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The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19
GRADY WON'T CLEAR UP
HIS kU kLUX STANDING
He Apparently Regards Questions on
Subject as Intrusion on Private
Affairs

Raleigh, Dec. l5.-Judge Elect
Henry A, Grady, of Clinton, paid his
first visit to Raleigh since DIR. Oscar
Haywood's designation of him as
head of the Ku Klux Klan in North
Carolina, but his presence in the city
did not break his silence towards in
quiries as to his true relations with
the organization.
In fact, Judge Grady seemed in
suited by quries on the subject ap-
parently looking upon them as an in
trusion on his personal affairs. He
was not at all agreeable to the news
paper men who wanted to know
where he stood in the khan and what
he proposed to do about it in the
face of seeming sentiment against
kinsh.p on the part of the khan and
the judiciary.
Asked if he would have anything
to say, he said mo-" and walked
away again.
He left this afternoon after spend
ing the day here, presumably on his
own personal business.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19
Mail Order Bride Is Duped by
Strange Man

Hickory, Dec. 16.-Local police it
was learned today would like very
much to get information as to the
whereabouts of man going by the
rame of w. II. Hunt, aged about
50 years, who came here about 20
days ago, induced an elderly woman
to wed him after a short eourtship
secured 5000 of her money for safe
", and abandoned her in Salisbury.
Miss Fannie Speagle was the victim.
Hunt first wrote to her from Char.
lotte, /. was said, and followed this
NJ by coming in person, a courtsnip
OF few days was followed by mar
yiage. The woman's banker friends
endeavored to dissuade her from with
drawing 5000 of the savings of
many years, but her husband explain
Cd to her that it would be better.
Where Hunt deserted his bride a.
Salisbury week ago, he told her
he was going to Concord or Kama
polls for his baggage. Officers here
hive no idea the man gave his correct
name.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19
Rain of Whiskey Bottles
Falls on Wilmington Street

Wilmington. Dec. ia mass of
splintered wood and smashed and
broken bottles, from which arose a
sickening ordor of alchoholc spirits,
is all that remains tonight of the
100000 rum cargo of the British
schooner Message Of Peace" de-
stroyed here today by Prohibition
Director R. A. Kohloss and United
States Marshall K. w. Ward.
For three hours the narrow alley
in the rear of the customs house was
bombarded by bottle after bottle
hurled from the second floor WIN
aows by deputy marshals and pro-
hibition enforcement officers.
Within ten minutes after the first
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19
A. w. MCCALL

original number stored in the GUS
tom house year ago.
Miss Mary Shepard, secretary &c
Collector Tucker, of the revenue de-
partment. tossed out the first bottle
at l0:S0 o'clock this morning and
this was followed a moment later
by a second bottle hurled by Direct
of kohloss. Marshall Ward threw
the third bottle, and then for three
hours a veritable barrage of liquor
was dropped from half dozen win
dows.
Director Kohloss, after the de-
struetion of the liquor, replied to his
critics. who asserted that the whis-
key should have been presented to
hospitals for medicinal purposes. that
only six hospitals in North Caro-.
lima are permitted by law 10 possess
whiskey. and these are ones where
drunkards are treated.
The value of the booze destroyed
today amounts in round numbers to
Sl00,000 and contained Scotch, Irish,
American and Jamaican brands.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19
THE VAIL OF A WOMAN
AWAITING EXECUTION
Old Poem Written BY Murdress of
Morganton Only a Few Days
Before Her Execution

