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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30

of welcome, The Hon. Curtis S.
Emery emphasized the possession
by Newport of various improve
ments such rs Burlington is now
seeking. These include beauti-
full business section, paved street
with ornamental lights and not a
wire in sight, a public building,
which combines city offices and
convention hall with an armory,
such as Burlington sought, parking
places for auto parties, and golf
and yacht clubs open to tourists.
At Sherbrooke Editor Morrill, of
the Daily Record and others con-
Quoted the visitors by auto to the
various places of interest in and
about the city. These included d
model industrial community in aid
of which Sherbrooke, a place Of
only about $4,000 people, or about
like Burlington, bonded for $780,
600 to provide model homes for
workmen and their families. The
city has municipal light and power
with about $4,000 hydro-electric
horsepower developed on the Ma
cog river. 1t has miles of paving,
which are washed by motor
flushing apparatus, and is evident
ly thoroughly progressive COM
munity in every way, whose ex-
ample we may study with profit.
Vermont never looked more
beautiful than now. The rains
have saved what promised during
the recent dry period to be fail
ure of the hay crop. Meteorological
conditions will make the season
about two weeks later than usual.
The meadows green is broken
here and there with the sweet
scented clover in full blossom,
while the cultivated fields are
taking on the emerald promise of
generous harvests.
All in all the Vermont editors
were impressed by the fact that
while we have delightful scenery
and other things of which we are
proud, the list of sources of civic
pride can be materially enlarged
and extended, by both State and
communities
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30

freshet was thrown to the sides by
the curved contour, leaving the
road intact.
We were pleased to note that
between Stowe and Waterbury
stretch of roadway approaching
Telford is being constructed. This
kind of road is made by any COM
munity and few Vermont towns
have no stone. 1t consists of
stones set up on edge for depth
of a foot or so with smaller stones
on top and gravel as a final COW
ering. This is the sort of road
ant-Governor Foote advo-
Gated in his speech at the. st.
Johnsbury meeting of the associa-
ton. He showed that stretch of
this road in Cornwall, constructed
at a cost of $1,000 a mile years
ago, is still intact. While it
would cost more now, it is with
in the reach of every community.
Reference to the lieutenant-gov-
ernor reminds US that both he and
ex-Representative Redfeld Proctor
were invited to gather with the
editors at st. Johnsbury, but the
latter was not present. Mr.. Foote
made a good impression in his
discussion of State matters. In
addition to advocating common
sense in road building, including
keeping the roads up out of the
water, he insisted that a material
saving in State expenditures could
be made in various directions.
Inquiry of various representa-
tive men along the way indicated
little interest in the governor ques-
ton. People are emphasizing
measures rather than men, with
roads and the elimination of COM
missions and needless overhead
expenses uppermost. One leading
Republican in the northeast part
of the State said of his own Volt
ton that the thing'to do is to
draft President Guy w. Bailey of
the University of Vermont as the
man who would know how to
handle the situation.
The visitors were entertained by
the st. Johnsbury Commercial
club and the editors of that city,
in what was formerly the famous
home of Governor Horace Fair
banks. 1t was long a center of
gracious hospitality for many dis
tinguished men and women. 1t
now combines the Maple Grove
+ Tea Room, which serves as COM
munity center in that direction,
and a section devoted to the max
ing of Maple Grove candies, show
ing how two enterprising women
could establish a business and lay
tribute on many foreign countries
as we'll as our own. 1t thus still
radiates Sweetness and light"
the association were guests of the
At Newport the members of
the association were guests of the
Orleans county newspaper craft,
at the Sunset Tea room. We.
mention this resort as it is what
the Lake Champlain Yacht club
would be as a location for a de-
lightful center in this line, and like
that at st. Johnsbury, it is an il
lustration of what two enterpris
ing women can do. In his address
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30

