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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-05

 [ There was no mention of bequests to charity in MT. William Rocke-
 feliers will. But that isn't import . ant.
 If the visible property amounts. as
 1t probably will, to $2oo.0oo. .o00, the United States will collect $5o.o0o. .00O
 in inheritance taxes. and the state
 S1o, ,ooo, ,o0o. Thus while working for
 himself and his family, MT. Rocke-
 feIler has gathered together sso,oeo.-
 coo to be used for public purposes.
 That is moro important than leaving
 some trifiing amount to an old gentle
 mons home. :.
 The former Kaiser says. "A mon- arch, but not I. will return to Ger many. The republic is only tempo rary.' He thinks apparently that one
 of his sons will get back the Job that he lost, and historically. he is justified in tue thinking. Republics in Greece, Rome. France and elsewhere have started lasted 8 littlo while, then made way for n1on- archy or tyranny. The French re- public has come back. after eclipse. This republic. like the republic of Switzerland, has lasted.
 And the Kaiser overlooks the fact that the German republic is made up of msn that have 70 years of train inx undsr the social democratic party. If they know anything, 1t Is that the one thing tAey do not need is another
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15

planning to women the processes
of registering and voting; the Civ
ing of definite information through
the press, at open meeting, and by
printed leaflets, as to the time and
place for these activities; the con-
tinUal emphasizing of the import
ance of voting in the primaries;
the sending of missionaries to
candidates for office and the pub
fishing of their views rs given in
the replies received; and the pres
cntation of opportunities for the
candidates to present in person
their opinions to the voters.
On the subject OF the question
n%aires, such as both Congressman
Green and Dale Of Vermont have
answered, Mrs. Park said: at is q
League custom to send a list of
questions to every candidate, and
to publish, without comment, his
replies. Candidates have shown an
unquestionable willingness to reply
to questionnairGs, for in no other
way can their views be so gcner-
ally circulated, accompanied, for
ease of comparison, by the views
of others in the field, and pres
cnted wholly without party bias.
Some local Leagues have diStbrit-
ed comprehensive pamphlets con-
tanning questions and replies.
Others have been content with
press reports Of missionaries. In
every questionable it will be
found that local matters occupy
prominent place. The League
urges women voters to interest
themselves in local affairs and to
lend their aid to local betterment.
Nothing more l%aconic, nothing sim
pier, than the QUESTIONABLE has
been devised to inform every voter
of Just what questions 7 to the
fore and how every candidate
stands regarding them"
Further activities Of the organ
ization were summed up by Mrs.
Park as follows: "The League is
trying to help solve the second
problem-getting the average vot-
er to look beyond personal inter
ests to the needs of the whole peo-
ple-by the three-stage education
of the woman voter. We make
the principles of government, the
it possible for women to study the
practice of government, and pro-
posed remedies for present snort
comingS in the conduct of public
affairs. This is done by schools
conducted wholly by local Leagues
of citizenship, which are sometimes
CUES and sometimes are part of
extension courses in colleges and
universities. As a matter of fact,
our whole program, as | see it,
might easily be described as
Training in Citizenship for we
feel that good government will be
assured only when the minds and
hearts and consciencies of voters
are trained to understand and to
feel and to do the things devotion
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15
Miss Beard Wins
Seat In Senate

CONTINUED from paEe one)
Washington are found to be cor
rect, Miss Beard will have a major
ity of Is votes. 1t was consider
ed Wednesday hat Mr.. Bickford
had won by seven votes.
The unofficial returns from
Washington gave Miss Beard Is
and Bicford %, while the unoffic-
ial returns from Braintree gave
Miss Beard "a and Bickford 81.
Tabulating those figures with the
official returns gives Miss Beard
a total of 1874 and Bickford $40.
A telephone message to the
town clerks of Washington and
Braintree showed the unofficial
figures were correct and that the
corrected figures in Braintree give
Miss Beard one more than the UNI
official newspaper returns. That
being the case, Miss Beard was
nominated for senator By a major
ity of 16 votes.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15
Death of Mrs.
Charles F. Cushman

