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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-27
WHEN THE OLD CLOCK STOPS.

Dear Mr. Editor:-You have of
course taken note of the Frightening
I'D dress of our town clock not long
since. But l wonder if you have also
noted its lack of good will in keeping
a steady run to govern time. 1t
seems to have nearly regular week
ly lay-off of from few hours to a
full dav or over since it was made TO
look so we'll on the outside, and for
those of us who do not sport wrist
watch and can only own 9Oc alarm
clock there is a loss by not hearing
the old clocks cheerful warning OF
times hourly passing. / offer these
lines to make known such is missed
what's the matter with our town CLOCK
AS it halts up in the place
OF ticking along with its hourly SONG
To guide the human race.
Is something serious with its stout old
heart
When it has these sinking spells
While the face is set and pulse has
stopped
AS time no longer it tells
Has it a grudge against over work
Why it refuses to strike
Or is it because of the open shop
Having won in the labor fight.
What's the matter with the grand old
clock
Whose responsible I say
For counted time without any chime
Being given but twire through the day
I'll offer a guess that it's just tired out
who winds it I'd like to know
without any grease to help it release
How can the old clock go
So please beware and do your share
To give it feeling life
For by it's rhyme at striking time
we count the hours of strife.
- Chas. French.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-27
MIR. JEFFREY SPEAKS BEFORE
FORTNIGHTLY

William H Jeffrey, Executive Sec
rotary of the State Board of Charities,
spoke before the Fortnightly Club
Friday afternoon at Woods Hall
Preceding his talk, Mrs w S Cole and
Mrs Thomas Forsaith gave solos,
which were delightfully."- rendered.
Mr. Jeffrey opened his talk by giving
description Of the various duties Of
the Board including Probation and
Parole. He described the overcrowd-
ed conditions at Windsor and showed
how the probation work was neces-
sary from an economic as well as
humanitarian standpoint. The cost
of probation supervision is compare
lively very small per person and
while the probationer is out OF prison,
he is earning the support of the fam
ilv. Added to the expense of keeping
the prisoner in prison is the expense
of the town supporting the family
while the bread winner is doing
time"
But the most interesting part of
his talk was the children's part of the
work. He showed pictures of the
homes from which these children are
taken and pictures of the kiddles
when they were taken and after they
had been placed in good homes. tie
showed X-rayr pictures of determines
which have been corrected SO that
crippled children have been develop
ed into normal children. His strong
point was that children" who need
nothing but food, clothes home and
Il aftnntinp have a
right to these things without adding
the stigma of the town farm or the
reformatory to their restitution. The
work of this Department is to make
robust, moral and decent citizens OF
our boys and girls who are untortun-
atelv placed and by natural environ
ment if left alone would naturally be-
come vicious citizens. Detectives are
nut into proper institutions ana
genuine delinquents are placed IN
corrective institutions so that good
work is being done for the future OF
the state. With all the various ac-
tivities of this Board, the expense
figures about three quarters OF one
per cent of our public moneys, surely
a small expense for so constructive
and far-reaching a work. The Clop
members were deeply interested IN
the work he represented and felt
prior to this talk they had had very
hazv idea of the scope of their work.
MIR Jeffrey is a man vitality inter-
ested in the work of reclaiming the
unfortunate and the delinquent. His
heart is really in the work and any
one hearing him talk gets the human
side of this state work as we'll as the
purely technical work of the depart
ment
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-27
WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.

Smith & Son are building wood
shed at the sugar house for A l.
Hatch.
Harold Bard is at home visiting
his parents. ,.,
Lizzie Wise has been at Post Mills
sewing for Mrs Raymond.
Mrs Ellsworth Waterman of Waits
River is visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Harold Chamberlain has added
new breed of chickens to his poultry
ward. They are the Black Jersey
Giants.
The Association held a business
meeting last Friday evening. An
other meeting has been called. on
Friday evening, Nov. 8, to elect new
officers for the Fair for the coming
wear. A committee was elected at
the last meeting to see that refresh
ments are served
The school children, led by their
teacher Mrs Laura Cadoo, will give an
entertainment on Halloween, Oct
81. at 8 o'clock in the church vestry.
The mothers will furnish refresh
ments. All who attend will have a
very enjoyable evening.
Mr. Risley, the school superinten..
dent, visited schools on Thursday OF
last week.
A daughter was born on Saturday,
Oct. 81 to Mr. and Mrs A H South
worth.
On Sunday, Oct. Is, girl was born
to Mr. and Mrs Arthur Godfrey.
Madam Hatch is staying at Mrs A
n Southworth's to lend a helping
bapd
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-27
ADMIRAL CLARK'S BODY
CREMATED.