Pop brawt home a bottle of
wine yesidday on account of same
body having gave it to him for a
present and he put it on top of the
sidebord and went to the other end
of the room and looked at it saying
Bewtifill site, bewtifill.
And today paper hanger start
ed to paper the setting room on
account of it needing it, wich after
he had bin papering a vile he came
down in the kitchin to get his eXter
buckit and saw the bottle of wine
on the sideboard, saying Hello,
look watts heer.
It's wine, | sed, and he sed, Ware
have | herd that werd before? lets
play store.
How? sed, and the paper hang
err sed, Y)u the store keeper and
Iii be the customer, anG no matter
vat | asl, 1tl you jest pore some
wine in a glass and give it to me
and Ill give you cent, everything
in this store costs cost because
that the sind OF a stote it is.
It's nevel in opened yet ee1.
Moening the bottle ,an1 the paper
hanger sed, Heers 4 cork sore"
rte heer attached 70 my pen nife,
h. W fortunate. And he took the
cork out saying, la like 3 pounds
oc Chinee mushro Jms, please,
beers the cent.
Ard he gave NE a cenC and |
poIed som: Wire out IN lass and
Il, drank i and looked a | Of 1t
a. d went up 10 d snnc mn.e pa
saying. | want a small locomotive,
heers the cent. Me porting out some
more wine and him drinking it.,
and after that he came down about
10 moe times asking for 2 pounds
of rubber males and a LEFT handed
screw driver AMI ladys watch
opener and diflrent things and jest
before he went he hung : strips of
wall paper croot"d and SAID they
was the ony ones thar was Strate,
and wen pop came home ard saw
wat waseat lclt 90 tie bottle of
wine ana J told him about the pa
per hanger he got mad as enything
me saying, Well G, pop, he asked
me, he asked me.
Well l asked you if you wunt-
ed good padding with my slipper
would you say yes to that? pop
sed, and | sed, No sir. and pop sed,
Well III give it to you el3 how
WITCH he did.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30
SUNNY SQUIBLETS

3 Claimed that bobbed hair will
produce many bald heads, but the
girls feel that they should worry
about what happens after they
Get married.
June is said to be the month of
romance, but good deal of spoil
red complexion and bald headed
.ness gets revealed before it is over.
h After forbidding the newspapers
ITO print items about their sum-
-mer vacations, many people rush
ssdown to the newstands to see how
wit looks in print.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30
DR.. HyltOn Conducts
Life Work Classes

Rev. G. w. Hylton, nastor of
Grace church, St. Johnsbury is this
week conducting the Life Work
classes in the Fifth Annual Ep-
worth League Institute at Mont
pelier Seminary. The fine lectures
which he is giving are commanding
the deep interest of the 131 young
people gathered there, and it is
confidently expected by Dean
Lipsky and his associates that Mr..
Hylton's work will be Instrument
al in focusing the entire study
work of the Institute upon the
question of the choice Of a life
career and tina he Life Work De-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30
THE ADVANTAGES OF WITS
KERS

Many men who have read in the
newspapers about the luxuriant
crop of whiskers grown by the
men of Sacramento, California,
who have been celebrating the ad-
vent of the Forty-niners, have en-
We'd these fellows who have been
provided with a good excuse for
emitting the razor for a consider
able period.
Some of them in Northeastern
Vermont would gladly join a
movement for promoting the grow
tn of whiskers, thus saving the
time and effort required for shay
ing. Some of OR most eminent
and venerated citizens wear boards,
so people who are inclined to con-
slider them as appropriate to boil
sheviks and tramps should show
more respect. Those who prefer
whiskers feel that they add weight
and dignity to a mans appearance.
Perhaps when peonle acquire a
more philosophic attitude, they
will feel that time spent in shaving
was wasted. Still majority senti-
ment seems to feel that the shaven
face gives an Impression of alert
ness and efficiency, which are the
chief keynotes of this age.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30

PLYMOUTH CREAMERY ICE
CREAM is a never failing treat to
the whole family. 1t is always
safe to serve to guests, because
they are sure to say it's
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30
The Burden of Debt

