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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
AM. LEGION
WINS OVER
SUMMERVILLE
6 to 3 Victory After -Four
Innings of Lively
Baseball

Resplendent in new uniforms of
gray, Summerville suffered the
sting of defeat in lively four inn
ing game at the campus last night
at the hands of the American
Legion by the score of 6 to 8.
The loyal boys of the little village
across the Passumpsic put up a
good battle against odds which
were against them from the start.
While losers in last nights game
the lads can be counted in for a
fine showing before the league
season is over.
Heavy hitting by Harley Page,
superior twirling by the elongat-
ed sporting editor of the Gale
donian-Record staff, Perley Hill,
and few lucky breaks put the
game on ice for the Legion. The
Legion was going strong in the
first half of the fifth when Um-
pire Racette called the contest Off
on account of darkness. The
officials of the league have ruled
that three full innings constitute
game and as four innings and
a half had been played before The
game was called, the score re-
verted to the end of the fourth.
The officials of the league should
see that the games start promptly
at o'clock. Last nights contest
Jagged for 20 minutes in getting
under way which caused the end
ing in the middle of the fifth. The
400 fans had "a good time but
would have preferred a complete
contest which would have been
possible had the game started on
time.
Smith led off in the first with Il
fly to Leonard. F. Lillicrap drew
a single and Eugene Page landed
at first on a muif of his fly to
center Harley Page then swat
ted double, scoring two runs.
Summervillc failed to score in
the first two frames. Hill had the
game in the palm of his hand and
only eight men went to bat in the
first two frames.
In the third inning the Legion
scored two more runs. Eugene
Page landed on first by an error
Of Goldberg and went to third on
his brothers two baggcr. He
scored on a wild pitch. Harley
(CohtinueG Oh page fve)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
Investigating the
Automobile Accident

Fred French, the driver and
owner of the West Burke car that
went over the embankment Tues
day afternoon, was not seriously
injured as was at first feared and
came out of the accident with a
small scar on the head and slight
lameness.
Mr.. French claims that he met
and passed a northbound car at a
point about 100 feet or more north
of the scene of the accident. He
says that at this spot the road was
plenty wide enough for two cars
to pass, but that both cars were
going so fast that when he turned
out to pass the touring car he was
unable to get his own carback into
the center of the road
The Studebaker car plunged
over the steep embankment and
its speed was lessoned bv sizable
trees which are still bent by the
passing over of the car One of the
front wheels of his car was broken
and the spokes scattered about.
The car is now in the West Burke
garage for repairs.
States Attorney Campell, ac-
companied by Sheriff Worthen and
Judge Blodgett visited the scene
of the accident Wednesday and
Mr.. Campbell started an inveStiga-
ton on his own account as to the
cause of the accident and the
events that followed the death of
William Melcner.
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OLD STARS TO
AID NEWPORT
ON DIAMOND
TyrOn, Bower, Brown,
Laird, and Maloney
Will Return

With S110O already subscribed
and the assurance of more where
that money came from, and with
a strong nucleus of star ball tos-
sers already signed up, the base
ball situation at Newport is very
bright. The Border City fans are
apparently going to be satisfied
with nothing short of a team of
the caliber of last years diamond
aggregation.
"Malo' 'Maloney, the clean cut
initial sacker, who covered his
bag so creditably last year will
again be at his old post this sum-
mer. The famous Holy Cross
first baseman is already report
ed to be in fine physical trim, and
he will arrive in Newport in ample
time for the opening of the big
season on June Is.
Brainy Bower, guardian of the
secondary cushion, is another fa-
miliar face who will be seen in
action on the Newport diamond
this summer. Brainy has been
in the Border City for some time,
making several excursions out to
the fishing grounds at Lake Sey
mour. Brainy played football
in and around New York city
last fall and kept in condition
throughout the winter. He will
be all set when the umpire hol-
lers "play ball" on the 18th.
J. Bower earned the rep of being
one of the steadiest players who
ever donned a spiked shoe in this
section. He rarely fumbles any
thing that comes bouncing down
toward his station although he
gives the fans plenty of thrills by
the nonchalant manner in which
he first seems to be about to miss
the ball as he fields it and shoots
it to first all in continuation Of
the same motion.
Benny Tryon, captain of the
University of Vermont baseball
team that took Dartmouth into
camp the other day by the score
of to 3, will probably hold down
his old position in either center or
left field. He is at present patrol
ling the center garden for the
University of Vermont and is
clouting the old apple right on the
button.
"Nels" Laird sends word from
| far off California that he will be
Pout there on the diamond when
the first game starts. The little
shortstop played such fine ball last
year that the fans could not con-
slider his absence from the dia-
mond this year and insisted that
"Nels" again return to Newport
to handle the daisy cutters that
will come hopping down to him at
short.
Another "Ncls" will undoubted-
ly be seen in action at Newport
this summer and that is "Nels'
Brown who was wont to cover the
right garden for the Border City
last year. During the season last
year he was in a bad batting
slump, but this spring "Nels" is
said to be clouting the pellet fe-
rociously.
A game will be played with 4
strong Boston y. NJ c. A. nine on
July 4. The visitors are coming
, to Newport with an all star cast
and are out to win.
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No Word of Car
Stolen at Concord

