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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
81 WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES UNTO THE HILLS FROM
WHENCE COMETH MY HELP"

Iranqulltys faireSt blooms among the hills abound,
In the chambers of the EARTH there peace
Above the noise discordant of busy and mills,
Away from MOL and toing there is calm upon the hills
Their whispered call appealing makes tumu my breast
And It's with keen their challenge represed
Methnks see in fancy the sunset flame and fade,
While adoWn the distant valley the accommodating
Anon the estve starfock break through high
And populate with plenty the meadows of the sky.
And in the hush prevailing, that the spaces fills
Comes soothing of the spirit potent the hills
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
PRIZE SPEAKING
BY JUNIOR HIGH
BOYS AND GIRLS
Paul Washburn and DOrO-
thy Baker Capture
First Prizes

Fourteen boys and girls, stu
dents of the sixth grades of the
St. Johnsbuly and St. Johnsbury
Center schools competed in the
prize speaking Thursday night at
the Junior high chapel in a pro-
gram packed with interest and
selected with a view of showing
to good advantage the histronic
ability of the participants. The
judges, Mrs. S. J. Steward, Mrs.
B. E. Doyle, Mrs. X. d. Sherry
and Mrs. NJ. g. Tupper of st.
Johnsbury Center, were confront
ed with a task after deliberating
on the various good points of the
young declamers.
The first prize for the boys was
awarded to Paul Washburn and
Dorothy Baker won the first honor
for the girls. Second prizes went
to Katherine Skinner and Verne
Lewis while James Thorley and
Bernice Cutting received honor
able mention. The other partici-
pants were Phyllis oliver, Lin
dorf Morris, Lois Goodwin, Will
liam Nurnburg, Charles Calder
wood, Lillian Weiner, George Bar
rett, Gertrude Howe.
The parts by the prize speakers
were not the only features of the
program and the audience that
filled the chapel and overfowed
into the halls heard some very
fine music. Miss Emma Loveitt
showed skill on the piano in the
really fine rendition Of "Estralla"
and warm applause was also ac-
corded Misses Beulah Fletcher,
Dorothy Murphy and Naomi
Richardson who gave a piano trio.
dreamy Moon, vocal duet by
Dorothy and Richard Simpson,
was another pleasing number as
were the vocal solos by Miss Jen-
ME King and Donald Beauregard.
Miss Madeline oliver was heard
to good effect in a difficult piano
selection and the program closed
with a number by the 6B orchcs-
ira, James Cosgrove and William
Chalmers, violinS, Marshall Milti-
more, traps and Miss Jennie King,
piano.
Mrs. B. +. Doyle for the board
of judges awarded the prizes
which were of coin of the realm
and the winners were loudly APP
plauded as they stepped to the
platform to receive their awards.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
MUCH CONFLICTING
TESTIMONY IN
DANIELS CASE
Railroad Claims Accident
Occurred On Private
Crossing

Not much progress was made
Thursday in the Daniels damage
case against the Boston & Maine
railroad before Judge Hauand B.
Howe in Federal court at Montpe
her because of the illness oil Gen
eral G.. Sargent OF Ludlow, one of
the attorneys in the case. He was
able, however, to proceed with the
case Friday.
The character of the crossing
just below the Lyndonyllle eiectrlc
hight station in Lyndon whereLouis
Daniels met his death last sum-
mer when the Ford truck he was
running for the electric company
was struck by Boston & Name
engine figured largely in the test
imony that was introduced.
The witnesses Tor the railroad
tended to show that the fatal cross
ing was a private, or farm crossing
and was not regarded a. a pubic
one. The evidence for the plaintiff
was to the effect that the road
across the track at the point in
question was always considered as
a public night OF way and Wa as
such kept in repair by the town.
Mrs. Daniels was allowed under
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
st. J. A. Prepares for
Seasons Athletics

