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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
DRIVING CLUBS
PLAN PROGRAM
ON SPEEDWAY
st. JOhnsbury Has List
of Two Score of Good
StepDerS

These are good days for driving
club activities and speedway races
and the condition of the weather
and of the road makes it important
to get the seasons program or
ganized and ready to begin with
out delay.
At a meeting of st. Iohnsbury
Driving club held in the headquar-
ters office at the +. McGinnis md
Son livery stable, the following Of
ficers were selected for the COM
ing matinee season:
President, w. A. Taplin; vice
president, Howard l.. Blossom;
secretary-treasurer, Orin c. ZONES;
Classification committee, w. A.
Taplin, +. c. Smith and Louis E.
LeClerc; starters, Arthur Chatfee,
Charles Gray; timers, Charles
Kirk, Hartwell Moore, Milton l..
Julian, F. c. Kittredge, Woodsville,
N. H., +. c. Smith, +. n. Brune.le;
police of course, w. C. Heath,
Danville; track supervision SheI-
man McGinnis; committee 20
place wire and measure course DR..
r. H. Burke, W. D Barnard, John
Corriveau.
Continued OIL page two)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
MRS. BECK'S
CLASSES HAVE
CLOSING PARTY
Cleverly Executed Solo
Dances Win Much
Applause

A very pretty party was held in
Pythian hall Saturday evening
when the pupils of Mrs. Oscar
Beck's dancing school held their
closing exercises. The hall was
completely filled by parents and
friends of the pupils who enjoyed
the very cleverly executed solo
numbers and the assembly dances
Of the pupils. They showed great
proficiency in the various stems
which Mrs. Beck had taught to the
junior and senior classes.
Over a dozen of the pupils were
unable to be present owing to the
prevalence of colds. Those who
were able to take part did exceed
ingly well. The solo dances by Miss
Marjorie Calderwood and Miss
Muriel Howe were especially clev-
or Both little misses showed un-
usual talent and careful training.
Continued on last page)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
COLONIAL FOR
MOVIE THEATRE
NEXT SPRING
HI. A. Graves Announces
Plan to Show Best
Pictures

Other than a policy to run all
the first class road shows that can
be secured and to eliminate all the
mediocre productions, H. A.
Graves, the new manager of the
Colonial theatre has outlined no
definite plans for the theatre on
the hill. Able only to obtain a
lease of the property Mr.. Graves
does not feel warranted in making
extensive repairs but has some
alterations in mind that will great
ly improve the building.
A new ticket booth will be add
ed in the spring, the entrance
made more attractive and minor
other changes made. He will direct
his attention this season to secur-
ing the best attractions obtainable
and early in the spring is con-
templating opening the theatre
for the some of the big super
specials in pictures.
Mr.. Graves has an option on the
property and should he buy it,
plans to make extensive altera-
tions. In the meantime he is
promising the theatre going pub
lie some good shows this winter.
The lease was signed Saturday
after a rather hectic week for the
Y. M. c. A. directors F. M. Cou-
ture, a theatre man of Rochester,
CONTINUED on page two)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
". W. HUSBAND
REPORTER ON
CALIFORNIAN
Saturday Evening Post
Tells of st. Johnsbury
Citizen

