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New Britain herald., 1922-04-05
PALACE THEATER

Tonight Is the last showing of the present bill at the Palace which fea- lures Richard Barthelmess in his new drama, "Telable David" and four
New Britain herald., 1922-04-05

Dutch painters have always siNer their women large hands.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-05

Oregon produces 7o,ooo dozen eggs annually.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-05
Lift Off with Fingers

Doesn't hurt bit Drop 3 little "Freezone" on an aching corn. ln- stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fingers. Truly!
 Your druggist sells q tiny bottle of "Freezone" for few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes. and the 0alluses without soreness or irritation
New Britain herald., 1922-04-05

Copyright 1922 by The Metropolitan
 Newspaper SeryiceJ.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-11-23

A szovetsegi nepszamlalasi hi
vatal adatai szerint az Egyesult
Allamokbap osszesen 2O8, ,058 rend-
Gri szolgalatot teljesito hivatal-
nok es alkalmazott van, espedig !:
32,214 marshal, sheriff es detek-
tiv, S2,12O rendor es 1868 XII
lonfele Or. Ezekhez sorolhato
meg az 5O,171 tuzolt6 is, mivel
felig- -meddig ezek is rend6rok, S
ICY az 6rszolgalatot teljesitS en-
berek szama 2SO,O5S fore rug. A
hadsereg tisztjei AIT mondjak,
hogy amig ennyi emberre van
szikseg, hogy az amerikaiakat
egymassal szemben megvedjek, a
kongresszus csak 125,O00 fobol al
10 hadsereget engedelyez ARA,
hogy ez az Egyesult Allamokat az
egesz vilaggal szemben megvedjc.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-11-23
ttDVOZLET ANGORABA

Hi htte vona hogy vaghabou gaz epigjat anant
atalmak gy6zemi fenhezas hanem aaraitet took We
dem ezantsga fogja megeremten XII kepee vclna ak
keve honppa ze6 hogy antant aa dktat vagot ujra
bekekoesek utan Angoab6 Kza egy s took varosa
fog oyan u ehangzan amey koraokat sab
naghaamak gyozem onkenyenek h6ts vad erkolcsenek
vzaszortasaval egy egfobb eogat pecse
vagorteneemhen Nudaniaban rtak ala AIT egyverszu
nett egyezm6ny amey eent vegge beke bztossa
de mindenkep os skier dcostg6t sugaozza orok ell
enaara ameyet vag csak eheeen kesegbeeses alalos
ezutan gyozo legyoz0
nepek kozvtemtnye ak foga rtekehen mint orok ep
codaaos foemekedeet zaado aesagabo ameybe ell
puhul szeauralom konstantnapoy neutrality-suspicious.
nyuga dpmaca merged behatasat6 korrup as gyavav Walt
seme ejtette sazadok 6a orok aamhaaom csak porado
omaozot haboujava csak egy jobban csonkut
teuee beso saga Europara nezv ege brtok
omany csa vtas es feosz var6 hagyatekot jelene
vogo karda alaposan bonyoa be vagnak
sagot nyuea kuuraval bcmazo aamrfusag csa hazug
haszn Kema pasa n6pere es mod
jan valoAudta valiant Wilson enok kegyes atataat hogy on
tudatos nepeket baromcsodaka egk uaom ao
a mask ala heyezn.
visszaadasaval amey mudaniai gyverszunet
tirn Bzonyaa eg fogak vaghabou koncan feh
euo 50 qqasezIeue sew i5e ugluze 4eus9nH ed eeq
kik6 Torokorszg vsszanyer Eurpaban vghaobu e6
YzHJ gzs H9uHoNIua HeuHoz19 seAezuoHoI oS91
upIoJ loz5A uoSssHo1ol oA Euzs71
cl6re kko Torokorg vsszanyer Eur6paban vghabou s6
u6panak ezutan okka onezeesebb 0na
6bb vaau Torokorszgga k samon mint amyen 1914 elott
maid egy maid mask hataomnak gyamkodasa volt ktnytelen ell
t Bzonyara foga trezn ezt vlaghaboru koncan re
Balkanaanok ameek torok gyozemck hrere mar oily
feszkeodne. Aganem beborut konstantna
poyban knyat end vilagnak amey mndg fnoman
alkamazkodott nyugat dpomaca genyeh erk0cseihez
uszrja ICY el6alot heyzete elenes hogy
sztan a e6bb azad6knak nntotta Kna paat es
arsait most gysse udatta tronr6l
T0r0korsag vsszanyer
erteemben erk0cs szelemmel amley An
gorbo ehe fe Nekn1 magyaroknak Xix 6sznte rokon
gy6zemek hiret
mpono fels6bbseg egy eenges vgga sajat
uketesdt ke fe szvunkben Mem hasone az
angorai nemegyes mi Aces ebrecen orsggyesnkh0z mey
fvros degen enyomas
Eur6paban orraalom letaposva kaud
angszavao egyuiva halhaatan tanusagot te
eetere6 es szabada magyar nemzetet
erzsekne meleg emekeknek szaa fz
nephcz scnvede gl6rijat ameledg kozo osza
t0roksegen t0enelmi zerpncssebb
baberava vtja fel es mi erezzk,
nd erosebb
ink r0pitett udvozleteinket is.-(Pesti Hrap)
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-11-23
A POSTAHAT0SAG
SHERLOCK HOLMES-JA

