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New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
CHURCHILL TELLS
 0F FINDING PLANS
Commission May Be Selected to
 Name Damages

London, Feb. 24.-Speaking in the house of commons today on the sup elementary vote of funds in connec- tion with the Irish settlement, Win ston Churchill secretary for the colonies, explained the procedure to be adopted by agreement between the British and the Irish provisional gov ernments, for the settlement Of claims for damage to property in Ireland. It had been agreed he said, that the party responsible for the damage should bear the burden of a comnis- sion to assess the amount of the damage.
 This commission, the secretary ex- plained would consist of one mem Der appointed by the British govern ment and another by the Irish gov ernment, with chairman selected from holders of high judicial office, to be appointed by agreement. This commission would have the power to hear claims regarding criminal in- juries to property, including losses sustained through the destruction of property by the order of the military authorities under martial law.
 As To Responsibility.
 As to responsibility, MT. Churchill said the Irish provisional government had agseed that it's responsibility for damage done by it's forces was un- limited in Ireland but damage done in Glasgow and Liverpool also was to be taken into account. The damage done in northern Ireland was of a different category, the secretary add ed, and the British government con- sidered it had greater responsibility regarding it. The British chancellor of the exchequer, said MT. Churchill had told Sir James Craig that par liamentary authority would be sought to pay the northern government of Ireland with respect to criminal ln- iuries to persons and property in the territory of that government, sustain ed before January 14, 1922, contrl- button of 1,500,000 pounds.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
HOLIDAY ON WEDDING DAY
House of Commons Will Have Short Vacation Period During Princess Marys Nuptials.

London, Feb. 24.-The house C. commons will be given a partial holi- day on the date of Princess Mary's wedding, the government leader, J. Austen Chamberlain announced yes terday. In view of the crush of busi ness, he said, the government could not give the house full holiday, but business would be so arranged that 1t would rise early in the evening, thus enabling the members to attend tie various receptions and other festivi- ties.
 Murmurs of dissent arose from the labor benches at the announcement The explanation of this disapprOval was that, when the labor party had demanded two days of tie houses time for discussion of the GeGdes committee economy report MT. Cham berlan had intimated he could allow only one day.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
MUCH WORK TO DO
 IN ALL COLLEGES
Deans Should Spend 70 Per Cent.
 Of Time Actively

Chicago. Feb. 24.-Seventy per cent of the time of dean of women should be devoted to administrative and advisory duties and the remain ing thirty per cent divided about equally between academic work and social relationships, Mrs. G. w. Tan nahill, dean of women of Beloit col lege, Beloit, Wis. told the national association of deans of women here today.
 These duties she said, include len deavoring to bring into normal social relationships the young women work ing for room and board in two homes and the shy girl who needs drawing out; and the most important of all, perhaps, developing and guiding a distinctive social life among the wom- en students which is not dependent upon the men of the college
 Special Honors.
 Miss Helen Wright, director at Smith college, Northampton, Mass, described the Special honors" plan at that institution which is "an cf- fort to devise ways and means of giving the brilliant student more nearly her share of the advantages the college has to offer
 Such students" she said, suffer not more from the negative effect of having their own best powers lie dor mant than they do from the positive disadvantage of being frequently in an atmosphere of intellectual stand ards lower than their own. and of having their thoughts directed into commonplace and stultifying chan nels."
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
W0MEN'S BIBLE GLASS
Mrs. C. H. Daniels Will Be in Charge of Exercises to Begin at Y. W. C. A. Next Wednesday Evening.

Registrations are being received at the office of the Y. w. C. A. TOT the I.enten Bible class to be conducted ny Mrs. c. H. Daniels of Holland. The class will begin on Wednesday eve ming of next week at 7:45 o'clock at thc association building on Hunger ford Court.
 This is community class to "hlch all women who are lnteresteu may come. The course will consist ol siA lectures, the topics for when are a' follows:
 March first, Searching in the Night of Long Ago" March Sth, 'Poets and Prophets Lift Their Torches, March 22d, "I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life" March z9th, ""t,reat Messages for Simple uses' April 5th, "The End of the quest Myself and God"
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
MUSICAL PROGRAM
 AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Women's Aid Society Will Pre-
 sent Entertainment Tonight