There was a lively meeting of
the St. Johnsbury Academy Atht-
letic association after chapel FRI
day morning when the seasons
program of sports was discussed.
Indications are promising for an
active season.
Stanley Perry, president of the
association, presided and the fol-
lowing selections were made. Foot
ball manager, Charles Malam of
st. Johnsbury; manager of boys
basketball team, John Kellogg of
Benson; manager of girls basGet
ball team, Elizabeth Curtis of Low
ell; custodian of athletic associa-
ton proeDrty, Leigh Cramer of s.
JohnSbu1y. GXIHW
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
A. |. BRAGG
DIES AT HIS
HOME THURSDAY
Was One of the Towns
Substantial and Highly
Respected Citizens

A. l.. Bragg died at his home on
Emerson street Thursday after
noon, aged Is years, never having
recovered from the shock he re-
ceived on April A.
Alfred Ladd Bragg was born in
Thetford July 10, 1S48, and lived
until early manhood IN Thetford,
Fairlee and South Fairlee. On
April %, 1869, he married at Plain
field Lucy W. Lucas. In the early
seventies they came to SIT. Johns
bury where they have since resid-
er, their home in Arlington being
one of the first of the many resi-
denceS now in that section. For a
few years he worked in the scale
shops and later TOR few years for
Horace Carpenter. He then became
a partner in the building and con-
tracing firm of Smith G. Bragg,
which was later succeeded by the
firm of Bragg and Morris. Upon
the death of his partner, L. c.
Morris, about 20 years ago Mr..
Bragg took over the business and
has continued it ever since.
Mr.. Bragg in his so year active
business life has erected many
buildings in this section, the most
prominent being the Summerville
schoolhouse, the Barton high
school and the remodelled New
port high school. He has built
many of the stations on the Boston
G. Maine railroad and numerous
dwelling houses. He did a variety
of construction work and in 1889
built the Belknap dam below the
village on the Passumpsic river
and the first electric light plant
there that the village ever had.
Mr. Bragg was actively interest
ed in municipal affairs, being Will
age trustee for several years and
for many years was the chief en-
gineer of the volunteer fire depart
ment. His intimate knowledge of
the construction of many OF the
public and private buildings in the
village was invaluable when duty
called him to a fire.
Mr.. Bragg belonged to all the
Masonic bodies in St. Johnsbury
and Mt. Sinai Temple, MOBILES of
the Mystic Shrine He was also a
member of the various Odd Fellow
lodges and Past Grand of Gale
donia Lodge.
Mr.. Bragg leaves a wife and two
daughters, Nellie NJ, wife of J. f.
Bertrand of ST. Johnsbury, and
Bertha NJ, wife of NJ. J. Delaney
of Springfield, Mass. He is also
survived by three brothers and one
sister, Charles Bragg of South
Fairlee, Clarence Bragg of South
Kingston, n. H., William Bragg of
Post Mills and Mrs. Theodore
Wise of Lyme, n. H. The funeral
will be held at his home at No. )
Emerson street Saturday afternoon
at o'clock, conducted by Rev. A.
S. Woodwork. The burial will be
in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Mr.. Bragg was hardworking and
industrious man who completed his
contracts conscientiously and de-
manded similar service from his
employees. His buildings were built
on honor and are his best memor-
ialS. He was a citizen who took a
deep interest in municipal affairs,
his record in the village offices he
held being one that he could al
ways look back upon with a just
pride. He had a wide circle of
friend who will miss his familiar
presence Oh the streets and in the
shop and who extend deep SYM
pathy to the bereaved family.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
NEW JERSEYS GOVERNOR
WILL RUN FOR THE SENATE

TRENTON, n. J., April II
Governor Edwards has formally
announced his candidacy as the
democratic nominee for the United
States senate at the primaries to
be held throughout the state on
September 26. State Senator Al
eander Simpson is the only other
asuirant for the office. Governor
Edwards was electel chief execu-
tive of the state on a platform
condemning the prohibition amend
ment.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14

Expect Proctor
To Be Candidate

MONTPELIER, April 14-As a
result of the announcement this
morning that Guy w. Bailey, pres
ident of the University of Vermont
would not be a candidate for gov
ernor this year, it was rumored
about the State House today that
Redfield Proctor of Rutland would
announce his candidacy on Mon
day.
Mr.. Proctor returned "a few weeks
ago from California and during his
absence was constantly mentioned
as a probable candidate for the
office.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
PROBE BANDIT GANG

