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the Dan Elfcann, were absent. "A
provisional government was con-
stituted comprising Michael Col
Inns, William Cosgrove, Eamonn
Dugan, p. J. Hogan, Finian
Lynch, Joseph McGrath, Prof
John MacNeill and Kevin o.
Higgins. The membership Of the
parliament authorized by the
government of Ireland act Of
1920 is virtually the same Us
that of the Dali Eircann. The
meeting was held in the Oak Room
of the Mansion house.
On its first day the government
faces a serious difficulty in the
threatened strike of railway men
call for midnight tonight.
The entire business of ratifying
the treaty and setting up a pro-
visional government occupied less
than 20 minutes. Not a murmur
of dissent marred the smoothing
Of the proceedings which were en-
'irely of formal nature with the
exception of a few brief speeches.
Arthur Griffith, president of the
Dali Eireann, said the Dali would
would remain in existence until the
treaty's terms were carried out
when the general elections would
be called. He declared every
guarantee would be given for fair
play all around. Sligo Collins in
conversation with the correspond
ent said the first business of the
provisional government would be
that of securing the release of the
Irish political prisoners in Eng
land, India and elsewhere. A con-
siderable crowd remained before
the Mansion house during the
meeting. .----
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IINTERCLASS
LEAGUE OPENS
AT ACADEMY
Seniors Defeat SOphs
1912; Fresh Trip Up
Juniors by | Basket

st. Johnsbury Academy resumed
its athletic activities Tuesday af-
ternoon with an interclass baak
ct ball game between the seniors
and sophomorcs. On account OF
the lack of material the academy
athletic association has found IL
inadvisablc to attempt to play I
schedule of games with out-of-
town tcamI and therefore to
round out the athletic year. The
association has organized an in
tcrclass basketball league. Th"
flst of these games was
played yesterday, Judging from
yesterdays exhibition it will no.
be long before sufficient material
is developed so that regular
academy team can take the floor
and hold its own with any Of the
schools Of this section.
Mclean and McBain Of the sen
lots were Tuesdays particular
stars. Time after time with the
sophomore score approaching tha
SENIORS total Mclean Snatcheu
the bdll out Of the scrimmagc and
carried it down the floor to Il
score. McBain playing his frs
year Of basketball flashed fine
game at guard
For the sophomores John Pike
did most Of the scoring and Kcl-
logr, next years football captain,
managed 10 ..top many senior ba5-
kcts.
Between halves Il team Of
Freshmen and Juniors played "n
exhibition game, a close, hard
fought contest which finally Wa
won by the freshmen with a mar
gin of one basket. The League
schedule calls for two games each
Monday afternoon, beginning at
4.30.
The lineup:
GtL'NTInD ia
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general, President Harding I'd
che could not well interpose my
objection to Mr.. Hays reiremohC
to become head of a national as
ISOLATION of motion picture pro
ducers and distributors.
The President said: at is too
great an opportunity for a helpful
public service for him to refuse. !
shall be more than sorry to have
him retire from the cabinet where
he has already made so fine a le-
cord but we have agreed to look
upon the situation from the
broadest viewpoint and seek the
highest public good"
Mr.. Hays said no contract ha-
been executed as yet and no da
was mentioned on which he would
relinquiSh his post.
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TELLS WHY
MAN NEEDS
BACKBONE
Newport Pastor Draws
Humorous Picture of
Man