The Woman's Aid society of the First Baptist church, on West Main street has arranged an attractive musical program to be rendered at the church this evening. The entertainment to be given will start at s o'clock and Is as follows; Plano Solo-In Already
 .,......,.,... Ethclbert NeNin a. The Shepherds Tale b. The Shepherds All and Maid
 ems Fair
 c. Lullaby
 d. The Tournament
 Mrs. John Lindsay Soprano Solo a. For You Alone -, H, F. Geehl b. At Dawning .....,,.. Cadman
 Miss Dorothy Latham Milo Sextet- The Sword of Ferrara ..... Belletin Nessrs. Hoglund, Larson, Anderson, Anderson, Falk, Iindcn-Miss
 A. Hellstrom at the piano Recitation Amanda's Wedding ..... l. Frame
 Mrs. K, J. Dixon Baritone Solo The Pilgrims Song ;. Tschaikowsky
 John Lindsay Violin Solo Ave Maria .......,......,. Gounod
 Mir. George Westerman Miss Barbara Troop, accompanist A. Song Cycle "'rhe Morning of the Year" By Church Quartet Miss Sears Miss Forster Messrs. Hoglund, Latham. Howard Brewster at the piano
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
TRAINING CLASS FOR
 NURSES AT Y. w. c. A.
Hospital and School Authorities VIII Work Together in New
 Project,

A new class is being organized at the Y. w. c, A. for girls who wish to Start training in the New Britain General hospital as nurses. but who have not been able to take the re- quired year of High school work
 It is a rule at the local institute as well as most others that girls de- sirinE to train for the nursing pro- fcssion must be Up in several High school studies. The class has been organized in response to requests by several girls for night High school work.
 It is being held with the interested cooperation of Miss Beak, the head nurse of the hospital, and Mir. Slade Of the Senior High school. The sub jccts given will be first year English, mathematics, history, latin or another foreign language.
 Any girl interested in the propect or desiring to learn more about the class is asked to communicate with Miss Elizabeth Roby a. the Y, w. c. A. before March 1.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
YISCOUNT HARCOURY DEAD
Prominent Britisl, Politician, Oppon- cnt Of Woman's Suffrage. Passes Away, Agc,l 5S Years.

London, Feb. A. (By Associated Press) Viscount Harcourt died here last night aged 59 years.
 Lewis Harcourt was born February 1, 1863, the son of Sir William Geo. Granville, Venablcs-Vernon- -Harcourt, English statesman. He served at va rious times as privy councillor and the first commissioner of works ana from November 1910 to May 1913, was secretary of state for the colon- ies. In 1905 he was created Baron Nuneham and was made viscount in 1917.
 From 1904 until he was raised to the peerage he was member or par liament for the I2ossendale division ol Lancashire, and was known as a strong opponent of woman suffrage.
 Viscount Harcourt was liberal Tn politics.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
NORTH RECOVERING
 FROM BAD BLIZZARD
Today Northern Ontario Is in Grip of Terrific Snow storm With
 Zero Weather.

Chicago, Feb, 2l.-The northwest today was beginning to recover some what from the blizzard which sent springtime temperatures to below zero and scattered heavy falls of snow and sleet over n wide area from Montana, the Dakotas Minnesota and Wtscon- sin down Into the northern part of Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
 The cold was rapidly moving east.
 The northwest where the storm was the greatest, according to dispatches received here reported death toll of 12 and millions of dollars damage to property Five persons met death in train wreck near Minneapolis when passenger train crashed into a snow plough.
 Tn the Deep Creek and Miliegan sections of Montana wolves in droves were driven by the heavy snow to populated districts and attacked domestic animals, Seventy head Of cattle were reported killed at one point
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
HARDWARE, CITY LOAN
 TO DISSOLVE SOON

Directors of the Hardware City Loan corporation, which organlZed three years ago to furnish homes for working people, when landlords took advantage of the housing shortage to boost the rents, will dissolve next week, it is stated. The corporation IS capitalized at s100,000. Houses now owned by the corporation will be turned over to the local manufactur- CTS who backed the corporation imam c;a,,y. The stockholders annual meeting will be held at the Shuttie Meadow club next Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
DISTURBANCE IN JAIL
Sixty Republican Leaders Cause Great Commotion in Belfast
 During Night

ps,fss at Feb. 24.--(By the Asso- c,atad press)-Sixty republican pris- oners in the Belfast Jail kept 'he Ill, habitants of nearby houses awake all of last night with a noisy demonstra- lion. They were incensed, it was re- norted because the three prisoners ,,,oro renrieved recently from the Derry jail, where they were under sentences of death, had not been allowed the status of poitlcal prisoners"
 The demonstrators banged cans ,ho,,t their cells. smashed the furn'- ture and windows and sang repup'i- Ian songs. Pandemonium reigneu un- Ill endorsements of police restored srder carly this morning.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
SMALL SUITS BROUGHT
Two Local Men Arc Inc Defendants
 In Civil Actions