We clip the following from the
Montpelier Argus of Oct. goth;
Through DIR. Homer c Brigham
who has just returned from the west
we learn that the body of Admiral
Charles E Clark has been cremated
and will be retained at Long Beach
California until the return OF the
family to Washington some time
next summer, when there will be
quiet funeral at the Arlington GENE
terry. Knowing the Admirars wishes
the family requested that there be nc
military funeral either at Long beach
or Washington.
Ms Clark will remain with her
dangbter. Mrs c F Hughes at 1886
Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, Cali
,fornia-
Fine Job Printing At This Office.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-27

Judge Henry C Cleveland OF Coven-
try celebrated his 80th borthday sun
day, Oct. Is, with an airship flight IN
the "Flying Eagle an airship under
the proprietorship of his son waiter,
William LHeureux, one of the III
lumberiacks from Sherbrooke, 7. u,
who came to South Fayston lumber
camp Oct. IA, dropped dead just as
they reached the camp that day. HIS
age was about As. The body was
brought to o G Eaton's undertaking
rooms at Waitsfeld, where it remain
ed over Sunday, awaiting a message
from Sherbrooke for further arrange
mnntS
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-27

We can furnish butter wrappers In
! ID. and x III. sizes, printed to order
at short notice at less price than the
paper and printing can be bought
separately.-TheO Opinion Press, Brad
ford, Vt.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-27
Poster Work a Speciality

JONATHAN TYLER COUNCIL NO. IS
o. U. A. NJ,
Meets second and fourth Monday evenings
at Town Hall
PTERMONT. N. II
John Stiekney, Councillor.
o. B. Stanley, II. 5.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-27

Fine Job Printing At This Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07
WORK ON SCHOOL
SOON TO BEGIN
Contractor Expects to Start
Foundation This
Week
King Lumber Company OF Chariot
tesville Signs Contract ana
Gives Bond

The King Lumber Company OF OF
Charlottesville, Va, this week VIII
start the foundation of the new pubiilc
school to be erected on the lot OF the
Alexandria High School.
". w. King, president of the com,
pany, was in Alexandria yesterday ana
furnished the required bond OF SOL
$3.50 and signed the contract. :,
Mr.. King stated that material ana
equipment will be shipped at once and
probably will arrive here the latter
part of the week. The work of digging
the foundation for the structure Will
be started this week. The contract
provides that the building be complet!-
ed by September 10. This firm it Is
expected will have the building COM
pleted and ready for occupancy long
before that time.
The revised figures as announced
through z. F. Ticer, chairman OF the
finance committee of the city council
show that the contract price is exactly
s63,367. This does not include heat,
electricity or ventilation.
The building will be $50 feet north
east of the present high school build
ing and its front will face West street.
1t will contain seventeen rooms and be
modern throughout and will be two
stories high.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07
IN CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
SENATE