Mrs. Florence Mae Cushman!
wife of Charles F. Cushman OF
St. J~ohnsbury Center died Sept
18th in St. J%ohnsbury Hospital she
had been a great sufferer for sew
Gral months.
Mrs. May Mcqueen was born
April 8, 1890 in Whitefield, N. H.
daughter of Robert and Abble
Grant Mcqueen. Aug %, 1913,
, she was married to Charles F.
. Cushman. She leaves to mourn her
loss besides her husband, her tath-
CT, one daughter ten years old by
a former marriage and an aunt IN
Whitefeld, N. H., besides her
MANY friends. The beautiful flow
.ers told Of the love and esteem
in which she was held. Inc
funeral services were held at
Charles L. Cushman's. The bear
ers were Alfred Cushman, Walter
Cushman, Guy w. Hovey, and
Charles Bullock. lnterment III
Passumpsic cemetery.
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to country demands of every man

to country demands of every man
, and woman.
We have done nationally a few
that are important; in the States
and local communities We have
done many more; but our real sue
cess is measured not by any one
thing IL by any hundred things
that we may do. 1t is measured
by the extent to which we + able
to bring women voters-and it
may be men voters, TOTO as
sumo the full duties of good citiz-
enship."
Mrs. Park is a New England
woman, a native of Boston, and a
graduate Of Radcliffe. She gained
her first national prominence
when, as Vice President of the
College Equal Suffrage League,
she crossed the continent four
times, speaking on woman stuff
rage at large colleges and State
universities. On January 4, 1917,
she became Congressional Chair
man of the National American
Woman Suffrage association, and
the final two years of intensive
campaign in Washington for the
passage of the Federal Suffrage
Amendment through Congress was
under her leadership. Before
coming to Washington she was
prominent insuffrage work in the
Bay State, and after two years
spent in the Orient, following the
death of her husband, she became
a lecturer on questions concerning
women in the Far East.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15

Pop was smoaking and thinking
and | sed, Hay pop.
Yes indeed, pop sed, Meenint
wat, and | sed, Do you think
fello awt to run away from {
pleeceman weather they've die
enything or not?
Certeny not, this is a free coun.
try, in meny ways, and as long as
you have a cleer conscience the
thing to do is stand your ground
and not bulge for enybody, poI
sed.
Yes sir, that's jest wat 1 did, l
sed.
Wen was this? Wat was that?
pop sed.
This AFTERNOON, | sed, and pop
sed. Yes yes go on, and | sed,
Wei US fellows was jest standing
there not doing enything and
Flatfoot the cop came up saying,
Go on, get out of heer, you kids
cler out.
He must think this is Russia,
pop Sed, and | sed, Yes sir, and
all the other fellows started to
run but | jest stood there because
| had a cleer conscience.
Good for you, a clear con-
science is everything, well, and
wat happened then? pop sed.
Then some Vaughn came up and
umpdumped a hole load of stones
rite next to ware ! was standing,
and if l hadent of jumped some of
them mite of bin umpdumped on
me, | sed.
Confound it do you wunt to get
yourself killed by your stubber-
ness you mite of known there was
some good reason for it or the Of
fcer wouldent of told you to move
and in the future you move Wen
ever enybody tells you to, no mat
ter who it is, pop sed, and | sed
Well Suppose l have a cleer con-
Silence?
Don't argew, pop sed
Wich l dident.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15

MCINDOE FALLS
Mrs. G, H. Stebbins has just re-
ceived a line of Fall Hats.-Ad-
Vertisemcnt.
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This. Hiqhly Efficient Maid

Ideal home comforts are assured
by HIGHLY EFFICIENT help.
Employ a maid who will intelli-
gently execute your orders. A
careful, honest, interested maid
a HIGHLY EFFICIENT WORK
ER-who anticipates your wishes.
Don't WORRY WITH THE
MAID QUESTION. Every day
in the CLASSIFIED under situa-
tons wanted can be found ads
from EFFICIENT DOMESTIC
help. The fact that these people
are advertising PROVES that
they are above the average and
are highly desirable.
Read the Want Ads in
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15
WOMEN TOLD
HOW TO TRAIN
IN CITIZENSHIP
President of League of
Women Voters on Ma
tiOnal Speaking Tour

