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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
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Washington, Feb. 17.-Nearly two
thousand men have been discharged
at the Washington Navy Yard, by or
DER of the President A thousand
more have been dismissed at New
port News, Virginia, and the ship
building operations in connection with
the Navy have been cut down in var
ious parts of the country. These or
s,ers are the first direct results of the
Conference for the Limitation Of Ar
mament, which has started the years
s'naval holiday'' The employees who
have lost their positions have aske
the Secretary Of the Navy to 'reron%e
Government work. from private cs'
Establishments to the Government navy
yar1a They also advocate creating
"a government monopoly i'll the manu-
facture of arms and munitions of war.
Naturally suggestions Of this kind will
meet with opposition of the same kind
that has been able to defeat similar
PROPOSALS in past years. Limitation
Of armament is decidedly unpopula:
right nov III the shipbuilding plant.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
*|Uncle Joe''
Will Retire
(By J. e. jones'

.NasIlingt on, Feb. 17.-When Abra-
ham Lincoln was being eulogized III
the House Of Representatives on his
birthday anniversary, there sat in the
Chambe as 3, member one who had
been an associate and personal friend
of the great Emancipator. That was
Joseph G. Cannon. the veteran levisla-
tor from Illinois. While the cerem ony
was in probress. Mr.. Cannon let it be
knokp that he would not again be Il
candidate for Congress. He IS now
eighty six years of age, and his family
has prevailed upon him to recognize
the fact that he is an. old man, aHf
should LET the responsibilities and
cares of office go to those who arr
more able to bear the burdens. ,Un-
cle joe is perhaps the most beloved
man in Washington, and the old ami
Imosities and rancor Of his former poll
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
c. W. GREGORY & CO.: 6
STATEMENT Of AS5ETe;
MAKES GOOD showing

It has just been learned OYER 'phoie
that Mr.. J. 0. Anplewhite, Of G. w,
Gregory &, Co. is today in Richmond.
Virginia attending the meeting OF
creditors Of his company at the assem-
bly, rooms of the Richm ond Chamber
CT Commerce. All creditors Of the
company large and email were reques-
ted by Nj. Applewhite to meet there
with him and with a credit represen-
tative Of the Virginia Carolina Chem
ical Company to work out plan
whereby the company can get an ex-
tension OF one or two years in order
to be able to make collections and
meet obligations.
Mr.. D. Il Martin, Of G. W. Gregory
& Co. stated to our reporter that the
..a.laia~ e1nnanx Lad good assets Of s.2aa o9s 81
with liabilities Of J$31O,777.90. He
.SGdlcu IAdI tIICy Hall CudISCu OIL 4IOIi
their books 100000 of worthless
accounts which were not included III
the statement Of assets, and that Of
the total assets shown only 500, 900
could be considered doubtful account
at all.
Owing to depression in the prices Of
farm products the past two wears thl>
firm, together woth many others, have
had difficulty in making collections
but they feel that if the ones whom
they owe will only appreciate thi:
condition and grant them sufficient
time they will be able to work them
selves out and pay every dollar Of thei
Indebtedness, and that is the purpos
: Of the meeting in Richmond today
This plan was suggested by a credf
: man Of TIE Va. Car. Chem, Co., VIII
| thought it could he worked out IN
i feasible way, and the meeting vi'
: called by Mr.. AppleNhite.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17


IT their meeting last night the
3oard Of Commissioners passed an
emergency dog ordinance, which re-
G,:iIcs all dogs to lie confined or n,ux-
zled for 8 period Of thirty days and
tie Chief Of Police has been instructed
to strictly enforce at once without
tear or favor. Later a perman ent
crdinanee will be passed requiring o
tax on al dogs and that license tag
be Displayed from the collar of al
dogs at al times. This emergency
ordinance is to meet the present situa
ton caused by the epidemic of mad
dogs.
w. G. Dickinson was before the
Board making complaint Of the back
! ing up CT water ct his machine sho1
which completely put him out Of bus
i:less for the time being. In order t,
provide immediate relief ditcn wa
ordered dug across the r. P. Byr.
property to carry off the water
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
Bonus Bill In
The House
(By q. 3. Prcss)