Under the caption: "Who's
Who and Why" there appears
an article in the Saturday Even
ing Post about William W. Hus-
band of St. Johnsbury, Commits
sioner General of immigration.
The Publishers of The Saturday
Evening Post have given permis-
sion for a reprint of this article.
1t will prove of wide interest to
readers of this paper.
Some theorists develop some fair
ly good theories on the subjects
concerning which they theorize.
More theorists, however, develop
theories that aren't worth the
powder to blow II IN out of the
minds of their orig Aators. Thus it
has come to pass th2t persons of
high order of inteh. sence, when
desirous of seeking advice on
strange matters. usually turn to
men who have acquired their
knowledge through experience
rather than to men who have de-
veloped rich, ripe theories on these
matters by overmuch referring to
weighty and musty-Smelling refer
ence books in the privacy of their
chambers. The wisdom of a man
may frequently be gauged by the
number of theorists that appear
among his advisors. The wisdom
in the highly speed language of
the mathematicians, is in inverse
ratio to the number of theorists.
There is no finer grazing
aground for theorists than the
field of immigration. Here the
theorists may be seen at large at
any hour of the day or night,
browsing among the thistles, kick
ing their heels wildly in the air
and emitting deafening brays. Be
cause of the nature of immigration
not many people have had the time
the temperament or the bank ac-
count to become experienced in all
branches of it. Many people, how
ever, are interested in it. Much ad-
vice IS sought on it, and much is
glVen-and that is, unfortunately
where the theorists come in For
tunately, it is also where William
Walter Husband, of East High
gate and st. Johnsbury, Vermont,
Commissioner General of Immi-
grafton comes in.
William Walter Husband. of
East Highgatc and St. Johnsbury,
Vermont, is not a theorist on the
subject of immigration. He has no
theories as to whether the natives
of Transcaucasia wish to leave
Transcaucasia for the Bronx, and
Continued Oh Page Five
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
WINTER SPORT
DRIVE PROVING
BIG SUCCESS
Committee However Still
Seeking Members
for Club

The activities of the Winter
Sports Club are going forward
with a rush. The drive that start
ed Saturday morning for subscrip-
tions to the club membership, so
far as have reported is succeeding
Only a part of the town has been
canvassed as yet, but there have
been reports of large percentage
That does not show that every
subscription is not wanted, for the
more people that register with this
organization this winter, the more
fun will be in store for them.
One way in which the winter
sports activities will be made
known here is through hotels. Each
of the hotels have secured a large
number of membership cards so
that visitors at these places may
attend the activities while in town.
1t is through this source that st.
Johnsbury is to receive a great deal
of her enthusiasm, for good ching
is worth telling about.
The toboggan slide is already in
the process of construction and if
there is a demand for a ski jump
that will be built later. President
Bloomfield A. Palmer and William
Cook have laid out the skating rink
today and are going to scrape and
spray it in preparation for the
ilooding.
The membership fee is so eX
ceedingly small this winter that
every one can afford to belong.
People will be getting twice the
value of their money as compared
with last year because of the in
creaSed activities
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
FEW PARENTS
VISIT SCHOOLS
At NEWPORT
Education Week Quiet
Due to Chicken POX
Epidemic

All the schools of Newport city
carried out the program laid down
for State Education Week and in
teresting demonstrations were Civ
en- each day by the different grade
The East and South schools re-
port a very small number of visit
ors while the West school had
about so parents and friends dur
ing the week.
This small number is partially
due to the epidemic of chicken
pox which is raging on the East
side where many of the homes are
quarantined cause of it. The
weather also was unpropitious but
those who took advantage of the
opportunity to attend were well
pleased with the work of the child
rem in all departments.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11

tional president OF the machinists
union declared here today
"Our first experiment is ended
and our first preliminary skirmish
on behalf of equal and exact JUS
tice has come to a close, presi-
dent Johnston declared. "You have
exposed the iniquity of the sleight-
ofhand shell-game in American
politics whereby candidates in both
major parties have heretofore been
handcuffed by the predatory un-
American corporate interests.
1--WE laboring people of the city
and country have no selfish pro-
gram. We do not and will not ut
tempt to benefit at the expense of
others. What we want and what we
will have is justice. We have CON
secrated our lives to the higheay
ideals of fair play in industry and
proper representation in politics. "
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
". X. CLEARY
RAPS MESSAGE
OF PRESIDENT
Disagrees Over Issue of
United States Labor
Board

President Harding's personal
message to Congress dealing with
the foremost problems which CON
front the nation has been termed
by many prominent men as the
Chief Executives most able pub
lie document. In some quarters it
has met however with adverse
criticism. William X. Cleary of
Lyndonville, secretary Of the Bos-
ton and Maine system federation
has the following to say about the
message.
cannot agree with the Presi-
dents statement that a labor
board composed of three from la
Dor, three from the railroads and
three from the public is right be-
cause the board since its inception,
has been three from labor and the
other six representing "big busi-
ness" as the public group have all
ways been "big business" men and
Continued OH page siX)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11

learned today. The British cabi-
net, it was stated authoritively,
rejected the measures of force for
the Ruhr district upon which
Premier Poincare insisted.
Prime Minister Bonar Law in
formed Premier Poincare that
British public opinion was over
whelmingly opposed to any mill
tary measures against Germany.
The meeting of the premier's
scheduled for this noon was post
poned upon until a o'clock. 1t was
stated in an authoritive American
quarter that England probably
would ask the American govern
ment if it were willing to cancel
the French debt to the United
States provided England in turn
should cancel the French debt to
Great Britain and at the same time
enter into a definite agreement
with the American government to
ultimately pay the British debt to
America.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
POPE Plus HOLDS
SECRET CONSISTORY

