davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-28
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News

Miss Mary Julian is visiting rel
atives in Barre and Montpelier.
Miss Dorothy Walter with two
members of Red Glover, troon 2,
hiked to PassumDsic Saturday and
ate their dinner out of doors.
Members of Red Rose, troo~ 2,
were scheduled for a hike to East
st. Johnsbury Monday but they
decided to wait for better travelling
and gathered at the clubhouse for
all indoor picnic.
Mrs. James Moore and daughter
are spending a few days in Bos-
ton.
Mrs. A. S. Bartlett has been
entertaining her sister, Mrs. M.
Shippey of Holliston, Mass, the
past week.
Ralph Dodge spent the week
end at Lowell. Mass.
Letters have been awarded the
members of the 1921 football team
at Middleburv college and among
the fortunate ones are two former
ST. Johnsbury Academy boys, Ell
bert Gallagher of St. Johnsbury
Center and Kenneth Lanpher,
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. A. W.
Babcock of Caledonia street.
The many friends of Judge
Harland B. Howe of Burlington
will regret to learn of the loss OF
one of his buildings by fire at his
Maidstone farm one night last
week. The building contained
valuable farm machinery and tools
and the cause of the fire is un-
known.
The annual memorial service OF
the St. Johnsbury lodge, No. 1343,
B. P. O. Elks, will be held i'll Odd
Fellows hall next SUNDAY evening.
Miss Nellie Kezar of Montpelier
was a visitor the last of the week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Deanna of Railroad street.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-28
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News

There was no prouder and hap
pier representative of the Green
Mountain state at the big Ameri-
can Leyion convention i'll Kansas
City than James Aldrich, son OF
Dr.. and Mrs. w. J. Aldrich OF
Independence, Kansas. formerly OF
ST. Johnsbury. Mr.. Aldrich was
among the first Of the Vermont
boys to go across. He is studying
medicine at the Univerit" of Kan
sas at Lawrence and lost no time
in getting in line with the Yer
mont delegation in the parade at
Kansas City. Mr.. Aldrich called
on the st. Johnsbury delegates,
Mrs. H. A. Wilcox and Bernard
Daniels, anxious TO get in touch
with the home folks.
Kenneth Lanpher. grandson of
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-28
Heavy Fall of Snow
Impairs Wire Service
CONTINUED from mage one)

Had a little wind been blowing,
there is no doubt that
Northeastern Vermont might
have experienced one of the worst
tie-ups in several years.
Figures furnished at the Mu-
scum of Natural Science announce
that the official depth of fallen
snow since Sunday afternoon at
A D. m. is 6.5 inches up to 9 a. m.
this morning. The figures are an
nounced daily at 8 a. m. and at A
D. m. With the fakes falling with
out respite today at press time, the
total fall-the the official "a ours
is not concluded-amounted to 7.8
inches. The previous record snow
fall for the month of November
was in 1914 when the precinita-
ton amounted to exactly II incnes
in "a hours.
The Western Union Telegraph
Co., is experiencing considerable
difficulty in getting messages
through to Boston aid to Joints
south. Below White River it was
reported this morning that IS
lines had been broken down by the
storm, and all kilograms for towns
or cities south of White River
junction are accepted at the local
Office subject to delay. 1t is ex-
pected, however, that the delay
will soon be avoided by the re-
pair crew, already at work. The
New England Telephone Co., has
not been in the least bothered by
the fall of snow in the vicinity OF
St. Johnsbury.
Considerable more sleiehs made
their appearance on the streets of
s.. JohnsbuIv this mornino. The
motor cars found it extremely
difficult to navigate about the
snow-ladcn streets. Heavy cars
found the ~oin" much more facile
than the small light cars, which in
some cases had to be shovcled and
lowed out of the snow covering to
a depth of over foot the sides
{ the streets.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-28
PARAMOUNT SUPER SPEC
IAL AT PLEASE u TODAY

Wherever motion pictures are
shown, the George Fitzmaurice
Productions rank among the best,
Paying the Timer is no except
ion and is a stupendous drama of
New Yorks idle rich. 1t is one of
the strongest pictures shown for
MANY months. The theme is al
Turing, the players the most arts
tic procurable, and the settings
and costumes are gorgeous. Dor
othy Dickson one of the most ia
nous dancers in the country has
the leading feminine role, and
danced her way into instant ia
vor. We assure our patr ons that
this is a De Luxe Production in
every detail. Do not miss it.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-28
Passumpsic Boy
Dies of Diphtheria

