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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
TWO DRINKS OF
BEER PUTS MAN
BEHIND BARS
Newport Jury Finds Auto
Driver Guilty of
IntOXicatiOn

Two drinks of two per cent
beer cost Joseph Latouche of Is
touche of Island Pond 500 and
costs and 30 days in Jail besides
damages to his Chevrolet car.
Latouche was arrested by C. V.
Ladd, on the charge of operating
a car while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor on Monday,
May 18th, after a collision of two
cars had taken place on the vii
loughbly lake road near the
Knight farm sometime late Sun
day night and early Monday
morning
A jury trial was held Wednes-
day afternoon before Judge W. NJ.
Wright at Newport and a jury OF
the following Newport men: A.
W. Livingston, Leon Colodny, J.
F. Lambert, II. G. Blanchard, T.
c. Camp, G.. c. Eaton, W. T..
kipp, Delos Buck, Ralph Ham
blett, Ben Borella, W. f. Bond
and C. N. Brady.
The story told by the defend
ant and witnesses is substantially
as follows: Latouche and party OF
three from Island Pond with his
Chevrolet car, which he had owned
for three years, went for a ride
Sunday evening They stopped at
Rock Island and each had two
glasses Of two per cent beer.
Then they started out again and
somewhere between Derby and
Charleston headed back to Rock
Island for gasoline.
They started again for Island
Pond, but not being familiar with
the way, it seems they brought
up near Willoughby Lake, and
collided with a party from Sher-
brooke, driving Dodge car: Mr..
and Mrs. J. Theophorr Mason
and baby, Hormodas Mason, Miss
Annette Mosson and Yvonne Cra-
teau.
Both cars were considerably
smashed, the Dodge getting the
worst of it. After a good deal of
talk the parties agreed that each
would repair his own car though
Latouche accused Nh Mason of
being the cause Of the accident.
Latouche got into communication
with Island Pond and was taken
home. He came back later in the
day with truck to East Charles
ton but was unable to locate his
, car 1t was here that Officer
Ladd appeared on the scene and
took him into custody.
Arthur and Lee Emerson and
Percival Wheeler who were fishing
at the Lake were at the scene OF
the accident Immediately after
it happened. They would not say
that Nh Latouche was intoxicat-
cd but that he showed evidence
of having INDUCED to some ex-
tent. All the testimony introduc-
ed tended to show the same fact.
States Attorney Farmdn, did
not attempt 70 argue aS to the
degree of intoxication but con-
WINGED his jury that the man was
not in a condition to drive a car,
for after a short deliberation they
returned a vedict of guilty.
None of the party sustained any
injury beyond a shaking up. La
touche was born in Manchester,
but has lived for three years in
Island Pond.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
Number Z
lam YOUR DAILY NEWSPAPER

If you doubt my stupendous Importance listen to the
words of great men:
Newspapers the worlds mirors.-James Ellis
The educators of the common peope.-Theodore Par
ker.
A tutor of nations Napoleon
Let make the newspapers and | care not what is
preached the pulpit what is enacted in congress
Wendell Phillips.
The careful readers OF a few good newspapers can
learn in than most scholars do in their great
lbraries.-F B. Sanborn.
In these days fight for ideas, and newspapers
forresseS.-Helne,
The newspaper is greater treasure to the people
than uncounted millions of gold-Henry Ward Beecher
Printers ink is the great apostle of progress, whose
pulpit is the press.-Horace Greeley.
Over nation does the press hold more absolute
control than the people of America for the universal
education of the poorest classes makes individual
a reader.-Washngton Irving.
am your Daily Newspaper-accaimed by men OF
wisdom.
Am | not worthy of your appreciation and support;
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25

announced as effective on May
18th. If the many letters received
and published in the Caledonian-
Record are any criterion of public
sentiment, the telephone subscrib
ers of Orleans, Essex and Gale
donia counties have a strong case
to present to the Public Service
Commission of Vermont, which in
the opinion of this newspaper
should be the legal power to de-
eide if an increased telephone rate
is justified, and not the telephone
company itself.
1t is an interesting fact that in
1919 the same Public Service
Commission ruled that the elm
ination of free toll calls to sub
urban places was not justified. In
spite of this ruling the company
has now arbitrarily eliminated
such free toll calls according to
It's announcement of May 10th
that on May 18th the free Toll
calls would be abolished.
The Caledonian- Record through
attorney David f. Porter filed a
protest with the Public Service
Commission on May 8. This peti-
tion to the Public Service Com
mission read as follows:
To the Public Service Com
mission, State of Vermont,
Brattleboro, Vermont:
Your petitioner, The Gale
donian-R Record Publishing
Company, Inc, by its pres-
dent, Herbert A. Smith,
humbly represents that the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
CHEER LLOYE-GEOR
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