rOllOWlnR Is poem WTlllen Dy
Francis Silvers while in Jail in Nor
Canton, n. c.. awaiting the day for
execution. She was hanged on July
18th. 1883, for the murder of her hus-
band. Francis Silvers lived in the
rear of the present residence of John
A. Dickens of Morganton. Her hus-
band mysteriously disappeared and
sometime afterwards his body was
discovered but cut into many pieces.
This woman but exemplifies what
Kipling says, that the Female of the
species is more deadly than the male"
The above information was received
by NJ. II. Richardson, ESQ.,, through
the courtesy of Mr.. A. C. Avery of
Morganton who recently was a candi-
date for Cooperation Commission.
This dreadful dark and dismal day
Has swept my glories all away;
My sun goes down, my days are past.
And | must leave this world at last.
o Lord, what will become of me?
| am condemned. you all now see;
To heaven or hell my soul must fly,
All in moment when | die.
Judge Daniel has my sentence passed,
These prison walls leave at last;
Nothing to cheer my dropping head
Until I'm numbered with the dead.
But. 0 that dreadful Judge | fear;
Shall that awful sentence hear?
Depart. ye cursed, down to hell,
And forever there to dwell.
I know that frightful ghost I'll see,
Gnawing their flesh in misery,
And then and there attended be
For murder in the first degree.
There shall meet that mournful face
Whose blood | spilled upon this place;
With flaming eyes to me he'll say,
Why did you take my life away?
His feeble hands fell gently down,
His chattering tongue soon lost its
sound
To see his soul and body part
II strikes with terror to my heart.
took his blooming days away,
Left him not time to God to pray,
And if his sins fall on my head,
Must not bear them in his stead?
The jealous thought that first gave
strife
To make me take my husbands life,
For months and days spent my time,
Thinking how TO commit this crime
Ard Oh a dark and doleful night
put his body out of sight;
With flame | tried him to consume
But time would not admit it done.
You all see me and on me gaze;
Be careful how you spend your days,
And never commit this awful crime,
But try to serve your God in time.
My mind on solemn subjects roll,
My little child-God bless its soul;
al YOU that of Adams race
Let not my fault this child disgrace.
Farewell, good people; YOU all now see
What my bad conduct brought on me;
To die of shame and of disgrace,
Before this world of human race.
Awful, indeed to think of death,
In perfect health to lose my breath;
Farewell my friends. bid adieu--
Nengence on me must now pursue.
Great God; how shall ! be forgiven?
Not fit for earth, not fit for heaven;
But little time TO pray TO God,
For now | try that awful road.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19

bottle crashed on the Belgian blocks
of the alley a veritable river of red
was pouring down the gutter into
the adjacent Cape Fear river, while
blue jackets with fixed bayonets held
the curious crowd at bay.
So great became the ordor of
whiskey that it permeated the at
mosphere of the entire city, while
at the mouth of the alley it became
so intense as to be almost overpow-
ering.
According to a check by prohibi-
ton officials there were 1000 half
cases thrown from the customs
house into the alley. which count
tallies seven bottles in excess of the
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19
Brother Martin After Stanly Evolu
tiOnists
(Trom News -Iferald)

Rev. c. H. Martin who years ago
'aught at Palmerville and was once
3 missionary to Stanly, will assist
Rev. E. j. Hutchison in a revival at
Bethel, beginning Tuesday, December
twenty-sixth. The church is five
miles from Oakboro. On the first day
OF the meeting he viii preach on evo-
luton and VIII prove that this theory
of Mr.. Darwin, by natural selection
and the survival of the fittest, is
clear contradiction of the word Of
God and should be universally con-
demned with thoughts that breathe
and words that burn.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19
Stop Itching Scalp

Rub Jarisian Sage on your head
and you will not have to scratch the
da1Qyud OF; quickly stops all scalp
irritation; gives a luvuriant head Of
hair. BE sure and ask English Drug
Company for Partisan Sage (Gir-
oux's}-th;s is guaranteed
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19

The harm scrub bull does lives
after him. He brings down the value
Of cattle decreases the mix flow
in North Carolina. He should ha Te-
placed with pure bred sires, says ox-
tension workers.
The Monroe journal., 1922-12-19

A subscription to some good farm
and home journal makes goo,!
Christmas present for the boz and
rlll On tho farm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-29

All it's subscribers against death disability from travel The
cost of this 1000 Travel and Pedestrian Accident Policy only
soc per year plus 25c registration costs.
For this small you afford to be without rotecon Inc
papers are filed every day with stories of such accidents an
unfortunately many cases the loved ones are lett Wltou1
funds Don't let this happen your family No matter how
much insurance you now carry you should have Daily Intel
ligencer Travel and Pedestrian Accident policy.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
Spring House-Cleaning
at the Thrift Shop

