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The Washington times., 1922-11-30
CONCERT IS GIVEN FOR
WALTER REED BOYS

A delightful concert was given At
the Red Cross building at Walter
Reed General Hospital last Sunday
evening by Mrs. Lawrence ". Gro.
gan. soprano, and Col. Charles Frai-
ley, violinist. Mrs. Grogan's colorful
voice was heard to advantage In the
following numbers:
"Lassie O. Mine." by Walt: "The
Road That Brought You to Me-"
Hemblen; "All For You," Easthope
Martin; Home Along" Sanderson:
"At Dawning." Cadman; and Garry
Me Back to Old Virginny." Bland.
Colonel Frailey contributed several
charming numbers by Kreisler and
Debussy.
The Washington times., 1922-11-30
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The Washington times., 1922-11-30
WILL SING GROUP OF
CELTIC COMPOSITIONS

Thomas A. Cantwell. tenor. with
Christopher Tenley at the piano.
will sing a group Of Irish songs
at the meeting of the Washington
Short Story Club on next Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Byron T. Hayden will be
heard in Minis aria from la
Boheme" and In "The Answer" by
Robert Terry.
The Washington times., 1922-11-30
GERMAN OPERA FAILS.

Three more opera houses in Ger
many have gone down before the
wave Of financial depression. They
are the Residenx Theater Of Han.
over. and the opera houses at Sol
ingen and Hagen. II II announced
that they viii not be reopened un-
I'll economic conditions are better.
The Washington times., 1922-11-30
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The Washington times., 1922-11-30
PRODUCES NEW OPERA.

Stuttgart. Nov. 30.-Following a
production Of Handels "Rodelinde," !"
Erich Band brought out a new
opera by Wilhelm Mauke entitled
"Thamar." The composer is
equally well known for his songs,
orchestral works and operas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
WOMAN CONVICT
ESCAPED JAIL
Clara Phillips Sentenced
To Ten Years for Ham
mer Murder
STEEL SAWS BROKE
WAY TO FREEDOM
After Which She Dropped
To Roof Of Adjoining
Building

Los Angeles, Dec. 5.--Clara Phillips
climbed out of a window in the wom-
ems section of the county jail and es-
capped to-day She was under sem
tence Of ten years to life imprison-
ment after conviction of the hammer
murder OF Alberta Meadows. She was
held in the jail pending formulation
Of an appeal.
With the aid Of several steel saws,
her escape was effected at 2 q. M, ae-
cording to report to the sheriff by
the jailer. Belief was expressed that
she had been aided by other inmates.
Bars were sawed through and after
crawling out Of the window she
dropped to the roof of an adjoining
building, climbed down the fire escape
and disappeared.
The escape was not discovered by
Jail authorities for several hours. The
matron, in making rounds, saw the
bed in Mrs. Phillips cell vacant. The
matron then discovered the sawed and
twisted bars and notified the jailer.
The former chorus girl, who three
weeks ago was found guilty Of what
officials declared to be one
Of the most brutal murders they have
had " try, effected her liberty with a.
equal to that which the
hammer staying was revealed last
July. 1t is believed she escaped In
an aufamahile
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
WORLD GRANITE CO
Has Been Incorporated with $4,000
Capital Stock.

The World Granite company, Inc,
which will have its principal Office in
Barre Town, filed articles Of associa-
tion with. the secretary of state yes
terday. The company is incorporated
at SIS 5000 in 500 shares Of common
stock and $50 shares Of preferred, all
at par value Of 500 per share. The
ineosporators are all of East Barre
with tie exception of @. z. Casavant
of Graniteville. The other signers of
the articles are A. NJ. LaRochelle. A.
J. Boulerice. T. j. Desilets, Auguste
@. Desilets, Eugene Bisson and Albert
F. Bisson.
The company reserves rights TO buy
and sell rough and manufactured gran
ite; TO quarry and manufacture gran
ite of all kinds and for all purposes;
to buy, sell and manufacture lumber
of all kinds; 20 develop and manufac-
ture power for the use Of the corpora
ton; and to buy, hold anf sell real
estate incidental to the purposes of
the corporation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
ANGLO-IRISH
TREATY COMES
TO END THEN
First Meeting Of the Dali
Eireann, Or Irish Parlia-
ment, Has Been Set For
Wednesday Afternoon
Meanwhile the Dali Will
Select the Senate

