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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
CALEDONIA
COUNTY COURT
OPENED TODAY
Retrial of Mt. Ida School
Case Starts Wednes-
day Afternoon

The Decemhc~ term of the Cal
edonia county court convened at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning Chief
Justice F. NJ. Butler of Rutland
presiding. Sitting with him were
the associate justices, Hon. Oscar
c. Woodruff of West Burke and
Hon. Morris D. Coffrin of Groton.
Prayer was offered by Rev. A. S.
Woodwork.
Members of the st. Johnsbuy
bar in attendance included Judge
L. P. Slack of the Vermont Su-
prcme court and fudge Harry H.
Blodgett of the Municipal court.
Those from out of town present
included John G. Sargent and his
partner, Mr.. Leavcns from Ludlow,
w. w. Reirdon of Barton and
Sumner E. Darling, Jr., of Hard
wick.
Tuesday morning was spent in
calling the docket, many cases be-
ing taken off the docket. The
following cases were discontinued: 4:
Truman r. Stiles VS.. the Rochester
Lumber Co.; Truman r. Stiles vs..
Alfred P. Cate and IT,; Roy Good
enough VS.. A. c. Chase; Bruce V.
Wakefield VS.. George Lossie; W.
A. Kicker VS.. Clarence Barrett and
Charles Joslyn and Trs.; George f.
Kenerson VS.. Roy H. Church; Ell
mer Mathews vs.. Edward Bridg-
man; William McCrae VS.. Arthur
S. Sillitoe; Albert Judd vs. Martha
W. Kimball; P. S. Lang and f. H.
Leach VS.. Edward Stone; Dutton
and Shepard VS.. John Gilbert ct
al; Passumpsic Savings Bank VS..
Ralph E. Maynard; Charles e. 81
manton VS. Harley S. Holbrook and
Tr.
The following cases were elm
mated from the docket by the en-
try of judgment by default: S. +.
Darling, Jr, VS.. Mary De Nangen-
20; Whitcher and Cobb VS.. X. C..
harrington ct uX. and Tr.; l.. S.
Robie vs.. Horace Brooks; l.. S.
Robie VS.. A. A, Darling; l.. S,
Robie VS.. Joseph Archambault; l..
S. Robie VS.. Charles Sweeney; f..
+. HoVey VS.. S. W. Drake and
Trs.; F. f. Richardson and l.. E.
Simpson VS.. Fred Simpson; Citi-
zena Savings Bank and Trust Co.
VS.. Howard Buker.
These divorce cases were dis
continued: Lillian NJ. Page VS..
Chester NJ. Page; Albert J. Goss
VS.. Lila d. Goss; Frank G. Patter-
son w. Julia H, Patterson; Marion
Continued on last pagc)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
MONKEY DROPS INTO
LAP OF WOMAN DRIVER

BABYLON, n. 7. Dec. 5-As
Mrs. Samuel Powell, wife of the
local paymaster drove along the
road near her home late yesterday
something dropped into her lap.
She screamed and a small mon
key jumped out of the buggy and
fled into the woods. A passing
hunter shot it. Long Island folks
who saw the monkey said it was
not nearly so large as the baboon
which has frightened the commun-
ity for several weeks.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
SCHOOLSKEEP
OPEN HOUSE
ON THURSDAY
Parents and Friends to
Watch Progress of
Education

Thursday will be at home day in
practically all of the schools in 81.
Johnsbury and the fathers and
mothers, the aunts, uncles and
cousins, yes and the grandfatheIS
and grandmotherS, the hired man
and all the neighbors are invited
to come to school. The invitation
is for all day or for any part Of
the day. No special program has
been arranged. The regular work
will 20 forward a. on every othcr
school day, the object Of the at
hcme day being to let the ublic
see what the schools are trying 70
do and are doing.
This is a part of the program Of
Education week, and those IN
close touch with the aims Of cdu-
cation arc inviting cooperation,
the interest and encouragement Of
the parents. In several of the
the schools refreshments will be
served in the afternoon.
Friday evening Education week
will ret fresh impetus in the meet
ing at the Junior High school of
the Parent-Teachers association,
when the speaker will be Miss
Siria Scrri Of Proctor, president
of the state organization OF Par
cnt Teachers associations. Re
port of the special committees APP
pointed at the last Meeting will
be given. These reports will deal
with visual instruction, health and
hygiene, literature and play and
recreation.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05