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, What The
police know of the operations Of Il
bandit gang working under the di-
recting of Earl "Tug' Wilson was
brought to the attention of a
special Middlesex county jury to-
day. Evidence was presented that
Wilson intended to attempted to
kill three policemen in Arlington
Sunday night Sarah Doyle and
"Bill" Crosby are held as acccssor-
les to the shooting. VII faces
numerous other charges in addi-
ton to the hold up.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
ATTACKED BY HER
DIVORCED HUSBAND

BOSTON, April 14-Mrs. Cath
crime T. Randell awoke at her East
Boston home this morning today
to find her divorced husband, aged
81 years, gripping her throat with
one hand and holding knife aOo e
her in his other hand. She fought
the man off and ran to the police
station. Her husband was later cap
tured by the police and charged
with assault with intent to kill. He
was released on bail.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
WILL BE UNABLE TO
SING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS

NEW YORK, April 14-John
Mccormack, the noted tenor
stricken with an affection of the
throat Saturday, was declared to
have passed the crisis today, but
he will not be able to sing for sev-
eral months. Physicians assert that
the ailment will not affect the
quality of his voice.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
lContinued OF page 81
IRISH ARMY CAPTURE
A COURT HOUSE

BELFAST, April 1.-Two hun
dred and fifty members of the Ir-
ish Republican army seized at mid
night the -Four Court buildings in
Dublin which has been the seat of
the national court of justice. The
men who seized the building in
tend to utilize it as permanent
headquarters. They have barrie
AIDED the windows and with sand
bags law books and legal docu-
ments. They have also command
eered the adioinging hotel.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
BIG NAVY MEN
CLAIM VICTORY

WASHINGTON, April IA
House members leading the fight
for a $4,000 enlistment force
amendment to the navy bill launch
ed an effort today to prevent u
vote on it tomorrow when a big
part of the membership viii be
absent from Wa hington. Claim
ing enough strength to win wheth-
er today of next week. big navy
men indicated they would attempt
TO bring about adjournment over
the week end.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
EXPLOSION OF OIL
CAUSES BIG LOSS

CHICAGO, April 14-One man
was killed and two or three others
wounded when d Standard Oil
Company still at Whiting, Ind, eX-
ploded this morning. All were en-
DloyeS. After the explosion a
vhatterv of 10 oil stills burned after
tine explosion. The blaze did dam
age estimated between $1,OOO,000
and S2,OOO,OOO.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
AFTERMATH OF A
FORMER TRAGEDY

NEW YORK. April 14-Anoth-
er tragedy growing out of the SEN
sational murder of DR.. Abraham
Glickstein by Mrs. Lillian Raizen
in Brooklyn last December was re-
corded today when his widow, Mrs
Anna Glickstein ended her life
by leaping from the third story
window of her brothers home in
Brooklyn. The doctors mother
dropped dead at his funeral. Mrs.
Raizen is awaiting trial for mur-
der.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
MISS MARGARET HOLMES
RESTING AFTER IN Jury

PAWTUCkET, r. l., April II
Miss Margaret Holmes, who was
shot over the heart while walking
with Hugh Hunting on Wednesday
night is reported to be resting
comfortable at the hosnital this
morning. The police say that they
are satisfied that the story told by
Miss Holmes and Mr.. Hunting
about the attack being made by
two young men is true.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
B. & M. RAILROAD
VALUED AT S234,l8o.S16

WASHINGTON, April IA
tentative value of S234,189,816 for
the Boston and Maine system was
found today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. This re-
presents the total value of the
road and its numerous subsidiaries.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
LESS PICKETING AT
PAWTUCKET MILLS

PAWTUCKET, r. l. April, IA
Comparatively few pickets We're on
duty at the mill gates today. This
was in accord with the usual FRI
dav and Saturday practice. Police
officers and deputy sheriffs are
still on guard.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
Trail of Destruction Left In Wake of
Worst Floods In twenty-five Years
Lake Champlain Reaches New High
Water Mark and Still Rising
Ry. Schedules Crippled
(By the Associated Press)

