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The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-06
OWNERS REJECT OFFER FOR SETTLEMENT

NEW YORK, May 6 (by Associat. Press) ).--The executive committee of the American Steamship Owners AS. sociation has rejected the conditions proposed as basis settlement of the marine strike.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-06
TWELVE HUNDRED BODIES
 ARRIVE FROM FRANCE

NEW YORK, May (by Associated Press).-The bodies of 1250 American soldier dead from France and Bel gium, arrived today on the transport Somme
The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-06
MARINE STRIKE SEEMS NO NEARER END
ALASKA GOVERNOR LIKELY BE NAMED SATURDAY

ping and recommended the charater- ing of the government fleet to in dividuals. He also advocated a re- vision of the shipping laws.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
A Pleasant Event

School week was appropriately observed
in the village school last week Wednesday
and Friday afternoons. Wednesday the
exercises we're on Vermont, being carried
out principally by the children. R. W.
Croker addressed the pupils along the
lines of What Vermont Should Do For
Her Schools" Friday afternoon another
interesting programme on Home Day"
topics was enjoyed. Miss Mary Butts
spoke briefly in a reminiscent way on
teaching in the district school some
years ago, and related some personal joys
and sorrows when teachers boarded
around" H. F. Hurlbut gave the
youngsters some idea of pioneer days
and in most entertaining way told them
something of the earlier settlement of
North Hyde Park. Others on the pro-
gramme were Supt. McAliister and d. S.
McAllister each suggesting ways of bet
tering the school A surprise feature
geatly appreciated by the children we're
delicious refreshments at the close of the
afternoon, consisting of coffee, cocoa, cake
and sandwiches. Many visitors were
present each afternoon. The present
teachers, Mrs. McAllister and Mrs. Girls
void are working to bring the school up
to the requirements of standard school.
Just now attention is being given on rails
ing funds for an organ for the school,
room and an entertainment for that
purpose will be given later. r. W.
Croker has pledged FIVE dollars and D. S.
McAllister will donate a Holstein calf
which the children will sell on tickets.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
Riverside

Mr.. Chattin is thrashing for Mr.
! Sprague.
Dan Smith and wife and daughter were
Sunday callers at Ed. Mannings.
Henry Manning from Saranac Lake
n. Y, is visiting his brother, Ed
son was born to Carroll Gotta and
wife; mother and child doing we'll
Helen Bucklin has been having the
mumps, but is back in shool again.
Hersel Mills has gone to Bolton to
work for Harold Jewett in a lumber
camp.
The youngest child at Arthur Pages
has been very i'll, but is better at this
writing.
Harry Manning has bronical pneumon-
a. He is gaining and will sood be back
to school again.
Mrs Addie Ferkie has returned to her
home in Montpelier after several weeks
stay with her brother, Chas. Lucas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Republican Leader MondeIl announced
that there will be no recess before
the regular Session Of Congress con.
Venes.
Secretary Weeks announced new de,
partmentaI policy providing that in
the future a general officer must be
efficient in all branches of the serv-
ice.
ATTORNEY General Daugherty requested
the resignation of William r. Fall
mer, United States marshal for Con-
necticut. The only statement con-
J corning the request was that he
deemed it expedient to make a
change in the Office"
The peace treaties with Germany, Aus
tria and Hungary were before the
senate with a speech of six hours by
Senator Sheppard, Democrat, Of
Texas in opposition to ratification,
and an address by Senator Moses Of
New Hampshire, Republican, "irre-
concIabIe," in favor of the treaties.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood retired from
active service in the army to accept
appointment as governor general Of
the Philippine Islands, thus terminal
ing voluntarily more than thirty-six
years of most distinguished military
life.
Attorney General Daugherty placed his
influence and that of the Department
of Justice behind any state govern
ments that may be hesitating to in
stitute prosecutions for crimes and
atrocities laid at the door of the
Ku kIux Khan which has been much
in the IimeIght recently.
The British government is taking up
with Washington the entire question
of the entry of British subjects into
the United States.
Chief Justice Taft says it is likely "vio-
) Iations of the prohibition law will
greatly increase before they begin to
oct fewer"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
has reduced its discount rate to per-
cent.
Attorney General Daugherty re-,
quested the resignation of William Il.
Palmer United States Marshal for
Connecticut.
A special bulletin issued by the i'm
perial household Of Emperor Yoshihito
says the Emperor is critically Ill.
Attorney General Daugherty an
nounced proposed investigation of the
Ku kluX Khan will await action by
Congress.
Senator Colt advocated in the senate
arbitration with Great Britain on the
question of free tolls for American
ships through the Panama canal.
Three obsolete battleships, cruiser
and two monitors will be sold as junk
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Scott NJ. Mcbride, head of the Anti
Saloon League, in Chicago, called on
the people to elect officials who will
enforce prohibition laws
Approximately 44,000 men have been
lohSA pttCh ny the pennsylvania, New
York Central, New Haven and Erie.
railroads since May 1.
A reward of $1,000 to any college
professor or layman who can prove
the earth Is spherical in shape or
moves was offered by Wilbur Glenn
Voliva, overseer of Zion, H.
Wyoming State Game and Fish Com
missioner has decided not to issue per-
mits to hunters to kill 100 antelope
during the next two years.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
GENERAL