aftel "a years of allen rule, the
first 16 under Germany and the
last eight under Japan. The pop
ulation is reported fleeing from the
city.
Chinese police sent from Peking
to take over the city are reported
to have been driven out of their
barracks. The bandits, according
to the kilograms demand 100000
ransom for the delivery of govern
ment officials and police into their
hands.
The outlaws also hold out for
the appointment of their chief as
governor Of the port. Shops and
residences are being looted nightly,
the dispatches say, The 10000
japanese who remained there, un-
organized for defending the city,
are apparently important in the
face of the menace.
KIAO-CHOW, China, Dec. s.
Two japanese destroyers are in
che harbor here as a precaution
a. ainst trouble from bandits.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
BELOW ZERO WEATHER
SWEEPS MIDDLE WEST

CHICAGO, Dec. winter to-
day made its first determined on
slought of the season spreading
a trail of zero temperature
through the northwest and plain
states and causing decided drops
in temperature as far south as
Texas and Tennessee, Helena,
Montana, with a temperature of IS
degrees below zero was the cold
est place on record.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
LATE NEWS

NEW YORK, Dec. 5-The
Studebaker corporation, automo-
bile manufacturing company today
declared a stock dividend of rs
per cent on common stock.
LONDON, Dec. 24-King
George this evening gave royal
sanction tn the legislation setting
up the Irish Free state as a domin-
ion of the British empire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-The
nomination of Pierce Butler OF
Minnesota to be an associate JUS
tice of the supreme court which
failed of confirmation at the spec
ial session of Congress was re-
turned to Congress today.
HAVERHILL, Mass. Dec. s
Counsel for the shoe workers pro-
tectlve union announced today that
the union had broken off all ncgo-
tlations for a new wage and work
ing agreement with the manufact-
uring association.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-Presi-
dent Harding broke precedent to-
day by permitting the second day
OF Congress to pass without deliv-
er;ne his annual message. 1t was
said at the White House that no
date had been set for the Presi-
dents appearance before Congress.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 5-The 10
cal police today seized large guam
titles of rifle ammunition and eX-
plosives discovered on ships sailing
lor southern Ireland.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
BARNET MAN NOW
SHORT $40 BILL
AND ALSO CHANGE

Julian Laughlin of Barnet
had an unusual experience a
few days ago, A car drove up
to his door ana man came in
to ask him to change a $40
bill.
Mr.. Laughlin produced the
amount in small bills and then
the man gathered them up, in
cluding the $40 bill he had laid
down. He disappeared before
being remindec of his error.
Nothing has been heard or
seen of the man since.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
FIFTH CATHOLIC FIRE
LOSS is SI5O,OOO

OLKA, P. O., Dec. 5-The Sui
uician church seminary and three
residents were destroyed by fire
early today with loss of $780,
600. This is the fifth fire in Cath
olic institutions in the last few
weeks.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
EDITOR OF BROOKLYN
CITIZEN is DEAD

NEW YORK, Dec. 5-Andrew
Mclean, editor of the Brooklyn
Citizen died of pneumonia today,
He was born in Scotland in 1848,
and had been engaged in news
paper work since he was 20 years
old. He was at one time editor of
the Brooklyn Eagle.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
FIRE DESTROYS
VALUABLE RECORDS

NORFOLK, Mass, Dec. .
Fire dsetOyed the town hall early
today. The building built in 1897
was a church until 1870. Valuable
records were destroyed by the
fire. The cause of the fire is un-
known. The loss is $4,000.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
White River Plays
at ArmOry Tonight

COMPANY d WHITE RIVER
Marshall, If rg, Savery
Fisk, rf lg, Maher
Burns, c, Hanley
Dumas. lg rg, Jordan
Goslant, re If, Malcolm
Ideal basket ball weather and a
fast game for tonight. What more
could a fan ask? The game to-
night with White River Junction
is exciting all kinds of comments
from those who follow the games
at the Armory closely. Nearly
every one, in st. Johnsbury at
least is sure that the locals will
continue their winning run, but
Coach Burns is a bit pessimistic
over the result. He j., not as yet
entirely satisfied with the game
that he and his contemporaries are
putting up as far as the passing is
concerned
Every night for about two hours
they go through their PAGES at the
Armory, endeavoring to perfect
the plays that are weak and get
ting themselves in shape for the
gruelling contests ahead.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
Inhabitants Flee In Terror AS
Outlaws Defy Police Forces
Observation-Disclosures
For Delivery of Officials
of Government
(Bv the Associated Press)

