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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-16
ANNOUNCE new
REFEREE FOR
TUESDAY EVE
Clarem0nt Basketball Five
Carry Long String of
Victories

Manager Harold r Caswell an
nounces on Tuesday evening a
return to the grand old real style
of basketball. He bases his con-
victions on the fine record, which
has been won by the Sullivan Ma
chinery Company team represent
ing Clarcmont, the big attraction
on the Armory court for Tues
day evening.
For the contest with Clarcmont
Tuesday evening, Manager Cas-
well states that he has obtained
an outside referee to of1iciate.
He hopes to avoid ali criticism
OF the part of the fans, by care
iul selection of officials.
For three years the Claremont
five has been intact with the ex-
eeption of Jordan, star guard,
who was awarded a position this
year after considerable competi-
ton. For three years Bradbury
and Russell have chummed togeth-
er in the forward positions, along
with Richardson the extra-length
pivot and Michaud in the back
field. The result of continual
playing together has been a string
of victories over the fastest teams
in New England.
During its regime the Clare
mont five has toppIed such fast
combinations as the Holyokc In
terstate League team, the Knick-
erbocker5 of Springfield the
Hudson n Y. bunch, the Ben
Hurs of Hartford, Conn, and es-
pccially Concord and Laconia,
quntets which are cutting wide
swathc in New Hampshire at the
present time. Other noteworthy
teams have met the Claremont
five and have fallen by the way
side.
This season Claremont has won
all four contests played at home.
Its ttchms& inck1.Qd WinGto1t
Hanover Independents, White
River and Bucky Lew's Lowell
Lowell five by the close score #
81 to 16. Two defeats have been
chalked against the Claremont ag-
gregation this year, to wit:
Concord at Concord on Christmas
night and White River at the
Junction by a close score.
American Legion-Company u
will certainly have its hands full
attempting to check the attack of
the invaders on Tuesday evening.
Every effort is being made by The
local management to insure a fast
contest
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-16
CHARITY BALL
BY ELKS
ON FEB. 18th
Leading Social Event of
Year Comes Next
Month

The leading social event Of the
season in St. Johnsbury-the an
nual Grand Ball by the local lodge
of Elks-will take place this year
on Friday evening, February II,
The affair will be in the State
armory as usual and Fcrdinando' >
orchestra which made such Il hit
at the last annual ball, will fur
nish music. The ball is for tha
benefit of the Charity fund Of tho
lodge.
Following the line of last years
event there will be ii limited num-
Der Of tickets sold. After the
first two hundred tickets are Dis
posed of the sale will be restricted
TO Elks only.
DR.. W. A. Gage, chairman of the
ball committee, said today: at IS
the object of the organization to
make the affair an enjoyable one
to everyone who attends. This
could not be done if there was no
limit placed on the sale Of ticket.
We do not want 500 couples IN a
hall that will accommodate only
200 for comfortable dancing.
"Anothcr thing, as in former
years we will serve a very sub
stantial and appctizing lunch. 1t
is absolutely essential in the
making up Of d luncheon of this
nature that We know some time
in advance how many people we
have to serve. 1t is different
from serving ice cream and cake.
When you include salad, etc, IN
a luncheon, the caterer must have
very good dca Of how many
persons he has to serve.
"Evcry Elk no matter where he
is from will have no trouble IN
getting ball tickets. 1t is, however,
earnestly requested that all ElkS
buy their tickets early to assist
the committee in estimating how
many other tickets can be sold"
C Roy Caldcrwood chair
man of the decorating committee,
promises something entirely new
in the decorators art at the ball.
The work will be done by the I'm
pcrial DECORATING company of
Manchester, N. II. The dcCorat-
ing scheme will be the use of feS-
toons and artificial plants in bas-
krts which Will be suspended
about the ball. 1t will be some
thing entirely new for North
eastern Vermont.
The committee in charge Of
the ball is as follows: chairman,
DR. W. A. Gage, assistant chair
man, Robert Nichols and Oscar
Beck; tickets, Fred Kelley; deco
rations, c. Roy Caldcrwood; mu-
sic, DR.. F. 0. Moore; checking,
F. o. Harris; Floor director, Sam
ucl o. Moore; publicity Herbert
a. Smith.
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ATHENAEUM
HAS BEEN WELL
PATR0NIZED
Nearly One-third of the
Books Taken Out by
Children

