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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
CITY yTOCONT| .|TS ROAD PROGRAM DESPITE OBSTACLE
Work to Be Kept Under Way and Contracts Are to Be Awarded
 Shortly

Carrying out further its program of road building despite interfer- ence of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, the city of Birmingham will let contract on December 15 for construction work on the Ensley-Pratt City road, from Nineteenth street, Ensley, to the Tidewater car line of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany on Second street, Pratt City, involving approximately $100,000. Ordinance for construction of DOT tion of the other fork, from the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company line on Sixth street, Ems ley, to the Tidewater car line on Second street, Pratt City, will also be submitted to the commission Tuesday. This announcement was made at the city hall Saturday,
 But Two Blocks Left
 When the fork covered by the con- tract to be let December l5 Is com pleted. the loute from Ensley will be linked tip with the exception of two blocks, with the proposed Bir- mingham Pratt City route. From the terminus Of the road to be con structed to the Birming ham Pya II City route. or Bankhead highway. work will be held up on account of rights -of-way refused from the Bir- minsham Railway, Light and Power company
 From Nineteenth street. Ensiey, the road will follow Avenue F to Alma avenue or Sixth place, Ensley. where 1t will turn into Avenue C., or Fifth street, Pratt City. At Fourth street 1t will turn east for four blocks and will then go north along Avenue T to the TidewAter car line at Second street. Pratt City.
 An extension of the line along Alma avenue or sixth Place. Ensley. will also be made to Avenue t., where gap will be left between 1t and the other fork on account of lack of rights-o of-wax.
 The other fork will 20 from the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power con. panys line along Avenue U to Second street, where gap will be left between 1t and the Birming- ham Pratt City route.
 Part of Program
 ' These roads are parts of the city county road building program. for connecting routes coming from athe county with those leading ont of the city. For two years futile efforts have been made to obtain rights-o way from the Birmingham Railway, Light}and Power company.
 The city of Birmingham recently declared it's intention of proceeding with building ot all roadway pos sible In spite Of the fact that cer- tain portions are being held up by the utilities company. r, also de- clared it's intention of making 3 detour around the tracks of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company on the South Besse- mer highway that have held up about three -fourths of mile.
 Relief between E1sley and Pratt City Is imperative, officials of the city engineering department said, and attention has been concxntrated on this route. Later, 1t is said energies will be directed toward construction Of the Rirminghani- Pratt City and the Gate City routes.
 Roadwork in Greater Birmingham will go well toward the million dol lar mark when the E,nsley-Pra City route contract is let. More than $500 900 is now under construction.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
Rev. f. B. Richards Heads
Minister'S Association

The first fall meeting of the
ministers Of Caledonia county was
held in Grace Methodist church qt
IT, o'clock Tuesday morning and
was attended by the following
members: Rev. Messrs. Richards,
Hylton and Scudder of St. Johns
bury; Sander~on of Sutton; Gould
Of West Burke; Hinman of Lyn-
donville; Clark of Lyndon; Pierce
of PassumpSic Bliss of McIndoe-
Marsh of Guildhall; and Waldoof
Of Peacham.
Two interesting papers were
given at this meeting. Nh Hinman
gave a review Of Robinson's great
book on mind in the Making ;
and Mr.. Gould spoke on "The Min
ister's Program. Both papers
aroused an animated discussion.
As this was the annual meeting
al election of officers was held.
Rev. 2 B. Richards was elected
president for the ensuing year and
Rev. A. \. Pierce was chosen sec
rotary and treasurer.
The Caledonia Association has
Just finished a successful -year
with . LARGE attendance and much
interest and the prospect for the
new year is equally good.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
MISS RANDALL
MARRIED Tues
DAY AFTERNOON
Popular Teacher Is Bride
of Samuel Chandler
of Cabot

