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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
HAD TAUGHT
IN VERMONT
SIXTY YEARS
Miss Lucy NJ. Sinclair
Is Dead at Age of
Ninety

W ednesday afternoon at two
o'clock at the Frost sanitarium a
prayer service was held for Miss
Lucy M. Sinclair, who died Mon
day night at the sanitalium, and
the body was placed in the tomb
at Mt. Pleasant cemetery, later to
be buried in the family lot beside
her parents and sisters in Hard
wick. Miss Sinclair's pastor, Dr..
George w. Hylton of Grace Meth
odist church was absent, and the
service was conducted by DR.. L.
w. Sharp, superintendent of the
st. Johnsbury district Miss Sin
clair leaves her sister, Mrs. d. d.
Patterson with whom she has
made her home for 40 years, and
four nieces, Mrs. Charles Loomis
OF Englewood, n. j., Mrs. John
Loomis of New York, Mrs. Wen
dell P. Stafford of Washington,
u. c., and Mrs. Herbert Deland
Williams of Hastings, N. Y.
Had Miss Sinclair lived until the
last of June she would have at
tanned the age of 90 years, and
three score OF those years were
spent in the teaching profession.
In 1906 she resigned from the
grammar grades OF the Summer
street school after 81 years ser
vice for the st. Johnsbury schools.
She began teaching when she
was 13, her first venture country
school in Wolcott Later she
taught in a private school in her
native town, Hardwick, she was
for some time an instructor in a
boarding school for boys in NeW
Haven, Conn, and in 1872 be
gan teaching in St. Johnsbury. All
the years of her residence in St.
JohnsDury were spent with her
sister, Mrs. Patterson. In her last
years of invalidism, Miss Sinclair
has been at the Frost sanitarium
and Mrs. Patterson has made her
home there to be near her. She
was badly crippled with rheuma-
tism, but her interest in life was
keen. her splendid mind, richly
stored with the things worth
Continued on page three)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
FOOL AND CIGARETTE
DESTROY YEARS OF
NATURES HANDIWORK

A tree Will make million
matches.
A match will destroy a mil
lion trees.
The fool that don't give a
damn flips a cigarette butt into
dry leaves or grass in a frac-
ton of a second. 1t takes ma
ture from 20 to 80 years to
repair the damage.
there are more city cigar
cite chumps in the country
Saturdays and Sundays than
other days. There are more
forest fires started on those
days than other days. Cause
and effect.
The fool that flips a cigar
cite butt into dead, dry vege-
tation or builds a fire along
the highways or streams
this time of the year should
be shot at sunrise-daylight
saving time.
Smoking cigarettes along
country roads and streams
should be prohibited, except
while in swimming.
Percy F. Craft
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
LOOKING UP RECORDS
OF VERMONTERG

MONTPELIER, May Miss
Helen Harris of the Vermont ad-
iutant generals Office hes gone to
Washington to look up the service
records of about 10 per cent cf
the residents of this state Who
served in the World War, and
whose records were not sent here
from the office Of the adjutant
general of the United States for
this purpose. The board Of con
troll authorized the trip At it,
meeting herc on Thursday.
These records can not be OBJ
tanned in any other way. Abou.
90 per cent of the records have
already been obtained. Others to
be obtained include records cf
some men who gave addresses out
side Vermont during the war, but
who were in reality legal Ne'-
montcrs and have received stale
pay for their services. The state
nay applications are still con'ih-
in 20 the office. many having
learned of the possibility Of OBJ
tanning the pay.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
HOLD WITNESS
AT NEWPORT IN
CHINESE PLOT
Henry Collins to Appear
Friday Before u. S.
Commissioner

Another chapter was added
Wednesday to the sensational
smuggling episode of the seven
Cinnamon who We're attempting to
enter the United States in VIOLA
ton of the immigration laws
when Henry Collins was brought
before United States Commission
er Walter H. Cleary and given a
hearing.
He is charged with completely
in the recent attempt by Roberge
and Bolduc Bros. in smuggling
Cinnamon from Mansonville to
Boston. When opposite his home
near Collins Mills, he extricated
their car from a mud hole and
was brought here as 3 government
witness.
His story was not satisfactory
and he is held for an investigation
Friday afternoon. He was releas-
ed on his own cognizance, sign
ing a bond for $400 for his appear
ance on Friday at further hear
ing.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
Harry J. Marden
Candidate for Sheriff