/. A postahatosag leguJabb Jelen-
teseb0l ertesiililnk, hogy egy mon
tanai postahivatalban bet0r0 Jart
es nagyobb ertekeket, k0ztiik sOk
postabelyeget ellopott. A lopast
k0vet0 napon megerkezett a hely-
szinere postaigyi miniszterium
cgyik inspektora, aki ezuttal egg
hamisitatlan> Sherlock Holmes-nak
bizonyult. Ez az eset is bizony-
saggal szolgalhat, hogy az Egye-
silt AlNmok posta-inspektorjal
epen olyan igyes, eleseszii, kivald
idetektivek, akar a hires canadai
eszaknyugati lovasitott rendorok.
A kis montana postahivatal
penzszekrenyet feltorve talaltak
Is helybeli emberek, foleg a
tisztviselok ketsegbeesetten lat
Itak, hogy penzszekreny tartal-
manak nyoma veszett. Most meg
| a betoronek is. Azonban a kovet-
kezo napon megerkezett postal
inspector, akl rogton helyi szem-
let tartott es eszrevette, hogy q
l
szeLreny k0zeleben egy fenykepe-
zo gep fekszik, amelyet minden BIZ
zonnyal a hetor6 hagyott Macy
sietsegeben maga utan. Az lnspek-
tor tobb peldanyt keszittetett q
filmekbol. Az egyik kepen Vel
lowstone Park egyik bejaratara
lismert es ICY AIT remelte, hogy ha
az elso .vonattal leutazik kepeu
lfeItiintetett videkre, sikerillni fog
] 10 bstor6t / nyakoncslRni.F Igys is
| t0rtent. Az inspektor a Yellow
lstone Park kozeleben ratalalt .
lkepen lathat6 alakra, akitol vi
/ szont megtudta "fotografus
4 tartozkodasi Aelyet. A betor6'
ezekutan rovidesen kezrekeritet
dtek.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-11-23
Megoltek a legszebb legenyt

Batyubal volt Lukan, oft mula-
tott falu legszebb es legdere-
kabb legenye is: Lesko Ferenc. Dc
a tobbiek megirigyeltek, hogy a
leanyok mind futnak utana, kihiv-
tax az udvarra S annyira ossze-
szurkaltak, hogy haro mnap mul-
va meghalt.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-11-23
ESEMENYEK
(Folytatas az |. oldalrol.)

New Jerseyben; tobb szaz rakpar-
ii munkas sztrajkol Portlandben,
Ore.; kisebbmeretu sztrajk van
folyamatban a nagytavakon, es a
selyemipari munkasok sztrajkja
sem ert meg veget Patersonban,
N. j.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1922-11-23
AMERIKAI MAGYAR HIRLAP

hasznaa republicans part pedg mint me6heto mennyi
sege gyeemre ag meltaja partonkvuseg cegere aatt
ravaszkod6 oreget
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
MOTOR|ST APPEALS
TO POLICE TO STOP
GAMES IN STREETS
WOMAN DRIVER ARGUES AGAINST
USE OF PAVEMENTS FOR DIE
MOND BATTLES, POINTING OUT
RISKS CHILDREN TAKE.