TEN TSIN, China, Dec 5-Reports received here say
that Chinese bandits have taken control of Tsngtao Shan
tung, the KaochoW port, whose stormy and
diplomacy eliminate today it's return today China
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
Attorney Austin
Closes Argument
Terms Methods of Parents
Counsel AS "Butchery
of Character
(BV Associated PreSs)

BURLINGTON, Dec. 5-The methods of defense coun-
sci attacked by Warren r. Austin his closing arg-
ment here today behalf of Mrs. Dortt Woodhouse who
is suing her for 100000 for the alienation
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
Important

Meeting of the chairmen Of the various
Committees of the winter sports club at the Y
NJ. C. A. Thursday evening, at 7.30 P. NJ, Every
chairman urged to be present.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05

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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast
Section of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-05
The Weather

Cloudy tonight. Prob
ably snow in Maine.
Colder in N. H. and Vt.
Wednesday colder.
, 1922-12-24

Then woodse went plumb crsu.
I was sone feeble m'seif. bat 1 got
him roped and tied"
upon her. but most Of all b al
horred this eternal facing Of dues-
tons. Mrs. s.oat wan n nuisance. mem
ace. Writing letters home ana get
ting letters from home had become
an intolerabie burden on her soui
She wanted TO get away from wsry'
body tina had ever known her. shs
wanted to find some deep. dark cave.
She was the prey already Of he In
stinct thai Doctor Brctherick had
spoken of. the instinct to crawl away
and hide during tho long. ugly phase
ahead OF her and the fearful climax
at the end OF II.
There was a blaze Of mutiny In her
heart against the whole business Of
her life. She understood why Bod
Inns overioaded. overdriven burro had
kicked off its pack and bcited. This
pack of les that nhs was carrying and
adding to at every step was bound &C
crush her sooner o. later. Why be
a burro for other peoples burdens
, 1922-12-24
Great Novel of Hollywood Lite

my names Bodin-'Bodfn- I'll bet you
nry doIiAns ysu Gene back .bsf1rs
the yeAris out I tool HIN up. and
I iost and von Woods went IN
again and sfRycS"
He stAysdr' Mem mumbisd ~T0u
mean he's SIN there
II shore Ia. Miz woodviiei When
we say . Teller stayed in the desert
we mean he amt never comm ba-k
At tall There was a piecs IN tho
Tucson paper about weodis. Pore sd
skate. be went back oncs too often.-
DIG he ale Of thirstr'
mot him. Not this time. That ole
desert has more way n one OF eatin'
you up. 1t was woodie's luck. altar
dyin' OF this a hundred times. to
get drownded. Yessum. the desert 10
fuller Of jokes than anybody you
know. Take them miradces. for In
stance when you'd give your soui for
= spoonful Of wet scum you see a
lake ana q river and a waterfall play
In away Just ahead Of o Il amt
there. and you sno~ q And Jet you
know Il 10 and S'ou 3nSt can't help
pushin' on to . II It aiat thsrs
this time.
but woodie be made his amp IN
dry arroyo bed. and durin' the night
they was . cioudburst. and he must a
been hit By q regular river before he
knoved what struck him. They found
him In a pile OF brush the river had
gethered up. When they found him
1t was as dry as ever and his canteen
was empty.
And now I'm forty dollars ahead.
for i can't pay him his bet I was
brassin' about how smart 1 was to gil
out and stay out. But here I am goin'
in again as soon as / can cit a couple
Of burros and a few things. Once the
desert gits you. IT'S got you. It's like
some Of these women you hate and
can't SIT rid of. They don't love you
and they rob you and torture you and
you knov they'll XIII you some day.
but you Just can quit EN- for keeps
Mem thought a long time before
she spoke. Then she said.
DO women v e 80 into the desert,
Mr.. Bodiinr"
"sometimes not often sometimes.'
A wild Dol came into her eyes and
she nodded unwitttngiy. The vassal
of the desert said:
WAS you thlnk'n' Of soin int"
She smiled curtousiy and even hs
who knew so little OF women read a
yes in her smile.
with your husbandT" he mum,
bied.
Hes a mighty lucky man Z nigh
ty lucky mani The desert is a tough
place a on pirty little lady. zen lose
you hat white skin and them sof,
hands. But it would be a grand thing
for a mar to have n woman to talk
TO and to TAX. are Otto share 4
canteen with and-to find god for.
Or. II you didn't find gold. you'll have
her. Under the stars and in the COO
OF some of them caves-and they'i
~canons up there where you find palm
trees CROWN. like you was back ir
the garden of Eden" .i
He was fairly writhing with his vi
sion OF such a pilgrimage. He sighed
like a furnace;
: Your husbands shore one lucky
, 1922-12-24