Guy r. Welch died Sunday af-
ternoon at 2.30 at his home in
Passumpsic following a two
weeks illness of diphtheria. He
was Is years of age, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Welch. The
bow was thought to be gaining and
talked with his father through the
winow about eleven O'Clock Sun
day forenoon, dying few hours
later. His mother has been III Of
the same disease but is recovering.
The body was taken Monday to
Monroe N. H.. for burial. There
are. two or three other cases in
Passumpsic, but they are consider
ed mild ones.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-28
x" A
MASSIVE PRODUCTION

70 The Globe Theatre announces
Goldwyn's mastelful presentation
of the greatest drama the screen
has ever inherited from the
stage "Madamos X". If you have
ever seen this powerful play in
the spoken drama, you will want
to witness its marvellous transfer
nation on the screen If you have
never seen it, do not miss the OPP
portunity our engagement pre-
sonts to you.
Madame X" is throbbing
drama of life with all its higtlights
and shadows. 1t is poignant with
tragedy, yet so human in its APP
peal that you will follow every
episode with breathless interest.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-28
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Babcock

VT. and MIS-. A. ". Babcock OF
Caledonia street, has been awarded
his letter at Middleburv college for
his prowess on the 1921 football
team.
Utility Sale in st. Andrews
Parish House Saturday, December
10. Advertisement
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
COLUMBIA MUST GET
$75O,OOO BY TOMORROW
Option on Dyckman Tract Is
to Expire at Midnight.

Unless Columbia University obtains
$75O.000 before midnight tomorrow the
option will expire on the Dyckman ira t,
where II is proposed to erect three new
stadiums and extensive athletic facili-
ties, DR. Nicholas Murray Butler de-
clared yesterday at the thirteenth an
nual holiday luncheon OF Columbia
alumni In the Columbia University Club,
West Forty-third street. The Dyck-
man tract Is bounded by Broadway,
21Sth street and the Harlem River Ship
Canal.
DIR. Butler pointed out that only two
of the 651 who entered Columbia this
year had enrolled In the course for
teachers
1--WE are living in a world filed with
Bolsheviks, prohibitionists, highway rob-
bers and dry agents, and the outlook
is dark, indeed said Prof. Franklin
II. Giddings. who also attended the
luncheon. "Our whisky is no more al
lowed to mellow in the keg. The colony
at Hollywood is going broke for need
OF high tariff on foreign films and
the Irish patriots look forward hope
iessly to the possibility that there may
soon be nothing for them to do. But
the pessinist should not have all the
floor space. 1t is still two or three
days before the annual bills come due
Let us give thanks'"
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
CHAMPION AUTOMOBILE
THIEF IS SENTENCED
Muiqueen Says Miller Did
Much to Promote NY. Thefts

A term of from two and a half to five
years TO Sing Sing was the sentence i'm
posed upon Meyer Miller, automobile
thief, of 1873 Lefferts avenue. Brooklyn.
by Judge Mulqueen in General Sessions
yesterday. The Judge declared that Mil
Ter had done more to promote automobile
thieving in New York city than any
other man.
Miller operated in a machine In which
he always carried spare wheels. He
used one OF these IL wheel was locked
on a car he fancled lie then towed the
stolen machine to an automobile repair
shop conducted by him at 1s5th street
and Jenox avenue. Ford cars were the
only cars he took because of the SINH
larity in their appearance. At the shop
all tho wheels and numbers were changed
and tho cars were shipped to small
towns for sale.
Miller was indicted last week on the
specific charge of having stolen n sedan
belonging 20 J. Kendrlck Noble OF Yon-
kers from In front Of New York the
ater
The sentence will be appealed, ac-
cording to Thomas A. McGrath, counsel
for the defendant.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
IMPORT FIRMS SUED
IN 100000 FRAUDS
Tobacco Dealers Collect Gus
toms Drawbacks by Trick,
Is Federal Charge.