Met at II am. and adjourned at
5:45 D. nj. until noon today.
Began debate on ratification OF
the treaties negotiated at the Wash
ington conference.
Passed and sent to the House a
bill authorizing the use of special
postage stamps advertising local cele-
brations in Richmond, Va; Phoenix,
Ariz.; Fayetteville, Ark; Hutchinson,
Kans., and Pasadena, Calf.
A majority of the judiciary SUBJ
committee which has been studying
the question of the eligibility of Sem
ator Smoot, of Utah, and Representa-
tive Burton, of Ohio, to serve on the
allied debt commission reported that
the members in question were not
eligible.
This report, submitted to the full
judiciary committee, was signed by
Senator Brandegee Republican,, p,
Connecticut, and Overman, of North
Carolina, and Walsh of Montana
tDemocrats), and sustained the con-
tentions raised in resolution offered
by Mr.. Walsh.
By a vote of 81 to 80, with all Demo-
Gratis and half dozen Republicans
voting in the negative. the Senate re-
ferred TO its banking and currency
committee the resolution introduced
by Senator Helm (Democrat), Ala
bama. providing for an investigation
into the alleged political activities of
officials of the Atlanta Federal re-
serve bank.
President Harding nominated John
H. Bartlett, of New Hampshire, at
present chairman of the civil service
commission. to be First Assistant
Postmaster General, succeeding DR..
Hubert Work, promoted to be Post
General in place of Will Fl.
Hays.
Senators Mccormick and Mckinley,
of Illinois, called at the White House
and urged President Harding to ap-
point A. E. Germer, chief postal in
spector of Chicago, as Second Assist
ant Postmaster General.
The President sent to the Senate
the nomination OF Thurston R. Porter,
of New York, to be marshal Of the
United States court for China.
The foreign relations committee re-
ported favorably resolution giving
effect to commercial traveller treaties
between the United States and uru-
Continued on Page 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07
HARDING HALTS
War SHIPMENTS:
TO THE CHINESE
Presidential Proclamation
Forbids Further Exports
To Troubled Republic
CIVIL WAR WARRANTS
Vigorous Prosecution of Any Offet1d-
ers is Promised in Executive Order
Just Issued

Washington, March 7.-Shipments
from the United States of arms or mu-
nitions of war to China was prohib-
tied by President Harding yesterday
in an official proclamation.
The proclamation was issued in ac-
cordanse with a joint resolution APP
proved January 81, 1922, by Congress
authorizing the President to declare
an embargo on such shipments to for
cign countries when they promote con-
ditions fviolencc. The President de-
clarcs that all violations of the order
will be vigorously prosecuted.
Power of prescribing exceptions and
Limitations to the application of the
resolution by Congress were delegated
hv the President to the Secretary Of
State.
The text of the proclamation fol-
lows:
"Whcrcas, Section l Of a joint reso-
luton of Congress, entitled Joint
resolution to prohibit the expectation
of arms or munitions of war from the
United States to certain countries,
and for other purposes approved
January 81, 1922, provides as follows:
"'That whenever the President
finds that in any American country or
in any country in which the United
States exercises extra territorial Ju-
risdiction, conditions Of domestic vio-
lcnce exist which are or may be pro-
NOTED by the use of arms or muni-
tions OF war procured from the United
States and makes proclamation there
of. it shall be unlaw..ui 10 export, cX"
ccpt under such limitations and cx-
ccptions as the President prescrlhcs.
anv arms or munitions of war from
any place in the United States to such
country until otherwise ordered by
the President or by Congress
"And whereas, it is provided by
Section . of the said joint resolution
that whoever exports any arms or
munitions of war in violation of Sec
tior | shall on conviction be punished
by fine not exceeding $4,000, or by
improsinment not exceeding two years,
or both;
"Now. therefore. ]. Warren G..
Harding. President of the United
States of America, acting under and
by virtue of the authority conferred
in me by the said joint resolution of
Congress. do hereby declare and pro-
CONTINUED on page four)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07
SOLDIER BONUS
:. RUNS AC'lINSh>'
NEW. OBSTACLES
Formal Presentation! n!,otq
House to be Delayed s,.I
Several Days.',;1 81 |
SEES THE PRESIDENT
Chairman Fordney Declines to Dis.
cuss Visit Beyond Saying 1t Was
Unofficial

