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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

This wont annoy the rum run
ners, as they won't take 2 1uarter.
anyway. Nothing less than fifty
cents a shot.
The rum-Iunners threaten to
tight it out along this line to the
last drink, appropriating Captain
Lawrence's famous slogan: Don't
give up the Floor Narnishw
Some stirring naval bottles
should result. The submarine
chasers are manned by crews with
a nose for booze and every man
Is expected to, in the classic words
Of General Farragut, damn the
wood alcohol and go ahead.
Under the rules adopted at the
recent disarmament session no
rum runner may be sunk until all
bootleggcrS have been removed to
place of safety and the rum
analysed by government chem
list.
If the liquor is fake stuff the
boot leggers will be forced to
drink it themselves. This will re-
move them to a place of safety
automatically and without taking
up Il lot of the navy's time un-
necessarily.
If the liquor is found to be the
real thing 600 proof and every
thing) it will be taken aboard the
sub-chasers for the purpose of al
lowing the crew to verify the
chemical analysis.
The spectacle of submarine
chaser spinning round and round
and round in an attempt to catch
its own tail should be fairly COM
mon this spring.
During the above Notification of
the chemical analysis the bootleg
gers will be put in irons and fore
ed to sit around and see their stuff
distributed free of charge. If
this doesn't break their hearts
nothing will.
Immediately upon sizing
hootch-frigate the commanding
officer will radio the Navy De-
partment as follows:
Navy Department,
Wash, u. c.
We have met the lum-runncr
and he is ours.
To which the Navy Department
will radio back:
Good, Save me six cases and
I'll see that you are made an adj
miral.
Eventually, if the idea works
out well, the entire navy may be
put on the job. In which case
the annual assignment to Guam
tanamo Bay for target practice
will be changed to casc-goods
practice, Of course,
Workmanship medals will be
given to all gunners going
through an entire cruise without
missing a quart bottle at twenty
miles or over.
Suggestion for song for Il faith
,cr with a son in Annapolis: 81
didn't raise my boy to be Il pro-
hlbition enforcement officer"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15
PRESS COMMENT
His Own Medicine

The genial Dan O'Brien of
South Burlington probably would
be the first to see the humor of the
situation when his team, not be-
ing equinped by a light. was struck
and smashed bv a motor vehicle
one night recently, the noint of hui
NOR being that O'Brien was a
member of the Vermont leeisla-
ture which enacted the law re-
curing horse vehicles to carry
lights at night. 1t was an old sit
uation the veteran legislature OF
South Burlington will admit. Barre
Times.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

whose it was and nobody sed it
was enybodys ana | dident wunt
to stand there and see it get stale,
so | ate it, Their was only ) peces
holey smoaks.
Don you consider s meny? sed
pop, and | sed, No sir, and pop
sed, How fortunate for you, be-
cause I'm going to give you 5
cracks with my slipper.
WITCH he did, seeming like a
good meny.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

Before Acting Judge William
L. Daley of the municipal court
Brattlcboro two Wilmington men,
A. Pieri and joseph Marccllc,
pleaded guilty Thursday to the
charge of possessing Intoxicating
liquor illegally At a session Of
the court in Wilmington they
were fined S30G and costs each.
The respondents were arrested by
Sheriff Frank /. Wcllman after
their homes had been searched on
complaints issued by States At
torncv Harold L. Whitney Of
Brattleboro.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

The Montpelier Argus think
tkat me Bennington man who IS
raising rhubarb in his cellar this
winter has a perfect alibi.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

Fish are said to be coming out
of the oil wells in California.
Suckers, probably, suggests the
Brattleboro Reforrner.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

Some people are as hard to con-
vince as Il sitting hen.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

Judging by the news from Ire
land, these are the days for the
poets to Spring a Limerick.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

Every ad. wou print is a chap
ter of your business story.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15
WEDNESDAY, MAR. IS, 1922
BACK TALK

The Burlington News is Of the
opinion that according to diyorc
figures this is neither the land
of the free nor the home Of the
brave.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

The American Legion in Brat
tleboro has incorporated with d
capital stock of 100000.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15

Brattleboro is Dragging because
thla year it has to pay more
taxes than the whole of Lamoille
county. If the organ city is con
tented to pay this price for its
bigness, it certainly does not hurt
Spunky Lamoillc any.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15
DENNY.

