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The New York herald., 1922-03-26
HEIR REGRETS HE MARRIED
FATHERS WIDOW AND SUES
Vandelgrift Gets Injunction Restraining Wife From
Disposing of Inheritance Until Court Can
Decide Who Owns Property of Family.

That a man who, al 29. marries his
fathers widow and puts his inheritance
in her safekeepng i likely 10 regret il
in time was acknowledged in Supreme
Court yesterday by John NJ. Vandergrift
in asking for an injunction restraining
his wife from disposine of property he
turned over 10 her until a trial estab-
fishes whether he or she owns it. The
injunction was granted by Justice Leh.
man.
Vandergrift, VINO lives at A West Fif-
tieth street, is a grandson or Jacob J..
Vandergrift of Pittsburgh, one Of the
original stockholders of the Standard OH
Company.
In asking for the injunction his coun-
sci said Vandergrift inherited s150.000
from his grandfather and $125. 900 from
his father, Joseph vandergrift. who mar
i'ied for the second time few years
before his death. in 1915. His widow.
Mrs. Sybll Vandergrift. was twelve
years older than her stepson. They were
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

married within a year after she became
a widow. An affidavit By Nandergrift
sets forth
"She suggested that in view OF ms
mex perence in money matters it would
be advisable for me to put the stocks
and bonds received under my fathers
and grandfather's wills in her Nance
She advised that because of her greater
experience and knowledge of money
matters and for the sake of convenience
and for our mutual benefit the prop
critics should be held In trust for the
maintenance Of our common household
during our married life"
Vandergrift and his wife have sep
arated, and he says she refuses to let
him have any income from his inherit
ance or even to give him $3.50 as the
dividend from life insurance company
on a policy OF $4,000 which he took out
for her benefit. The court learned that
Mrs Nandergrift has sublet her apart
ment in this city and is preparing to go
abroad for two years.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

Tic girls We're taken - t.4e Nsi.ss-.si
Episcopal Hospital. According 10 pr.
Charles III. Goodrich, Mabel was uncoa-
scous for forty-esht hours
Frank III. Trecartin of lSt Seventh
avenue. Brooklyn. father of the girls.
asks $4,000 each on their behalf. Two
other suits for $1,000 each are for him
self for loss of the chldrens services
and expenses incurred.
There Is no allegation that Mrs. Risgi
was in the automobile when the ac-
cident occurred The complaints state,
however, that her car was being oper-
ated in "a careless, reckless and negli-
gent manner and at high and excessive
speed" Mrs. Riggi admits that Evans
was her chauffeur at the time but says
that If her car was in the accident il
was not being used with her authority.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Divorce Confirmed In Pari.

PAhIs. March % ASSOCIATED Press)
John Wattawa, a law office associate
here Of Henry +. Hollis. former United
States Senator. said to-day that Mr.
Hollis obtained divorce recently"
from Mrs Grace b. Hollis. before his
marriage in Italy this week to Miss
Anne White Hobbs OF Concord, N. H.
Mr.. Wattawa added that he was not at
present in a position to give the details
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
FIRE CHIEF REINSTATED.
Demnrest Was Retired on Pension
Four Years Ago.

Battalion Chief Charles S. Dena rest.
who was retired from service with tha
Fire Department on March 20, 1918, on
a pension OF $780, was reinstated yes
terday by Fire Chief John Kenlon at
a salary of A.610 and assigned to duty
with the Seventeenth Battalion in The
Bronx.
Chief Demarest served as Major in
the Ordnance Corps in France. Three
sons were also with the A. e. r. He
lives in 1866 University avenue. The
Bronx.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
FRAZIER DEFEATS GRONNA.
Indorsed for Senatorship by Nom
Partisan League.

FARGO, y. D.. March 26.--Lynn J.
Frazier. former Governor OF North Da-
kota, was indorsed as a candidate for
the United States Senatorship over A. J..
Gronna, former Senator, by the State
Nonpartisan League convention here to-
day
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29