Spring housc-clCaning is over at
the Thrift shop, winter garments
have all been put away, summer
things brought out and everything
is in readiness for business. The
bags have been sent out and the
committee is hopeful that spring
cleaning in the home of St. Johns
bury and vicinity will result in well
filled bags, thus assuring conton-
uancc of the work. The need of the
shop in st. Johnsbury il demon
stated afresh every week Gar
ments that can be purchased at the
price the applicant can pay
oftentimes the purchaser has moth
ing to give in exchange for the
clothing that is so necessary to the
comfort of little children, as well
as grown-ups in the family are
sadly needed
Those packing bags are asked to
boar in mind the needs of many
unfortunate ones in the community
Some things have been received
that were not saleable and while
the committee welcomes every
thing that can be made use of in
the homes of the patrons of the
Thrift shop, they do not want to
offer any articles Of clothing thot
will not be serviceable Bags will
be sent on request, call Mrs. W. q.
Kicker, telephone 89-J.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
TO CONDUCT
FIVE CENT
DRIVE
tuberculosis Association
Needs More Funds for
Its Work

Two years ago the Vermont
tuberculosis association put on
a drive to raise $4,000 1t was
understood that if this amount
was raised a site and another
$4,000 would be given to the as
sociation for the purpose of rtcc-
ting Preventorium in memory
OF the late DR.. Charles s ta1cr-
ly. The drive was success lul, the
CaVcrly preyentorlum will be
completed this spring and the
tuberculosis work has been con
sidcrably increased,
Today the association faces the
problem of raising funds to keep
up its work and TO operate the
new prcvcntorium. A budget
has been made up of the funds
necessary to continue the work
on its present plane. In this bud
get the number Of field nurses has
been reduced from five to three
because it was felt that by stjmu-
lating more local cooperation it
would be possible to keep up the
work with this force. BY living
close to the revised budget this
association can finance its work
for the year if it can raise a con
tribution of five cents per capi-
Ia. The plan is to make this rs
nearly possible an actual contri-
button of five cents from every
man, woman and child in The
state. 1t is felt that the proven
ton of unnecessary sickness and
particularly the prevention Of tu-
bcrculosis is Of interest and of
benefit to everyone, therefore, il
will ask everyone to contribute
) cents.
The executive secretary Iar-
old W. Slocum, Of Burlington,
was authorized to draw up detail
ed plans for the five cent drive.
Mr. Slocum state, that tentatively
he plans 20 have june lst the daY
when hundreds Of volunteers in
every town and hamlet Of the
state will 20 out to collect five
cent, from every man, woman and
child
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
Radio Concert I'm
YOur Own Home

Through the courtesy Of Paul
Somervillc, who has recently add
cd to his radio outfit an amplifier
several of his friends were CON
nccted by telephone Sunday even
ing and heard in their homes a
portion of Il sermon delivered in
Pittsburg, piano solos from the
Newark, n. J., station and grand
opera selections from the Spring
field, Mass, station. The words and
music were heard in ones home
almost "a perfectly as at Mr.. Som
crvillc's house where he has had
installed for some time a most
complete radio outfit. Friends in
PassumpSic were also connected
with Mr. SomcrvilIe's house and
enjoyed the many attractions of
the varied program.
The big transatlantic liner
America carries a powerful wire
less outfit and recently Mr.. So
mervillc picked up conversation
from that ship over 100 miles at
sea. He has also heard by wireless
from the station at Madison, Wis,
which is still farther from St
Johnsbury.
Tuesday evening Gen. Edward
will deliver and address which will
be broadcastcd from the Tufts Col
lege station at Medford Hillside,
Mass.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
Misses Anderson and
Bradley On Debate Team