Results Of recent bombing tests oil
the Virginia Capes do not prove the
battleship obsolete, according to AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy Roose-
welt.
G. H. Gustafson, president of the
United States Grain Growers, Inc,
addressing a board of directors meet.
ing in Chicago, declared membership in
the organization is constantly growing.
Thomas H. Matters, an Omaha
(Neb) attorney, was arrested on a
charge rof aiding and abetting a felony
in connection with the alleged embez-
element of $4,000 from the now de-
funct Pioneer State Bank.
Coal miners of Illinois announce
they are in sympathy with miners Of
Kansas in their strike.
y campaign has been started ut
Marion (Ohio) to build a hotel to be
named in honor of President Harding
the city's leading citizen. 1t will be
eight stories high, and will have 100
rooms.
\ swing that stimulated the flight
of an airplane went to pieces at the
fair grounds, BrocktOn, Mass, throw
ing l. cars inuo the crowds along the
midway. Eight of the passengers were
seriously injured when the cars fell to
the ground.
The Nineteenth Infantry was order
ed to return to Camp Sherman, Ohio,
from West Virginia, where it has been
stationed since the recent coal field
disorders.
Estate of the late George w. Watts
head of the Durham-DupleX Razor
Company, is estimated at $12,705,545
according to papers filed by executors
in Durham, n. Z.
Major General Lejeune, commander
of the United States Marine Corps,
urged in a speech at American Red
Cross at Columbus, o., the mainte |
nance of an efficient army aud navy as
against disarmament.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
way WORLD WACS
told IN TABLOIDS
Big Stories and Minor Events
Blue PenciIed Into Quickly
Read Paragraphs.
DOINGS AT NATIONS CAPITAL.
Happenings That Caused a Stir Briefly
ronicIed-Bulletins About the
Progress of Things in General
Throughout the World.
DOlNGS AT NATIONS CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON

y desk chair used by the late Presi.
delt Roosevelt during the time he was
President was presented to Roosevelt
Memorial Association by President
Harding to add to the collection of
Roosevelt mementos.
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, COM
mander of the Eighth Army Corps area,
with headquarters at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex, will retire from active army
service.
War Department announced reduc-
ton from three months to two months
in training period for reserve officers
of the army engineers corps in order
to make possible larger attendance.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, after a
conference with President Harding an
nounced he would remain in the SEN
ate, declining the Presidents tender
Of a Federal judgeship in Iowa.
Because of unfinished legislation
pending in the senate Representative
Mondell of Wyoming, Republican lead
er, suggested to the house that it con-
tinue its three day recess program I'M
der which no buciness is transacted.
Appointment of John Barton Payne
as chairman Of the Central Committee,
American Red Cross, was announced
by President Harding as president of
the Red Cross.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
FOREIGN