Civil action by the Government TO
recover drawbacks customs paid to to-
bacco manufacturers were noticed for
trial yesterday by Thomas ]. Crawford.
Assistant United States Attorney, in
United States District Court. The cases
which were first drawn In 1919, involve
more than 100000 in customs rebates
alleged to have been paid under false
pretense.
The Government is bringing to light
wha. is said to be a unique scheme to
collect drawbacks on falsely labeled
goods and to dispose of bad tobacco
stock. When a manufacturer imports
raw materials for manufacture and then
exports the finished product he receives
a drawback of 80 per cent of the duties
S. Anagyros. manufacturing tobacconist
of 1926 Avenue A, Is defendant in the
largest suit. which Is to recover S1OS,567
returned to the manufacturer between
1903 and 1913. The Government holds
that Anagyros imported the tobacco
plant. manufactured the cigarettes, and
then packed the waste material, said to
be of no value for smoking purposes.
marked the bales Egyptian Delight"
and shipped it to Singapore obviously
for sale there.
Mr. Crawford says the firm in Singa-
pore receiving these bales of waste did
nothing but destroy them and the draw
backs were collected at this end for
manufactured tobacco" In second
suit against Anagyros for s15.100. it is
charged that cigarettes manufactured
for the American market had spoiled
and were shipped out to collect the
drawbacks.
More than a dozen cases of a smaller
nature and for smaller amounts but
with similar circumstances were start
ed by Mr.. Crawford. Since the dis
closure of the method of disposing Of
cheap and deteriorated goods and the
selling of waste. as asserted by the Gov
ernment. Treasury drawback blanks
which made frauds possible have been
withdrawn.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
LA CHANCE DENIES
MISUSE OF ESTATE
Explains Possession of Part of
S6,000,000 Property Left
by j. X. Stewart.

Special Dispdrch THE NEW YoKK HrRALD
RIvERHEAD, l.. l.. Dec. 29.-Leander II.
La Chance, guardian of one OF the
daughters of the late John K. Stewart OF
Centreport, and whose application for
letters of administration on the estate
OF the other is being opposed by his
ward on the ground that he has been
endeavoring to get control OF the Stewart
estate and has been using estate prop
erty as his own. was a witness before
Surrogate Pelletreau to-day and denied
that any of his use of estate property
had been improper.
Before he was heard in his own be-
half Mrs. Robert B. Honeyman, Jr., his
ward and the elder of John X. Stewards 8
daughters. testified concerning articles
OF furniture which he had been using
and which she said belonged to her
Mrs. Honeymans sister Juan, who was
10 years old. died last October leaving
Mrs. Honeyman sole heir to the Stewart
estate, which has been valued at about
Sc. 900 900.
She said to-day that in La Chances
home in Chicago and a bungalow he
owns at Glen Dora, Cal, she saw blue
ana white bedroom set, grand piano,
rugs, tapestry. a typewriter and pieces
or silver. A pony cart. in which she and
her sister used to drive, she said, she
found in La Chances garage.
La Chance denied all this and stated
that If he had any of the articles it was
merely to keep them for Mrs. Honey
man. The bedroom furniture, he said,
had been left with him for safe keeping
by Mr. Stewart, and Mr.. Stewart had
asked him to put the piano in his home
so H. would not deteriorate in storage
The rugs and tapestry, he insisted, were
merely in his possession preparatory to
being mothproofed and stored, and the
silver Mrs. Honeyman had seen was not
hers at all but belonged to his rAother-
in-law. whose name, Savage, like Stew
art. began with an IS" AS to the pony
cart. he was simply keeping it in his
garage at Mrs. Honeyman's disposal
and had no pony TO draw it.
Mrs. Honeyman sets up, as a second
ground for requesting La Chances re-
moval, that she is resident of Illinois
and according to its laws became of age
when she was 10 years old
At a night session of court it was
stated that the death of Jean Stewart
took place on the morning of October
was paid over as her share of the sale
of the Wells Street Bridge Building in
Chicago. Explaining this. Martin Tay-
lor. co-administrator with La Chance.
said the only reason the payment was
made at that time was because the deal
was to be closed that day. Taylor and
La Chance reiterated that in selling the
stock in the Stewart companies they be-
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
BITING GALE ARRIVES
AFTER DAY OF THAWING
Christmas Trees in Open
BloUn DoUn by Wind.

Before daylight poked it's rosy nose
over the eastern horizon yesterday
morning it looked as IL winter had de-
cided to sprinkle the five boroughs with
enough snow to make the owners of
Christmas sleds glad that the season
was on the job for fair Later the tenn
perature went up to AZ. melting the de
Losit of somewhat more than half an
inch OF snow that tempted the young
sters of the town to adventure on coast
ing places
Real winter smote the boroughs in the
afternoon the wind shifting from the
southwest to northwest and blowing a
whole gale. The mercury slid down
toward the meteorological subcelar and
the wind rose to 81 miles
Christmas trees in the open which are
supposed 10 bloom at least one week
after Christmas, were knocked out by
the blast A thirty-five footer over the
main entrance OF the City Hall in Jersey
City crashed to the street without hurt
jng anybody
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
3 ARMY BASE EMPLOYEES
HELD IN $4,000 THEFT

