarter, when Ad-
Olson caught a short punt sent up
by Stub Harvey, and straight arm
ed, lodged. eluded, and sprinted 4
distance of 50 yards down the
field for a touch down. Bernard
Cote, as a wingman is in the same
class as Winston Prouty, and
Wednesday did not hesitate to
dive in and tackle the opposing
backs, who outweighed him by
many pounds. In Cote and Prou-
ty, Newport has pair of the most
promising wingmen that ever won
the Orange and Black colors.
Prouty was unable to lay We'd
nesday on account Of scholarship
difficulties.
ST. Johnsbury faced u difficult
proposition in bucking the New
port line. Pike, the slender field
general of the visitors, resorted to
the overhead game, calling lof
, forward passes on seven different
occasions. A long pass from Pike
to Harvey netted 35 wards in the
third quarter and was directly re-
sponsible for the touchdown which
followed Captain Harvey was
given the ovoid, and sprinted
around and for the only score
made by St. Johnsbury. He failed
to kick the goal.
On one or two occasions, a
short lateral pass Cermier to Har-
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men are insistent on walking out.
M. P. Good, chairman of the
shop crafts local on the Pennsyl-
vania line announced that he had
ordered a new strike vote taken
and that the shop men would not
strike until the result of this bal
lot is known.
MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 20-Tne
American Railroad Mems Associa-
ton a fraternal and benevolent as
sociation, embracing 10000 yard
masters, yard conductors and
switchmen today issued an appeal
to all railroad unions to call off the
proposed general strike and accept
the wage cut ordered by the
United States Railroad Labor
Board.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
GOVERNMENT TRIES TO PREVENT STRIKE
EXAMINE LETTERS SENT
TO MINISTER HERR1CK

PARIS, Oct 2O-F fench eX-
perts, examining several hundred
letters sent recently to Ambassa-
'or Herrick, today discovered one
,iich they believe may furnish =
Strong clue in tracing the makers
OF the bomb. The letter was writ
ten in French. At the top of ,--o
sheet were the words "Sacco and
Vanzetti" in. large letters.
PARIS, Oct. 20-After a Sacco-
Vanzetti protest meeting at
Brest last night manifestation
was made under the windows of
the American Consulate there, ac-
cording to a dispatch today to the
Petit Parisien. Today the mayor
made an apology to the American
consul, saying that no such Incl
dent would have been allowed to
happen if it could have been fore
seen.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
CORNELL INACCURACIES
NEW PRESIDENT

ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 70
Cornell University turned from Its
books, laboratories and work
shops today oinaugurate a new
president, DR.. Livingston Farrand.
The University had also prepared
to Law the corner stone of new
chemical laboratory for which
Charles NJ. Schwab gave $780,
600. Upwards of 125 Universitl $
and colleges sent representatives
to Ithaca for today's ceremonies.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
WAR DEPARTMENT TO
SELL LAND TRACTS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20-The
war department is preparing to
sell at auction more than 70 real
estate tracks over the country re-
garded. as useless for present or
future army purposes. Among the
tracts to be sold soon as authorl-
zaton can be obtained from Con-
gress is all Of the Fort McHenr9,
Maryland reservation witt. the. ex-
ception of plot to be retained DIS
the site for a monument to Fran
els Scott Keys author of "The
Star Spangled Banner"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
TWO WOMEN KILLED IN
AUTO COLLISION

BALDWIN Me-, Oct. 20-Two
women were killed and three 9th
ers critically and possibly fatally
injured today when a small Sedan
was struck by a west b, und pas
senger train on the mountain al
vision of the Maine Central Rail-
road at Mattox station.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
big FOUR" CHIEFS
GATHER FOR CONFERENCE

CHICAGO, Oct. 20-Chiefs of
the "Big Four" Brotherhood and
the Switchmen's Union arrived
here this morning and went into
conference preparatory to their
meeting this afternoon with the
United States Railroad Labor
Board. Union headquarters was
optimistic and there vas a strong
~ evident feeling that there would
be no strike unless something un-
expected occurs to disrupt the
conference.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
To the American People

THE chief Of the i'll health of the American people
If the waste of the body
disposed of daily Indigestion must result When there ndi
gestion there improper assimilation of of
fesh and in time general rundown condition affecting the
whole system and often causing
THE AMERICAN LITTLE LIVER TABLET is the
"Bet General Regulator They act general tonic to the
stomach and bowels nature simply aided doing her work
properly and good health results They purely vegetable
Dose-One at night needed of chronic
stpaton, onehalf glass water night
ing is helpful
THE AMERICAN THROAT TABLET (mproved)
have been carefully compounded the demand
for general throat tablet to be dissolved in the mouth for
hoarseness throat tonsi coughs and colds AS chill
dren gargle, and the American Throat Tablet
paatabe candy the remedy par excellence for them
They helpful the stomach surpassed
preparation to be kept the house Directions
Dissolve in mouth hour two needed Small chill
drcn one-fourth to one-half tablet
NAZOL is antiseptic soothing nasal ointment for
CATARRH AND COLDS. 1t is composed of Boric Acid,
Sodium Chloride Menthol of Eucalyptus and White
Petroauma formula that with the approval phys
NAZOL is put up in neat metal tubes.
If you have catarTh, cold in the head, try Nazol
These preparations be procured of your regular
dealer.
AMERICAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, St Johnsbury VT
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20

Don't forget ''Wilow-
dale at Methodist Church
Assembly Room Friday
evening at s o'clock sharp.
Two hours Of fun for only
35 cents.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
TOnight's Lecture
Is Cancelled

