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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-03
Good Catches In
Pond Fishing

The season for pond tishin 3
opened Monday and notwjthstald-
ing the lateness of the season some
fairly good catches were made.
Several members of the Ms kiton
Club visited their preserves in Wa
terford and landed six Specklcd
beauties.
A. &, Scott and Harry B.
Gordon are having excellent luck
at Big Averiil pond end word
comes back that Mr.. Scott has
landed two fish that wciphed ~
pounds and another that tipped the
scale at 81 pounds.
Charles G.. Bralov. c +. F'-'vn,
Dr. H. c. Stetson, DR.. Z. +. Doyle
and ?. A. Fletcher returned Tues
day night from Echo pond in East
Charleston. The wind was 50
strong that is was impo~s DE to
fish on the pond. but the boys sue
ceded in l2nding six salmon by
fishing from the ahorc.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-03
CROP REPORT
INDICATES A
BACKWARD SPRING
Vermont Maple Sugar
Crop Good and Equal
to Last Year

The season in New England has
generally been backward and cold,
the growth of grasses and the de-
velopment of the fruit buds has
hardly started and an unusually
small amount of spring plowing
has been done.
As far as can be determined at
the present time the outlook for
the tree fruits is good to excellent
though in "off" year in apples pro-
duction is due in Maine and the
trees are not budding heavily.
Considerable of the bearing sur
face of the fruit trees in Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island and Connect
cut was damaged by an ice storm
in the winter breaking many limbs.
This may cut the total production
of fruit somewhat. Winter killing
of peach buds has been reported
from few localities in Massach-
uSettS.
Apparently about the same acre
age as last year will be planted to
potatoes in Maine. The prospect is
that the onion acreage in Massach-
usetts will be considerably increas-
ed. From present indications there
will be a small reduction in the
acreage of tobacco in MaSsachu-
sets and Connecticut. The acreage
in corn, small grains and garden
vegetables will not vary much from
those of last year.
The cranberry bogs in Massachu-
sets are reported to have winteTed
well though some damage to dry
bogs in Plymouth county by freez-
ing in the winter is reported.
Meadows and pastures have
come through the winter in good
shape although the growth OF
grasses have hardly started a.
yet. In many areas, due to lack OF
moisture during the winter, a
heavy crop to have is not probable
this year.
Vermont reports as many maple
trees tapped this year as last. A
large proportion of the yield of Sar
has gone into syrup the quality OF
which is exceptional. color beinq
very limit. The total maple cror
seems to be at least equal to that
of last year.
The farm labor supply contin-
ues to be more than ample ir
quantity though as little as posi-
BILE is beinr emploVed.
The health of the various classe.
of live stock on the farms is genel
ally good though losses in sprinl
pigs have been high in some sec
tionS.
Practically no damage from re
cents froSts have been reported
from any section.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-03
Late Associated
Press Dispatches

WASHINGTON, May By
vote of 6 to } the House Rules
committee voted to give status to
the johnson Woodruff resolution
calling for congressional investiga-
ton of charges of laXiyt in the
prosecution of government claims
rising out of war contracts or
settlement thereof.
BOSTON, May 3--Oniy one new
forest fire was reported today,
William Bazeley commissioner Of
conservation announced. This was
a 1000 acre fire Andover. BoXford,
and Middleton. An equipped truck
and fiemen were sent to the scene.
WESTFIELD, May 3---Firemen
from theis city wee working today
with $50 volunteers il an effort to
save the Gg,ates house of the West
field water supply company IN
Granville as well as other houses
in that section from forest fires
that has been raging -ince yeSter-
day. Back-fires are being eXten-
sively. Big gangs of firemen ald
others worked through the night
but an alarm was rung in today
calling for more men.
BELFAST, May Armed men
rushed into the building occupied
by the Irish Republican forces at
Bellagha, county Derry, and fired
several volleys at the occupants
killing one policeman and wound
ing a second. The police returned
fire and captured two Of the in
vaders. All wires connected with
Derry county have been cut.
PAWTUCkET, r. l., Ma y3--
Despite the Courts restraining
order against picketing issued yes
terday about 100 ricketers assem-
bled near the mills OF the Crown
Manufacturing Company today.
They were ordered away by the
police and deputy sher,ffs. After
marching down Broadway thov de-
cided to return to Che mill. When
the picketerS arrived the deputy
sheriff read the RESTRAINING order
which had the desired effect and
the picketers dispersed.
BOSTON, May Bishop Viii
liam Lawrence Of the Episcopal
diocese of Massachusetts, explain
ed to the diocesan convention to-
day his reasons for asking last
January that the convention at
this time elect a business coadju-
tor. l nbrief, he gave as his rea-
son shis age and increased admin
istrative duties. Upon the death
of a bishop the coadjutor automa-
tically succeeds him, Bishop Law
renee said:
Il now make the statement re-
quired of me by the canon. | here
with give consent to the election
of a bishop coadjutor who when
duly ordained and consecrated will
have the following duties: !, the
care and oversight (without con-
frmation) of all self-Supporting
parishes in the diocease; the gen
eral oversight of the Church Ser
vice League, itS organization and
work
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Continued on page 81
TCHITCHFRIN is FOR
REDUCED ARMAMENT

