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MADE IN PONZI CASE ANOTHER ff1 A Newspaper Coverìng the Kntire Northeast Seo tion of Vermont State Every Working Day. VOL. V NUMBER 46 NEWPORTERS ENJOY SAIL AND PICNIC ' Chambcr of Commerce Out ing at Knowlton's Land ing Is Big Success On Tucsday at nine o'clock, the good ship "Anthemis" left the wharf at Newport with a large loadof New port's leading citizens on the annual picnic which is run under the aupic es of the Newport Chamber of Com merce. The sky was overcast with heavy, low hanging clouds, and the dampness and unpromising artooar ance of the heavens kept many from making the trip, but many others braved the threatening weather and loaded the old vesscl nearly to its capacity. Seats on the decks were at a premium. And those who went were fully rewarded for their courage silice the ; kies cleared up, the tem perature becume warmcr, and it prov ed to he a beautiful day on the water. The north breeze which made the sail north from Newport to Knowlton's Lanriing a bit unplcasant later strcnR'thened into a wind which made the trip b:ck cxactly comfortable. The' jo'l" -icnicers anivetl back at Newport at (i o'clock after a memor able Qccasion. Many event.; and circumstances contrihuted to make the picnic an enjoyable occasion. First, the beau tiful sail past the wooded shores and islands of Lake Memphremagotr re paid ali for rr.akincr the trio. Then, n'urini; the stay at Knowlton's Land ino from 11.30 until four o'clock, many and vnrisus fornis of entertain ment proved satisfactorv in amusing ali,' and evcryone was in high scirits. Followinsr the eating of the lunches in the shade of an evergreen prove overlooking the .lake-av. toumainent at. "horseshoe" first drew evervone's attention. Two innes were marked out and stakes set up. "Bill" Bond and Jamns MeCarten, after success fully rlefer.ting Dr. HaiTy Hamilton and John Akin in a dose semi-final match, fili in the final round to Dr. Blanrhard and partner, who were the undisp'uted rhampions of the touma ment. There were severa other teams enntesting for the laurels. ' Then the interest turned to base ball, and aftnr much urging by Delos, Back, and the lavin- out of a dia- (Continued on page 5) WE HAVE ASSORTED OUR Ladies and Misses SUITS INTO FOUR LOTS AT $9.98, $ 1 9.98, $29.98 . and $39.98 We have a good assortment of styles, colors and sizes. To get quick cash we have made a big sacrifice in some cases, a loss of $10.00. Not one will show profit. If you want a real bargain come now. . A swell lot of Summer Coats and Rain Coats to dose. , , s v Coats $9.98 and up. ' v Rain Coats $2.98 and up. Every one at a big discount and every one a decided bargain. We are also closing out several lots of Ladies' and Children's Hosiery and Underwear very much under value. THE FAIRBANKS A. A. y PLAYS ROYAL ' GlAfJTS FRIDAY Return Game with brooke Saturday Canadian City Sher- at The Quebec Royal Giants, one bf the greatest teams of colored baseball players in the country, will play a return game in St. Johnsbury Friday afternoon on the Campus with the fast Fairbanks A. A. team. The sanie is called for 4.15 p. m. In a recent game of the Royal Giants bere the home team was shut outto the tune of 3 to 0. Since that time the boys have taken on a batting streak which was shown in the game with Sherbrooke last week. The col ored gentleman on the mound for the Giants will find some keen eyed bat ters up against him when he starts the game on Friday. A large crowd is oing to arcom pany the home team to Sherbrooke for the return game with the team fiom that city Satrday. It is claim ed that an outside team cannot win with Sherbrooke on their home evounds. On the last visit of ,St. Johnsbury to Sherbrooke it took 16 irnings for Sherbrooke to win. If the Fairbanks boys have their eye or. Thormahlen's uives the wav they did last week it will not take 16 inn inirs for the home team to win. Capt. Hoernle received a tclcgram luesdav ìght from Groveton canccl ling the game there today. DARTMOUTH STAR MAKES NEW WORLD RECORD ANTVVERP, Aug. 18 Karl Thompson, the Dartmouth college star,' who is repre.senting Canada in the Olymnic games, today won the final heat of the 110 meter hurdle hanging ur a new'world record of 14 4-5 seconds. H. E. Barron of the Meadowbrook club of Philadelphia. was second and Fred S. Murray of the New York A. C. third. America was represented by only two or three qualified entrants in the final heat of the 10,000 meter walk in the fourth days contest of the seventh Olympic. The event was captured by Frigerio of Italy who won by three quartors of a lap from J. lì. Pearman of the N. Y. A. C, in 43 minutes, 6 1-5 seconds. The final of the shot put was won by Porkola of Finland, who put the 16-pound shot 14.82 