LONDON, May 25-Cheers
greeted Prime minister Lloyd
George when he entered the House
of Commons this afternoon before
which is liable to have an import
ant bearing on his political future,
There are two alternatives in
| dealing with Russia, he said. The
first is force which had failed. No
one had suggested that at Genoa.
The second was to leave Russia to
her fate.
"But how" he asked could we in
sure Europe against the risk this
policy would involve? The Russo
German treaty shows the sort of
peril mean"
Mr.. Lloyd George said: "The
Hague Conference was to be a
practical discussion between the
experts on the basis of the Cannes
resolution, 81 am very hopeful that
when they come down to an exam
ination of practical workings of
the resolution, something will be
achieved. In the meantime" he de
Jared eve have had to consider
what could be done in order to pre-
vent a conflict in Europe. If we
were to continue the Genoa exam
ination we have to insure the peace
of Europe. That is why we have
the truce Of peace which embodieS
the solemn declaration on thv part
of 81 nations that they will be
guilty of no act of aggression
against each other.
Il am not going to say that
Genoa will intimately succeed. |
believe it has accomplished great
things already. If Genoa fails the
condition of Europe will be indeed
tragic"
Germany" said the premier,
could not re-equip Russia econ
omically not having the capitol but
that was not the case of armament
as there was every natural resource
in one country and complete tech
Continued on Last Fage
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
WOODMEN
INVADE
ST. JOHNSBURY
Welcome Supreme Organ
izer and Take In Fifty
Candidates

There was q peaceful invasion
of St. Johnsbury Wednesday ev-
ening when members of the Mod
ern Order of Woodmen from all
the surrounding country visited
town and the presence of a team
khaki clad and bearing axes col
lowed by nearly 400 Woodmen was
simply the Woodmen'S way of
welcoming the distinguished visit
ors. Ralph f. Johnson of Lincoln,
Neb., Supreme Organizer; George
+. Baldwin of Concord. n. H.,
State Deputy, and Joseph W.
Donelly of Rutland, District Dep
uty.
The Woodmcn came from neal
and from far in their automobiles
returning home in the wee small
hours of the night It was zone
meeting held under the auspices of
Asisqua Camp, No. S149, and del
egations were present from Cole
brook, North Stratford, Grove
ton, North Troy, Newport, Island
Pond, East Charleston, Orleans,
Barton, Cabot, Hardwick, Crafts
bury, Albany, Walden, Concord,
WGterford, Woodsville, East Rye
gate, Barre and Springfield.
Twenty-Five were here from Island
Pond and Is from North STRAIT
ford while other towns were well
represented.
The degrees were cXempliiied
under the supervision of State
Deputy Baldwin and a class of 80
candidates were given the degrees.
Following the initiation there was
most interesting address on the
principles and advantages of the
order by Supreme Organizer
Johnson. The other speakers were
Deputy Baldwin, Deputy Donelly
and A. II. Gleason, Council Of
Asisqua Camp. Lunch was served
following the addresses.
In an interview Thursday
morning Mr.. Johnson spoke most
enthusiastically Of the order
which is now the largest fraternal
order in the world. 1t is almost
Continued on page two)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
LITTLE COUNTRY
WITH A GOLD BASIS

GENOA, May 25-Happy Al
bania is the term which has been
applied to that country for it is
stated that it occupies the unique
position among European nations
of being the only country which
has no national debt and has a
gold currency.
Mehedi Frasheri, the head of the
Albanian delegation to the confer
ence here, in an interview indicated
that all would be well with the
country "if only we are left in
peace for a little while"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
COMMISSIONER
W. W. HUSBAND
SPINS YARNS
Mrs. Chamberlin Gives
Fine Poem on Green
Mountain Trails
(W ashlngton Letter.