Nothing has been heard or seen
of the Chevrolet five passenger
car which was stolen from the
Concord garage on Memorial Day
in the evening. The automobile had
been placed in the garage by Judge
f. A. Brewer but two or three days
before the theft occurred.
The car was without tires on the
rear whels but was driven out of
the garage, after small quantity
of oil and gas was taken. Tires and
tubes which were available around
the garage were undisturbed. After
being wriven out of the village of
Concord, the car, was evidently
stopped and tires placed on the
rear wheels. Tim the thieves went
on their journey.
The Concord garage has recent
ly been purchased by P. j. Martin
from Fred F. Smith.
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PUBLICITY WORK
FOR ROOSEVELT
HIGHWAY
Chain of Clubs Being
Formed Includes st.
JOhnsbury

The Roosevelt Trail, the national
highway stretching from ocean TO
ocean along the northern border
of the United States is now open to
tourist travel, with so per cent i'm
proved roads and the remaining 20
per cent either under process Of
construction or the work author
lied, according to A. w. Tracy of
Duluth, Mimi, executive secretary
and general manager for the
Theodore Roosevelt International
Highway association, who is COM
ing to st. Johnsbury Friday
night on his spring tour from
coast to coast over the route of
the Roosevelt highway.
In line with the ~lan which is
being inaugurated al lalong the
route of the Roosevelt highway,
there will be organized in Burling-
ton and later in Montpelier, st.
Johnsbu1y and possibly in Barre,
Roosevelt Higwhay clubs which
will function in securing for this
new highway the proper publicity
and in ATTRACTING TO the sections
covered by the highway Just as
many tourists as possible. A chain
of clubs with this aim is now be
ing organized across the continent
and it is the expectation of the
highway association that they will
constitute a mighty force in open
ing up the Great Northland of the
United States to more extended
tourists traffic.
In speaking of the work which
is being done to make the Theo-
dore Roosevelt International High
way the most popular route for
tourist travel in the country, Mr..
Tracy said that during the past
year, 10 of the Il States through
which the highway passes have
spent a total of $6,18S, ,S23.68 upon
the roads which the Roosevelt
highway includes. The highway is
now 80 per cent improved and 80
per cent posted. Half of the unim-
proved road is now under contract
for improvement, and assurances
have been received that the entire
road will be in first class shape by
the end of 1923. Already, the sum
Continued on page 81
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DIR. STEVENS TESTIFIES
IN OWN DEFENSE

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June /
Dr.. Michael NJ. Stevens charged
with manslaughter because of the
death of Miss Logue his office as
sistant, whose body was found
Christmas morning on couch in
the doctors office, testified this
morning of a drug to relieve
the patients tooth-ache.
He said he withstood, for time,
her pleading for a second injection
of the drug before he acquiesced.
He gave her gram and later gave
her half a grain. Miss Looue said
she felt easier and after getting her
hot water bottle, Dr.. Stevens
testified he went home to beu.
He said he slept until aout 800
o'clock Christmas morning and
when he went to the office, Miss
Logue was dead.
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HOPE FOR MEETING
OF IRISH FACTIONS