Three employees of the army supply
base In Brooklyn were arraigned before
the United States Commissioner, Mr.. Me-
Cabe, In Brooklyn yesterday and held In
s2.500 bail. each charged with conspir
acy to defraud the Government by steal
ing $4,000 worth of army shirts and
blouses. They were held for examina-
ton on January T.
Government investigators say the
shortage OF supplies at the supply base
may be several hundred thousand dol
lars. All accounts arc being checked.
and all stocks arc being inventoried.
The prisoners gave their names as
Edwin Y. Lewis of Si4 Thirty-third
street, Brooklyn. superintendent OF la
borers at the base; Milton A. Hlll, 2is
East Eighty-elghth street and Samuel
Wells. 522 East Eighty-fourth street. SUI
pcrintendont Of s'RSage material.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
ASKS LIFE CONTROL
OF ALL CRIMINALS
Judge Rosalsky Would Have
Parole Board Decide Length
Of Terms.

A change in the law TO the effect that
criminals would be sentenced to prison
without the naming of a specific term
by the Judge was put forward by Judge
Otto A. Rosalsky in General Sessions
yesterday. Judge Rosalsky proposes
that convicted persons remain in prison
until a board of parole decides that they
are fit to be at large. IL would place
them under the control of this board of
parole" he declared. 80 that the State
could keep tabs on them for life."
Judge Rosalsky added that there is
much public misunderstanding Of the
action taken by judges. Societies orig
inally formed for the purpose of trying
TO reform criminals ne said. nov
seem to be trying TO reform the sem
the next thing we will hear from these
sources is a suggestion that the State
take over the Waldorf or the st.
pense of the public"
These remarks we're made just after
Judge Rosalsky passed sentence on
Frank Ross. 30. OF - Rutgers street.
who had been convicted six times pre-
viously Ross had pleaded guilty to
robbery in the second degree and Judge
Rosalsky sent him to State prison for
fifteen years. He was a member of
gang Of four who made a practice of
breaking in on private card games and
robbing the players.
Early in the morning of September 1
this gang entered the home of Jacob
Bloom, 231 Monroe street. and took
$1,000 from Bloom and his guests.
They escaped in an automobila, but
Ross was arrested I'm company with
Morris August n chauffeur, of II
Rutgers place who said Ross had hired
him. and that he did not know robbery
was contemplated. August was indicted
and is awaiting trial
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
BLANKET ARRESTS
DECLARED ILLEGAL
Code Section Authorizing
Holding Of Material Wit
neSses' Overruled.

Section 61sB of the Criminal Code of
New York. under which persons are de-
tained by the police or held in heavy
bail as material witnesses, was declared
unconstitutional by Justice Benedict In
the Kings County Supreme Court yes
terday This section has been one of the
main reliances OF the police and prose-
citing authorities in the handling of
criminal cases. In sustaining a writ of
habeas corpus sworn out by Robert II.
Elder. attorney. and ordering the release
of three persons held as material wit
nesses, the Justice said:
THE present statute permits suretios
TO be required merely on proof that the
person is a necessary and material wit
ness, without even hint or suspicion
that he may leave the State or other
wise evade the process Of the court.
This. as understand the relator's argu-
ment. is the grounds on which they
claim the statute is unconstitutional, be-
cause, without any wrong on their part,
either committed or reasonable TO be
apprehended. they are required to fur
nish security and. being unable by rea-
sons of poverty to do so. are committed
to Jail.
mo authority has been presented.
either in this State or elsewhere. which
holds that such a statute is constitu-
tionaI, and / shall therefore hold that It
Is unwarrantable interference with the
liberty of the individual and hence un-
constitutional"
The three persons released by Justice
Benedict's decision are David Malone
and his wife. Mrs. Mary Malone. and
Sadie Reynolds. They had been held by
Judge Mitchell May in County Court In
Brooklyn in $4,000 ball each as ma
terial witnesses In the case of Harry
Reynolds. charged with the murder OF
Garry Barry. alleged leader of the old
White Hand gang.
The Maloneys and Mrs. Reynolds were
arraigned on petition by a clerk In the
District Attorneys office who merely al
legged that they were present at the COM
mission of the crime. They we're not
able 10 furnish bail and have been in
Jail because the District Attorney be-
licved and so set forth In his petition TO
the County Court that they were neces-
sary as material witnesses
Joab II. Benton. District Attorney
elect. asserted last night that prosecu-
tion of criminal cases would be greatly
hampered if the higher courts upheld
Justice Benedlcts decision.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
ROBBERS GET $I3,45O
OF SOLDIERS CHECKS
268 Disabled Veterans Re-
ceiDing Training Victims.

