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Evening star., 1922-12-07
CHARGES POLITICS
|NPOSTAL SERVICE
League Condemns System of
Seeking References From
Members of Congress.

Severe condemnation of the Post
Office Department for inviting recon-
mendations by members of Congress
on postmaster appointments was CON-
tanned in the report of the council of
the National Civil Service Reform
League. which opened its forty-sec-
ond annual meeting this afternoon at
the Hotel Washington.
The report recommended immediate
| restoration by President Harding of
the rule requiring selection Of the
highest man on the list of those who
| have taken a postmastership exami-
nation instead of use Of the present
method. which allows the selection
of any one of the first three highest.
An eight month investigation, con-
tinued the report. confirms the worst
fears expressed by the league at the
time of the PRONUNCIATION of the new
order" the executive order of Nav
10. 1921. permitting the selection of
any one of the first three standing
highest. instead of the one at the
head of the list.
[ Method OF Selection.
The council declared that 1861
postmaster appointments were in
vestigated, % per cent being pro-
motions. OF the remaining 1859. the
| first man on the eligible list was an
pointed in 2,165 cases. but in 1,oe1 of
| these cases there was but one man
| on the list. OF the 2.52S cases in
which there was any choice, the first
person received appointment in only
| ~ per cent of the cases.
where the rrst man is passed by
in far greater number of cases the
presumption is very strong that
political influence controlled, and it
has been proved that it does control" !"
asserted the report.
For the Post Office Department to
invite recommendations by members
OF Congress on postmaster appoint
ments ''is to invite the decentralization
OF that which should be the greatest
business organization of the govern
ment. according to the report yet
under the present system they are
systematically invited, considered and
are generally controlling"
Postmaster General Work and John
H. Bartlett. first assistant postmaster
general, were criticized in another
section Of the councils report, headed
"A Spoils Drive in the Federal Serv-
ice." The report said:
with such secretaries as Hughes.
Mellon. Weeks. DENLY. Hays and
CONTINUED on Page 20. Column So
Evening star., 1922-12-07
ming for a pro-treaty candidate on the
panel ticket framed by the opposing
factions
ONE KILLED IN BATTLE.
By the Associat ted Press

BY the Associated Press.
CORK, December 1.-TWO hundred
rebels captured the barracks at Bally-
makeera, near Macroom. yesterday.
killing one man and wounding fifteen.
The attack took place at almost the
same time that the deputies Of the
new Irish Free State were being
sworn in at Dusblin.
The rebels took ninety prisoners,
including Commandant Mooney. after
q fight lasting several hours. but re-
leased them after taking all their
equipment.
Evening star., 1922-12-07
FRANCE IS DETERMINED TO SURVIVE.
By Georges Clemenceau.

souhAme
Evening star., 1922-12-07
Virginia Representative Appointed
to Smithsonian Board.

Representative r. Walton Moore Of
virginia was today appointed by
Speaker Gtllett as one of the re-
gents Of the Smithsonian Institution.
Evening star., 1922-12-07
WEATHER.

Rain and warmer tonight and to-
morrow: lowest temperature tonight
above freezing. Temperature for
twentyfour hours ended at pm.
today: Highest, 43, at 2:3O pm. yes
terday; lowest. so. at 1880 am. today.
Full report on page 90.
Evening star., 1922-12-07

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to Washington homes a. fast
as the papers are p: inted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
STAMFORD

Tho weekly prayer meeting viii be
held on Thursday evening.
c. A. Ballard, who has boon very
la with pneumonia. is better.
Miss Christine Brown is home from
Housatonic for her vacation
The topic for next Sunday morning
service will be Opportunity"
Mrs. Cain of Rcadsboro spent the
week ond with his sister, Mrs. Canedy.
Paul Sanford and friend are spend.
ing their Christmas at r. G. Sanford's.
MIR. and Mrs. Cain and Mrs Weber
are visiting at the home of C. ID.
Iloughton,
MIR. and Mrs. Harlan Dunn OF vii.
Jamestown were ut y. Il. Dunn's for
Christmas
Mrs. Serbia Brown and daughter
Miss Jessie Brown, were week end
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brown.
Miss Mabel Bishop of East North
field, is spending her Christmas vaca'
tion at home. Miss Elizabeth Dick
ems is her guest;
Little Catherine Sweet who was
badly scalded recently by the upset
ting of teakette of boiling water Is
getting along very nicely
Mrs. c. Holden, who has been in
Cheshire for several weeks returned
home Friday Her son, Carl Holden
came home from the polytechnical col
legc in Worcester TO spend Christmas
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
POW NAL