All plans at Mount Holyoke
college have been centering about
the intercollegiate debate in
which two teams each from WI
lesley, Smith, Radcliffe, Bernard,
Vassar, and Mount Holyoke took
part. The subject debated at each
college is: "Resolvcd: That the
United States should grant immc-
diate independence to the Phillip
pines. The Mount Holyokc afTir-
NATIVE team debated Wcllesley's
negative at South Hadley, and the
MountHolyokc negative team de
bated Vassar's affirmative at
Poughkccpsic.
Miss Dorothy II. Anderson, %,
of St. Johnsbury was assistant
manager OF the debate, and had
charge Of the negative team at
Vassar. Miss Miriam l.. Bradley
'22, of South Royalton, who de-
bated nthe intcrcollegiates for
two years, went to Wellesley as
one of the Judges for the debate
there.
Miss Bradley is sister of T.. W.
Bradley of st. Johnsbuly and was
recent visitor here.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
HOOCH CUTS PATH
STRAIGHT AND TRUE
INTO MpSTC

Impclled by the fear Of
possible raids by the st.
Johnsbury police ,hooch dis
tillers in various parts Of the
village cmpticd their stills,
and put them out Of sight
Saturday evening. The strong
alcoholic ordors emanating
from various parts Of st.
Johnsbury Saturday night
was prima facic evidence that
there was Something in the
wind.
w'll bct,' chucklcd a citi-
zen this morning, upon being
informed of the news, that
the hooch cut Il path straight
and true to the river. 1t sure
did.
Open season upon hooch
makers was declared by Chief
John Finley Saturday after
noon, and three places were
summarily raided. Where the
police would strike next was
an open question and sc it
behooved those, who feared,
to empty their stills.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
FRIENDS AND
ALUMNI OF
ACADEMY MEET
Enthusiastic Conference
Held at Maple Grove
Tea Room Sat. Night

A splendid get together dinner
and conference of resident alumni
and friends of st. Johnsbury Acad-
emy to the number Of 40 men,
prominent in the professional and
business life of st. Johnsbury, was
held at the Maple Grove Tea Room
Saturday evening. The meeting
was called at the request of Prcsi-
dent Arthur r. Brooks and his as
sociates of the Academy Alumni
association, who issued invitations
to the convenient capacity of the
Tea Room for entertainments Pres
ident Brooks was master of cerc-
monies that were held in order
following a splendid banquet. The
out of town guests were Former
Governor Charles w. Gates of
Franklin, president of the Acad-
cmy board of trustees, and Edwin
A. Bayley, Esq, of Boston, anoth-
er member of the board.
Principal Wilson conciscly and
cntcrtainingly presented facts re-
lative to present conditions and
work at the Academy and its aims
and ideals for the future. p f.,
Hazen briefly reviewed the occ1S-
ion and conditions of its founding
by the Fairbanks brothers, eighty
years ago, subsequently benefac-
tions and acccssions, to its present
valuation, approXlmatng $500 900,
and distributed classified data as
to source and distribution of in
come and maintenance costs for
the last five years. President
Gates spoke earnestly of what the
Academy had meant to him as u
boy and through the years since.
Mr.. Bayley cloquently portrayed
its influence on lives and communi-
ties beyond its immediate cnviron5
in the past, and expressed his con
fidencc in its future enlarged use
fulneSs. DR.. VIM. G.. Kicker spoke
! positively of the important advan-
| tageS accruing to st. Johnabul'y a.
a town and community, through
| the Academy and expressed the be
/ lief that its interest and COopera-
ton will always be given as need
cd G. A. Cramton, Charles Steele
and Dale Atwood responded brief
ly and happily TO calls for remarks
while many others contributed TO
the interesting ana informing dis
cussion that continued till adjourn
ment at II o'clock.
1t was hinted by President
Brooks that a similar meeting Of
/ women graduates and others who
could not well be present at this
meeting might be held later.
The following gentlemen attend
/ ed the gathering:
Arthur r. Brooks, 'S3, Charles
CONTINUED on page 81
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
GOOD RECORDS
IN PORTLAND
STREET SCHOOLS
Spelling Matches, Holiday
Programs and Other
Activities

