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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07
PRESS COMMENT
How the Board Of Control
Functions

The following from the st.
Johnsbuly Caledonian suggests an
important state problem:
The Waterbury Record wond-
ems just what process it will be
necessary to go through to make
the board Of control function
properly and make it a real asset
TO the state. 1t suggests that this
would be a good problem for
some would-bc candidate for gov
ernor to attempt to solve
The board Of control was Great
ed by the Legislature to provide a
central bureau for the general su-
pervision of state departments and
offices, with particular reference
to finance.
Like most of such boards, it
goes too far to suit many depart
ment heads and others in eXecu-
tive charge of state activities and
not far enough to suit others. 1t
has, however, pretty well justified
its existence and should not be
meddled with or impaired without
thorough consideration.
The board of control was intend
ed to be a governors board, and
so it is in a measure, as he con-
trolls by appointment the director
of state institutions and the lay
member of the board The latter
is the only member appointed cs-
peeially for that duty. The audi
tor and treasurer complete the
board.
The board passes on salaries,
Of monies. Its members visit state
institutions at least once a yeal
and it is the virtual clearing
house for the states business. AS
a money-saving institution it has
fully justified its existence, and
the inclusion of constitutional Of
ficers like the governor, trcasur-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07

went back wishing | had hank
erchiff to wipe the mud off of my
wife pants, and Mary Watkins
scd, O Benny, if you're not dis
krace, you cant stay heer looking
like that, thanks jest the same.
Dident | tell won you awt to
have net? sed Pubs, and | sed,
Aw, shut up, who cares wat you
tell them? And ! wawked away
looking proud but proberly not as
proud as wat | would of if both
my ncez had bin in and there was
cnt eny mud on my wife pants,
and Pubs jest kepp setting there
comfortable.
Proving the ones that Jest set
still and take it easy are the luck
lest.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07

Sundey aftirnOon it stopped
raining and I went out in my wife
pants Ground to Mary Watkinses
and she was setting on her frunt
steps on 2 pillows and Pubs Sim
kins was setting there with her,
me thinking, Aw heck, that guys
always hanging Ground,
Wich he is, and sat ,doWn.too
and pritty soon wat went past but
a yelIo butterfly ziGzag as if it
wasent sure ware-1t was going,
Mary Watkins saying o. wat a
bewtifill butterfly,1 wish had it
for my cullection.
Do you Wunt me to catch it for
you? Ised, an dshe sed, 0 Ben
ny that would be PERFECTLY lovely.
and Pubs Simkins sed, Jaw, hc's
crazy, nobody can cat6h"a butter
fly unless they have a net, ID
catch it for you if enybody could
catch it, he's crazy.
o is that so, III soon quick shaw
you who's crazy, | sed, maybe
ordnerry people like you need 4
net but that don't say lido. Being
Supposed to be insult for him
and compliment for me, and |
jumped up and started to. chase
the butterfly, ony- every. time it
sat down on something it quick
changed its mind agep before |
had time to throw my hat over
it, and | tripped on a sclapper
in frunt of a house and got big
hole in my sticking showing neerly
half Of one nee, me thinking,
Heck darn it, I wish | never start
ed this.
And started to chase the bu..-
terhy across the street mad and
Jest then Il automobeel went past
and squerted a lot of mud out of
a puddle all over my wife pants,
making them black and wife, es-
peshilly, black, and the butterfly
flew away up out Of site as if it
jest thawt Of something's and |
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07

acquisitions and the expenditure
er, and auditor, give it a standing
and Importance fully adequate to
the necessities Of the states bus
mess.
1t is perhaps true, as stated by
some of the critics Of the board,
which could not be as well per-
formed by the governor, but it
has certain semi-legislative func-
tons which could only pertain TO
some quasi representative body
hardly proper, in fact, for the exc
cutive.
In addition, Vermont legisla-
lures have always been chary of
comforting unlimited powers on
the governor. Our government
runs perhaps too much to boards
and commissions, but here is a
case whore counsel makes for
better government, where five
heads are better than one.
Another criticism is to point to
the present innocuous operations
of the board, due largely to the
governors absorption in other
matters and to ask what good
board is that does no. control.
It has even been urged that with
out the positive direction of the
executive, the board does not and
cannot function.
That may be true, but the
answer is, not to abolish the
board, but to choose a governor,
who governs, who will choose a
board that controls. With this
very necessary proviso, the board
Of control will function and com
| pletcIy fulfill its proper powers
Let the board of control alone
until we find something better
| Dnt nd II n1.nl
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07