Washington, March 7.-House
Ways and Means Committee Repub
licans encountered some apparently
unlocked for snags late yesterday IN
their further consideration OF the COM
promise soldiers bonus bill, with re-
suit that the formal presentation of
the measure to the House will be de.
laycd for several days.
1t was understood that ali unsuc
cessful effort was made to confine the
bonus largely to the adjusted service
certificate option. The other differ
ences were said to have been unim-
portant.
After forenoon session of the ma
jority committeeman, Chairman Ford
ney announced that it was the plan
to complete the bill in the afternoon,
introduce it in the House Immediately
and formally present it today after
session of the entire committee.
He added that meantime he might
discuss the measure with President
Harding. He went to the White House
in the afternoon, but Geciined to dis
cuss the visit further than to say he
had gone to present friend
1t seems that the proposition to re-
quire the Democrats on the committee
to cast their votes on the bill without
having full opportunity to consider it
met with some opposition from the
majority side, and it was indicated
that when the measure was put in
final form by the Republicans the mi
nority members would be given time
to study its provisions before final
committee action. The bill will be
taken up again tomorrow by the Re-
publicans, it was said, with the hope
that it would be completed before
/ night.
! Changes made in the bill at the two
sessions Of the majority members to-
day were said to have been largely
OF a technical character. Committee
men declared that no important alter
atlons had been maze in the compro-
mise plan eliminating the cash bonus
except where the men were entitled to
$50 or less and substituting a bank
loan section to the adjusted service
certificate title authorizing national
and State banks and trust companies
organized under State laws to loan
certificate holders up to so per cent
of the adjusted service credit.
Continued on page two)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07
SEMI FINALS TO
Be STAGED HERE
A. H. S. to Play Charlottes-
vile For Honors of n.
w. Half of State
Both Teams Have Excellent Records
Exciting Game Expected
Last Game Here

ave will play Charlottesville for the
northern and western championship
of the State-and that amt all"
That's what members of the Alex
andria High School basket ball team
said this morning.
The 4. H S. boys, after having won
from every team in the second athletic
district, will meet the fast going team
of Charlottesville High School, which
is the champion in the first district.
tomorrow night in the Armory Hall
TO settle who is to be the champion of
the northwestern half of the State
and who shall have the honor Of enter
ing the finals for the State champion
ship.
Alexandria has gone through a
grillng schedule Of 10 hard games
and has come out victor in all but
3. Two of these defeats were to East
ern and Tech High schools Of Wash
ington by a close score. The other
defeat was at the hands of the War
renton High School, and was the re-
suit of playing on an exceedingly
small floor.
Charlottesville has been reported as
having gone through with an abso-
lutely clean slate.
Charlottesville, it will be rcmem-
bered, is the school whose team stood
firmly between tie local High School
and the football honors last fall. The
Alexandria boys stoutly contend that
after tomorrow night Charlottesville
may say the same thing in regard 10
basket ball.
We've heard lot of this talk about
greater Alexandria, and we have
taken it seriously-and ! think that
we have done something toward help
ing it along" said Fred Petit, the
center. Now all want the people
to do is to come tn the Armory tomor-
row night and watch us put the Skids
under Charlottesville
Last year the High School played in
the semi-finals against the Norfolk
team in Norfolk and lost. Three of
the same players Whp were in the
Norfolk game last year are lined up
for tomorrow's game. Petit, Midkilf
ana captain DIciIuS ndNS Scci Ibftc
years Of High School basket ball side
by|side' ard have gone through the sea
son. Just closing, in fine style. Dyson
and Ramagc, although comparatively
new <in the, game. have made fine rec
4ds foT sth'epnsel lives during the past
sea son with the first team. Wade and
Jack Pohl sare :forcmost among. the
long list of "subs." ..e# .l..
4 large crowd is expected TO attend,
the game, and with this in view the
seating arrangements are being ex-
tended. The. student body of the High
School will attend en- masse and they
are wcll equipped with cheers and
cheer leaders. The High School Or
chestra will be on hand and will fur
nish music between the periods.
The management Of the local team
asks that all the sport lovers of the
city be on hand. Every public spirited
citizen is urged to attend. to see and
to support the five boys that are doing
their part, and perhaps more than
their part. in the extension of the
name of Greater Alexandria. Give
the team that bears the nam" Of our
city your support.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07

Burke was in no case can a conviction
be obtained on the uncorroborated
testimony OF one person. He argued
there was corroborating circum-
stance to bolster up the testimony of
Wright. Mr.. Burke also quoted many
decisions on the difference between
domocile and residence.
Attorney Stuart held that the civil
and police justice had no authority to
try the case, the only alternative be-
ing to either dismiss it or refer it to
the Grand Jury, and he asked it be
referred to the Grand Jury for in
vestlgation, and said other evidence
would be produced at that time to COR
roborate Wright's testimony.
Among those present at the hear
ing were Wright's former wife.
Throughout the trial the courtroom
was crowded with SPECTATORS, most of
whom remained till the court an
uounced its decision
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07
Birthday Celebration
Potomac Lodge, I. 0. 0. f.. to Observe
S3rd Anniversary April A.