"The best laid schemes O mice
and men gang aft a-gley," so do
the plans of brides and grooms as
demonstrated Tuesday afternoon.
Il was all due to a belated train
but for that Samuel Chandler and
his bride, who a few moments be-
fore was Miss Pauline Randall,
the popular first grade teacher at
the Portland street schools, would
have escaped a deluge of confetti.
Led to believe that the wedding
was to take place in the evening
the friends and fellow teachers of
the bride had made plans for a
later demonstration only to learn
at train time that the ceremony
was over and the bride and groom
were leaving for Boston. Automo-
bies were requistioned, school
rooms deserted and never did the
principals in a wedding receive a
more copious shower of confetti.
il was all due to a late train.
The wedding took place at one
C'clock at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison n.
Randall of Boynton Hill, and was
quiet one attended only by mem
bers of the immediate families,
The brides pastor, DR.. George W.
Hylton Of Grace Methodist church
otficiated using the double ring
ceremony. The bride wore her
travelling dress, a rich gown OF
black corded silk with trimmings
o. French blue. Her travelling cos
tune was completed with gray
velvet hat with metallic trimmings
and a coat of sorrento blue Ge-
roma with collar and cuffs of gray
squirrel.
A wedding luncheon was served
in the dining room following the
ceremony. The table decorations
were pink roses and the room was
decorated with pink and white
carnations. The same color scheme
O fpink and white was used in the
other rooms, prettily effected with
cut flowers.
The ceremony was witnessed
only by the brides parents, her
only sister, Miss Madeline Randall.
the croom'- parents, Nj and Mr..
CONTINUED on page twO)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
Claim Alibi
for Boy Held
for Murder
Third Arrest In Murder
Mystery of Rev. Hall
and Mrs. Mills

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j.,
Oct. 11-Frank T. Kirby, a
Middlesex county detective,
credited with having obtained
the statement from Raymond
Schneider on which Clifford Hayes
was charged with the murder of
Rev. Edward W. Hall, and his
choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor r..
Mills, was attacked by a group of
indignant citizens here early to-
day. Bombarded with bricks and
stones, Kirby escaped unhurt by
locking himself in the baggage
room of the Pennsylvania station.
Later he was surrendered by arm
ed policemen in uniform.
Thomas F. Haggerty, counsel
for Hayes, announced today he
had proof that Hayes was at
home in bed at the hour when
Raymond Schneider, who is held
as a material witness, charges he
committed the crime. Schneider
claimed Hayes shot the pair on a
deserted road, about 1.30 on the
morning of Sept. 10. Haggerty
said Hayes told him, and his state
ment was confirmed by his entire
family, that he returned home at
1915 and went at once to bed.
The third to go to Jail last night
was Pearl BANNER. She is the
l. year old girl, who Raymond
Schneider says, Hayes thought he
was Staying, with her ster
when-according to Schneider's
story-Hayes pumped four bullets
into the bodies of the Rev. Hall
and Mrs. Mills, on the night of
Sept. ii, beneath an apple tree on
the deserted Phillips farm, Schnei-
der is held as a material witness.
Pearl was not officially jailed in
connection with the Hall-Mills
case. The charge against her
which she calmly admitted-was
ilcorrigibility. Prosecutor Strick-
er, of Mddlesex county, who has
been active in the investigation of
the Hall Mills case, appeared per
sonally against her, however
County Judge DAILY, before whom
the hearing was held, departed
from the rule of secrecy in juve-
nile cases and threw his court
omen because he declared, the
people "have a right to know why
She is being put in jail.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
MAKING
MASTER
TEACHERS
VermOnt's Training Class
Instructors In Annual
Conference

"Our work is making master
teachers, said Miss Caroline S.
Woodruff, head of the Castleton
Normal school in speaking of poll
cies and standards of teacher
training, the opening discussion of
the annual conference of training
class instructors. This conference
is held annually in connection
with the meeting Of the State
Teachers association, or rather
preceding the convention proper.
1t opened Tuesday afternoon in
the Fairbanks museum, an infor-
NAL get together of a group of
earnest professionals engaged in
the earnest work Of making teach
ers out of the high school pupils
entrusted to their care.
The conference is in charge of
Miss Katharine Aagensen Of
Montpelier whose work as the
head of the teacher training pro-
ject in Vermont, is going a long
way toward raising the standards
of the profession.
Miss Amy Drake, another we'll
known educator, training class in
structor in the schools Of Spring
field, and former principal of
the Summerville schools, lead a
discussion on the teaching of pro
fcssional ethics.
The various subjects which are
being presented in the form OF
reports and which will occupy the
greater part of today with vital
problems affecting Nermont's
great educational system. Practi-
cally the entire list Of instructors
engaged in the work in this state
are here for the conference.
The teacher training department
az Burlington is represented by
President Guy w. Bailey, Bennett
c. Douglass. Miss Henryetta
Sperle, Miss Eleanor Cummings,
Miss Mary Maude Patrick, Miss
Blundell, Miss Whitcomb, Miss
Shellenburg, Miss Beryl Harring-
ton, Miss Elizabeth Colburn,
Floyd B. jerks and b. Holmes
Wallace.
Miss Woodruff of the Castleton
Normal school is accompanied by
her entire faculty, Mrs. Dora
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
LOCATES FATHER
AND BROTHERS
AFTER 70 YEARS
Grant Clarke Finds Miss
ing Relatives In Near
by Cities