The Barre Times thinks that the
women of Burlington who propose
campaign against rats, mice and
flies have taken a big contract
upon themselves, but that the re-
ward of their successful efforts
will be in the advanced degree OF
public health guaranteed for then
fair city.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07

PASSUMPSIC LODGE, NO. 27,
F. and A. M.
Called communication Thursday
evening, April Is Work, w. NJ.
degree.
Renwick H. Cutting, w. M.
Fred Fl. Dolloff, Sec.
Haswell Chapter No. IL, r. A. M.
Stated Convocation 7.30 p. M,
Friday, April ID, 1929. Annual
meeting business, reports and cleo
ton.
FRED II. DOLLOFF, f. II. P.
r. A. PEARL, Sec'y.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07
BACK TALK

The Burlington News will be
glad when fly time comes again
and we have something besides
Congress to swat.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07

After a motors 1t LAS been stuck
for few hours an miry road,
he begins to think + avorably of an
increased highway appropriation.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07

The Rutland News calls atton-
ton to the fact that the call of tho
wild draws city people to the coun-
try and country people to the city
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-07
FRIDA Y, APRIL 7, 1922
SUNNY SOUJBLETS

Secretary Iu ghes has been pre-
scented with a pair of gold desk
shears, but he h es not so far been
observed cutting his whisllcrs
with them.
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
THOMAS FLEMING LEFT
ESTATE OF $121,376

Thomas Fleming, 1r.. w. II. Irwin
Fleming and Robert r. Fleming yes
terday petitioned the probate court
for letters of administration on the
estates of their father, Thomas p.
Fleming. 1861 Wyoming avenue
northwest, and their brother, John p.
Fleming. and sister. Mary Lee Elem
ing, who lost their lives In the Knick.
erbocker Theater crash January 28.
The father left an estate estimated
at 1921 1915. John p. Fleming OF 5000
and his sister 81 ,4O5, making a total
of $125,S47.
John Miller Jeffries. who also lost
his life in the collapse of the play.
house, left an estate valued at about
$1,000. according to petition for
letters of administration filed by his
father, Louis Il. Jeffries.
William F. Rensnaw. who died
January 4at his home. 1927 y street
northwest. left an estate estimated ut
S37, 003, according to a petition for
letters of administration filed by his
daughters, Mary I. oSnnemann, Bes-
sic A. Wright and Helen r. Miller.
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
RAIL HEADS AND UNIONS
TO TALK WAGES FEB. a.

NEW YORK, Feb. S-Wage con-
ferences with members OF the big
Four" brotherhoods will be opened
soon after February IA. a commit
lee of managers OF Eastern rail
roads announced following a meet
ing yesterday. Fifty.five general
managers attended.
John G.. Walber, chairman OF the
bureau of information of the East
ern roads. said railroad officials
had been informed that the brother
hoods would cooperate to the full
est extent TO make the wage con-
ference successful.
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
FOOD SHOW HAS
ODDDEv|CES To.
AID HOUSEWIFE
Thousands Witness Labor
Saving and Economical Ma
chinery Exhibits.

People who do an involuntary
shimmy in their nightclothes when
they crawl out OF bed these cold
mornings are displaying interest In
a device on exhibit at the National
Food Show and Household EXPOSE
ton. now being held at Convention
Hall. This device automatically turns
on the furnace draft in the early
morning hours while the whole house
Is happily snoring and gets the bed
room nice and warm by the time the
old family alarm clock begins to
buzz.
The device consists OF a sort Of
alarm clock which IAN be adjusted
SO tina: the draft will be opened at
any desired hour. A dial is set for
the temperature of the room desired
at rising time. and when that tenn.
perature is reached, the draft Is auto
matically shut off. A thermostat.
which can be installed in any room
at practically no trouble, automati-
cally opens and closes the draft
whenever the temperature a varies
one degree from that desired during
any period of the day or night.
New Oil Burners There Too.
Another. attraction Is a device for
burning oil in any type Of furnace
instead of coal. An electric motor
feeds the oil into the furnance, where
IL burns in a sort Of pan, and
thermostat arrangement checks and
re-starts the flow to keep the TEN.
perature even. A furnace of this
type requires absolutely no atten-
tion-no stocking. no taking up OF
ashes, and there is absolutely no
dirt. The only care required is the
occasional replenishing Of the oil
tank.
A device for getting rid Of the ice
man and the eternal worry over
the OVERLOOKING ice pan
also is making a hit with patrons
Of the show. This device is an auto.
matte refrigeration plant that can
be installed in any refrigerator with
out the slightest trouble. A ther.
mostat automatically shuts off the
refrigeration process after a certain
degree Of cold has been reached. The
plant freezes little cakes of ice for
use on the table.
Still another novelty is an auto.
matte washing machine for the
kitchen sink. 1t is q little barrel
with door on the upper side. Dainty
garments, such as handerchiefs,
silks, fancy underwear, and similar
pieces of wearing apparel, are put
in the barrel. A little hose runs from
The Washington times., 1922-02-09