a woman auto owner phoncd m ap-
peal to the Free Tradcr.JOnrnaI las.
night to see if campaign coull not
be launched against boys and gir,s of
story was not an unusual one to OF
.tawa auto owners. It was Of a bal.
game, a group Of children in tie
street and a foul ball which landed
directly in the path Of her auto. 4
boy darted after the ball, and if her
brakes had not been WUrEing good t3C
child would have been injured or PEI
haps killed.
The woman suffered a severe ner
yous shock and gave the passengers
in her car bad shaking up, although
no one was injured The case is one
Of many which occur in the city every
day Some streets have been taIlm
over by the children until auto driy.
ers who are well acquainted w'th tho
neighborhcois never traverse them.
"Couldnt the police go ont ar0uno
the ci y and warn the boys and el.s
Of the danger Of playing in Tho
streets2' inquired the woman. some
child is going to be killed. Perhaps it
will be the fault of a driven and pos.
sibly not but no man or w0mar
whether innocent or entity. wants TO-
crush the life or health from a child
The city has the power to compel
kiddies to keep from playing in tHN
streets, omdaugcring not only their
own Iyps hut Ibn-r of drivers Hnt
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
Anderson vs.. international Har
Sester COmp&uy

Anderson yg. international Har-
yoster Company.
Crotty vs. Ellis.
UphOft vs. SmiJla
SchUmas VS., Bremen.
The $1,000 damage suit brought by
G. ViclTey against the Illinois Cen
tral railroad was dismissed yesterday
afternoon for want of prosecution.
The $500 assumpsit suit brought by
F. +. Pierce against Earl Kelly was
also dismissed for want of prosecu-
ton.
A new trial calendar of civil cases
was posted in the circuit court this
morning The cases will be called for
hearing tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock, before Judge Eldredge The
order in which they will be heard will
be as follows:
Chicago Portland Cement Co. VS..
City of Oglesby.
H. Van De Pol VS.. r. O'Neil ct al,
w. J. Chance VS.. W. 5. Eisenhart
Adam Nebergal vs.. w. G. BosseI-
mann Silica Co.
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co, VS., Jo-
seph Miklaycic.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
GEORGE FRElSHEIMER
TRAVELS I'M EUROPE

Mrs. Clara Watkins of South OF
tawa received a card YESTERDAY
from her brother, George Freisheim.
er, Missoula, Mont, druggist The
card was written from a hotel in
Berlin. Mr. Freisheimer has been
travelling in Egypt, Asia. Africa and
the orient He has had as a travel
ing companion Frank O. LOwden,
former governor of Illinois, who has
visited the points covered by the
Montana gentleman.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
Attends Church MEETING.

Rev. G. w Farrar. rector of Christ
church, is attending a convocation Of
the Southern and Northern Deaneries
of the Chicago diocese of the Episco-
pal church in Aurora today and tomor-
row. Bishop Charles p. Anderson
preached the opening sermon and
made an address ad clerum. \ quiet
day of retreat and meditations by
Bishop Griswold followed The Dean
cries will be held in Ottawa in Sep
tember.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
DUNN FAILS TO OPPEAR
FOR TRIAL: COURT
FORFElTS BOND
FEENEY IS SOUGHT
TWO MEN UNDER INDICTMENT
IN CIRCUIT TRIBUNAL REFUSE
TO SHOW UP WHEN CASES ARE
CALLED FOR TRIAL.