Special to the Caledonian-Record
WOODSTOCK, Sept 15-Inaug-
urating a speaking tour that will
extend from the Green Mountain
state to Long Island Sound and
later reach out into the Middle
West, Mrs. Maud Wood Park, pre-
sident of the National League of
Women Voters, brought a mess
age to Vermont women III an adj
dress delivered here today on the
subject of draining in Citizen
ship" MIS-. Park goes from here to
Manchester, and later will speak
in New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Mrs. Parks present tour of New
England is undertaken largely for
the purpose of urging upon all
| members of the League, which has
its branches firmly established in
Vermont, the necessity for work
ing energfetically to the end that
no woman shall fail to cast her bal
lot this coming November because
of ignorance of the mechanics of
voting or on account of lack of
knowledge of the questions invol-
we'd in this years elections.
At the same time she makes it
entirely clear that the League does
not attempt to influence any wo-
mar to vote under any particular
party emblem, but, on the contrary
its purpose is rather to teach them
how to make wise and ~judicious
selections of candidates.
She summarizes the efforts of
the organization toward training
in citizenship in the following brief
pledge, "such as" she told her
hearers today, 81 think every con-
scientious citizen should be willing
to take, namely:
"Believeing in government by
the people, l will do my best to
inform myself about public ques-
tons, the principles and policies of
political parties, and the qualifica-
tons of candidates for public office
to vote according to my conscience
in every election, primary or final
in which | am entitled to vote; to
obey the law even when | am not
in sympathy with all its provisions,
to support by all fair measures the
policies that | approve; to respect
convictions that may differ from
my own; and to regard my citiz-
enship as a public trust"
"This is a simple pledge" Mrs.
Park added, "but if it were taken
and kept-by a majority of the
country, we should be much nearer
the Kingdom of Heaven upon
earth than we find ourselves to-
day..
Mrs. Park in her address today
approached her subject from the
woman's viewpoint. "The work of
good government, like the proven
bal work of woman" she said, "is
never done. There are moths to
look for constantly; there are
corners to be swept; there is dust
to be wiped off. Eternal vigilance
is the price of community good
housekeeping, and in political af-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15
BACK TAI x

The BrattIeboro Keformef re-
.vamps the old R. r. r. of the
American youth into Readin' Rit-
in and Radio.
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D SEPT. IS, 1922
EDITORIAL

Z More trouble with Germany
THE Postofficc department has re-
ceived notice from Germany that
>that nation has ceased money
order exchanges with other ma
tons on account of the unsettled
e. value of the German mark. This
notice compels the United States
= Postoffice department to discon-
tinue issuance of money orders
between this country and Ger
many.
"a Judge Harland B. Howe refuses
faato accept citizenship papers OF
v slackers in the world war. At Ben
..nington the other day a native of
~ Italy, whose registration card
that he wa sin No. 5 dur
ing the wal was rejected and
Howe made a formal an
sznouncement that it would be use
less for anyone who claimed ex-
emption from service during the
war, on the ground that he was a
native of a foreign country to APP
y ply for citizenship in his court.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15