London, Dec. tBy the Associated
Press Without pomp or ceremony,
the Irish free state viii come into be-
ing after midnight tonight.
BY a special order in council the
full administration Of the country al
ready has been handed over to the
provisional government. Therefore,
when the constitution comes into ex-
istence tomorrow there will be no
ceremony of any kind to mark the
fulfillment Of the treaty made be-
tween the British and Irish govern
ments.
: The Anglo-Irish treaty expires to-
Wporrow. when the provisional govern
meEt will cease to function and the
: free state government will officially
take charge The first meeting Of the
Dali Eireann as the lower house Of the
0ireachtas, or Irish parliament, has
been fixed for f5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Meanwhile the Dali win
sit privately to choose thirty members
of the seanad eireann or senate. The
choice viii be made from about 100
candidates and the selection will be
announced tomorrow.
The Daily Nails correspondent says
that the appointees Of William Co.'S.
grove, president of the Dali, include
the well known writers, William But
Ter Yeats and George Russell, also the
earl of Dunraven, the earl OF Wick
low, Lord Glenavy--better known as
Sir James Campbell, the former Irish
lord ehancellor-and possibly Lord De-
cies, the husband Of Viviip Gould.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
RADIO
PEOPLE TO FIGHT
Against What They Declare to Be In
fringement on Their Privilege
in the Air Highway.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 5.-The Amer
ican Radio league is prepared 70 Ncarry
a test case involving the rights Of am
ateur transmitting stations TO the
United States supreme court, Ken
meth B. Warner, secretary of the
league, said last. night upon his return
from Dwight, Illinois, where an action
involving the principal has been start
ed
The Illinois case is in the form of an
injunction TO restrain G. w. Bergman,
radio league superintendent, from in
reference through his amateur sta
tion with concert programs which are
being broadcasted
The Radio league, which has its ma
tional headquarters here, win prosecute
the case which comes before the Living
ston county court Jan. 2. Edward &.
Williams, who seeks a restraining or
der, i said 70 maintain that Bergman.
even under a federal permit. NAV not
interfere with commercial broadcasting
stations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
DELAYS
REPORT TO CONGRESS
Press Of Public Business Is Said to
Have Presented Preparation
Of Message.

Washington, ID. G., Dec 5.--Presi-
dent Harding broke precedent to-day
by permitting the second day Of the
new session Of Congress to pass with
out delivering his annual message re.
porting ON the state of the union and
outlining the administration COM
mendations for legislation.
It was said at the White House that
no date had been fixed for the presi-
dents appearance before Congress, but
that he expected to be able to COM
plete his message to deliver il before
the end OF the week
Officials added no formal explana-
tion for the delay but indicated that
pressure Of public business had pre-
vented compliance with the usual GUS
tom under which previous presidential
have been placed in the hands
of Congress on the first or second day
of the session.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
DEMAND FOR LABOR LESS,
According to Statistics Compiled in
Massachusetts,.

Boston, Dec. 5.--The state public EN-
ployment Office announced to-day that
its activities for November showed q
falling off from the previous month
but substantial gain over the CORE
spending month Of last year. During
the month there were 20 per cent fewer
calls from employers than in October,
l3 per cent fewer positions filed and
seven per cent fewer persons applied
for employment
As compared with November, 1921,
there was an increase Of 46 per cent In
employers calls, an increase of 80 Der
cent in positions filed and decrease
of "a per cent in applicants for employ
ment.
The demand for unskilled labor de-
creased somewhat, with larger sup
ply of applicants than at any time IN
the last six months. There was a slight
decrease in the demand for skilled
tradesmen. The supply OF boys for err
rands, Offices and factories did not
equal the demand.
The general demand for women
workers decreased considerably. There
are still, however, about three employ
ers for every applicant for house work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
FIRST REAL BREATH
or W'INTER-I8 BELOV
Montana the Hardest Hit But Cold
Wave Is on the Way
East

