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THE CALEDONIAN-RECORD
The Weather
Fair tonight nnd Friday.
Moderate temperatures.
Light north to east
winds.
A Newspaper Covering
the Entlre Nertheast Sc
tion of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
LATEST EDJTION
"STTJOHNSBURY. VERMONT. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1920
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yoL V NUMBER 47
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BOSTON
ACCUSES
PONZI
CUSTOMS MEN
' SEIZE LIQUOR
ON MAIL TRAIN
Twenty-seven and a Half
Quarta of Hard "Stufi"
Found Under Seat
Considerulde excitemcnt was occa
sioned at about 10.45 o'clock Wednes
day nÌR-ht ut the Boston .tip il Maine
and Canadian Pacifis depot in New
port when cusloms offlcers examin
ing the night mail train bound for
Springfield, Mass. brought to Tight
27 Vi quarts of hard li(Uor. The stuiT
was discovered in a recess underneath
the long seat in the smoking eom
partment of one of the Pullman
sleening- caio. The bottles contained
gin, alcohol, and some whiskey, anu
were in two suiteases. Vigilant search
and inquiry failed to aseertain the
identily of the owner of the valuable
baggage, so that only the liquor was
removed from the train.
In such eases, when the owner of
the baggage is unknown, but little
ean be done exeept to take note of
ali the passengers and particutarly
of anv who act susniciouslv, but in
last night's seizure suspisions pointed
tr nn individuai. The train. which
tmlled in nearlv half an hour late,i
was not delayed long bv the discov
cry, but pulled out just in front of
Un tiiin from Montreal.
which dogged its tracks ali the way
to St. Johnsbury. 1 he iniuor was iaK
en into the custody of the eustoms
and stored awaiting disposition by
the courts as is customary in ali such
case?.
Native of Hardwick
Dies in Chicopee, Mass.
Mrs. Mary Pauilne (Houston)
Gotìdwifr, vife 'of Charles F. Good
will, (lied at her home in Chicopee,
Mass., Saiurday after an illness of
over a yeai .
She was borii in Hardwick, Feb.
10, 1840, the daii'-hter of Giles and
Mary Whitney Houston. She was
married to Charles F. Goodwill,
March 14, 1803, and in 1807 they
rame to Chicopee where they bave
silice made their home.
Mrs. Goodwin is survived by ber
husbaud, Charles G. Goodwill, a son,
Walter IO., of Springfield, a dauTtcr,
Miss Eflie M. Goodwill of the school
department, and two prandehildren,
Pauline E., and Charles E. Goodwin
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
WE HAVE A SSORTE D OUR
Ladies and Misses
SUITS.
INTO FOUR LOTS AT -
$9.98, $19.98, $29.98
and $39.98
We have a good assortment of style 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 close.
Coats $9.9S and up.
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.
COMPANY L
DISPUTES CLAIM
OF COMPANY D
Up lo Readers of Caledon-ian-Record
to Settle
Which Is Best "Fed"
(By Richard I. Howe)
CAMP DEVENS, Aver. Mass.,
Am,. 17The reputation of E a rie W .
lHvis, Charles Ganett and W illiam
A Kiches, the cooks txtraordinavy
who make it possible for the 88 merri
bers ot Company L to enjoy the
"finest eats in the world" has been
mtacked by an auciaeious meni ber ot
Company 1), and being the officiai
press representative as well as a bueK
private in the grand old military or
gaimation with headquartersin New
port, it is un to the writer to accept
without hesitancy the challenge de-
livered through the coiumns oi u.c
Caledonian-Record tnat ine .
Johnsbury guard outfit is the best
"fud" in Camp Devenr,. The three
above mentioned gentlemen, who
bave made cooking a life study, are
considered by ali who know them ot
having no superiors in the game ot
preparing foodstuffs. Not only does
c-vcrv membor of this orgamzation
bave the satisfaction ot knowing
they are receiving the ver" best there
but high ranking omeers yu.r
of Company L, who bave been fortu
nate enough to dine in the Newport
boy's "mess hall" have gene out ot
their way to compliment the cooks
as well as their superior uuicei.-, -j
the excellent cuisine.
It is a generally known fact that
there is no small amount of jealousy
on the part of the other six compan-ie-;
of Company L because of the dif
ferente in the menu. Our boys have
the best and plenty of the "best.