Eventually, if the idea works
out well, the entire navy may be
put on the job. In which case
the annual assignment to Guam
tanamo Bay for target practice
will be changed to casc-goods
practice, of course.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
4 Few Questions.
Sc. Albans Messenger. J


A noted Englishman. writing in TIE
current English Quarterly Review. says
that democracy in the United States is n
mockery and that liberty is a misnomer
That is n pretty sweeping statement, but
II comes from thoughtful, observing
man well acquainted with American peo-
pie and American conditions.
Democracy means the rule of the peo-
pie. Do the people rule here in the
United States? They have the political
machinery for self rule. but do they
use 1t, or by indifference, permit govern
ment to pass into the hands of the few
who are always on the job?
Does the majority rule in the United
States through conscious expression of
their will and proper reflection of that
viii by the representatives in office? OR
do the representatives. capitalizing pom
ular lndlHerence, make of government Il
personal job III which they are to MAIN
tain themselves at the expense of the ma
Jorlty by following the dictates of The
organized land therefore potentially mi
norities?
Is liberty a misnomer? This is NO
question OF the 18th amendment or the
Nolstead act. At times liberty is of
the very essence of self denial. A man
who contended that the libertine was
practlclng liberty would be foolish The
ilbertlne, eaten up by the diseases attend
ing his follles, can hardly be held to be
at iAutItN- re n Ut the mercy of the re-
suits of his license
But is there liberty of the real tyne?
Liberty to work and earn ones living nm
molested and under the protection of
law! Is there security of property and
of the person? The constitution does not
undertake to assure happiness, bur il
does undertake to keep the path open for
the pursuit of happiness. Is the path kept
open?
The Messenger will not try to answer
these simple questions. There is Sig
nltieanee enough in the asking ANY one
can ind the answer in the daily press of
the nation. For period of one week take
the papers and pigeonhole the stories
winch answer, pro and con, the questions.
II any one Is unable at the end of the
week TO formulate an answer and if any
one then doubts the time has come for
the American people to make up their
minds TO save their nation, then such
one is beyond help, will deserve inst
about what he will get if the present ten
dency continues.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
CHIEF OPERATOR
PAST NINE YEARS
Telephone Topics Publishes Picture of
Miss Mabel II. Snow, Cheerful,
Hard Working, Faithful

Telephone Topics for August contains
a halftone picture of Miss Mabel r.
Snow for the past nine years chief oper-
ator of the Brattleboro exchange of the
New England Telephone & Telegraph
Co., together with the following CON
corning her service for the company:
Miss Mabel r. Snow, whose picture is
shown in this issue of Topics, first en-
rolled with our telephone family. De-
cember 10, 1905, as student operator.
working under Carl Henkel who was
then manager of the Brattleboro. Yer
mont. exchange. After one month she
was promoted to a regular operators
position and as she showed great abil-
ity was given toll operators work in
vanced to supervisor, which position she
made chief operator. During her term
in Brattleboro, one from magnetic to
more recent change to their present fine
quarters. When Miss Snow entered the
service there were but four operators
and between 500 and 600 subscribers
There are now 10 operators and 1900
subscribers, with an average of 10000
local calls daily Miss Snow is a cheer
full, hard working. faithful employee in
her position as chief OPERATOR which
everyone knows is at times somewhat
trying She always has a good word for
the company for which she works, and
her many friends, both within and with
cut the company wish her continued
success and happiness
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
ELDERLY FARMER
DIES FROM WOUNDS
Hugh Noun, Beneficiary of Bailey, Held
for Trial-Quarreled Over
IliUIOr