1t is remarked by some authori-
ties that the world is in for pretty
hard times for considerable per-
iod of years, owing to the tremen-
dous burden of war debts. This
thought may have been over-es-
timated. In the anxiety to promote
thrift, the handicap of debt has
been made BIGGER than it need to
be.
The debts of Europe seem to be
crushing, according to Old stand
ards. In England, for instance, the
debt is about half the estimated
national wealth. If a similar obi
cation existed in this country, the
average family would have to pay
about 5000 year in interest alone,
besides payment on princiral. That
is a heavy burden under existing
conditions.
The debt of the United States
which is around S24, 000, 00, 900,
involves a payment of about $40
for the average family annually
for interest. That Is not a crushing
load by any means.
A business man who had gone
through fire, and had come out
with new debts which bore on him
as heavily as the burdens named
above bear on the average family
would not feel discouraged. He
would grit his teth, work a little
harder, push his business little
more diligently, and in few years
would be in better standing than
before.
The average person, if he would
use his brains on his work, study
how to improve his methods, make
himself more familiar with the
way success is achieved in his line,
could add so to 100 per cent to his
production. If the people in our
country and Europe could gener-
ally be persuaded to take hold
with this energy and determine
ton, they could laugh at their bur-
den of debt, and be better off in
five years than before the war.
But the doctrine of doing less
work and getting more pay will
never produce that happy result.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30
FRIDAY, JUNE 80, 1922
EDITORIAL
R. S. PAGE CANDIDATE

Among the candidates mention
ed for state senator from Lamoille
eounty is R. S. Page of Hyde Park
only son of United States Senator
e. S. Page. The young man is
pyactically at the head not ony of
The largest calf skin industry in
The world, but of the banks that
have helped make Hyde Park IA
hious and has served one term in
The lower branch of the legisla-
ture. His business experience and
pablic life well qualities him for
Still further Legislative work.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30
BY EDWINA

cision service, which he will con
duction Sunday afternoon will be a
fitting climax to the weeks work.
Recreation has always been a
prominent feature in the Institute
program, and the department this
year is being ably provided for by
the Rev. w. G.. Arnold of Swan
ton, who already both indoors and
out-ofdoors has furnished fine
leadership in games and other ac-
tivities.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30

Formerly people acquired musi-
cal culture by practising in instru-
ments for several hour day. now
they think they get it by sitting in
easy chairs listening to phono-
graphs.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-30

The patriotic speeches being
made by the Congressman at the
grange picnics, suggest that they
have not forgotten that there is
an election on November 7.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-08
WIPES OUT .
MAIN SECTION;
LIVES LOST
Business District of Oregon
City Laid in Ruins by
Conflagration
16 BLOCKS BURNED
Various Reports Issued as to
Number of Dead and
Missing

Astoria, Ore, Dec. 8.-The busi-
ness district of Astoria was laid in
ruins by fire which broke out
shortly after a. n,., and despite ef-
forts of the local fire depa rtment
and reinforcements from Portland,
swept 16 blocks, causing a loss es-
timated at between $l0,00O,0O0 and
SIS, 100000. "
At o'clock the fire had swept
over twenty -sevdn blocks. The
flames had eaten under the pave
mcnt on Commercial Street, burn
ing the piling on which the city had
been built, and fircmen were unable
to cope with this developement.
Patients were removed from St.
Mary's Hospital, all the windows Of
which were shattered by explosions
of dynamite or gasoline tanks. The
Astoria Astorian, occupying a new
building on Commercial Street, dis
tance from the devastated area, be-
gan moving out at o'clock. The
Astorian's building is of concrete
but sparks were threatening the
roof. go. s-...,
One life was lost in the fire, ac-
cording to reports available at 8
o'clock. Morris Staples, automobile
dealer, and president of the Astoria
Bank of Commerce, dropped dead.
Two other business men who were
missing and believed dead later
were accounted for.
One man was reported dead and
another missing.
According. to reports form the
fire swept area early today, Morris
Staples, president Of the Bank OF
Commerce, had dropped dead. An
other report said Brennan Van Du-
sen, business man, was missing.
W. H. Fellman, furniture dealer,
who had been reported dead earlier
in the morning, later was found to
be safe. ;
The entire district from the river,
five blocks sought to- Exchange
street and east and west between
Fourteenth and Tenth Streets, had
been wiped out at 1880 o'clock, and
the flames had extended beyond Ex-
shange Street at that hour. Most Of
the city's business houses are in
that district.
The men reported to have lost
their lives were Morris Staples,
president Of the Bank Of Commerce
and W. H. FELTON,, owner Of the
largest furniture store in town.
The buildings destroyed included
the leading hotel, the principal
stores and all the banks.
The fire at 10 o'clock had swept
the entire district between Astor
Street, at the river front, south to
Exchange Street, and north and
south between Eighth and Sixteenth
Streets. Between Eleventh and
Twelfth, it had pentrated as far as
Franklin Street, at 1915 o'clock the
fire crossed Sixteenth Street at
Commercial Street.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-08
WOMAN HELD
ON CHARGE0F
MURDER PLOT !
Alleged Mrs. May Blem Ford
!, Offered Gunman $4,000
For "J0b"
FRAMEUP SAYS WIFE
Police Clami to Have Strong
Case Against Detroit
Persons