Those persons who read the Com
pany 1 menus for Friday and Sat
u.dày, August and 4, should just
4.,i.'o d.inf nt fnninanv L's menus
for these sanie two auys ami mcn
look and sue. what the boys bad to
duv. Thev are as follows:
FRIDAY, AUG. 13
Breakfast
Oatmeal and milk
Ued Flanncl Hash
Bread and Butter Coffee
. i .1 1 1, n 1
Dinner
Fried Fisb Boiled Totatoea
Green Peas
Bread Pudding and Lemon Sauce
Bre;d and Butter Coffee
Supner
Macaroni and Cheese
Bread and Butter
Apple Pie Ice 1 Tea
(Continued on Page Four)
s0VfT TROOPS FLEE
?We --UTOVSK FORTRESS
'AR,VK HI'- M.
Russian Soviet ."-e fleeing in
a disorderly panica..... f-ont be-
tween the Vistula un.. . . ,'iveis
where the Poles are advancVi.,, with
extraordinary success. In their
counter attack to relieve Bolsheviki
pressure upon Warsaw the Poles are
using tanks, airplanes, armored planes
and artillery in great numbers. Three
thousand prisoners, seven cannon,
ìiuiiHi'oHs nf w:iyons and ouantities of
sui)plies have been captured from the!
Bolsheviki. The lioisneviKi reu-eai
north and east of Warsaw were close
ly driven by the Poles and took the
.semblance of a rout at some places.
Kussian Soviet forces are evacuat
ing Brest-Litovsk, the strongly forti
fied town on the Bug viver 120 miles
east of Warsaw, according to ad
vices received here tonight. Soviet
prisoners are pouring into Warsaw in
such numbers that it is becoming a
problem how to care for them.
COX BLAMES ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS ON REPUBLIC ANS
niTTHT TPMI1 Ind.. Auc. 1!)
National and international financial
and economie readjustment as well as
the high cost of living are bound up
in the success of the league of na
tions, Gov. Cox, Democratic president
candidate declared bere today in ad
dressing a large public gatheiing,
"Our safety, our economie readjust
ment nd our prosperity ali are in
volved in America making the league
a world force," Gov. Cox asserted.
Charging the Republicans with res
.mnsihilitv l'or delav in economie
readjustment. The position of the
Democracy is definite anu ami-mu-tive,"
said Gov. Cox. "With the least
possible delay after March 4, 1!)21, we
are pledged to enter the league mak
ing sudi additions as are reassunng
and helpful," he continued.
BERGDOLL SENTENCED TO
FOUR YEARS HARD LABOR
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 Erwin R.
Bergdoll of Philadelphia has been
sentenced to four years hard labor at
Fort Leavenworth, it was announced
today at Governor's Island.
JOHNSON TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF HARDING
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 Seiv
ator Hiram W. Johnson wdl make a
speaking tour through Eastern states
in behalf of the candidacy of Senator
Warren G. Harding, according to an
of tlm W'pstern heau-
arniuuuut.-iiini' - - .
quarter.s of the Republican National
committee.
NORTH CAROLINA VOTES
AGAINST SUFFRAGE
RALEIGH, N. C, Aug. 10 The
Federai Suffrago amendment was cte
feated by the North Carolina legis
lature by a vote of 71 ta 41.
WHEELER IS
BROUGHT BACK
FROM MISSOURI
Probationer Who Fails
Keep Word Is Sent
to Prison
to
Charles A. Smith, Deputy State
Probation Officer, has returned irom
Missouri where he was seht by
State Probation Officer Jeffrey to
bring back to Vermont, William H.
Wheeler, for violation of the terins
of his jirobation.
Wheeler was placed upon proba
tion by the Lamoille County Court.
For a'time ali went well, then his
wife and child carne from Maine and
soon after this he stole a team and
with his wife and child proceeded to
St. Johnsbury where they abandoned
their small child at the St. Johnsbury
House. The Wheelers were traced to
New Hampshire where other lorgei
ies were committed and finally were j
ì : nTicuniifi with thp re:ult
that the State lioaru or inai iues umi
Probation have returned them to the
State as above indicated.