STANFORD, Conn, Aug. 25.-Edward
Bailey, y, shot Wednesday night by
Hugh Noun, 80, whom he had befriended
for 20 years by employing him on his
place at Pound Ridge in New York state,
died early today in the Stamford hos
pital. Noun is in Jail at White Plains,
n. Y, and will be charged with RESPONSE
bility for Bailey's death
The shooting occurred Wednesday
evening near the Bailey home during a
quarrel at a ''home brew party.
Mrs Bailey said that her husband and
Noun had been making hay in the back
of the house. Presently she saw Noun
rush at her husband with pitchfork and
jab him in the wrist Bailey gave Noun
a staggering blow, and Noun rushed into
the barn, got his shotgun and fired point
blank at Bailey at distance of 10 feet.
The shot and cries of Mrs. Bailey We're
heard by Reuben Brown, a constable of
Pound Ridge, who ran to the shed and
oyerpowered Noun Noun declared he
didn't care whether Bailey lived, and
said he didn't want TO live himself
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL


John A. Gum left yesterday to visit
relatives in Burlington and st. Johns
bury.
Mrs. George Brockington of Chestnut
street went today to Boston TO consult a
specialist.
Joseph A. Eckels came today from
Hartford, Conn, to spend a two-weeks'
vacation with his family here at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
]. Eckels. Part of the vacation will be
spent at Spofford lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marcy and daugh-
ter, Helen, of Los Angeles, who had been
at the Brooks House week and had
been visiting relatives in this locality,
started home this morning. They will
go by automobile to New York and from
there to California by rail. Mr.. Marcy
formerly lived on the Marcy farm on the
Great Meadows in East Putney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
Ready for School.
fGreenield Recorder.

This is an annual editorial Some
times the editor wonders why he doesn't
keep it standing and use ii in the same
form annually to save his time and
energy. But he doesn't He writes it
over again every August because it seems
to be called for.
Have the children been to the dentist?
A little attention now, a bit more in the
Christmas holidays. and a trihing session
in the spring will ward off the toothaches
and will insure that the new teeth come
in sound and straight and competent for
their long and important jobs.
Have the children been to the family
doctor for a lOok-Oyer? If he sees them
once in a while when they are well, he
viii be much better qualified to take care
of them quickly and effectively when they
are sick. And it is quite possible that If
they are taken to his Office a couple of
times year for little observation and
advice they will escape most of the sick
ness which used to be considered newt
able.
The family doctor, too. in his 10 min
utes of helpful examination and instruc-
cial attention given his eyes or his throat.
If there is anything abnormal in the Wis
ion, any obstruction or diseased condition
of nose or throat, he will spot it. \
tonsil operation in the early stages,
undergone in warm, outdoor weather, is
a trifiing thing. \ tOnsil operation when
one has waited too long may be pretty
serious and take long recovery.
Take the medical and dental stitches
in time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25

In many parts of Britain the super
stitious believe that it is fatal to allow
an infant to look in a mirror before it is
a year old
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
BURGLARS BLOW SAFE.
Get $50 from Texas Oil Co. at Swamp.
scott, Mass.

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, Aug %
The door of a small safe in the Offices of
the Texas Oil Co. here was blown off
last night by burglars who took S310.
The office is in an isolated place and had
been robbed twice before in a similar
manner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25

In Westminster West, Aug. IA. Miss
Thelma Ormsby, IS, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Bert 0rmsby
In Grants Pass. Ore. July 13. Mrs.
Orwell s. christina Feld) Goodnow, II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
Heavy Enoupll

Wife-Bob, l believe that ieenan is
giving us short weight.
Hub-You wouldn't think so if you
had to empty the pan under the ice box
every night.-Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
Another Roast

She-I was worrying about you last
NIGHT, Ferdie
He-Really? You flatter mel
She-Not at ALL / frequently worry
over trihes.-Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
Big Game.

dont see any mosquito netting
around" said the vacationist wbo had
Just arrived at Swampville.
No., answered his host proudly
were using mouse trans. Boston
Transcript
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25

Ashtabula is the first city in Ohio ia
try municipal ownership of its street
railways.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25

The boats used on the Tigris today are
identical in shape with those seen in
Babylonian sculptures of 1900 years
ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
DEATHS.

