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The Washington times., 1922-09-26
STOCK MARKET
DECL|NESUNDER
HARD PRESSURE
Oil, Rail, Motor, and Indus.
trial Stocks Affected by
Liquidation.
By w. S. COUSINS.

Copyright, 1879, Dy SostnopohtAu Ne"s
Service.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Liauida.
ton In practically every depart
ment of the market continued inn
mediately after the opening today.
and stocks were sold down frac-
tionally from the previous closing
level Points of resistance we're
found In a few isolated stocks,
principally among the oils, while
the rails, motors and industrials,
and some Of the steel shares, grav-
itated to lower price levels.
Unsteadiness in the railroad
stocks, most OF which were under
selling pressure in the early trad.
ing today, was attributed to the
bad effect which the publication Of
the August earnings statements will
have upon traders who have been
partial to the rails. Union Pacific
sold down below $50, Rock Island
broke 43, and New York Central
sold below 9S.
The steel stocks were quite ac-
tive. but their price movements
were in marked contrast to the
buoyancy which characterized them
in yesterdays session. Gulf States
Steel hardly approached the lowest
price recorded in yesterdays mar
ket; Crucible was off nearly two
points. at SSA; United States Steel
was off about one point, and Beth
lehem "B" fractionally lower.
Studebaker Drops.
Studebaker and Baldwin were
subjected to heavy pressure. appar.
emily in an effort to depress the
market in the same way as during
the reaction of last week. Both of
these stocks showed little tendency
TO rally. and their weakness was
undoubtedly of assistance in caus-
Ing unsettlement elsewhere in the
list. SIudebaker sod off from l27
10 l2O12, ana Baldwin from 1891
to 1925.
Mexican Oils pushed forward
rather vigorously in the first hour.
but the higher points attained by
them provided an excellent level
for both long liquidation and new
short selling, and the declines s
therefrom were sharp and vigorous.
Standard Oil stocks also slid down
from the high points attained in
yesterdays s vigorous movement, and
at 1876 S. y. New Jersey was down
Az points from the high of the
previous session.
Shipping stocks were also weak
In the carly trading, Marine pre-
ferred losing about two points and
Atlantic Gulf two and one-haIf. In
dustrials were irregular, some is.
sues like Coca Cola and American
Woolen advancing. while Mallinson,
American Can and Corn Products
sold at lower prices.
The current downward movement
in the stock market has again
raised the question as to the prob.
able extent OF the short interest in
the market This is probably of
small dimensions as yet, but it Will
doubtless increase if the downwa I'd
movement continues and unless long
liquidation can be forced by IL, it
will form the basis for a moderate
rally later on.
The Washington times., 1922-09-26
Liberty Bonds.

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co.
Prices at noon:
Liberty 3ha's.. 800 l6
Liberty First 4A's........... 1OO.44
Liberty Second 4h's........ 1OoO2
Liberty Third h's......... 1OO.O2
Liberty Fourth 4As........ l0O.22
Victory 4%'s................ 100 SO
Victory 3&'s."............ 100.2S
The Washington times., 1922-09-26
Foreign Exchange.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Sterling
4.411a; cables, 441%. Francs, .0762;
cables, .0762h. Lire. .0427; cables,
.O427h. Belgians, .0719; cables,
.O719h. Marks, .OOO67s. Drachmas,
.0320; cables. .0325. Swiss, 1857;
cables, 1859. Guilders, 1880 and
1888. Pesetas, 1925; cables, 1927.
Sweden kronen, .2642 cables, .264S.
Norway, 1889 and 1893. Denmark,
.2079 and .20S3.
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Open. High. Low. Close.
Money on call. AZ An 4
Stock sales up to
II am. IL noon. 1p.m. 2p.m.
1S7,10O $4,000
Bond sales up to
II am. IL noon, 1p.m. ppm.
$780, 900 6,509,O00
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
REDS REPULSED
IN ECUADOR
REVOLUTION
Former St. J. Boy Says 1t
Started With Railroad
Strike

