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F AMINE CAUSES SALE OF GIRLS FOR $10
l GALEDONIAN-REGORD
The Weather
Fair tonight and Satur
day. Continued cool.
Light frost in cxposcd
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VOL. V NUMBER 60
ST. JOHNSBURY. VERMONT, FRIDA Y, SEPTEMBER 3, 1920
PRICE TWO CENTS
W OF DISA
EIFO
FOURMENHAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
IN AUTO CASH
Threc Locked Up In New -port
Jail On Charge
of Intoxication
Over indulgence in Canadian
liquore while visitine the bis fair in
Sherbrookc nearly cost the lifc of
ono mcnibcr of a party of four men
while thcy werc returning front the
Canadian city late Wcdne.-luy ovc
ning. The machine in whici? they
were drlving at a fairlv good clip left
the road and went into a diteli on the
road just r.orth of Stanstead, the
machine turning a complete somer
sault and Ihiowing the men out of
the cor. Ali of the men were se ve re ly
shaken up while one was more seii
ously injured. The injured man was
given treatment while the other three
were brought to Newport in care of
Deputy ShciiiT "Ted" Coby ar.d
locked up on a charme of intoxication.
They are Charles Benware of Lang
don, N. H.. Harry I. Pecor of Bel
lows Falls Vt., and Harold Walker of
Chaileston, N'. H.
Fairbanks A. A.
Beats Barton Team
Fairbanks A. A. won front Barton
yesterday r.t liarton by the score of
7 to 1. Gomiley was the individuai
star of the haute' team making a fine
record in the field and at bat. Yitty
and Hoernle were the battcry foi
St. Johnsburv and Murphy and Sny
dcr for the Barton team.
The Fairbanks team meets the
strong Groveton, X. H nino on the
Campus at o'clock tonioriow af
ternoon. One of the best ganies of
the season is anticipated.
On Monday, Labor Iay, the team
will play the Moretown team of
Moretown on the Campus at ".')).
) This is a feature of the Fairbanks
A. A. annual Labor Day outing and
o charge of admission will be made
foi the game. There will he field
sports on the Fairgrounds starting at
10 a. ni. and the game at the Campus
in the afternoon.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
AFTER BURRELL'S RECORD
BOSTON'. Sept. ?, The committee
of f.vc legislators appointed by Gov.
Ooolidgc to investigate the conduct
in office of Stat Trei-urer Burrell
tnet today and after discussing vvith
the governor the scope of tlieir in
nuiry went into executive ses.-ion.
Gov. Coolidgc said he had urged on
ho members of the committee that
they get to work at once.
WANTS ALUMNI
TO RALLY TO
VAIL SCHOOL;
Says the School Faces a
Crisis Which Alumni !
Must Face ì
The Caledonian-Rerord has rcceiv
ed for lUihlicatiDii a k-tter freni one
of the aiumr.i of the Vali Agi iciiltu- j
ral school which bere fo'.hnvs: !
Mi. Carroll M. l'ike, i
Lyndon Center, 't.
! Deai Mi. Piko:
Before me there is a eiippms: from
' the Boston Herald of today with the j
! rather startling title: "State to Aban- j
j don Vail Farm School" and you can
li est assured that 1 was uttcrly sur-,
prised. :
I Tt now seems to me that coneerted
action should be taken immediately j
by the mcmbeiv. of olir alma ma ter ;
and place before the State Legisla-,
.are, which convenes in January ne:t,!
a paper which will set foi Ut a corrrct '
analysis oi tlie school wi;n re.-cia-tions
and eiiminitians. Of course,
wc ali know that the School as it now
stands with its vast expane of land,
and sales ot the out-lyirig farms and
farms and building is a great vx
pense, but with certain reductions
ani sales of the out-lying farms and
propertv a model and economical
fann school can he built. I stili bc
licve in the School ar.d that it vill
live; and it cr.n only live on the
r-trength. push. and energy of each
md every member of the Aggie
: chool.
The clipp'mpr states that th.e School
has been visited by i cpi e.-entative
farmeli, and decided 'hat it would
be the best policy to abandon the!
School. I wonder who has the pre- j
si'mptuousness to make .-uoh a state-I
mi-ut; it is very misleadin' and a nre
po -teious -et 'of politicai uncertain-j
tic.-. The farmers with soli -.viio are
to manale' their farms andjio the fu-1
ture owners would never cor.sider thej
abandonment of a schedi v here the ,
son would reeeive an education unap-1
proached in uny other like school.
