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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-11
WEST FAIRLEE CENTER

The annua, meeting of the Commu
nifty church was held Tuesday after
noon, Jan. 3. The most important
business was the election Of com.
mittee Of five men to rebuild the
church steeple. They are as follows
a. H. Southworth, Sheldon Miller. d
9. Russ, b. M. Ball and e. +. Hatch.
The Mothers club had a well-attend-
ed meeting at the home Of Mrs. Fred
Brown Friday afternoon, Jan. 0. Much
business was done. They decided to
discontinue the meetings for the rest
of the winter and resume them the
second Friday in May, May. II.
Carl Cook, Robert Morey and Alice
Mari have been having a weeks vaca
ton on account of the Lyndon institute
main building being destroyed by fire.
They returned early this week.
Irving Powell has been saving wood
for William g. Russ.
Dan G. Russ, who carries the pupils
from the Lower Middlebrook to the
Center school, has put on warm,
closed van for the winter.
Mrs. John Bean Of Lebanon, n. H.,
visited her mother Mrs. Rebecca Lyon,
last Friday. Mrs. J c. Miller has been
on the sick list lately.
Mrs. William G. Russ had dress
destroyed ky fire and narrowly escaped
injury herself last Sunday morning
when burning brand fell out Of the
stove opso her clothes. Her husband
extingnished the flames almost in
stantly.
The band played at church last Sun
day. Their next appearance in the
church service will be Sunday, Feb. IL.
The Center church ends the year 1921
with surplus above paying all bills.
Great credit is due to the people who
have supported the church and to the
treasurer, Miss Marion NJ. Mum, who
has done most Of the business.
The Sunday evening prayer meeting
was held in the Kidderhood district at
the home of Fred Lang. Mrs. Lang
served light refreshments at the close.
The next meeting in this district will
be Sunday evening, Feb. IL.
The school children Of this district
are improving the chance to use lot
of books on carpentry, household arts
and gardening. The books are loaned
by the state library commission to the
minister of the Center church.
Mrs. Philip Jewctt has returned
from Somervillc, Mass, with Norman
and Philip, jr., and new baby named
Ruth Miriam.
The executive committee for the
West Fairlee Center fair has nomi-
mated committees for departments as
follows: Selling tickets, Fred Cook,
William Morey, Ernest Fairbrother;
Mrs. II. F. Chamberlain,
Mrs. J. w. Mum, Sheldon Miller, cafe
terra, Mrs. L. r. Blake, Mrs. r. w.
Brown, Mrs. H. f. Godfrey. Misses Ger
trude Moore, Marion Cottrell, Vina |
Niles, Juanefa Corliss; ice cream, Mrs.
George Little, Mrs. James Lyford, Miss |
Helen Frohnert. Miss Martha Lyford;
confectionery. Mrs. Addie Morey. Rob-
ert Morey, Alice Mari, Evelyn Mari;
children's Fairgrounds, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G. Russ; poultry exhibits, Herbert
and Harold Chamberlain;
floral hall, Mrs. Charles Mum, Mrs.
J. p. Niles, Mrs. J. p. Corliss; farm
products exhibits, Milo Corliss, John
P. Coriiss and John p. Niles; chill
dren's exhibits, the home demonstra-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-11
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-11

High School Divides Honors in Games
Away.