a new and notable contribution
to Vermont verse, Green Noun
tain Trails" written by Mrs. May
B. Taylor of Middlebury and
Washington, was the outstanding
features of the twentv-fnst an
nual sugar party of the ID. c. Yer
mont Association this week.
"Toastmasteling" with charac-
teristic wit ana wisdom by Hon.
George r. Wales, of the Civil Ser
vice Commission: mrthful annec-
dotes of Vermont ana Nermonters
by Walter Husband, native son
and head of the immigration Bur
eau; and a series of comparisons
between Vermont and Utah by DR..
Elmer d. Ball, research director
for the Departm of Agriculture,
who confessed to Athens, VT, as
his birthplace, added spice to the
entertainment; while Vermont
maple sugar waXed off on blocks
of Washington-made ice furnished
the piece de resistance for the gas
tronomic end of the festival.
As usual the party was held at
Rausher's and about 125 sons and
daughters of the Green Mountain
State sat down at the tables soon
after s o'clock. Rev Charles 7.
Warner of St. Albans Cathedral,
invoked divine blessing, and Con
stable" Elwin A. Silsby, who in
addition to his arduous task of
keeping the "Town Meeting" in
order is official chorister of the
organization, led the singing of a
series of Vermont songs, several
of which were written by Justice
Wendell p. Stafford, and set to
music by Mr.. Silsby, a St. Johns
bury combination that has done
much toward making these maple
sugar feasts a succes and which
was augmented when Mrs. Joseph
fairbanks, of the same town, took
her place at the piano as accom-
paniest.
In greeting the assemblage
Toastmaster Wales made his well
come broad enough to include
children of Vermont by adoption
as we'll as by birth, and declared
that the old State would just as
soon have an adopted son or
daughter as a native, for in the
process of adoption there was a
field of a hundred millions to pick
from while, in the language of the
Vermont parent of story fame ad-
dressing his children, "you folks
were wished on me-. Although one
of the chief characteristics of Yer
monters was their personal modes
ty, Mr.. Wales said as POSTMASTER
it was his prerogative to assert
that in the speakers of the evening
the company had "home products
and the very best variety Of home
brew
Mr.. Wales quoted from the an
nouncement folder in presenting
Commissioner General Husband as
prepared to "tcll us stories in his
Continued on page seven)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
ADVISES CUT IN
SHOE WORKERS PAY

LYNN, Mass, May 25-The
state board of arbitration today
advised a temporary cut of II
per cent in the shoe industry here
and requested the manufacturers
to reopen their factories. This
recommendation is identical with
that made by a local board of ar
bitratiOn.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
WOMAN KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT

MONTPELIER, VI, May %
Mrs. O. H. Stanley of this town
was ins antly killed and her father
in-law P. H. Stanley was severely
injured when their automobile
turned turtle at East Franklin late
yesterday afternoon after hitting
two cows, it was learned today.
Mrs. Leon Going and her two
children, who also were in the car
escaped with bruises.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
SPRINGFIELD
HAS S25O,O0O FIRE

SPRINGFIELD, VT, May %
Fire yesterday caused by spontan-
eous combustion, destroyed the
large storage building OF the John
T. Slack Corporation. Hundreds
of bales of rags We're destroyed
at an estimated loss of $250,OOO,
insured
1t was the largest loss by fire
in the history of Springfield. In
1878 the shops of Vermont Novel
ty Works on same site burned at
a loss of $4,000.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
AZ PERSONS INJURED IN
ELECTRIC CAR CRASH
BIRMINGHAN Ala. Nav

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May %
-Forty-two persons were injured
today when a crowded trolley car
on the line of the Birmingham
IA ilroad was struck and broken
into two parts by a freight train
on the Alabama Great Southern
railway line at Woodlawn station.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
ESCAPES FIRE BY
LEAP FROM IND FLOOR

NUN IT NJANo, NHJ =
Capt. Frank Jones of the police
department is in a serious condi-
ton in a hospital here from burns
and injuries sustained during fire
early today when after being
trapped by flames on the second
floor of the police station, he
dropped from the window to the
ground. Two prisoners were not
rescued until the fire was COM
pletely under control.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
4 DEAD AND 27
WOUNDED IN BELFAST