-" Here is the St. Adams Messen.
gers explanation Of the result OF
tuesdays primary election: Uncle
Abe was confident that Vermont
would put her best Foote for
ward, while Proctor was reason
ably sure that Vermont would re-
= fuse to put her Foote in 1t.
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fairs as in ones home it is idle tc
| ask where the dust comes from. II
does come ana it must be fought
as strenuously this Saturday as il
the house had not been made i'm
maculate last Saturday,"
She epitomized in this fashion
the task confronting such organi-
cations as she heads: "To my
mind, therefore, the many prob
lens involved in carrying out the
noble ideals to which this nation
is dedicated simmer down to two
how to get the average citizen
man or woman, into the habit OF
voting conscientously and unfail-
ingly at every election; and how
to get that art average citizen
into the habit of thinking of pub
lie affairs not l.: the light of per
sonal or parochial interests, but
in the light of the needs of the
whole people,"
Continuing Mrs. Park dwelt up
on the purposes and scope of the
League of Women Voters. She
said in part:
"The reason why the League of
Women Voters was founded j.
that its members believe that wo-
men at this time have a special
opportunity to contribute some
thing to the solution of these two
problems. We feel that woman's
point of view is of value in govern
ment. 1t differs from mans as one
side of the shield from the other,
but the shield is one shield. The
nation which does not make use
of both views fails to present the
perfect defense against the forces
of corruption and misrule.
"By virtue of their distinctive
experience in life, women have a
tendency to see affairs of govern
ment in terms of education, public
health, public morals, and the hui
man development made possible
by a peaceloving and forward
looking civilization. This is the
point of view of social welfare and
should be reckoned with quite as
fully as should the point of view of
business interest. Proper respect
for business experiences is essen
tial if we are to have a prosperous
nation; but we shall be a better
and happier nation when equal
respect is given to the views OF
that half of the people which know
best how to care for human life.
"Women approach public ques-
tionS with a realization of their in
experience, but with avery prcc-
ious heritage. From the begin
ming their work has been practical.
Women have been the homemade
ers, and home-making has never
been a theoretical thing. Men
might lead forlorn hopes; men
might go out on cruSades but three
times a day the family had to be
fed, and it was the woman who
saw to the feeding. From time
immemorial it has been the wo-
mans part to get the worthof her
money and make that money 20
as far as possible for family we'll
being. 1t is this experience, this
habit of being practical that wo-
man bring to the work of the Lea
que of Women's Voters"
At this point Mrs. Park gave Il
number Of illustrations to show
what the League attempts to do
to get women into the habit of vot-
ing at every election prefacing
the summary by saying that "our
belief that we have sometime TO
contribute would amount to little
if we could not back it up by prac-
teal accomplishments"
She referred to the work of eX-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15
EUGENE WEEKS TO
BE HANGED TODAY

FORT MADISON, Ia, Sept. 10
The gallows today awaited Eu-
gene Weeks, a Hartford, Conn,
man convicted of the murder of
a Des Moines grocer during a hold
up. Sheriff Robb is resigned to
his duty of springing the trap at
the appointed time. His wife who
attempted to collect the reward OF
$500 at the time of his arrest
spent yesterday in the death eel
reading aloud the poems the con.
victed mar had recently composed
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15
MATINEE RACES
AT FAIR GROUNDS
SATURDAY
St. JOhnsbury Driving
Club Members to Hold
Meeting

The members of the St. Johns
bury Driving club held some in
~teresting races on the Main street
snow path last winter to help
create interest and get their horses
in trim for the races this fall.
Now. the members think they will
turn the thing around and hold
some practice brushes this fall to
get the horses in line for the mat
inee races this winter.
The first of these meets will be
held on the fair ground track Sat
urday afternoon, weather permit
ting, and a full attendance of in
terested spectators is invited.
There is no admission fee to be
charged.
There are a plenty of good
horses that are liable to be pres
ent and as soon as the bunch col
lects the several classes will be
made up. There will be races with
both mile and half mile heats.
Among the horses from which
good combinations for a contest
can be made up are j. Cote's Pat
c.; VIII Whiteman's Halle S; F.
H. Davis Burklyn Boy; John Cor
riveau's Mary S; Sherman Nc
Ginnis' Dawn; Ed McGinnis' Las
sic Buck; w. d. Barnard's Red
Brine; Charles Hawkins Belle H,
and others. There are several
promising new horses in the offer
ings.
With a good track and a good
field to draw from and a good
crowd to cheer these matinees
this fall oght to be full of inter
est and able to afford some real
fun, With good seats in the new
grandstand there will not be as
much danger, either, of cold feet
as there is in January on the
Main street sidewalk.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15
PACIFIC MILL
RESTORES WAGES

LAWRENCE, MasaY Sept. -
The old wage scedulc which
prevailed previous to the strike
has been restored at the Pacihc
mills. The employees learned tins
when they received their first pay
envelopes today. 1t was announc-
ed that the old scale would be re-
stored October 1st., and that this
would be retroactive to Sept. .,
but the management decided to
restore the old wage schedule at
thiS time.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15
GEN EDWARDS RE
VIEWS 5000 SOLDIERS

AYER, Mass, Sept. I3-oIN
thousand regular troops, who have
been serving at Camp Devens
training camp, were reviewed by
Gen. Edwards today. Army Off
Gals said it was the final assemb-
lage of the First Corps Army re-
gulars in the presence of then
Commander who will retire on Dec.
LIST.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-15