On two-day trip last week, Wells
River high basketball team won q
game played in st. Johnsbury against
the vocational school by the score Of
81 to 10 and lost to Danville by the
one sided score Of 23 to 10. The boys
were delighted with their treatment at
St. Johnsbury and had most excel
lent time, being very squarcly used in
all departments of the game. AT Dan
willie the lowness of the hall was q
severe handicap to the boys and with
out doubt lost them the game. Twelve
men made the trip under the super
vision Of Principal French. The scores:
st. Johnsbury. Wells River.
jerks, Blood, rf .rf, Morrison, Grant
Ellis, If If, Jolliffe, Farwell
McCrillis, c.........c, Roberts, Wilson
Vernon, McKamara. re
re-, Lund, f. Roberts
Hoear, g................. Zig, Cameron
Baskets, Morrison 4, Farwell, Jollifre
2, Roberts 2. Cameron A, Grant, Ellis
Z, McCrillis. From fouls, Ellis 2, Rob
erts 2. Referee, Hoernle. Time, l5-l0-l5,
Danville. Wells River.
Peck, RI .rf, Morrison
Page, If. III, Jolliffe
Cahoon, c.........c, Wilson, Roberts
Burdict, re-. .rg, +. Roberts, Lund
Reynold, lg. .......... .lg, Cameron
Baskets, Morrison, Wilson, Cameron
8, Page Z, Reynold 2 From fouls, Page.
Referee, Fisher. Time, l5-l0-l5.
Woodsville won an exciting game
from Laconia last Friday night BY the
score Of 81 to l6. At the end Of the
first period the score stood three all.
Through the loss of Simpson, who was
hurt early in the second period, Woods
vile forged ahead to 10 to and in the
last period despite Laconia's best ef-
fort Woodsville played them Off their
feet to the tune of 81 to 49,
Raymond johnson was badly hurt at I
Lisbon last Friday morning by being
rolled between the platform at Parker
Young's mill and a moving freight
train. He was taken TO the hospital
1T Woodsville, where he was attended I
BIZ Drs. Woodman of Wells River.
Dearborn of Woodsville and Bartlett /
IF Hanover, N. II. This place at Lis
bon has long been considered by the
railroad boys as dangerous place but
this is the first accident at the plat
form. It is hoped that the railroad will I
take steps to remedy the danger that
Exists there.
Kay Crabtree of toilette, P. O.. isl
visiting at the home of his brother,
Herbert Crabtree. for few days.
Evening star., 1922-05-27
THREE MAYORS WITHIN TEN MINUTES
SET WORLD RECORD IN OHIO TOWN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CONNEAUT, Ohio, May PA
world record for political maneuv-
ering is believed to have been es-
tablished here last night. Dur
ing the progress of the game"
three men held the office of mayor
within ten minutes. One was mayor
twice. while during the entire
night three were at various times
mayor, council president, president
pro tenn and councilman at large.
This record was the outcome of
the recent decision of the Ohio su-
preme court holding that public
officials of municipalities of more
than 1000 population who were
nominated by petition on an inde-
pendent ticket held their offices H.
legally. The decision affected every
official of this city. The result was
that special session Of the coun-
ell was called to find a way out.
The way included the resignation
of Mayor d. 8. Brace, City Auditor
B. A. Palmer, Council President
James 8. OCOnnor and the mem
bers of the city council. The ses-
sion resulted in a deluge OF resig-
nations that came through at such
rate as almost to cause the clerk
Evening star., 1922-05-27
LONDON PARLEY VITAL.
South Ireland Political Agreement

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 27.-with the arrival
Of Michael Collins from Dublin today
the Irish conference was expected to
begin discussion of the agreement
reached between the political factions
in southern Ireland last Saturday and
its effect on the treaty setting up the
Irish Free State. Prime Minister
Lloyd George was understood to have
delayed his departure for week end
rest at Chequers Court to preside over
the meeting.
How seriously the issue is regarded
IN some quarters is evidenced by the
comment of the Times parliamentary
correspondent. who says it is "of
solemn and momentous Importance,
inasmuch if an ominous or even
doubtful construction should have TO
be put on the coalition compact, it
will bring this country and Ireland
preilously near a state of war"
There is, however, much more op-
timism in Dublin than in London.
Continued outbreaks of disorder in
Ireland are reported 1t is stated
that members of the Irish republican
army surrounded Ballinalee, County
Longford. and arrested all the Prot.
estants in the town, charging them
with conspiracy with the Orangemen
in the north.
The Times correspondent at Stra-
bane says armed men are arrest
ing Ulstermen in County Donegal in
reprlsal Tor the arrests of Sim
Feiners throughout Ulster. There is
a big contingent of Irish republican,
army men in Lifford, and more are
continuously entering the county, ac-
cording to the Daily Nails Dublin cor
respondent.
Three meetings will be held TODAY
Michael Collins and his colleagues
will meet at o'clock, while the
British signatories to the AngIo-Irish
treaty are comforting with Prime
Minister Lloyd George. At 6 O'clock
Il joint meeting of the British and
irish delegates will be held at No.
10 Downing street. with Prime Min
ister Lloyd George presiding.
Mr.. Collins had half hours pre-
liminary conversation with Winston
Churchill. secretary for the colonies
at the colonial office
Evening star., 1922-05-27
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star
NEW YORK, May 27.--All the
wild ones, the enthusiastic ones
and the earnest ones who used to
tell the world about it from soap
box in a park, now are besieging
the radio broadcasting stations
for a chance to shout their re-
forms or their protests through
the ether. Hardly a day passes
that the great radio stations IN
the vicinity of New York are not
besieged by some tense individual
who begs for the chance to advo-
cate cots for cats, or asparagus
for mentally deficient, or some
thing in his miEd equally vital to
the health and happiness of an in
different world.
There is a government regula-
ton designed to control politics,
advertising and propaganda by air
waves, This is what saves the or
binary human from having his
evenings entertainment horned
into" by excited voices describing
somebody's pet hair net, shoe or,
possibly. a brand-new religion.
So swiftly5are' the radio outfits
being snapped up that experts re-
fuse to estimate how many thou.
sands OF people listen in nightly
to the song and chatter swelling
through the ether of New York
The government station on Bed
loes Island. where. the Statue of
Liberty stands, the big broadcast
ing station in Newark and the
downtown broadcasting headQuar-
: ters are the standbys of the fans.
The Nstenefs-in are using radio
sets that range from the thirty
Evening star., 1922-05-27
SOAP-ROX ORATORS BESLEGE RADIO
HT7NTTNC AUDIENCES FOR HOBBIES