Iof New York City arrive today and
will be the guests Of DR.. and Mrs.
Harry f. Hamilton for ten days
or two weeks.
Miss Marjorie Hall of Rock Is
land is employed at the r. G. Blan-
chard insurance office during the
absence of Miss Edna Woodland,
who is taking u short vacation.
Miss Nina Pieasance of Derby
Line visited friends in town yester-
day.
J. A. Chevrefls was in Montreal
on Wednesday.
The special committee on winter
sports affairs, +. a. Hamilton,
Walter Kipp and E. E. Humphrey
held a meeting last evening and
resolved that the way to begin was
to begin, and they have set next
Monday afternoon, New Years day
for a meeting at four in the after
noon at the AlmorY. Everybody
who is in any way interested in
I the idea Of winter sports for New
port is asked to be present. An
organization viii be formed and
membership solicited, SO pass the
word along, come along yourself
and help boost.a worthy project Ev-
erybody is wanted, young and old,
get into line, plan for some real
old time out of doors fun.
Remember the New Years
Dance at the Newport Armory
Monday evening Jan. LIST. Music
by George Hamilton Barbary Coast
Jazz Band Of Dartmouth.
Charles Tyler Prouty of Spring
field is visiting Mrs Charles A.
Prouty.
Mrs. Hitchcock was born in
Bakersfield in 1857 and after her
marriage to c. P. Hitchcock of
Westfeld. Nearly all of her life
was spent in North Troy
Joseph Lamothe of Montreal is
visiting at the home of J. Chew
rcfils.
Mrs. {. /. HltchchOck, sixty
five years of age, died at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. O. L. Kelley
Thursday afternoon at three
0 clock.
The True and Blanchard store
is being remodel and several
changes made The office space is
heinz ENLARGED and when com
pleted NJ. Huntington's and the
main office will be combined. The
wall cases are to be removed tc
the rear of the store. New eases
with doors installed which will
show samples and prices. A new
sporting goods department is tc
be fitted up and the new arrange
ment should increase the efficiency
OF the sales force and make buy
ing easier for the patrons of the
store.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
IraSburg

Harlan Sears was home from
Springfield, Mass, for the holiday.
Mr.. B. A. Ward, M. S. Guelph
Agricultural college is spending
his vacation with his parents at
the parsonage until Jan Bird.
Misses Constance and Elsie
Ward also spent III Christmas hol-
iday at the parsonage returning
to their home m Montreal on
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Adeline church of Brown
ington is visiting her niece Mrs.
F. Z. Powers.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshal Freehart Tuesday Dee.
26.
Ellery Mason met with a pain
full accident on Christmas day
while visiting his brother-in-law
in Lowell. They were examining a
new revolver which the latter had
recently purchased when it was ac-
cidently discharged, the bullet
lodging in his ankle, where it cam
not be removed.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hannant,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Smith and
daughter Vera, and Bradley San
born and son Martin spent Christ
mas with their sister in Newport
Center.
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Ward and
son Bernard were guests of Rev.
and Mrs. Newton of Albany at
dinner yesterday, the 57th ami
versary of Rev. A. J. Wards birth
day.
Some of the village residents
made gdoo use o. the holiday by
cutting down the dead trees
around the common.
From Dec. LIST to Dec. Is Mr..
Wards hens have laid 331 eggs.
Among the Christmas parties
was one at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Metcalf when % rela-
tlveS and friends sat down to a
sumptious dinner This was follow
ed by tree coh;aining 389 gifts.
The Christmas ,ree exercises in
the town hall on Saturday evening
were OF a very enjoyable charac-
ter; A large company were present
and the two trees were loaded with
useful and pretty gifts. A special
feature was a Pageant represent
ing the birth of Christ.
A very unexpected pleasure was
afforded pastor and Mrs. Ward at
the exercises. The former being
presented with an envelope CON
tanning a substantial sum of mon
ey and tn latter with a pair Of
blankets.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
NEWPORT LOCALS

She leaves, besides her daugh-
ter, Mrs, o. l.. Kelley of Derby
Center, a son, Clayton d. Hitch
cock of New Britain, Conn, and a
sister, Mrs. Nettie Burt of Lunen-
burg. She was a faithful and de-
voted member of the Congrega-
tional church in North Troy for
more than thirty years, and her
life was full of kind deeds for
others. Amid the cares of a busy
life she always found time for
sympathay and neighborly kind
ness.
c. J. Maynard of Burlington was
business visitor.
She had been i'll for eleven
months and death was due to a
complication of troubles. Funeral
services have not as yet been ar
ranged, but internment will be at
North Troy.
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Lyndon