Grant Clarke, an employee at
the c. H. Goss garage is rejoicing
TODAY over the recent discovery OF
the Whereabouts of his father and
three brothers whom he had not
seen since he was 10 years of age.
Mr.. Clarke was four years old
when his mother died leaving foul
little boys and the father The
father not being in a position to
keep the family together put the
boys in an orphans home in Bur
lington, where later they were tax
en- by different families.
When Grant was fourteen years
of age he became dissatisfied with
the home in which he was placed
and ran away making his way to
Montreal, and since that time he
has heard not a word from his
family until Sunday while in Bur
lington he visited the orphan 5
home there and found the names
of the families to which his broth
ers had been sent. Learning that
one was in Woodsville, n H. he
went there yesterday and found
his brother Harry, an engineer on
the Boston and Maine Railroad.
From Harry he learned that his
father is living in Manchester, n.
H., while one brother, Walter, is
an engineer on the Montpelier and
Wells River Railroad while the
third, Lloyd is a motor mechanic
in Buffalo, n. Y.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
TURKS HELD OUT
FOR MORE TROOPS

MUDANIA. oct. 1.-THE arm
istice convention signed by the
representatives of the Turkish
Nationalists and the Allied pow
ers here late last night contained
the exact terms as submitted by
Lieut.. Gen. Harrington, the Brit
ish delegate, and the specifications
as made public yesterday by the
Associated Press Ismet Pasha, the
Turkish representative held out
for a larger number of gender
marie in Eastern Thrace and
lengthily on several other points
but eventually gave way on every
point.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
GEN. CONNOR COMMANDS
CHINESE A. Z. FORCE

WASHINGTON, oct. 11-Brig.
Gen. William V. CoZcor, now an
assistant chief of the general staff
has been relieved from that detail
and has been assigned to com
mand of the A. +. F. at Tient-
sien, China, reflecting the increas-
ed Importance attached here TO ohe
Chinese situation.
The small military force in
China had been commanded by "a
colonel. The new troops will be
under the command of the colonel
and Genera Connor will have
broader function as commander Of
the expeditionary force, although
no increase force there is coutem-
plated. The troops in China are
maintained there under treaty
agreements worked out after the
Boxer uprising.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
FEEDING 1900
TEACHERS IS
BIG PROBLEM
st. Johnsbury Churches
Join In Extending
Hospitality

1t is one thing to find rooms for
1000 teachers. 1t is still another
problem to feed 1900 teachers who
will assemble in St. Johnsbury
from all corners Of the Green
Mountain state on Thursday for
the 73rd annual convention of the
Vermont State Association. These
two problems, to wit: the rooming
and the boarding of St. Johns
bury's guests during the rest of
the week are receiving the most
careful consideration at the hands
of the Commercial Club.
Feeding 1900 persons is a gigan-
tic task, since it entails the pur-
chase of great additional quantities
Of food and supplies. The entire
village Of St. Johnsbury suddenly
finds itself called upon to act as
the collective host for 1000 teach
ers, who must have place to sleep
and plenty Of good things to eat.
Every hotel and restaurant in
st. Johnsbury will be called upon
to exert itself to the utmost to
care for the great influx of visit
ora from Thursday until the
Teachers Convention closes on
Saturday afternoon In a great
many cases, the teachers will re-
ceive their breakfasts in the homes
where they spent the previous
night
The question of furnishing the
teachers their dinners and suppers
has called into play a great system
Of cooperation entered into by the
churches Of st. Johnsbury The
Baptist church on Railroad street
will be the official headquarters
for the convention and due to ,he
rush Of the work of registration,
the members Of this church viii
have no opportunity to serve
meals.
The Grace Methodist church on
Central street will serve supper
Thursday evening and dinner Fri
day noon. At the South Congre-
gationM church, dinners and sup
pcrs viii be clyed on both Thurs
day and Friday. The Uniyersalist
church ON Eastern Avenue viii be
prepared to cater TO the hungry
CONTINUED on page four)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
WINTER SPORTS
MEETING TO BE
HELD TUESDAY
Annual Meeting to BE
Held Earlier to Insure
Smooth Working Club

