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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-25
Concord
Weeks Activities Among Our
Essex County Neighbors

Following are the officers and
committees of WOODBURY. w. r. G
| No. 5 for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Cora l.. Bailey; Sen
vice pres, Annie Hunter; jun. vice
pres, Mrs. Mabel Gleason; sec,
Mrs. Wanna W oodbury; treas,
Mrs. Gertrude B. Reed; chap,
Mrs. Lois B. Cutting; cond., Mrs.
Lola M. Cutting; guard, Mrs
Clara Chaplin: asst. cond Mrs.
Rose Lillicrao' asst. guard, Mrs.
Isabel Morgan; nat. inst, Mrs.
Helen Folsom; press cor, Mrs.
Denme Fisher; color bearers, Mrs
Ella Lee, Mrs. Mvra Adair, Mrs.
Emma Blodgett, Mrs. Mary Whip
pie; organist, Mrs. Eldie Milti-
more; executive COM, for first
quarter, Isabel Morgan, Gertrude
Reed, Clara Chaplin, Emma Blod-
gctt, Susan May, Cora Bailey:
second quarter, Annie Hunter,
Ella Lee, Mabel Gleason Wanna
Woodbury., Gertrude Burt, Lola
Cutting; third quarter, Mvra
Adair, Gertrude Carpenter, Helen
Folsom, Dennie Fisher, Katherine
Ball, Minnie Briggs, Marcia
Isham, May Stockwell fourth
quarter, Eide Miltimore, Martha
Williams, Rosa Lillicrap, Lois Cut
ting, Ada Corcoran. Martha Stan
ley; conference COM, Isabel Nor
gan, Clara Chaplin, Lois Cutting,
Helen Bennett, Wanna Woodbury.,
Ella Lee; relief com, Mabel Glea-
son, Nav Stockwell, Gertrude
Reed, Annie Hunter, Lola Cutting;
auditing, Lois 3. Cutting, Helen
Folsom, Helen Bonnet home and
employment, Mar Whipple, SUI
can May, Mvra Adair, Kate EN-
cry, Martha Stanley, Mrs. Wanna
Woodbury. acted as installing Off
Ger. The retiring president, Mrs.
Isabel Morgan was presented with
4 gold chain and pendant.
} NJ. and Mrs. Roy Powers Of
Lyndon spent the week end with
Mrs. Powers mother, Mrs. Jennie
Barnett.
George Whipple has sold his
farm to Nela lombard from Lo-
well, Vt.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Lewis, Lit
Teton, N. H., were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Brewer, the past
week.
Helen Carpenter returned Sat
urday from Boston where she has
been for surgical treatment. Her
condition is much improved.
S. F. Cutting of ST. Johnsbury
has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Willis Bradshaw.
Rev. C. +. Mcintyre officiated at
the funeral of Harry Haywood in
the Brook district Friday. George
Hastings, F. E. Hastings and
Malcolm Keough also attended.
Mrs. Walter Gleason sustained
severe burns to her right arm,
from the explosion of a can of
boiling water, one day the last
of the week. She is as comfort
able as could be expected.
Fred Stoddard and daughter
from Ontario were at Allen Hodg
don's the last of the week.
The January Committee of the
Ladies Benevolent Societv of the
Methodist church will serve a sup
per in the Vestry Wednesday eV-
cning, Jan. %. Menu-Baked beans
escaloped potato, pickles, rolls,
doughnuts, lemon and mince pies,
coffee and tea. A Community
sing will be enjoyed in the Aud
itorium after supper.
Miss Burnest who has been car
ing for Mrs. f. NJ Cobleigh re-
turned to her home in St. Johns
bury Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Miltimore
have been in Portland, Me, the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-25

Entered as second-class matter
May !, 1916, at the post office at
st. Johnebury, Vermont, under the
cat Of Marcel .. 1879.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-25
SUNNY SQUIBLETS

If the powers do not agree to
scrap their warships, they win
have to issue more scrip.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-25

As members of the Associated
Press that organization is entioled
exclusively to the use for repun-
licaton of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise
credited in this paper and all the
local news published herein. IA
rights Of republication OF special
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cd
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-25

FOREIGN EEpRESENTATIv L
The Julius Mathews Special
Agency Offices: Boston, / Bea-
con Street.
Detroit, 242 Lafayette Boule-
ward West.
New York, III Madison Avenue.
Chicago, 141l Hartford Build
ing.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
u. 8. ASKED TO
SANCTION GIANT
STEEL MERGER
Force of Lawyers Submits
Brief in MidvaIe consoIida-
ton to Trade Board.
Nv International News Service.