Just as sure as two and two equal
four-a good cook and Bakers
Certified FlaVoring Extracts will
produce perfect RESPONSIBILITIES
tisement.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

and passengers from the Alameda and possibly the Watson.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

D'ORSAY'S IS THE PLACE
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30
NOME MAN MAKES DISCOVERY
 OF RICH CINNABAR DEPOSIT

W. H. Merritt arrived in Nome from his mining properties on Swede creek in the vicinity of Bluff and brings with him many samples of Cinnabar (Hg. S.) The samples consist of the rock as found in place and also the pure Cinnabar which has been concentrated by re- ducing the rock to a powder and then banning the precipitates. MT. Merritt has also subjected the Gin nabar to the roasting process which has given him the pure quicksilver
 The cinnabar has been found in place and in large quantities, yield ing it is estimated, eight percent pure cinnabar of mercuric sulphide. It Is found in a four foot ledge with fifteen foot cap of lime stone outcropping along the bluff on Swede creek. At present the owner is at work running a cross cut a. bout 200 feet from the discovery point, so to determine the extent of the ledge. Properties controlled by Mir. Merritt extend about one and one half miles in the general direction of the ledge.
 The gravels surrounding and cov- ering this deposit of cinnabar are heavy carriers Of gold and in fact the two elements are inseparable in this particular section of the coun- try. Where cinnabar is found there also is found gold, as soon as the cinnabar disappears the gold, like wise is absent. This condition has been examined by Mr Mimmler, the government engineer, and he has stated that the cinnabar deposit con- tains the source of the Swede creek gold.
 At the present time there are but tiree large, commercial deposits of Cinnabar in the world, they are found in Spain, California and Ger many. In fact the entire quick sil- yer supply of the production of these three mines.
 If the property of Mir Merritt is developed and proves that the pre- sent indications are extensive Alaska will have a mining asset that will be of tremendous value to the ter ritory and to the world.
 The ore is so highly impregnated
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

with cinnabar that ordinary crush ing and roasting results in large quantities of pure quick. In a few hours enough quick can be produced by one man to supply the entire camp with this valuable element.
 Commercial methods in vogue in the reduction of this ore to the de- sired quicksilver is to roast the rock and condense the vapors or gases which result in pure quick silver.
 This winter a building will be constructed at the point where the main ledge has been exposed and Mir. Merritt will take out a quantity of ore and reduce it to quick. With this end in view he has contraced for roaster, or roasting oven, and will prosecute his production as far as possible before spring.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

While travelling on the trail at the head of Kenai Lake, Mrs. J. NJ. Jackson, wife of J. Nj. Jackson of the Primrose mine, slipped and fell. breaking her left leg between the knee and the ankle. She had to be carried forty miles by stretcher to the railroad at Roosevelt, where a special train met the party and took the injured woman to the govern ment hospital at Anchorage.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30
R. R. CIRCULAR ANNOUNCES
 APPOINTMENT OF C. G. JONES

4 circular has been issued from the headquarters offices of the Alaska Railroad, at Anchorage, over the signature of Col. Mears, an- nouncing the appointment of Capt C. c. Jones, as general roadmaster, and modifying the duties and juris- diction of roadmasters, as follows:
 Effective this date, MT. c. G. Jones is appointed General Road master of the Alaska Railroad, with
 jurisdiction over the maintenance of-way and construction work north of Mile 254, reporting to the Engin- eer of Maintenance & Construction. He will take permanent station at Nenana.
 Referring to General Circular No. 85, dated October II, 1922, the jurisdiction and duties of Roadmas- ters are hereby modified as follows
 Jurisdiction of MT. James Bren- nan, Roadmaster, is extended from Mile Post 23117 northward to Mile 254, including Curry Yard.
 Jurisdiction of Mir. Neil McDevitt, Roadmaster, is shortened, now being from Mile Post 3571a.
 Other than above, jurisdiction of Roadmasters as set forth in said General Circular No. 85 are in no wise changed.
 MT. Brennan will continue to re- port direct to the Engineer of Main tenance and Construction. Mir. Me Dewitt and Mir. BIakey will report to General Roadmaster Jones at Nenana.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

The Nome grand and petit iuries convened for the regular court term on September IS, but as there was nothing for them to do, both iuries were dismissed by the court.