meters. CALEDONIAN - RE LATEST EDITION ,:.W5 ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT. WEDNESD ) sai HEAD OF BRANCH OFFICE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BOSTON, Aug. 18 The continued investigation of Charles Ponzi's "Get Rich Quick" operation3 led today to the ari-est of Henry F. A. Neilsen of Cambridge on the charge of larceny. Neilsen was alleged to have been one of Ponzi's agents in the conduct of the business of the Securitics Ex change Co., and to have had a branch office at 258 Washington Street, this city. The warrant against Neilsen charges larceny of $500 from some persons unknown on July 20. Coun sel for the Old Colony Foreign Ex change Co., against which a receiver ship decision is pending, conferred today with Atty. Gen. Alien and at torneys for the creditors with a view, it is said, of reaching an agreement by which the assets of the company could be determined. By arrangement with Judge Mor ton of the Federai Districi court the hearing on three bankruptcy hearings were put over until tomorrow and it was announced that a further post ponement might be made should the attorneys decide this course would be for the best interests of th orditore. It was expected Judge Morton would name a receiver at the opening of court but no mention was niadc of it and the judge's attention was occu pied with other matters. MEXICO MAY REJECT U. S. RECOGNITION MEXICO CITY, Aug. 18 Fropo sajs reported to have been jnade by Bainbridge Colby, U. S. Secretary of Stite, as to conditions upon which recognition may be extended to the present Mexiean gov-rnment, mav be rejected by Mexico, it is indicated in an intervie w with the private secre tar" of Presidcnt De LaHuerta, printed in the newspaper Excelsior. STOPS LANDING-OF FRENCH MUNITIONS PARIS, Aug. 18 The French "-ov-crnment intcnds to protest enèrge tically arainst the decision of Regi nald T. Power, Allied hi"h commis- rsioner at Danzig, who esterday for- bid further debarkation'-ét-TJanzig of munitions for Poland, it was leamed today. Several French munition ships now are anchored outside Dan zig. Mi-, Power according to a report from the French ambassador to Po land takes the attitude that he has not sufficiont Allied troops to je serve order if further munitions are unloadcd at Danzig. Mr. Power has asked the supreme council for new instructions pending the arrivai of which' he will maintain his decision, but the council of Ambassadors which is acting as the supreme coun cil, does not meet aain until early in September. ST. JOHNSBURY WOMEN PLEASED OVER VICTORY Prominent Leaders of Wo men's Club Delighted Over Big News Upon receipt of the news of suf frage victor- at the Caledonian-Re-cord office over its special direct wire from the Associated Press in Boston at 1.10 p. m., today, Dr. Alice E. Wakefield replied over the telephone that she was overjoyed at the out come. "I feci it is providential," she said, "that a Southern state shouiU have been the one to brine- about the victory because there is so much need ! in the South foi- woinan suilrage. l bclieve this vote in Tennessee augurs wcll for the conversion of the wnolc South. About 35 years ago temper ance instruction was introdueed into the public schools and it has been interesting to see how the legislators that were boys in school a generation ago voted so unanimously for the pas sage of the 18th mendment. The womcn hve been instrumer.tal in bringing about two great movements in our nntior.al life, the defeat of the power of the saloon and the passage of the amendment rranting equal suffrage." Mrs. A. L. Bailcy, a former nresi dent of the Vermont Equal Suffrage association, was tremendouslv grati f.ed at the result of the vote, "t is a matter of deen regrct," she said that Vermont could not have the i honor of being the 3Cth state. The vote means that ali the women can now ' participate in the coming elec- i tions." , V Mrs. icobert L.. 1-rench. was over joyed at the news and said "I, feel chagrinod that -our Vermont Governor refused to cali an extra session that our state might have the glory of the j victory which is a great one because it carne in a state that was regarded by ali friends of equal suffrage as one of the hardest to win." RIVER PIRATES DROWNED AFTER PISTOL BATTLE NEW YORK, Aug. 18 A band of river pirates early today attempted to loot a North River pier where $500, 000 worth of liquor was stored and were driven ofT by a watchman in a pistol battle. Several of them jump ed overboard from a launch in which they drew up to the pier, and are thought by the polke to have beeri drowned. A man believed by the police to be a member.