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b0NUSR|DERON
SALES TAX BILL
FACESATTACKS
Levy Plan to Pay Veterans
Award Drawing Fire From
Opponents of Measure.
By A. o. HAYWARD,
International News Service.

Obstacles doomed today in the path
OF the proposed sales tax through
Congress even II revenue raised by the
new levy should be diverted specifi-
cally to the payment of a cash bonus
to veterans of the world war.
Opponents Of the sales tax arc be-
ginning to solidify their lines for a
fight to the finish against the adop-
ton Of this form Of taxation as q part
OF the present tax plan of the Govern
ment even as an experiment for q
specific purpose.
Bonus to Get Action.
Soldier bonus legislation is almost
certain to pass Congress before the
end Of the present session. but q tax
plan to make 1t effective is most un-
certain.
Congressman Towner RepD Of Iowa,
suggested today that the bonus bill
might be passed as straight legisla-
ton, carrying no plan for meeting the
obligation which the Government
would assume. Under this arrange
ment 1t would be left to the Treasury
Department to work out a scheme for
the payment of the bonus. Other
Republican leaders expressed the same
thought as Towner.
Attention was invited to the fact
SASe VIC oCSiCeuIy VI the
has authority to issue $500, OOO, 900
new bonds. This authority was grant
ed in the last tax bill. Interest pay
ments on foreign obligations was de-
ferred only until next May, and after
that time interest payments are ex-
pected to be made In sums that will
produce a respectable total by jan
uary !. 1928.
G. 0. p. Shuns Extra Tax.
1t was intimated that from these
two possible sources of revenue suf-
ficfent funds might be obtained to pay
a soldiers bonus. Such a plan would
obviate recourse to a new end special
tax for the purpose. Additional tax
levtes are Stunned by the Republican
majority In Congress In view Of next
falls election.
Republican opponents of the sales
tax claim to be in a majority in the
House. At Republican caucus early
last spring every form of sales tax
was rejected by decisive vote. A ma
jority of Democratic members are also
on record in opposition to a sales tax.
They say that sentiment in the Hous.
has not changed materially with r.
spect to the new levy.
In the Senate thirty-four Repub
cans have declared themselves froi
time to time as favoring a sales ia
at least as an experiment, but ther
are some Republican Senators who
are hostile to it. Most of the Demo
cratic Senators are believed to be
opposed to tax. and they have already
demonstrated that in a combination
with a small group of Republican
Senators they have the ability to shoot
a Republican tax bill full of holes.
1t is understood that soldiers
bonus bill with a sales tax plan in
cOporated will be reported by Re
publican members OF the House Ways
and Means Committee some time in
February. The proposed legislation
will have to go to House Republican
caucus for ratification. The action of
the caucus on the sales tax as yell as
later action by the House is most I'M
certain.
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WC0RNCKS DIVORCED VIE FOR LOVE OF THEIR YOUNGEST DAU
Safe Cracking Yarn Is
All Wrong, Boy,
All Wrong!

Jack Garrison, manager Of the
Capitol Theater, is still mad to-
day.
Yesterday his press agent
slipped a story to the newspa-
pers to the effect that someone
had drilled a hole in a safe he
had borrowed from the Shaw
Walker Company.
His press agent was wrong.
The strong box is not a Shaw
Walker product, but is a York
safe and the damage done to it
has been repaired.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Garrison is
still mad
At his press agent.
Also the Shaw Walker man.
ager is not as pleased as Punch
at yarn that bored holes in his
hole-proof safe.
Happy New Year!
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Gets
TWO YEARS
To DECIDE
Lawyers for Parents Arranging
Property Settlement for
Parted Couple.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-Mrs. Edith
Rockefeller Mccormick and Harold
F. Mccormick. who were freed in
divorce court Wednesday. have one
anxiety left, it became known today.
Each wants the major part Of
the love Of their youngest daugh-
ter. Mathilde, sixteen years old, who
Is studying in Paris. Who her
eventual choice of parents will be
Is puzzling society, for by agree
ment Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick are
going to give the girl two years to
decide which one she will choose
to sponsor her Chicago debut.
Wants to Be Writer.
In the meantime she will remain
In quietude and pursue her studies.
She wants to be a writer.
The divorced couple have turned
their attention toward the details of
q financial settlement. They are
negotiating through attorneys.
Charles Cutting, attorney for Mrs.
Mccormick. said yesterday:
There is no need for them to hurry
through these negotiations. Both are
90 well cared for financially that they
have no need of worrying about the
settlement. IL suppose they will buy
and sell various things to and from
each other. That would be the
natural way Of proceeding"
1t is understood Mrs. Mccormick
will keep the handsome town home
on Lake Shore Drive, and that Mr..
Mccormick will retain the country
home at Lake Forest, which Is one Of
the show places of northern Illinois.
Cash Settlement Expected.
After they make a final decision
about the property they will take up
a cash settlement, 1t is understood,
hut what the basis will be could not
be learned.
The McCormicks. who have given
more than $5,000.000 to the Chicago
Grand Opera Company. will continue
to contribute to the company's sup
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BUD ST|LLMAN
ANOH|SM0THER
OFF To CANADA
BY Sleigh and Dog Team They
Will Seek Witnesses In St
Maurice Valley.

NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-The great
Stillman divorce drama yesterday
shifted back to the snow-covered
Canadian woods.
With scarcely a word. even to their
most intimate advisers, Mrs. Anne u.
Stillman and her stalwart young son,
James bud Stillman, started yester-
day afternoon for the st. Maurice
valley, scene of the real beginning Of
Americas most notorious social
scandal.
Tomorrow viii find mother and
son, reared In civilization, but versed
in the craft of the woods, beating
their way down the st. Maurice val
ley by sleigh, perhaps dog team.
The cold will be intense-about IS
below at this season of the year
but youthful Bud and the mother he
worships will bear the rigors of the
journey gladly.
Can Use SnowshOos.
Bud explained yesterday:
I'VE aren't tenderfeet. We know
the woods and the snow and the
frozen stretches. We can both use
snowshoes.
Perhaps some would term II rather
an odd trip for q woman Of mothers
upbringing to undertake a journey
that some strong men don't like to
face in the dead of winter. But this
trip IL essential. and l insisted that
I. at least, was going to set out.
Mother then insisted that she
would go with me.
Our purpose? Why. that's simple.
We are going to see thirty or forty
men and women who live in the st.
Maurice valley. at Grand Anse,
nvanhn@ pfla@ M ~
these people know the falsity of the
charges brought against mother, in
volvtng her name with that of Fred
Beauvais, our former guide.
Must Make Certain.
IAN Of them have promised to ap-
pear at the Canadian hearings In the
case set for January IL in Montreal.
But / want to make certain that they
pose of the last vestige of evidence
against her produced by James A..
Stillman and his expensive lawyers.
Mother and / believe that when
you want q thing done-you had
better do II yourself SO we are
taking this journey. / am sure It will
be fruitful, for the people In the val.
ley within scores of miles radius of
mothers camp all know her. They
all know she is innocent.
Il know her complete innocence
Will be proved when mother talks to
the people whom she knows and who
know her.
Square Deal Wanted.
There have been charges of
bribery and corruption and double
crossing recently. Well. I'm going
along the st. Maurice to make sure
that mother gets a square deal"
All the while Mrs. Stillman, radi-
ant, sat In her train compartment.
She called out as the train started:
Bud and l are off to the land we
love. Wen be back. perhaps, before
the weekend Is over. and our trip
spells victoryr'
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MICHIGAN TO HAVE HUMANE
NEW PRISON SYSTEM

DETROIT, Dec. 80.--Over-crowdin
Michigan prisons makes 1t impes.
sible to extend to their inmates man.
privileges they otherwise would have,
Tut many fragrant abuses have been
corrected, and plans to give Michigan
the most enlightened. humane and
scientific prison system in the United
states already are being put into ef-
:ect, Gov. Alex. J. 0roesbeok has
announced.
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Marshal Killed Self, Belief.

MIAMI, Fla. Dec. 30.--An autopsy
performed on the body OF Adam w.
Oberlin, deputy United States mar
shall for Southeastern Florida and
former member of the Ohio legisla-
ture, which was found in the Ever
glades. near here. indicated, the
authorities said, that Oberlin had
shot himself through the mouth.
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LOS ANGELES GIRLS START
ON HIKE TO WASHINGTON

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.-with q
capital Of only $40 between them,
two Los Angeles girls, the Misses
Mary Milsk and Geraldine Somers,
nave started on a hike to Washington
TO draw a life sketch of President
Harding
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New York Needs Boosters,

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Mayor Hy-
Ian has suggested the organization OF
Boosters Club" to include all the
city newspapers. for the purpose OF
advertising New York City.
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Few Irish Nightmares.