BELFAST, Ire, May 25-Ihe
total casualties in the series of dis
orders which swept Belfast last
night and today are placed at four
dead and 27 wounded. Two of the
p persons wounded in the bomb
ing of trans cars filled with ship
yard workers last evening, died
during the night.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
INTOXICATED COW
LEADS TO STILL

PITOU, n. s., May PA
COW crazed with moonshine liq-
uor lead to the discovery of a
still today. The animal brow
sing near a barrel Of mash had
indulged literally.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
Caledonian-Record
Petition Acted On
Public Service Commission Sets
June 20 AS Date For Hearing On
Telephone Rates

The Caledonian-Record aided by the 700 telephone sub
scbers who signed individual petitions has its fight
for public hearing regard to the change of schedule in
rates of the New England Telephone Telegraph Company
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
Mystery Attached To Pair of Weapons
Used In Firing Upon Blackm alters
Coroner Refutes Sheriff's Statement
To Papers That Case Is "Pretty
Well Cleaned Up"
(By the Associated Press)

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, May 25-COunse 1presentng
Walter S. Ward the millionaire bakers who claims to
have shot Clarence Peters in sefdefense the Kensco
reservoir have turned the police pistols which
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25
The Weather

Thunder showers this
afternoon or tonight.
Friday cloudy. Not much
change in temperature.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-25

Continued Oh page two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-15
THIRD INJUNCTION
 AGAINST u. M. w. A.
Rv Assoc,ated Press


 Charleston, w. Va, April 14.-The third temporary injunction against the United Mine Workers of Ameri ca by Judge George W. McClintick was issued today in district court on the application of six coal companies and one individual. The union mine workers organizations and 176 in- dividual defendants were named i'm cluding President John L. Lewis, Lawrence Dwyer, international board of district 29, c. Frank Keeney, ficials and members of both dis tricts. f4f
 The order restraints the defendants from taking any further steps or do- ing anything further to cause the plaintiffs employees to cease their en- ployment and thereby force the plain tiffs to engage in contract with tho said mine swol kers of America" It also enjoins the union men from hold ing meetings or assembling near the plants or mines of the plaintiffs or congregating about the said mines in a body, whether the same be for pur- poses of making speeches or any other purpose in prosecuting of any design or concerted effort to cause the employees of any of the plaintiffs to cease their employment. Other provisions in general are the same as those in the Borderland case in which an injunction was granted in the same court Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-15
1B|LL|E' DOVE IN
 PERSON AT LOEW'S
Noted Beauty and Screen Star to Appear Four
 Times Today

That Birmingham movie fans ad- mire real beauty and personality is shown by the large crowds who have turned out since Thursday afternoon to see Miss Lillian (Billie) Dove, the screen star, who Is appearing in per son at Loew's Bijou and will also be seen at the four performances today. making her last talk at o'clock to- night.
 Miss Dove has expressed herself more than pleased with the reception accorded her here and plans to come this way again at the first opportu- nifty to show her appreciation of the many courtesies extended to her.
 A vaudeville bill of a high order is also presented, and among the acts receiving enthusiastic applause Is the comedy playlet presented by Whelan and King and company, entitled Suite Sixteen" while the Jones fam fly in their presentation of Fun Aboard Battleship'' have come in for much applause.
 The Pride of Bonnie Scotland Billy Kinkaid, otherwise know as "The Versatile Scot" Lind and Treat in their artistic repertoire of delight full song sketches, Weir and Crest as The Yank and the Wop," are all first-class entertainers.
 The screen feature At the Stage Door" in which the new Loew Metro star, Miss Dove, is the star, of course is attracting great attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-15
HOMELESS LEAVING
Three-Fourth of People in Beards-
 town Are Homeless

Beardstown, H., April 14.-Exodus of the homeless from the flooded city of Beardstown started today.
 Habitable houses are cramped. Three -fourths of the people are home less. Water has risen above all pre- vious heights, and today developed a menacing current through the streets which. with the added baleful evil dence of quicksand, caused the first outward signs of anxiet..
 The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, the only line remain ing in operation tonight has work men building their tracks higher in the hope that they may survive the floods crest.
 Uniforms of the Salvation Army today were seen in many parts of the city. Fried doughnuts were carried to second-story dwellers and to the 800 or more persons living huddled in tents
 Politicians and quicksand were the principal cause of today's first mur- muring. Next Tuesday is election day and candidates for aldermen view with perplexity the fact tat polling places in five wards are under water. The law provides a polling place. but Illinois river water is filling the polls fuller every hou-.
 Quicksand beneath the city today had dragged down two large houses and had engulfed brick pavements in many places so that travel by foot Is no longer safe. Boots and boats were the two means of travel yesterday. Tonight there is only the safe way by boat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-15
MORE INSURANCE l. CARRIED IN STATE
Life Insurance Companies
 Now Have Risks of $434,- < O93,144.20 on Alabama
By FRED II. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau. The Age Herald, 22l-2 First National Bank BulldinR