GENOA, May 3-The second
plenary session of the Genoa Eco
nomic Conference today adopted
the report of the transport and
financial commission. The report
OF ner transport commission pro
vides for the calling of railway
committee to discuss the improve
ment of European transportation.
DR.. Rathenau, the German
prime minister, in an address said
the worlds trade must be doub-
led before conditions could be bet
tered, but that this could not be
done while "the nations were
jumping at each others throats. "
The subject of reduced arma-
ment was also brought forward by
Tchitcherin, prime minister of
Russia.
"Only by a policy of peace can
the nations balance their budget y
he declared in a plea for general
disarmament He said Russia
must insist upon reservations to
the financial report as it carried
provisions concerning the League
Of Nations which Russia did not
recognize. He added that Russia
could not agree to unite govern
ment control over its financial OPP
erations. The conference adjourn
ed after adopting the transport
commissions report. Richard
Washburn Childe, American Am
bassador to Italy was present.
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Nj. c. Garfield Candidate
for High Sheriff

Martin c. Garfield of St. Johns
bury is the first constable for high
sheriff of Caledonia county to sue
ceed ". II. Worthen who will not
be a candidate and Mr.. Garfield
has been circulating his petition
for the primary elections through
out the day.
Mr.. GARFIELD has been a deputy
sheriff for the past II years, be-
ing first appointed by the late
Sheriff George T. Winch and
through all the terms of Sheriff
Worthen's service. In these years
he has had much experience and
few if any deputy sheriifs in the
northern part of the state have
had more arrests or done more
legal business pertaining to the
work Of a deputy. For two
years he was the county fish and
game warden and at the present
time he is overseer of the poor
and first constable and collector.
Mr.. Garfield has many friends in
St. Johnsbury and throughout the
county who will give him their
support at the primaries and the
polls.
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ANOTHER FIRE IN
TREASURY BUILDING

WASHINGTON, May 3-For
the second time in three months
firemen battled with a stubborn
fire on the roof Of the Treasury
building which assumed at one
time serious proportions. The
flames were soaring to a height of
so to 40 feet the firemen arrived
on the scene. President and Mrs.
Harding watched the firemen bat
tie with the flames. When checked
after 30 minutes, the fire had burn
ed entirely through one section of
the superstructuIe. An unofficial
estimate places the loss at $4,000.
A guard of 80 United States Mar
ines was thrown around the build
ing as soon as the fire was discov-
cred
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-03
Farewell Party for
Miss COsbi Carpenter

Nine members OF the knyblerS
club gathered around the table at
seven O'Clock dinner Tuesday ev-
ening at the residence of Mrs.
Earl Franklin. given in honor of
Miss Cosbi Carpenter, who leaves
soon to make her home in Spring
field, Mass. The table was deco
rated with yellow jonquils and
lighted with yellow candles and
the place cards carried out the
same color effect. At Miss Car
penter's plate was a pretty hou-
doir lamp, the parting gift of the
Knyblers.
The hostesses for the evening
were Mrs. Franklin, Mrs. Arthur
Hawkinson and Mrs. William Hall
and the others diners with the
guest of honor were Mrs. Samuel
Morrison, Mrs. Hazel Levasseur,
Miss Vivian Lowrey, Miss Joseph
inc Fisher and Mrs. William A.
Hamilton Of Danville.
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EDITOR STONE
CIVESTALK TO
B.P. W. CLUB
Interesting Paper On Two
Gentlemen From
Barnet