Cedric Pierce of Burlington is
spending Christmas vacation with
his family at C. b. Deos'.
W. J. Mooney held family
gathering at his home Christmas
having as quests George Weed
and family of Whcelock and Mrs.
Rebecca Mooney Of Lyndonville.
Weyland d. Pierce and Ger
trude Hazel Ducham were married
Saturday Dec. "a at the Congre-
gational Parsonage by Rev. Rob
ert Clark.
Clara Dustin is recovering from
an operation for appendicitis at
Brlghtlook hospital, St, Johnsbury.
Joseph LeMear and Harry San
dalln were home 1or the holidays
from Fitchburg.
Daviet Bean who suffered a
shock some time ago is not max
ing a good recovery and is still
seriously i'll at his home.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
NEWPORT LOCALS

Dr.. and Mrs. j. II. Gaines en-
tertained family party at dinner
on Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Adams of Boston, Mrs. Eliza Adj
ans, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Davis and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Flint
Asa Thayer spent the week with
his parents in Stanstead.
Mrs. Urban Livingston and son,
George Frederick, arrive today
from several weeks visit with re-
latives in Dorchester.
John Daley of Manchester is
visiting relatives in the city.
Ralph B. Denny of Montpelier,
. adiustor for the Union Mutual In
surance Co., has been in Newport
in connection with the recent fire
in Newport Center.
r. II. Baldwin of Allston, Mass,
is visiting his daughter Mrs. G. F.
Root.
W. N. Pike and Charles Audin-
wood of Derby Line, were business
visitors in town yesterday.
George Maurice Phelps is home
from Boston for two weeks Vaca-
ton.
Maurice Kendall returns today
to his school in West Lebanon.
Mrs. George Wilder and son
Robert returned yesterday from Il
visit to her home in North Troy.
Col. Dennison and family have
moved from LenoXville, p. O., to
the C. H. Brown house on Pleasant
St., which he recently bought.
Mrs. Ellen Welcome who has oc-
cupied the rooms since the fire in
the Aubin block has moved back
into her former tenement.
Daniel Callahan of Boston, has
been visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. II. Brown.
Mrs. Eugene Ponton is confined
to the house by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Frost
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
Newport Breaks Record
Handling Christmas Mail

Continued from rage One
lay. This was made possible by the
regular help working overtime and
working at a high rate of speed.
Two of the carriers, Eddie Wells
and Lawrence Mosher, volunteered
to clean everything up on Sunday
and delivered every package which
came in Saturday night and Sun
day morning, SO that with the
Monday delivery, everything was
cleaned up and the carriers hope
that every one was happy
This was an act on their part
which should be appreciated, as it
made the deliveries for Monday
much earlier.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
Lunenburg

S. c. Smith was in West Leba-
non, n. H., last week and on his
return was accompanied by Mrs.
Mary Gee who will spend the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. S. c.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hale of
Lyndonville were guests of the F.
d. Hale's and other relatives over
the week end and Christmas.
Lawrence Newman is home
from Gray's Business college in
Portland, Me, for the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Newman at South Luncn-
burg.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
Town Manager
Plan Is Success
Continued from page u