The St. Johnsbury Winter
Sports Club starts off the season
with a meeting called by the pres
ident, Dr. Dale S. Atwood at the
Fairbanks A. A. Next Tuesday
evening, oct. II, at 7,30 sharp
An amendment to the bylaws
will be presented, to provide for
the election of officers at this time.
It is evident that the last of Nov
ember is altogether too late for
the annual meeting. The varioua
committees should be working
smoothly together on preliminary
affairs before the ground freezes.
All people interested in skating,
srow-shoeing, tobogganing, skiing,
carnivals and other forms Of
winter fun, are invited to be pres
cnt to help in the start of big
out-of-door season for st. Johns
bury Enthusiasm is at a high
pitch. Everybody should be on
hand at the stroke of 1870 when
our biggest sporting organization
is called to order.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11

claimants in bank in France.
Whether Mrs. Narcotic and her
brothers are milionaires tomorrow
hinges upon the finding of set of
legal papers that were lost when
the parish records of the Catholic
church at Wickham, P. O., was
moved to Drummondville. In the
cemetery at Wickham lay in re-
pose the body of Mrs. Narcotics
grandfather who is said to have
died unaware that he was direct
heir to $12,000,000.
The old priest who presided
over the destinies of the little par
ish at Wickham is dead also and
a younger clergyman has taken his
place He is the Rev. Fr. Lemeux.
He was not thoroughly conversant
with the records of the dead parish
kept by the dead pastor. FIR. Le-
meuX thinks that perhaps the
records on which the disposition
of the $12,000,000 depends were
lost in transit between Wickham
and Drummondville.
Considerable confusion attended
the transportation of the religious
paraphernalia from the ancient
little hamlet of Wickham TO the
more prosperous and thriving viii
lagc Of Drummondville. An en-
tire cemetery hat contained bodies
of those long dead had to be dis
inferred and moved to a fresh
resting place. Presbytery furniture,
vestments, sacred utensils and
perish records had to be carried
to new surroundings. In the shuf-
file, FIR LemeuX thought, perhaps
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11

are already, singly or in small
groups, setting foot in town for
the 73rd annual convention of the
Vermont Teachers Association.
While teachers came in scatter
ing groups today, tomorrow mem
bers of the convention will fairly
food the town. Up TO last night,
J. Clark Amey, president of the
Commercial Club, the organization
which is in charge of the teachers
convention. said that 600 teachers
had been assigned to rooms in va
rous parts of St. Johnsbury. Fa-
cilities are at hand to furnish ac-
commodations for practically 500
more.
Attendance at the convention,
Mr.. Amey says, is largely depend
cnt upon the weather. If the muir
Ky, rainy weather should continue,
it is possible that not over 1900
OF 1900 teachers may arrive for
the sessions. But if the sun
thlusts its face through the clouds
and good weather becomes a fact,
the local directors Of the conven-
ton are confident that as many as
1000 or 1900 people may come 20
St. Johnsbury,
Headquarters of the conven-
ton were today established at the
Baptist church on Railroad street.
Here all teachers must register
upon arrival Girl scouts will be at
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
5000 TURKISH
SOLDIERS IN THRACE

RODOSTO, Thrace, Oct. Il
Five thousand Turkish nationalist
soldiers in civilian attire have fiji
tered into Eastern Thrace during
the last fortnight for the purpose
of facilitating Turkish occupation.
The local Greeks declare the OBJ
iect of this infiltration is to for
ment disturbances.
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CONTINUED on page six)
FOUR SCHOONERS
READY FOR TRIAL RACES

GLOJCES EE, Mass. UcI. IT
Under cover of drizzle and mist
the four fishing schooners which
will begin tomorrow a series of
three races to determine which
shall meet Canada's champion
Bluenose We're given d final over
hauling today. The schooners are
the Henry Ford out of Gloucester,
the Yankee out of Boston, the L.
A. Dunton, another Boston boat,
and the Elizabeth Howard of New
YoIG. The races will begin tomor-
row. They will be for 40 miles
each.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
CHARLES A. HOAX HELD
FOR ACCIDENTAL KILLING