Two men whose cases were sChcd.
uled to 20 on trial in the circuit court
today, defaulted appearance, and had
their bail forfeited The men We're
James L. Dunn, alleged Chicago auto
bandit, and Edward Fccncy, Of Strea-
tor charged with burglary and lar
Ceny
Dunn's case promised to be- Of great
interest locally, as he is dlcged to
have been one Of the men who was
surprised in the act of stcal,Hy Fred
Schumacher's touring car from the
rear of his home on Grafton street at
. o'clock on the morning Of Jluud v
10. 1921. A cash bond was furnished
hv Oscar Elacberlo Of the First ,, 'ust
& Savings bank Edward Feency was
10 face prosecution on charge Of
burglary and larceny Peter KneCht
had furnished bond for him in the ,uil
OF $500.
Feeney was charged with two other
men, with having entered the ticket
office at Garfield and taken candy and
tickets valued at $50.
Dunn's case had been set for hear
ing yesterday, but his attorney l.. o.
Browne secured n twentyfour h1Ir
continuance This morning Air
Browne appeared in court bearing u
registered letter which he had mailed
10 Dunn, bur which had been rethrnnd
10 him. He stated that he was unable
10 locate his Client. He said tha' Dunn
was on the road, and had left his
wife's street number as the address 20
send his mail. The letter Nfr browne
stated. which had been sent to his ad- |
dress had failed to reach lim.
Called Three Times
The formal process Of calling the
.hn,, n';,i, h,, .,a ..,nrt I,oiIif altar
which the states Attorney moved |
that the defendant he in dofault. He
tban moved that q erirn facias he Is. |
euad for Dunn and his bondsman. o.
oar IIonborIe to onnnaf in coui,r af The |
nnvt tern, to shoy why mJgmcnt for |
tho s1 nOo bor1 shonId moi be Levied |
ogoi,ot tb,u
Thn court then ordered a caDi9s =
euod FOR tha bodv nf Dunn
Indicted for Burglary.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16

] L
read into the record to-
day in the trial of Cover
nor Small charged with conspiring
with Vernon Curtis, president Of the
] bank, and Lieut.. Governor Sterling to
lembczzie state funds.
The state mWoduced more than
| twenty of the drafts, totalling $l4.-
/ $4,000 as a link in the alleged chain
! by W ich they charge the three de-
| tcndants with the late Senator
! Edward c. Curtis used $29,OOOOOO of
state funds thru the Grant Park bank
for their private gain.
The drafts were presented after
! judge Edwards oycrrulcd objections
| by the defense.
Harry c. Luehrs, assistant state
treasurer, who spent most of yester-
| day on the stand identifying books
and records Of the treasurer's office,
still was on the stand under direct
examination at noon today He
probably will be turned over to the
defense this afternoon for cross
| examination
lil' sue c.'!,L'Gl," uA''''''a''o" Vi
W. ''''.'''7 1T ''o, NJ
Another Clerk Dismissed.
G. H. Nellingof, clerk in the treas
uror'a Office testified he know nothing
about the case and was dismissed
without cross examination. The court
ordered ms testimony stricken out
Thomas Hughes, a bookkeeper. tes
titled that he know of the vault ac-
count and the safe account but
that ne had no part IN thein' MI. lie
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
RECORD NUMBER Of
TAX OBJECTIONS ARE:
ENTERED IN COURT
COMPLAINTS REACH 200 MARK
AGAINST ASSESSMENTS-BRUCE
LEADS WITH "kICKS"-JUDGE
RECk TO DECIDE ISSUE.


Two huhared ana ten La Sale
county property owners filed obieC-
tions to their 1921 tax assessments
Thoso oortosto,ts flca moi, ,Ia,,
,.,, r.'.. r,
~. o"I''s N!y,N SuSon p'CI''lI,,
to stage battles to have their taxoe
reduced.
T4,na for 6,iro or ohfoc+iore ovrir,1
vestprday aftnrnonn n.hon n,o rarrt
houoa cIosad for tbo dow Tho nnn,
ho, n.a' +hn iar,,alt ,,..n ar,t'',. r't''''
taxes levied against tbom in a single
,'',,. r,s, 5,,5,,5 -. q
ar t,a nIioo,a "l'"r r,,io " "''u ,"r,,.%
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Daniel loder, Ohio, As; Luella
Cover, Mendoza, 81
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
WEATHER

Generally TAR tonight
and Wednesday, preeed.
ed by showers. Warmer
"Wednesday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-16
TREASURY DRAFTS
TURN over LARGE
AMOUNTS To BANK
Waukegan May 6.-Drafts on the treasury
OF Illinois, payable to the Grant Park bank,
private banking institution in Grant Park, town

of 900 population, were
read into the record to-
day in the trial of Cover
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-14
"GRANDFATHERS" RACE
IN MONTPELIER