Continued from page u
To get first hand information
! first visited the office of the mu-
ncipal manager, J. B. Wright,
who is paid $500 year for his
job and who, according to a form
Ell town treasurer, saves his sal
airy four or five times year by
his efficient management. Mr.
Wright is no stranger to St Johns
bury as the Commercial Club had
him as one of their speakers two
winters ago when he explained the
workings of the system, which at
that time was under fire owing to
lack of support from some mem
bcrs of the board who hired him.
Mr.. Wright is a tireless worker, a
practical engineer and an expert
accountant. He has but one aim in
view and that is to give the taXpay-
ers the most for their money and
to eliminate waste and duplication
in every department. This is the
smallest town he ever managed
and he is leaving next week to be-
come a consulting engineer along
town management lines and the
work will be carried on by Roy M.
Wilcomb, a former Lyndon boy,
who has been the town and village
treasurer for the past few years
as well as a successful merchant.
When the town and village start
ed this form of government there
was a floating debt in the town of
$4,000, the accumulation of
years of bills in arrears. This was
soon remedied by issuing five
per cent bond issue of 100000 and
at the end of the towns last fiscal
year the debt was reduced 500 ,256.-
Il and there was cash on hand of
SAG, 869.80 much of which was
drawing interest.
The readers of the Caledonian-
Record have been informed as to
the duties of municipal manager
and Nh. Wright's work is specifi-
cally prescribed by the Vermont
Statutes. He is highway commits
sioner, overseer of the poor, the
purchasing agent and has charge
Of the accounting. Of course he
cannot do all this work himself
and the roads are in charge of
most competent engineer and the
bookkeeping is handled by assist
ants. Now as to results. Before
the new system was adopted the
of +ha ord vii Ia
: were as bad as any place in Yer
mont. Today the town and village
have a motorized highway depart
ment that take care of 1874 miles
of state road and 1870 miles of 9TH
er roads in the town and 20 miles
in the village The area of street
pavement has been more than
doubled since the plan was adopt
ed and the municipality does its
own paving and concrete work.
Four concrete bridges costing
81 200 each have been built replac-
ing temporary structures that had
to be continually patched up. The
motorized highway department
consists Of a steam roller, two
tractors, two Dodge trucks, a
White truck, an Indiana truck, q
Ford truck, a Dodge roadster and
a stone crusher. These have all
been paid for and when the vii
lage uses them the expense is
charged to the village and when
the town uses any of them the ex-
pense is charged to the town,
Springfeld's town tax of 1924
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The village tax is Is cents on the
dollar.
Each year the taxes have been
reduced and the voters have the
satisfaction of seeing that they are
getting more for their money as
and three boards let the municipal
manager do all the work and con-
stantly consult him as to present
and future plans. Besides getting
more for the dollar the taxpayers
have noticed a reduction of 20
cents on the village tax and eight
cents on the town tax. While this
is not a large reduction it is much
more appreciated than an advance.
Mr.. Wright says that $50 cities
and towns in the United States
are now under this form of govern
mcnt or some of its notifications
and the movement IS rapidly
spreading. A group of some 20
residents of the town of Hartford
have recently visited Springfield
with a view to having a municipal
manager for the villages of Hart
ford, Wilder and White River
Junction. If the three boards that
the law provides shall have charge
Of town and village affairs are in
harmony with the plan and back
ur their manager the system will
be an unqualified success, says Mr..
Wright, in any community. And in
a succeeding article | shall give
similar endorsements from present
and former town officials, manu-
facturers professional men and the
small taxpayer.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29
HOLLAND

Harry Bradford, who has been
quite sick, is better.
Carroll Green is working for II.
L. Bradford.
Harry Hall and Earl Wheeler
visited in Newport last week.
Mrs. George Gray is assisting
Mr.. Kidder in the post office in
Derby.
Little Ruby Gray is very sick.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-29

The American Journal of Health
after a most rigid analysis of Bak-
er's Flavoring Extracts, say: "No
better or purer article was ever Of
fered. Advertisement
Evening star., 1922-12-31
GREAT PERSONALITIES IN SPORTDOM

education and thereafter entering the
ministry, Stagg declined all tempta-
tions to give up college. lie became
the idol Of Yale undergraduates, VINO
admired him not only because he was
a great pitcher and 4 great emu on
the eleven, but because of his quai-
tiles as a man. He made Bones IN que
season and upon graduation entered
III Yale Divinity School. where nc
remained a year.
After long consideration he de-
cided that he was not altogether nj
ted for the cloth, and resolved to de-
vote himself to athletic instruction,
more valuable in this field OF en-
deayor than in the pulpit. So hc en-
tered the Springfield Training School
now the Springfield y. NJ. &. y. COL
lego. where he spent the years 1881.
Follows Man He Loves.
Now, at Yale, when he was an un-
dergraduate, WAS Il professor whom
Stagg had revered, W. II. Harper.
Stagg had taken his course in bibli-
cal literature and later in the diNin-
ity school had studied Hebrew under
this professor. when Mr.. Kockefel- :
Ter founded Chicago University and
was looking for an able Baptisi 10
run the institution lac picked Prol
Harper. 1ht brilliant success ms u
this great man made is IL matter Of
history. In no department did he
fall. He did not fail in the depart
ment Of athletics. He selected Alonzo
Siagg as director Of the department.
Stagg was doubtful about accept
ing the offer. He went to Chicago in
1891, before the university opened. TO
talk the matter over. and remembers
20 this day the dismay he felt III OBJ
serving the area of swamplard which
had been selected as the site for tho
institution.
ut WAS most dismal said StaGg in
talking over his early experiences r" :
Gently. ''f recall particularly little
knoll crowned NTH some oaks. which
stood out as the only pleasant spot in
the entire prospect 1t was quite a
change from the well ordered cam
buses of the east. Br. Harper, how
over, was very persuasive. and l cast
my lot with him at a salary of $500
a year, which in those days WAS 4
Srea, sum Of money Stagg paused
in his walk about the stately campus
with its we'll ordered lines of gray
Gothic buildings. and smiled. And
I've never regretted it, he added.
Copyright 1922
Evening star., 1922-12-31
NET PLAYERS RANKED
BY NEW YORK EXPERT