II would rront her mona what n
vard could she hope forT
Heat aad fatigue Ship7sd hsr init
hystsr1a- Her soul vonitsd Up al
thu precepts u had been fed upon sh,
found energy snough for n last s<s
psrats latter home. Thea she wouit
declare her soul bankrupt and fac
the world fr~e Of responsibilities q
the pAst
Darling Mamma ana PapA-py
now you have probably ceased %
b SURPRISED a. anything I DO. Yo1
think I've one clean crazy and I
CUES I have. but as long as I'm
getting better and happier ever
day rot Won't mind.
rye been too busy 10 write you
all about John a. / promised He
n nj hare scouting for . famous
mine and Is going prospecting on it
right away. II Is a famous lost
mine that got abandoned on account
Of some old MttAuAtioa and was
nearly forgotten 50 he's on the
hunt for ~ and -srs SONG out to
hunt for n toEsthsr. II ~ losing
ourselves IN the desert and .ke
mountains for a long whne-there's
no tsi.inG how ionG-but Il VII BE
tsrr1oty romantic and nm for my
health and when next you hear
from me I may b 90 rich IN ssnd
you a solid-gold sewing machine,
mamma, and papa a soiidEold pull
pit
There's no mali deliv wy where We
are going and no way Of reaching
us. but don't woTr5. II anything
happens III let you know. II you
don't hear from mo FOR n long
while you'll i-1ow e~verythinE's all
right. You can send your ietters
L me here md IN In them wlen
l get back. Don't ser.d me any more
money.
So goodby and blessings on your
darling heads. John sends his love
Your IovsinG ioveing. ioveang
MEM.
A. she finished the letter she
thought Erimiy OF what Mr.. Bodiin
had snld. She WINS not quite sure
Just what was going TO happen TO
Mr.. woodviIle. In her morbid hui
NOR and her resentment ut hsr wi
allotted torture. sho had a leaning
toward the most sruesome fates for
her hushand-a death from thirst or
r~ttte~rakesa fnnRn or n fall doWa
a precipice.
One thing was sur John Wood
Vile was going into tho desert to
''stayr'
she envied him the calm certainty
of his fate. The main solscs to
her pride IN her se'f.obiiteration was
the thought hat she Was going TO
cease 10 be q drain on tho fiat purse
of her poor father. He end her
mother had gone through life like
two sad desert burros, carrying
burdens They should no longer
carry hers.
viiiagcr though she Was. AID used
to Homework. she had been brought
up in a certain pride. To be n cham
bermaid on q waitress was a d'smal
comedown. but she must accept 1t.
VIVA. right had she TO pride7
sho would go to Palm Springs an
toll humbiy n long as she could. an
, 1922-12-24

way TO be rid OF her husband for the
satisfaction of her people.
Now II she could only IND a way 10
% r.a Of herself.
And that way caino to her before
the long day had burned itself awaY.
She had hidden from the sun In her
room. The drawn curtains kept out
the light and the s~un-steeped wind;
but the still air inside the room seem.
ed TO have thorns. 1t stung her flesh
with netties where she lay supine on
her bed IN as little garb as her
schooied modesty would permit.
She heard two mattresses talking
In the dining room below as they sc,
the tables for supper.
who was that letter you got,
from some fellerc"
"Nahi II was from q lady up 10
Palm Springs, askin' me was I comm.
back UP there this ~season7"
Are your"
"Nahl Toe quiet for me. Yuma amt
no. merryEo-round. but Palm Springs
my Gavdi It's just a little spot OF
shndder IN the desert. Nice and COO
In the season. but what doe cool gel
you II you're cut off from ali the
world Would va brieve ut. there
'ain't even a rno-ing pitcher there
When i want to hide from the WORT
IN crawl into Palm Springs but moi
before"
Yes. She's On her knees to me
J Mrs. Randles her name Is. Husban6i
, 1922-12-24
BY RUPERT HUGHES

nHl Tel o what. Me Woodv i,e.
Il . evsr Eit tired q him. 3ass LEI
me know and IN rasA him off a elf
for you OF punch a hoio In his can-
tesn- Anyways. IN Be on the watch
for you. ] cant sfve -Su no addr-sz-
We eszr Git NAH very regSlar On the
desert. but everybody knows Bodiin.
Gosh all hsnioeki but y0ur husbands
Shore m lucky mann
He g0t W ana walled s~1y. as Il
70 escape the temptation TO covet his
nsiEhbors Wife Ths g1ri was 80 bean
t:fui IN Ms eyes hat he would have
besn ready 20 commit murder to get
her II that would fetch her. His vi
sions Of her compAnionship were too
nerosiy vivid TO b borne in her DO
III presence
But IL IA Mem who wa going TO
do the murcertng. she had found the
, 1922-12-24