Montgomery. April 14.-(Special.) Total life insurance in force on cit izens of Alabama during 1921 was greater by sS.72O,6sO2S than in 1920, according to the preliminary figures made public by the state insurance department Friday afternoon.
 During 1921 the total amount of life insurance in the state was s4S4,- O9s,144.2O, compared with $425,S72,- 45S,sS during 1920.
 While total insurance increased, the collection of premiums showed a decrease of $59,9eS.Os. Total pre- ,niums received during 1921 were s1s.154121.2S. compared with s1S,- 2i4,22O.s6 during 1920. Life insurance companies suffered total losses in Alabama during 1921 of s3.s20. .655.6l, compared with S3,599, 451.s the pre- vious year, or an increase of about $200, 900 in losses
 During 1921 fire insurance com panies carried total risks of S614.- 945, 5,69157, on which they suffered losses totaling $5,466,4SO.4S. On these risks the companies collected in S7,271, ,663.43. In 1920 the total risks of fire insurance companies in the state were $6S5,409, ,15S.03, on which they suffered losses totaling $3,249,- 2g3.0S. The net premiums obtained on fire risks were SS,4S0, ,925.35. The comparison between two years on Sire insurance companies collected q smaller amount in premiums. Their losses were greatly increased in 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-15
S-SHEFFIELD'S 1
 LARGE IRON SALES.
An Advancing Market Calling For Larger Producing
 Capacity

J. W. Mcqueen, president. ana Hugh Morrow, vice president of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company. re- turned at late hour last night from New York. where the annual meet ing of the company was held and they were reelected along with the old board of directors and Russell C. Hunt, secretary and treasurer.
 Sloss- Sheffield comes to the rising iron market on an exceptionally strong position. It entered the de- pressed market with something like 70, 900 to S0,O00 tons of iron on yards. This has been reduced to a fourth of what it was and the company has made recent sales of heavy tonnage on the advancing market entering St. Louis and Chicago territory with Sheffield iron sent up river at a sav- ing of $2 a ton besides enjoying al- ready a freight advantage over Bir- mingham iron of 80 cents to com- petitive markets.
 Company is now blowing in No. 3 stack at North Birmingham and the Florence furnace is being made ready for operation.
 Wall Street Journal says of the Sloss- Sheffield: March busine ss showed enormous gain over the pre- vious month. Equally significant as the increase on demand for pig iron, so far as Sloss earnings are con- cerned, is the upward trend in prices. Market in the south Is on mini- mum $16 base with many sales being made at S16.50 and strong probability of further advances in the near fu- ture."
 Sheffield 1921 deficit was reduced by marketing of iron sold at the high prices prior to the slump and by gas contract with the city in connection with the by-product coke plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-15
VITALSTATISTICS

Birth reports received at health of flee April IA. 1922
 MT. and Mrs. J. R. Rountree, $500 Avenue F. Ensley, March 1, girl
 MT. and Mrs. II. W. Hawkins. 2432 Irene ave, March 29, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. E. E. Horton, 715 Seventeenth street, Ensley. March g., boy.
 MT. and Mrs. R. II. Sowell 2O00 Twenty-fifth ave-, Ensley, March 23, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Clyde McCol- tough, 165A Belrosa Terrace, Fair field March 29, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Lawrence l.. Mann. Rt. ?. Pratt City, March 25, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard c. Blake. Trussville, March ', boy.
 Death reports received at health office April IA, 1922:
 Guiseppa Nicolasa, 2301 Avenue K, Ensley, April Il, age so years.
 Edward ". Housaman, 1903 Cres- cent ave-, April 13. age 49 years.
 Diar Henry Yam, Trussville, Marcr s. age 69 years.