HOULTON, Me, Oct. 10-An-
other fatality of the deer hunting
season became known today with
the arrest of Charles A. Hoax of
Harrisburg Pa, for the acciden-
tai shooting of DR.. Lee A. May
nard in the woods near Squaw
Lake last Monday. Hoax waived
examination and was held in bail
for the next term of court.
Both men were members of a
hunting party from Pennsylvania.
Hoax mistook Dr.. Maynard for an
animal and fired. The bullet hit
Dr. Maynard in the head and he
was killed instantly.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
LATE NEWS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1l-Coal
production started of this week
with a record breaking rate, ac-
cordlng to reports compiled today
by the American Railway associa-
tion. Mines produced on Monday
10000 carloads. The railroads also
loaded on Monday 6,446 cars OF
anthracite, a total greater than
has been mined on any day since
last September 20.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. IL
Former Governor r. Livingstone
Beekman Of Newport was nomin-
ated for United States Senator by
the Republican convention today.
The convention made a strong en-
dorsement Of the Harding admins
tration.
NEWTON, Mass, Oct. Ii
Miss Glenna Collette of Provi-
dcnce, woman's national golf
champion was defeated by Miss
Dorothy Campbell Hurd a former
champion, in a 19 hole match in
the second round Of the Womans
Golf Association play here today.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
KENNEDY TELLS
OPPOSITION TO
VOLSTEAD ACT
Answers Questions Of
Vermont League Of
Women

James +. Kennedy candidate for
Congress in the First district, in
reply to the questionaire sent out
by the Vermont League Of No-
men Voters, voices his opposition
to the Volstead Act Hi, replies
follow:
On Aug. 9, 1922 | acknowledged
receipt Of your letter of inquiry
and IN my letter promised to ans
wer your queries Sept. 18th.
| have just decided to make "a
campaign as candidate for Con-
gresham in the First District and
now give YOU the answers to the
que tion- asked.
Que,.-Are you in favor Of hav-
ing the United States take the ini-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
BRITISH DEBT FUNDING
COMMISSION COMING HERE

LONDON, Oct. 11-Sir Robert
Horne, chancellor of the eXchequer
stated today that he was going to
the United States as head of the
British debt funding mission de-
spite intimation of the press here
to the contrary There might be
delay of a couple of weeks owing
to the Near Eastern situation and
internal affairs but there would be
no change in the membership of
the mission.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
STEAMER SWIFT STAR
LANDS HIGH ON BEACH

BLOCK ISLAND, Oct. 1.-THE
tank steamer Swift Star which ran
aground near Black Jack yester-
day lay broadside on the beach to-
day. The steamer pounded 30
heavily that word was sent out by
wireless that it probably would be
necessary to abandon her.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
FIND BRITISH
SCHOONER DESERTED

HALIFAX. N. s., Oct. 10-The
British schooner, Marshall Foch,
which left Lunenburg Sept. IA,
for Port Daniel, z. @. is ashore
on Sable Island according to in
formation reaching here today.
None of the crew were found on
board and it is believed all had
taken to dorries.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
VENIZELOS TO ACT FOR
GREECE AT CONFERENCE

LONDON. Oct. II-FOrmer
Premier Venizelos of Greece will
act as the chief plenipotentiary
for Greece at the first peace con-
gress of representatives of Greece
and Turkey and the Allied powers,
it was annonced here today. The
place and date of this conference
has not yet been determined upon,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
LIGHT WINES ISSUE
AT LEGION CONVENTION

NEW ORLEANS, La. Oct. IL
Light vines and beer Will probabalv
be made an issue before the fourth
national convention of the Ameri-
can Legion which opens here the
18th and last until the 20th This
information came from those in
charge Of the conventions plans.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
FIRE DEPARTMENT
GOES ON STRIKE Z

kATONAH \. Y, Oct. 1.-THE
entire volunteer fire department of
this town numbering 100 men,
struck today in protest against a
defeat by the voters on Saturday
OF a proposal to appropriate S2500
for new fire hol-se and $1,000 for
expenses of the department.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
LIGHT DRAGON WINS
ENGLISH HANDICAP

NEWMARKET, Eng. Oct. IL
Capt. Forester's Light Dragon at
101 to one won the CaisarWitz
stake handicap of 1000 pounds
with extras here today.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-11
1T. HINTON ON WAY
TO RIO DE JANIERO

SAN GUAM, Oct. lit. Wal
ter Hinton on an airplane flight
from New York to Rio de Janiero
left here this morning.