Probation, which is jntended to be
used to "ive those who have violateci
our laws an opportunitv for reforma
tion, is being made to mean some
tliing. The criminal is !ven his
chance but if he fails to profit by that
he is certain to be returned to the
court and bv the court sent to pris
on. Dr. Gage Returns
From Auto Tour
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Gage have
returned from a two weeks'' automo
bile tour through the Adirondac
mountains in company with Mr. and
Mrs. George Gage of Rutland. The
party carried their own camping out
fit and enjoyed the cntire trip very
much. .
Dr. Gage used a tenting attach
ment hitched onto the side of bis car.
He found the arrangement vcrv satis
factory and comfortable. The party
camped on the borders of Lake
George, Scroon Lake, Lake Saranac
and at Cumberland Head. Dr. Gage
said 1t was surprisin"- to see the large
number of auto touvists who are on
the road. At Scroon Lake he found
11 niitnmnhile navties ali at OnC
camping spot. He said at some
points that suitable camping places
were a rarity owing to the large num
l,.... nf i-umnintr narties.
On his trip he encountered Ray
Burkley who was here last winter
with a feature picture which he
s'aowed at the Please U theatve.
Buckley stavted on a 2200 mile canoe
trin from Florida to the Great Lakes
via the Hudson River, Lake Cham-
plain, the St. Lawrence, etc. He
i-eached Lake Champlain after using
up three canoes. One was cut in two
bv a motor boat and one was lost on
the rocks. At Philadelphia he was
maiTied and his brulé was witn nim
nntns for feature articles ior
a magazine of their canoe expen
. !
ences.
We've ready to crown you
with hats and caps in the new
est shapes and smavtest styles.
Straw hats in every shape
that's covvect for this season
let us show you the most be
coming hat you ever wore.
Our hats hold their shape in
spite of sun and shower the
quality is of right sovt.
Caps in novel weaves and pat
teins light, medium and dark
effeets.
Hats $2 to $7.
Caps $1 to $3.
Co-operative Shoes for men.
Queen Quality Shoes for wo
tnen. ASSEUN BROS.
The O Spot
CLOTHING and SHOES
CALL FIREMEN
ASKFORAN
INCREASE OF PAY
Have Sent a Petit ion to Vii
lage Trustees with Fifty
Signatures
Since the village trustees have
vaiseli the pay of the chief and the
other firemen at the centrai station
they have received the followinp; pet
tition from the members of the va
rious stations of the cali men in the
department:
Whereas the cali men of the St.
Johnsbury fi re department bave l'or
some years and do now receive the
tollowing wages;
Foreman, $;"0 per year
Clerks, $50 per year
Janitor of heated hose house,
$57 per year
Janitor of unheated hose houses,
Sud per year
AH others,
.$45 per year
For ali time spent at each tire in ex-
cess of three hours, 50C per houi'
And whereas ali are required to at
tend 12 meetings a year in addition
to responding to ali general plarms;
And whereas it is óf course neces
sary to respond to such alarms at ali
times of the da" and night, in ali con
ditions of weather and in ali kinds of
places so doing of'ten results in dam
age to and loss of elothing;
And whereas their performance of
their dutics as firemen causes consi
derale hardship among the men in
addition to the loss of wages at the
places of regular employna-nt;
It is therefore considered by the
members of the department that the
Mhave scale of waires is in the cir-
cumstalices inadequate and results in
actual loss to many and that a scale
of wages should be adopted by the
Village authorities as follows
Foreman, $105 per year
Clerks, $105 per year
Janitor of heated hose -use,
$112 per year
Janitor of unheated hose house,
- $105 per yéar
Ali others,- $100 per year
For ali times spetit at each tire in ex
cess of three hours, 50c per hour
Theiefor unless such scale is adopt
ed on or before the loth dav of Sept
ember, 1920, the registvation of the
undersigned are heieby tenderei! to
take effect on that day.
We feci also that the town of St.
Johnsbury should vote to exempt the
f thp rlpnartnient from the
payment of poli tax as provided by
law, which' provision has been taken
advantage of in many towns in Ver-
Tnont.
Wo wisVi ut this timo to compliment
tte present chief of the tire depart-
tìicnt for the capatile ana emcn-iu
manner in which he has handled the
atfairs of the department at ali times.
We "appreciate the loyal support
which the citizens of St. Johnsbury
bave always given the department
r.r.,1 in tnL-irin- this action we have no
desire i nany way to embarrass them
or increase the tire visk, and we dc
Iìpvo tlmt. we are "iving to the Trus-
I tees ampie time to veorganize the
vnrimis Hnse'comnanies in case they
do not see fit to grant the foregoing
request.