The question is asked "How
many of the citizens of St johns
bury are really using the library?
During the past year there were
2903 who borrowed books. In
addition to these there are many
who frequent the reading room
or consult the referenced epart-
ment. Over 500 registered for
cards during the year.
The circulation reached 44,430
volumes, which does not include
2,457 magazines borrowed. No one
will be surprised to hear that the
library needs a children's room
when the records show over
10000 volumes taken out by the
children.
A day at the library may re
cord a circulation of 100 to over
800 volumes. Many days the
number of books borrowed repre-
sents a very small part of the
days work.
One afternoon within an hour
and a half, material was asked for
on the following subjects no two
subjects for one person.
Kansas Cyclones, Street Car
Transfers, Dorothy Garfield
Fisher. Legends of Early North
em Vermont, Certain Genealogical
Records Corporations, Trusts, the
Sherman Act, Etc, Cost of st.
Johnshury', Public School, Fro
Escapes on Public Building,
What We owe to the Greeks,
Why Immigrants Come to the
United States.
What does the library do for
the schools? Each year the teach
crs of the Academy, Junior High
and Vocational school bring then
pupils by classes TO the library
for instruction in the use of the
catalogue, reference books and
other library aids. Last Jear
She Librarian and her assistants
cave over 40 lessons. The pupils
thus gam knowledge of books
that help them in the daily refer
cnco work which they have at
the library.
Carefully graded reading hsts
have been prepared for the
children's use. A large propor-
ton Of the children of st. johns
bury are reading library books.
1t is the aim of the library 10
have all the children above the
second grade own and use lib
rary card. This is being made
po.sibl" by the hclp of the teach
crs. Through the teachers books
Continued on Pace Eight
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Adjourn School
Committee Meeting

The first meeting Of the gen
cral school committee was held
at the aFirbanks Museum Satur-
day afternoon. There was a dis
cussiOn to ascertain the needs of
the schools, but no action was
taken and the meeting was adj
iourned until next Saturday.
Subject to the invitation of the
school board, the purpose of the
general committee is to visit the
schools with a view of submitting
to the school board proper recon-
mendationS.
{. c. HitchcOck superintendent
OF schools has been elected char
man v ttho general committee
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ST. JOHNSBURY
BOWS TO WHITE
RIVER BY 24-l6
Locals in Desperate Fin
ish Fail to Avert Defeat
at Junction

In spite of desperate whirlwjud
finish that netted three successive
goals from the floor, in the last
four minutes of play, the Ameri-
can Legion-Co. d basket tosser5
from st. Johnsbury could not
quite stem the tide of defeat. So
they gracefully bowed to Lew
Wachter's clan at White River
Saturday evening in a particularly
clean and spirited game that tee-
minated "a to 16 IN favor of the
Junction quintet.
The contest had hardly got
under way, when the St. Johns
bury basketeers wheeled their
long distance scoring machinery
in action, SO rapidly that his
guard could not follow him
"Lucky" Fisk, in an individual
streak, peppered the hoop and
SHARED three corking goals. St.
Johnsbury seemed all set for a
victory.
Then Hanley, the powerful CEN
ter who Is remembered in st.
Johnsbury as the human jugger-
naut, swung into play and shared
a goal for his team Lew" Wach-
ter spurted his men on from the
side lines and before the initial
period had ended, his proteqes
were heading the race by II to 3.
During the brief ten minute pc
riod, sandwichcd in between the
two longer sessions the st. johns
bury athletes scored no goals from
the floor. They managed to snare
but pair of treethrow7. IN the
same length Of time, White River,
as represented by Hartford post
of the American Legion, secured
only one goal from the floor and
two free markers, by Hanley The
latter had been fouled by MAJ
Continued on pagk Six)
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SAYS "GROSS NEGLEC7"' OF WAR VETERANS:
BODY OF NURSE is ORDERED EXHUDlEL
"Black Reproach on Honor of
Nation" Says Memorial to President
EXPLOSION WRECKS
PLANT IN NEWINGTON

NEWINGTON, N. H., Jan. 10
Frank X. Fraser of Portsmouth
lost his life early today in an ex-
plosion which followed a fire at
the plant of the Atlantic Dye
Stuffs company. His death was
due to the fact that he failed to
go to his lunch at the regular hour.
Another man whom Frazer had
allowed to leave in his place is
alive as a consequence. When the
explosion occurred Frazer, 40 years
old, night caretaker, attempted to
escape by jumping from an upper
floor but succombed to his burns.
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DAWN AND ESTHER
WERE FAVORITES
SATURDAY
Hopkins Horse Won
Days Best Time
In 81 3-1