ROME, Dec. 11--Pope Plus II
held his first secret consistorv for
the creation of new cardinals to-
day. The Pontiff also delivered an
allocution. Among the eight cardi-
mails created TODAY was Monsignor
Giovanni Bonzano, apostolic dele
gate in Washington.
In his allocution the Pope refer
red to the conference at Genoa
and similar meetings asserting
that he would reiterate to the
forthcoming Brussell's conference
his exhortation 10 the Genoa dele
gates to consider remedies for the
sad condition of so many of the
worlds peoples. The Pontiff said
that conferences such as the pro-
posed BrusselPs meeting were use
less unless the governments de-
cided to temper justice with char
itV
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
LOCATE MERCURY
IS CLAP BOARDS
BELOW FREEZING

Those who have only a
shovel full of coal left in the
cellar were driven to the
depths of despair this morn
ing when they crawled from
the clammy sheets and found
the temperature down fifteen
clapboards below the freezing
point.
King Jack Frost made up
for his belated appearance
this morning by ordering a
general walkout of all the re-
naming forces of warmth and
comfort, Records at the Fair
banks museum show a temper
ature of II degrees below
zero and not a few of those
who live down neared the riv-
er registered at the - de
grees.
This is not by any means
the coldest December on re-
cord for several years ago the
statistics show that during
this month of December there
was registered a mean tenn
perature of 43 degrees below.
There are those who remem-
ber when is was so cold that
the mercury dropped out of
the bottom of the glass and
stopped in its wild flight just
two inches frori the ground
where it stayed for two days.
but there is nothing official
about that so we are satisfied
that this morning, for the
coolest this year, is cold
enough.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
LATE NEWS

CHELSEA, Dec. 11-An aban-
doned tenement building stripped
of its tirnbers fer fuel collapsed
today killing Jacob Markovith,
boy of 10 years. The child was
a truant from school either hiding
in the building or gathering wood.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11-Several
hundred children marched from
the Bronx parochial school Of ST.
Peter and Paul today when flames
in the plant Of the Ebling Brew
cry company threatened the school
and neighboring structures. Fire
men who responded to three alarms
confined the flames to the stable
garage and portion of the main
brewery building.
LONDON, Dec. 11-Frederick
Bywaters and Mrs. Edith Thomp-
son were found guilty of the muir
der of Mrs. Thompson's husband,
Percy Thompson, today and both
were Immediately afterwards sent
enced to death. The evidence
showed that Thompson was shot
while walking with his wife.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-Pulp
wood in actual transit between for
est and mills is not subject to tax
alton by a municipality where it is
stopped before entering Interstate
committee the supreme court held
today in a case brought by the
Champlain Reality company
agains. The town ol Brattleboro.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
FIRST VICTIM OF
WINTER SEASON

QUINCY, Mass. Dec, 11-Jean
Murdock of Rutland, VT, died at a
hospital early today from injuries
received in a coasting accident
last night when a double-runner
crashed into an automobile. Other
young people, also thrown from
the sled, were less seriously iniur-
ed.
Miss Murdock was the daughter
of B. W. Murdock of Rutland, VT.
She attended a school in Boston.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
NEW ENGLAND INDUSTRIES
GREATLY IMPROVED

BOSTON, Dec. 11-Industrial
conditions in New England show
an upward trend according to an
analysis made public today by the
department of labor. The record
of Charles d. Brown points to the
employment situation in Mass
achusetts as excellent" while for
Vermont normal status is said
to be obtained. Marked improve
ment is recorded for Maine and
the other New England states.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
DRAWSLESSON
FROM LIFE OF
BANDIT MILLS
Youth Goes to Windsor to
Serve His Ten Year
Sentence