The Commercial Trus' company has, through Judge B. |. Gaftney, brought an action for Si90 against Tomasny Treszk owski, and real estate at 30S Pennington avenue, has been attached by Constable Fred Wrinkle. The writ is returnable in the city court on the second Monday in March.
 The Iandis Machine company, through the law firm of Fredman and Freedman of HartfordH has instituted an action to recover $50 from Saliva tore Rcae of this city. The papers were served by Constable Fred Win kle, and the writ is returnahle in the city court on the first Monday in March.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
Genoa Invitation
 Will Be Answered

Washington, Feb. 24.-The attitude of the American government toward participation in the Genoa conference will be set forth in note responding to the invitation of the allied supreme council to be sent forward in a few days 1t was said today at the state department. State department offi- cias refused 10 give any indication of the nature of the reply.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
CHARITY BOARD NOT
 AFFECTED BY FLU"
Number of Appeals For Assistance Did Not Increase During Prevail
 cncc of That Disease.

The influenza epidemic which now appears to be subsiding, did not in- crease the number of applicants for assistance from the city, Supcrinten- dent Of Charities William Cowlishaw reports.
 The prevalence Of disease Of any kind is usually felt by the charity board almost as soon as the health department, since it is ordinarily ac- oompanied by requests for food, cloth ing and medical attenton.
 A very slight improvement In the charity situation Is being noted each week. While the turn for the better is gradual, 1t Is none the less gratify- ing to the department which has passed through the most trying year in the charity boards history.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
ENGLAND GIVEN NOTHING
Has Not Yet Received Ono Cent of
 Indemnity From Germany.

London, Feb. 24.-Great Britain has not yet received a penny Of war indemnity from Germany, the house of commons was told by Sir Robert Horne, chancellor of the AeXchequer in reply t., a question.
 The cost of maintaining the forces of occupation, however, amounting to more than 1,o00,o00,0Oo gold marks had been repaid to the extent Of 9lo,- OOO, 900 marks Of this sum 2,64o,- 900 pounds sterling had been paid to Canada and Australia
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
Brooklyn Dodgers Get
 Florida College Player

Gainesville, Fla. Feb. 24.-Willlam Ward of Miami captain and backstop of University of Florida baseball team has signed a contract with the Brook ,vn National league club and will re- port to the Dodgers at the end of the college season.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24
OBJECTS TO TAKING
 COACH FROM LINES
Fisher Of Harvard Thinks He Is
 Good Influence for Players

Cambridge. Mass. Feb, 2i,-To take the football coach from the side lines and put him in the spectators stands as suggested by Prof, Clarence w. Wendell, chairman of the board of athletic control at Yale, would re- move an influence for good among the players rather than ban an in- fiuence for evil to the game in the opinion of Robert r. Fisher, head coach of football at Harvard.
 Football coaches as class are too conscientious and value the good opinion Of the boys they teach too highly to stoop to unfair practices, he says. Putting them away from their players during the progress of game would, in my opinion, take away from the boys an influence they need. not to affect their football, but to keep their point of view straight.
 Coach Is Balance Wheel.
 "The coach on the side line really is hardly more than balance wheel for the players. Before the game he has given of his best, and during the
New Britain herald., 1922-02-24

Toronto, Feb. 24.-The northern section of Ontario was in the grip Of q furious blizzard today with zero temperatures.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-07
BEDELL PROTESTS
INNOCENCE DYING

OXFORD, n. H., Dec. THE
suicide yesterday of f. c. Bedell,
who after he had been questioned
regarding the killing of the aged
brothers, John and Charles Davis,
nearly a month ago, took poison
and then shot himself stimulated
further the investigation of the
Davis murders today.
Bedell, questioned before his
death in a hospital at Hanover
last night, protested that he was
innocent Of any connection with
the Davis case. Differences be-
tween thhc DaviScs' and Bedell
were made matters of further in
quiry. The authorities said they
had found nothing that could tend
to connect Bedell directly with
the crime.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-07
Coolest Day Since
December 1917

