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SOLONS BLOCK SUFFRAGE IN
TENNESSEE
THE GALEDONIAN-RECORD
The Weather
Fair tonight and Wed
nesilay. Little change in
temperature.
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the Katire Northeast Sec
tion of Vermont "Stato
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ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1920
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VOL. V iNUMllEIt 51
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CHA& POHZrSflJAMinB FOUR MLLIOft
CUSTOMS OFFICER
MAKES BIG
UQUOR SEIZURE
Inspector Hitchcock Takes
125 Quarts f rom Night
Train
One of the iargost liquor scizures
macie ut Newport in severa! years
was eH'eeted at the border city-Mon-day
evening by Stanton Hitchcock,
the vigilant meniber of the U. S.
Customs sei vice, who hus succeedcd
Inspector Thomas C. Gale on the
Sherbrooke-Newport train run. The
sum total of whiskey taken was 125
iuarts carnee! in six large suit cases.
The large (uantity of prohibited bev
erage was not exaniined by Collector
Hitchcock but Was inimediately turn
ed over to Charles M. Bailey, Col
lector in Charme at Newport.
Inspectoi Hitchcock made the dis
covery of the hidden li(Uor just be
fore bis tiain pulled into the Newport
station, lt was found buried under
several berths in the Boston sleeper,
which is transferred at Wells Iìiver
to the Boston train. It was impos
sible to locate the owners of the
whiskey despite the fact that Hitch
cock iliade a.thorough examinatian
ol' the car.
It 'was dcclared todav that a com
plete invcstigation will be conducted
in an effort to locate the smugelers.
The customs officerà are bendine ev
ery ctfort to sto" the carrying of
booze across the border and the- are
more than anxious to ""t hold of the
men who took part in this, the big
feest smugglinir attempt in some time.
Mclndoes Party
Home froin Niagara
Mrs. C. B. Duncan, Mrs. H. A.
Leighton, Mrs. C. B. Edgerton, Mrs.
Mary Gilfillan and Miss Helen Gibson
ali of Mclndoes, returned recently
i'rom a week's automobile trip to Ni
agarà and thon through the Ontano
l'ruit region òn their return.
Mrs. IHmoArt operated Willys six
cylinder car which bore the party on
the cntire trip of 1022 miles. Aso
lutely no tiouble of any sort was ex
perienced on the whoJe journey. The
party at their start had with them
every convenience neccssary to their
comfort and life except food which
they bought from time to time. Every
night was spent in camp, and every
meal was cooked by members of the
party bv the ioadside.
The most beautiful part of the trip
was throut-h the Ontario fruit region
where the ripcning fruita of ali kjnds
and the rollini? ground covered With
trees macie the scene one of beauty
never-to-be-forgotten.
Proni which you
We have on sale a nice little assortment of late Summer
Suits which are meeting very favorable comment.
INJUNCTION BLOCKS RATI-
F1CATION IN TENNESSEE
NASHVILÈE, Tenn., Aug. 24
With certihication of Tennessee'
ratitication ol the suffrago ameml
ment lield up by a court order the
suffrage and anti-suffrage leaders
were prepari ng arguments which they
will present at the hearing of the tem
porary writ of injujnction issued by
Judge Langforel. No date hr.s been
f.xed l'or the hearing but in some
iuarter it was believed that
it would be held Wednesday
or Thursday. On the pctition
of the anti-sulfragists the
court order has been extended to
restrain the legislative as well as the
court officiai from certifyinir the le
gislative icVtification of the suffrago
amendment to Washington. Until a
hearing on the restraining order is
held it was generally agreed that
nothing further eould be clone to
wurds insuring the women of the na
tion to participate in the November
elections.
NASHVILLE," Aug.' 24 Frank N.
Thompson, Attorney-General of Ten
nessee, announced today that Gov.
IJoberts at an early hour this morn-
ing certified Tennessee's ratificationi
of the Suffrage Amendment to Secre
tr.ry of State Colby at ashington
by mail.
GOV. COX SAYSHÈ
WILL PROVE HIS CHARGES
DAYTON, Aug. 24 Gov. Cox gave
out a statement today declaring that
he would 'prove" his charges regard
ing the magnitucle of the republican
cimipaign fund. He stated that he
would present his information in his
address Thursday night at Pittsburg-,
The statement of Gov. Cox was as
follows
"Senator Harding denies my charg
es about the campaign fund which
the senatorial oligarchy i.s raising. I
ani prepared to believe that he knows
nothing about a lot of things that are
going on around him. This reveals
the very dangerous symptom which I
have been discussine. In niy Pitts
burg speech this week I will advise.
the country as to matters of which
Senator Harding claims to be igno
rant, and will prove my charges."i
Fighting the White
Pine Blister Rust
E. H. Teachout, district forester,
has been in Ryegate the past week
in charge of the white pine blister
rust eradication and he has found
severa pine groves where the rust
has developed. Saturday he was cal
led to Barnet to inspect the pines on
the property of M. !). Gibson and
found the blister there. Mr. Tea
chout is anxious to secure the co-op-eration
of ali farmers who have pine
forests in eradicating this disease and
and Communications addressed to the
State Forestry department at Mont
pelier will receive prompt attention.