BOSTON, April I4-The Connecticut and Me1imac
rivers flooded by rains and weather that them to
flood stages this week. recedng today Lowering of the
water brought relief to many communities particularly those
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14

in Southern Vermont. Several
mills were forced to close after
the water had poured into their
engine rooms.
The Merrimac at Manchester,
n, H., today had reached its
highest stage in 25 years. The
receding waters left a long trail
of destruction but the Connecti-
cut as it roared southwark
through Vermont, caused the
greatest damage. Highways and
railroad roadbeds were torn out
and farmers in the low lands saw
garden lands badly damaged by
the flood.
Railroad schedules on the Cen
tral Vermont and Passumpsic di-
vision of the Boston and Maine
were still badly deranged. Re
ports from Bradford, VT, said the
track of the latter road were
under water for five miles below
that town.
BURLINGTON, VT, April H.
The waters of Lake Champlain
continued to rise today with every
indication of going still higher be-
fore night. A highwater mark of
seven feet, nine inches was reach
ed this morning.
SHARON, VT, April 14-About
100 feet of roadbed two to 10 feet
deep, was washed out half a mile
north of the station about $50 yes
terday morning. The loss to the
Central Vermont will be many
thousands of dollars.
1t was said today that it would
require 200 carloads of stone chips
to fill the gap. A gang of about 30
men were rushing work and it is
believed that hole will be filled
sometime today.
The washout was discovered by
Engineer Fred Chapman, who was
on d freight engine en- route to
White River Junction. The engine
passed the washout, then only q
slight one, safely and got into the
station at White River, halting u
passenger train.
RUTLAND, April IA big
drop in the temperature which
brought freezing conditions in the
mountains caused a rapid falling
of the water in swollen streams
throughout western and central
Vermont today, with the result
that practically aoImal traffic con
ditiOnS were resumed on railroads
except that trains were a little late
in some instances, due to. slow run
ming over recently repaired and
dangerous pieces of track.
EAST RICHFORD, April Ii
William Blaney an employe OF
Nelson & Hall company, narrowly
escaped death when the team he
was driving went over a 20-foot
embankment into the river. Dir.
and Mrs, Henry Morse, who were
approaching the village were at
tracted by what they thought was
Il motorboat. As they came closer
to the object they discovered it
to be Blaney and his team being
carried down stream by the rush
ing water.
clancy was clinging to the Wag-
on box a. he could not swim Marx
Ruiter who live nearby, went to
Blaney'S assistance in a row boat
accompanied by Mr.. Morse. They
finally rescued Blaney and after
hard struggle got the horses from
the river after they had swan
down stream a mile and q quarter.
MONTPELIER, April 1.-the
night sleeper between Essex june
ton and White River Junction
were not run last night. The south
bound evening train was "ticd up
at Northficld while the southbound
milk cars were sent over the Mont
pelicr & Wells River railroad, then
&c to Boston by the way Of the
Boston & Maine railroad. Train
No. ), regular afternoon mail train
was cancelled this afternoon.
Passengers on trains two and
Continued on page fyc)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
BOWLING
RESULTS

The final game of the eason was
bowled at the Fairbanks alleys
Wednesday evening, when Team
No won from Team No. 2 by
safe margin. The summary:
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
Evelyn Liable Aged =
Three Second Vic IN
John Wood, Is Years Old, Is Thirt
Victim of Drowning Within
Twenty-four Hours

gloom has been cast the community by the
triple tragedy which occurred yesterday and today in the
drowning of Elmer Hauver in the Clyde River the morning
and the accidental death by drowning of the little child of
Leon Labbie, late in the afternoon.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14
The Weather

Fair tonight and Satur-
day cloudy with little
change of temperature.
Moderate north winds.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14

BURLINGTON, w., April ID
The waters of Lake Champlain
continued to rise today with every
indication of going still higher be-
fore night. A highwater mark of
seven feet, nine inches was reach
ed this morning.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-14

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-01-20
Aurora, Ill.