viii W. Morse, 3 former st.
Johnsbuly boy, who is now Vice
Consul for the United States at
Guayacuil, Ecuador, has written
his sistor, Miss Flora +. Morse,
under date of Dec. 2 and the fol-
lowing description of present CON
ditions in that South American re-
public will interest our readers:
eve have passed through a So
cial crisis in Ecuador, especially in
Guayaquil. 1t began with a strike
on the railroad for higher wages,
followed by strikes of the lighting
and street car companies in Guaya-
quill, so that for several days there
were no lights and no street cars;
then a general strike was called,
stores and factories all closed and
business suspended. The crisis
was reached on Nov. 15, when
many stores were broken into by
the mob and sacked who also ot
tackled and disarmed some of the
police. The soldiers were called
out to quell the riot, and only after
about 250 of the mob had been xii
led and as many more wounded,
was order restored. At one time
some of the mob surged around
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
OLD-TIME
HACK DRIVER
Is DEAD
LOthrop II. Lucas Famil-
lar Figure In St. Johns
bury Many Years

A familiar figure has passed out
of st. Johnsbury in the person of
Lothrop H. Lucas who died Thurs
day afternoon az st. Johnsbury
hospital following a brief illness of
pneumonia. For many years before
the advent OF automobiles and for
years after the Lucas hack driven
by "Lote" Lucas as he was famil-
iarly called, was the first sight to
greet the eye at the railroad sta
ton. When the hacks gave way to
the taxis, Mr.. Lucas clung to his
horse an antiquated vehicle and
continued his hacking business un-
til two months ago. For the past
few years he had lived alone in his
house on Hastings Hill with occa-
siOnal visits to MS children. He
was found in his home alone Tues
day quite seriously i'll and was tax
en- to the hospital. Pneumonia de
veloped and the end came about
IOuI OClOCh llul study.
Mr. Lucas belonged to one of
the old families of this section. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Lucas Of Peacham and was
born IN that place rs years ago. He
came when a young man to st.
Johnsbury and the remainer of his
life " as spent here, many years
of it in the house on Hastings Hill
where he was found alone So ser
iously i'll. The Lucas family home
was on upper Main street vll the
site where now stands the hand
some residence of Mr. and Mrs.
James Cosgrove.
About 80 years ago Mr.. Lucas
married Miss Catherine Peck of
Danville and six children were
born to them, two dying in in
fancy. The survivors are Alonzo of
st. Johnsbury, Mary, wife of Earl
Bennett of Springfield, Mass,
Emily, wife of Clyde Drown of st.
Johnsbury and Ethel, wife of A.
a. Carter of Holyokc, Mass. Mrs.
Lucas died nine years ago. One of
d large family Mr.. Lucas is sur
vived only by tive brothers, David
Lucas of Marshfield and Frank
Lucas of Pasadena, Calf.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2.30 at
Grace Methodist church and burial
viii be in Mt Pleasant cemetery.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
NO HINDRENCE TO
BIG YEAR AHEAD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-Stock
taking Of the nations domestic
business for the past year gives a
feeling of satisfaction according
to statement issued by the De
partment of Commerce. There
are no serious obstacles in sight
which should hinder further adj
vanceS in the carly new year." con
tinues the report. Optisism born
Of the accomplishments of the
past, which officials regard as a
remarkable strengthening of the
economic fabric, was evident
throughout and the report called
attention to the fact that the pro-
duction of manufactured commi-
dities was so per cent larger than
in 1921. While the unsettled con-
ditlons in the foreign countries,
particularly in Europe, are still de-
pressing and to some extent have
set the prices of agricultural pro-
duets below the level of other com
modities, these lowering conditions
have been somewhat relieved with-
in the last two months.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
NEWPORT BREAKS
RECORD HANDLING
CHRISTMAS MAIL
1000 Packages a Day
Delivered Last Four
Days

Few if any of those whow atch-
ed so early for the arrival of the
Christmas package or message
from faraway friends, realized the
amount of work which this joyous
season makes for the post office
employees and carriers.
In a recent interview with the
Newport postmaster, d. r. Stetson
he stated that this year Christmas
business was the largest in the his
tory of the office. Over $4,000 let
tiers and postal cards passed
through the cancelling machine
and mailed during the six days of
Christmas week. One thousand
packages a day were delivered dur
ing the last four days of the week.
Mr.. Stetson also said that the
packages were received this year
in much better condition, well
wrapped and tied, properly ad-
dressed with name of sender as
well as the address. This is due
perhaps to the repeated admoni-
tions and directors posted outside
for the education of patrons. The
total number of packages for the
week proceeding Christmas day
was approximately 5000.
The amount of stamps sold for
the year will run at least $4,000
over that of last year. The busi-
ness for the week averaged over
500 a day more than that of the
same week in 1921.
The deliveries were made in
good time and with very little de-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
DEATH CLAIMS
SKILLFUL
JEWELER
Lucius Freeman Frye
Was Native of
Concord

