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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
LEGION MIKES
WITH ELKS IN
INITIAL GAME
Tuesday Evening Date of
Opening Contest of
Sunset League

Tuesday evening is the big
time, marked in red on the calen-
dar and being reserved for the
overture of the Sunset League, the
local baseball organization which
has been revived after a lapse of
one year. At 6.15 following ap-
propriate exercises, the American
Legion baseball nine, composed of
the cream of W. X. Knapp's dia-
mond cavorters, will oppose the
B. P. O. Elks aggregation.
Assurance has been given that
the st. Johnsbury band will be on
hand to furnish music for the gala
occasion. A parade, composed of
a nucleus of the band and the
players in uniform will form at
Railroad street square, and will
march to the Campus where the
contest will get under way sharp
ly at els. Players and band
members. and also all fans-who
are cordially invited to join the
parade-are urged to present
themselves at Railroad street
square at 5.45 p. m. This will al
low plenty of time for the parade
and little warming up for the
ball tossers after they arrive on
the baseball field.
Jonas H. Brooks, leading base
hall fan, and one of st. Johns
bury's most prominent citizens,
has accepted the invitation to toss
over the platter the initial pellet
of the Sunset League season. Mr..
Brooks has been working out the
past few nights and states that his
arm has never been in better con-
dition.
Wendell Wright is the captain
of the Legioners. The war vets
have been heaving the horsehide
for several days and indications
gre that 9 snappy brand of ball
tossers will take the field Tues
day evening to try to wrest the
gave from the Elks.
Henry Levasseur is the leader
of the Elks nine, and tonight his
team will HE itself forth to the
campus, where like the Legioners,
it will partake of some stiff prac-
tice
A schedule of games is being
prepared and will be officially an
nounced in a few days. The open
ing game, however, is definitely
settled and the American Legion
will clash with the Elks Tuesday
evening at els. On the following
Thursday, the Summerville A. c.
and the Fairbanks Shop mines will
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
JUDGE POTTER'S
WILL PRESENTED
FOR PROBATE
Bulk of His Estate Is Left
to the South COngrega-
tiOnaI Church

The will of the late Edwin c.
Potter has been presented FOR pro
bate and J. Rolf Searles, the exc
cutor therein named, has been &p-
pointed by Judge Wesley as spec
ial administrator, pending the pro
bate of the will.
The will ha provided the sum
of $3.50 for the perpetual care of
of his lot in Mt. Pleasant cemetery
He leaves the sum of 500 to his
niece, Mrs. Vira Watson of Sutton,
and his watch, chain and Masonic
charm to my old and dear friend
d. c. Horner of ST. Johnsbury, to
whom | would give money if he
needed it"
500 is left to the East St.
Johnsbury Congregational church
which he refers to as 1.-The church
of my beloved father and mother,
and in their memory" To Peacham
Academy wherein my late beloved
wife was educated" is left the sum
of $1O0.
$50 is left to Palestine Com
mandery "as a token of my &p-
preciation of the many kindness
es extended me and mine by the
Sir Knights of the Commandery,
$50 is also left to Apollo Lodge
Knights Of Pythias of St. Johns
bury
The rest o fhis property of every
kind is bequeathed to the South
Congregational church of st.
Johnsbury where as he says in his
will: 81 have spent so many happy
hours and which has so greatly
comforted me in times of sorrow
and distress. Let this gift be known
as The Edwin c. Potter Memoir
ial Fund" and let the principal
and income therefrom be expended
for such beneficial purposes as the
trustees of said church shall from
time to time deem best"
OF course Judge Potter'S estate
has not yet been inventoried, and
so it is not yet known what sum
this brings to the South chuch, but
it is expected to be quite a sub
Stantial sum.
The hearing on the probate of
this will is set for June ).
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12

st. Johnsbury, whose burial took
place yesterday in Mt. Pleasant
cemetery beside the body of his
wife, who died two years ago.
That there is some basis for the
reports contained in Boston pap
ers is the fact that J. Rolf Searles
retained as attorney for the fam
lily of Judge Potter had a lengthy
interview with Mrs. Charlotte B.
Rich, the Dorchester, Mass,
widow, who came to St. Johnsbury
with Judge Potter's body and who
attended the funeral service yes
terday. Mr. Searles went to Bos-
ton last night with O. NJ. Gracey
of Somerville, Mass. one of the
nearest relatives of Mr.. Potter 20
make careful investigation in the
event preceding the death of
Judge Potter and to inquire rig
idly into money affairs of the
judge since he went to Boston last
July.
The Boston Herald published
the following today under st.
Johnsbury date:
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
CAPTURE AUTO THIEVES
IN BOSTON STREETS