LONDON, June1-Hope for a
meeting between the renresenta-
tives of the Ulster government and
the governmnt of southrn Ireland
was expressed after a conference
between Premier Sir James Craig
and Lord Londonderry of the us
ter cabinet with Premier Lloyd
George.
1t is understood that the con-
ferees will meet again tomorrow.
1t is understood that the principal
object of the conference was to
place before the Ulster leaders the
British governments view on the
Collins-De Valera pact, and de-
Craig's reiterated declaration that
he will not meet Michael Collins
and Arthur Griffith. Official circles
express the hope that he will altar
his decision.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
SILSBY-SUITOR
WEDDING
WEDNESDAY
c. E. Silsby and Bride
Off for Motor Trip
to Buffalo

Miss Marion Suitor, daughter of
William Suitor of Pine street, and
Charles f. Silsby of the st. Johns
bury Buick Co., Inc, were quietly
married Wednesday afternoon at
the brides home by her pastor,
the Rev. George W. Hylton o.
Grace Methodist church. Only the
immediate relatives were present
at the ceremony which was per-
formed at two o'clock. The dec
orations were lilacs and ever
greens, the bridal party standing
under an arch of the fragrant
blossoms combined with the green
cry. Mrs. Oscar Hoppere of Lyn-
donville, sister of the bride, played
the wedding march and a small
nephew was the ring bearer. The
bride, who was unattended was
prettily gowned in navy georgette
with trimmings of jade green and
carried a shower bouquet of sweet
peas and roses.
A wedding luncheon in the pref
tily decorated dining room follow
Cu IlIC CcIcilOlN anu WdS SeINeu
by Mrs. Mabel Bullock of Beebe,
sister of the bride assisted by
Miss Mabel Silsby, sister of the
groom. The guests were those
who witnessed the ceremony,
members of the two families. In
addition to the bride and groom,
Mr.. Suitor and his daughters,
there were present, Oscar Hopper
and two sons of Lyndonville, Miss
Mabel Silsby and the groom'5
daughter and sons, Miss Bertha
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Continued OIL page 4)
CORNER FUGITIVE
LUMBER lack

TEMPLETON, Mass, June1-
Edward Savage, fugitive lumber
Jack and farm hand who is believ-
ed to be seeking to plan to blow up
the home of John Merkel was cor
nered today in a spot of woods
southwest of Brool.s village. State
constabulary and local officers
while pressinG in on him looked
also for the hiding place of the
dynamite which he took from the
Merkel farm three weeks ago, af-
ter an alleged attempt to stab
members of the family and to
poison them and their live stock.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
PUPILS GIVE
FINE RECITAL
AT NEWPORT
Musicale Reflects Great
Credit Upon Teacher,
Mrs. A. J. White

On Wednesday evening, May "a
Mrs. A. J. White presented her
pupils in a piano recital at her
home, East Main street. Newport.
About 125 guests including par
ents and friends of pupils who
were interested in their work lis
tened to a very attractive pro-
gram.
Every number from the
younger ones to the older and
more advanced pupils were listen
ed to very attentively by the very
appreciative audience. All played
with a great deal of expression
and technic and showed very fine
execution especially from the
higher grades. Their playing dis
played very thorough work and
reflected great credit on their
teacher.
The program follows:
FIRST PART
Symphony in B Minor-Andante
Shubert
Continued on page 81
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
RACING BALLOONS
REMAIN IN AIR