DUBLIN, Dec. 3o.-Ireland has the
lowest number of illecitimate children
IN the world. The total OF children
born out Of wedlock is only - Pei
thousand.
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port. but both have announced they
will not bear the burden alone, and
they have called for 500 other citizens
to donate 81 900 each annually.
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Some said Miss Eda Schn to the photographer, but he
stayed We don't blame him for following advice the
water quite chilly these mornings Miss Schna nowbird
just delights taking dip running
the Brighton Beach
health
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Children Balk Scandal
In Mccormick Divorce
From Airing in Courts

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-A boy and q
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THETFORD CENTER.

Mrs H w Hewins was on the sick
list last week.
Mr. and Mrs Selah Simons and Miss
Amah spent Christmas with relatives
in Brattleboro.
The Banker family and Clark fam
lily are out of quarantine.
Mr. and Mrs John McCleary enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs Everett McCleary
and Miss Katherine McCleary, Christ
mas.
Arlo Hatch, Helen McKelvey and
Robert McKelvey Jr. are home for
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs L F Kent and Mr. and
Mrs Alden Rice and family were en-
tertained at Reginald Fifield's, Christ
mas Day.
Mrs Merrill enjoyed Christmas din
ner with Mr. and Mrs r H Fifield.
District Superintendent Walter R
Davenport held the Fourth Quarter
ly Conference at the church last
week Tuesday evening. The reports
from the various departments of
church work were very encouraging,
and the pastor was asked to return
for another year by unanimous vote.
- Mr. and Mrs w E Tucker spent
Christmas with relatives at Post
Mills. ..... .,...
Almon Aldrich returned from the
hospital, Saturday
The Christmas Concert at the Town
Hall Saturday evening was we'll at
tended in spite of the storm, and all
seemed to catch the happy Christ
mas spirit. Two trees were we'll
ladened with gifts and the exercises
were especially pleasing.
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Andrews Bros. & Chenev
FAIRLEE, VERMONT.

in West Lebanon. &,
Mr. and Mrs Silloway were Christ
mas guests of their daughter and
family in Fairlee. y =
Harrison Chamberlin is at home
for the holidays.
Miss Grace Avery and friend Mr.
Raymond Coburn of Tilton, N. H.
spent Christmas with her parents Mr.
and Mrs George Avery.
DR.. Burr of Montpelier is the
guest of his parents at present.
Fred Paul, who has been spending
some time at the home of his mother
and brother, returned to his home on
Christmas day.
C A Melendy, who has been suffer-
ing from blood poison in his hand, is
able to be out again.
Our stage drivers have been very
busy lately carrying passengers to
and from the stations, especially
Ralph Reed, who has been making
three and four trips a day some of
the time.
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ORFORDVILLE.
''The Faith Healer" Fairlee, Dec. 80.

Many homes had Christmas tree
and dinner this year, which is be-
coming more popular each year.
Mr. Fred E Cushman was home from
Portsmouth over Sunday.
Mr. Charles Bean was in Rumney
few days last week.
The Misses Bertha, Hazel and
Helen Manchester and their brother
Harland were home for Christmas.
Mrs Merrill is spending a few days
with her daughter Mrs Chester Pease.
Miss Phyllis Bean is visiting in
Dorchester.
Miss Gladys Huckins is spending
her vacation at her fathers G N
Huckins'~
Mr. Raymond Sanders spent the
holidays with his wife at her fathers
Mr. Mcpherson.
The Christmas cantata, under the
direction of Mrs Emerson, was very
successful. The stage was beautifully
trimmed, and a heavily loaded tree
gave pleasure to young and old, The
children were delighted with Santa
Claus. ....
Mrs Emerson's daughter, who is at
tending school in Boston, is spending
her vacation with her mother.
Miss Doris Finney is home for a
few days suffering from bad throat.
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THE OPINION PRESS.
Poster Work of n high-class order.
PIERMONT.