VISET OUR
!k Coimiter
can procure your Gingham, Voiles, Towels, etc.
Onusual Prices on Raincoats
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JOINTDEBAÌ
IN ST. JOHNSBURY
ON SEPTEMBER 11
Candidates Babbitt, Emery
and Hartness Will Dis
cuss State Issues
W. A. Rieker has rcceived word
that three of the candidates for gov
ernor will participate in a joint de
bate in St. Johnsbury and the even
ing of Saturday, Sept. 11 has been
fixed for the occasion. The speak
ers will be Hon. Fred H. Babbitt of
Bellows Falls, Col. C. S. Emery 0
Newport and Hon. James Hahtness
of Springfield. Ali have visited St.
Johnsbury during this campaign and
each has his backers in this town.
This is the first time the candidates
for governor have spoken together
in St. Johnsbury since the famous
ciani bake a dozen years ago when
Fred G. Fleetwood, Gov. Charles W.
Gates and Dr. J. A. Mead ali spoke
at the Fair Ground.
Hon. Frank W. Agan declined to ,
speaK wun ine oiner canciunues unii
will appear here on the evening of
Sept. .'!. Mr. Iticker was unable to ar
range for a joint debate with the
three candidates for Congress on the
republican ticket.
Closing Week at
Camp Winneshewauka
This is the last week of the sixth
seasjon at Camp Winneshewauka in
Lunenburg where about 100 girls
have had a merry time for the Jast
two months. Mr. and Mrs. L. P.
Leach have been at the camp ali
summer and Robert 1). Merrill, for
merly of St. Johnsbury and now of
Barton, has been assistant manager.
Miss Olive A. Barry, also of SU
Johnsbury, has been at the camp as
bookkeeper.
The girls gave a circus on the
grounds Wednesday afternoon, the
entertainment attracting many visit
ors from St. Johnsbury, Whitefield
and adj.icent towns. The circus net
ted $102 and will bc used for the sup
port oi the French orphan which
has been "adopted" by the camp.
Saturday evening comes the annua!
banciuef' and the first of next week
the girls will leave for their various
homes. Seven Cuban girls have been
at Camp Winneshewauka besides
young ladies from Texas, Arkansas,
Ohio and many other states.
Karl Balch, who has been associat
eci with Mr. LetKh in the enterpriso
since the beginning, has boen unable
to assume his usua! duties at the
camp.
Agan to Speak
Here Next Week1
Frank W. Agan of Ludlow, candi
date for the Kepublican nomination
l'or governor, which will be decided
at the primaries on September 14,
has announced an extensive speaking
tour of the northern and eastern parts
of the state, lt will keep him steudily
on the road for the next two weeks,
and will bring him to St. Johnsbury
on Sept. 3. He does not speak in
Newport, but will appear in most of
the other larger communities in Or
leans and Caledonhi countie.s. In ud
dition to the itinerary printed below,
he will speak at several fairs along
the way in the afternoons. At the
places and dates mentioned, he will
speak in the evening, along with
Judge Honier L. Skeels, and in
most cases it will be in responso to
locai invitations. The final week of
the campaign before the primarie-,
will be spent in the southern part of
the stat. but the itinerary has not
yet been worked out.
His itinerary is as follows:
August 2.'ì Middlebury.
August 24 Vergennes.
August 25 Bristol.
August 2(5 Burlington.
August 27 St. Albans.
August 28 Swanton.
August 30 Richford.
August 31 Barton.
September 1 Island Pond.
September 2 Lyndonville.
September f! St. Johnsbury.
September 4 Montpelier.
September 5 Barre.
Doings In
Municipal Court
Frank Batchelder of St. Johnsbury
pleaded guilty to operating a motor
cycle without a license in municipal
court yesterclay, and he wus fined $25
and costs' of ljiS.15. On August !),
ho was fined $00 and costs of $8.J"
for negligent di'iving at the time that
he was involved in the accident in
which Howard Boyce was so nearly
killed 011 the East St. Johnsbury
road.
" 'ilfred Guyer and Charles Neal of
St. Johnsbury pleaded guilty in court
yesterday to bre-ach of the peace 011
August' 14. They lmd a fight at the
upner end of Uailroad Street, near
the blacksmiih shop and on com
plaint of neighbors, they were arrest
ed. Guyer paid a fine of $25 with
costs of $11.05, and Neal a fine of
$15 with costs of $11.05. It was con
sidered a case of mutua assault.
Louis F. King of Passumpsic
pleaded guilty to operating an auto
mobile while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor. He was fined $50
with costs of $10.!)0, and paid it.