mile sort which can be packed into
an overnight bag to the huge re-
ceiver and sender which needs
room to itself.
For twenty minutes out of every
hour one of the New York stations
puts on a program. This begins
with perhaps a group of songs.
goes on with hints for the well
dressed" man, tells you what to
plant in your garden, then gives
bedtime stories or verse and in
terpretations of literature. The en-
tertainment lasts from 1:40 in the
afternoon until 1890 at night, and
the radio fan will be exposed to a
liberal education IL he will wear
his receivers couple of hours
daily.
On clear evenings, with condi-
tions favorable, fans have listened
in from points as far distant as
Columbus. Ohio; Pittsburgh and
even Charleston. S. C. 1t was ID
startled and delighted boy listen
ing in on his apparatus in Ben
nfngton, VT, who heard voice re-
mark:
This is Bedloes Island. New
York harbor-"
He took a couple of pages of
writing paper to tell or mis- expe-
rience and express his delight II
indicated the commencement OF an
era Of neighborfiness for the
world.
There are three things today
bothering the radio broadcasting
operators. Two of them cannot
very well be helped. They are To-
cal thunderstorms and the north
ern lights The third-well, that
is the horde Of reformers and prop
agandists who want to use the air
to distribute their pet theories and
threaten Legislative reprisals when
they are turned down.
socpyrisht, leezl
Evening star., 1922-05-27
SLEUTHS ARE SLEUTHED
BY RIVAL SLEUTHS IN
BLAIR.DOvER DISPUTE

Sleuths and Shadows" are play
ing a veritable game Of ring
around-the-rosy with each other
as the Blair-Dover controversy in
the Treasury continues to develop,
1t was said today by close friends
of c. c. Childs of Ohio and A. d.
Sumner of Iowa, the Dover ap-
pointees in the internal revenue
bureau, whose dismissal by Com
missioner Blair started the newest
chapter in the row.
Revenue bureau intelligence
agents. it was asserted, are watch
ing Mr.. Childs and Mr.. Sumner, De-
partment of Justice agents are
watching the revenue agents,
secret service men are watching
the Justice Department agents and
operatives of private detective
agency are watching the whole ar
ray of sleuths.
Mr.. Childs was in the lobby of a
local hotel last night, friends as
serted, and operatives Of one sort
and another were so thick he could
hardly make his way to the door.
Friends of the former officials
further declare that the days and
nights of the two are a series of
adventures involving mysterious
strangers. tapped telephone wires,
eager ears cooked to open tran
SONS and patient footsteps behind
them on the street.
Both Mr.. Childs and Mr.. Sumner
are frankly indignant at the atten-
tions being paid them.
Evening star., 1922-05-27
Today's News in Brief.

Representative Keller suggests in
crease of Commissioners authority
over District of Columbia affairs.
Page 1
Definite formula agreed on in Tacna-
AFRICA conference. Page 1
Mexican attitude on recognition baf-
fies United States officials. Page /.
Poincare to tell parliament of plans
on reparations next week. Page /
Belfast terrorized by 9eventeen fires.
Page l
Cloture parley of Senate G. o. P. fu-
tile. Page 1
Singers arrive for Music week.
Page
Peace body hears plea from Greeks.
Page
Brown urges equal pay for equal
work in United States departments.
Page
Packing plants reduce overtime.
Page 4
Ricci impressed by middle west.
Page
Austria sees hope. for loan in Nor
gans visit. Page Z
Lawyer to test rights in mine field.
Page 8
Central library index for District of
Coiumola urged. Page 2s
Free celebration on July 4 urged.
Page "a
Evening star., 1922-05-27
Seventeen Buildings AfIame
After Incendiaries Initiate
Wide Campaign.
ONE OFFICIAL IS SHOT
BY LOOTERS IN RUINS
Troops in Long Clash-Burials
Prevented, Snipers Driving
Gravediggers Away.
BY the Associated Press