"A short time ago / was one of the
most nervous and miserable persons
on the earth, but thanks to Tanlac
I'm we'll and happy now" said Mrs.
Nina Raber, 446 Farnsworth Ave-,
Aurora, Ill.
1T was just about two years ago
that / began to be distressed after
every meal I had awful smothering
spells at times and my heart beat so
irregularly that often thought I
wouldn't live through the attack.
Headaches we're the bane of my ex-
istence and ! shudder even now when
] think of them, Ny back hurt me,
too, and it was just agony for me to
bend over and straighten up again.
"Tanlac had done for me far more
than ] ever expected and I'm like a
different person altogether. In fact,
I'm in perfect health now. In my
opinion, Tanlac is the best medicine
under the SUM-"
Tanlac is sold at ROche's Drug
Store
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-01-20
FARMERS MOVE TO LIFT TAX
BURDENS

The farmers in the Kentucky
General Assembly are determined
that something be done to relieve
the farmers of the State of the bur-
dens of taxation. 1t was as move in
this direction that Representative
Ira D. Smith, of Hopkinsville, in
PRODUCED a resolution in the House
asking the State Tax Commission for
comparative figures between 1917
and 1921.
Not only are plans being worked
out for the relief of the taxation
situation on farms but blocs already
are being formed with a view to
furthering legislation in which GER
tain sections of the State are inter-
ested.
The first open bloc Of the kind has
been formed by the nine members of
the house from the first Congress
sional District. While presumably
for the purpose of pushing bill to
repeal the section of the 1920
school law making County Superin-
tendents appointive instead of elect
i've, members from the district say
that it will remain operative
throughout the session in getting
legislation Of value to the first dis.
trict.
The Central Kentucky members Of
the Legislature are among the mos
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-01-20

Jud Tunkins says he doesn't care N
very much for the sunny smile that a
man puts on. the same as he does a
nigh hat. merely because it suits the
occasion.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-01-20

determined in the matter of finding
means Of aiding the farmers. An in
dication of the attitude of these
men on the matter is seen in the
statement of former Speaker H. C.
Duffy, of Cynthiana, that "some-
thing must be done to relieve the
farmer" and to help those who al
ready have not lost all their life
earnings retain what they have.
The passage Of the Bingham CO.
operative Marketing act by the Sen
ate without dissenting vote was
the first move toward the plan for
aiding the farmer" but it is freely
predicted that with forty-three
farmers in the House and about the
same percentage in the Senate, this
is only a beginning of the work for
the farmer.
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
NO SPHERES
OF Influence
IN FAR EAST
New Policy Toward China
More Liberal Than Hay
Declaration
JAPAN'S DEMANDS
TO BE CONSIDERED

WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-United
Press)-The powers in the Washing
ton conference today had pledged
themselves to the open door" in
China
II was learned by the United Press
today that the delegates OF the nine
powers In the secret session OF the
Far Eastern committee last night
approved resolution or declaration
OF the American government solemn
ly reafnrming the "open door" policy
In China.
This declaration is understood 10
be the most sweeping and definite
promise ever given by the nations
Of the world to observe the policy
Of the open door
Definite announcement that the
"open door" resolution is broader
than the Hay "open door" declara-
tion. that is intended TO abolish
spheres OF influence" in China and
that Il broadens and defines the Root
declarations came from a Chinese
delegate.
At the same time ne and Ameri-
an delegates announced that Japan's
21 demands will be considered by the
conference.
In I.esenting the American open
door formula TO the committed
Secretary Hughes made a speech
outlining the stand OF the United
States on this all important principle
] CONTINUED on Page Eieven.)
Evening journal., 1922-01-17
MAUDE ADAMS GIVES
ESTATE TO SISTERS

NEW YORK. Jan. II Omitted
Press). .-Maude Adams. known to
thousands as the personiication OF
Peter Pan, has presented her 800
acre estate at Lake Ronkonkoma,
Long Island. 10 the Roman Catholic
Sisterhood OF our Lady OF the
Cenacle here.
The offer was made last spring
and approved today by Bishop
Thomas z. Molloy head OF the do
cese which includes Long Island.
The gift was made because OF
Miss Adams gratitude for the com
fort and peace she found in the Sis
terhood's convent after a nervous
breakdown three years ago which
caused her retirement from the
stage.
Miss Adams has a laboratory In
the General Electric plant al
schnectady and is spending her tine
experimenting with light in connec'
ton with the stage and motion
pictures.