Samuel Woschleger is spending the
holidays with his mother.
Mrs. Harry Wilson IS a, the North
Adams hosp tai for treatment
Mary f. Wolschleger has returned
from a months visit with friends in
New York.
The Methodist Sunday school held
their Christmas tree and concert on
Saturday night.
Mrs. G.. O. Burt and children are
spending two weeks with relatives in
New Haven. Conn.
John May, who is at the Amsterdam
hospital as the result of serious ac.
cident is on the road to recovery.
The Baptist Sunday school held
their Christmas exercise and tree
Tuesday night A fine program was
given.
Wilson Rathbun has closed Right
holm and moved to Sunrise Acres,
the farm they recently purchased of
j. NJ. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. David 7. liosley of
Dansyille, n. v, are spending their
holiday vacation at the home of her
mother, Mrs Alice Barber.
! Edwin H. Goodrich and family of
| Riverside Farm spent Christmas
with William Mason II WiIliamstown
where family reunion was held.
Mrs. Edward Johnson who has been
seriously i'll is slowly recovel,ng. Her
ster, Miss Agnes Hycr a trained
nurse, came from New York to care
for her.
Sunday evening after the evening
church service large number OF oui
young people led by Mrs, J. NJ. Proud
sang Christmas carols around the vii
lage and outskirts until late into the
night. 1t was pleasing affair and II
is hoped the custom will be continued
each year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
PERMANENT ROAD
THROUGH POWNAL
TO Be DISCUSSED
Officials to BE Guests of Village
Officers Tomorrow
COM. DIX TO BE PRESENT
Meeting Will Follow Dinner to
Be Served at the Putnam
House at / 80
COM. DIX TO BE PRESENT

Commissioner Thurman w Dix and
a Federal representative will be in
Bennington tomorrow to attend the
meeting called for the purpose Of con
dering the 1929 road program in the
town Of Bennington and Pownal.
The meeting will also be attended
BY the Bennington county senator's,
representatives Of the several towns
in the southwestern corner OF the
state, by the selectmen of Pownal and
Bennington ard number Of invited
guests.
Some tine ago tentative assur-
ances were received from the state
highway department that permanent
construction on the road leading from
sachusetts line wouldJrdlupupupup
Benn ngton through Pownal to the
Massachusetts line would be made a
l.... Of the state program in 1929 and
the meeting tomorrow has been
brought about by Bennington village
officials for the purpose Of discussing
some Of the details involved in the
proposed work.
The Pownal road is recognized as
one of the principal gateways of tour
ist travel into Vermont and Commits
s.oaer Dix has canceded that the high
way Is entitlad TO serious considera-
tion by the department.
Through the construction of the
small link Of concrete road on West
Main street by the village of Benning-
ton last season and the laying of con-
crete through the prime pal streets of
Old Bennington in 1921 this corner Of
the state has been connected with hard
surface systems leading into New
York and the next natural step is TO
open the way for tourist travel from
Massac husetts and southern New Eng
land by the way OF Pownal
No proposal under consideration at
the present tine, In the opinion OF
those who have given Il some thought.
would act as Z greater inducement to
tourist travel on the western half
of the state than the construction of
the Pownal link. Much of the road
between Bennington and Rutland and
from Rutland northward has been put
into comfortable condition, by far
the greater portion of It in better
shape than the highway between Ben
nington and the Massachusetts line.
To build southwark from Bennington
appears to be the logical course for the
promotion Of tourist business through
Western Vermont.
Many of those intending to be pres
elt ut the meeting tomorrow will ar
rive ON the noon tran from the
north. Dinner will be served at the
Putnam house at 1880 o'clock and the
transaction of business VIII follow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
EX-NAYQR Of MER
ROUGE IS HELD As
HOODED SLAYER
DR.. B. M. McKoin Held in Balti-
more Charged with Murder
MAKES COMPLETE DENIAL
Praises Klan and Says Victims
were on bad Side in
Community
MAKES COMPLETE DENIAL