- of the gang was later arrested in a hospital where he appeared asking for treatment for j a gun wound. The police say river tjiieves rccently have made several attempts to stcal liquor stores on piers awaiting shipment to foreign I ports. ". ' ,77i Cheney Orchestrai Chamber$ ' An acoustic principle of the resonating chambers of the pipe organ adapted to tue reproduction of music in The Cheney. Vibrane, imparting richnc5S and quality to tones. The Cheney Orchestrai Cham bera respond to and devdop every range of pitch. Toncs are hcld under -perfect con trol and in perfect balance. Protected by basic patenti See LYMAN K. HARVEYAt the Art Bazaar, 59 East ern Ave., St. Johnsbury, and at his home, Fassumpsic A Y, AUGUST 18, 1920 nnn rri n i iifii. i fi WOMEN WIN 51-YEAR BATTLE FOR THE BALLOT Leaders Delighted at Suc cess After Years of Ceaseless Struggle NEW YORK, August 18 Leaders of the wonien's suffrage movement are rejoicing ovei' the. adoption of the suffrage amendment. The sen- 1 "r timents of many of them were cx pressed by Mrs. Cairie Chanman Catt,-presidcnt. of the Nationaf Am erican, W'oman SuiTragc Association, who said in a nrepared statement: "0ux mothera beran it. So it carne on to us as, in a way, a sacred trust. Apd a .great-par t of our rejoicing to day in the "hour of victory is com pounded of our feeling of loyalty to the past and our satisfaction that vc have stood faithful to its trust. "It was 51 vears a"o that the women of the Natianal Suffrage As- (Continued on Page Four) Band Concert Tonight COURT HOUSE SQUARE Concert begins at 8.20 on ac count of prayer meeting. Cheney j The Master Touch THE virtuow find bcauties in a score of music o verlooked by thoae with tascr tal cnt Under his hand everv note is played per fcctly kept in proper relation to the whole. The Cheney reproduce his music with equal stili. In a sene of Orchestrai Chambcn, high, medium and low tonca are devcloped in volume, weetcned in quality, and given back to the world just as they were played. It is the highest achievement in the art of musical rcpioduction,and the pennd cabinet hval in beauty the masterpicce of the most expert craftsmen in rurruture creation. CHENEY TAUONG MACHINE COMPANY t ORO t Tennessee Legislature Vote for Equal Suffrage Gives Women the Ballot (By the Associated Press) NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 18 Ratificalion of the Federai Woman Suffrage amendment was completed to day with favorable action. The vote in the House was 50 to 16. The Senate last week Friday adopted ratifìcation by a vote of 25 to 4. Speaker Walker in an at tempt to have the favorable action reconsidered changed his y ote to "aye." Mr. Wal ker is privileged to cali up the resolution for reconsid eration at any time within the next two days. Adjourn ment was taken after the vote until 10 A. M. tomor row. By the favorable action of the Tennessee legislature thirty-six states, the neces sary number, have yoted for ratifìcation thereby enf ran chising 27,000,000 women. Women can now vote in the coming primaries and na tional election for presiden tial electors. LAD5 SUFF. FORCES .. iN.: TENNESSEE ywJ Ci This little lady, Miss Sue S. White of Nashville, commanded " suffrage forces to get that commonwealth's inrri J-.itui-o in vatifv the federai suf frage amendment, the SCth state and, the necessary two-tnircis io mane un; act constitutional. St. Johnsbury suffragists are displaying the American flag in ali parts of the town. I Hi If home is what we make it let's make it right. First begin by buying at Beauregard's Very Choice ìloast Beef 28c Ib Look, White House Coffee 49c lb Good Can Corn " 13cCart Good Can Baked Bcans 10c Can SPECIAL For the rcst of this week, with every $3.00 cash purchasc at either store 5 lbs. of Sugar, $ 1 Remember w e save you money BEAUREGARDS The Weather Fair toriight and Thurs day. Moderate tempera ture. Moderate north and northeast winds. PRICE TWO CENTS POLES HEAR TERMS OF RUSS1AN PEACE MOSCOW, Aug. 18 The Russian Soviet neace terms were rcad to the Polish delegates at their first meeting with th Soviet representatives in Minsk today. The Polish answer will be returned tomorrow. POLISH OFFENSIVE CLEARS DANZIG CORRIDOR PARIS, Augi 18 The Polish coun-ter-offensive with Thorn as its base has successfully cleared the Danzig corridoi- of Russian troops. The Po lish forces are stili driving castward, he repoi-t says. ' We'ro ready . to crown you with hats and caps in the new est shapes and smartest styles. Straw hats in every shape that's correct for this season lct usshow you the most be coitlinsf -h&t ydn ever wore, bur hats hold their shape in spite of sun and shower the quality is of right sort. Caps in novel weaves and pat terns light, medium and dark effeets. ìlats $2 to $7. Caps $1 to $3. Co-operative Shoes for men. Queej). Quality Shoes for wo men. , d ASSELIN BROS. The O Spot CLOTHING and SHOES