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COOLIDGE ORDER
F 'STA TE FUNDS
THE CALEOONIAN-RECORO
The Weather
Showerslate tonight and
Sunday. Warmer in in
terior. Cooler Sunduy.
Moderate wind.s.
A Newspaper Covering
the Kntire Northeast Sec
tkm of Vermont Stato
Every Working Day,
LATEST EDITJON
VOL. V NUMHER 19
ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1920
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Heads of Fairbanks, Morse
Co. Honor Men Who Have
Served Company 25 Years
The Masonic Tempie at St. Johnsbury was the scene
bf,a notable occasion Friday evéning when Herity J.
FuSer, now of New York city and President of the E. and
T. Fairbanks and Company, gave a complimentary
banquet to al! of the cmployes who '
lind served 25 years or moie in the!
St. Johnsbury plant. Therc were j beautiful home am, envnonment.
112 of these" and the ioli of honor H'' -! hl' always wanted to
in another column. About
a ij lieti l'i uiiuuk i iviuniiii wuui ,
fiO guests al.o sat at the tables and !
it was midni-ht before the festivities j
were over. Music was furnished bv j
Sargent's orchestra and Mike Philo-
polus of the Star Restaurant was the!
caterer. Above the head table was !
the American Mg and upon it the '
enlarged reproduction of the adver- '
tisement in the Saturdav Evenirne j
Post, representjni- Sir ' Thaddeus
Fairbanks ridine to Wa,hington on
horseback to net his first patent. i
Pnllnvnnr,- U tho nnnetÌ7 inr menu:
Cantaloupe
Cobi Consommo
Kennebec Salmon, Hollandaise
lioast Chicken a la Fairbanks
Vegetables
SalaH
Ice Cream
Cake Coffee
President Fuller acted fts toast
master and mened with the address
of the evenine. Mr. Fuller said he
had ahvavs been ' inipresred bv the j
hi"-h àan'lards set by the emnloyes
of the scale factory at St. Johnsbury
their standard of workmanshin,
standard of livinq;. the hieh moral at
mosphei thnt could be felt bv any
one visitine- this town and cou'd also
be seen bv the care taken of their
V,'.,.. Mi inesns waniilh in t!:e wintcr, coolnt-ss in the
suinr.ier and Miciith always. Asplialt mean.-. '-vcrlasting
T,ri.t-?ctìi)!ifrom suirms and water, rust and decav. Crushed
fiale r.-.cans lire )rotectiun conibined with the heauty of
imfadinfj naturai colurs. '
Ali this you secure when you roof your home with
Asphoilf Siate ShinqlQO
Approved by UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORI ES
Every ahingle perfect, unlorni. Lald
four ini hi-s to the weathi-r. Japroiil
Aaphalt Slule ShinKlcs cover your roof
three ilppp. In etornm your hntiH vili
reniain prfrtly dry ami wlii'l-titht.
Nut a aliinKlt ili rurl ur ur;j. Al!
Caldbeck-Cosgrove Corp.
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A Six-reel Pathe Super-special Featui'e
Adapted from the famous novel by Bret Harte. A big star, a big novelist, in a big story, with ali the color of the
West, ali the Iure of its open spaces, the beauty and charm of the mountains and big trees bathed in sunlight. Of rugged
hearts, of Flaming Passions and the cali of the Golden West.
. . Big V Comedy: "PALS and TUGS"
ww nls appiecunion uhi-
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siule lu"" i;
portune upon the anmversurv Ox his
'e4U's , , ,
M'- ruller then presente! to each
tho employi-s a beautiful pò d
r.-.eda! in the forni of u wutch toh,
'eh in a lcather case. The medals
ad on one side tne trademark of
the Fairbanks scale. ìopresenting
the world with a scroll across it
rcading "Fairbanks Serdes . On the
revee were the word. E. and T.
ruiìuanss ani xc-.u, ,c.-r..i.
ci (name of employe there engrav
ed) in recognition of twenty-five
vears of faithful service."