St. Johnsbury, August 14, 1920.
Hose Noi: August Beck, H. T.
Donohue, L. Carrier, G. Donohue,
Fred H. Dolloff, Clyde E. Fuller, C.
E. Rice, H. J. Brown, J. E. Hamil
ton, W. Hogue.
Hose .No. 2: J. F. Boivin, V. J. Al
bert, H. 1). Moore, T. J. Boyce, W.
W. Morse, W. Richardson, Walter
Powers, Archie Campbell, Emich J.
Savard, A. L. Allison, George vc
noit, Carroll Gordon.
Hose No. 3: Fred V right, Charles
Hoar, R. H. Cutting, A. W . Dean,
S. Thomas, G. C. Moulton
Hose No 6: Ernest Cross, I-rank
Lynch, Martin T. Carr, btephen
Page, William B. Matthews.A llen
Underwood, H. E. Gray, G. H.
Whiting, C. H. Moffett, George
Rice.
Hook and Ladder: W. J. Cox,
J:imes H. Baldwin, F. J. Whitehill,
W. W. Peters, Wm. Skeiry, G. W.
Whitehill, Alien Munkittrick, Elmev
E. Hookev, Léonard Burns, William
Cook, Earl J. Vemit, Eber J. Simp
son. State Bankers Met
at St. Albans
The midsummer meeting of the
Vermont State Bankers association
was held at St. Albans Monday where
some 50 bankers were most hospit
ably entertained at the grounds.. of
the Champlain Country Club. St.
Johnsbury was represented at the
r.ilhert E. Woods of the
Citizens Bank, president of the or
ganization, and A. B. Noyes, presi
dent of the Passumpsic Savings
Bank. The address of welcome was
siven by Congresman Frank L.
Greene'and Mr. Davis of Barton re
ponded for te bankers. A buffet
unch was served, after which the
members spent the afternoon in play
ing golf and taking automobile rides
in the vicinity. The affair was greatly
enjoyed and the St. Albans bankers
, proved themselves ideal hosts.
His Liabilities Pass
Mark Start
State
(By the Associated Press)
BOSTON, Aug. 19 Charles Ponzi was before a
Federai commissioner today for a hearing on the charge
that he used the mails in a scheme to defraud. He waiv
ed examination and was whisked out of the court room
and back to jail in default of $25,000
bonds. Trial is set fov the September
terni of the Federai district court.
Ponzi toid Deputy U. S. Marshals
who had charge of him during his trip
to court that his downfall was due
to the withdrawal of support by a
man proniinent in the city's financial
circles. If given his liberty under
guard for six months he said he wou.d
i prove his solvency.
"There is likely to be a big blowup
within a few days," Ponzi was quoted
as saying to the deputies.
"If I teli what t know about a civ
tain man proniinent in Boston who
poses as a philanthropist and public
benefactor, there will be a change of
sentiment. This man promised to
stand by me and was under agreeme nt
to support me financially, but he
wanted the lions share of the profits
and because he elici not get enough
he drew out."
In the throng which filled the court
room to the limit of its seating and
John S. Dondoro
described as a partner of Ponzi in his
Securities Exchange Co., ili papera
filed at city hall and named with nini
as a joint defendant in suits brought
against Ponzi. Dondero has be?n
missing several days but service of
the subpoena was made today.
In stead of the white flannels and
the cane which had made his figure
familiar Ponzi wore dark elothing
and carried no stick. He was a bit
paler than before, but when a friend
inquired how he - was feeling, - he-re-plied
'pretty good" and when asked
of his treatment at the jail said he
had 'no kick."
Attorney General Allen's tabulation
of Ponzi's liabilities today passed the
$4,000,000 mark. Attorney General
Alien announced today that $15,000 of
the funds of the Old Colony Foreign
Exchange Co., had been located in a
batik in New York and that this
brought the total of the company's
funds accounted fov to $150,000. He
estimated that this vepvesented (.0
pev cent ot the amount rectiveu i"
investors.
A run on the First State bank, a
private institution in the North End,
doing business principally with mem
bers of the Italian colony, was con
tinued today. Depositors were said
to be alavmed by indefinite vepovts as
to the bank's assets and that the
president had suffered losses in the
closing of the-Hanover Trust Co.