MONTPELIER, July 14-The
second "grandfathers" race under
the auspices of the Montpelier
Chamber of Commerce run on
State street over a 150-yard course
was won by J. A. Chaplin of Mid
dlesex. with Z. S. Whitcomb of
of Vershire third, and Harry f.
Hawkins of Montpelier fourth.
The winners time was 40 seconds.
David Spicer of Montpelier finish
pelier sixth, and Frank Bombard Of
pelier sirth, and Frank Bombard OF
Barre seventh.
All the contestants are over 60
years of age. Mr.. Chapin is go as
is Mr.. Whitcomb and Mr., Spicer,
Mr.. Willett is 81, Mr.. Hawkins 62,
Mr.. Bombard &C, and Mr.. Tcnney
70.
The starter was Mayor Dean X.
Lille and nine judges Officiated,
three watching for each of the
first three places. Following the
race, Joe" Chaplin received Il
check for $25 from David j..
Burns, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce "Gene" Whitcomb
was paid $15 for his effort and
"Cv" Tenney drew so as third
prize. - -.&k # = - 1.-.Ek
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-14
TO RESTRAIN ELECTION
OE B. & M. OEEICIAL,

BOSTON, July IA petition
for an injunction restraining Of
ficials of the New York Central
and Boston and Maine railroad
from carrying out an alleged CON
spiracy to elect Eldred H. Smith,
president of the former road as
chairman of the board of directors
of the Boston and Maine, has been
filed with the Supreme Court, it
was announced at a meeting of
stockholders of the Boston and
Maine today.
1t was said the petition also ask
ed that the directors of the Boston
and Maine were enioined from
counting the ballots for directors
at recent meeting on the grounds
that the New York Central has
sought to obtain the proxy votes
of small stockholders to elect Mr..
Smith give the New York Central
illegal control of the Boston and
Maine.
1t was learned later that to-
days petition was filed Immediate
ly after Judge Crosby of the Su-
preme court had denied a previ-
Gus petition for an injunction to
prevent a declaration of the "vote
passed at the Boston and Maine
meeting in May on $4,000
shares of stock held by the New
York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad company"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-14
VOTE ORLEANS
IS CLEANEST
TOWN OF SIZE
School Children Receive
American Flag AS
Honor

The town of Orleans, Vermont,
has been honored by the New
England Clean Up and Paint Up
Campaign Committee for its de-
termined effort to become the
cleanest and brightest town in
New England, in competition with
other towns having a population
of 5000 or less.
In a statement recently issued
by the campaign committee it was
announced tha-;
"The judges decided that the
town of Orleans, Vermont, had
conducted the best organized,
most thorough, and most educa-
tional campaign for cleanliness
and brightness of any town in
New England of 5000 or less pop
ulation."
The judges making the awards
were Mrs. John B. Hall of RoX-
bury, Mass, Mrs. L. P. Foster of
Manchester, N. H., and Mrs Mabel
Frost of Lawrence, Mass. Prize
winners were determined from
written reports giving outlines of
the campaigns and from the SER
vice report slips filled in by the
pupils covering their activities.
Clean Up Paint Campaigns
were conducted by AZ towns and
116 cities competed for the Silver
Cup WHICH was awarded to Lynn,
Mass.
Symbolic of the honor which
they have won, the school chill
dren of Orleans have received a
fine American flag with poles and
cords. Other towns in New Eng
land to receive this honor were
Branford, Me, Yarmouth, Me,
Hinsdale, Mass, Kittery, Me, and
Warren, Me.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-14
PLAN CHANGE
IN ROOSEVELT
TRAIL ROUTE
St. Johnsbury Commercial
Club Secretary at
Meeting

About a dozeen members of the
Vermont branch Of the Roosevelt
Highway association met in the
Board of Trade rooms in Montpe-
her Thursday afternoon to attend
the annual meeting st. JohnSburY
was represented at the gathering
by the secretary of the Commercial
Club, Arthur +. Stone. The aSsOcla
ton were fortunate in having the
secretary of the national associa
ton present, A. W. Tracy Of Du-
luth as we'll as FRANK French Of
Manchester, secretary of the New
Hampshire branch.
Max l.. Powell Of Burlington oc-
cupied the chair as president of
the organization and much interest
was manifested in the annual re-
port of the secl etarY James +.
Taylor Of Burlington. Though Yer
mont is one of the smallest Of the
II states through which this inter
national highway passes it now has
100 members. Burlington leads
W lUl J'D IICIlDCIN - 4hOilN paw
comes second with A and st.
boys, each five years of age, who
want homes on farms Miss Web
ster feels that they should be in
the country as each loves farm
Johnsbury has 20 with the other
towns from islands TO Lake Cham
plain to Lunenburg furnishing the
rest. From the membership drives
conducted along the line of the
trail $1,662 had been received and
after paying for the expense Of
the drive the balance will be
equally divided between the ma
tional and the Vermont asSocia-
ton.
Secretary Tracy spoke of the in
Continued on page ~
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-14
DINSMORE TO
TAKE BOYS TO
YELLOWSTONE
Supt. of Fish Hatchery
to Guide Party On
Western Trip