The term which has just closed
in the Portland street schools has
been full OF activities. The pupils
Of Grade 4, Mrs. Berta Tilton,
teacher, have been conducting
their own morning exercises. This
has resulted in every one taking
part and many interesting pro-
gram shave been carried out.
Some Of the special features were
in keeping with Lincoln, Washing
ton and St Valentine Day celc-
btations. Scenes from Holland
were also enacted.
Two spelling contests have been
held between this grade and
Grades A and 5, Mrs. Frances
Chambers, teacher. Donald Mat
hcWs from Mrs. Chambers room
won the first match and in the
second spell-down George Corbin
from Mrs. Tilton's room carried
off the honors. A third contest
will be held during the coming
term.
Visiting day for the little folks
Was part of the program in
these two rooms Friday afternoon
and 80 Little brothers and sisters
had a wonderful time.
Those having perfect attend
ance in Mrs. Tilton's room were
Ellen Barrett, Rosetta CastOn-
quay, Elizabeth Cutting, Celia
Goss, Bertha Mathews, Laura
Sundbcrg, Yvonnc Giguerc, Sig
mund Beck, Earl Bonnet,
George Mcnamara, Ernest Page,
Alfred Brown. I'm Mrs. Cham
hers room Chester Buck, Earl
puval, Wayne Lewis, Robert
Nickerson and hazen Russell had
perfect Attendance.
Grade ;, Miss Bessie Ryder,
teacher, those having perfect at
tendance were Virgil Collins,
Glenn Humphrey, Wendell Mud
gett, Armand ProVenchcr and
Ronald Provcnchcr,
In Grade 6, Mrs. Lucy NJ. Birch
teacher, there has been a mathe-
Continued on Last Page
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
NEWPORT NOT
ON ALL L-NORTH
SCHOOL FIVE
Daily News All-NOrthern
Teams Don't Include
Newport Stars

The Burlington Daily News an
nounccs its All-Northern scholas-
tic basketball team, giving places
on the first team to forwards,
Isham of Burlington high and
Boisellc of Cathedral, center
Prentice of Burlington high and
and guards Katz Of Burlington
high and Slayton Of Montpelier.
On the second team are Young
and Thomas, both forwards from
HardWick academy. Nicora Of
Spaulding center, and Rand and
Chase, both of Burlington, for
guards.
1t would seem that Burlington
exercised sort of monopoly on
the basketball laurels for the past
season. With al. due respect to
the utter faiinss Of the judges,
who selected the All-Northcrn
basketball teams, it would seem
that Newport high school, though
somewhat isolated way up in the
North country, should be entitled
TO more CONSIDERATION.
Not a Newport player is
mentioned in the long story that
accompanies the naming Of the
Northern scholastic quintet.
Newport early in the season simp-
1y overwhelmed st. Albans by the
score of 43 to 20, and then at
Burlington handicapped by the
strangeness Of the large UniVer-
sity court lost by two points
through technical fouls to the
really inferior St. Albans five.
Hardwick had Il fine basketball
team, but its long string of vic
tories were runup on its own pc
culiar court, where the home
team naturally has a big advant-
age. Hardwick's forwards are
also fast men, but Newport high
school, in the opinion of the writ
er, has a pair of attackers in
LARRY Gardner and "Slim" Hi,
who overshadow both Thomas and
Young.
AS a floor man Hill is way
ahead of either Young or Thomas,
as he clearly demonstrated in the
Hardwick-NeWport contest at
Hardwick, where Newport ran up
a higher score against the home
boys than any other team tnat
has played them this year. The
Ncwporters made several attempts
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER
DEMANDS OF WORKERS

NEW YORK, March 27-Labor
members of the anthracite wage
scale sub committee returned
from Cleveland today to renew
negotiations with the mine owners
that would avert the walkout of
100000 miners next Saturday. A
desire was expressed to end the
general discussion and confne the
next session to the demands of
the workers.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-27
NOTED AUTHOR DEFENDS
TEX RICHARDS CHARACTER +

NEW YORK, March 27-rteX
Beach testified today that Tex
Rlckard was known in Alaska as
being on the square. The novelist
was called as a character witness
by lawyers defending the sport
promoter at his trial on charge
of aSSaulting Is year old Sarah
Shocnfeld. He said he had known
Rickard for "a yaers and that they
had driven spikes together during
the Klondike gold rush. Major A.
}. DreXel Biddle, Jr., Of Philadel-
phia for Ii years leader in the
Bible class movement, testified
that he knew nothing about Rick
ard.