1 In places the thickness of whales
| skin is two feet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-25
WHALE.HEADED sTORK.
Fowl of Upper Nile Link" Between
Two Bird Families

The whale-headed stork, found in
Egypt, in the papyrus marshes of the
Upper Nile. is an interesting link" be-
tween two bird families-between storI
and the herons.
In appearance it is a gaunt. gray fig
ure, standing nearly five feet high. Its
huge bill, similar in shape to n whale $
head is tipped with a formidable curved
beak.
There are only five specimens of this
bird in America.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-02
FORD ENDOWS FARM
OF JOHN BURROUGHS
Memorial Service Tomorrow.
First Anniversary of Burial
Of Naturalist.
PLAQUE TO MARK GRAVE
Many Floral Tributes Pass
Through Kingston to Rox-
bury in Catskills.
PLAQUE TO MARK GRAVE

KINGSTON, y. ", April 1.-The farm
on the mountainside near Roxbury where
John Burroughs was born. where he
lived many of his years and where last
April his body was laid TO rest has been
purchased by Henry Ford long friend
and vacation comrade of the naturalist
and author.
On Monday, the first anniversary Of
the burial of Burroughs. the farm will
be dedicated to his memory.
Mr.. Ford, 1t was learned to-day.
bought the place on March 10 from
Julian Burroughs, the naturalist's san,
to whom it was bequeathed, and estib-
lished fund for its preservation as
memorial.
The John Burroughs Memorial Asso-
citation had been formed to buy the place
and preserve it. but when that organiza-
ton met difficulties in raising funds.
Ford volunteered to see the plan THROUGH,
1t was said by Judge a. T. Clearwater
in whose office the purchase was con-
summated.
Judge Clearwater said Ford paid
sl5,0C0 for the farm. His added gift
will be used to preserve the spots that
Burroughs made known TO the world
through his books-the time darkened
house in which he was born; Wood
chuck Lodge, the retreat in which ne
wrote OF nature and It's wonders, ana
In whose quiet shelter he was host to
fntimates; the rock on which he played
as a boy and that now marks his rest
Ing place; the spring that inspired many
pages OF his works.
Ford and Thomas A. Edison and
Harvey S. Firestone. who used to go
on vacations with Burroughs, are ex-
pected to attend the memorial service
on Monday, along with host of oilers
who loved and admired the naturalist.
Flowers and sundry tokens began
passing through Kingston to-day from
many parts of the country. to be taken
through the Catskills to Roxbury for
the dedication. A bronze plaque will
be Embedded Monday in the great brown
rock over the grave of Burroughs. For
the rest, the farm will be preserved
as nature has it. and as Burroughs
knew it,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-02

interested in the scheme or developing a
public service corporation o. vast mag
nitude 10 serve power q eioDed at
Muscle Shoals 10 Industrial plants in ad-
joining states.
In a letter sent to-day by Senator
Shields (Tenn.) to J. i. Porter. presi-
dent or the Tennessee Farm Bureau. he
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-02
Individual Hats
for Spring and early Summer

for Spring and early Summer
dominate the new display inn the MILLINERY
Salon ON the Third Floor.
Among the charmingly youthful
models assembled here are many chic
hats for afternoon just tine type or
hat that madame will wear when she
drops i'm for tea at smart hotel.
Some of these feature the transparent
effects upon which Fashion SMILES SO
geniaIHy; but MILAN straws are also
much i'm evidence. For tine street
there are stunning combinations of
silk and straw, and some very inter
esting CONNECTIONS i'm which velvet is
introduced.
And of Sports Hats there is am infinite
variety every hat new and different.
The prices are reasonable
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-02

makes it clear he will fight for the wider
distribution OF the power and against Its
monopoly by the people OF Alabama.
Opposed to his program Is the group
OF Senators led by Senator Underwood
(Ala), who plan to keep the power In
that state and build up a great indus
trial center at Muscle Shoals.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-02
TWO STATES IN FIGHT
OVER MUSCLE SHOALS
Alabama and Tennessee SEN
ators Clash on Project.
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. O. AwrJ 4

fight has developed between mem
bers OF Congress from Alabama and
tennessee over the Muscle Shoals
project. The Alabamans contend that
the entire power developed there should
be used at that point to develop a great
manufacturing city. and they are not
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-02

I'm the First Spring Days
one nvounary begins thought days
beyonddays i'm which joyous clothes will be needed to
strike harmony with Natures
and newly-garbed world
essentials Things re-deong
entire necessary, but aree ninenty desirable.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
NELSON REED KILLED
ACCIDENTALLY. BY
HIS |SDR0THER4k-LAW
Charge From Gun Carried by
Walter Draper Lodges in
His Side.
WERE ON A HUNTING TRIP
Special Dispatch to Every Evening.