pany. at Giesboro, and near Alex.
andria.
Relatives OF the girl insist that
she had been robbed before her
death. They believe she was robbed
and slain and the body thrown into
the river.
Washington and Alexandria pc.
lice, who are investigating the
death OF Miss Jones scout the muir.
der and robbery theory of the rela.
tives. DIR. Herbert Z. Martyr, as.
sistant coroner, who performed an
autopsy, declared that he found no
evidence Of foul play. that II was
his opinion the young woman died
from drowning.
According to Mrs. Lillian r.
Jones, Of $50 North Payne street,
Alexandria, mother of the young
woman, Miss Jones left her home
about 10 o'clock a week ago last
Friday. ostensibly to VISIT Mrs.
Ruby Grogan. at Cherrydale. Be
fore leaving home Mrs. Jones claims
her daughter embraced and kissed
her. She said that she had $40
i'm cash in her purse and wore a
ring, set with rubies. valued 1t
$40, on her finger.
When the body wills found no
trace of either the ring or money
was discovered Or ;he hands of
the drowned woman were 4 pair
of long green gloves. The police
say that IL the woptan had beer
robbed and then killed ind thrown
into the river, her slayer or siayers
would not have taken off her gloves.
removed the ring and then replaced
the glove.
Mrs. Grogan told Sheriff Glenn
ents. of Arlington county, who is
leading the investigation of the
death of Miss Jones. that she had
not been visited by Miss Jones.
~ understood she was to visit
me, but did not see her." Mrs.
Grogan stated.
Police authorities are of the
opinion that Miss Jones either fell
or jumped into the river. But they
cannot explain, however. what be-
came of the money and ring that
Miss Jones is said to have had in
her possession when Last seen by
her mother.
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ing given away by Carry's ice cream
booth are attracting much attention.
When these babies are dragged along
a surface, their feet move along In
walking fashion. Two pretty girls
in white, with blue sashes. distribute
these souvenirs. Ice cream sand
witches are made by machine before
the eyes of patrons.
The automatic drinking dolls at the
Whistle drinking booth always have
a large crowd around them. These
dolls pour out a glass Of Whistle
from a bottle, life the glass to the
lip, and drink. Souvenir balloons are
given away at this booth.
Much interest centers in the ex-
hibit of Simpsons Dairy. Chocolate
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river VICTIM
WAS SLAIN, SAY
!. HER RELATIVES
Police Scout Theory Ella NJ
n. Jones Was Robbed and
Thrown in Potomac.

Was Ella May Hulings Jones the
victim Of foul play or did she com.
init suicide?
The body OF the woman, who was
twenty-five years old and a former
,yoeman ~ in the navy, was found
Tuesday encases in the ice foes of
the Potomac river. near the Wash.
ington Steel and Ordnance Com.
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the faucet to the barrel. When the
faucet is turned on, the water auto
maticaliy rocks the barrel and
washes the clothes. In 20 minutes
the housewife can return and find
her clothes washed.
Thousands 1t Show.
Thousands visited the show yester.
day afternoon and last evening. Yes.
terday was Alexandria and suburban
grocers' day. Today viii be north
east grocers' day, for grocers west
OF Eighth street. Grocers In this
section, along with their wives and
employees, will be special guests OF
honor. Members OF the New York
State Society also will be special
guests.
The cardboard souvenir babies he.
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ADVERTISEMENT.
All Fat People
Should knoWThis

Fat people owe a debt OF gratitude to
the author OF the now famous Marmsla
Prescription and are still more Indebted
fec,iye obesity remedy to tablet form.
Marmola Prescription Tablets can be
obtained at all drug stores the world
doil.r for a case, or you can secure
them direct ON receipt OF price from
the Msrmeia Co. tsla woodw.rd ave,
cnss FOR dIstinR or violent exercise for
the reduction Of the ovsrfat body to
normal.
The Washington times., 1922-02-09
PENWoMEN TO MEET
IN CONVENTION APRIL rs