Happy New Year to all
Mr. and Mrs Chester Kent and Mr.
and Mrs Don Will and son Daniel,
all Of Lisbon, came by auto to eat
Xmas dinner with Arthur Ames and
family last Sunday, returning the
same day.
Mrs George Weeks and little
daughter Josephine, accompanied by
her sister Miss Helen Evans, came
Tuesday night from Blairstown, N. j.
to visit their parents Mr. and Mrs j
0 Evans and other friends.
Mr. and Mrs Harrison Atwood are
spending the holidays in Worcester,
Mass.
Ray Leonard came from Brookline,
Mass. last week Saturday to spend
Xmas with relatives here and in Hav-
erhill. He returned Monday, his wife
accompanying him.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Clayburn went
to Lyndonville last week Friday to
spend Xmas with Mr. and Mrs Oscar
Fellows.
Mr. and Mrs Z V Howard and two
daughters left Tuesday for a visit in
st, Johnsbury and West Burke.
Grange meeting was postponed
Tuesday evening and a special meet
ing was called for Saturday evening,
Dec. 3lst. As il is the last one for
the year 1921, let's see how many
will be there. You may feel repaid
for coming.
Homer Ames of Keene visited
friends in town Monday night.
Mrs Clinton Stetson worked in the
Central Office while Mrs Clayburn
was away.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Fellows went
to Lyndonville for the day Monday to
visit their son Oscar and wife,
Mr. and Mrs F A ROBBIE had their |
children and families in town with .
them for the Xmas dinner and family /
tree.
The Xmas exercises at the Town |
Hall was enjoyed by all present, and /
many little ones went home happy .
with their gifts. I
Daniel Metcalf Is home from Dur
ham College for the holidays.
w B Deal was a Xmas dinner guest |
At George Webster's and Joseph Hill
at o Blair's.
River Road.
Mrs Fayette Wnrthen is visiting 4
her mother and sister In Cambridge, 4
Mass. at this writing.
Mrs Emma Blaisdell was able and
pleased to entertain all her children
and grandchildren on Christmas Day.
Twelve sat down 10 Christmas dinner
md gathered around the fruitful tree
later.
School closed Friday in No. / school
Nth Eva Corliss teacher, and a
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free from flames. She then rushed
| to the phone with her baby of eleven
months in her arms and tried to ring
in an alarm. After a fruitless effort,
half smothered by smoke, and only in
her night clothes she retreated to a
barn some fifty yards distant.
Mr. Fred Clay, all this time, was
frantically endeavoring to force his
way into his parents room through
the window. Failing to succeed he
ran, clothed only in his night clothes
and barefooted, to Mr. Ray Palmer's
house some 500 yards distant for help.
Mr. Palmer was on the scene in a
moment, but the fire had gained such
Roadway, the house being very old
was as dry as matchwood, that all
hope of saving the Father and Mother
was lost,
The elder Clays chances of escape
were good at first. Why they did
not escape is due, it is thought, to
Mr. Clay's state of health, he being
subject to heart trouble, Mrs Clay,
no doubt, stayed to help her husband
and in that way she was enveloped
in the flames when both persisted to-
RelIleI, IA llIIle VI Jllc Tcludiilo IDS
since been found and will be inferred
on Thursday.
The Fire department of Fairlee
responded and rendered all the aid
possible. This noble act of service is
deeply appreciated by the Clay fam
lily and people of this vicinity.
The sympathy of the entire COM
munity goes out to Mr. and Mrs Clay
and their little family of two chill
dren, boy of ten years and baby
of eleven months, in the terrible
loss of loved ones and home.
Frederick Clay and family wish to
express deep gratitude to Mr. and
Mrs Ray Palmer, the friends and
neighbors all around for their gener-
Gus support and sympathy given so
literally in this the greatest calam-
ity that has ever befallen them.
Also to the Fairlee Fire Department
for facing the intense frost of early
Monday morning to aid them in their
efforts to save their home and loved
ones,
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ORFORD.

Chief of Police Archer trusting the
people of the town would celebrate
Christmas in the proper manner, took
his wife for visit On his return
he found ell had behaved nicely. No
one had even disturbed his chicken
roOSt.
Mr. Parker Wright has finished his
work with the Cummings Construc-
tion Co. at Salem and is in town for
few days. He expects To spend the
winter with his father in Denver,
Col.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
Ernest Schofield recently.
Services on Christmas were much
enjoyed In the evening Santa en-
tertained the young people.
The business tranacted at the Or
ford post Office was much larger than
ever before. Thanks to the mail
Early" campaign the work was handl-
ed much easier than usual.
Miss Addie Edwards is visiting her
friend Miss Jane Wilson.
A second test of the herds that
were found defective last summer has
been made and 20 more cows were
condemned and shipped this week.
Yet there are not known to be any
cases of tuberculosis among the
citizens as the result of drinking
milk from diseased cows.
Subscriptions for the Opinion left
at the post Office will be forwarded
promptly. Remember that the order
has gone forth that the paper stops
when the subscription expires.
Mrs Josephine M Field has closed
her house for the winter. After a
visit with her daughter at South
Fairlee, she expects to go to Massa-
chusetts.
Mrs Henry Wheeler is up from
Boston with a house party to spend
the holidays.
The topic for next Sunday is Eyes
Ahead and Looking Forward"
The Willing Workers will meet
with Mrs Horace H Pressey next
Tuesday afternoon.
The flowers in church last Sunday
were a memorial to Mrs Irving Hazen
who died during the past year.
A 13 year old girl, patron of this
post office, expressed her appreciation
of Christmas by sending to the post
office force, on a card of her own
designing, the following verses:
At Christmas time the postman is
Busy as busy can be
A sending packages and cards
To friends from you and me.
Pm sure if twas not for this man
We'd know not what to do.
We'd send no card, we'd send no word
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LYME.
''The Faith Healer Fairlee, Dec. 3,