1t was like trotting in a meal
bag on the Main street speedway
Saturday afternoon but there were
eight classes with seventeen
horses out and big crowd OF
people on deck to see the fun.
Glasses A and ID failed TO ma
tcrializc, but Dawn and Prcccpt5
Jr., in Glass C, Snowbird and
Peter Direct in Glass b and E5-
thcr and Bessie Wilkes in Claao
f furnished some considerable in
tcrcst and Hopkins horse carried
Off the days record by winning
in 313t seconds pretty close to the
track record. Will Nutc'5 little
mare Esther picked up her heels
in tidy shape and won her race IN
"a.
In Class |, DR.. Burke drove Ger
aida in 38A, but Arthur McGln-
nj, lowered that figure TO 3Gls
and won the other two heats.
The story Of the afternoons
contests is told in tabloid form IN
the following summary. The al
ternoon was in ideal one and the
entire program was much ENJOY
ed
The summary;
CLASS b
Snowbird, viii Whitcman 2 /
Peter Direct, E. j. Wallace
, l :
Time, SO, sc, SO.
CLASS c
Dawn, Carl Hopkins , /
Prcccpts, Jr., Frank Prue
= 1 :
Time, 32a4 "a, 3Gl4.
CLASS L
Esther, VIII Mute , l !
Bessie Wilkes, Geo. Pruc l 2 :
Time, 1G4 36h, 39h.
CLASS G
Belle II, Charles Hopkins l l
Mary F., John COrrivcau . .
Time, 1872, 37l2.
Time, 1872, 3713.
CLASS II
T. c. W, Lee Warren ! [
Potter Cote, Frank Foster 2 ,
Time, 40A. 38la.
CLASS |
Lady Frisco, Arthur McGinnio
2 l /
Geralda, DR.. r. H. Burke 1 , ?
Time 3S&, 3612, 3712.
CLASS J
Roam Mare NJ. NJ. Jewell / , /
MOllle, Clyde Warren 2 >
Dan, Stanley Perkins 8 9 3
Time, 43. 43. 81
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-16
WILL DISCUSS
EASTERN PROBLEMS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16-The
japanese delegation are still
awaiting instructions from East
Tokyo which when presented are
expected to complete discussion
of the naval limitations in the
treaty. This afternoon the con
ference expects to take up the
questions in the Far Easel and the
Pacific ocean.
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!. L. Professionals
Beat Orleans

Due to a misunderstanding and
illness the Orleans High school
basket bail team Wa obliged o
play the Island Pond Profession
ais instead Of Derby Academy.
The Derby game was cancelled
because Of illness Of three plaY-
crs. The management tried TO
get the Island Pond High school
team but through a misunder-
standing talked with the manager
Of the professionals. The game
was played the Island Pond team
winning by the score of &c to =.
The summary:
ORLEANS L.
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ncy Saltonstall. The autopsy had
shown The presence of a drug. DIR.
Stevens explained, according to
the authorities, that he had ad-
ministercd two doses of the drug
for toothachc and believed that
the nurse had taken more of the
drug from his medicine chest dur
ing his absence.
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I.YNDONVILLE

The lecture which was to be Civ
en- bv Brooks Fletcher, was inde-
fnitcN postnoncd on account u
the illness Of the speaker, but will
no doubt be given as soon as hli
recovery permits.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-16
Team No. 6 Winner
In Candle Pin League

In the third match of the FAIR
banks A. A. Candle Pin Bowling
League Friday evening, team No.
6 defeated No. 3 by Is pins. OIL
lowing is the score:
TEAM NO e
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-16
BREAK RECORD
IN NEWPORT
RACE TRACK
Little Battisc Covers
Quarter in 30 Seconds
Flat