L. F. Frye, jeweler of 81 Rail
road street, died at his home, Mt.
Pleasant street, Friday morning,
after a long period of failing
health. He had been in poor health
for long time, had often been
unable to be at his place of busi-
ness, but not until within the last
few weeks has MS condition been
the subject of serious concern. For
the last week he has failed rapid
ly and the end came suddenly.
Lucius Freeman Frye was born
in Concord, So years ago, the son
of George c. and Lucella Frye. He
was named for Lucius Freeman
for many years the town clerk in
the town of Waterford. Mr.. Frye's
father was for many years town
clerk in the town of Concord.
His brother, Clinton G. Frye,
now deputy county clerk of Gale
donia county, ST. Johnsbury, was
also born in Concord, as was their
half-Sister, Jennie A. Gilbert, who
died in San Diego, California,
some twenty years ago.
After the death of Mr.. Frye's
father, his mother married Albro
f. Nichols, then practicing law in
Concord, and later the family NOV
ed to st. Johnsbury, and Mr.Frye
has since made his home on Mt.
Pleasant street, his home.
Mr.. Frye graduated from st,
Johnsbury Academy in the class
of 1890, after which he spent a
year in Denver, Colorado. After
a thorough course IN matchmaking
in Waltham, Mass, he entered
the jewelry store of the late Thad.
M. Spencer, where he remained
for long time, becoming except
ionally well skilled in all branches
of the business under Mr.. Spenc-
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not been able 70 furnish the town
with labor and supplies at their
own price This sbecause the town
manager, J. B. Wright, demands of
everyone value received and in
making his purchases, except the
small items, calls for competitive
bids and plays no favorites, The
selectmen and the school board,
one of whom is woman, are serv-
ing their three terms without pay
and the village trustees are paid
$50 a year. And the three
boards engage the town manager
every year and he delivers the
goods.
Springfield today has the ablest
business men in the community on
its board OF selectmen-men who
are known all over the state. The
farmers are represented by ]. l..
Johnson, the manager of one of
the best farms in Windsor county
and in close touch with the agri-
cultural interests. Everad Stubbs,
the second member, is superinten-
dent of the Fellows Gear Shaper
Company, and the third member is
Col. William u. Woolson, treasur-
er of the Jones and Lamson Com
pany and a director or officer in
many other Springfield corpora
tons. The village is just as fortu
nate in its three trustees even If
they are not as we'll known outside
as the sclectmen and they are as
enthusiastic as the other board in
the town management form of
government. While the school di-
rectors do not have as much to do
with the system as the other
boards they never throw a monkey
wrench in the cogs and the three
boards coordinate like the move
ment of a Swiss watch. And be-
cause of this cooperation and be-
cause of the efficiency of the town
manager, Springfield has the best
streets of any town in Vermont,
the place is splendidly lighted, the
taxes have been lowered, and all
this has been accomplished against
tremendous opposition the first
year and through three years of
depression in the big factories
which in good times employed
thousands of employees.
Continued on Page Five
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
RAILROADSIN
BATTLE WITH
HUGE DRIFTS
Trains Outlawed and Mail
Carriers Are
Delayed