BOSTON, May l2-lhe capture
of two alleged automobile thieves
after Wild chase in the neigh
borhood of Park Square furnish
ed thrill for the noon hour
crowd today. Traffic Officer Dlaz
pursued Adoph S. Scott from
Providence Street into the com
mon where a shot from the Off
GERS revolver only made the lug
tive run faster. Then the chase
led through the Public garden
back to Providence street and 20
berkeley street, where, after a
lively battle Scott was placed un-
der arrest. Meanwhile Otto W.
hlnnear, chauffeur for Miss Annie
NJ Paul, a Back Bay society wo-
man, had held John f. Black,
SCOTS companion. Kinnear had
started the chase when he recog-
nized the car in which the Two
men were driving, as the one
stolen from Miss Paul's home in
NeWbury.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
REPORT SMUGGLING OF
CAPE VERDEANS S

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, May
12-Following reports received
from residents of Westport and
vicinity that two boat loads of
Cape Verdeans had been smuggled
ashore on the beach near that
town at dawn today, police and
immigration officials are conduct
ing an investigation. The police
believe the Cape Verdeans were
landed from d vessel anchored of
WeStport harbor. They were said
to bound for New Bedford.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
MANY COMMIT SUICIDE
BY TAKIN POISON

BOSTON, May 12-Ihrce Wo-
men have taken poison in this city
during the past "A hours Miss
Emily Towner, wa suffering the
effects OF poison after she lUrned
that she would be unable to gain
the custody of seven year old
child.
Mrs. Olive Waugh, whose hus-
band left home yesterday after q
quarrel was found dead in her
apartment from poison. Mrs Ethel
Bailey took poison after her hus-
band filed a divorce petition. Nj.
Stephen Covcn OF Rcadville COM
mitted suicide by aanging to tree
near hi, home.
Two other men Frank Whit, "a
civil war veteran OF Middleton. and
an unidentified negro shot them
selves fatally.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
FUNERAL
OF SAM WAH
MONDAY P. M.
Rev. Charles H. Morse
Will Take Charge of
the Burial Service

Following the decision of the
trustees of the st. Johndbury
Cemetery association to donate for
the body of Sam Wah some of his
friends have arranged for a fu-
neral at the grave OIL Monday af-
ternoon at O'Clock. The service
will be in charge of Rev. Charles
H. Morse wha had become much
interested in the laundrynan and
had often conversed with him in
his shop. The public are cordially
invited to attend the burial service
at Mt. Pleasant cemtery.
Soon after the Chinaman's death
Fred W. Kelley and Chief of
Police Finley started a subsc1ip-
ton paper which read ss follows: {:
1--WE, the undersigned, friends of
Sam Wah, having in his lifetime
entertained a deep respect for the
character and sterling qualities of
our fellow citizen, and desiring TO
provide him with a decent burial
and suitable funeral services, do
hereby donate the sum set opposite
our names that his mortal remains
may be honored and buried with
that respect which is due the de-
parted dead"
About $50 was quickly raised
and Chief Finley has kept this
money awaiting the burial. 1t is
planned to repay the town the $40
paid the undertaken at the time of
his death and to use the rest for a
suitable headstone.
At the time of his death the To-
car authorities tried both in BoS-
ton and Washington to ascertain
if Sam Wah's countrymen in eth
er city wished to take charge Of
the body and upon informed that
they did not care to take care of
it a subscription was started here
to give him a suitable burial.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
SHORTAGE IN POTATO
CROP IN MAINE STATE