The annual convention OF the Ma
tional League OF American Pen
Women will take place April 20 and
will last four days. 1t was an
nounced today by Mrs. William
Atherton Du Puy, national presi-
dent.
A national campaign for the bet
torment OF literature and it's kin
dred acts will be the main feature
Of the program.
The Washington times., 1922-02-09

10 needs is a 60-cent box of Stuart
Dyspepsia Tablets to be had at any
drug store. They settle and sweeten
a sour stomach. offset acidity, dis
Del gassiness, induce digestion, re.
Jieve biliousness, clear the coating
from the tongue, repair the bad
breath and enable the most desper-
ately, gloomy dyspeptic to get back
into the land of the living. Get
these tablets today and experience
all this.
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milk, a new product. is served free.
The model OF a farmer milking a
cow that realistically wags its head
attracts many spectators.
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Bilious Folks
Return to Meals
Magical Effect of Stuart's Dys-
Pspsia Tablets in Dispelling
z the Gloom of Coated
Tongue Dyspeptics.

Many a poor, misguided dyspeptic
70 lamenting his hard luck when all
The daily times., 1922-03-08

tional attraction at the Wilson Thea
tre Friday.
For five reels the picture has a mel
odramatic tinge, with love story in
tertwined. Suddenly it changes to an
allegorical setting, with four child
actors, two of whom give a demon
stration with huge mallets of the
proper way in which to lay low
couple of s'spooks." They were di-
rected by Ray, who exhibited a high
degree of skill in handling the juven-
lies.
The tots who took part in the
scenes thought it was the greatest of
fun and that Ray was fine play
mate. They scarcely knew they were
acting as Charlie spoke their langu-
age and seemed to enter into the fun
himself.
The daily times., 1922-03-08
SALE OF REAL PROPERTY.

Under and by virtue of the Power
OF Sale contained in a certain mort
gage of date November 1st., 1920,
executed by Duncan ]. Hargrove and
wife, Vinie Hargrove, default having
been made in the payment of the
notes therein secured, the undersign-
ed will on Friday, March 31st, 1922,
offer for sale and sell at public auc-
tion to the highest bidder for cash at
the Court House door in Wilson,
North Carolina, that certain lot in
the city of Wilson more particularly
described and defined as follows:
1t is that certain lot of land on
Carolina street in the eastern suburbs
of the Town of Wilson, conveyed to
Duncan j. Hargrove by deed of R. r.
Townsend and wife dated March 25,
1916, and recorded in Wilson County
Registry in Book SO at page 4O2 and
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second Tract

0S5COnu 1I&acG
Beginning at lightwood stake in
the corner of tie old James Pittman
and Bennett Webb line; thence run
ming East to lightwood pine, be-
ing in the said James Pittman corner;
thence North with the old James
Pittman line to a corner of the C. H,
Barron land; thence West along the
John Webb line and the Bennett
Webb line to the beginning, contain
ing twenty-five (22) acres, more or
less, and being the identical tract of
land conveyed to Bennett Webb by
deed of J. F. Bridgers and wife,
which deed is duly recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds of Will
son County, North Carolina.
There will be reserved from the
above described property about one
fourth (1-4) of an acre, embracing
the family burying ground.
TERMS: Two thousand dollars
($2,O0O.O0) cash, balance to be Sc
cured by first mortgage on said prop
erty.
This, the 8th. day of March, 1922.
F. D. SWINDELL,
Commissioner =
3 8 Is % 20 -
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vulge his plans for meeting in their
own element the swarms of rum-run-
ners said to infest the Atlantic coast
lest valuable information reach the
ears of willy liquor shippers.
1t was learned, however, that pro-
hibition authorities contemplate a
screen of swift ships operating from
Maine to Florida and in the Gulf of
Mexico to prevent the landing of illi-
cit alcohol. The sub chasers, officials
said, are being lent by the Coast
Guard as it is unable to commission
them for this service because of lack
of funds and trained personnel
The ships are 11O-footers and are
now scattered at the various Coast
Guard stations. but the prohibition
authorities plan to centralize their
activities, probably basing the main
fleet at New York with a strong
squadron on duty in Florida waters.
While the Coast Guard will retain
the title to the submarine chasers, the
prohibition Bureau will bear the ex-
pense of their operation. Enforcement
agents will be on board each boat.
Whether the ships will fly special
prohibition flag while on their new
service has not been decided, but
Commissioner Haynes has received
several more or less appropriate sug-
gestions for design for an emblem.
The daily times., 1922-03-08
NOTICE
SALE OF LAND.