MILWAUKEE, June Twelve
of the thirteen balloons which left
Milwaukee yesterday afternoon
were still in the air at midday to-
day according to race officials.
Seven have been seen passing IL
linois and Missouri towns flying
southwesterly, and five, aero club
officials said, must be crossing
Lake Erie.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01

the maintenance of way employ
eS, according to the Herald and
Examiner. Reductions in hourly
wages, said 20 be awaiting only
formal announcement here follow:
Apprentices, five cents; helpers
five cents; mechanics seven cents;
passenger car men seven cents;
freight car men nine cents.
CINCINNATI, June Edward
H. Fitzgerald, grand president of
the Brotherhood Railroad clerks,
freight handlers, express and
station employees, announced to-
day that Is chiefs Of the railroad
brotherhood will met in Cincinnati
next Tuesday to take up matters
vital to the common welfare of
the railroad workers. Some forty
executives are expected to attend
the meeting. The meeting was
called under instruction of 3. M.
Jewell, of the American federation
of labor
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
17-YEAR OLD GIRL
TELLS OF ASSAULT
WEST ROXFORD, Mass,

WEST BOAF OkD II, Mass,
June Miss Jennie Doucette,
aged IT, a pupil in the Andover
High school, was found in a semi
conscious state on the piazza Of
her home today. She told of be
ing attacked in her home while
her mother was calling on a friend
by a man about 60 years old. On
May the Ducette girl reported
being assaulted by a man giving
the description of her assailant.
At the time the police conducted
an investigation but did not find
the man.
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APPROPRIATE FUNDS
FOR MTPJC GAMES

PARIS, June 1.-The finance
commission of the chamber of Dep
uties today voted an appropriation
of 100000 francs to defray the
expenses of holding the 1924 O.ym-
pic games in PARIS.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
BOY ROLLING HOOP is
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE

VERNON, Vt, June Nv hlIe
rolling a hoop on the road here
late yesterday Wayne Stewart, a
boy of 9, was struck and killed by
an automobile driven bv j. Tai
madge of Boston, an official of an
automobile company. The boy was
thrown against a tree by the road
side and his neck was broken.
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HOUSE RESCINDS
WARD FRAUD ACTION

WASHINGTON, June1-The
House rules committee by a vote
of to 4 rescinded ats action in giv-
ing privileged sta ous to the Wood
uff-Johnson resolution for invest
igations of alleged laxity of gov
ernment prosecution of war fraud
cases.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
KILLED IN BELFAS T

BELFAST, June 1-Grosvenor
Road was the scene of intense fir
ing today. A boy was struck by
one of the bullets and killed. In
Falls Road there was considerable
shooting, Four wounded persons
were taken to hospitals. Special
Constable Rolston, whose death
precipitated last nights shooting,
died of his wounds and this, with
the death today of another person,
brought the total of fatilities to
IL. ..AxtaM5AM
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Number II
GUNPOWDER FOR THE MIND

What gunpowder did for war; the printing press has
done for the mind; and the statesman longer clad
in the steel of special education but every reading
is his judge
The press is the exclusive literature of the Millions
to them it is literature, church and college
We live under government of men and newspapers.
Wendell Phillips.
The invention of printing added new element of
power to the From that hour, in a most especial
sense the brain and not the the thinker and not the
soldier books and not kings, to rule the world and
weapons forged in the mind, edged and brighter
than the sunbeam, to suppan the sword and the
battle-axe.-Whipple.
journalism has already to be the first power IN
the land.-Samue BoWles.
The above expressions stronger than your
mind will make when you give thought to the tre
mendous influence which newspapers exert upon the ma
tion.
Are you glad that your newspaper is a good one IN
stead of poor one? Do appreciate it and support
it?
Copyright w. knight
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group that now declares their fail
ure to find the Gross" mentioned
by Ward as a member of the
matchmaking gang, convinces those
studying the case that Cross" is
a pure myth. Today marks the
10th day since the sailor Peters
was found dead on the Kensico
reservoir road. District Attorney
Weeks admits that the mystery
has him worried and declares his
determination TO find a solution.
Two sets of Investigators work
ing on the case went outside West
chester county today. Assistant
District Attorney Harris and
County Detective John Pelley de-
parted in an auto for destina-
ton they refused to disclose Har-
ris said they would not return to-
day. Two departed to New York
to search the vicinity of Times
Square for blackmailers.
PHILADELPHIA, June Guy
A. Phillips, world war veteran, re-
iterated here today that he saw
Clarence Peters, slain by Walter
S. Ward, in Philadelphia at noon
on May Is, and at $50 a. m., May
Is. Peters body was found in
New Rochelle. Phillips is sure it
was Peters as the latter show
ed him discharge papers from
the navy on which was the name
Clarence Peters. He said he
wrote a letter to Mrs. Walter S.
Ward last Friday but has not ye:
received reply. Phillips is a
resident of Reading, Pa.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, June |
Miss Martha Kendall, who once
filed suit charging criminal CON
spiracy against Ward, has been
found in Hollywood. She is Il
modiste and said:
81 can throw light on the mys-
terry all right. | know few
things that those interested in
prosecuting Ward would like to
know I'll tell all l know if they
ask me-not til then"
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Railway Labor Board
Plans Another Slash
$50,OOO,00O Reduction Would Af-
feet 100000 Workers On
Railroad Lines
(By the Associated Press)