In his excellent sermon to the
children at the North church Sun
day morning, Rev. F. B. Richards
referred TO the recent court penal
ty of George Mills, who goes to
state prison Tuesday to work out
his 10 year sentence.
The pastor drew strong lesson
from his meteorsc career. remind
ing the young people that while
the bravado actions of the young
man might attract them, they must
always remember that there is but
one end to sucil /. career.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
DROPPED FROM CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE CHURCH

BOSTON, Dec. 11-David B.
Ogden, formerly trustee of the
Christian Science Publishing So
ciety has been dropped from mem
bership in the mother church it
became known today. The charges
against Mr.. Ogden We're said to
be similar to those made against
Herbert w. Hustis another former
trustee who was boosted recently.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
Death of Rev. E. p. Lee
Early This Morning

The Rev. Edward P. Lee, one
of the oldest and best known
clergymen in the Episcopal diocese
OF Vermont, died early this morn
ing at Brightlook. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee closed Leighurst, their home IN
Waterford some weeks ago and
soon after coming to St. Johnsbury
Mr.. Lee was removed 20 Bright
look. The end came at five o'clock
this morning. Funeral arrange
ments have not been made
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
MOTHER AND BOY BATTLE
WAY THROUGH FLAMES

BOSTON, Dec. ll-Each carry-
ing a sleeping infant, Nicholas
Walsh, a boy of IA, and his moth
er, Mrs. Bridget Walsh, fought
their way out o. a burning house
in the Charleston district early to-
day. The little ores slept through
the excitement. The fire which
started in the Walsh tenement de-
stroyed the two family house. The
damage was $4,000.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
lands REFUSES TO
RE-INSTATE WEAVER

IHICAGU, Dec. II X. VI.
Lands commissioner of baseball
today denied reinstatement of
George "Buck" Weaver former
star third baseman of the White
Sox. Weaver was one of those
dropped as a result of the scandal
in which it was charged certain
baseball players and outsiders
plotted to throw the 1919 World
Series TO CincinIttl.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
FINED $4O0 FOR
HALLOWEEN PRAE

HYDE Park, Dec. 11-Abner
Davis of Jeffersonville, who was
arrested following a shooting af-
fair Halloween night at Jefferson
vile, in which four boys were
wounded, was found guilty and
fined $400 and costs by Judge
Chase in county court Saturday.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
Vim. K. Johnston, Machinists'
Head, Sounds Note of Optimism
Says Political Candidates
Controlled BY Interests
of Corporations
(BV the Associated Pressl

CLEVELAND, O., Dec 11--Famers and aboreIS have
discovered their Joint power through the primaries and
there hope that political and industrial future is
safer than it before William H. Johnston nterna-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
France-Englar1d
Rupture Avoided
BOnar Law Tells POincare
British Oppose Force
I'm Ruhr District
(By The Associated Press)

tonight for eight days order to avert open
between England and France the question of Ger
man repaatons, has been virtually decided upon, it
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-No
request that the United States take
part in a conference on cancella-
ton of the French war debt has
reached the state department and
there was no indication today chat
the department officials saw any
reason to alter the well understood
position they previously have TAX
en- on the question of European
debts 1t has been said on the
highest authority that the United
States has no suggestion to make
in connection with the discussion
of the allied premiers.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE confer
ence of allied premiers called TO AZ
range the basis for an allied finan-
cial and reparations conference in
BRUSSELS has broken down. 1t
was announced this evening that
the premiers had adjourned until
January .. After the conference
adjourned Premier Poincare said:
at is finished"
The conference to open Jan. I'd
will be held in Paris.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11
The Weather

Increasing cloudiness
followed by snow late
tonight or Tuesday. Ris-
ing temperature.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast
Section of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11

Continued Oh Page Five
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-11

Continued OIL page siX)
The Washington times., 1922-01-19
Northeast Savings Bank.