Chicago, Dec. 5.--Winter to-day
made its first determined onslaught of
the season, spreading a trail of zero
temperatures through the northwest
and plains states and causing decided
drops in temperature as far south as
Texas and Tennessee.
Helena, Mont, with temperature
Of IS degrees below zero, was the cold
est place in the country. Sub-zero tenn
peratures were recorded throughout
Montana, North Dakota and parts Of
Minnesota.
The southern Rocky mountain states
were warned by forecasters TO prepare
for drops in temperature Of from Is
TO 20 degrees attended by light flurries
OF snow.
Throughout the upper Mississippi
valley states the breath Of winter was
manifest in q biting wind that sent
the mercury scurrying downward.
Weather forecasts Indicated the wave
would spread into the lower lake re-
gion and the Atlantic and east Gulf
states, with the exception of Florida
peninsula by tonight or Wednesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
SCARE EN- STIFF;
THEN GRAB LIQUOR
New Method Of Conducting Raid Tried
Out Successfully in
San Francisco.

San Francisco, Dec. 5.-San Fran
cisco's federal prohibition agents have
adopted new slogan; "Sare 'em
stiff, then grab the liquor it was an
nounced here to-day. Under plans made
by Y. L. Harvell, assistant to the
chief agent, agents raiding place sus-
pected of keeping or selling liquor,
will, on entering, utter such blood
curdling yells that proprietors and EN-
ployes viii be so frightened that they
will forget to dump into the sink any
lioyor they may have.
Ne agents are practicing yells
which they believe win serve to fright
en- the violators.
The scheme was tried for the first
time in raid last Saturday night and
with success.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
aTIGER CALLS
ON HARDING
Looked Hale and Jaunty
AS He Walked Into
White House
WAS PRESENTED !.
BY JUSSERsAND
------------------
Tomorrow the Former
Premier Will Visit For
mer Pres. Wilson

Washington, ID, G., Dec. 5.-Georges
Clemenceau paid his respects to-day
to President Harding.
Arriving at the White House three
minutes before 10 o'clock, he was ush-
cred Immediately into tie executive
offices, where the president greeted
him.
The aTigers Of France, looking hale
and jaunty and wearing his tub
high hat--for the second time since
his arrival in America. was accompa
MED by Jules Jusserand, the French
who presented him to the
president.
Lste tomorrow the wartime pre-
mier will call on former President
Wilson, with whom he sat in the coun-
ell of the big five at Versailles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
AN HISTORIC MEETING.
Between First President of Irish Free
State and First Governor general.

Hollyhead, Wales. Dec. 5.tBy the
Associated Press AN historic meet
ing occurred here last evening. 1t was
between the first president of the Irish
Free State and its first governor
general.
William Cosgrave, president Of the
Dali Eireann, accompanied by Richard
Mulcahy, minister Of defense, crossed
from Dublin to meet Timothy Healy on
his return from London where he had
been in connection with his appoint
ment to the governor generalship
Cosgrave warmly congratulated Mr.
Healy and all returned to Dublin to-
gether this morning.
President Cosgrave declared in an
interview that the situation in Ireland
was well in hand and that he had high
hopes that the troubles of the Irish
people were at an end. He said
union Of the north and south could nos
long be delayed inasmuch as the line
dividing the two sections was uu-
doubtedly popular among all classes
in Ireland He said the execution of
Erskine Childers had been rectived
with calmnes and fortitude. As an evil
dence of the rapid improvement of
condton in Ireland President Cosgrave
said that the past year had shown a
large increase in exports as compared
with 1921.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF.
Big Shoe Workers with the Haverhill
Association.