50. a ranch. Sns little notei thsrs.
too. with jobs Eotn' segEAE but uOs
for ne. thank you I'm through WITH
them r~streats- I'm try1n' to work my
way hack to q real city. olmme folks
and plenty of EN-. How'd you lRs 10
go there ND take my 100 Al RAndies."
The other voice Doansd: Mel Not
much. I run away from home to git
love and exeltsment and look whers
I've landedi Ny Gavdi but I vashs
I was back IN wlohitAr
The voices died in a eiAtte- % plates
and knives and forth There was mel
anchoiy Rnd thwarted ambition every
WHERE. evidently.
Mem had nsver heard OF Palm
Springs but she was looking for jus,
such a place. And a ranchi She haS
always wanted TO Sc a ranch.
The heat here wns like . madness
, 1922-12-24

any anywhura-
Mem had q keen d.zirs to 90 to hss
room and laugh rp-roartou.ly. shs had
found q mAdvornan's Ees In be~nd
ering Il Mrs.. sioaf with her eva
sive But In her room hsz
insane self would be waiting to nag
her with more bafninx questions thar
Mrs. sioat's- So she o to the
porch IND sat IN the rocker at the
corner and found a little nepenths
in watching In rsmuious beauty oi
a pepper IN ALI oft foliage and
shadow. II seemed % be dzped In
old shavis with embroideries OF deep
red
BY and hy the sad-eyed man can't
dumping along the porch and took
a chair. He w1z evidently pining for
some one to talk to. bot he nearly los;
his audience on The first question;
"'scuse me. mA'Am, hut iandiady
says you name 10 wOocvtIis. That
rightr
Mem nodded. aad hsr heart began
20 beat her side 80 hard that h won
dersd r be could not see Il leap under
her Light waist shs made ready &c
eccaps again but he Aiiayed her panic
"Rearon I ast 1 knovsd a man
o. that name-no. dadgone "a his
name was Woodward. That's right
His name was woodwArd-or@no. II
was-wen. anyways. u prob1y WASN'T
~. -. $500 ea.N -,ItsN ht--
woodie - or woodhead." He sal
chuckiing to himself over his reminIs
cencss. "woodis WIS q aice enough
Teller. Not much senss, but meant
all right. I reckon. MAny's tbs
mountain him and I prospscted. the
Choe1uts. sooperstiuons. all OF 'en
round these parts. See that big peah
up there all by itssif like a Egyptian
obalisk. That . old Picacho. Used
to be so rich hat n miner who didn't
wash three bundled dollars OF gold
Ia day was fired for. n no'count. Now
it's all abandoned. towns and campo
There's gold there yit. but IT'S sure
hell to find. .
We'll. this woodvfie. or whatever
It was. seems like him and ] went
over every inch Of this country witt
Il pick and 9 spysiass. We like &c
died a dozen times-wnter give out
Once we got TO 4 water hole 90 deer
down our rope wouldn't Just quit,
reach II. and we couldn't climb down
There was a BIG rattiesnake there n
that. We was both black IN the mouth
One Of our burros had fell off n ledg'
and died. and the other'n shook of
his pack and boieed. And we was toe
weak to chase him. Then Woodi'
went plumb crazy. He throwed away
his boots and flung 'em down tbs
his blankit and his cio'es and took Of
water hole at the snake. and woult
We Jumped down after EN-. only
helt on TO him / was some feeble
m'self. tut 1 got him roped and tied
Then he cert'ny give me and oaws
about the best cussin' out either o.
US ever got. and we both been swor'
at considerable. Well. my brain be
gun to dry up and 70 crazy. too
was strtin' TO throw away my thing
when q prospector found us. Aftel
that I told woodis.I was goin' to kccI
away from the desert. He laughed
! hisself sick. and says he, 'Bodin-