This is still the open season for
sheriff candidates and the latest 10
announce his candidacy Is Harry
J. Marden, of St. Johnsbury. Mr..
Marden has had much experience
in the line of work that naturally
falls to "A sheriff. lie wcs deputy
sheriff when George +. Winch was
the high sheriff OF Caledonia coun-
and has been ever since, was for
several years on the s..
Johnsbury Police force and at one
time its chief and later was chief
of the village fire department. Mr..
Marden is now employed at the
scale factory.
Nj Mardca has many friends IN
St. Johns bury and throughout the
county who viii be glld to give
him their support in his contest.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
GRANT ELECTION OF
BISHOP COADJUTOR

BOSTON, May 1.-The MaSSa-
chusetts Episcopal diocesan con-
vention today granted the cleo
tion of bishop coadjutor with
right of succession to Bishop VIII
liam Lawrence. Women voted as
lay delegates for the first time. At
the outset of the time for nomin-
&tion, questions from the floor eli
cited from Bishop Lawrence, who
was presiding, the statement that
the election of Samuel G.. Babcock
as bishop coadjutor would only
make more numerous the duties
from which Bishop Lawrence
seeks release. A few minutes
later Suffragan Bishop Babcock's
name was placed in nomination.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
PROVIDING
ENTERTAINMENT
FOR 500 GIRLS
Committees Arranging
for Older Girls
Conference

With the Older Girls confer
ence only week distant, COM
mitees are hurrying last prepar-
atlons for the entertainment of
the 500 girls for whom st. Johns
bury is to open its homes. The
entertainment committee will
meet its chairman, Mrs. David S.
Conant Friday afternoon at three
O'Clock to make further arrange
ments for housing the hundreds of
visitors that will be in St. Johns
bury Friday, Saturday and Sun
day Of next week.
Every girl in st. Johnsbury in
torested in the conference is in
vited to attend the meetings but
only the accredited delegates are
eligible to attend the opening ban
quet Friday night in the South
church vestry. ST. Johnsbury is
entitled to 20 delegates and these
are being chosen from the differ
ent churches and organizations.
Any girl who will provide herself
with a lunch will be welcomed to
the noon day picnic Saturday on
the golf links.
Sunday afternoon a series of
group meetings is provided for
the subject, "What Am l Taking
Home from This Conference?" A
special meeting for st. Johnsbury
mothers will also be held Sunday
afternoon, led by Mrs. NJ. D.
Chittenden of Burlington.
Delegates to the conference
must register with the registration
committee, whose chairman is
MISS Maude Sprague on or be-
fore Monday, May 8.
The st. Johnsbuly public will
be welcome at all the evening
meetings and at the Saturday af-
tern0on sessions.
All the railroads are cooperat-
ing with the Vermont Y. W. c.
a. council in arrangements for
the conference and have granted
special rates of a fare and half
to st. Johnsbury and return from
all points in the state.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
WOULD PLACE
MRS. BECK IN
HALL0F FAME
Former Supt. Kelly Gives
Deserved Tribute to st.
Us Veteran Teacher