Interesting sidelights on the
lives of two Barnet boys born the
same night and on the same street
and ushered into the world by
the same family physician, boys
destined to be numbered among
the worlds distinguished men.
were given Tuesday evening at
the regular meeting of the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's
club by Editor Arthur F. Stone of
the Caledonian- Record. "Two
Gentlemen of Barnet" was the
subject of the charmingly written
paper by Editor Stone and club
members We're familiarized with
incidents in the lives of Col. Alex
ander G. HaWes of San Francis
co, Calf, and b. Frank Stevens
of London, the Barnet boys born
the same night. On a European
trip Nh Stone was associated in
many pleasant functions with Mr..
Stevens and Col. Hawes in Lon
don. The former, a celebrated
antiquarian and the United States
dispatch agent in London for
many years, had entree to the
most exclusive literary circles of
London and was royal enter
tainer. This was true of Col.
Halves then in the insurance bus
mess in London and Mr.. Stones
experiences as their guests at
club functions and on cross
country trip formed the basis for
much of deep interest. Col.
Hawes who was the last survivor
of the John Brown raid was in the
San Francisco earthquake and
both the earthquake and the raid
were described with great vivid
ness by the speaker.
Following the address refresh
mentS We're served by the social
committee under the direction of
( Miss Sarah Lamere and later came
= shower of kitchen utensils for
Mrs. Lyman X. Harvey, an April
bride and a club member. A
huge basket with many yellow
I Continued OH page 81
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WOMANTS CLUB
ELECTS new
OFFICERS
Mrs. ID. E. Porter Sue
ceeds Mrs. Alvin w.
Flint as President
By MORRIS

Tuesday marked the close of
one of the most active years in
the history of the st. Johnsbury
Woman's club and the annual
meeting in the afternoon at Athe-
naeum hall attracted an unusually
large number of members. Mrs.
Alvin W. Flint, the retiring presi-
dent in her address voiced her
appreciation of the splendid coop
Grafton of all, commended the
work of special committees, Off
GERS and individuals, who had aid
ed in no small way in making her
administration successful, review
ed the work of the year and made
a plea for renewed effort for the
coming years. Mrs. Flint has pre-
sided at every regular and special
meeting of the club year and has
responded to ten calls from clubs
in other sections of the state. She
was urged to serve the club an
other year but wished to be free
this year from any stipulated pro
gram.
The new officers arc President,
Mrs. f. E. Porter; first vice pres
ident, Mrs. David S. Conant; sec
ond wee president, Miss Rather
inc Bingham; recording secretary,
Mrs. Roy Davis; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Z. S. Waterman;
treasurer, Mrs. A. H. Hafner; as
Sistant treasurer, Mrs. Edward
Peterson; auditor, Miss Mabel
Shields. Directors for three years,
Mrs. Flint, Mrs. F. G. Landry and
Mrs. Ida Brooks. This list, unani-
mously elected, was brought in by
the nominating committee, Mrs.
J.. P. Slack, Mrs. George LaPoint,
Mrs. John Wesley, Mrs. J. NJ,
Perham and Mrs. Sarah Hovey.
Mrs. Flint gracefully handed over
the gaval to Mrs. Porter and she.
accepted with warm words of APP
probation for the honor shown
her. A rising vote of thanks was
given Mrs. Flint for her untiring
service and deep interest in all de-
partments of club life.
Preceding the election of off
GERS other business was dispatched
with the retiring president in the
chair. Announcement of the June
mccting was given. The speaker
VIII be Mrs. John W. Titcomb of
Albany, n. Y, who will talk on
Taste in Dress Yearly reports
by the secretary, Mrs. Roy Davis,
by the treasurer, Mrs. Samuel A..
moore and by the chairman of
each of the standing committees
were read by Ms. Davis and Mrs.
Sarah Hovey presented a report
CONTINUED on Pdae p
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NEWPORT CITY
COUNCIL FOR
new HOSPITAL
School Tax of S1.25 Levied
to Meet Heavy Budget
of S3S,S66