Checks for $4,000 destined for dis
abled soldiers receiving vocational train
ing at Newark were stolen Christmas
Eve from the Office of the Veterans
Bureau at 25 West Forty-third street
II became known yesterday after Major
Henry C. Opdycke. manager of the dis
trict Office of the bureau, received a
telephone message from Arden, ". Y.
informing him that a portion of the
checks, badly burned had been found
there. How they reached Arden is a
mystery.
The checks were sorted by two young
women clerks and had been banded to-
gether Other checks lying loose on
the desk were not disturbed. Word
was at once flashed to Washington to
stop payment on the missing checks and
loan fund was arranged so that money
was advanced to the men to whom the
ESQ missing warrants we're to 60 Secret
Service agents are investigating the
robbery.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
LINDENFELD, SOUGHT
IN BOMB PLOT, TO FIGHT
Will Oppose Extradition
From Poland to America.

WARSAW. Dec. 20 (Assocated Press)
Wolfe Lindenfeld, alias William Linde
who when arrested here recently In con-
nection with the Wall street bomb explo-
sion and who begged Sylvester Cosgrove.
an American Department of Justice
agent. TO return him TO the United
States. has changed his former attitude.
Lindenfeld now, according to the
local police. says he will fight any effort
made to take him back to the United
States. He has engaged an attorney
and has informed the police that he pre-
fers to face the Polish charges rather
than go back TO New York
Cofgrove is awaiting instructions from
warAlnston.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
TEN MIDGETS ARE ONLY
FIVE MEN-M TAXI FARE
Wee Battlers Fail With
Chauffeur; Win in Court.

Harry Morris, a taxicab chauffeur, an
swered a call from 10 West Seventy
first street yesterday afternoon, and
found ten midgets, members Of theat-
rical troupe playing at the Hamilton
Theator, waiting to ride TO the theater
at 146th street and Broadway. lie hauled
them all in one taxicab at one load and
then demanded SO. twice the amount
registered by the meter. on the ground
that he was carrying ten mon and
the meter registered the fare for but
five
The midgets objected. They objected
TO such lengths that two tried TO whip
Norris. but gave II up In disgust when
they found they couldn't hit him higher
than his knees. So n policeman was
called. and the driver and the midgets
went TO the Washington Heights Court.
where Magistrate Corrigan brought his
ie9rning to bear on the case.
After much delberation he decided
that since the mldgets we're half size
men 1t took ten of them TO make five
men, consequently they should pay fare
for five. SO Morris got his dollar and
half and everybody was happy. including
The press agent Of the theater.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
PRINCE, HIT BY FIRE
MOTOR, LIKELY TO LIVE
Spanish Kings Alleged Half
Brother Resting Well.

Prince Alfonso Jerome de Bourbon.
said to be a half brother of the King
OF Spain through morganatic mar
rieEe. and who was run down and in
juted by a Fire Department automobile
Wednesday afternoon, was resting COM
fortably In the New York Hospital last
night His physician. DR. Seward Erd-
man, of 134 East Sixty-fourth street
said that the Princes condition was IN
vorable for recovery.
N-ray photographs showed that he
had suffered fracture Of the lower left
jaw. a fracture of the upper right jaw
the fracture of two ribs on the left side
6islocsted shoulder and many cuts.
nbrasions and contusions Several cuts
equired stitching. DR.. Erdman found
no signs OF internal injuries.
The Princes only caller was the Amer
lean Consul General.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30

lived they were acting for the best in
terests of the estate.
Mr.. Taylor then moved TO dismiss the
peti don OF Mrs. Honeyman for the re-
moyal of Taylor and La Chance as her
guardians. Surrogate Pelletreau directed
the attorneys to submit briefs by next
Wednesday.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
Card Index to Prevent
Bigamy in The Bronx

~ ECAUSE one of the officials
of the Bronx Marriage LII
cense Bureau married the
same man twice to different women
and thus helped him commit
bigamy, the bureau authorities have
established a card index system,
and all persons who get licenses in
The Bronx hereafter will be card
indexed and catalogued.
When the system begins TO work
every person will be looked up in
the card index to see If he or she
has ever received a license before.
and if so an explanation will be
asked. The man responsible for the
new system, George Keating of TOT
East 161st street, has been indicted.
The New York herald., 1921-12-30
FINED AFTER MAKING ARREST.

Patrolman Albert Broglie OF the
Eighty-sixth street police station. Brook
lyn. was fined $40 in Brooklyn Traffic
Court yesterday by Magistrate Fish
The policeman. while not in uniform,
had arrested Frank Fisher. who. he
charged, was driving a horse and wagon
on the wrong side OF Myrtle avenue
Fisher alleged that the officer was vio-
latng regulations In driving truck
The Magistrate released Fisher and i'm
posed the fine on Broglie.