And I doubt if any Vermont farmerj
would stand for such -tatements. i
I sìionld hate to see the noble work
of Mr. 'ail that was consecrated to
the fann-bo" of Vermont abandoned
tiv wr.ys and means of some tvily poli
tician. Indeed wp face a "reat crici of the
Srhnnl. nn-l in order to retavd the
compellinr force of the eon.iiinctui'C
we musi use our comomi'n enui'.s i.'i
an ultimatum that wil! jdace before
SELLING GIRLS FOR v
TEN DOLLARS ZifHINA
1 tni.Mi, mina, oepi. ó '.WA
are sellini' iriris in lamine riaoerr
WOMAN INJURED
WUCM AIÌTAC TDACU
triets south of I'ekins: accordinpr to' - "I HLlì iU 1 UJ VlliiJlI
advitcs received today. Guls 10 years rs,-
of afre have been sold for ac
cordine to a petition for reliei' sent
to the ministry of interior. The la
mine is due to droujrht and recent
devastation of fihting troops.
RESCUE FREIGHT TRAIN
SEIZED BY BANDITS
CHICAGO, Sept. 3 A freifrht
traili seized here last night by a band
of men believcd to be striking "out
law" switchmen was found today
near Bensonville, 111., with the thiot
tle wide open and the 21 freijrht cars
apparently untouclted. Several bat
tles betwèen freight crews and bands
of striking switchmen, who never re
gai ned heir jobs, preceded the theft
of the train. Thomas White, the en
gineer, as driven front his post at the
pointof a gun and when the f.remen
resisted he was badly beateli. White
immediately gave the alarm and af
ter several hours' search the train
was found. It had apparently run
dow n for lack of steani.
POLISH TROOPS GIVEN
WELCOME IN RUSSIA
YVARSAW, Sept. 3 Polish troops
have entered the citv of Suwalki and
have been given an enthusiastic wel
come according to an officiai state
ment issued today. Gen. Dudenny,
the Russian Bolshevik comniander,
who has been attempting to break
the Polish lines in Galicia and who
has suffered what appears tob e a de
cisive defeat, is rapidly retreating.
CMAIN STREET
New Jersey Woman Cut By
Glass of Shattered
Windshield
FEW BROOKLYN STRIKERS
RETURN TO WORK
NEW YORK, Sept. I', The first
break in the ranks of the Brooklyn
Hapid Transit strikers was announc
ed today by the company after 146
men, wlio had been employed 15 or
more years, returned to work. Their
return was attributed to Judge May
er's announcement that seniority
rights would be restored if the men
went back. Kighteen additional
face lines were opeiated.
sur-
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BANK CHATJFFEUR "
OFF WITH $59,000
SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. fi A re
ward of $1,000 was olTered toda'- by
the Ang'.o and London-Paris National
bank for the arrest of Charles W.
Ilayes, a chauffeur, who disappeared
Wednesday with an autombobile said
by bank o'fflcials to contain $09,000.
Ilayes, a new employee, had been de
tailed to drive two bank collectors
over downtown routes. He disappear
td when the day's work was nearly
ended. Detectives were infonned by
Mrs. Hayes that hcr husband a few
days before had destroycd photo
graphs of himself.
A Studebaker car owned by Wil
liam Killelea, prescription clerk at
ttrighuin'tì pharmacy, and a New Jer
sey car bearing the numbei ibi, 'J là,
coilided at tlie corner ol Ja.siern
avenue and lain streets, St. Jonn
oury, at one o clock this aiternoon.
i he New Jerse car was a i'ord.
Knlelea s car struck the Ford along
the running board crashin into the
rear wheel and halting both cars. The
Studebaker had one wheel sniashed
and the mud guard ol one side was
crushed.
The New Jersey car was occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Nelden Keilley of
Newark, N". J. Letters bore an ad
dress at Bretton Woods, N. H. The
car was owned bv Mr. and Mrs.
feiley and they were the only occu
pants. The windshield of the Ford
car was smashed and glass
cut both the man and woman. The
woman was hurried to the office of
Dr. Charlotte Fairbanks and she was
taken almost immediately to Bright-
look hospital.
Ali. Killelea said of the accident:
"I was coming u Eastern avenue at
a fair speed on account of the grade
and was just making the corner when
the Ford car bore down on me on
the wrong side of the road. Just
before 1 reached the corner the
Ford car swerved directly ito me."
The position ot the two cars show
ed the Ford to be on the wron' side
of the Street. Whether the driver "was
confused by the annach of the oth
er car Or was on the wrong side of
the road owing to unfamiliarity with
the town streets is net known.
?drsi Reilev is not badly injured, it
is reported, but her face is quite bad
ly cut by broken glass.