Mr. A A Turner and daughter spent
Christmas with his son Hazen in st.
Johnsbury.
Mrs Eva Claflin has left for Fitch
burg and Medford, Mass, where she
will pass the winter with her sons
Verne and Melrose.
Mrs Martha Holt is with Mrs Lena
Steele for the present.
The funeral services of Mr. Chas.
Leonard were from the home last
Thursday. Mr. Leonard was a Civil
War veteran and Mason, the Masons
having charge of the services. Those
from out of town to attend the
funeral were: Mr. and Mrs John Leon
ard and two children, Rutland, VT;
Mr. and Mrs Chamberlain, Holyoke,
Mass; Mr. and Mrs John Craig, La
coma.
Mr. and Mrs George Pushee were in
Concord and Manchester last week.
Mrs Frank Finn is not as well.
Mrs Ralph Lamphere is spending
the week with her father in Lancas-
ter.
Mrs Addie Morrison has been spend
ing Christmas with friends in Brad
ford
Our young people are home from
the different schools and colleges for
the Christmas recess.
Newton Sanborn has purchased of
f ID Cutting his store and goods.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Mayo are in
town visiting his father George
Mayo.
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WEST FAIRLEE.
"Thc Faith Healer,' Fairlee, Dec. 30.

The children gave a very nice
Christmas entertainment in the hall
Thursday night, after which, gifts
were distributed from a we'll laden
tree. Santa Claus had remembered
every child. as well as the older ones.
Much credit is due Miss Traynor the
teacher, who has been so faithful and
untiring in her efforts to make the
entertainment success
Mr. and Mrs Claude Daley Of New
port are the guests Of her parents Mr.
and Mrs s II George.
Miss Rita Hayward and Evelyn and
George Davis are at home from God
dard Seminary at Barre.
Miss Traynor is spending the Xmas
vacation at her home in Hardwick
George Coburn Of Cambridge. Mass
IS spending the HOLIDAYS with his
brother and cousin G G Coburn.
Miss Geneva Martin Is the guest of
her mother az G W Bliss
Mr. and Ms Pred Iory spent Christ
mas with their daughter and family
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FAIRLEE.

t'The Faith Healer"-A MelfOrd
with Milton Stills and Ann
Forrest. A strong play. Fairlee, Dec.
30. Be sure and see this picture.
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Christmas tree and exercises, in
which, of course, all the little folks
did themselves proud.
Miss Belcher of Worcester, Mass.
is spending the holidays with her
friend Mrs Fred Horton.
Carroll Bean and family were visit
ors at his sisters Mrs Clark on Tues
day.
The annual meeting of the Piermont
Mutual Fire Insurance 20. will be
held at the Town Hall next Satur-
day, Dec. 81, at 2 p. m. 1t is hoped
there will be full attendance.
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visiting his father Mr. Charles Smith
and sister Miss Verna Smith this
week
Miss Gretchen Kinsman and John
Jr. are home from their schools dur
ing the holidays,
The friends of Prof. Marshall Cum
mings will be pleased to know that
he is improving at the hospital in
New York City, where he has been
i'll for several weeks. Mrs Cum
mings is staying with friends in the
city to be near her husband.
The Misses Nina and Agnes Bah
cock are the guests of their parents
Mr. and Mrs B A Babcock during the
Christmas vacation,
Federated Church.
w. Vey, pastor,
Sunday, Jan. list, 1922.
New Years sermon and Lords
Supper IL a, m.
Sunday school IL m.
Religious Education Service in the
vestry z p. m, Seats free, Every
body welcome.
North Thetford was plunged into
sorrow on Monday morning by the sad
news of the entire destruction of the
home of Frederick Clay by fire, in
which his aged father and step
mother lost their lives. The fire
started in that part of the house oc-
cupied by Mr. Clay senior and his
wife. How, the fire started is
mystery. About three a, m. Monday
Fred Clay and wife were aroused by
screams from the senior Mrs Clay,
Mrs Fred Clay tried to force her way
into the rooms occupied by the par
ents but was driven back half choked
by smoke, She called to them to
come out their way as that was yet