Our readers will be greatly
interested in the following letter
to Perley F. Hazen from William
P. Kelley, headmaster of the Rut-
gers preparatory school of New
Brunswick, N. j., and a former su-
perintendent of our public schools
giving a deserved tribute both
from DR.. Bagley and himself to
our veteran primary teacher, Mrs.
Lydia Beck:
Dear Mr.. Hazen;
Very recently l attended a con-
ference at the Newark Normal
School, which is the largest in
New Jersey, and was so much i'm
pressed by something said in an
address by Prof. William G.. Bag
ley of Teachers College, Columbia
University, that | cannot refrain
from telling you about it.
DR.. Bagley was speaking of the
fact that all men in a given craft
use the same materials, but that
the choice, the fine, the artistic re
suits, are due to the way the su-
perior workman puts his own fine
spirit and self into his work.
To illustrate how this was quite
true in the work of teaching, he
told Of visiting the various schools
in a Vermont town, and coming to
a rather unpretentious building,
entering a primary room where
the teacher was engaged in teach
ing some of the grandchildren of
her first pupils. AS he entered
the room-and let me tell you that
a man of DR.. Bagley's experience
docs not eXaggerate his sensations
he said that he instantly felt as
if he were in a presence-just as
he, and all men feel when they re-
move their hats before the Sis
tine Madonna. Here was one of
earth's great teachers,
At the conclusion of the address
| stepped up and asked him if the
town was not st. Johnsbury, and
he said it was. SO ! need not tell
you that the teacher was Mrs.
Beck.
| confess that | was proud that
my brief associations with Mrs.
Beck enabled me to recognize her
ut once from this description. But
how should the St. Johnsbury
people feel, who have been the
benefciaries of her wonderful life
for 80 years? VIII they pass by
the chance to honor their town in
honoring her? St. Johnsbury has
a very considerable "Hall of
Fame" 1t will make no mistake
to give Mrs. Beck her place in it.
With kindest regards, as ever
your,
WILLIAM p. KELLY.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
Fined for Hunting
Without a License

County Warden Leon c. Rich
of Essex county has reported to
the State fish and game commits
Sioner that he arrested Joseph
Gagnon of Norton Lake for hunt
ing without first securing a IL
cense.
Gagnon was arrested April %
and taken before Justice John
Thurston at Island Pond, who
fined him $25 and costs of $12.05,
of which SO was paid on account.
Gagnon was released on an agree
ment to pay the rest in few
days.
Rich was assisted by Deputy
Warden F. l.. Bartlett
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04

Ike btIgIuII VIII HOI sign IHC NUS
sian memorandum until the prop
erty clause is further amended.
Ine french representatives here
concede that the more the prop
erty clause is amended to satisfy
Belgium the less satisfactory it
will become to the Soviet govern
ment, and therefore further
changes are liable to increase the
difficulty of the negotiations. The
Belgian government desires more
definite assurances that the prop
erty taken over by the Soviet gov
ernment will be returned to their
foreign owners.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
PATTON ON STAND
IN OWN DEFENSE

DIT. ]. Z. Patton, sub-district
medical officer, testified in his own
behalf Wednesday at the hearing
Of charges of discourteous treat
ment of disabled veterans brought
by the American Legion and Man
ager Allen Fletcher of the Burling-
ton office of the Veterans Bureau.
He denied all charges of discount
eous treatment of veterans.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
NEWPORT HIGH
: WINS SECOND
GAME BY 3 TO 2
RichfOrd Unable to Cope
With Twirling of
"Slim" Hill

With an ideal day for baseball
the diamond stars of Newport high
defeated Richford high School in
3 to 2 game at Pickles field. The
game was fast, although maned
somewhat by the many errors
"Slim" Hill pitched his usual star
brand of baseball and Was much 81
perior to Young, the opposing
twirler "Slim" had II strikeouts
to his credit for his opponents ten.
Gardner and Prouty made some
, pretty assists. Buchanan played a
good g9mc on first. Doran and
Cote made some nice hits. "Sed'
Kelley starred for Richford. 1hc
ex-Newport lad was the visitors
most dependable player Livingston
played well and Carpenter was .
star at short The return game is
played at Richford Saturday
The game in detail:
First Inning, Rlchford, Carpen-
ter out at first, Dodge to Buchanan
Selby struck out. Kelley hit bv Hill
Livingston also hit by Hill, advan-
cling Kelley to second. Young fam
ned. No runs.
Newport, Buchanan walked.
Cote struck out. Hill hit by Young
and was ticketed to the first sack.
Dodge grounded to Livingston, adj
vancing Hill and Cote, but was out
at first. Prouty famed No runs.
Second inning, Richford, Prouty
made pretty assist Of a hot liner
from HurtabiSeS stuck, mailing him
at first via Buchanan. Taylor end
COan struck out in quick order. No
runs.
Newport, Dorm got to first on
Young's tumble Lahar was out
Carpenter to Livingston Gardner
wlked. Litchfield sacrificed Doral
and Gardner. Buchanan struck out.
No runs.
Third inning, Richford, Baker
failed to connect with Hills deliv-
cry. Carpenter made the Initial
sack on Prouty's error. Stole Sec
ond and third. Reached home or
Dodge'S error Kelley was out. Hill
to Buchanan. One run.
Newport, Doran out at first
Carpenter to Livingston. Lahar
was ushercd TO Livingston's cor
ner. Gardner also passed. Litchfeld
struck out. buchanan out On
grounder to first. No runs.
Fourth inning, Richford. Living
ston struck out. Young failed to
Continued on pagc 81
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
FIRE DESTROYS HEART
OF BUSINESS CENTER