i6S the Associated Press
BELFAST. May 27.-Seventeen fires
We're started In the campaign of in
cendiarism waged throughout the
city last night. Six fire bombs were
used in starting the blaze that de-
stroyed the Model School. in the Falls
road district. A constable was shot
in the leg while on duty at fire
this morning. I Hundreds of looters
invaded the ruins of the school and
began taking everything that was
portable. The police later arrived in
lorries and opened fire on them
There were no burials in the city
cemetery on Thursday, owing to the
snIping at the gravediggers.
The restaurants and theaters are
suffering severely from the campaign
of terrorism. One restaurant reports
a big slump in business after the
discovery of a bomb in a telephone
manhole nearby.
Bishop MacRory has Cancelled all
conferences with his clergy through
out the diocese of Down and Connor,
owing to the perils of travelling An
encounter lasting several hours
took place yesterday between Irish
republican army men and members
of the special Ulster constabulary
border. Capt. Murphy and four of
the special police were wounded. The
republicans casualties are not known
here. 1t is believed they had planned
To capture the Jonesboro barracks.
girl of ten was shot dead and
another girl. man and woman
were wounded during an outbreak
here last night.
The Ulster Association has sent
message to Winston Spencer
Churchill. secretary for the colonies,
remarking that the Catholic pro-
lection committee, in its telegram to
the secretary early in the week tell
ing of the number of Catholics mur-
dered, did not refer to the number of
ProtestantS murdered.
Between May % and 26, the mes
sage says, ten Protestants were killed
and several others threatened with
death The premises of eighteen Pro-
testant firms were set on fire.
The telegram of the Catholic pros
lection committee read as follows:
From the 18th to the ED OF May
twenty seven Catholics have been
murdered. OF these five were women
and two children. Forty five were
wounded and hundreds evicted. The
position of Catholics is desperate"
LONDON PARLEY VITAL.
Evening star., 1922-05-27
PARIS SUSPICIOUS
Of REPORT BERLIN
AGREED TO TERMS
Fear Preparations Accept
ance Only Basis for Loan
Discussion.
By the Associated Press.


PARIS. May 27.-Reports from Berlin
that the German government had ac-
cepted the allied reparation propositions
were received with fears in reparation
circles that the propositions had been
accepted only as a basis for discussion,
while the determination of the commits
sion is that they constituted the last
word
The position of the commission is
cepted entirely the discussion will be
closed and the entire reparations
question turned over to the allied
governments.
Paper Money Crucial Issue.
The crucial point in the negotia-
tions is the question of paper money.
The finance minister, Hermes, agreed
with the commission that no more
paper be issued for internal require
ments, and that for exterior pay
ments. including reparations. only a
part might be raised in this way, In
case of necessity, and only for the
ensuing year. in the proportion of
two-fifths paper and three-fifths loans
or increased taxes. After the end of
the year Germany would issue no
more new paper at all, it was agreed.
This part of the agreement, accord
ing to news received this morning,
does not appear to have been cate
gorically accepted by Chancellor
Wirth and the optimism created by
the understanding reached with Herr
Hermes has somewhat diminished.
Aim to Eliminate Politics.
The disentaglement of the German
loan question from political consider
atoms has been the aim of the mem
bers of the bankers committee, which
adjourned yesterday until May 81.
One of the first conclusions reached
by the bankers was that they had not
been called together to give political
advice. but to determine whether the
proposed international loan was or
was not a sound financial idea. II
Germany's agreement to the repara-
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column s.
Evening star., 1922-05-27