Charles H. Mo:e, Sr., of Chicago,
a native of St. Johnsbury and now
chairnian of the bottrd of directors
nf Fairbankr, Morse & Co., was the
next spcakei. He led the list of
long-time employes, having been in
the .-cale business 70 vears. He said
he had motored .100 miles to be pres
ent on this occasion to show he was
stili interested in the St. Johnsbury
factory. He then naid a hith tribute
to the founders, ali of whom were his
personal friends as lono' as they liv-e-1.
He then spoke mos interestedly
nai!-hala fully protoctd. Good fnr
a n'Jar -r o iitury tf i:ipoun The
ariis-i- d'ili r-il rolur i absoluteiy
p.riTi.infnt. bf-in"? the naturai c i.ior of
I rie t.riKlnal t f. Shuuld lire -on-K.imc
jnur nplghiicr' house, your roof
would'ta your afety.
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Members of Companies D and L at Camp Devens Enjoying Reading The Caledonian-
Record with ali the Home Town News
ROYAL GIANTS
DEFEATED BY
FAIRBANKS A. A.
The Royal Giants of Montreal had
the "Royal" rubbed off their winning
streak Friday afternoon on the cam
pus by the Fairbanks A. A. of St.
Johnsbury to the tune of 4 to 1 in one
of the best game of baseball seen
this season. Their winning streak
was broken after .13 consecutive 'vi c
tories. The crack St. Johnsbury
team put over' the sixth defeat the
Montreal team has suffered this sea
son and they put it over by supeiior
baseball playing.
The "ebony" boys did not have any
time for their favorite pranks right
from the start off. St. Johnsbury got
a run in the first inning. The Giants'
center fìelder had a high fly directly
in the sun and he could not field the
ball. This put Davidson on second
on a play that would ordinarily have
been a put out, but that had to be
scored a two bagger.
It was just enough to get the nerve
of the colored boys and from that
time on they played baseball every
minute. But in spite of their best en-i Two Bolsheviki cavalry regiments
deavors Hoernle's stars kept right ! have passed over southern Armenia
after the ball, did not pulì any j into Turkish territory and lined up
"bòne" plays and won over - their with the Turkish nationalist follow
powerful opponents by sheer merit. ! ers, according to advices received
The crowd at the game was one dì : here today. Soviet Russia has con
the largest of the season. The St. ! cluded an agreement with Armenia
J jjhnsbury team ìs receiving magnifi- j by which two provinces in Southern
eit support from the fans and itis I Armenia will be neutralized. En
easy to see that a first-class team I tonte circlus are alarmed by this con-
will be supported to the limit in this ! vention which they beheve it equiva-tou-n
l-lpnr. in npi-mission bv Armenia for
Vitty pitched a superb game, j
tightening up in the pinches and :
showing himself a past master ot the ì
mound game. He also helded several
hot. grounders in fine shape. Under
Hoernle's caieful eye he is rounding
into real major league class.
Vitty scored six strikeouts on a
team that is noted for its heavy stick
work, allowed but four hits and pas-
sed but one man. His opponent i
Emory struck out five men, allowed
six hits an dpassed one man. It will
be seen that Vitty, traveled right
along with the high-clasa professional
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PHOTO
TODAY
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BURRELL SAYS HE
WELCOMES IN VESTIGATION
BOSTON, Aug. 21Gov. Coolidue
and members of the finance commit
tee of the Executive council at a spec
ial meeting today authorized State
Auditor Alonzo B. Cook to make an
audit of the books of the state treas
urer Fred J. Burrell. Mr. Cook said
that this was equivalent to a com
plete investigation of the treasurer's
office. After receipt of the order
Auditor Cook said he would set about
the audit immediately and said he f x
pected to finish the work within a
unir U'hpn tnlrt thnt un examina-
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tion of his books had been ordered
Mr. Burrell said. "I ara clad of it. It
will open up the truth. It will show
that as state treasurer ..1 have con
ducted the "siate busness in an honor
able and efficient way.' Burrell has
figured in the Ponzi 'get-rich-quick"
collapse.