BKUUkFIELD, Mass, May 4
Fire of mysterious origin destroy
ed the heart Of Brookfiield's com
mercial center at an early hour
this morning, causing a loss esti-
mated at 100000. The heaviest
loss was in the destruction of the
Midget theatre. The fire was dis
covered at about 1920 this morn
ing. Fire apparatus was sent
from three nearby towns. In three
hours three blocks beside the
barns had been reduced to ashes
a rs year old man was rescued
by one of the volunteer fire fight
prS
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
TRY TO DEFER ARMY
hPDPOPRIATION BILL
Il {. = LII III

" ASHINT IUN, May TT he
intention of Congressional objec-
ton 20 the annr0l army and navy
appropriation bill until the new
pay schedule for the army services
recently worked out by a joint
Congressional committee, is en-
acted into law, was made known
today by Representative Mondell
Of Wyoming House, Republican
leader and Senator Wordsworth,
in charge of army and navy pay
bills in the Senate. The new pay
basis, Mr.. Woodwork estimated,
would save more than S5,000,000
in the fiscal year.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
Late Associated
Press Dispatches
JACK DEMPSEY READY
FOR MORE RI

PARIS, May Jack Dempsey,
heavy weight championf referring
to the announcement in the United
States that arrangements for a
bout between him and Jack Viii
lard were progressing favorbly,
said that he would be glad to meet
ready to meet the winner of the
Lewis bout in London
Mr.. Dempsey expects to sail for
home on May Is.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
FRENCH CABINET
APPROVES GENOA PACT

PARIS, May 4-The French
cabinet this afternoon approved
the text of the proposed non-agrcs-
sion pact under consideration at
Genoa with the reservation that it
must not be interpreted as with
drawing from France any rights
she had under the treaty, 1t was
deemed neceSsar5 to make reser-
vations regarding the rights Of
Versailles, and for the military
occupation of Germany as penal
ty for the non-filn.ent Of the treaty
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
BABE" RUTH HAS
TONSILS REMOVED

NEW YOKK, May 4-"Babe0
Ruth, king of home run hitters,
had his tonsils removed at St.
Vincent's Hospital this morning
Those in charge of the case re-
ported that everything was salts
factory. Mrs. Ruth was expected
to be operated upon later in the
day at the same hospital. Her doc
tors declined to discuss her case.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
WILL PRESENT BONUS
BILL TO HARDING

WASHINGTON, May 4-Sena-
tor IcCumber was authorized to-
day by the majority of the COM
ulittee to pre5en; the soldier bonus
bill with the bank loan, to Fre5i-
dent Harding as the committee
plan.
Senator Smoot, Republican Utah
informs the committeeman that
he will lay before the President has
bonus plan which contemplates a
20 year endowment life insurance
plan with out any specific pfovis-
ion for loans to be made to veter-
ans.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
IRISH FORCES DECLARE
TRUCE FOR "a HOURS

DU BDlN, May "A truce De-
tween the rival Irish army forces
has been declared. The truce is
operative from p. M, today until
4 p. m. Monday with a view to
giving both sections of the armv
an immediate opportunity to dis
cusS basis for army unifcation.
The provisions OF the truce are rs
follows:
Clause l All operations ex-
cept military training and army
routine will cease.
Clause , All punitive opera
tions will cease.
Clause 3 Both sections of the
army to cooperate to maintain or
der and prevent any acts of ag-
grcssiOn.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
RUSSIA RECEIVES
CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