Rev. l. "A. Edwards, pastor OF
the First Congregational church
of Newport, spoke before the
members and guests of the Wom-
ans club Wednesday evening on
their annual Guest Night. Owing
to the cold and the heavy fall Of
snow throughout the day, the
audience was much smaller than
hlsual on such occasions, but ap-
probation is not always to be
measured in numbers.
Mr. Edwards had chosen for his
subject, "Wish-bonc or Back,
bone, which he said he woull
not dignity by the name of lee
ture that he was not lecturer
he was a preacher. Mr.. Edwards
has a happy way of presenting
truths. even though they are some
times unpleasant truths. Members
of Mr. Edwards church, who
have been privileged to listen to
him so many times in the pulpit,
said that he appeared in a new
role, that of humorist Indeed
his talk was full of wit and hu-
NOR, a kindly humor that satpr1a-
ed some of the faults and feiplss
of the present day. ~
Mr.. Edwards said in part: The
evolutionist tells US that there
was a time when the physical
/ man had no back bone, but in his
search for spinless ancestor he
says nothing about the grand
mother. Time never was when
woman did not have backbone.
The evolutionist wanders on past
the prehistoric man, through the
ap cfamily, the beasts, the birds,
the reptiles, the fish until he comes
to our vcneratcd progenltor, Pro-
toplasm."
But it is my purpose tonight
to employ the figures of the WISH
bone and the backbone in the mo-
raj realm. | think you will agree
with me that we can find in the
intellectual and moral man that
which reminds US of the race
which has passed"
at is easy to believe that man
was once a monkey In some cases,
it is no compliment to the monk.
Some men make monkeys of them
selves, and some women make
. monkeys of some men. We might
saw that the beast is in some men
still. Certain it ,s that they roar
like lions, and groWl like bears
lie is sometimes stubborn as
mule, as sly as a fox, as cunning
as a lynx, and there are those who
have a resemblance to Il certain
long-carcd animal.
Take another step backward to
the bird, and men are jays and
some arc vulturcs who prey OF
society and rcvcl in the stencil
which exists in some grades )t
social life. Women have been
called pcacocks sometimes, and
among Others there is another one,
old hen, that, of course, | would
not use. There are snakes and
Ooungc) lizards. A man is at
times fish and poor fish 1T
that. There are men who are
sharks, and Holsters and some of
Us are suckers
, "a wishbonc is d good thing to
have, but a back bone is more
necessary. &body ever wished
$40 gold pieces into their pock
cts. 1t takes backbone to save
money Wishing for an education
will not get you a diploma. You
must he ready to work hard and
study hard, while others play. 1t
takes backbone to do it.
The man of vision is a man with
back bone. People are ready 70
throw stones at a mans air
castles. but the most substantial
Of today were air castles yester-
day.
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HAYS NOT YET DECIDED
BASEBALL TEAM DEAD
VI CuJNC TOM

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL
Postmaster General Hays confer
red with President Harding today
with respect to the offer made 20
him by motion picture producers
to become head Of their national
organization but he did not think
he would be able today to an
nounce "a conclusive decision.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-14
LLOYD GEORGE IN
CONFERENCE IN PARIS

PARIS, Jan. 14-Lloyd George
arrived here this afternoon and
was met at the station by former
Premier BRAND. Mr.. Lloyd
George and M. Poincare began
their conference in the British en-
baSsy at 8 O'clock.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-14
STORM WARNINGS FOR
SUNDAY GALES

NEW YORK Jan. 14-Warn-
ings of another storm from Della
ware Breakwater TO EaStporJ Ne
WAS issued today by the weather
bureau
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-14
BASKETEERS
TAKE TRIP TO
WHITE RIVER
Game at 1890 Tonight
With Lew" Wachter's
Fast Basket TOsserS

The American Legion-Company
d basketball team leaves this af-
ternoon for the first out-of-town
game in about month "Lcw"
Wachtcr's fast team which lost
by 22 to II to Coach "Chick"
Burch's St. Johnsburv aggrcga-
ton on December 26 will be the
opponents of the locals at Whit
River The basketccrs will make
the trip from st Johnsbury on the
5.15 and the contest will not get
under way until 1890 this even
ing The latter arrangement
was made in order TO allow the
merchants and clerks in White
River an opportunity to see the
game.
"Lcw" Wachter is out to re-
vcngc himself for the close defeat
which he recently suffered here
at the hands of the locals The
fact that Coach Burch is famlnac
with the terrain in White River
River, having been a member OF
the team there for five years, will
serve as a great help to his bas-
ket tosserS.
The court at White River is said
to be! the best in Vermont, and
everything will be favorable to
one 6f the snappicst contests
there thi> season. Having taken
stock of their shortcomings in the
game Thursday evening, the St.
Johnsbury five ought to be in fine
fcttlc for the game tonight.
The probable sine-up:
A. LEO. d White River
Burch, If Stewart, r%
Fisk ,lf Yuille, K
Marshall, Hanlcy, c
Dumas, X Wachter, IF
Goslant re- Simpson, if
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Provisional Government
Founded In lrelaf4
De Valera Followers Offer No Op
position At Final Ratification
of Treaty
(By the Associated Pressl