Pursuant to judgment rendered
in the special proceedings in the Su.
perior Court of Wilson County
North Carolina, entitled Ruth Newton
ct al VS.. J. J. Baker ct al, the under.
signed Commissioner, will on Mon.
day the 3rd. day of April. 1922
between the hours of IL M. and 100
P. M. before the Court House door in
the Town of Wilson, N. C. offer for
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder the following described prop
erty:
Two certain tracts of land in the
State and County aforesaid.
First Tract.
Beginning at the canal at the old
B1rden Armstrong line; thence East
along the said line to the old Pittman
line to a lightwood knot; thence
North along the old Pittman line to
pine in the Barron line; thence
West along the Barron line to- the old
John Webb fence; thence South along
the old Webb fence to the old cross
renee; thence West down and along
the fence to the canal; thence down
the canal to the old Birden Arm
strong line, the beginning, contain
ing thirty (30) acres, more or less.
and being the identical land convened
TO Bennett Webb by deed of Ashley
rage and wife, which deed is duly re-
corded in the Office of the Register
o1 Deeds OF Wilson County in Book
%, at page 1872.
The daily times., 1922-03-08
MRS. CLIFTON BARNES.

Mrs. Clifton Barnes died March 8,
had been sick nearly three weeks fol-
lowing an operation for tonsilitis,
she was nineteen years and six months
old, before her marriage she was
Miss Amanda Webb daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Cannie Webb, she is surviv-
ed by her husband and one child, her
mother and one brother lots of other
relatives, and friends to mourn her
departure, she will be sadly missed
by all who knew her, for she was al
ways kind to all whom she came in
contact with.
1t is hard to part with her, but
our loss is her eternal gain. Our sym
pathy is with the grief-stricken hus-
band and mother.
The funeral was held Saturday af-
ternoon at three O'Clock from the
Primitive Baptist church Elders G.
w. Boswell and c. F.. Denny con-
Quoted the services. The Pall-bearers
Messrs. Fate Pittman, Dewey Wal
lace, Worth High, Tom Cousins.
Marion Moore, and Arthur Wheeler.
Interment was made in the Maple
wood cemetery the flowers were very
beautiful.
We wish to thank everyone who
were so kind to us during the illness
and death of my wife.
Clifton Barnes & Family.
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"PINK TIGHTS.

Old Dame Fortune smiled benignly
the moving picture profession. He
happened to be visiting a Los An
geles studio when director he knew
offered him part, saying man OF
Winters build and type was needed
to complete the cast. Winter accepted
the offer and his first engagement
was playing the lead in "Pink Tights
with Gladys Walton.
Since then he has appeared in a
number of widely known productions
and he now has an important role in
Pauline Frederick's current R-C pic
Fure, 1.-TWO Kinde of Women" which
will come to the Wilson Theatre on
"Wednesday. 1t is founded on Jackson
sGregory's Western novel, Judith of
Blue Lake Ranch
Winter has the part of Pollock
Hampton, the young city chap who
has also inherited an interest in the
big ranch of which Judith, played by
Miss Frederick, assumes control up
Rpn the death of her father.
The story is an entirely new type
for Miss Frederick wholesome tale
kOf the outdoors with picturesque set
tings in the California Sierras. Some
pf the most ruggedly beautiful seen
Pry in the United States is used as
background for this new Re produc-
lion
Among the others appearing with
iss Frederick are Charles Clary,
ack Curtis, Billy Elmer, Clarissa
lwynne, Jean Calhoun, Otis Har-
Z, Tom Bates, David Winter, James
rley. Sam Appel and others. Colin
ppbeH directed.
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CHASERS
TO HUNT RUM RUNNERS

Washington, March 6.-The prohi-
bition navy will besready for oper-
alton in Atlantic coastal waters in
search of liquor smugglers some time
this month, it was declared at en-
forcement headquarters. Arrange
ments have been completed, officials
said, whereby the Prohibition Bu-
reau is to have the use of submarine
chasers not being used by the Coast
Guard. Nine of these little craft, for
mer navy terriers, are said to be i'm
mediately available for transfer to
dry land commanders.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
declared tonight that it would take
about two weeks to man and equip
the sub chasers for duty as a prohi-
bition sea patrol, but declined to di-
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as executor of the
estate of John w. Ferrell, deceased,
late of Wilson County, North Caro-
lima, this is to notify all persons hay-
ing claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the un-
dersigned on or before the 23rd. day
OF February, 1928, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery