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VOL V NUMBER 15
ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, TUESD A Y, JULY 13, 1920
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ACTION SAYES
ALCOHOL DRINKER
Man Giving Name of "Jack'
O'Brien Found Wilh Two
Bottles of Poison
A middlc-aged man who pavé his
name as Jack O'Brien, and who claim
ed to bave been enmloyed bv the
Swan Construction Company at Mc
Imloes was taken into th,e custody of
the St. Johnsbui olice"on Monday
morninir in a holpless condition. He
was picked up besides the viver in
back of the St. Johnsbury Laundry
ehortly before noon and taken to the
police station whero he was loged in
one of tlie cells until medicai aid
could be fiimmoned. On hi.? persoti
were found a nearl" empty pint bot
tle smelling strongly of wood alcohol,
and a bottle hearing the label of a
locai phaimacy. which indicated that
the contenta were denatured alcohol.
In the afternoon, he was taken to the
Brightlook hospital, where he lived
through the night, and seemed to be
gaining, in spite of the fact that he
had disnosp'l of nearly a pint of the
poisonous sluff.
O'Brien had been seen carlier in the
da" sorr"'''hat intnxicfited. and a re
sident of Concord had been in his coni-
pan, ine oncord man was seen
later and sai t that O'Brien called the
stuff "Canadian Hio-h Wines," and
had offered him ssme. Sincc this in
formation was given, this man seems
to have disappeared, and it is possi
ble that he be poisoned. The po
lic are inveMfratinsr the affair, a"d
it is quite evident that except for the
prompt action of Offìcer Wallace
O'Brien might now be dead.
CHAUFFEUR WHO KILLS
WOMAN DIES ALSO
NEW LONDON, Ct, July 13
Berard B. Geissler, a chauffeur, who
in allegcd to have shot and killed
Mrs. Arthur E.. DeCordova of -New
York City while automobiling with
her in North Stonington yesterday,
and then shot himself, died today at
a hospital here.
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16-YEAR OLD GIRL
IN WANDEDERS CASE
CHICAGO, July 13 A theory that
Cari Wanderer shot and killed his
wife and a hired 'robber" because of
his interest in) a sixteen year old girl,
was being investigated today by the
police. Confronted with the girl in
his celi, Warderer for the first time
since his arrest lost his composure
momentarily but firmly denied that
the girl had any infiuence on his de
sile to be free.
The girl, Julia Schmidt, told the
police she had known Wanderer for
some timc and had gone to an amuse
men park with him several times, but
did not know he was married. She
was not held as the police announced
after questioning that they were con
vinced that she had no knowledgn of
the murder plot which was carried out
in the lobby of Wanderer's aprment.
LEVEL OF PRICES PAID
FARMERS IS LOVERED
WASHINGTON, July 12-The lev
el of prices paid farniers for principal
ciops decreased about 1.7 ner cent
during June aecording to a report is--ued
today by the Dept. of Agricul
.ure. On July lst, however, the report
added, the index figure of prices paid
farmers was stili more than 20 nr
?fnt hie-her than a '-ear avo, 37 ne"
cent higher than two years ago and
U)2Jì per cent higher than the len
years' avera e.
Coolidge, Will Hold
Open House July 15
Through the efforts of Earle S.
Kinslcv, Vermont' member ol the
remiblican national committee, Gov.
and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge will have
open house at the -tjovernor's old
home in Plymouth Thursday after
noon, July 15, front 1 until 3 o'clock.
The reception is intended for ali Ver
r.tontors and it is expected that men
piominent in the party from ali parts
ol the state will be present.
Gov. and Mrs. Coolidge, with their
two sons, have been resting at Ply
mouth since July 4 when they arriv
ed from their home in Northampton,
Mass. The governor has taken much
niged outdoor exercise and is in ex
cellent hoalth. He has ahvp.dv be
rnin work on his speech of accept
ance which is to he deliveied àt
Northampton, July 27.
Life of Happiness
COMES into every home when the
Buick Valve-In-Head motor car
arrives. .
Nearly three millions of people today
enjoy the comfort and pleasure of the
five hundred thousand Buick cars in
operation.
Each trip, every tour, or spin to town
and back makes each passenger grow
raore enthusiastic over Buick operation
for it is built to fulfill ali the needs of
family usage and yet so easily appli
able to any business acquirement or
special duty.
That is why you find Buick dealers
b coking orders for the summer and fall
months from motor car purchasers who
kcow how essential Buick cars are in
their daily life.
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AMENDMENT
INVADES STATE .
CONSTITUTION
Governor
for
Refers lo Lobby
Proposai lo
Change
In a pi oclamation nearly two col
umns long.Gov. Clement states his
reasons for not calling a special scs
sion of the Vermont Legislature to
make possible the ratification of the
federai amendment for woman suf
frage. The Governor says in part:
Gov. Clement in his proclamatoli
declared that the federai constitu
tion "as it stands and is interpreted
by the supreme court today threatens
the foundation of free popular gov
ernment." The proclamation said
in part:
"The provisions for chan"res in the
federai constitution, to which we
Vermonters are loyal subscribers,
are in conflict with those laid down
in the constitution of Vermont. The
federai constitution provides that
proposals for change therein shall, if
favorable action is taken thereon by
the Conress, be submitted to the leg
islatures of the several states for
their action, and the supreme court
of the United States has in a recent
decision, Hawke Versus Smith, June
lst, 1920, declared:
"'The referendum provisions of
state constitutions and satutes can
not be applied, consistently, with the
constitution of the United States in
the ratification orrejection of amend
ments to it."
"This decision leaves the people at
the merey of any group of men who
may lobby u proposai for change in
the federai constitution through
Congress and then through the legis
latures of the states.
"In the face of this situation I
am asked to cali the legislature of
Vermont into extraordinary session,
not for the purposo of debating, con
sklerin". delibcrating on the question
at issue, but with a" majority of ita
members -ledged beforehand and in
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SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
STATE LEGISLATURES
WASHINGTON, July 13 Justice
Bailey in the district supreme court
dismissed today injunction proceed
ings brought by Charles S. Fairchilds
of New York, president of the Ameri
can Constitutional league to prevent
the promulgation of the ratification
of the suffrage amendiTjent and to test
the validity of the equal suffrage law.
The court held that it was without
authorlty to inquiry into the action
of the state legislatures in ratifying
the suffrage amendment and ttoat it
had no authority to pass upon the
validity of such an amendment. Mr.
Fairchild.4 noted an appeal to the su
preme court of the United Seates.
GAVE AUTO PARTY ON
10 CENTS AND SHOT HIMSELF
WORCESTER, July 13 A man
believed to be James W. Kyce of
Rochester, N. Y., acting as the host
ot an automobile party with only ten
cents in his nockets, apparently went
mad while the car was passing
through heie on the way front Boston
to Hartford, Ct., tarly today and af
ter shooting Harold P. Joyce of
Boston, threatenin Abraham Smith
of Boston, the driver, and exchanging
shots with Patrolman Joseph F.
O'Malley, killed himself.
CANDIDATES TO
CONFER WITH WILSON
WASHINGTON, July 13 Gover-
i nor James il. Lox and tarnkiin u.
! Roosevelt, the Democratic candidates
for president and vice president, will
I confer with President Wilson at the
j White House Sunday. Arrangements
for the conference were macie over
the long distance telephone today oy
direction of the president.
ALLIES GIVE GERMANS
MORE TIME ON COAL
SPA, July 13 The Allied prime
ministers have decidcd not to insist
upon the Germana replying to the
allied ultimatum rc.ardin coal de
liveries at 3 p. m., today. The Ger
mans will be permitted to tlefer their
reply until tomorrow. The experts on
both sides are penùing the day re-examininp-
the situation. The Allie3
originallv dtananded a rnonlhly deliv
ery of 22lA,rj00" tons- of coal b the
Germans. Tho Germans offered
1,100,00 tons an-J the Allied demand
was reduced to 2,000,000 tons. The
ultimatum infonnefl the Germans
that they must a-ree by 3 o'clock
this afternoon to this monthly deliv
ery or the Allies would take measures
to enforce the terms of the treaty of
Versailles.
REVOLUTION IS REPORTED
IN BOLIVIA
LIMA, Pera, July 12 -A revolution
has hroken out in Bol'v;a, aecording
lo de-uatehes leccv.d late t iday
from LaPaz. The govòrnment has
been overthrown and the president
and members of his jeabinet have
been made prisoners.
Motor Cycle 500 Milc
Endurance Test
Sixty-two motor cycles passed
through St. Johnsbury early Sunday
morning in a 500 nule, 2o hour en
durance run from Worcester to the
Canadian line and back again to
Worcester They left the Massachu
setts city in groups of four, two min
utes apart, the first quartette leav
ing at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
M. M. Counsell , stayed up through
the night to check the tourists off as
they carne through the town and the
first to arrive was a quartette of four
on Harley-Pavidson side cars. The
tourists carne in 20 minutes ahead
of schedule time, at 1.39 a. m. The
last quartette were checked off by
Mr. Counsell at 4 o'clock Sunday
morning. The route from St. Johns
bury was throup-h East Haven to
Island Pond and Norton Mills, thenee
into Canada nnd back through
Whitefield to Worcester. The party
were schedulod to reach their starting
point at C o'clock Sunday night. Up
to the time they had made the first
third of their trip thev rnnorted to
Mr. Counsell that they had me with
no mishaps and they expected to
make the entire journey on timo.
We are qualificd
to carry out the
instructions of those
iho employ us be
cause of our thor
oughly modem equ
ipment Our ser-
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efficient and cour
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GORDON SUITOR
SCORES 985 IN
BABY CONTEST
Fifty-Six Youngsters Ex
amined for Better Baby
Diplomas
The Detter Uabies Contest in
Earf Lurke attracted a laree com
pany ot babies and their friend.
Fifty-six youngsters were examined,
varying in ago from six months to
five years, and "rovided a lively day
for their mothers and the examinin
physiciuns. Dr. Kendrick of West
Buike, Drs. Hrown, Cheney, and
Léonard of Lyndonville. Twenty
babies were entered from West
Uurke,
When the examinations were coni
picited, a brief nroyram was o-iven,
ìncluding music by Mrs. Berlon W.
Streeter and Miss Margaret Godding,
poems were read b" Mrs. Walter A.
Nelson, renort of the contest by Miss
Mabel L. Kellev of the Caledonia
Farm- Bureau, announcement of
prizes by Mrs. Ira M. Hunter, re
mai ks by Rev. Mr. Suitor.
The prize, a handsome bronze me
dal hearing , the seal of the lìctter
Babies Bureau, was awarded to Gor
don Suitor, two and a half years old,
who had a score of 985 out of a pos
sible 1000. The Better Babies Diplo
ma, one to the highest scorine boy
and girl in each group, were award
ed to the following: Group 1, G
months to 1 -ar. Barbara Edmund.-:,
O.".."), Jackson Stewart and Glenn
Fàndlay, each 945. Grou 2, 1 to 2
year-, Shirley Robnrts, 950, Harold
Green, 980. Groups 3, 2 to 3 vears,
Marion Williams, 9fi5, Gordon Suitor,
985. Group 4, 3 to 4 years, Nilene
Cole, 9G5, Wesley Humphrey, 915,
Grotto 5. 4 to 5 "ears, Helen Chappel,
94, .Merle Phillips, 950. Each child
examined reccived the Better Babie3
.Certizcnte. .
The health exhibit was incestine
and instructive, including exhihits of
haby's bed and bath, a simple layette
for a new born baby, a model diet
ta'-de, suitable toys, baby killers, and
a home-made ice box for keening
bnh-'s food. Attractive wall posters
offered concise and praetical advice
on child care, nnd two tables held
literature for free distribution. Part
of the exhibit has been . laced in
the Burke Mountain Cluhhnnse sn
that others may benefit therefrom.