Daylight saving time ended in Mex
leo.
French committee ON aerohauticaI
propaganda, cooperating with Aero
Club of France, announced a prize Of
100000 francs for the best CONNER
cial airplane motor which will stand
tests made by the committee.
a detachment of soldiers has been
sent by the Nicaraguan government to
the Honduras frontier to put down an
uprising.
Five men in airplane looted the
residence Of j. Newcombe, manager of
the Fort Francis, Canada. power
plant and escaped in the plane.
Frances budget for 1922 cannot be
balanced over 3,200,000,0O0 francs
are still lacking and apparently un-
obtaihable by taxation. The country
is already grOaning under the utmost
taxes it can bear.
A rear-end collision of two suburban
trains in the half-mlle tunnel leading
to the st. Lazare Railroad station,
Paris, led to terrifying scenes and the
death of thirty-three persons bound on
their homeward journey from Paris.
The wrecked cars burst into flames and
the disaster was made all the more
terrible by the explosion of a gas
reservoir.
Total Belgian railroad revenues for
July were $1,000, 200 francs.
DR.. Hermes, food minister in the
Wirth cabinet, it is reported, has been
appointed German ambassador to the
United States.
England is reported suffering from
the heat, the mercury climbing to 81
degrees, breaking all seasonal records
since 1859.
Emperor Yoshihito conferred the
Order of the Rising Sun on Major
General Leonard Wood and w. Cam
eron Forbes, of the American mission
to the Philippines, who are on a visit
to Japan.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
NATIONS BUSlNE-C

The tangle in Congress over tax re-
vision legislation was given the atten-
ton OF the administration at a success
sion of conferences at the White House
between President Harding and senate
and house leaders. What position the
President may take regarding substitu-
tiOn of a sales tax for the miscellane-
Gus excuses in the pending bill was not
disclosed, those who saw Mr.. Harding
declaring that he was keeping an open
I.i-u on the subject for the present.
importers of cattle from any coun-
try except Canada or Mexico must
obtain a permit from the United States
Department Of Agriculture because of
the presence of foot and mouth disease
il foreign countries.
Because OF the lack of fuel oil, the
combined maneuvers of the Atlantic
and Pacific fleets in the Pacific next
January may have to be. abandoned.
Business men, and particularly grain
dealers, as the innocent victims of
radical class legislation" formed the
topic Of more than one speech before
the 1900 delegates assembled at the
grain dealers convention.
Compilations by the United States
department of labor show changes in
the retail cost of food in September liz
ten principal cities OF the United
States. From August 10 to September
10 there was a decrease in all but one
of these cities. In Richmond there
was an increase of per cent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
GARFIELD

There will be no session of the Garfield
school after Tuesday of this week
Harry Bailey was hcne from his work
in Stowe over Saturday and Sunday.
Willard Trip and wife of Morrisvile
were guests at the home of A. c. Munson
Sunday.
Ellis Smith and wife and son, Robert
of East Hardwick were guests on Davis
Hill Sunday.
The family of Mr.. Sails spent part
OF last week with their daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Brown, of Lowell.
G. A. Keller of No. Craftsburv, Willis
Gorham of St. Johnsbury and N A.
Keller and Mrs. Fred Luut of Morris vile,
were callers on Davis last Friday.
On Sunday Fred Jackson and wife,
Leon Jackson and daughter, WILMA,
Wayne jackson and wife, W. H. ones
ami wife, Morrill, Gates and family, YER
non Peck and wife took an auto trip to
St. Adams.
The Garfield school had exercises on
Wednesday and Friday OF last week.
the same as all schools in the state
There was quite a large attendance of
parents and friends on Friday and the
exercises by the pupils were pronounced
very good. Mrs. Chas. Davis represent
ed the district and Minnie Sweet added
much to the pleasure of the occasion by
singing Alter the exercises refreshments
were served and all went home feeling
ng in the school.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
LECTURE COURSE COMING
TO HYDE PARK

Hyde Park Post American Legion has
arranged for lecture course again thi:
season. You will, without doubt, remem.
Der the highclass entertainments that
were given last year in the course and the
Legion wishes to state that it can assure
the public Of even better course this sea-
| son.
The famous "Suwanee River Quartette"
which made such a, hit last winter will
appear again as the opening number on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25th. II you
heard this Quartette last year you will
hear it again and if you were not fortu-
nate enough to hear it, you surely can't
afford to miss it this time.
The four other numbers are of an equal
high calibre, including one Of the best read
ers and impersonators on the circuit, Miss
Jean Fowler; The Twins, exceptional i'm.
personators, musicians and readers; The
Versatile Artists. high. class musicians and
Lieutenant Sharman psychologist and lee.
turer.
Watch for special programs.-Advertise-
n1ent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
SPORTING