Baltimore, Dec. 27.--Dr. b. N. Nc
Koin, former mayor Of Mer Rouge, La.
who is wanted by the Department of
Justice agents of tlslt place IN connec
ton with the Mornlouse parish kid
nappings and the finding OF two mutt
lated bodies in Lake La Fosrchc. was
arrested here yesterday at the Johns
Hopkins University Brady institute
where he is taking Il postgraduate
course. The arrest was made after
receipt of telegram from Gov. John
NJ. Parker OF Louisiana, requesting
the local police To arrest McKoin on
a charge of murder. After question.
ing by police officials. Dr. McKoin
was locked up 10 await further action
by Louisiana authorities.
Other than requesting the local au
thoritcs to arrest McKoin, there was
nothing contained in Gov. Parkers
telegram. 1t read -
important Arrest DT. Mckom for
murder Hold him for Louisiana aI
thorities."
Or. McKoin denied knowledge of the
killing of the two men. "All know"
he declared, is that both men who
were killed were on the bad side--the
side OF bootleggers, gunmen and men
who associated with negro women
Dr. McKoin insisted he was not Il
member Of the ku Klux Klan. He
praised the organization, however.
saying "the members did much TO hold
down bootlegging and immortality
while | was mayor Of Mer Rouge" He
also stated that lawlessnGSs is COM
mon occurrence at Mer Rouge and
that he was among those who started
to clean up tho place. l1io result he
said, was hard battle with bootleg
gers, moonshiners and men OF bad
reputation. Just before ! left Mer
Rouge q boy OF good family was shot
in the back. What did the sheriff and
governor do? The case was dismissed
after a jury filled With bootleggers
and the vicious element declared the
alleged murderer innocent
Nov however. when bootlcgger
and some one else is killed the cover.
nor joins in the investigation. This
affair, in my opinion. win decide whe.
ther the decent and good element of
the town will control
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
DESLAURIE R-SHULTZ
Bennington Young People Married
Tuesday Morning.

Miss Anna Shultz, daughter OF Al
bert ShultZ of Main street and Will
lam Deslaurier, son Of Mr., and Mrs
Alexander Deslaurier OF adams street
were married Tuesday morning at the
Scored Heart rcctory by Per. Father
Van at 10 o'clock. The bride was
attended by Miss Nora Kcarns while
Frank O'Toole was best man.
Following the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served at the home OF
the groom. The guests included q
few immediate friends and relatives
and Holland Rutledge and Miss
Mollie Saxton of North Adams.
Following the wedding breakfast
the bridal party motorod to Manchest
er Depot where dinner was served
at the Battenkill Inn. From there
Mr.. and Mrs. Deslaurier left for Mont
real where they will spend their
honeymoon.
On their return they are to live at
9i0 Main street The young couple
were the recipients of many beauti
ful gifts including ent glass, silver
china. etc. The brides gift TO hei
attendant was a gold rosay and
and that OF the goom TO the best man
was an Elk's pin
Mr.. Dcslauricr owns cigar and
candy store on Main street while Mrs
Deslaurler was formerly employed
by the Bennington Hosiery Company
Both have scores of friends who wish
m happiness and prosperity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
SHAFTS4URY

School closed Friday for two
weeks vacation.
Miss Gertrude Bates visited rela'
tives in Bennington Thursday.
Miss Prudic lIulctt was the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a. 5. llulctt
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Barney spent
Christmas with relatives in North Ben
nington.
Mrs Sarah Hanson of Pittsiield
spent Christmas with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. H. 4. Burt
Miss Jessie lIulctt is spending her
vacation at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Floyd lIulct
Mrs. Lester Woodard and daughter
Florence, expect TO move after the
holidays to South SALISBURY whore
they will live for the winter.
Christmas was observed in the
depot school Thursday evening with
Inappropriate exercises, Il Christmas
! tree aud with Santa Claus to present
! the gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs f. b. Randall enter
tanned for Christmas, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Sisco of South SALISBURY ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Whitman o
North Bennington.
Mrs. Vincent Allen and son are
spending several days with Mrs. Al
lens parents. Mr. Allen, who came
up TO spend Christmas has returned
to his home in Hoosick Falls,
Homer Harrington of Bennington
who has been spending his vacation
at the home of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sheldon Harrington, return
cd home Saturday
Mrs. Nellie Montgomery, who ha
been spending several weeks visiting
relatives and friends in The east, re
turned Friday to the home OF he
daughter in Urbanna, ILL.,
The community meeting held at tn
church hall Wednesday night was
success and enjoyed by Il large nun
ber. The reels of moving picture
shown about apples, spuds, sheep an
dairying were instructive to ever,
body. Prof. II. A. ID. Stegget. VIII
. spoke about poultry was an excellen
| speaker. The meeting is considere
! one of the most instructive ever hel
here by the rarm Bureau association
s~zz1Uf.Sk
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
BIC HEART BALM
! VERDICT HEARING
WAS POSTPONED
Motion to Set Aside $465, 900
Award Was Continued
CLAIM JURY PREJUDICED
Attorneys for Hulband's Par
ents Assert Amount Award
ed Dorrit Is Excessive
CLAIM JURY PREJUDICED