Haverhill, Mass, Dec. 5.--While the
Shoe Workers Protective union was
contending for control of the city gov
eminent at the municipal election to-
day, it was announced that the union
had broken of all Negotiations for a
new wage and working agreement
with the Haverhill Shoe Manufactur
ers' association. Frederick W. Mans
field Of Boston, counse. for the union,
said that disclosures in litigation at
Boston yesterday that the association
was paying the expenses of counsel
who were assisting Knipe Brothers,
shoe manufacturers here, in an injunc-
tion suit against the union, made idle
and futile any further negotiations at
this time.
The present peace pact expires the
last day of the year. The new one
was to have begun Jan. 1, 1923, and
it was understood to be well advanced
to agreement. approximately $4,000
shoe workers employed ip 100 factor
les making women's and mems shoes
are involved.
The disturbance in the Knipe Broth
tFs pldHt utKdH rtNcIhl WEEKS aRO
when about 100 of its employees, for
merly members Of the Boot and Shoe
Workers union, joined the Snoe Work
ers' Protective union and then went,
ON strike 70 enforce recognition of the
latter organization.
The plant was picketed by the strik-
ers and the company brought suit
against the Protective union to pre-
vent it from interfering with its lJusi-
ness. Mansfield said that at hear
ing in superior court in Boston, Sher-
man II. Marshall, one of the trustees
of the Haverhill Shoe Manufacturers
association testified that he and four
other trustees, whom he named. had
offered the use of their legal counsel
to the Knipe Brothers in pressing the
Injunction suit. The trustees did this
without consulting the membership of
the manufacturers association, al
though the latter is paying the ex-
penses OF the counsel, Marshall testi-
fed, according to Mansfield.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
NEW IRISH STATE WILL
COME INTO EXISTENCE
WITHOUT POMP TONIGHT
LIBERALS MAY JOIN.
In Opposing to the Government Of
Great Britain.


London, Dec. s. (By the Associated
Press), The House Of Commons early
to-day passed resolution authorizing
amendment Of the trade facilities ael
to renew it for one year and to in
crease to 50,000,0O0 pounds the maxi
mum guarantees provided by the
measure.
More than twenty Georgian liberals
voted against the governmental while
50 abstained from voting. Had the
latter also opposed the measure, the
governments majority would have
been only 27.
The action of the House last night,
in rejecting an amendment to the ad
dres in reply to the speech from TIE
throne, demanding repeal of the safe
guarding Of industries act, is featured
by the opposition newspapers as an
indication what night happen II or
when the Georgian and Asquithian
liberals joined forces. The amendment
was offered by Sir John Simon, liberal
1t was defeated by vote of 269 to 20I
1t is expected that two liberal wings
will unite to-day to support the Geor-
gian amendment to the address calling
for an inquiry into the condition OF
British agriculture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
CITY HALL HAD
TO Be PAID
In Order To Put Through
Sale To the City of
Boston
FROM "ODEN HAGODEL
DOWN" WAS BELIEF
Testified Member Of Con-
gregation Beth Israel in
Synagogue Deal

Boston, Dee. 5.-~The Congregation
Beth Israel was told through COM
mittee that everyone at city hall from
the 0den- Hagodel down" had to be paid
in order to accomplish the sale of the
society's synagogue to the city for a
playground site, il was testified before
the finance commission to-day. Isaac
Heller, president Of the congregation,
was named by Harris Poorvu, one Of
the nine trustees appointed by the con-
gregation to complete the sale. as the
informant. A previous witness had tes-
titled to the same effect, using the term
"big chief in place Of the term "Qden
Hagodel," which counsel for the com
mission developed to-day was literal
equivalent.
The finance commission, which is in
vestigating the use Of $4,000 appropri-
ated BY the congregation to effect the
sale, has already established that S4,-
900 went to former State Senator John
j. Garland, but has failed to date to
connect any Of the money with mem
bers of the city council, whdss counsel
for the commission has declared, prof
ttrA Wy htfr tidbEr Va NVtt w NutAii
the matter was finally passed.
Two members Of the council have al
ready appeared as witnesses and it was
announced to-day that every member
would be called before the hearings
were finished.
The name Of Frank Brennan, former
street commissioner and previous sec
retary to Mayor James NJ. Curley, was
introduced by Pooyu to-day as that
Of man named to him by Heller as
! prospective recipient Of 81 900 of the
money set aside by the congregation to
the deal. Mrs. M. A. Mahon,
IN attorney. was to get $1,000 to
81 400, Heller told him, he said =
Dr. Waldo Jones and Charles Solo
mon, witnesses who testified in behalf
If President David j. Brickley Of the
,ity council, to account for sums that
appeared on his bank account about |
she time the congregations appropria
ion was being disbursed, were recalled
.o-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
DRY" FLEET SETS OUT
TO HALT RUM SHIPS
Great Fleet of Rumrunners Reported
to Be Headed for New York
With Christmas Liquor.