I he contest was arranged bv the
East Burke branch nf the Caledonia
F"im Bureau occordin"' to directions
of the Better Babies Bureau of the
'oman's Home Comnanion, which
fu'-nished its standard score card and
niizes. no?ers and -amhlets. The
nu''nose of the contest is intructive
ra'her than competitive.
The locai manager of the eontest
"ivo. Walter A. Nelson, Mrs. Roy A.
-fiTiith nnd Mrs. Ira M. Hunter. are
oviteful to the manv rho assisted
willingly, especiall" the doctors.
HARDING IN RKCLTJSION
TO COMPLETE SPEECH
MARION, O., July 13 Senator
Harding went into seclusion today in
order to work on his speech accept-inn-
the Republican presidential nom
ination in order that he might we
bis entire attcntion to it. No confer
ences were scheduled. He plans to
complete the speech this week.
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Commi ttee of 48, Labor and Farmers
In Joint Meeting to Nominate
Presidential Candidates
(Bv the Associated Press)
CHICAGO, July 13 The convention of the Commit
tee of 48 voted today to join the National Labor party in
the formation of a newr party. The committee of 18
met this afternoon in joint session with the Labor party.
On motion of Max S. Hayes of
Cleveland, chairman of the Labor
party national committee, nomina
tion of presidential candidates of the
"United New Party" was made a
special order of business for 8.30
o'clock tonight.
The committee of 48 conferees
yielded to the Labor party on the
question o nationalization of banks
and credit facilities and the democra
tic control of essential industries.
Evidence of the labor convention's
conciliatory mood was given by sev
eral motion to "give the conference
committee a free hand" and "to bend
every effort" in the direction of
agreement. Labor spokesmen argucd
it could do their cause no harm to
continue negotiations since the 48'ers
had shown a "genuine disposition and
desire to get together."
The convention was thrown into an
uproar when the chairman of the j
Labor resolutions committee made a
motion that credentials of the 48'ers i
be honored and that ali be prepaied
for a joint convention. The motion
carried amid cheers and on its heels .
a half hundred farmer delegate from
the 48 convention arrived and,a-i"
ultuous demonstratiorj f'tbtM"--"
The farmers delet S raised a
Non-Partisan league banner above
their seats. William Remfer, a Non
Partisan leaguer from So. Dakota an
nounced the farmers after spending
five days looking over ali the conven
tion in sessions here, had decided
their interest were "identical with;
labor." "We have decided to come!
over and stand withMabor, fight with
labor and organize with labor," Rem
fer said amid cheors.
MINSK REPORTED TAKEN
BY BOLSHEVIK TROOPS
LONDON, July 13 Mir-'k has
been captured by Russili n Bolshcvik
forces "cording to an officiai state
ment received from Moscow nich
says the Soviet troops oecupied che
town on the morning of July 1?.
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of tone unnvalled.
Cheney Talking Machines demon
strated and sold by
Lyman K. Harvcy
Passumpsw, Vermont.
Warm Weather
Furnishings
To Keep Men Cool5
While our stock of Men's warm weather
wearables has always been large, we think
that this season's showing surpasses any of
the past olTerings, both in size and quality
of the values to be found.
As a suggestion of the many interesting
items found here, we mention Straw ànd
Panama Hats light weight Underwear
two-piece Suits Negligee Shirts Silk and
Cotton Hose Neckwear.
But the most satisfactory way is for you to
come and see them. Then you can realize
more f ully the exccllence of the quality and
the wide range of styles and values in
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On the Hill On the Square
Daily Business Hours 7.00 à. m., to G p. m.
f
Corning
The Big American
l Legion
Carnival and
Jubilee
Week of July 26-31
See What
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in the harem
in the mosque
on the desert
when she lifted her
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mystery J
see ali this and more
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$500000 production
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