DUBLIN, Jan. 14-The Anglo-Irish treaty
creating the Irish Free State was unanimously rati
fled today by the South Ireland parliament. Eamonn
de Valera and his party who opposed the treaty in
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-14
EAD or PHILADELPHIA
PPASFRATL TEAM DEAD

FHILAOEIPHIA. J'IN IL
cniamin F. Shibe. president of
he philadelphia American league
aseball club died today.
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President Says "Great Opport-
unity for Helpful Public Service"
Will Become Head of National
Association of Motion Picture
Producers
(By the Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Announcement that
Postmaster General Hays will shortly retire from
the cabinet was made from the White House today
After a 4O-minute conference with the POSTMASTER
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-14

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
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(Contln~eI III Y~gs slA)
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The Weather

Probably snow tonight
and Sunday. Warmer
tonight. 1ncrea sing
southerly winds.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-14
FARM LOAN
ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS
Directors Vote at Annual
Meeting to Declare
Dividend

The annual meeting Of the Cal
.edonia 'Coui3y harm Loan as
ciatlon was heid 1uescday after
noon in the law once OF James
L Can1nholl ON Ra1lroad strent
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14
new UNIONS ON
is ROADS SIGN
Agreement With Shopmen's ~Com
pany Unions" Provides Men
Waive Right to Strike.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.) = Sixteen railroads
have completed agreements with
new organizations of their shop
men by which in effect the men
waive the right to strike and the
companies pledged themselves not
to litigate, both. parties agreeing to
abide by the decisions of the rail-
road labor board, it became known
today. Notice of completion Of the
agreements has been filed with the
labor board.
The 16 roads which have signed
agreements with new organizations
Of the employees are:
Southern Pacific Pacific sys-
tem), Missouri, Kansas g. Texas; !;
Southern Pacific (Texas & Louisi-
ana lines); Nashville, Chattanooga
& st. Louis; Central of Georgia !;
New York, New Haven & Hartford !;
Chicago, Burlington G Quincy; Col
orado & Southern; Great North
ern; Lehigh Valley; International
& Great Northern; Union Pacific
system; Illinois Central; Florida
East Coast; Trinity & Brazos Val
ley. and San Antonio, Uvalde &
Gulf,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14
Think WOMAN
KIDNAPPED BOY
Dfxea, Ill, Sheriff Seeks sMrs
Thompson" Who Abandoned f.
year.0ld Lad There.

Dixon. ILL.,. Oct. 1.-THE sheriffs
office is seeking trace of a woman
who signed a hotel register here
early in September as Mrs. ]. R.
Thompson, Chicago, whom they
suspect of having kidnapped a black
eyed hoy Of four years, whom she
abandoned here. Prevailing on q
chambermaid at the hotel to keep
the child and to send its clothing
and money for its board, ETC., she
left.
Neither clothing nor money has
been received, two long distance
telephone calls from unknown
sources, in which the woman in
quired concerning the boys health
and promised to send money, being
the only word received from her.
Mrs. Thompson" prevailed on
the chambermaid to keep the boy
until she could find q suitable
rooming house for herself and the
lad, as she said she planned to
make Dixon her home. She claimed
to be a saleslady for q Wholesale
candy concern.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14
DAWES PUTS
ON HIS ACT
IN new YORK
Famous chicagoan Looses
a Few Hells' at Meet
ing Of Bankers.