The $4,000 Kentucky Futurity, for
| three-year-olds, most valuable colt
event Of the year, was the feature Of
| the program at the trots in Lexington,
| Ky, and in one Of the most sensational
| contests in the history of the event
was Won by the black FLY Rose Scott,
owned by Henry Oliver of Pittsburgh
and driven by Tom Murphy.
Jack Dempsey, worlds champion
boxer, testifying at Batavia, n. Y, in
the 100000 suit brought against him
and Jack Kearns, his manager, by
Frank P. Spellman of Batavia, denied
that he had entered into any oral
agreement whereby Spellman was to
receive % per cent of the profits of 4
motion picture in which the champion
was starred.
Peter Manning, Irving Gleason's,
great tive-year-old geIding, at Lexing-
ton trotted the fastest mile ever re-
corded in a race against time when
he turned the oval at the Lexington.
track in :57&. He was driven by
Thomas w. Murphy.
Fifteen Yale crews worked out at
New Haven under Head Coach Cordery
in the second fall practice. Glass crews
will go to Derby next week for racing
drills to continue until the early part
of December
j. j. Fiske Brown, right guard on.
the football team and winner of the
hammer throw in the international
track meet this summer has been elect
ed captain of the award track team,
succeeding Jim TOlbert, another foot
ball player and weight man, who re-
signed to enter the award Law
School. Brown was elected by mail.
Tommy Gibbons, the ST. Paul heavy
weight, and Hugh Walker of Kansas.
City will meet in Boston October y in
Il round decision Dout. The men
have met three times. Gibbons was.
awarded the decision in che bout, and
the others were no deci ion matches.
Judge Lands sent out a notice to
each player of the Giants and Yanks-
calling their attention to the fact that
none of them are permitted after the
series to play on or against a ball club.
that harbors ball players who have
been blacklisted by organized baseball.
New YORK city will have one of the
finest hockey teams in the league if
the plans of Richard w. Distler go
through. Distler hopes to gain admit
taace to the league operating in BoS-
ton, Philadelphia and New York.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
NORTH HYDE PARK

c. H. Souther and wife visited friend
in Albany last week.
Haven Billiard and family are spending
a few days in Burlington.
c. NJ. Griswold has new cement step'
and is also building garage.
Henry Reed of Newport is guest o.
his cousin, Mrs. Myrtle Burleson.
D. S. McAlister and family visited at
Geo. McAllister's in Stowe Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Reed ST Sutton, P Q, is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. Sabrina Burleson.
Mrs. E. C. Sherman is able to be
around her home after several weeks i'll.
ness.
The Mite Society will serve baked
bean supper Thursday night at the church
vestry.
Fred McGinnis of St. Johnsbury visit
ed his mother, Mrs. H. F. Hurlbut, over
the weekend.
DR.. and Mrs. N. H. Kennison of Col
chester, were guests at Earl G:ay's sew
eral days recently.
Harry Sargent, vino has been employed
at Sugar Hill, N. H., during the sumner
returned home Tuesday.
Word has been received that Carlos
Eastman of Coriath has suffered a shock
and is in a critical condition.
Leon Lanpher and wife and Ransom
Chaplin and wife of Montgomery visited
at Bert Lanpher's the first Of the week.
Thomas Ross ard wife and Wallace
Stearns and wife and children Of Burling-
ton, were guests Sunday at II. E. Boards
leys.
VIM. McAllister, who has lived in town
the past year, left for his home in Leomin-
ster, Mass Wednesday, Mr.. McAllister
was genialfe and made many friends |
who regret his departure.
Please bear in mind the special services
to be held at the Advent church, begin
ming Oct. Oath and continuing for two
weeks. Rev. E. H. Undertake of Auburn,
Me-, will be the speaker. All are cordial |
ly invited to attend and it is hoped much
interest will be shown. ,
An old.fashioned husking bee was en- !
joyed at Willis Ruggles' farm Friday |
evening. A willing crowd soon finished |
many bushels OF the golden corn, after
which Mrs. Ruggles and Helpers served a
bountiful lunch of cake, coffee, sandwiches,
pumpkin pie and doughnuts. Isn't there
else with corn to husk?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
McKinStry Hill