Governmental sanction for the
merger Of the Inland. Republic and
Midvale Steel Corporations with a
combined capitalization Of close to
$500 .O00, 900 was sought today from
the Federal Trade Commission.
Headed by Levy Mayer, Chicago,
a force Of lawyers representing the
three companies. submitted briefs
supplemented by oral argument, in
favor Of the proposed merger which
the commission was informed would
control, IL affected. about 10 per
cent of the nations steel business.
The hearing before the Federal
Trade Commission was granted at
the request of the steel companies.
Governmental suggestion that the
merger would tend to stifle compc-
tition was answered, It was learned,
bv the statement Of attorneys that
practically less than ] per cent OF
the production of the three COM
panies is noncompetitive, while. be-
cause Of the wide territorial dispo-
sitioh of the corporations proper.
ties and freight differentials, there
would be no lack of competition II
the merger goes through.
Briefs submitted to the commits
sion by the corporations attorneys
pointed out that the proposed merger
would do only about 10 per cent Of
the nations steel business as com.
pared with from As to so per cent
handled by the United States Steel
Corporation and cont-nded there Is
no unreasonable or undue restraint
of trade or competition sought.
The purpose of the proposed con-
solidation, the commission was told,
is to enable the three companies TO
add new departments. The Inland
Steel Company has its plants at
Indiana Harbor, Ind, and Chicago.
Ill; the Republic Steel Company at
Youngstown, Ohio. and Birmingham,
Ala, and the Midvale Corporation at
Johnstown, Pa.
No indication was given as to when
the commissions decision might be
exnectai
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
HARDING SEEKS
NEW MEETING
IN RAIL STRIKE
President Expected to Break
Impasse and Continue Pro-
gram for Peace.
Nv Int.rn,t,on.I New, Service.

CHICAGO, July 20.-The belief
that President Harding will call q
conference in Washington Of rail.
way executives and labor leaders
within the next few days in ar
effort to bring about settlement OF
the rail strike was prevalent In
rail circles here today.
Conference or Fight.
Admission by the United States
Railroad Labor Board that 1t has
been unable to bring about an ad'
justment and that all peace nego'
tiations have been abandoned will,
It is believed, result in direct inter.
Vention by President Harding.
Unless a settlement can be
brought about through the efforts
Of the President. It is declared, a
finish fight between the railroads
and the unions portehds.
Conferences that have been going
on here for more than a week have
reached an impasse, and Ben w.
Hooper, chairman Of the Labor
Board, has announced that the
hoard has no peace program pend.
ing nor any negotiations under way.
Railway executives similarly an.
nounced that they had no confer.
ence looking toward settlement
pending.
The stumbling block to peace has
been the question Of seniority
rights.
Growing More Critical.
Reports reaching here indicate
that the strike was rapidly taking
on a more serious aspect. Curtail.
ment of service on scores Of railroads
in all parts of the country has been
announced. 1t was estimated today
that more than 300 trains have been
cancelled. The Southwestern region
according to all reports, has been
the hardest hit.
Leaders of the strikers contend
that the present strike is beginning
to have a serious effect upon traffic
conditions while 1t is still less than q
month old.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
BRITISH WAR|NG
ON SHIP SUBSIDY.
SENATOR SAYS.
RansdeII Charges Campaign
to Wreck United States
Merchant Marine.
BY International New. Service.