WAKEFIELD, Mass, May p
Potato farmers in ArooStooN
county, Maine, are in financial
straits a a result of the poor re-
turn from last years crop accord
ing to the crop statisticlan Of the
United States bureau of markets
and crop report estimate. me
farmers were disappointed with
the prices they received for the
last crop, but are unlikely to
change the acreage much from
last yer.
Reports from other potato grow
ing sections Indicated an increase
acreage this year over 1921, with
early planting in progress or al
ready done IN several states.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
DOROTHY FORD
IS NEWP0RT'S
BEST SPELLER
Lola PilbrO Wins Second
H0nOrs In Schools
of City

Miss Dorothy Ford is the winner
in the spelling contest of the city
schools held Thu sday afternoon.
She also wins the five dollars
in gold offered to the winner by the
Newport Chambers of Commerce
Miss Dorothy Ford is in the seven
tn grade of the West school.
Lola Pilbro, 9th grade East
school wins second place and the
two are now to compete in the
County contest held in New~ort
May 20th in the Armory at 9
o'clock. The two alternates, hold
ing Sd and 4th places are, Lillian
Aiken 8th grade East school and
Gertrude Nicholson West school
The judges were the three high
school assistants, Miss Kate Fer
rim, Miss Doris Carpenter and
Miss Alice Fuller.
The battle was a long and hard
one, beginning at four o'clock and
lasting until six thirty.
The words were chosen by Supt
Hamilton fom the regular list and
at 5.15 there We're six left stand
ing, and after a battde royal be
tween the two, and neither side
losing out, a written list of twenty
five words was given out three
times. The first and second and
! third hst> we're perfect, the fourth
-ach had TWO mistakes, making it d
tie.
The judges then picked ten
words and from this list one had
four wrong and Dorothy had
three. making her the winner
The list Of Contestants We're:
Lillian Aiken, Lyman H1zelton,
and Lola Pilbro OF the East school,
8th grade; Ance Wheeler, Marjorie
Reid and Oliver Blanchard of the
East school, 7th Grade; Ruth
Adams, Erla Corkins and Ratha
Hall Of the East school 9TH grace !;
Arlene Lebounty, Gordon Addison,
and Norma Carde of the East
school 9TH grade; Harriet Gos>,
Marion Miner, Beryl Schoolcraft,
Of the West school 9Th grad
Dorothy Ford, Gerlude Nicholson,
and Frederick Stevenson of the
West school, 7th grade; Alice Wat
kinS, Frederick Kipn and Malcolm
Stevenson, of the West school, 9Th
! rade; Virginia Brown, Mar1aret
SWEET, and Frances Clark OF the
West school. 9TH grade; Howard
Pomeroy, and Hazel Raymond of
the South school, 9TH grade.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
RECOVER $4,000 IN
HANDS OF ROBBERS

BOSTON, May 12-Bonds valu-
ed at 10000 found Sin the pos
session Of two men arrested here
last Wednesday We're stolen from
Philmont National bank at Phil
Philmont on the night Of March
26 this year the police learned 90
day. 1t was said the loot from
that robbery amounted to more
than $4,000. TWO men were ar
rested in the office of broker
after they had attempted to nego-
tiate loan. They requested loan
of $4,000 offering bonds in collat-
eral. When arrested they had
bonds valued at $4,000 and said
they found them on the highway
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
Death of Curtis II.
Bagley at Lynn, Mass.

Word was received in ST. Johns
bury Thursday evening OF the
death of Curti, II. Bagiey which
occurred at his home in Lynn,
Mass, Thursday afternoon of
pneumonia.
The remains Will reach St. Johns
bury Sunday morning and the fu-
neral will be held at Gacc Metho-
dist church Sunday afternoon at
o'clock.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
PROTECTING FOREIGNERS

PEkIN, May 12-One hundred
American soldiers have been des-
patched to Tongshan, d few miles
northeast of Tient>in, to maintain
communication and to protect the
foreigners. The troops of Gen.
WI Pei-Fu, which defeated the
forces of Gen. Chang Tso-Lin last
week, are now cntrenched at
Tongshan. Gen. Chang Tso
Lin has his headquarters between
Tong>han and Chinwangtao and
is reported to have $4,000 soldiers.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
PETERMAN MINE is