New York, Oct. Charles G.
Dawes, former director-general Of
the national budget, famed for his
hell and Maria" utterances when
he was cutting down government
expenses at Washington, smoked
his briar pipe in the gold and red
magnif1cance Of the Waldorf-As-
toria last night and made charac-
teristic remarks when 800 bankers
and business men gathered to do
him honor at dinner.
The dinner was given for Mr..
Dawes by the New York City COM
mittee, an organization which
fought for the adoption Of the ma
tional budget bill. John C. Pratt,
chairman Of the national commit
tee, and Job E. Hedges, receiver Of
the New York street railways, tried
to compliment Mr.. Dawes on his
work, but he told them, between
puffs on his pipe to "cut it out"
Harry Higgs, financial advisor
to the government Of Egypt, also
spoke, but since he did not 60 into
Mr.. Dawes record he escaped in
terruptions.
Can't Speak @Moderately."
1--WE lost the art of moderate ex-
pression," said Mr.. Dawes and he
went on to tell what he thought Of
some congressman who run like
rats when anyone shakes the name
Of the American Legion in their
faces, as on the bonus question"
He said the public was not aware
of the temper Of the cabinet on the
budget policy, how cabinet officers
talked revolt" in respect to it.
Citing an instance of cabinet op-
position, he said that when he ask
ed Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt to permit him to trans
fer a. million dollars worth OF
mine sweepers from the navy tc
the coast and geodetic survey, Mr.
Roosevelt refused.
Il called Roosevelt to my Office,
said Mr. Dawes, "and he came.
asked him if he wanted to go to the
mat with me before the president
He withdrew the letter."
"The He'll You Do!"
Mr.. Dawes said that when he
asked for some information from
the chief of naval operations, the
officer replied that he considered
it his duty to the people to maintain
the navy efficiently.
Il said to him, The hell you do,
Mr.. Dawes remarked. Il told him
it was the president who had thai
responsibility. l said either he OF
l would leave office. l got the in.
formation and that little talk saved
just $10,000.000."
Referring to complaint Genera
Harbord made, General Dawes saiG
his own reply was:
yours is like the plaintive cal
| Of the peewee with its nest in the
brush being cut down for some
great public improvement"
Mr.. Dawes said he received NJ
| reply from General Harbord.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14
RAIL men GIVEN
WAGE INCREASE
Labor Board Grants Boost of Two
Cents an Hour to Maintenance
Of Way Workers.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-By The Asso-
ciated Press.)-The railroad labor
board today granted two cents an
hour increase to 451,911 members
of the United Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Ways Employees and
Railroad Shop Workers. The in
crease affects four Of the eight
classes Of maintenance employees.
The increase will amount to an
addition Of $22,125,O0O in the wage
bill OF the nations railroads. The
average minimum wage under the
new decision will range from % to
81 cents an hour.
The decision came after 10 days
Of deadlock among the board meIh-
bers. The 2-cent increase was Op-
posed by the public group, but not
until the accession of W. A. McMeni-
men of the labor group and Sam
uel Higgins of the railroad repre-
sentation, was the decision for an
increase made possible.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14
BLOW Up HOTEL;
| DEAD, z HURT
Oil Worker Is Killed When Build.
ing at Bristow, Okla, Is
Dynamited.

Bristow, Okla, Oct. 14.-Officials
were trying to establish motive
today for the dynamiting Of the IL
linois Hotel here last night which
caused the death of Nick Redwind,
an oil field worker, and the injury
of a dozen other persons.
Those injured most seriously
were French Jones and H. E. Fer
reu. A large charge Of dynamite
was exploded under the rear Of the
hotel, a small frame structure,
about midnight The building was
levelled.
Persons who rushed to the scene
Immediately extricated the injured
from the wreckage The fact that
flames did not break out after the
blast probably saved from death
several Of those caught in the de-
bris. Redwind was dead when res
cures reached him
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14
form ANTI-KLAN
ORGANIZATION
american Harmony Society," In
1aking at Springfield; Levin
Is Secretary.


Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 14.-Organ-
hers for an anti-Ku Klux Klan So
Getty to be known as the American
harmony society, are at work to-
~ gathering members. At Q
nass meeting Of those opposed to
me klan here last night resolutions
we're adopted charging the klan
nth religious and racial bigotry
time when cooperation OF all
euaens is essential to successful
sconstruction from the late war"
!adore Levin, Independent candi-
ne for the legislature from this
u1ct was elected secretary Of
" Nv organization.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct 14.-When
Miss Eve Moss, 20-year-old appren-
tice stunt flier. laughingly climbed
to the wing Of Aviator PEBBLES
ship at Emmett Field, Cleveland,
near here, on Friday afternoon.
she "booed" the idea of Friday
the 18th, brooding ill-luck.
The ship had scared up perhaps
1000 feet and Miss Moss. accord
ing to the program had clambered
out ON the wing and descended the
25-foot rope ladder, swinging to
the end by her teeth.
Couldn't Climb Back.
Then came time for her to climb
back into the plane for the re-
turn to earth-her apprenticeship
ended-now professional flier.
But exhaustion or fear, or perhaps
both. had overtaken her, and she
was unable to make her way back.
PEBBLES, seeing her predicamert, :,
flew over lake and called and
motioned for her to cut loose and
drop but she feared to take the
chance or else was entangled and
could not, SO again the plane soar
ed into the clouds.
Thousands Watch Tragedy.
The mechanician on the ground
saw the tragedy that was being en-
acted before the eyes Of thousands
He sent a hurry call for an am
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14
CHICAGO GIRL
RUNAWAYS ARE
AT HOME AGAIN
Wanderlust of Three
Youthful TruQnts
Is Cured.