Evidence that powerful British
shipping interests have embarked
on a campaign Of propaganda to
forestall the development of the
American merchant marine by pre-
venting the enactment Of the Hard
ing-Lasker ship subsidy bill was
laid before the Senate today by
Senator Ransdell (Dem.) of Louisi-
ana.
Pro-British Plot Barred.
Editorials from British news.
papers appealing to q so-called PRO
British party" in the United States
to fight the shipping legislation
formed tn basis for a denunciatory
speech by Ransdell. These editorials,
he said, had been brought to his at
tention by the Mississippi Valley
Association OF st. Louis, which de.
clared the farmers and producers
ought to know whence comes the
real opposition to a bill whose pur.
pose is to supply the mwith Amer
ican flag ships" to move their pro-
ducts to the worlds markets free
from foreign control
After quoting from an article in
the Liverpool Courier. which told of
the existence OF a ''pro-British" and
an "anti-British" party In the United
States. Ransdell said:
"It is declared official and un-
official encouragement should be
given to this (pro- British) party and
diplomatic suasion brought to bear
upon Washington to defeat the bin
-"
British Charge "Treachery."
Ransdell told the Senate the article
in the Courier also referred to the
effort of the United States to en-
courage it's merchant marine as
"treaschery to Great Britain" "a
menace to international trade" and
breach Of commercial morality"
These charges were characterized
by Ransdell as "unfounded and uE.
just"
1T is farcial," he said, "for any
one to place me in an anti-British
party, IL any such be In existence.
We are not anti-British, but we are
Americans, determined to do what
ever our Judgment dicates is for the
best interests Of America, provided
II is honorable, and we are not to be
deferred by threats of abuse"
The Liverpool Courier, Ransdell
said. also inquired IL Sir Auckland
Geddes. British ambassador to the
United States, had made represen.
tations" as to the English view of
the ship subsidy bill, and II his
superiors in London had attempted to
bargain away the more menacing
clauses" OF the legislation.
Geddes' Activity Surprising.
Ransdell's comment on this angle
of the Cuorier's attack was that II
is rather surprising to us in this
country who have noted the activi.
ties, especially the oratorical ones
Of Sir Auckland Geddes."
There is no necessity" Senator
Ransdell declared, for hysteria on
the part OF Great Britain over the
proposed legislation by the United
States in regard to shipping.
our plan to carry at least one
half foreign commerce, both exports
and imports, including our out.
bound mail and 80 per cent Of the
The Washington times., 1922-07-20

immigrants to our shores, under our
own flag, is a logical and proper one,
entirely within our legal and moral
rights, and no country has valid
reason to object to 1t.
War Threat" Answered.
Discussing threats of war" Rams
dell said:
England rtied coercian on Amer
lea without success 146 years age
when we had only 100000 people
very much divided in opinion and
action and very weak financially
She could hardly expect better re
suits by force at this time as we
now have forty times as many peo
pie closely united in PATRIOTS bonds
and with developed resources OF
every kind in proportion.
The Englishmen who talsl Of war
either actual or commercial, with
the United States is ii dangerous
animal and should b. muZzled."
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
WILD SCENES ON BoURSE
AS MARK FLUCTUATES

BERLIN. July 2O.-There were
wild scenes on the Bourse today AS
the value of the German mark
fluCtuated in consequence Of new =.
paper announcements that the allies
were going to take over control Of
German finances. There was con.
siderable dealing in foreign Sc
curities.
The mark went to 535 to one
American dollar. One newspaper
spoke of allied financial control, as
"tantamount to n receivership for
Germany" Another called II
slavery"
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
Rail Boards Failure
In Truce Negotiations
Emphasizes New Crisis
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
international News Service.

Collapse OF the Railway Labor
Boards efforts to make peace be.
tween the warning factions in the
rail strike came as a staggering
bow today TO the Admin!strn ton r
hopes. and the belief was expressed
in official quarters that within
forty-eight hours President Harding
will be comuelled to take another
drastic step e. stave off the indus.
trial paralysis that is steadily
creeping upon the country.
With the rail strike settled, the
President and his advisers believed
there was a chance of beating off
the menace OF coal shortage through
resumption OF mining behind
troop protection. But the failure
(Conii>AlAd on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
MAJORITY
REP0R IS
SUBMIT TED
Senate Told "Piratical Cor
poration" Seeks Gift Of
$4,000, o,ooo.o
BY WARREN W.. WHEATON.
International News Service.