Washingt on, Feb. 1.-THE House OF
Representatives appears eager to pass
the soldiers bonus bill, but no end
of difficulty is being experienced III
Gevising ways and means to meet the
payments it provides for. The bill.
as it stands, is loaded with plans for
ievying money, that are OF the most
unpopular sort. 1t is freelt stated
in Washington th&t the House bill
will be SO obnoxious when it gets TO
the Senate that the latter body will
be obliged to kill it, ''on general prin-
cinles' - Supporters of the measure,
before the House, appear to have fall
en- down lamentably in popularizine
the money raising provisions of the
bill.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
EXPERT WILL AID
IN REP AIRING
INCOME RETURNS

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
Wake Forest Is s
Entire Quota
zsglccessf I'll
Again

Wake Forest, Feb 17.-When the
on january 80, the twenty-seven meu
and two women representing Wake
Forest College composed the eighteen
til Supreme Court class Of this insti
tuition which has made a one hundred
per cent record in receiving licenses
from the court for the practice Of
law The Law School here was cs
tablishcd thirty years ago by Dr. n.
Y. Galley. Since that time it has
tu1e l - llzI p - =. =
ed in the list are three North Caro-
lima governors anil nanny other prom
inent men.
Secretary T. D. Collins of the Alum
nj Association is to raise funds foc
eqlpping the new athletic field. Az
a recent meeting of the construction
committee OF Gore Athletic Field plans
were inauguratya to put the grounds
in shape for baseball this spring. A
thirty foot section Of concrete bleach
ers is estimated to cost $500. Tht
present Senior Class has voted to con
struct one such section of the new
81 oh.
Last week Mr.. Collins was made res
ponsible for raising. $4,000 for equip
nent. lie intends to appear person
ally before the alumni organization
over the entire State, presenting thi
and other important alumni problems
Only last Saturday Mr. Collins Wis
ted the Wilmington Alumni Assocla
ton. Here he secured $500 as a heas
~ response to his call for their par
of HE $4,000. At small meetings @
one or two other local associations h
has raised the SUN Of $3.50.
DE-. ". L. Potcat attended the alum
nj banquet at Wilmington last Satin
J hay. at whicl, he was the principe
: speaker Of the evening On the TO
lowing Sunday afternoon he addresse
mass meeting of the men s orgat
IL iS{
there.
Don t forget our annual Inter Sch
aStic Defamation Contest which WI
be held March 10th and 18th. "
urge every high school to send re
tesentativn Each representative W:
be rovallv entertained. The Conte:
Committee has spared. no pains III
curing The best possible entertainme
reception, automobile rides, baseb'
movies, al free There will be no G
lensr to contestants after their arr
Nnl here. Persuade your high scho
10 send some one. The only necessa
requisite is good defamation n
exec eGing 100 words. Get in the ra
ana win 2 fifty collar schoiafsh
and twenty-five dollar medal. r
~ - ~
compete Information write $. Gt
ham, Jr., Wake Forest, N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
T1reeUniversity Students Are
Killed And I Three Injured In An
Auto Accident This Morning
by Associated Press,)

Durham, n. c., Feb. l7-Three men
were killed and three injured when =
switch engine struck an automo obiie
here. The dead are: George Salley,
Mount Airy, George Torrey Peoples,
OF Townsville, Va, T. H. Bryant
Chapel Hill. N. G. The injured are
Charles Iceman, Monroe, n c., probab-
y fatally, P. Boney, Goldsboro, N. c..
y. c. Spach, Winston-Salem, N. G.
All were students At the University OF
North Carolina except Bryant, VINO
was chauffer of the car in which the
party was returning from a dance at
Raleigh.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
Hearings
on Dyes
by e. s. Fre3s,

Washington, Feb. H.--ilearings on
the resolution OF Senator King Of Utah
calling for an investigation into the
effects Of the American dye and or
9anic chemical industry to obtain pro
lection, aud the activities Of the In
porters Of German dyes, who have been
OF posing the prote :tion asked by the
American industry, will probably b5
resumed before the Senate committed
this month The American manufac:
turers say they are agreeable to full
probe into their affairs, but they Wi
insist on holding their rights, obtain
ed at such great expense. over tn
Germans during the war. A grea
dve-manufac curing industry grew u
tafter Germany went to war with til
!, European nations, and this was lnten
isified after the United States enter
cd the war.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
WINS FORTY THOUSAND
BREACH Of PROd|SE
AWARD
-

Is Columbia, S. G. Job. Ia vera'et
Of forty THOUSAND dollars was award
cd Mrs. Lyde Mcdonald in hundred
and fifty thousand dollar breach OF
Richard G. DesPortes. financier Mrs.
Mcdonald claimed that she lived with
DesPortes for twenty years and that
he recently left her.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
RETURN OF KIDNAPPED
uLSTERMEN Eases
THE SITUATION