GENOA, May THE soviet
representatives announced today
that the terms of the Allied note
to Russia had been telegraphed to
Moscow, says the Exchange Tele-
graph, which adds;
at is stated that possibly Pre-
mcr Lenine will accept, demand
ing simultaneously full recogni-
ton"
The Soviet delegates said the
financial hope offered by the Al
lied memorandum was both disap-
pointing and inadequate.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
PLAN T OERECT DOZEN
HOSPITALS FOR SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, May 4-Erec-
ton of II soldier hospitals at
cost of $17,0O0,000, and with a
total capacity Of $4,000 beds, is
provided for in a bill reported to-
day by the House appropriations
committee. The apportionment
for New England is:
District No. l, New England
are: Neuro-psychiatric cases, 500
beds. 81 100000.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
AMERICAN SENT TO
NEGOTIATE WITH GEN WU

PENN, May 4-Actlng Premier
Chow Tzu-Chi has detailed Roy
Anderson, an American, to meet
Gen. Wu-Pei-Fu and negotiate
with the commander of the Cen
tral forces regarding the relations
with the Pekin government.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04

Mt. Reed SAID lhe management
would offer their employees an av-
erage reduction of 913 per cent.
The committee representing the
strikers told Mr.. Reed that his Of
fer would be reported to the
strikers at d meeting tonight and
that they would return an answer
to this offer Friday afternoon.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04

Two base hits, W akemen |, Hail
1, Bean 1. Three base hits. Bean,
Hanson. Struck out by Bean 3,
Dwyer ;, Mudgett 7. First on
balls, off Bean 2. Dwyer 3, Han
son l, Mudgett I. Left on bases
l.. l., 9, Barton 4. Hit by pitcher
Valley, Wakeman. First tase on
errors, Dwyer. Sacrifice hits, Mud
gett. Umpire, Ahern.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
SUSPE IT SOVIET SPY
SYSTEM IN PARIS

PARIS, May 4-Three arrests
were made and others were NOM
entarily expected this afternoon
in what the French police claim to
be a vast organization OF espion-
age of French arsenal for the ben
eft of the Russian Soviet govern
ment.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
Lawrence Paper Mill Firs,
To Agree With Employee
Committee Representing Strikers
Will Return Answer To Offer
On Friday Afternoon
(Bv the Associated PresS)

cal mill compromise with it's employees in their controversy
the wage reduction made today by Agent Reed OF
the PatchoguePlymouth mills paper rug manufacturers
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
Both Nations Desire Return To Owners
of Property Taken Over By Russians
See Rise of Many Difficulties In
Negotiations With Government
of Soviet Russia
(BV the Associated Press)

GENOA, May 4-The decision of the French delegation
to support the opposition of Belgium to the claimant prop
ety clause of the memorandum sent to Russia
ed today This is believed to be that France
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04
WANTED IN LANCASTER
FOR RUM RUNNING

PROVIDENCE. r. l. May +
Wanted by the Federal Court in
New Hampshire as a fugitive from
Justice and on an Indictment charg-
ing him with ullawfully transport
ing Intoxicating liquor from Ian
caster to Nashua on March %
Anthony +. Fisher of this city to-
day gave bail for $1,000 before
United States Commissioner Math-
csson for his appearance in New
Hampshire. Fisher promised the
commissioner he would leave i'm
mediately for New Hampshire to
plead guilty to the indictment.
PEKIN, May 4-The troops Of
General Wu-Pei-Fu, Central Chin
ese commander, have surrounded
Pekin. General Chang Tso-Li1's
army in the vicinity of Pekin rs
been shattered. A. rairoad traffic
out of Pekin has been suspended
These developments follow the dis
patch of eight train loads Of
Chang Tso Lil's men eastward in
the direction of Tien-tsin. Admiral
Strauss, commander of the Ameri-
can Asiatic feet, has arranged to
leave Pekin for Tien-tsin in an
automobile.
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Continued on page %
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04

Rain tonight and Friday.
Warmer tonight in Yer
mont and New Hampshire