900 affecting 10000 shop craft employees is momen
tary expected from the railway labor board sequel
last Sundays slash of $4,000 600 from the annual OF
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01
Modiste AT Hollywood Says She
Can Throw Some Light On Mystery
Former Service Man Says Dispute
Over Girl Was Worrying Peters
Before He Was Shot
(By the Associated Press)

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, June 1.-The entrance of one
group OF detectives brought into the Ward case bv
District Attorney Weeks to investigate the mysterious
and shooting affair." and the exit of another
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-01

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
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Continued on Last Page
, 1922-11-16
Mail Clerks Are Sentenced.

Council Bluffs. Iowa.-Eleven of the
thirty-four railway mail clerks who
pleaded guilty to larceny from the
wholesale thefts from the Union
Pacific mail terminal here were sen
fenced by Federal Judge NJ. J. Wade
to varying terms in both federal and
state penal institutions. Twenty-Five
Others were placed on probation until
the x term OF court. when they
must submit to the court a written re-
port from two dls~Interested persons as
TO their conduct in the intermin.
, 1922-11-16
MEDIUM STEERS PROFITABLE
De kalb County (IIi.) Farmer Is Of
Opinion That Grade Stuff
Is Superior.

The prime feeder steer. so often
cited MS the best b~eef-making machine,
Is sometimes a less profitable animal.
according to IA De Kalb county (Ill.)
cattle feeder. than the steer Of poorer
quality. This man has had experience
with both kinds and regularly feeds
eight to ten carloads a year.
The prime steer undoubtedly will
produce a somewhat better killer than
the poorer quality animal. but 1t is his
belief that the difference in price is
less on the finished animals than II is
on the feeders. The kind of steers he
now buys It has been possible to pur-
chase as feeders at about / cent less
than the price of the best mes When
finished and put on the market these
steers ordinarily have sold about half
n cent lower than steer of the other
quality. lie figures that his cost Of
gain is about the same ms that Of the
others. Thus there Is an advantage
of one-half cent a pound In feeding
this second-grade stun instead of the
very best.
, 1922-11-16
GUARD AGAINST HOG CHOLERA
II Herd Is Treated Immediately or
First Sign of Disease Loss
Will Be Small.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Watch for the first hog to show signs
of cholera, advises the United States
Department of Agriculture. If the
herd is treated Immediately it Is gen
orally possible to save the herd with
but few losses. If the disease, how.
ever, Is allowed to reach all the ami
mails before the Serum preventive treat.
ment is applied heavy losses may be
expected. Hog-cholera serum Is o
preventive and not u cure for hog
cholera, the department points out.
Whenever a hog dies of an unknown
cause the owner should watch his herd
closely for at least a week, and If any
more hogs In the herd begin to show
signs of sickness a veterinarian should
be called Immediately, for the chances
are that hog cholera has reached the
herd and prompt action in applying the
serum treatment Is the only thing that
will save the well animals. A high
temperature, ranging from 105 de-
grees F., to los degrees F., in a hog
that staggers when 1t walks, is q
pretty good Indication of hog cholera,
Such hogs should be segregated and
not allowed to mingle with other hogs
or to wander about. for they will
spread the disease wherever they go
sometimes In places where it is impos
sible to disinfect. Hogs that die on
the farm should be buried. or, prefer