STEAMER RAMS
LIGHTER ONE DROWNED
PROVIDEXCE, Aug. 21 Manuel
Williams lost-his life and three oth
ers of a lighter crew had a narrow
ecape when the Bay State liner Tennessee-
rammed and sank the lighter
near Bullock's Point. Williams was
engineer of the lighter.
BOLSHEVIKI CAVALRY
JOINS TURKISH ARMY
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 21
the Bolsheviki to cross the country
from Baku into Anatolia where the
Soviet forces can join those ot tne
Turkish Isationahsts.
RECEIVE WIRELESS
SIGNALS FROM FRANCE
BOSTON, Aug. 21 Signids forni
the new Lafayette wireless station in
France were received today at the
Otter Cliffs naval radio station at
Bar Harbor. It was the first trans-
atlantic test of the French station
which is one of the most powerful
in the world with a sending ìadius
of 12,000 miles. Operato rs at Otter
cliffs said the signals were cxeellent.
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- PLAYS FOR PARTICULAR TEOPLE
ALBERT ROSS
K1LLED BY
AUTOMOBILE
Albert Pvosslhe fouf-J'cohfòn
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Ross, was
killed Friday afternoon opposite his
house on Kailroad Street, dyiig in a
few minutes after being struck by an
automobile driven by Louis J. Cheney
auiuiiivuui; .111.
ot East Barnet
Mr. Cheney was cornine up lower
Railroad Street in his car with his
wfe and two diildi'en.AfliL-passed a
cai going south just opposite Dr. J.
M. Allen's home. Just after he had
passed the car, Albert Ross ran
across the Street and was struck by
Mr. Cheney's car. Mr. Cheney stated
that he was driving the car at the
rate of 10 to 15 miles an hDur and
vvitnesses that saw the accident state
in their judgment the sped of the car
was about 10 miles an hour. Mr.
Cheney was much afTected by the ac
cident and drove at once to the po
lice station to report the case, but
meeting State's Attorney Campbell
on the way reported the case to him
first. Eariv in the evening Secretary
of State Black telephonc-d for ali the
particulars in the case.
After the boy was struck he crawl
ed upon the grass and was immedi
ately taken into Dr. Allen's house.
The doctor was out, but was soon
found and carne to his office and gave
the boy an examination. He found no
bones broken, the boy being ner-i-ously
shocked. The little fellow was
faken across the Street to his own
home where he began to cry and died
in a few minutes. The parents and
three other brothers and two sisters
are grief-stricken by the sad
dent
acci-
31,809 WOMEN REGISTER
IN BOSTON
BOSTON, Aug. 21 One woman
will vote in this city to every four
men in the November election if
Tennessee ratification of the suffrage
amendment stands. Registration of
voters,. which ended at midnight, was
completed with the names of 31,80!)
women on the list, twice as many as
have ever made themselves eligible to
vote for school committeemen. There
are 12,244 men listed. the greatest
registration on record here.
Thirty Antis of Tennessee Legislature
Flee State and Prevent Majority
from Adopting Suffrage
(By the Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 21 Chancellor James Ì3.
Newinan today issued a writ of injunction temporarily
restraining Gov. Robert, Secretary of State Stevens,and
the speakeri of the Tennessee Senate and House from
certifyinj to secretary of State Co:-
by, Tennessee's i-atification of the
woman suffrage amendment.
Only 5!) members, seven le.-s than
a quorum, an-;vered to their names
when Speaker Walker called the
house to order half an hour after the
renular meeting time. The speaker
declijred the House in recess for an
houi to give the sergant at anns
timo to round-up absentees. Since .0
ol the absent members were reported
at Decatur, Alabama, however there
seemed little prospect that a quorum
could be had.