Belfast, Ireland, Feb. 1.-THE re
:t;:rn Of I'll, idnappel Llstermen had =
stimulating effect or public opinion
il Ulster, but the situation on the
the proximity of the rival forces at
some points. Last night was the
uuictes* in Belfast since the outbreak
OF Sunday night,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
LlENINE WILL NOT
attend GENOA
CONFERENCE
BY Associated Press. J

ondon, Febs HIT is considere.t
unlikely that Premier Lenine will sas-
tend the Genoa Conference, according
to the Russian Trade delegation here
Resolutions by hundreds of workers
meeting against his going have been
pouring into Moscow.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
HOUSE WILL PASS
BONUS BILL

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE
Soldier Bonus bill will be report
ed to a Republican cancus within
ten days and the Republican House
will pass it, Chairman Fordney,
of the House Ways and Means
Committee, declared
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
MILLER SCHOOL
DESTROYER BY
FIRE THIRD
Bv The Associated Press

York. S. c., Feb 1.-THE Millec
School was destroyed today bv fire
the State has offered reward FOR
the incendiarv. The fire burned the
original building n December anG
two temporary buildings were alsa
fired.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
MILLIONS FACING.
STARVATION
iEy Associated Presssa

Shanghai, Feb. 17.--Over six ,hillion
people. arc facing starvation in the
provinces Of Kiangsu, Ohekiang, Anhv-
ed, estimates show, owing to the ua-
rreeedented floods, which have wlpec
out twenty per ceAt of the rice croy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
THE ROANOKE tn
REACHTHEH HIGH
WATER STAGE

A wire has just been received from
the Weather Bureau Director benson,
at Raleigh, stating that the Roanoke
River would reach stage of 81 feet
It Weldon by tomorrow, Saturday.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17

HALF MILLION
](]!.L..A|RFFIRE IN
THE BUSINESS
SECTION Of.
BIRMINGHAM
(By Aseoc!a d P. .sa. !

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 17.-Fire to-
day wiped out one-fourth Of o city
block Oh tssentyfirst street and Fourth
Ave, N he downtown section with
an estimated loss OF ha1f a million dol
lars.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
WEATHER REPORT

For North Carolina: Mostly cloudy
tonight and Saturday. Rising tenn
rerature. Fresh northerly. shifting TO
southeast and south winds by Satur-
day morning.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
COTTON MARKET
TODAYS MARKET

tical battles have been forgotten By
reason of the sweetness of his man
ner in The CLOSING years Of his life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-02-17
NORTHERN i. s.
|eHEATHED IN ICE. |.
fBy Assaciated Press. !

Washington, Feb. l7.-Northern
United States is sieathed in ieA 70
day as s yesuit Of {. cold So M
into the South.
Twen $50 was regis
tered IN VSSGrmont and Maine, while
New York City reached an even zero.
Norfolk, Va. reported tho coldest
weather since nineteen an6 seventeen.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07

FIRE SUNDAY
IN PERRICARD'S
GENERAL STORE
Building and Contents
Badly Damaged By
Water and Smoke

The ringing of % of the fire
alarm at $50 Sunday afternoon
started automobiles and pedestri-
ans to the scale factory at top
speed and the fire proved to be in
the upper story of the building
owned by d. J. Perrigard and oc-
cupied by D. J. and w. J. Peril
gard as a general store. The own
ers were away for the day, but
came home soon after the fire
broke out and were naturally
much disturbed to find what was
going on. The fire seemed to be
confined to the upper story of the
building and it was necessary to
cut through the roof and break the
windows to get the hose into the
heart of the fire. The fire was
quickly extinguished but not until
both. the building and the contents
of the store '%ere badly damaged
both by water and the smoke.
The property was insured in the
W. w. Sprague and Son agency
and an adjuster is expected today
to appraise the damages. The
cause of the fire is not known.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07
WILL OPPOSE
NEWPORT AND
BURLINGTON
Game at Border City for
Tomorrow Will Draw
Big Crowd