Chicago, Oct 14.-As three days
among the cows and chickens were
sufficient for Margaret Davis, A.
year-old tomboy runaway, so was
the four-day experience as working
girls enough for Ivy Reeves and
Frances Reilly, 16-year-old truants
from st. Mary's Cotholic high
school.
The three girls disappeared last
Monday. Margaret, who masquer-
AIDED in overalls as "Dick" Davis,
on a farm % miles northwest OF
the city, was home about "a hours
ahead of the other runaways.
The lure Of the wanderlust was
the impelling power behind all
three adventures, but the fear Of
parental admonition because they
bobbed their hair lent courage to
the career-sesking aspirations Of
Ivy and Frances.
Bobbed Hair Caused II.
Back home today the two prodi-
gals said they had only latent de-
sire to run away until they saw the
auburn locks of Ivy mingled with
Frances black tresses on the bar
Der shop floor.
I'VE were afraid to go home be-
cause we had our hair bobbed," was
their explanation for seeking jobs
as typists at printing concern.
Mrs. Harry Stahl, at whose home
they engaged rooms, ended their
careers" with a telephone call to
the police when she read Of the
search in the newspapers.
Poor Margaret!
Meanwhile Margaret would be
tickled to death with bob" Her
hair was shorn close to the head
which had dreamed adventure. This
helped disguise her until she tried
to handle a pitchfork and milk a
COW. AS three homes rejoiced at
the return of the prodigal daugh-
ters, the police announced that 80
girls who. disappeared during the
last month are still recorded as
missing. One of them, Gertrude
Parks, left a hospital last Monday
to return to her home at Napanee
| Ind.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14
ANOTHER BILL
FOR U. S. TO PAY
Hague Arbitration Tribunal Awards
Norway $12,0O0, 900 for Ships
Taken In War.

The Hague, Oct. 10y the As
sociated Press. THE arbitration
tribunal, with the American ambas-
sador not sitting, has awarded ap-
proximately $12,0O0,0Oo to the Nor
wegian government on behalf of Is
Norwegian corporations and indi-
viduals known as the Christiana
group for claims arising from
requisition of ships by the emer-
gency feet corporation during the
war.
Immediately the award was rem
dered William c. Denis, agent Of
the American government, served
formal notice to the tribunal that
he reserved for his government all
the rights arising out of the plain
and manifest departure Of the
award from the terms Of submis-
sion and from the Essential error
:. by which it is invalidated.' y
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-14

bulance and doctors and these soon
arrived Still the plano circled
about giving the girl every chance
to make her way back, but dark
ness was fast descending, and q
landing was necessary. PEBBLES
headed for the landing field, and
holding the death ship about Is
or 30 feet from the ground, he
again begged the girl to let loose
and fall. but still she held on.
CrashEand Death.
The plane dipped to the ground,
its speed slackened to the mini
mum. The girlish form at the end
of the rope ladder crashed with
terrific impact and as she was
dragged for nearly 100 feet she
was disfgurN almost past rec
ognition. The doctors leaped to
her side. They did their utmost
to fan the spark of life fack into
a flame. but it only flickered and
died.
PEBBLES, broken-heartee. de-
clares he VIII never fly again.
Miss Moss had been training for
80 days and was to have started
her professional career today. Last
Friday she made a parachute leap
of 1000 feet and sustained a sprain-
ed ankle. She formerly was q STEM
ographer in Chattanooga, where
her body was sent for burial.