COMMERCIAL
CLUBHOPESTO !
KEEP DAY TRAIN
The B. & M. Management
Will Continue 4Xew York'
Train to October 30
After Nearly Two Days Locked In
Underwater Craft Officers and
Men Are Saved
MACSWEENEY SEES
MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY
LONDON, Sept. 3 Terranee Mac
sweeney ,Lord Mayor of Cork, was
sinking rapidly and was much weaker
today. At the mayor's request men1
bers of his family visited him and
later they expressed fear that the end
was not far away. The visitors were
hi.s wife, brother and two sisters.
Father Dominick, 'he mayor's private
chaplain, celebratili a special mass in
the nrison this morning. Miss Annie
Macsweeney said the mayor's cheeks
and eyes were sunken and that he
spoke in a whisper.
The transportation committee of
the St. Johnsbuiy Commercial Club
are trying to have tlie populur day
train on the Passuntpsic division con
tinued through the winter. This is the
so-called "New York" train which
goes south late in the forenoon and
reaches St. Johnsbury northbound at
6.15 p. ni. The chairman of the
transportation committee, Mr. Palm
er, wrote the general paaseager de
partment urginir that this train be
maintained through the winter and
received the following replv:
Mi. B. A. Palmer,
Chairman Transportation Committee,
St. Johnsbury Commercial Club,
St. Johnsburv, Vermont.
Dear Sir:
In a communication addressed to
our General Superintcndent, Mr. II.
E. Folsom, on July 20th, last, the
suggestion is made bv you, in behalf
ot the St. Johnsbury Commercial
Club, that our trains Nos. 74 and 7"
be continued through the wintei.
As the Club no doubt appreciates,
operating expenses have materially
(By the Associated Press)
PHÌLADELPHIA, Sept. 3 Radio tnessages tlashed
from the army transport General Goethals to the Phil
adelphia navy yard told of a resene today of the officers
and crew of the submarine S-5 after thev had spent
nearly twr days loceked in the dis
ablea vessel beneath the Atlantic
ocean, 55 miles south of Cape Hen
lbpen. It was after three o'clock this
morning when Lieut. Comniander
Cook, wdto exercised his prerogative
of being the last man to leave his
vessel, was taken aboard the stram
ship Alanthus. Nine hours had el
apsed since the plight of the under
sea boat had been made public
through a wireless cali. The Alan
thus after resetting the men took the
submarine , in tow for Ilampton
Roads.
The crew of six officers and 24
men, had been kept alive through a
hoie cut in her stern by the crew of
the General Goethals and enough air
was pumped to keep the men alivc
until naval equrpment rushed in fast
est vessels could get there to com
plete Iter rescue.
The submarine S-ó, loft the Boston
navy yard on Monday for Baltimore,
on recruiting service. She was recent
ly commissioned, and it is understood
that this was her maiden trip. She
was built at the Fore River yards of
the Bethleheni Ship Building Corpor
ation at Quincy and is of the latest
type.
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Our equipment and
irrangement3 show
spreme dignity.
We are aiming ali
the while to sell
sennee and satis
faction with our
merchandise and to
show courtesy on ali
occasiona.
S;e our line of
Flammocks and Re
frigerators. Prices
are right.
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In latest designs, quality from $8.00 to $10.00
One Price $5.98
FULL LINE HIGH CLASS
WAISTS
Valued from $-1.50 to $G.50
Ali at $3.95
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From our big stock
One price $5.69
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SWIFT and BREATHLESS!
YOU DONI HAVE
TO DETOUR
In buying Boys' Clothes this Fall.
The road to satisfaction leads straight from
your door to our door.
Of course you can go a round about ay
and look around but what's the ense--if
you value your dollars you'll cventually land
here anyway.
As you read these lines you may marvel at
our confidence when you sce the clothes
and the values you will comment on our
modesty.
It'safact; the parents of St. Johnsbury
don't have to go out of their way for the
best boys' clothes in America and wc'rc
glad for both of us.
$10, $12, $15, $18, $20
New Caps
New Waists
Xewr Soft Collars
Corduroy Suits, $11, $13, $15
Steele, Taplin & Co.
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For BOYS and GIRLS
Goodyear Welt Stitchdown
Boys' Calf Shoes
Girls' Gun Metal Shoes
$3.33 to $1.85
$3.00 to $5.00
$2.80 to $6.00
Our School Shoes are gaining new friends
every day. Parents are quick to approdate the com
bination of style, comfort and wear at a minimum
cost.
Leather innersoles, Leathcr counters and Leath
er box toes.
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