Manager Charles Hoernle an
nounced this morning that a game
has been scheduled with Newport
tomorrow at Gaines Field. Judging
from the manner that Newport has
been playing baseball of late, the
game with Fairbanks ought to at
tract a good crowd to the Border
City.
Witty pitched yesterday at
Plattsburg and Murphy Saturday
at Burlington, so that manager
Hoernle will no doubt send Arthur
Kelley to the hillock against New
port tomorrow. Who will repre-
sent Newport on the mound is a
conjecture, although it will prob
ably be Grip Polli who has been
turning in some fine contests late
ly.
Wednesday on the Campus, the
big attraction will be Burlington,
the team that defeated Fairbanks
Saturday but only after eleven inn
ings of exciting play. Either Ray
Collins or Doc Newton will do the
hurting for the visitors while Clar
ences Witty will no doubt officiate
on the mound for the locals.
"Slats" McGinnis, the Queen
City manager is holding down the
initial sack with all his former
cleverness and added to that he is
swatting the apple at a 500 clip.
His sitting Saturday was RESPONSE
bic for Burlington's victory and he
will be the most feared batter here
Wednesday.
The Burlington game promises
to be one fthe best of the season
and every fan should plan to at
tend.
Magog has postponed her game
which was to be played here on
Saturday. The remaining games on
Fairbanks schedule for this week
will be announced later.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07
LegiOners Winner In
Exhibition Game 11-9

Teams, representing the Amer
can Legion and Fairbanks Shop,
played a nine inning exhibition
game on the Campus Saturday, the
former team winning by score of
II 40 9. The game will not be re-
corded as a Sunset League con-
test on account of the number of
outsiders playing on both teams.
The Fairbanks team collected a
total of 10 hits but were unable to
win. Harlie Page, Don Gray and
Jim Foye comprised the battery
for the Legion while Hawley and
Heath cared for abe pitching and
receiving o fthe Fairbanks nine.
Score by innings:
Legion 10 200 90 3 XII
Fairbanks 90 O1 ) 1 10O 9
A regular Sunset Lacquer is
booked for Tuesday night when
the Elks play the fairbanks Shop.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07
DIES FROM
INJURIES in
AUTO ACCIDENT
Fractured Leg Caused
Death of Edward
Wallace

Edward Wallace, 16, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Wallace of St.
bury Center died Sunday at the
Fitch hospital as the result of in
juries received July 21 when he
was struck by an automobile. The
lad was riding his bicycle and
ahghted from it just as the car
struck him. His leg was fractured.
He wasbroupht to the Fitch hospi-
tai and was making a satisfactory
recovery when embolism reveloped
and the end came most uneXpect-
cdly as his condiaion was not con-
sidered serious until Saturday.
Edward Wallace was one of the
seven children of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Wallace and is survived by
his parents, four brothers and two
sisters. He graduated last June
from the grammar school at St.
Johnsbury Center and was to have
entered st. Johnsbury academy
this fall.
Funeral services will be held at
the Congregational church at St.
Johnsbury Center Tuesday after
noon at one O'Clock with burial in
the Center cemetery.
The automobile which caused
the injury was owned by Mrs. Ger
trude McKinlay of St. Johnsbury,
but she was not operating the car
at the time of the accident. Ac-
cording to eye witnesses a car
parked near the scene of the acci-
dent, the B. A. Farnham store at
st. Johnsbury Center, prevented
the boy from seeing the McKinlay
machine and he was struck Just as
he alighted from hsi bicycle.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07
Will Demonstrate
DYES and Dyeing

Miss May c. Gilfillan, the home
demonstration agent of Caledonia
County, has arranged to hold two
demonstration on Dyes and Dye
ing in Barnet on August II, and
in Lyndonville on August 18. Miss
Eleanor J. Sutherland, Education
al Director of Diamond Dyes, from
Burlington, will be preesnt and
will give a talk on color, material
and method and an actual demon
stration of the best method for
dyeing.
All the women attending the
meeting are invited to bring any
faded, worn or unbecoming gar
ments and Miss Sutherland will as
sist them in choosing a new color
and will give them any special
points which their material will re-
quire.
The subject of Dyes and Dyes is
arousing interest everywhere and
in other parts of the tSate has met
with very great success.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07
WORKMAN HAS
AUTOMOBILE
BADLY DAMAGED
Floyd Lund Walked Ten
Miles to Report at Rail
road Shops On Time