PITTSBUPG, May 12- The
Peterman Mine was blown up here
today by 50 heavy a charge of dy-
Mantle that a farm house almost
a quarter Of a mile away was
damaged. Robert W Woodside
with a big force OF deputies LETT
Pittsburg Tor the mines where Il
body of strike sympathizers had
collected. Twelve men We're
arrested after the blowing up OF
the mine in demonstration
against the Schencb Mine. The
Peterman mine had not been op-
Grating since the strike was called
but the Schenck had continued 10
operate.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
FAHEY PURCHASES
MANCHESTER MIRROR

VI MANCHESTER, \. r., May T.
The Manchester Mirror, one of
the oldest evening newspapers of
New England was today purchas-
ed by John II. Fahey, owner and
publisher of the Worcester Even
ing Post and forMer publisher Of
the Boston Traveller. 1t was an
nounced that the Mirror would
continue in the evening field.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
PRESIDENT HARDING OFF
FOR GOLF LINKS

" N,oIT N U V.N' Nh!
President and Mrs. Harding and a
party of friends left early today
for New jersey where they will
be the over Sunday guests of Sen
ator Edge of New Jersey at the
Seayicw Golf Club near Atlantic
City. The trip was made by auto
mobile and the party expects to
return to Washington on Monday
afternoon.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
BOOSTING VERMONT MEN
START AUTOMOBILE TOUR

SPRINGFIELD, May Il
Thirty automobiles headed by Ma
yor Dunn OF Rutland and contain
ing 100 of the business and hotel
men of Vermont left here this
morning bound for New York city
to open the Woodstock Informa-
ton Bureau at the Hotel Wood
stock to acquaint vacationists with
the desirability of making the
Green Mountain state the eastern
vacation center of the United
States.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12

The balance due the veterans
would be covered by certificates
of Indebtedness payable Sept. 80,
1927 and drawing interests at the
rate of 3l2 per cent aside from the
cash and certificate option. Neter-
ans would be permitted to select
vocational training, farm or home
aid or land purchase aid.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
ENGLAND PROPOSES
TRUCE IN EASTERN EUROPE

GENOA, May 12-The econo-
mic conference Subcommittee on
Russian affairs this afternoon
postponed until II o'clock the
consideration of the Russian reply
to the Allied memorandum. Eng
land has proposed d truce in
eastern Europe on the basis of the
de facto frontiers pending the
conclusion of = commission of in
quiry TO be appointed.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
RETAIL PRICES
DROP IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, May I2-KetalI
clothing prices have dropped y
per cent since July 1920, and a
further decline o., expected, ac-
cording to the National Industrial
board which has made a survey of
the clothing industry. Between
November, 1921, and March, 1922
the average cost of clothing de-
creased ) per cent.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
FIND BOOZE LADEN
IN FREIGHT CAR

CHICAGO, May Ia freight
car billed as containing potatoes,
finally came to rest today in a
federal prob 5ition net when 1t
was found that there were 100
barrels of whiSkey inside. Each
barre contained a thin layer of
pot,--Ues on top.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
FIND BODY OF MAN
DROWNED AT NEWPORT

The body OF ElmeT HauVeF, VINO
was drowned in the Clyde River
at Newport on April -, wa, loca-
ted today and brought to the
shore. The body w3s d. covered by
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Johnson who
were on the river in a boat.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
TWO INVALIDS ARE
RESCUED AT FIRE

SAUGUS, Mass, May 12-
Mrs. William Snow and Mrs. Car
rie Graves, inyaiiua, were rescued
from a burning home early today
when the Snow home and a gar
age and four automobiles were
destroyed. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
PETITION

To the Public Service Commission, State Of Vermont,
BrattleborO Vermont:
l wish to protest against the proposed schedule of
telephone rates which filed by the New England
Telephone Telegraph Company with the Public Service
Commission April 15 1922 and ask that public hearing
be granted for consideration thereof
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
METEOR FALLS IN
VIRGINIA TOWN

RICHMOND, Va, May lZWlth
a detonation that wa heard for
many mile, meteor appeared to
fall to earth some distance north
Of Lawrence last night. The meteor
rocked the earth "a it struck not
unlike an earthquake The whole
country for miles around was light
ed up with a glaze as bright a.
midday.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
I'VE Were To Have Been Married Today"
Declares Mrs. Charlotte Rich AT Burial
]. Rolf Searles Goes With Relatives
To Boston To Investigate Money
Affairs of Aged Judge