More than HO members of the Ten
nes.ee House opposed to suffrage
were missing from their hotels early
today and were reoorted to have left
for Alabama in an effort to break a
quorum of the house and delay final
action on the woman suffrage amend
ment. BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 21 Thirty
members of the Tennessee House af
Representatives are in Decatur, Ala.,
according to the conductor of the
Louiaville and Nashville train which
arrived here at 9.'50 a.1n. today.
BANDITS LOOT TWO
CONNECTICUT BANKS
PORTLAND, Conn., Aug. 21
Suddenly appearing in front of
George F. Kramer, cashier of the
Portland National bank this morning
tour men with"'revolvers ch'ove the
cashier into the vault tojfether- with
Oliver Ellsworth, 'treasurer of the
Freestone Savihgs bank which ,is in
the sanie building. The robbers then
closed the vault door, scooped up
$5,000 in bills and as suddenly disap
peared in their automobile.
STATUE OF LAFAYETTE UN-
VEILED IN MOSELLE VALLEY
'MTTT7 Aurr 91. TW ctnfiiot nf
Lafayette, presented to France' by
the Knights of Columbus of America,!
i n h
was njiveueu lotiay oy supreme
Knight James A. Flarrity in the
presence of practically tll the popu
lation of the city. The populace
cheered when the silken curtain was
pulled aside. The statue is located on
a sightly eminenee of the city dom
inating the vallev of the Moselle
river.
Mrs. W. H. Wheeler
Held for Hearing
Acting under instructions from
State's Attorney Campbell, Sheriff
Tiacy of Lamoille county is holding
Mrs. W. H. Wheeler for whom Mr.
Campbell has a warrant charging her
with abandoning her two-year-old
boy at the St. Johnsbury House on
the night of Aprii 9. When Mr.
Wheeler was brought back to Ver
mont on extradition bv Deputy Smith
of the Vermont State Board of Chari
ties and Probation Mrs. Wheeler ac
companied her husband, but as she
was not on probation when the
Wheelers lèft Vermont she was out
of the jurisdiction of the Probation
denartment. State's Attorney Camp
bell is now bringing action against
her charging her with being a party
to the abandonment of her child.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
THOMAS H. INCE, Presenta
HOBERT BOSWORTH
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"BEHIND THE DOOR"
by Gouveneur Morris
A Paramount-Artcraft Special
A Tale of a "eoward" who fought like a man, of a "traitor"
who proved himself trae, of a great love, a great wrong and of
"Vengeance." "BEHIND THE DOOR."
6th Episode "DARE DEVIL JACK" with Jack Dempsey
PATHE NEWS
"OLD GUARD DIES
BUT IT NEVER
SURRENDERS"
The Springfield Republican has
this.Ieading editoriali
The occasion should not pass
without wreaths from the antis
to Gcv. Holcomb of Connecticut
and Gov. Clement of Vermont.
These adamantine men are mon
umenta to a lost cause, and they
will deserve decoratinp- for many
a year. Their sincerity is no more
to be questioned than their iron
will. "The 'old guani dies but it
never surrenders," and these two
New England governors are im
perishably associated in our his
tory with the last stand of the
old order at its Waterloo. But
who- would have dreamed a few
years ago that Tennessee would
beat Connecticut in furnishing
the .,6th vote for the federai
suffrage amendment?
PLAN HARDING CLUBS
OF TR A VELLING MEN
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 Plans for
establishment of Harding and Cool
idge clubs among the country's 6000,
0(W) travelling men were announced
here today by the Republican Na
tional committee.
We're 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 eeasoti
let us show you the most be
coming hat you ever wore.
Our hats hold their shape in
spite of sun and shower tha
quality is of right sort.
Caps in novel weaves and pat
tems light, medium and dark
effeets.
Hats ?2 to ?7.
Caps $1 to $3.
Co-operative Shoes for men.
Queen Quality Shoes for wo
men. ASSELIN BROS.
The O Spot
CLOTHING and SHOES
6th Episodv-, "THE THIRD EYE'
'THE DEATH SPARK"