The committee on good of the or
der" of Potomac Lodge No. 3S, Odd
Fellows, at meeting held last night,
made preliminary arrangements for
celebrating the eighty-third annivcr-
sary of the organization Of that lodge
with celebration which will be held
April 4. 1t is proposed to hold the
event in the Ingomar Theater. For
this occasion a number of prominent
members of the order vii! be invited
to make addresses,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07
Mrs. Ann E. Service Dead

Mrs. Ann F.. Service. an old and wrll
known resident, died suddenly at 1:30
o'clock this morning at fcr rcsidcnc"
at 517 Cameron street. The deceased
was Miss Entwislc. and her mother
was Miss Zimmerman. Mrs. Service
was a consistent member of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church and was actively
identified with the various organiza-
tons of that church. The announce
mcnt of her sudden death was re-
ceircd with sincere regret b" her
many friends here. The funeral ar
rangcmcnts have not been completed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07
Fairgrounds Not Open
Arrival of Permanent Warm Weather
is hcing Waited upon

Owing to the bad weather. the Play
Ground Committee has decided not
to reopen the Friends Play Ground
as vet. The exact date for the per
mancnt opening has not been decided
upon. the coming of spring to stay,
being the determining factor. 1t was
opened the first part Of last week
but, owing to the snow. il was closed
again. The children of the city arc
anxiously awaiting the warm wealth
er so tha thev may again be admitted
to the municipal Fairgrounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07

Heathsvlle-On the first night of
the recent deep snow, S. Tompkins,
native of Denmark, who lives on this
island in Little Wicomico River, at
tempted to reach Kayan, up the river
a little, in small boat for supply OF
groceries. He soon found that he
could not make the Kayan landing on
account of the storm, so he docked at
the landing Of Captain Hall, near
here, and walked AROUND the shore to
Kayan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(For The Gazettc)

Washington, March THE scheme
to issue insurance service certificates
with a borrowing value Of 80 per
cent in three years and at cost OF
S., 900 100000 to the people OF the
country connected by the Republican
members of the Ways and Means
Committee in an effort to pull wool
over the eyes of the ex-servlce men,
has met with a prompt rebuff on the
part of Senator Carter Glass, OF
Virginia, author Of the Federal ke-
serve system.
"In self defense" said Senator
Glass today, "the banks of the coun
try will have to refuse to make. the
loans and Congress cannot force
them to make them-or else they
can make the loans and become so
choked up frozen assets that an I'M
possible business condition will be
created. AS it seems to me, the lat
est scheme proposed for paying
bonus to ex-service men is by far the
most vicious and menacing to the
country of any that have been sug-
rested. The script scheme, if it
Should actually be put into effect,
would choke up the avenues of in
dustrial and commercial credits and
strangle legitimate business from
one end of the nation to the other
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07

Montgomery, Ala--The Alabama
convict department has just received
a report by the Burns international
Detective Agency announcing the cap
ture in Washington of c. f. Leon,
alias R. ". Jones, alias Bell, white
man, who escaped from the State
prison at A!drich last December, it is
alleged, by forging his discharge pa
Ders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07

Richmond-School children of Rich
mond have contributed 1900 to the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation, accord
ing to announcement made last night
By II. NJ. Smith, Jr.. chairman of the
local Woodrow Wilson Foundation
committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-07

Opposition of Senator Brandegee,
Republican, of Connecticut to the ap-
pointment Of members of Congress to
membership on commission created
by Congress has resulted in an un-
favorable report by a subcommittee
Of the Senate Judiciary Committee
on the eligibility of Senator Smoot,
Republican, of Utah. and Representa-
tive Burton, Republican. of Ohio, to
serve or the allied debt funding
commission to which they were ap-
pointed by President Harding more
than week ago The opposition to
confirming the Smoot and Burton
nominations arises from the fact that
some members believe the constitu-
tional inhibition against members OF
the Senate and House holding offices
OF trust or profit under the govern
ment during the terms for which
they were elected is responsible for
the fight on Smoot and Burton. The
President holds membership on the
debt funding commission does not
come within the provisions of the
Constitutional inhibition and he is
supported in this view by Attorney
General Daugherty. However, the
President admitted that the naming
Of the two Republicans was without
precedent.
Isaac Gregg.