Burlington, Dec. q. Arguments on
the motion TO SET aside the S465,000
verdict for the plaintiff in the $1,000
900 alienation suit which Mrs. Dorrit
Van Deusen Stevens Woodhouse
were not heard yesterday as intended
but will probably be taken up later in
the week.
The verdict was awarded young
Mrs. Charles Douglas Woodhouse af-
ter a sensational trial which lasted
five weeks, The decision coming only
after the jury had been closeted for
many hours. The sum is said to he
the largest ever given in a case Of
this nature and attorneys for the de-
tense protested on the grounds that it
was excessive. They made an i'm
mediate motion to have the verdict
set aside, claiming that the jury was
prejudiced against the defendants.
Dorfit Stevens Van Deuson Wood
houses suit for Sl,000000 was the last
chapter in a wartime romance which.
flourishing while Dougas Woodhousc
was in the army, went into o decline
shortly after the ceremony and the
ending of the war.
Dorrit contendcd throughout the
trial that the loss of her husbands
love was due TO the Vaccinations Of
mis- parents; that they never regard
ed her as member of the family and
used every means possible to bring
about an cstrangement.
Through the story was woven an ~
dercurrent OF testimony which linked
the names Of Douglas and Mrs. Lii
Ian MacClel.an OF Washington.
Douglas is now in Reno, New. at
tempting to obtain decree OF divorce.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
LOW WATER HAMPERS
ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
New England Power Company Draw
ing on Big Reservoir in
Somerset

Brattleboro Dec. y. Because there
was little rainfall last autumn before
the ground froze there is now a seri.
GUS shortage of water for the develop
ment of electrical power at the hydro
electric plants In southeastern Yer
mont, as well as 4 shortage on the
farms for the use of stock. The warm
weather for the past few days has
made no noticeable difference at the
Vernon plant OF the Connecticut River
Power Co. on the Connecticut River
or the electric stations OF the New
England Power Co. on the Decriield
river. and il is said at those plants
that no relief Is anticipated until the
January thaw.
Not IN several years has the water
in the Connecticut been as low as
now. At the power plant IN Vernon
there are 10 electrical units, two Of
5000 horsepower each and eight OF
| 8 600 horsepower each. The company
could market full capacity night and
day il II had water to develop that
much power, but under present con
ditions il is able to run only seven
units during the day and only three
at night In the daytime the TWO
the 5,U00-horsepower units and hyc
5000 00horsepowcr Units are used, but
at night all but the large units and
five small units are shut down ia ord
cf that the reservoir may fill.
To help out in the emergency the
companys auxiliary steam plants are
being used and power is being fur
nished by other concerns which have
steam plants, under reciprocal ar
rangement
The New England Power Co. IS
drawing Oh It's big reservoir in SOM
erset at the hcadwaters OF tho Deer
field river, 100 cubic feet of water per
second, day and night. for five or sex
days a week. There have been times
when the Somerset reservoir was low.
er than now. but not for several years.
Cold weather has interfered some
what with the work on the new big
earth dam which the New England
Power Co. is building on the Deertleld
at Nottingham The organization
there. embracing four different con
Germs. has been reduced TO between
400 and 500 men, whereas it has been
high as as nearly 700 men. The work
of building the core OF the dam can
not be carried on when the temper
aturc is below freezing.
At the West Dummerston power
plant of the Twin State Gas Il Electric
Co. of Bratleboro, which has a capa-
city of about $50 horsepower, only
about onc.third OF the capacity is be
ing developed The company uses
around 1900 horsepower, and what 1t
does not develop at its own plant is
obtained from the plant of the Con
necticut River Power Co. at Vernon.
The West Dummerston plant Is To-
Gated on the West river, which is the
lowest it has been In years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
b00TLECGE.R RS HAD
II! Thriving TRADE
Tn 1lvAaIInylG Il
Wettest Christmas Since Amend
ment Became Effective
MANY DRUNKS ARRESTED
Unusual Moisture Furnishes IN
centive for Reorganization
of Dry Forces
MANY DRUNKS ARRESTED