The Xmas tree mel from the State of
Maine are in this vicinity cutting trees,
Frank Chapman and wife. who have
been visiting, were on the Hill recently
sin, Mrs. Weldie Manning, on ODER Hill
recently.
Geo. Stewart and wife went with Rev.
V. A. ODER Wednesday to attend the A.
c. conference at Beebe Plains, returning
Saturday night.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

Another worthy veteran of the Civil
War has passed away in the death of
Jackson Sargent of Stowe. He had a
splendid war record and was one of the
bravest of those who went to the front.
He received a medal from Congress for
his bravery at the battle OF Petersburg, be-
ing the first mar to plant his fl g on the
fort there when the federal troops broke
through the Confederate lines in the final
charge of the war. Although proud O;
this worthy and we'll earned recognition
he never boosted of it, SO modest and un-
assuming was he. While he left no great
heritage of money value to his sons,
this medal and his war record is greater
than that. lack" Sargent was a good
citizen and splendid soldier. What bet
ter can be said than that?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
WATERVILLE
Union Church

The Tuesday evening prayer meeting
was held at tie home of Mrs. Baldwin.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety net with Mrs. Bartlett, Wednesday
evening, The topic for the meeting was
1.-THE Religions Of India"
The children's meeting viii be held at
three O'Clock on Saturday afternoon at
the home of Bal bara Leach.
The pastor preached last Sunday on
"The Christian's Journey"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
Cambridge Junction

Ed. Manchester is repairing his shop
by way of new roof.
Miss Viola Thompson spsnt last week
with her sister Mrs. Fl. F. Stearns.
Miss Lois Leach is home from st. AL
bans having finished her work at that
place.
Mrs. Nettie Hanson and daughter Mar
vel from Craftsbury visited at Sam Bas-
sett's last week.
Mr.. Chichester from Parkersburgb,
West Virginia, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. J. A. Grimm.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
WHERE DO WE GET 1T ?

What sources Well, let's see count
them up with us:
The Associated Press secures for the services of
over 1000 news gatherers and writer's They swap
with foreign agencies who employ several hun
dred reporters. The vital our leased
wire continuously all night and totals 10000 to $4,000
words, the same other large New England papers.
An equal amount comes by day. giving 24-hour
news service.
In Vermont over 200 people our staff of local
and State reporters and correspondents.
Nearly every night buy several special dispatches
offered from those not regularly on our large staff
From eight to twelve different feature writer's and
artists used every day.
You have the result every day at your home mail
box for 60 cents month, $500 year by mail, or
$500 year by city carrier.
BURLINGTON FREE PRESS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

We have great respect for the opinion
of Max Powell, but think as far as roads
are concerned that Frank Howe has the
best of the argument in advocacy off nom
bonding. We think the consensus of
opinion" throughout the state is that
gravel roads are best for Vermont, better
than hard surface and that's what bond
ing means.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

Senators Dillingham; and Page generally
agree upon important national affairs, but
in the case Of free tolls for exemption OF
American coastwise vessels passing through
the Panama Canal, they differed-Dilling-
ham voting No and Page Yes. Who
shall say that they did not have the cour-
age of their convictions The bill passed
AZ to 81.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

Fred Davis Of White River Junction is
still in the field as candid ste for the
U. S. Marshalship, the statement that he
has withdrawn not being true. Mr.. Davis
has host of friends who would like to
see him get the job, and the same can be
said about Ex-Sheriff Allen of Essex June.
ton. The delegation have a difficult
problem to solve in the case. 1t is hoped
that their best judgment will prevail.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

We hope the rumor that the Swami IN
Courier is to be revived will prove true.
Evidently the people of that berg have
seen light" and conclude that a local
paper is the best asset town can have.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
For Bookcase.

Put a few drops Of oil Of lavender
in the bookcase If you intend clos
ing the house for some time, and
the books will not be musty when you
return.