New York, Dec. (By the Associated
Press The American dry navy to-
day put out TO check. a great feet of
rnmrunners which has started for New
York and other points along the east
ern seaboard with Christmas liquor.
Reinforced with extra boats hastily
pressed into service, the regular feet
has taken TO the ocean to lay for near
~ loo bootlegging craft. which is
known TO be tearing up from the Ba-
hamas with $4,000 TO 100000 cases of
liquor, or to be lying of shore Orders
have been issued TO investigate every
ship which looks suspicious.
The total number Of craft in the dry
feet Is 3 mystery. At prohibition en-
forcement headquarters officials de-
ciined to make public its strength.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
BURcH UNDER OBSERVATION.
After Being Freed in the Kennedy
Murder Case.

Los Angeles. Dec. Madalynne C..
Obenchain, tried twice for the alleged
murder of j. Belton kennedy, her for
mer sweetheart, and Arthur c. Burch,
who underwent trial ON the same
charge three times, to-day were legal
ly free of the accusation, but Bnrch
was in the psychopathic ward Of the
county hospital awaiting an insanity
hearing
He was taken there last night from
the county Jail after the dismissing Of
the indictment against him and Mrs.
Obenchain.
For time, it was said, Mrs. Oben-
chain would be a guest at the resi-
dence of one of the jail matrons. She
declined to discuss her plans for the
future.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
FOURTH FIRE VICTIM.
In the Colby College Dormitory De-
struction.

Waterville. Ne. Dec 5.-Wifh the
discovery late yesterday that the first
body had been wrongly identified. Il
became known that four Colby col
<iexe students lost their lives in the
FIRE which IN the early morning hours
burned the north half Of the century
old North college. occupied BY lambda
chi Alpha fraternity.
The body. 81 first supposed to Re
that Of Warrep Leslie Frye Of Revere.
Mass. who had begun H. seoond year
- = special student. vs. i1fntifed
later a. that of Norman ,ierrI Ward-
rsl. . sophomore Of Newport, Ne.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
NEW CITY MAKES BOW.
Gardner, Mass, Holding First Munich
pal Election.

Boston, Dec. 5.---A new city made its
formal appearance to-day when Gard.
ner held its first municipal election
There are now 80 cities in Massachu.
setts of which 20 selected their city
governments to-day, Sixteen will vote
next Tuesday and one, Waltham, on
Dec. 20. lit is an off year on Cambridge
and Somerville, which have biennial
elections
The other cities electing to-day are
Brockton, Csiicopce, Fall River, Fitch
burg, Gloucester, Haverhill, Holyokc,
Leominister, Marlboro, New Bedford,
Newburyport, Northampton, Peabody,
Pittsfeld Quincy, Salem, Springfield,
Taunton and yNestfeld.
In Brockt ton and Marlboro 1t is the
last annual election, the biennial plan
going into effect next year. The mayors
term Of office holds over for another
year in Chicopee, Leominster, New
buryport, Salem and Taunton, but
new city governments will be chosen
to-day.
The Shoe Workers Protective union,
with a large membership in Haverhill
shoe factories, where labor disputes
nave been in progress for long time
opening entered the municipal cam
paign in that city, supporting Mayor
parkman b. Flanders for reelection
,ver DR.. W. ID, McFee.
New Bedford has three candidates
or mayor, John i. Hatch, jr., and I'd
ward r. Hathaway opposing Mayor
Nalter II. Bennington. Another three
ornered contest is in Pittsfield, where
he candidates are Charles w. Power,
Patrick J. Moore, Demo-
rat and Albert d. Reinhardt, Indepen-
mt.
Rev. Robert A. Bakeman, pastor Of
he second Congregational church in
'outh Peabody is candidate for
mayor of Peabody, where Mayor Will
lam A. Shea seeks reelection for a
bird term.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
6iss VEHICLES PARKED.
During One Hour Inspection In Bos-
tons Business Districts.

Boston, Dec. 5.--The Boston CHAMBER
of commerce, in an effort TO determine
the facts as TO congestion Of traffic in
the city before trying to reach a con-
clusion as to the best remedy, has
completed, a survey Of vehicles parked
in the business district. Excluding tie
The market district where conditions are
abnormal, the survey showed 6.ls5
motor and horse drawn vehicles parked
in the district during q one-hour in
spection-
More than 20 per cent of the vehicles
we're pleasure cars. Only about l2
per cent Of the total number were IN
open air private parking spaces and
authorized public parking spaces.