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 8.-Mrs. May
Blenn Ford, solicited the services
of a gunman to kill her wealthy
husband, Ney J. Ford, offered the
gunman $4,000 for the "job and
gave him photograph Of her hus-
band to make sure the right man
was slain, according to sworn state
ments Of four detectives whose in
vestigation resulted in Mrs. Ford's
detention on a charge of attempting
to commit murder today.
Denying the charge Mrs. Ford de-
clared she was the victim Of a
"frameup". that grew out of he1
domestic difficulties. These diff
culties include suit for divorce
filed last August, in which she
charges cruelty.
Mrs. Ford was arrested last night
when, it is alleged, she was about
to meet Edward Kunath, detective
lieutenant, for q second conference
on her reported plans for the slay
ing of her husband. Kunath, it was
said, posed as "a Kansas City gun
man., Wednesday night when thu
alleged plot was first revealed BY
Mrs. Ford.
The first meeting, according tt
the detectives, took place in ar
apartment, especially rented fol
that purpose. Three detectives
claim to have overheard the conver
sation in which the woman is sale
to have gone over the details with
Kunath.
Several plans for the killing were
presented by. Mrs. Ford, the officers
declared. One, they said, was thai
he be shot at his farm home west Of
Detroit and the others were that hi
be shot or slugged while working
about the barns, the body to be
burned in a hay stack. Before de.
struction of the body, Ford's golt
teeth were to be removed to fore,
stall identification should the plot
miscarry, it was said.
The $4,000 was to be paid, thu
detectives declared, as soon as Mrs
Ford should have come into posses
sion of her husbands estate.
The conference with the detec,
tlves was arranged, police said
after they heard Mrs. Ford" was
looking for gunman." ,,.,
The officers added that Ford az
been warned several days agt
against continued res dence at his
farm. ...,.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-08
QUARREL ENDS
IN MURDER

international Falls, Minn., Dec. 8.
One man was shot and killed, an
other was probably mortally wound
ed, and a man who gave his name
as James Conroy is held at the coun-
ty Jail here, as the result of a
shooting affray at Rainier, four miles
east of here, at 7 o'clock this morn
ing. ..
Pat Finnegan, lumber jack, was
the man killed, while Jim Lessard,
an employe in his brothers soft
drink establishment where the shoot
ing took place, lies in critical con-
dition at a hospital here. He was
wounded twice in the lungs.
Conroy, who arrived in Rainier
about midnight last. night on a train
coming from Duluth, entered the
Le5sard soft drink parlor about Z
o'clock this morning, fourishing a
gun. Finnegan, Lessard and two
others were in the place at the time.
What are you doing with that
gum" Finnegan asked Conroy.
"Probably you want some of it,
Conroy replied.
Finnegan according to the Wit
ness in the establishment, grabbed
for Conroy's gun and an altercation|
and the subsequent shooting ensued.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-08
GRAIN GRADING
LAW HELD UP
BY INJUNCTION
Suit Started by Is Plaintiffs
To Test Validity of lniti-
ated Law
HEARING DATE IS SET
Federal Judge Miller Will
Hear Arguments in Fed
eral Court Dec. 16
HEARING DATE is SET