In the grist of important bust
ness matters to come before the
City Council at Newport Tuesday
night was the application, pre-
sented by G. L. Macdiarmid, for
the erection of the Orleans County
Memorial Hospital. Specifications
give the size of the building as
107 by 40 feet, with an annex, 80
by 40. The building, according to
the application is to be completed
within one year at an estimated
cost of 100000. The application
was granted.
The Newport City Council at
last nights meeting fixed the
school tax at $1.25 to meet the
estimated budget submitted by the
school board. The budget called
for $38,866 and the $1.25 tax will
provide the sum of $4,000 after
allowing for the 4 pc rcent dis
count.
The school trustees We're not
present, but there was a lengthy
discussion, on the cost of remod-
elling the old school building
There is, and has been, a
strong. feeling on the part of many
of thd voters of the city against
the spending of large sums Of
money on the old building.
1t is claimed that, to meet the
sanitary requirements of the
Board of Health, and the state
school board in regard to lighting
and other changes, would require
at least five or six thousand dol
lars for just the two grades. This
addition will not provide for the
kindergarten which had to be
discontinued nor for the much
needed business course.
The proposition to make use Of
the vacant room in the South
school for the 18th and 8th grades,
if the consent of the parents of
the children could be obtained.
j. +. McCarten was of the opin-
ion that no better time could be
looked for to put out a bond than
now or within the next six
months as it could be done for
four and one-half per cent, should
they decide to build, before any
action has been taken or money
expended by the school committee
on City Council. The wish of The
people at an early date will be
carried out as expressed at the
city meeting.
The Council voted to lay a four
inch water pipe this year from Il
hydrant near the Lacasse stone
shed connecting with a six inch
(Continued on page 81
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-03
JUDGES NAMED
FOR ENDURANCE
HORSE RACE
Training Already Begun
for the Vermont Con-
test In October

The board OF sponsors of the
1922 endurance ride for horses,
which is to be held in Vermont
from Oct. 1G to u, announced the
personnel of the board OF judges
who VIII otficiate during the ride
next fall.
j. Garner West Of Garnerville,
N. Y, a member OF the board of
judges on the 1921 ride, will serve
again, following the policy to have
one member hold over each year
as chairman Of theb oard. Horace
3. Hare of Philadelphia and Henry
L. Bell of Bayside, N Y, viii be
the other members. The board will
meet shortly to determine de1inlte-
ly the exact route of the ride,
which will begin and end in Bur
lington.
St. Johnsbury will be one of the
night stops.
Training for the ride has already
begun in several parts Of the coun-
try according to reports received
and several horsemcn have made
known the names of horses they
intend to enter.
Among these are Castor, the
Morgan gelding, belonging to the
Morgan Horse Farm, Middlebury,
who has completed every ride held
since 1919; kingfiSher, owned by
Col. Frank Tompkins of Norwich
University; RuStem Bey, Gouya
Toute Belle, Cragmore and several
others of W. r. Browns famous
Arabs from Berlin, n. H., and Ke-
nah Prince, the crossbrcd hTab be
longing to A. ". Harris of Chica
go.
Mr.. Harris has announced that
he will not ride next fall, for the
first time, though he will enter his
horse.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison
Married II Years

Mr., and Mrs. Harvey Morrison
reached the 18th milestone in their
married lite Tuesday and the an
niversCry was marked by an out
pouring Of neighbors and friends
that filed their home on Dundee
street in the evening. The party
was surprise to Mr.. and Mrs.
Morrison and was arranged by
their daughters, Misses Doris ard
Eleanor who had the happy coon
GRAFTON of practically the entire
neighborhood. Invited to supper
at the home of their brother and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. George Ballou
Mr. and Mrs. Morrison we're sum-
moned home in the early evening
and found a company Of 70 con
grcGated there to greet them,
Cards were played and prizes
awarded to Mrs. William South
ard, Irwin Will<ie, Mrs. Alice
Parker and Ellie B. Freeman
In behalf of the company, Frank
Forsythe presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Morrison with a rug and happy
response was made. Refresh
ments were served by Mrs Al
phonso White, Mrs, Hoel Hinman
and Mrs. Alfred WRIGHT. assisted
by Misses Eleanor and Doris Nor
rison, Doris Marshall, Velma Hin
man and Dorothy White. Wedding
cakes made by Mrs. Gerald Wal
tcrs and Doris Marshall were also
served. During the evening solos
were given by Miss Catherine
Morrison and Miss Morrison also
led in chorus singing closing with
Good Nipht, ladies'. entered in
to Justify by the whole gathering.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-03
Harry NJ. Day
Sheriff Candidate