Saturdays attendance Of 500 at
the Memphrcmagog Driving Club
matinee was record breaker of
the season, including good num-
Der from out of town. Lock VIII
Hard, the well known Canadian
horseman, and L. H. Tobcy OF
plymouth, N. H., who has several
horses at Pickles stables wintcr-
Eng, were here to enjoy the spor',
also John Wiley president of the
Glover Driving club.
The weather was ideal, the
track in good condition, not-with-
standing the heavy snow fall of
two days ago, and all seemed to be
well pleased. Plans are under
way to invite some of the out of
town clubs 10 join at some date
soon TO be fixed, and that event is
being looked forward to with a
good deal of pleasure by all low
crS of the Harness Horse.
At meeting Of the club Friday
at Hotel Raymond, John Wiley,
president of the Glover Driving
club extended an invitatlon TO race
any horses Newport might send,
and expressed the wish that an
intcr-club meet might be arraign-
cd.
CaruSo horse raised at the
Newport Stock farm with a re-
, cord of 33 and tChristy, another
Glover horse are two of the racers
that are making fast time on the
snow path this winter.
The races started promptly ut
100 p. m. The different classes
were all closely contcster and in
several Of the heats it was case
of the winner just noseing IN
ahead.
Notwithstanding this, and also
that the horses are so well known,
the treasurer of the Driving CLUB
truthfully said, Every little money
changed hands, during the al
tcrnoon. 1t required a six horse
team on the scraper to put the
rack in the best possible condl-
tion for the horse.
In the Class A pace Lady Wal
nut Isle 2.08A, daughter Of Lady
Walnut Hall, %, 80, 29-gavc
Little BattiSc three good heats.
Lady Walnut Isle, was raised by
She Newport Stock farm and soid
TO Joseph Gagnc the present own
cr. after she met with slight
mishap. In this race the best time
of the season was made. Frcnchy
H.. owned by Vancour showed hi3
usual class when pittcd against
Don Patch and Golden V in tho
Class Il Pace
Diamond and Junior Wilkes in
the Class G. Pace are two horses
that are attracting the attention )f
men that know top notchers.
Jennie Hawlcy again worked
true as any man could ask against
an unnamed horse owned by Blay.
Glass E Pace, Joe Mckinney,
bradford Man and Nellie p, was
one of the best races of the af-
tcrOon.
The summary:
CLASS A PACE
-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-16
Mystery In Death o. Young
Woman On Christmas Day
Autopsy Showed Presence of Drug
Which Doctor Says Was
For Toothache
(By the Associated Press)

CAMBRIDGE, Jan. 16-The body of Grace l.
Logue, nurse, who had been found dead Christmas
morning in the Office of Dr.. Michael M. Stevens OF
WOburn of which she was an attache was ordered
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-16
$4,000 Mentally Disabled Former
Soldiers Poorly Cared For Says
Report To Harding
(By the Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, JAM 16--Asserting that the more
than $4,000 mentally disabled former service men
now placed in state Institutions were victims Of such
gross neglect, Indifference, and proiteering,' as
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-16
TEACHERS IN
9TH ANNUAL
MEETING HERE
Commissioner Dempsey
Will Speak Thursday
At Academy

The seventh annual meeting Of
the Caledonia county Teacher
Association will be held here
Thursday and Friday, January 10
and 20. Unless otherwise desig-
mated AL exercises will be held
at st. Johnsbury academy. The
cooperation of st. Johnsbury cit
izcns is invited in obtaining rooms
for the teachers. Anyone who has
IA room vacant is requested TO
communicate with Principal t..
il Wilson. Following is the pro-
gram:
THURSDAY MORNING
St. Johnsbury Academy, st.
Johnsbury Junior High and the
St. Johnsbury Public schools VIII
be in session until twelve O'Clock.
Teachers are cordially invited 10
visit any of these classes.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
1.30 Opening meeting
AcadonN Hall
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STOCK QUOTATIONS
FURNISHED BY
E. I'll. CLARKE & CO..

Is Eastern Avenue
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Music
Academy Orchestra
Prayer
Rev f. b. Richards
Address Of Welcome
4. F. Stone, Secretary Of
Commercial Club
Presidents address
Supt. G A. Jameson
Music
Academy Orchestra
Brief business Meeting
Continued on page seven)
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(CoGtinued on Pare Eight
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-16

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
tion of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
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Continued on pagk six)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-09
THE BRIDGE IN CAMDEN

JURISDICTION of the new City Plan
q ming Commission, wisely established with
the authority Of the Camden City Council
when work on the Delaware Bridge was ac-
tually begun, does not extend beyond the
city limits. But it is 10 be hoped that its
moral influence and civic influence may have
wider scope than it's legal authority. For
the scheme of trunk lines which it has pro-
posed a scheme of great highways running
fanwise from the Camden end of the bridge
toward all points in the State must seem
wholly admirable from the viewpoint of any
OF the neighboring communities.
Some such comprehensive plan for the aC-
commodation of vastly increased flow of
over river traffic is essential to the future
orderly growth and the immediate con-
venience of all the suburban and farming
communities adjacent to Camden. II is
odd to hear that the merchants of broadway
are beginning TO object because Of the in
tention of the commission 10 divert some of
the bridge traffic from their thoroughfarc.
Do they want their street 10 be jammcd and
impossible? One thorOughfarc through
Camden cosid not accommodate 30 per cent
Of the motor traffic of 1926 or 1927.
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MORE COAL COMPLICATIONS