Enforcement of the state grain
grading act initiated into law by the
election of November 7th was held
up by issuance of an injunction on
petition of approximately Is plain
tiffs, mostly farmers elevators, by
Federal Judge Andrew Miller.
Members Of the state railroad
commission, the Attorney General
and Governor were directed to ap-
pars in federal court in St. Paul on
December Is to show cause, If any,
why an Injunction should not issue
out of federal court.
The plaintiffs alleged that the
grain grading act was unconstitu-
tional, and with the Embden case in
which the former grain grading act
was held unconstitutional by the
United States Supreme Court. The
plaintiffs alleged they would suffer
irreparable injury through enforce
ment Of the law. They maintained
that grain was n commodity moving
lin interstate commerce and subject
only to federal regulation.
The restraining order prevents
the railroad from "in anyway COM
plying with the requirements Of the
law"
Attorneys bringing the case were
David F. Simpson of Minneapolis, Of
the firm of Lancaster, Simps on,
Junell and Dorsey, and H. A. Libby
of Grand Forks.
Plaintiffs include: Farmers Grain
Co., of Embden; Farmers Elevator
Co., Of Wimbledon; Berwick Farm
er's Grain Co.; Grandin Farmers
Grain Co., Hampden Farmers Eleva-
tor Co.; Walhalla Cooperative Ele-
vator Co.; Glenfield Cooperative As
sociation; Benedict Cooperative
Farmers Elevator Co.; Farmers Elc-
vator and Mercantile Co.; I. L. Berg
Elevator Co.; Kensal Farmers Ele-
vator Co.; Gwinner Farmers Grain
Co..
The law provides for the inspec-
tion Of grain by the state depart
ment, grading on the basis of U. S.
grades, gave the supervisor power
to fix margins of profit and in other
ways regulate the weighing, grad
ing and inspection of grain, and
licencing of elevators of the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-08
MORRIS CO.
IN HOT REPLY
" TO ARM0URS
Take Exception to State.
ments of J. Ogden
- PA. ..sa.
Armour

Chicago, Dec. 8.-An unexpected
turn in the discussed merger of the
two large packing firms, Morris ana
Company and Armour and Company,
became known today when signed
statement, isued by the former firm
was made public. 1t was over the
signatures of Nelson Morris, chair
man Of the board Of directors, and
Edward Morris, president of the
company.
The statement said that J. Ogden
Armour of Armour and Company, in
visits to Washington and confer
ences with officials of the govern
ment on the proposed merger has
not taken officials Of Morris and
Company into his confidence. At
least part of Morris and Company's
officials knowledge of his actions, as
indicated by the statement, was OBJ
tanned from newspaper reports.
The Morris and Company state
ment read:
l"Wc note by Thursday mornings
papers that Mr.. Armour has advised
President Harding we are anxi Gus to
be out Of the packing business.
'This is\news to US.
"While We realized that Mr. Ar
mour is very anxious to acquire our
business and organization up to the
present time we have not put any
price on sameand he has not made
US an offer.
"Even. if Mr. Armour should pur-
chase our business it would not
mean that we would long remain
out of the packing business"
1t was said in some quarters
following the issuance Of the state
ment, that it indicated, although
the Morris and Company holdings
might be acquired by Armour and
Company, the former firm would
not for5ake the packing business for
any length Of time. This, the
observers pointed out, might cul-
inmate in packers war.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-08
IRISH STATE
EXECUTESF0UR
INSURGENTS
Prominent Republicans Killed
AS Example to All Con-
spirat0rs

Dublin, Dec. 8.-Rory O'Connor
and Liam Mellowcs, together witt,
two other Irish rebels we're executed
in Mount Joy prison this morning
it was, officially announced.
The two other men executed we've
named Richard Barrett, and JOSEPH
Mckelvey, all prominent Republi.
cans.
Roderick (Rory) O'Connor ant
Liam Mellowes we're leaders of the
band Of Irish insurgents that held
the Four Courts building in Dublin
in its stand against the Free State
troops last June. Each was taker
prisoner when the building was cap
tured after three-day siege.
Irish Republicans, say a dispatch
to the Evening Standard from Dub
lin, have issued manifesto des
cribing Timothy Healy, the Cover
nor General as a life long enemy oi
the nation. The manifesto adds:
"The fight will 60 as long as there
is a man in Ireland. 1t is war &c
the DEATH"
Any official army representative
state that the four men were exc
cuted as a reprisal for the assassi.
nation of Sean Hales, the deputy
shot yesterday, and . as a solemn
warning to those associated witt
them ''in the conspiracy of assassi'
nation against the representative Il
the Irish people"
rhe prisoners were tried by 9
military court martial during the
night, found guilty and sentenced te
death.
The death sentence was carried out
at 9:2O o'clock this morning.
The priests were present. The
prisoners, blindfolded, were march
ed to the place of execution. O'Con'
nor had to be assisted to the scat
fold,
London, Dec. 8.-The Dublin cor.
respondent of the Evening Standard
reports that party of men today
entered the MERGERS hospital and
shot free state soldier lying in
one of the beds in reprisal for the
executions of Rory O'Connor and
Liam Mellowes.