Instead Of being the philanthro-
pist and magical benefactor OF
millions of people, as his admirers
have pictured him, Henry Ford
was characterized today as the
head Of a "piratical" corporation
seeking through his bid for Muscle
Shoals aS-virtual -denation----of
$14,500, 100000 from the taxpayers
of the country.
Majority Report Filed.
These charges against Ford and
his effort to get control of Muscle
Shoals were made today by the
majority report Of the Senate Agrt
culture Committee, which voted
to against accepting his offer.
The report was presented to the
Senate by Senator George w. Nor
ris Rep.) of Nebraska, who led
the fight against Ford in commit
tee.
The enormity of the gift" Ford
asked is virtually beyond concep-
ton, the report declared. 1t was
added that acceptance of the Ford
offer would have merited everlast-
ing condemnation Of Congress.
The report is one Of the most
scathingly critical documents ever
emanating from the nations capitol,
1t charged an attempt of a "soulless
corporation" to obtain the greatest
gift ever bestowed upon mortal
man" and asserted that the public
has been victimized by propagandtsts
into believing the Ford proposal a
just and fair one.
Ford, the report asserted, not only
wanted the property with its water
power potentialities, which IT said
are greater than any project in the
world, at Unreasonable" terms but
in addition demanded that the Gov
its development and the taxpayers
Of the country assume all the risk
involved.
Sees Raid on Resources.
The Senate committee report
warned:
THE acceptance OF Mr.. Fords
offer turns back the clock of prog
ress and opens the door wide for the
use of natural resources by corpo-
rations and monopolies without re-
striction, without regulation and
without restraint. II this PROPOSE
ton Is accepted, the fight for the
preservation of the natural resour-
ces Of the country is lost, the sur
render to special interests and
monopolies Is absolute and a I1rece-
dent is established that will take
from the control of the people the
greatest resources that have ever
been given to man by an al-wise
Creator.
There Ia no man so good, no cor
poration so beneficent as should in
duce a patriotic legislature to thus
surrender to unregulated monopoly
the rights and privileges that belong
to all Of the people and which ought
to be kept and preserved for our
descendants"
Ford adherents we're severely at
tackled by the report as constantly
throwing up barriers to any proposal,
governmental or otherwise. for deyel.
opment OF Muscle Shoals other than
the Ford bid.
Little merit Is seen in any phase
OF the Ford offer by the majority of
the committee. This Is particularly
true Of the 100-year-lease term de.
manded by the Michigan man.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
PICK ARMY BOARD TO -
PLUCK SURPLUS OFFICERS

The army ''plucking board" which
will reduce the officer personnel by
approximately $500, was selected to.
day by the War Department.
II consists OF Mai. Gen. Joseph T.
Dickman, Of Ohio: Maj. Gen. Merritte
w. ireland, OF Indiana: Maj. Gen.
Henry p. Mccain, of Mississippi:
Brig. Gen. Andre w. brewster, Of
New Jersey, and Brig. Gen. Ernest
Hinds, Of Alabama.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
FORD OFFER FLAYED AS
PLAN TO MULCTPUBLIC
Coal Reserve Cut SO
Per Cent In Strike,
Reports Indicate
BY international News Service.

While Government bureaus
today professed to be without
accurate estimates of just how
depleted the nations coal bin
is, it was admitted the bin Is
nearly empty.
When the coal strike began
sixteen weeks ago the Geolog-
ical Survey estimated total re-
serve stocks at $4,000, 900 tons,
an unprecedented reserve.
Production has fallen sp-
proximately 100000 tons a
week behind consumption for
sixteen weeks, indicating that
100000 tons of this enor-
nous reserve have been con-
sumed. This would leave about
100000 tons on hand
throughout the United States.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
24,ooo,ooo RUSSIANS
STARVING, NANSEN SAYS

LONDON, July 20.-Twenty.four
million Russians are starving. DIR.
Fridtjof Nansen reported to the
League of Nations council here
this afternoon.
The condition Of the famine areas
is most desolate, DR.. Nansen said.
Many of the peasants are so weak
from starvation that they cannot
till the fields nor harvest crops.
DR.. Nansen asked for the estab.
lishment of an international com.
mission to direct Russian relief
work. He is head of an interna.
tional committee that was appoint.
ed last year. but he . has been
hampered by lack OF funds.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
Today

kissed him and the young lady
good-by as they left.
Mr.. Phillips, his wife says,
liked another, woman. Mrs.
Phillips called on the other
woman and pounded her to
death with q hammer and .
stone.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20

Let The Daily and Sunday Wash
ingtOn Times be your vacation
friend and companion. Order 1t seat
to your mountain or seashOre resort
-95 cents month or $3.50 for
three months.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
If You Sell
Real Estate

or II you want to buy real estate; I;
IL you are Interested In II as builder
or investor, you should make use OF
The Times Real Estate" columns
First. YOU should read them every
day, for the news OF real estate for
sale and buyers in the market Is
printed here,
Second. you should print your own
wants, whether those Of buyer or
seller In these Real Estate" col
umna because practically everybody
who has real estate or money reads
them. You can reach most Of the
people whom you should reach
through this medium.
Take advantage of the oppor-
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the best real estate seasons OF the
year, and see that your ads APPEAR
In these columns every day from
now on.
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Times Want Ads for
Prompt, Satisfactory Results
The Washington times., 1922-07-20