15 YEAR OLD JERSEY
IS NEW CHAMPION
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 Sophie, 10,
of Hood farai, Lowell, Mass., a form
rr chamnion Jersey cow has come
back at the age of 15 years and six
months with a month's oflicial record
that makes her champion butter cow
of the world, the Jersey Cow Asso
ciation announced today. In 0 years
she is crediteli with having given
110,918 pounds of milk, and 0,053
pounds of butter fats, an averageo f
12,..24 pounds of milk and 700 pounds
of butter fat per year.
Two More Automobile
Licenses are Suspended
Stnt.P Black has sus-
nended the following automobili,
licenses: George C. Wilkie of St.
Johnsbury vevoked for canviction for
operating a car while intoxicated.
Arthur F. Hitchcock of Craftsbury
revoked for driving an automoble
while under the influence of intoxica
ting liquor, it being said that he ran
the Hardwick-Newport stage through
the'.Canadian line on a receiu occas-
ion, hit a telephone pole ana aia1
nihoi- thino-s. the matter coming un
der the personal eye of the secretary
himself.
Furniture Van
Blocks Road Trairic
A big truck from Plaitsburg, N.
Y., carrying a -van of furniture to
Fitzdale got into trouble on the
hill going into St. Johnsbury East
Monday mornoning. In trying to
make the 'Charles Wark hill the big
truck got stuck and starting to back
upset the van of furniture and
blocked the highwav. It took a big
crew of men to get the truck started
again and also held back another bnr
truck loaded with furniture that was
following the first truck. It was sev
eral hours before the hitfhwav was
open for traffic. The furniture was
ali packed in the van and the fall
did not break the van open.
(
the $4,000,000
Run on
Bank
First
POLES FORCE BACK
RUSSIANS AT WARSAW
WARSAW, Aug. 10 Polish suc
cesses on ali fronts with the excep
tion of the southern battle sector,
where the Russian forces are advanc
ing in the direction of Lemberg are
reported in the oflicial statements is
sued last night.
Real News
When
It
Is
News
The Caledonian-Record gave
its readers a real big news story
last night when it was real news.
When the vote on ratilication of
the Federai Wonian Suifrage
amendment was taken at noon
yi'sterday in the Tennessee legis
lature it was fìashed over the
wires of the Associated Press
and reached the Caledonian-Record
office at 1.10 p. m., over
its special leased telephone wire
from the Boston, office of the
Assoeiated Press. ..'At' 2'"o'clock
the Caledonian-Record went to
press with one of the most com
plete stories published by any
newspaper of the State.
In the matter fof real big
"scoops" it is becoming almost a
matter of daily occurance. Two
days before ve carried the death
of Ray Chapman, on.e.of the bigr
son. We were the' first to tell
the people of Northeaatern Ver
mont of Charles Ponzi's airest,
of the closing of the Hanover
Trust Co., etc, etc.
Those who believe a Boston
daily newspaper is a necessity to
get the news are fast learning
that they can get ali the na
t ion al, and .international news
they want in the Caledonian-Record
and at the sanie time get ali
the State, and Home town news.
An hour a-fter the Caledonian
Record was on the Street with
the P-reat news that 27,000,000
women of the United States had
gained equal suffrage the Boston
morning papers witlv news of the
previous day's events carne into
town. They tolti of the post
ponement of a vote on suffrago
on Tuesday the very story tho
Caledonian-Record carried on the
day the postponement took place.
Or, in fact, the news of the
Boston dailies was just ONE
DAY BEHIND that of the Caledonian-Record.
You don't have to take a Bos
ton Democratic morning paper to
get the news. You can get ali the
news while it is news in the
Caledonian-Record and you tlon't
have to wade throueh coiumns
of words and "slush" to get it.
At the sanie time you are pat
vonizing a home industry, vou
are aiding the home town mer
chant in bringing trade to his
store instead of sending the dol
lars of home folks to the Ponzi
institutions of Boston, you are
making Northeastern Vermont a
"live wire" trading center for tho
great "North Country". Teli
your neighbors what a p-ood
newspaper the Caledonian
Record really is if they are not
regular subscribers to the paper.
Our eouinment and
irrangements show
supreme dignity.
We are aiming ali
the while to sell
eervice and satis
faction with our
merchandise and to
show courtesy on ali
occasions.
Sie our line of
Hammocks and Ee
frigerators. Prices
are right.
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