Preponderance Of the vote against
daylight-saving either under the sys-
tenn now partially in vogue here or
by changing the clocks continues to
be shown by the coupons being re-
ceived by The Star in its poll to de-
termine what the sentiment Of the
people here Is on the question. The
vote Of those against the present sys-
tenn and against the clocks ahead
stands moro than nine to one against
those in favor OF either the present
system or a system whereby the
clocks are set.
Wide interest is being taken in the
poll, both by people in official and
private life. in the large number of
letters which accompany the coupons
many government employees said that
they were never asked in their re-
spective bureaus to express them
Evening star., 1922-05-27
Hesitation to Grant Simple
Requests of State Depart
ment Puzzle.
INVESTIGATION SHOWS
( ONLY MINOR DEMANDS
u. S. Feels Mexican Court Inter-
pretations on Lands Should Be
Part Of Treaty.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Thorough examination OF all the
facts and official communications be-
tween Mexico and the United States
relative to recognition of the Obreson
government leads only to an mex
plicable attitude on the part OF the
Mexican authorities. Why do they
hesitate to grant the simple requests
of the Department of State for
reciprocal understanding7
All sorts OF curious impressions
seem to have been spread about to
the effect that the United States was
demanding something extraordinary
something which would offend Mexi-
can pride and sovereignty to accept.
1t has even been stated that the
United States is not satisfied to get
an assurance that all titles to proper
ty held prior to the adoption OF the
Mexican constitution in May. 1917.
shall be valid, but is asking for the
validation of titles to property &C.
auired since that date. This statement
is absolutely without foundation.
No Demand for OwnersAiD.
Similarly, it has been banded about
In Mexican-American circles that the
United States wanted the right for
Americans to own land on the same
terms as Mexicans. Careful examina-
ton of the text of the clause in the
treaty on this point will show that
the United States did not ask for
the right to own, but merely to lease
for commercial purposes. subject, OF
course, to Mexican laws. The United
States and Japan have such a pro-
vision in their treaties. and u is alb
solutely essential from the Mexican
viewpoint that foreign capital shall
at least be encouraged to the extent
of being permitted to rent land for
warehouses, factories and other COM
mercial structures. 1t is believed that
the Mexican government now ful!y
understands this point and that y Is
no longer q matter OF controversy
between the two governments.
Hinges On Attitude.
The whole question of recognition
hinges upon the attitude of Mexico
which has hardly changed from the
very beginning. It has been urged.
for instance. that the supreme court
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Evening star., 1922-05-27

nervous prostration. But it served
Its purpose. as when it was all
over each official had been duly
elected to office through the chan
nels utilized in fling vacancies
that take place in a regular man
ner and his title to the job he orig
tnally was elected to had been per
fected.
The president pro tenn of the
council. s. r. FindIey, resigned.
Then Mayor Brace quit. This auto
matically made O.Connor mayor.
Councilman Kaufman was named
to succeed Findley. Then former
Mayor Brace was named council
man-at-large to succeed Findley.
OConnor resigned and Kaufman
became mayor. The game proceed
ed until finally all Of the officiaIs
had been manipulated back into
their former posts. But before this
could be accomplished 1t was
necessary that Brace be mayor
twice and Kaufman and OConnor
once each, while every councilman
resigned and was reelected to
membership.
Today the attorneys say that re.
gardless OF whether the decision is
held to be retroactive the city
fathers Of Cenneaut have 'stilted
their jobs" and are safe for the
entire term for which they orfxf-
nally were elected.
tCopyrisht, tlkz.l
Evening star., 1922-05-27
AGREE 0NFORMU[A
FOR TACNA-AR|CA
Arriving at Direct Issue
Marks Definite Progress
by Conference Here.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Formal announcement that definite
formulas" had been settled upon in
the Chilean-Peruvian conference here
was made in joint statement today
after the two delegations had resumed
their sessions for the first time in a
week.
The announcement did not reveal in
detail the exact basis upon which the
conference at last has come to direct
issue, but it was understood that the
diplomatic formulas" referred to dealt
directly with the question Of Tacna-
africa and with the problem Of fulfill
ment" Of the treaty Of Ancon.
Not Final Agreement.
It was explained that the fact that a
basis of direct negotiation had been
found meant that the conference had
made considerable progress, but Al
the same time did not indicate that
the two delegations were near agree
ment. Evidence accumulated that the
Tacna- AFRICA dispute still was in such
a status as to make negotiation re-
garding 1t somewhat difficult.
This view was strengthened, in the
opinion Of diplomatic observers here,
by the speech Of the Chilean presi-
dent yesterday at Taena declaring
that Chile could accept no settlement
except in strict conformity to the
clauses OF the treaty. His utterance
generally was accepted here As d6d-
mite notice that Chile would not aban-
don her attitude In favor OF plebis-
cite, to which the Peruvian govern
mont has consfstently objected.
HRsught to Direct Easne.
! President Aiessandria,s speech, to-