Washington, Dec. 27.-The Capita
enjoyed It's wettest Christmas since
prohibition went into effect
Despite the precautions against the
importation of liquor all the trucks OF
the wet fleet seemed 10 have reached
Washington safely and the bootleg.
gers exchange reports record-break.
ing volume Of trade at satisfactory
prices
The police blotters an unfailing bar
ometcr of the alcoholic precipitation
Indicate that the curb market, which
includes the distribution OF illicit corn
whiskey from nearby farms and other
Imoonshine sources, was equally ac-
tive.
On Saturday there were u arrests
for drunkenness, Sunday saw 30 and
yesterdays record, while not yet com.
pleted, indicates about 100. As no
body able to navigate is lnterfered
with, il is evident that the moisture
compares with that of pre.Volstead
Christmases.
the moisture Of Christmas has fur.
nished an incentive TO the enforce
mcnt unit to seek drior new year.
Tie unite is to be rcorganized on Jan.
uary !, while municipalities nave been
informed the government gives them
a free rein in making raids and ar.
rests.
In the reorganization. it is proposed
to change numerous agents to the mar
cote division with Instructions TO
camp on the trail Of the drug puryey.
ors
In this change, Il. c. Yollowley. who
is now acting head OF the New York
force, is expected to receive perma,
nent appointment in succession to Di
rector Day
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
SOUTH DORSET

Ernest Gregoire OF Barre is guest
OF friends In town.
Schools in town reopen next Tues
day Tor the winter turn.
John Durccll OF Albany was a guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Tully Friday.
Andrew McDevitt OF Rutland was
a holiday guest OF his father. Andrew
McDeyitt. Sr.
Miss Regina Bowen was a holiday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Bowen
OF East Dorset
Miss Gertrude c. Tully of East
Dorset is the guest OF Mr., and Mrs,
". h. Tully during Vacation.
Miss Charlotte Burns of New York
city was holiday guests OF her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Coch and Miss
Agnes Burns of New York city are
holiday guests Of Mrs. Julia Burns.
Miss Hazel Sheldon of Albany
was 4 guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Colvin Sheldon during the holi
days.
Miss Susan Molloy of New York
city was n guests over the holidays
OF her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Law
renee Molloy
James Burns of U. V NJ. and viii
lam Burns OF Schenectady, were
holiday guests of their mother Mrs
Julia Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Schleider
and children of Manchester Depo
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Nc
Dewitt and family.
Mrs. John j. Burcell of Albany, ant
Miss Mary a. Tully OF Washington
u. c., are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w
Il. Tully during the holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Molloy
Miss Susan Molloy, Edward and Johl
Molloy were guests Christmas day o
Miss Bridget Mclaughlin of Eas
Dorset
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
GENERAL ELECTRIC BONUS
Extra Payment to Employees Recciv
ina Sd 600 or Less.

Schenectady Dec. 27--The General
Electric Company announced Mon
day that supplementary compensation
equaling per cent. on earnings for
the six months ending, Dec. 81 would
be- paid on or about Feb. I to each
cmploye receiving $4,000 or less per
year who has completed five years
OF continuous service at the close Of
the year and who is still in the em.
ploy Of the company at the date of dis
tgihullon Of the extra compensation.
The official statement says: "The
payments will be made to employees
III onc.ycar Z per cent. Investment
bonds In SO units or multiples thereof
and the balance IL any, in cash. The
payment Is made in bonds in the hope
that It may become part of the saw.
ings instead of being used for cur
rent expenditures,
Gerard Swopc, President OF the com
jpany says IN the statement that no
changc in the policy of paying supple
Imentary compensation will be made
without one years notice, but that a
change may at any time be made with
out notice In the character of securi
ties IN which such supplementary
compensation Is paid.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-27
TURKS INFORMED
BRITAIN WILL HOLD.
TO M0suL VALLEY
Curzon Says Rich Oil Region Will
Be Retained
DECISION UNALTERABLE
- b. laHEM
Will Not Be Affected by Pro-
longation of Conference
at Lausanne

Lausanne, Dec. 27.--(By the As.
sociatcd Press Lord Curzon today
informed Turkey that Great Britain
will never abandon the Mosul Oil val
ley as requested by the Turkish dele
CATION No prolongation Of the Near
East conference. he said, can influ-
ence the British government to re.
cede from that stand.
The straits problem still remains
unsettled; the allies are striving to ar
range some formula for general col,
lective guarantee that Turkey will not
be subjected 10 foreign aggression.
The Turks decline to grant jurisdic.
tion to the straits control commission
over the zones Of demilitarization as
requested by the allies. There is a
general expectation, however. that the
straits question will be solved, al
though Russia's ultimate attitude re-
mains mystery.