Unsettled this afternoon,
followed by generally fair
tonight and Friday; little
change In temperature; mod
crate northeast winds.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20

kidnapping and flogging strike
breakers, with shooting on an
extensive scale, indicates that
there will be much violence and
trouble before the object aimed
at is attained, namely, the es-
tablishment of the open shop in
all matters affecting public ne
cessities. .s,..,,,
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
ARTHUR BRISBANE

When this strike ends, the
people will know whether 1t is
possible or not for State and
national governments combined
to set aside the power of or
ganized labor.
The Washington times., 1922-07-20

Solomon could settle .
women's quarrel, but neither
he nor anybody else ever under
stood women, or even one Of
them.
You read on the same day
about Mrs. Culp, of Ohio, and
Mrs. Phillips, of San Francisco.
Mrs. Culp's husband liked
another woman, much younger.
He said he was looking for q
noble Christian woman to help
him live according to his ideas.
Mrs. Culp, who has nine chill
dren, packed the Rev. Mr.. CUPS
valise. said. Il forgive you."
The Washington times., 1922-07-20
MICHIGAN
WILL SEIZE.
COAL MINES
Gov. Groesbeok Says Opera
ton by State Is Only Solu-
ton of Problem.
BY International News Service.

LANSING. MICH. July 60
The State Of Michigan win take
over the coal mines in the Sagi.
nav District and operate them.
Gov. Groesbeck, reached this
decision early today. He declared
after his visit TO Saginaw yes
terday. where he personally in
yestigated the situafinp, That this
was the only plausible solution
to the coal trouble In Michigan.
Evening star., 1922-07-12

the cut ball jump back two feet from
where it struck the green. He had
hit a tree and bounded back and
his second hit another oak, the lie
forcing him to play back for position.
Eddie Held, in his fine double
round, had perfect control OF every
club. He sent every ball straight
toward the flag. never OFF the tar
way, never in SERIOUS trouble. God
chaux had the highest score OF the
amateurs and was just inside the
qualifying mark, but his game was
better than his score Of !52 indl-
Gated. He played beautifully from
the tees and on the fairways, but
on the greens was helpless at times
in the wet grass On about half OF
the holes he took three puts.
Fourteen qualifiers shot under 15o
yesterday, against thirteen the day
before, although Hagen's 141 was SIX
strokes worse than Jock HUTCHINSON
record score Monday.
Yesterday's Qualihers.
Following are the names and scores
for the finals in the national open
golf tournament. Thursday and Fri
day:
walter Hagen, Detroit, II, 7O-141,
John Farrell, Quaker Ridge, N. "
20, 6S-144.
Frank T. sprogell, Memphis Tenn.
20, 75-145.
John Golden, Tuxedo, n. Y. "a
52-148.
Clarence w. Hackney, Atlantic City,
N. j., Il, S5-148.
John Black, Oakland, Calf, 20, "a
-l48.
Leo Diegel. New Orleans, 72. 74-148
Eddie Held, st. Louis, "a, 53-147.
Erred Wright, Los Angeles, "a, "a
-14A.
~Robert Jones', jr, Atlanta. Ga.
S2. 78-14s.
sJesse Guilford, Boston. "a, 74-14s
Gene Saraxen, Pittsburgh, "a, "A
las.
Jack Burke, ST. Paul. IS, 78-149.
George NJ. Christ, Rochester, n. Y.
y, s7-14S.
Al Watrous, Bedford, Mich, 20, a
I-150.
Edward Cow, Weston, Mass, ~, "a
-I66.
y. G. Anderson. siwanoy, N. Y.
-. 73-15O.
!, George Duncan, England, 75, 7t
Isl.
Alec Guild. Chicago. IS. 76-151.
George Martin, Santa Barbara, Calf.
77, s-151.
Ben Lord. Glen Falls, N. Y, 20. ::
Isl.
Frank Godchaux, jr., New Orleans
20. 7G-l52.
Charles Thom. shfnnecock Falls, n
", ~. s4-152.
John COwnn, Watertown. Mass, ~
7|152.
sAmateurs.