All arrangements have been
completed for the Yellowstone
Park Hikers who go under the
direction Of A. H. Dinsmore, Sup
erintendent of the st. Johnsbury
Fisheries Station, for an extend
ed outing in the great American
wonderland.
The five lucky boys who COM
prise the party are James Cos
grove, Russell Brown, and Harold
Gage of St. Johnsbury; Douglass
Lakey Of Providence, r. l., and
Theodore Grant of Portland,
Maine.
The party will leave St, Johns
bury on the morning of July %,
going via Montreal, Chicago, St.
Paul and Gardiner, Montana, to
Continued on page three)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-14
MORE HOMES
WANTED FOR
CHILDREN
Gen. Sec. of Children's
Aid Society Visits
st. JOhnsbury

Miss Josephine L. Webster of
Burlington, the general secretary
of the Vermont Children's Aid So
ciety, was in St. Johnsbury Fri
day returning from motor trip
through Orleans and Essex coun-
ties. Miss Webster's companion
on the trip is Mrs. l.. B. Platt of
Burlington, a veteran worker in
the cause for destitute children.
Mrs, Platt was the president of
the Home for Destitute Children
in Burlington IS years, resigning
the past year. She has been a
member of the board for over 40
years and her interest is still as
keen as that of the energetic sec
retary of the society who is doing
so much for the unfortunate chill
dren of Vermont.
Like the proud head of a family
Miss Webster carries with her
pictures of her large flock of or
phans and near orphans and she
wakes enthusiastic as she points
out the beauty and the superior
quality of each little waif under
her charge A number have been
placed in homes in this section
and one object of this trip is to
visit the children, to see if they
are happily situated, and that
every thing is being done for the
well-being.
More homes are needed for
children. One adorable baby,
about a year old is offered for
adoption. She will not wait long
for a home. Then there are two
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-14
keller FREED
AFTER TRIAL IN
NEWPORT COURT
Conflicting Testimony By
Witnesses In Snug
Cling Case

Homer kceler of No. 10 Second
street, Newport, arrested several
days ago on the charge of trans
porting a family of French Cana
dians who were attempting to
evade the immigration laws of the
United States was given his
freedom last night by L. S. Com
missioner w. +. Cleary. The
hearing occupied several hours
time and was continued until well
into the evening. Keller had en-
ployed as counsel H. S. Pierce
and had as witness, his wife, Vic
tor and Leonard Carter, Doric Pa
lin and Ernest Wood, all of New
port.
Witnesses for the government
were inspectors James 7. Ford,
Ottoman Hevelkc, Herbert A..
Rice, U. S. customs men at Derby
Line, and S. Hyman, immigration
officer at Derby Line.
Edward Blanchard of Wotton,
Que, who with his wife and five
children had made a second inef-
fectual attempt to "come on the
states was also placed on the
stand.
The testimony was very con-
flicting, the stories told by differ
ent witnesses tlatly contradicting
each other. Under oath the two
sides gave totally opposite teSti-
mony. Kceler who was paid s.
to bring the family from Rock
Island to Newport, by one Hen
ault, who operates garage at
Rock Island, said he was told
that the party had missed their
train and wished to get to the i'm
migration office in Newport in
time to take the night train
south and claimed that the affair
was a frame-up on him, that he
did not know that the party was
evading the law
Blanchard, who was refused ad-
mission last May, was bound for
Woonsocket, K. L., and his story
differed materially from keelers,
in that he sand he was transported
in car from a hotel in Rock
Island to a point on the Beebe
road mile and a half from the
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