Huge drifts in the cuts through
which it took two engines to push
through the snow plow were nee
essary. Swirling snow that came so
thickly that the pilots of the en-
gines were not visible, were the
tales brought back by railroad men
who have been battling their way
during the past "a hours lii the
worst storm that has visited
Northern New England this year.
Trains arriving at the station
this morning told only too plainly
the difficulties that rail men have
had to surmount during the past
twenty four hours. Engines were
coated with ice, as were the wheels
of the cars. Can tops were piled
high with snow, and trainmen
muffled to the ears to withstand
the chilling blasts that are sweep
ing through the hilly country, be-
spoke of hours of battling with
the elements in their vain attempts
to get their trains through on time.
Train 7706 from Cambridge
Junction to St. Johnsbury, last
night found such drifts that it was
necessary to leave their milk cars
at Hardwick, and Engine POOL was
sent from here this morning to
bring them in. They arrived
around ten thirty snow laden and
ice coated.
The snow plow over the st.
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
road this morning was equipped
with two engines, and reported as
much as two feet of snow in the
cuts, that they saw no traffic on
the main highway, and that the
wind was blowing at the rate of
70 miles an hour in Walden and
Danville. .MAA
The extra train from White Riv-
er to Newport which left White
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
PLANS HOTEL
AND RAILWAY
AT OWLS HEAD
Edward AudinwOOd of
Derby Line Buys
Property

Old Owls Head mountain
which has lowered in lonely grand
eur over the beautiful waters of
Lake Memphremagog for so many
years, may sometime become
popular mecca for pleasure seek
ers from the cities, and scene Of
gayety and busting activity if the
dreams of Edward Audinwood of
Derby Line come true.
Mr.. Audinwood, who is a pros
porous business man of Derby
Line, has bought several hundred
acres of c. A. K. Macpherson of
Georgeville, which includes the
Owls Head Mountain House prop
erty and Owls Head itself.
A large modern hote. and good
automobile roads are planned, and
an inclined railway with cable car
to the top of the mountain like
that of Mount Royal in Montreal
is also under consideration.
There is no fairer spot on the
Lake than at Owls Head where
there has been in the past two
POOu SuIIlIneE IlOIeiS. mere II d
natural harbor, fine beach, good
fishing, and every natural advan-
tage for the promotion of such a
project.
And this reminds US that ,nis
idea of a railway to the top of the
mountain would suit nightly some
of the mountain climbing enthus-
lasts like Denny Goode of Boston
and Frederick Taylor of New
York, members of the Green
Mountain Club, who came all the
way to Newport to climb Jay Peak
and then sat comfortably enscon-
sed before a blazing wood fire at
the Newport House and comfort
ably promoted the Long Trail
while they ate good dinner.
Meanwhile the party of eighty
from Burlington did not balk at
an inch or two Of snow and scaled
the frosty peak above the clouds.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
COURTS TO SETTLE
IRISH CONSULATE FIGHT

NEW YORK, Dec, 29-An ami
cable arrangement which precludes
violence but permits picketiro was
in effect TODAY at the Irish Consul
late here, which has been beseiged
by Irish Republicans since We'd
nesday night when Lindsay Craw-
ford with official papers appoint-
ing him Free State consul took
over the office, Robert Brisco, who
claims he is a member of the Irish
Republican army occupied one
room of the office for the Republi
cans and Mr.. Crawford sat at
desk in another room representing
the Free State. It was indicated
that this arrangement would pre-
vail until the matter could be set
lied in the courts.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
ALL C0LLECIANS
LOSE COMPANY
D IN FAST CONTEST
Visitors Give Locals
Worse Scare of
Year

Facing from the start, an attack
that at any time during the game
threatened to swamp them, the
Company d basketeers in last
final squirt in which the name of
Dumas figured in the leading role
defeated the New Hampshire All
Collegians by the score of 10 to 16
at the Armory last night.
Never in the annals of scale
town basketball has a local team
had TO work harder for the points
gained than last night. The visit
ors coming here with a reputation
for winning, but underestimated to
some extent by the locals, played
a game that will go down in his
tory as the greatest game ever
seen on the Armory floor From
the minute that referee Kanney
blew his whistle -or the opening
dash until the big gong sounded
for the end of the game it was
contest so replete with thrills that
the fans used thier seats only as
place to stand.
The credit for the game goes to
none other than the original Du-
mas. With one minute left to 90
and the score tied 16 to 16 "Whit-
ey" dashed from his position as
the ball was tossed up and seized
snappy pass from his big running
mate Goslant. Dodging an oppos-
ing guard and while beyond the
middle of the floor from his bas-
ket, like the proverbial "Steve"
Brody he took a chance and made
it.
To pick any individual star from
the ten men that performed would
have taken an expert. Lucky Fisk
PusS Connor and Curley Burns in
the forward positions were prodi-
gies of strength and agility. Puss
failed to tally a field goal, and
Goslant did not get a lone point,
but never have two men played
harded ball and considering that
their opponents were two of the
fastest men that have ever invaded
the tepee of the st. Johnsbury
warriors it is not at all strange.
Both Goslant and Dumas outmd
themselves, and it was due to the
seemingly untiring efforts of these
great guards that the score was
not reversed.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
EXPECTS ARRESTS IN
MOREHOUSE PARISH CASE