At meeting of the board of d.
Iectors Of the Northeast Savings Bank.
L. r. Steuart was elected president
Charles X. Talbert, vice president;
George F. Hoover, vice president, w.
Reginald Lewis, cashier, and James B
Flynn. general counsel.
The Washington times., 1922-01-19
j. 5. FAR. EAST
TRADE SHOWS
BIG INCREASE
Report Of Dept. Of Commerce
Shows 100 Per Cent Trade !.
Increase Since 1913.

Commerce with the six countries Of
Asia, and Australia and the Philippines,
together grouped by the Commerce De-
partment, In the Far Eastern division~
rose from $3.50, 900 900 in 1918 to-
$3,290, 1000 in 1920. and declined
to s1.141 900 900 in 1921.
In November, 1921, aggregate trade
volume Of these countries was &c.,
900 900. or at the rate of $1,152 600. 900
for twelve months. After the fall Of
66 per cent In q single year, in its low
est volume American commerce with
the Far Eastern group Ia much more
than again as large as in 1918.
Price deflation Ia not only sharply
outlined by the decline In the dollar
value of trade, but In the balance itself.
In 1913 the group had favorable trade
balance Of over 800 900 900. 1t was
made up of $72, 000. 900 for British In
dia, sac, 900 900 for Japan. $4,000, 900
for China, and $4,000 900 for Straits
Settlement. less balance adverse TO
Australia, Hongkong and the Philip
pines.
In 1920 the balance of s4o1 900 900
was favorable to every country In the
group. Both expansion and shifting
Of the balance came with the rise IN
prices of silk. fibers, sugar. tobacco,
hides. wool and general food products,
rubber and tin.
In 1921 the balance in favor Of the
group is placed by the department at a
scant $4,000 900. British India balance
II SO 1000, 900, Japan's 10000, 000{
Straits Settlements $47.500 900. the
Philippines 100000. Heavy adverse
balances Of Australia, China and Hong
kong nearly offset these.
Part of the shrinkage Of our COM
merce with Japan 10 ascribed by the
Department of Commerce to "the at
tempt of the Japanese government and
financial institutions to bolster up
business when the consequent liquidi-
ton began after the war.
"Our imports from Japan dropped
from $414 200, 900 in 1920 to $3.50, 000,.
900 in 1921. largely because of de-
creased silk imports. Japan's gold
based currency was unaffected by the
decline in silver. The Japanese have
to meet sharp competition, which they
are doing intelligently."
The Washington times., 1922-01-19

Numerous instances have arisen
where, after the organizers of an as.
ISOLATION have obtained their loans,
the association ceases to function. to
the detriment Of others In the com.
munity, This arises from two
sources-selfishness and indifference.
For example, a dozen farmers. each
with good farm and abundant sc.
curity and confidence in each other.
organize an association. After hav-
ing obtained their loans, as to which
they feel no uncertainty. they self
tshly decline to enlarge their respon-
sibility and let other neighbours in.
In the other case, for the same reason
they decline or neglect the duties of
association directors and members of
loan committee and the association
ceases to function as loaning as
sociation.
MANY complaints have reached the
board from desiring borrowers that
they could not receive consideration
for one or the other Of the reasons
stated above. In other cases, bor-
rowers have been unable to procure
the benefits Of the system because a
sufficient number could not be as.
sembled in q given neighborhood to
organize q farm loan association.
For these reasons, the board be-
heves 1t would be wise and Just IL the
Federal land banks We're authorized
by law. where in their judgment the
needs Of the community properly are
not served by an existing association
or where there In no association to
make loans direct to a borrower in
the same manner as the joint stock
land bank, except that borrower
should be required to take stock In
the Federal land bank equal to per
cent Of the amount of his loan"
In connection with loans made to
liquidate Indebtedness, the board
says:
The Washington times., 1922-01-19
To Pay Stockholders.

Receivers for the First National
Fire Insurance Company win be in a
position to pay off the stockholders
Of the company within a few weeks,
II was learned yesterday from John
Lewis Smith, representing Robert ].
Wynne, former president Of the fire
insurance company. The receivers,
consisting of William F. Thyson, Ed
ward J. Walsh and Ralph p. Fle-
liam Sohmer, Of New York. hold
s676,000 in second-trust bonds which
will be paid off this month. It Is the
intention Of the receivers, II Is under
stood, to pay the stockholders as
nearly in full as possible.