Special Dispatch TO Every Evening.
Milford, Oct. 30.-While out hunting
yesterday, Nelson Reed. 20 years OF
axe. farmer, of Wyoming. was ac-
cdentally shot and killed by his COM
panion, Walter Draper. of Harrington.
The young men, who married sisters,
went to the farm of their father-in-
law. Benjamin Happ. near Harriug
ton, for the purpose of trying their
hunting dogs and after arriving there
decided to take guns along.
About o'clock they were passing
through a heavy growth OF wood
land. Draper was walking ahead
feeling his way. with his shotgun rest
ing on his shoulder. He was followed
by Reed toward whom the muzzle
of Diapers gun was pointed. In some
unknown manner, the shell in Dra-
pers weapon was exploded and the
full load of shot struck Reed. pene-
trating the lower part of his abdomen
on the left side. He was immediately
taken to the Milford Hospital but lived
only two hours. The gun Draper was
carrying was number 10 guage and
was loaded heavily. II is believed
that the hammer trip was Jared. re-
leasing the hammer which fell and
exploded the shell. Mr.. Reed has
been married several years but had
no children. Mr.. Draper is n son OF
Is. I, Draper, of Harrington, and Is
employed In mill ar that place.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
TWO MORE WITNESSES
CORROBORATE STORY
OF THE Pig WOMAN
Man and Wife Near Phillips
Farm Heard Shots Night of
HaIl-MilIs Murder.
MRS. GIBSON DEFIES WIDOW
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.
New Brunswick n j.. Oct. 30
Possibility that the Hall Mills murder
case would be presented TO the
Somerset county grand jury today
seemed remote this morning. Infor-
nation from Somerville, the county
seat was TO the effect that notices
had not been forwarded to members
of the Grand Jury and that Il would
require at least twenty-four hours
for tho inquistors TO assemble after
receiving notices.
Special Deputy Attorney General
Wilbur A. Mott. who took charge Of
the investigation after county ofrl-
clals had failed to solve the mystery,
declined to comment on his confer
ence yesterday with Attorney General
Thomas McCrann at the latter's home
in Paterson. He reiterated the story.
told by Mrs. Jane Gibson. that She
Witnessed the murders.
Two witnesses, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man r. Tingle, who live diagonaIly
from the Phillips farm. have corrobo-
rated Mrs. Jane Gibson's story IN
so far as the hour Of the murders is
concerned. The Tingles heard the
sounds which they think may have
been pistol shots about 10 D. m. Sep
tember IA. the night the Rev Ed
ward Wheeler Hall. and his choir
leader. Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills.
were shot.
In telephone interview yesterday
being barricaded still in her home
with State trooper in the roadway 10
shoot away the morbid curiosity
seekers. Mrs. Gibson added still a 1T
tie more TO her yarn. Again there
appeared the contradictions, as she
now styles herself a church woman
| of godly habits. whereas she has told
score of scribes she cared nothing
for churches.
Then too she issues a challenge and
all but calls Mrs. Hall a liar. And
that too, is like Mrs. Gibson. but II is
hardly consistent with the behavior
of churchgoer. accusing another
Continued on page 2.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
FIREMEN KEPT BUSY BY
THREE SLIGHT OUTBREAKS

A blaze in the chimney at the home
Of G. J. Lynch. 301 Madison street
shortly before o'clock this morning,
caused slight damage to the wood
work on the first floor of the home.
Engine Company No. : responded and
eXtinguished the blaze.
Damage estimated at 1000 resulted
at noon when a blaze in the provision
house of wilkins & Stats, 216-21S
Tatnall street, threatened the de-
struction TO the office and storeroom
on the first floor. Engine Company
No. ! responded TO an alarm and
quickly extinguished the fire.
Two children playing with matches
in second story back room Of the
home of Adolph Oknowesez, 500 Mary
land avenue, yesterday afternoon
started a blaze. causing damage esti-
mated al $500. Engine Company No. 8
and Truck Company No. responded
TO an alarm.