Another unfortunate episode in
connection with the railroad strike
at Lyndonville occurred Friday
and is being thoroughly investigat-
ed by Sheriff Worthen and the
other officers.
Among the workmen who are
now employed at the machine
shops is Floyd Lund of East Ha-
ven who has been coming to work
in his Buick car. He was recently
warned by parties known to him
that he had better not return to
work. Nothing daunted by these
threats he started to get his car
Friday morning and found that
all the tires had been slashed with
ar axe, a new tire had been stolen
and the engine put out Of com
mission.
Mr.. Lund Immediately started to
walk nearly 10 miles from his
home to the railroad shops and
reached there just as the whistle
blew for the days work.
Sheriff Worthen spent Saturday
and a good portion of Monday in
vestigating the affair.
Conditions at the machine
shops continue to improve as far
as increase of help is concerned.
There are now 73 in the wood
shop and 54 employed in the To-
comotive shop.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07
FRED A. BESSETTE
SUICIDE BY HANGING

Fred Arthur Bessette, EMPLOYED
as truck driver by the Vermont
Fruit company of Burlington COM
mitted suicide by hanging in a
barn in the rear of his home on
Shelburne road Saturday night,
his lifeless body being discovered
Sunday morning.
The body was found, suspended
from beam in the barn, by Jo-
seph Tucker, who lives at the
same house as the Bessette fam
lily on the Shelburne road, about
three and one-half miles south of
Burlington. When found, the
body appeared to have been life
less for several hours.
Mr.. Bessette was said to have
been in the best of spirits Satur-
day night and asked for the key
to the barn ut $50 o'clock after
which he was not seen alive.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07
SWIMMERS HAD TOO MUCH
WHISKEY AND WATER

NEW YORK, Aug. IA swim
ming party of six nude men in the
East River brought out two fire
fighting companies, two tireboats
and sufficient policemen to arrest
five of the crowd on the charge of
intoxication and to take the sixth
to a city hospital. Physicians who
examined the case could not de-
eide whether the man had swal-
lowed too much whiskey or salt
water, or both.
The men started in to have a
drinking bout which led to a dis
cussion as to who was the best
swimmer. They all went down to
the river bank and stripping off
their clothes plunged in. -Four of
the young men soon swan back to
shore. One of the men thought it
would be a good joke to summon
the fire department so he pulled
the fire alarm twice and brought
plenty of fire apparatus to the
scene in quick time.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07
Two Minor
Auto Collisions

C. L. Gee, an employee OF w. A..
Wright met with an accident Sun
day morning on Railroad street IN
attempting turn around as car
driven by Frank Wiley was APP
preaching. A collision followed and
Mr.. Gees car was damaged about
$50. Mr.. Gee was driving on Over
land car.
As Adelbert Smith was passing
through Westminster Sunday with
new Chevrolet touring car he
met with an accident that damaged
his car about $75 worth He was
coming down the long hill in that
town northward bound in a dense
fog and saw a Saxon car approach
ing at good rate of speed, He ap-
piled his brakes and just as the
car neared him had the choice of
a collision or crossing over to the
other side and running into field.
He took the lataer chance but the
Saxon car hit him just before he
got off the road. Two other Chev-
rolet statesmen were following Mr..
Smith, each bringing to st. Johns
bury a new car.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-07
STARR'S TRIPLE
DECIDES GAME
FOR LOCALS 4-3
Fairbanks A. A. Outplays
Plattsburgers On Lat
ter'S Field
Special to the Caledonian-R Record

Special to the Caledonian- Record
PLATTSBURGH, N. Y, Aug. 6
st. Johnsbury's Fairbanks A. A.
outplayed Plattsburgh this after
noon in all departments and won
the close victory of A to 8. Stars
three base hit in the ninth frame
which scored Maloney and But
ler was the decisive factor
The visitors started after Pat
ten in real earnest in the last inn
ing and obtained three solid hits.
Plattsburgh was fortunate in get
ting two or its three runs. They
were not earned. Witty had bad
streak of wildness in the fifth inn
ing, giving five free tickets and
forcing over the two tallies.
Apart from this inning the st.
Johnsbury pitcher hurled gilt edg-
ed ball and was especially effective
in the pinches. Witty helped HIM
self out considerably when in the
fifth with three on he grabbed
Halligan's hot liner with one hand
and doubled Patten off third. The
catch undoubtedly saved a brace
OF runs.
St. Johnsbury took the lead in
the third inning by scoring one on
Martins infeld single, Grieve's
two base hit and Miller's error.
Plattsburgh went into the lead in
the fifth by tallying twice. The
visitors tied things up in sixth on
Buffers walk, Narcotics error
and STAIRS single. Plattsburgh
was able to get men on the bases
in almost every frame but Witty
held them back from the plate
with fine brand of hurting.
Miller beat out three infeld
singles. Outside of Vitty's grab
there were no other fielding fea-
lures. A large crowd witnessed
the contest.
Tho summary,