King was not very diunk and his case
was not a very aggravated one. Ho.
was driving on the state road and
when he saw a car coming, drove out
of the road. He knew his condition.
and felt sleepy, so that he decided
that he hadn't better run his car any
more. On eomplaint of neighbors, he
was arrested, but when taken, he
was not driving the car, which was
stili beside the road.
POLES TURN
ON BOLSHEVIKS1
l WARSAW, Aug. 23 The capture
of a town f0 miles north of Warsaw
on the Polish frontier from the So
viet armies was announced in the
Polish officiai statement issued to
night. This carne as the result of an
attack of combined infantry and cav
alry forces in which the Soviet
troops were surrounded.
WHO
Is
"The
Forbidden
Woman?"
Our cquipment and
irrangements show
spreme dignity.
We are aiming ali
the while to sell
service and satis
faction with our
merchandise and to
show courtesy on ali
occasiona.
See our line of
Hammocks and Re- Y
frigerators.
Prices
are right.
RECORD CROWD
ENJOYS SIGHTS
OF CARNIVAL
California Shovs Open a
Weeks' Engagement at
Gilman's Field
A large variety of entertainmonts
are being offered by the California
Exposition Shows at Gilman's Fieli!
this week and the popularity of the
latest carnival to visit St. Johnsbury
is evidenced bv the cnormous ci'owd
of pleasure seekers that visited the
scene Mondav èvening to attencl the
opening of the "big doings". And I
these folks dici not just di op onto J
the grounds, see a couple of shows'
and huny home. The greatcr m;ijo
rity of them lingered long, few l?:iv
iiig before closing time.
Of course there aie so manv dif
ferent shows 011 the field that a pev
sDn needs considei'able time as well
as money to spcnd but it is well
vvoith the while of anyone to make
the trip to Gilman's Field and look
the carnival over. Chances are, one
desiiing to see cverythiritf connreted
with the show, wóuld reejuire more
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NECKTIES
for the Particular
Man
Business houi's 7.00
A. M. to 6.00 l M.
Daily
i' -ly' ' i; A'"
At j)rcsent n'ccs for labor
1 Àssxràsis pi 1
question about the supcriority of those artistic red
The FIRST Cost (in buyin)
The SECOND Cost (for layin-)
The THIRD Cost (insu'-'inee)
The FINAL Cost (in the wear)
Are now ali in favor òf
Every shinglo perfect, uniform. I.aid I
fmir inchea to the weutln r. Joprold I
Asphalt Slato ShlnKl'-s cover ypur rocf j
thref (Jeep. In turms yuiir Ikm:ìo vìl t
r''niuin pcrffctly lry ami w inl-Li!it .
Kot a Bhmylo will euri ur v-urp. A il ;
Caldbeck-Cosgrove Corp.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Stili Claims He Is Solvent, Biit
Has No International Reply
Coup
(By the Associated Press)
BOSTON, Aug. 24 Charles Ponzi today placed his
liabilities that he incurred in the promotion of his inter
national jjostal coupon scheme as between three and four
million dollars and persisted in his claim that he is sol
vent. Ile saie! the assets would iuni
to nearly four million clolhirs.
Ponzi gave what he said was a vir
tually complete list of the it?ms
which he regarded as assets, and wiih
a smile admitted that he had no stock
of international reply coupons, which
hcvhad claimed were the medium by
which ho was rollini;- up tremendous
profitH for his inves'tors and him..eli.
The "Gct-rich-ciuick" fìnaneicr wa.-,
testifying again at the hearitu's
which are buing conducted by the
Federai receivers of bis defunct busi
ness in an elFort to run down ali the
available assets.
He has as auditore at the hearing
which packed the Federa! district
court 100111, many of them being wo-
men. Ponzi's wife appeared in the
court room for the first time, al.- 0
lt isn't al way s
- v ",'' A- '
Economy
To paytoo little for a Necktie. Cheap,
fjuality usually accompanies cheap prices
Ilcàvy Silks, the kind that tic- eaWfe:
hold their shape and weàr well are worth
moie'. Ycii'll be interested in the wonderful
patterns we are showing at
$1.00, $1.30, $2.00 V v
STEELE,
W. A. TAI'LIN, Prop.
On (he Hill
,U
sii1
and material, there is no
unii h
ons
Miss Lucy Meli, the girl of 18 who
was Ponzi's office manager. The lat
tei' was summoned to appear as a wit
ness. In responso to a question by Robert
?)odpe, counsel for the receivers,
Ponzi said that most of his assets
were on deposit with the Hanover
Trust Company, either on his draw
ing account or in safety deposit
boxes. This institution has been clos
ed by the state bank commissioner
on the ground that its capital was im
paired in connection with Ponzi's op-
evations. ionzi saio in ine course 01
the pxamination that the presiaent 01
I the Hanover Trust Co., and its treas-
I
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