We are authorized to announce
that Harry NJ. Day of st. Johns
bury will be a candidate for High
Sheriff of Caledonia county to sue
ceed Wilbert H. Worthen. Mr.. Day
was a deputy sheriff for six years
in Essex county when he was a
resident of Lunenburg, and has
been deputy for six years since
he was resident of st. Johnsbury.
He will have a strong endorsement
for the position, both in st. Johns
bury and throughout the county.
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BEVERIDGE LEADING
NEW IN INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS, md, May 3
With almost half the precincts in
the state already reported, Albert
I. BeveIidge is leading Senator
New in the republican senatorial
primary contest by $3.50 votes. An
unofficial tabulation from 1924
precincts out of 1882 in the state.
gave Beveridge $500 votes and
Senator New 72.9l1.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-03
NO CLUE FOUND TO
WINCHESTER MURDER

WOBURN, Mass. May Jan
INQUEST has been started on the
killing of Ralph w. Brewster, the
Boston e. Maine ticket agent at
Winchester on Apiil 20. To da+e
the officials frankly state they
have no clue and % witnesses have
been sumoned to the inquest. It.
was expected that the inquest
would last two days
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TRY TO CHECK FOREST
FIRES NEAR TAUNTON

TAUNTON, Mass, May 8
Rain is anxiously hoped tor by
hundreds Of tired volunteers who
are at work keeping III check the
ring of forest fires that encircle
Tauton. More than a 1000 acres
had been burned over in the East
section of The citv.
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many of whom are dying for lack
of medical attention.
While Chang has been success
full in his action, there has been
no apparent success for either
side in the general fighting. Both
commanders are rushing re-en-
forcements in preparation for
more fighting, Meanwhile word
comes from Shanghi that Sun Vat
Sen, president of the Southern
government, is preparing to send
aid up to Chang Tso-Lin.
Admiral Joseph Strauss, COM
mander of the American Asiatic
fleet, after conference with Min
lister Schulman, ordered the gun
boat Wilmington to proceed imme-
diately from Hongkong to Tient-
sin. The foreign vessels now at
Tientsin include three Japanese
torpedo boats, a German subma-
rine tender, French gunboat and
an Italian gunboat.
PEKIN, May 3-It was an
nounced at the headquarters of
Gen. Chang Tso-Lin today that
Gen. Wu-Pei-Fu, the Central
Chinese leader, had been killed in
action The announcement has
not been confirmed and members
of the foreign legations are inves-
tigatng the report.
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maid in the employ of Powell.
Powell first fired three shots at
thebutler, who fled. Then he pur-
sued his wife TO the library and
shot her three times. He then
went upstairs and shot himself.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-03
Maid In Powell Employ Tells Story of
Triple Shooting To Boston Police
Edmund Pitlock Gives Himself Up
To Police--Mrs. Hubbard Pleads
Not Guilty of Murder
(BV the Associated PreSsl

BOSTON, May 3--Wllliam B. Powell, district manager
for r. c. Dunn and Co., shot and killed his wife, Lena E. last
evening after he had called her and his butler before him and
accused them of intimacy the police told today by
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-03
Report General Wu-Pei-Fu
Was Killed During Battle
Admiral Strauss of American Asiatic
Fleet Orders Cunboat To Steam
To Tientsin
(Bv the Associated Press)

PEKIN, May 3--The Iientsin army under General
Chang Tson has for the moment successfully withstood
the drive Changnsen and stopped General WI PeiFus
movement toward Pekn Changsinen is filled with wounded
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A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
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The Weather

Rain tonight and Thurs
day. Colder in Southern
New Hampshire. Moder-
ate shifting winds.