Rather sensational stories carried in most of the
Boston papers today regarding developments surrounding
the announced forthcoming wedding and the sudden death
of Judge Edwin Potter formerly welknoWn resident of
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
Senator Bursum K. cers
Bill To Senate Cor nittee
New Measure Would Provide 500
Cash Payment To All Veterans
of World War
(By the Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May IA substitute bonus bill under
which would receive 50 per cash payment
introduced today by Senator BurSum Republican of New
Mexico and referred to the Senate Finance committee
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
600 Girls Arrive In
St. Johnsbury For Big
Annual Conference

BY hundreds they are coming, the Older Girls of Yer
mont pouring St Johnsbuy every train, coming BY
automobile, driving in behind the family horse, and St
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12
BURIED ON DAY SET FOR
HIS MARRIAGE
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT, May II
Judge Potter and | were to

(Continued on page 81
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-12

Fair tonight and Satur-
day. Little change in
temperature. Northerly
winds.
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Macon beacon., 1922-09-15
FUEL FOR THE SCHOOLS

1t is the duty of the trustees Of the
public schools to see that an adequate
supply of good fuel is always on hand.
In great may instances schools are
placed at a considerable disadvantage
because Of either a lack of .fuel or
the fuel pro7iled is hardly fit to
burn Green wood will NIT burn.
ia refore, where wood is used 1t
should be gotten out in tine for it to
dry. Furthermore, the teacher and
pupils should not be required to gel
their own wood. The law holds thC
trustees responsible in this matter
and gives them the authority to have
a fuel tax placed on the district bS
the Board Of Supervisors
Section 1858, Hemingway's Cod
reads as follows;
"On petition of a majority of tn
qualified electors for the public schoo
district in, county the Board of Sup
ervisors shall levy a tax on the pro
pcrty of that district to provide fue
and other incidental expenses of tn
school in said district"
Trustees. now is the time for ~
to see that good supply of fuel i
provided for the school during tn
winter months.
Macon beacon., 1922-09-15

Notice Is hereby SNrn that the
Mayor 4 Board ot aldermen of the
Lity OF Macon, mississippi, 'ak It's
regular meeting at the Mayors Of
lice on tuesday, October 3rd., 1922,
will proceed to equalize the assess
ments as shown by the real personal
assessment rolls 1or the year 1922,
and increase or dim ish the valuation
OF any property shown on said rolls.
Notice is hereby given chat, any
person who is dissatisfied with said
assessments may, within such time,
present his objections thereto in writ
ing, which shall be filed with the
Clerk of said City and docketed and
preserved with said rolls.
The objections so filed, will be
heard and determined at said meet
ing, and, after said assessments shall
have been equalized and said rolls APP
proved, a tax levy will be made ac-
cording to law.
All persons that fail to file objec-
tlons will be concluded by said as
sessments and precluded from ques-
tioning their validity after approval
by the Mayor & Board of Aldermen.
j. ]. SCOTT, City Clerk.
Macon beacon., 1922-09-15
LYNN CREEK CON. SCHOOL
September II. 1929

The patrons Of the Lynn Creek Con-
Solldated School met Friday after
noon at the school building and with
the teachers organized a parent
teachers Association. We Just had a
round table discussion of the improve
merits that we must make in order to
hold our school up and keep building
1t and our community up. Every
body seemed to De very enthusiastic
over the prospects of a good school,
and agreeded to be booster and rot
a knockcr.
We are planning to have an ice
cream supper to get money for the
improvements of the school building
The following officers were elected
for term of four months:
Mrs, +. T, Taylor, President.
Mrs, Alice Cade. Vice President.
Dr.. A. r, Sanders. Sec an. Treas
We are going to try to have 4 good
speaker with us for the next meeting
which viii he the afternoon of tn,
2Srd inst We are also going to have
an interesting program for that date
We want every patron of the Lvrr
Creek Consolidated High School tt
COME and helm us 10 vet organized
y IS very imnerative that You be a
the next meeting.
REPORTER.