TN THE news from Washington which tells
L today of an amendment in the Senate to
the Fact Finding Coal Commission Bill in
tended to authorize the Government 70 look
for 'systcms of deliberate collusion between
miners organizations and mine owners
there is suggested side Of the coal Ques-
tion which may invite great deal of sur
prised and angry attention before long.
Here is implied sort of CO. operation be-
tween the two controlling groups in the coal
fields which promises nothing but continu-
ing hardship for the consumer and the un-
organized masses.
Suppose it Is demonstrated that strikes
are settled nowadays by secret agreements;
that they are called by secret agreements;
that labor leaders are sometimes in the
habit of betrayng not only their followers.
but the general public. and that they are
aided in this work by representatives OF the
employing groups. What will the Govern
ment do? 1t will be between the devil Of
powerfully entrnched coal monopoly and
the deep sea of Federal ownership. The
politician who could extricate the Govern
ment from that position and find right
and comfortable way OF escape would be
genius indeed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-09
UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

THE adjournment of the temporary
i Finance Committee of the Sesqui Cen
tennal Association until next week was
taken in order to allow its members time to
discover just what sort of a fair is Contem-
plated.
This is not yet known. Nor is it known
exactly where II is to be held. Colonel
D'Olier has admitted that he does not know
how much land will be needed nor exactly
where the site is to be. 1t is to be some
where in or about Fairmount Park. Beyond
that all is mystery. He does not know
whether there is to BE- big fair or Il little
one. No official body has reached any dect-
sion on this point.
. Consequently it would be a waste of time
to make financial plans for m enterprise
until it is known for just what sort of an
enterprise the plans are TO be made.
This mystery will have to be unravnlHd
pretty soon il the fair is TO he held in 1926.
1t is expected that the directors Of the fair
association will be in town next week and
that they will have some definite PROPOSE
tons to make when they meet on Friday.
Until those propositions are made and
adopted Colonel D'Olier will find it impoS-
sible to do much more than talk about the
project
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NOW MY IDEA is THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphans Subjects They
KnouU Best


others 60 from Columbia avenue to Ger
mantown.
THE nationalities of the families working
the gardens are interesting. In the early
years of the movement. the Italians were
probably in the lead so far as numbers were
concerned. and this continued during the war
years. But lately there has been very
large increase in the number of American
families which have taken the gardens, and
today they are In the lead, there being
about 20 per cent of the total number native
American families. where there was for
! merly only about 90 per cent. The colored
neople have increased very largely also, and
they are excellent gardeners as n rule.
Each garden is inspected regularly, and
those who do not take good care of their
plots hear from us about it. If the gardens
are. neglected too much they are declared
forfeited and the plot is given to some other
family if it be not too late in the season
to get crop from It.
But the percentage Of forfeitures is very
small and has not been more than one for
feiture to every 100 families since the move
| ment began This year the percentage of those
losing their gardens will be exceptionally
small. There has been good weather for
| little to discourage them. Two per cent
was the highest rate Of forfeitures that we
| have ever had.
The families are assigned the gardens in
the order in which their applications are
filed. The applications for gardens come In
from about the first of October until the
following June, but March and April are
the months when the greatest number is re
| ceivcd.
| In case Of a protracted drought, the
workers Of the plots take up the matter of
getting water individually with the Water
Bureau and make application for a supply
from the fire plugs, and generally this can be
arranged.
1.-The garden tracts are divided into from
six to seventy-two lots, each according
to the size of ground Mt our disposal. The
average will contain about thirty five lots
There Is very little depreciation or theft
from the gardens. In the larger lots. where
there are goodly number of gardens, some
of the members of the various families work
ing them are generally around more or less
nil day, and their presence protects the
gardens Of all of them from any one who
might be disposed to steal from them. Oc-
casonally there will be a complaint of theft
from some of the lots on the outside edge
Of the large lots, but even this is infre- :
quent."