Fred Hawthorne Of the Nev Yorl
Tribune. one of the leading terni.
critics OF the country. and who at.
tended all OF the tournaments OF i'm.
p"Ttance during the 1922 season, ha!
ranked tho man and woman players q.
follows:
No. I-WiIliam 4. Tilden I'd.
Philadelphia.
No. +WiIiinm VI. Johnston. San
Francisco.
No. :INinccnt richards. Yon-
No. 4-Richard Norris Williams.
No. -Is"b-rt VI. KInsey. San
Francisco.
No. -Hownrd Kfnsey. san
Francisco.
No. 7-Zenzo Shin,izu. japan and
New York.
No. NWaIInce y. johnson, Phil
ajeIphia.
No. a-Francis r. Hunter. New
Rochelle. \. Y.
No. 1O-Watson VI. Washburn.
New York City.
No. Mira. MoIIa Bjurstedt NAL
No. Miss Helen Wills. Call
fornia.
No. :;-Niss Mary H. Browne,
California.
No. 4EMiss Leslie Bancroft.
boston.
No. 3-Mrs. Marion Zinderstein.
Jessup. Del.
No. G-Mrs. May sutton Bundy,
California.
No. .-Niss Martha Bnynrd. New
Jersey.
No. -Miss Helen Gilleaudeau.
New York.
No. 9-Miss Helen Hooker. New
York.
No. lO-Mis> Florence BalIfn.
New York.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
CHAMPIONS OF 1922
IN BASKET BALL PLAY

Now that the basket ball season is
about to be resumed, it might be
well to point out the champions of
the 1922 season. They are:
Princeton-Intercolle League.
Purdue-Western Conference.
Missouri and Kansas-Missouri
Valley.
Idaho-Pacific Coast and. North
west.
Springfield Y. NJ C. A. Training
New England.
Texas \. and M.--All-Southwes
Section.
Wooster Cniversity-Ohio Collegi-
ate Conference.
Virginia University-South At
lantic.
North Carolina-Southern Inter
collegiate Association.
Tarkio College-AIissouri Intercol-
legiate Conference.
State Normal-Louisian Intercol-
legiate Association.
Colorado College-State 1ntercol-
legiate Association.
University of North Dakota
State Association.
University of Pittsburgh-Tristat
Intercollegiate Association.
Beloit College-Wisconsin Little
Five Association.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
Tips on Playing Basket Ball.:
Correct Rule interpretations
BY ED THORP.
!. How are players numbered:

Q. How are players numbered
A. With six-inch numernl on hack
Of shirt. Captain usually i~ given
No. 1.
Q. What is meant by goal zone
lines?
4. These lines are one inch in
width and extend across the court.
parallel to and mt n distance Of sew
enteen fet from the inner edges Of the
end lines.
.. Can the backboards be placed
against the wall for amateur games"
\. Yes. tut ground rules would
have to be made. 1t Is always hest to
have back bOnrds at least three feet
from amy obstruction whatever.
Q. How large are the bask cts?
A. In amateur rules the rings nre
eighteen inches In diameter and the
extension arm which In fastened to
the blackboard II six inches long. In
professional rules the rings nre the
same. hut the extension arm Il twelve
inches long.
Of there one any points about the
game of basket ball or its rules 1rhich
piss-le you. uv'ite Ed Thorp, care of the
Sporting Editor, inclosiHg stamped re-
turn enucIope. HGH gire you a quick
aud correct decision.)
Evening star., 1922-12-31
GRlDIR0N TEAMS PRlMED
FOR NEW YEAR BATTLE

PASADENA. Calf. pccc nbc- 81
secret practice on Rose Bowl Field
.oday marked the close Of a strenu"u~
week OF training for the Penn Sta,
and University Of Southern Californ ia
foot bal, teams, which CLASH here New
Year DAY in the annual cast
sports feature OF the tournament @
roses.
Tomorrow botn teams Will enjo>
comparative rest, taking just en"uE
exercise to keep them li,nbcrcd W.
so- Mondays contest. Both Bczde'..
coach for tic Pcna Statcrs. and H,ii
GER son, mentor OF the Trojan souad
appeared sat.siied with their week.
work. ard the rival squads are eN
pected TO he in top-uotcil conditio''
Monday Afternoon.