Hon. Jerry S. Green of Daven-
port Iowa >yho was to have lee
tured in Odd Fellows hall TINS
evening missed his conpection in
reaching st. Johnsbury and las
engagement here is cancelled.
Mr.. Green was to have spoken on
Odd Fellowship.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
TWO WOUNDED IN
BELFAST FIRING

BELFAST, Oct. 2O-Two per-
sons were wounded during firing
which occurred in the Stanhope
street area between military and
snipers last evening. One of the
injured was young girl.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
Try to Prevail Upon big Four" Brother
hood to Withdraw Walkout Order
u. S. Railway Labor Board Meets
Heads of Five Unions Which
Have Authorized Strike
(By the Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, Oct 2O-Chicago is the center to-
day of an endeavor to prevent general railroad
strike while in the east the railroads began adver-
tsing for in the event the threatened walk out
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
THEATRE DESTROED
WITH Sl5O.OO0 LC

OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 2O-The
Dominion Theatre, a brick struc-
ture was destroyed by fire today
with $15O,O0O loss.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-20
THE WEATHER

Rain and slightly colder
tonight. Friday cloudy
and colder. Fresh to
strong shifting winds.
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Continued on page 81
Evening star., 1921-07-07
Roasts by Mail

Anon I write a lay inspired,
that l believe will hit the spot !;
alas, it makes some readers tired
they call it balderdash and rot.
They write to me in bitter
tones, and say l am a false
alarm ;. they cannot see how, l
draw bones for verse that has
so little charm. Then on the
willow tree l hang the Tyre that
brought me such disgrace, and
go and join the weeping gang
around the we'll known wailing
place. The savage letter is a
sign that some ones liver's out
of plumb; no mis6t madrigal of
mine should make the harsh
epistle come. Some fellows lift
my hide by mail, and that's a
safe and pleasant stunt; if face
to face they'd doubtless quail
before my herce and Mars-l1ke
front. Sometimes l write such
screeds myself, hair lifting let
tiers, bold and stern; but then
place them on the shelf, or put
them in the stove to burn
When l feel sad>a tired and
sore, it does me good to take a
pen, and write ten thousand
words or more, denouncing all
my fellow men. l rake my foes
and cook them brown, and
strive to do them wordy harm
but when the stuff is written
down | would not mail it for a
farm. When one has mailed>a
bitter note, he gasps to see how
small he's grown; he hoped to
get another's goat, and finds
that he has lost his own.
WALT MASON.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams)
Evening star., 1921-07-07

Flowers for All Oecasions.
Consult GUIDE. Homegrown, fra
grant flowers. 1914 F.-Advertise.
ment.
Evening star., 1921-07-07
POSTAL MEASURE VOTED.
Classification Fixed for Certain
Postmasters and Clerks.

The Senate yesterday passed bill,
which has already passed the House.
to further reclassify fourth class post
masters and certain employees of the
postal service. The bill makes the
compensation for fourth class post
masters equal to the salaries and the
temporary increases which were
granted them during the war.
Another section provides that the
special clerks whose compensation
was fixed in the classification act at
$500 and $4,000 may be appointed in
any of the divisions of the Offices in
which they are employed. Employees
who bore the title special clerks
and who, after July 1,'1S20. were de-
NOTED because Of the reclassification.
shall be restored.
Provision is also made for the
restoration of another group Of en-
ployes who lost their titles through
the departments administration of the
classification act. Provision is made
to rectify injustice done to regular
clerks and carriers appointed prior to
the act, and who receive less COM
pensation than those appointed later
Evening star., 1921-07-07
AMERICAN LEGION
IN DRIVE FOR BILL
Senate Committee Told Of
Good Points in Sweet
Measure.

Tho American Legion launched yes
terday q drive for the passage of the
Sweet bill, now pending in the Sem
ate. through its committee on hos
pitalization and vocational training.
The committee appeared before the
Senate committee investigating gov
ernmental activities relating to for
mer service men, and urged consoli-
dation Of the various government bu-
reaus as proposed in the Sweet BILL
Each agency created by Congress to
assist former service men is func-
ltioning in its narrow sphere without
coordination or cooperation, Gen.
Abel Davis Of Chicago, chairman of
the committee, asserted. THE gov
ernment has not q single administra-
tinued. who knows the needs of the
situation"
Charming Out" Condemned.
Rehabilitation and disqualification
methods, especially the farming out
of disabled men in training, were con-
demned by the witness, who also said
there were not sufficient hospital Ia
cilities to care properly for the men
now requiring treatment. :.
Closing ofs contract hospitals and
adoption Of a general disqualification
program was urged by the witness.
who said 1.-The bureau heads now have
no program, but are more concerned
in passing the buck than in con-
structive policy" The government
Speedway Hospital. near Chicago. lis
an abortion" he said.
Gen. John H. Sherburne of Boston
and DR.. Thomas w. Salmon of New
York city. also members Of the Amer
ican Legion committee. supported the
statements made by Gen. Davis. the
latter discussing at length the need
for additional hospital facilities.
Tells Of Hospital.
Conditions in the government hos
pital at Palo Alto. Calf. "defies de-
scription." Robert s. Marx. national
commander Of the Disabled American
Veterans Of the World War. told the
committee. He also criticised other
government hospitals. especially those
at Detroit and Fox Hills. N. Y. He
denied that vocational training was
abused by men solely to get compen-
sation. asserting that such cases did
not exceed 10 per cent of all in train
ing, and were being rapidly weeded
out.
At an executive meeting Of the
Senate committee it was decided to
employ a force Of experts to investi-
gate conditions and complaints of
conditions at hospitals and training
schools and centers.
Evening star., 1921-07-07
COL. FAISON ASSIGNED.

Col. Samson L. Faison. infantry, al
Fort Howard. Baltimore, has been as
signed to the 22d Infantry at Govern
ors Island, n. Y.