MONTOE, Louisiana, Dec. 20
Sheriff Carpenter of Morehouse
Parish today declared there would
be arrests in the Morehouse kid
mapping Investigations upon the
return of the federal Investigators,
who were in New Orleans yester-
day attending a conference with
state officials. He said he had
no reliable information relative to
the alleged confessions of two
persons involving forty-fve citi-
IONS.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
VOTERS and TAX PAYERS

Do you want better governed town!
DO you want your moneys worth for the
taxes you pay?
Do YOU want to know who the kickerS are
against well-managed town?
Do YOU want to know where the town man
ager plan, as advocated by Mr.. George Cald-
beck, is big success?
Do YOU want to know just how ST. Johns
bury at its village meeting next Wednesday, can
adopt the town manager plan?
There are no ifs and ands and butts about
this information.
Mr.. Arthur F. Stone, editor of the Caedon-
ian-Record has just returned from an investl-
CATION of the town manager plan in Springfield,
Vt, where he formerly lived and where he
knows personally most of the leading citizens
and business men. He will write series of
three articles, beginning today, on just how the
town manager plan works out.
Don't fail to read every one Of the articles.
Then make up your mind how you want to vote
at the Village meeting on Wednesday.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
BUY CIGARETS
FOR MILLION ROUBLES

MOSCOW, Dec. 29-American
made cigarets are now on sale
here for about rae million soviet
roubles each. The Russian rouble
has been fluctua;ing to such an
extent that it has become a COM
mon occurrence for dealers to
boost many articles billions of
roubles over night
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
CONFERENCE TO
TAKE UP PREPARATIONS

PARIS, Dec. 29-As a result Of
an exchange of views between the
Premiers, the Allies have decided
to go over the entire question of
reparation in detail at the Paris
conference which will begin Tues
day. 1t is expected now in official
circles that it will require at least
week and perhaps two weeks TO
complete the discussion
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
ARBUCKLE MAY
DIRECT FILM MAKING

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. %
VIII H. Hays, director general of
the motion picture industry, said
to the Woman's City Club today
that Roscoe Fatty" Arbuckle
probably would nci appear in any
motion pictures again but would
be given an opportunity to direct
film production.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
FORMER SULTAN is
GOING TO MECCA

MALTA, Dec. 29-Former Sui
tan Mohammed VI of Turkey, it
is understood will leave for Mecca
rovt Monday aboard a British war
ship. He will presumably be land
ea at Jeddan, the port of Mecca
on the Rcd Sea.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
PRESIDENT OF THERMOS
BOTTLE COMPANY DEAD

NORWICH, Conn, Dec. %
William B. Walker, president of
the American Thermos Bottle Co.
of this city, died at his home in
New London early today after a
five weeks illness of heart touble.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
DRASTIC POLITICAL
ACTION IN Japan

TOXIC, Dec. 29-The Plivy
Council today passed a resolution
condemning the policy of the Kato
cabinet, Such action is unpreced-
ented in the history of Japanese
politics.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
U. V. M. WILL
PLAY MARQUETTE

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 29-The
Marquette University football team
will meet the University Of Yer
mont team here on Thanksgiving
day, 1923.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FELT IN AOUHA

ROME, Dec. 29-An earthquake
shock was felt at Avezzano in the
province of Aquila this afternoon
according to message received
here. No damage was reported.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
Schooner Wrecked, Railroads
Tied Up and Three Fatalities
Storm Blows Out To Sea
and Is Central Today OFF
n. E.. Coast
(By the Associated Press)

BOSTON, Dec. 29-The Northeast blizzard that swept
most of New England last night had blown itself
early today leaving schooner wrecked Cape Cod rail
roads, trolley and steamship services disturbed and