The following is the record of
the weather obtained at the Fair
banks museum this morning.
The minimum temperature on
Thursday morning December 7 was
r the coolest for this same day
OF December since 1917 when the
thermometer registered -12 de-
grecS. In 1910 on December 9Th
the record was -12 degrees and The
following day = degrees. Other
years with cold days as early in
december are as follows:
1908, Dec. 6, IA degrees.
1902, Dec. T, II degrees.
1901, Dec. 6, 20 degrees
1901, Dec. 7, IT degrees.
The average date of the first be-
low zero weather in December is
the 18th and six times during the
period of the Museum records
there have been November morn
irgs ranging between two and four
degrees below zero. 1t is also m
teresting to recall that in 1911
there was only one morning in
December when the record was be-
low zero and that was but , de
grecs.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-07
FIRST CASE
IN CALEDONIA
COUNTY COURT
Mt. Ida School Against
Gilman Up for a Sec
Ond Trial

The first case for tr;ai at the De
cember term of Caledonia county
court was begun Wednesday after
noon 1t was Mount Ida School
nc, V. Daniel T. Gilman and
others. The following jurymer
were chosen for the case: Charles
|. Bullock, James H. Craig, G. E.
harrington, H. Z. Foster, Francis
A. Hoyt, Roy S. King, Thomas
Manchester. E. w. Orton, J. R.
Patterson, James J. Richie, Allen
c. Sanborn, Ellis G. Smith.
When the jurymen first reported
Wednesday 26 qualified and the
following who had been summoned
were excused for one cause and
another; Ernest c. Johnson of
Waterford, J. P. Laughlin of Bar
net; Frank d. McCrillis of Groton
Frank Ranney of Kirby; G. B,
Robinson of Sheffield, and L. E.
Whitefeld of Ryegate.
The case of the Mount Ida
School against Gilman is for the
collection of a balance of between
$4Ob and $500 tuition of Miss
Alene Gilman the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel T. Gilman of st.
Johnsbury at the school in Newton,
Mass, during the year 1918-19.
Evidence tended to show that 8
contract was made by Miss Gil
mars mother with George F. Jew
lit, the manager of the school for
tine years tuition and expenses and
part payment was made. When
MISS Gilman and her mother went
to Newton in the fall of 1918, they
claim to have found conditions I'M
satisfactory and Miss Gilman be-
came homesick and after few
days stay returned home. The
contract for pupils at the Mount
Ida School provided that in case a
pupil failed to remain for the
whole school year, no rebate could
be- allowed on the total expense
bill. The plaintic claims to have
been ready to fulfil its part of the
contract. The answer of the de-
fendant is to the effect that the
contract entered into was void be-
cause conditions were not as rep
resented.
This case was first tried at the
december term of Caledonia coun-
tv court three years ago when a
verdict was returned for the de-
fcndants. The supreme court re
vcrsed this judgment and a new
trial was ordered.
The first witness was Mrs. Dan
iel r. Gilman who testified to MAX
Continued on last page)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-07
FREE PRESS in
DRIVE AGAINST
BOOT IECGERS
Charges That Officers
of Law COddling
MOOnshiners
John Barleycon is King

John Barleycorn is King in
Northern Vermont today.
(ThuS runs a news story printed
b. the Burlington Free Press,
which is conducting a fight-to-the-
finish campaign against the free
flow of bootleggers rum and moon
shine and against what is termed
"coddling" of liquor violaters by
the officers of the law.
The story is continued as fol-
lows:)
He rules despite the eighteenth
amendment to the Constitution and
the laws of State and nation. He
rule because his follow. are
gathering in cash in a way that
makes the profits of ordinary bust
ness seem pickayunish. He rules
by virtues of well-organized and
firanced army. He is on the
throne despite the objections of
tens of thousands of law-abiding
decency-loving men and women.
He rules because the officers of the
law are supine before him and, if
they are not in connection through
one channel or another, with his
treasury, are weakly, if at all, con-
tending against his supremacy.
The time is now here in the his
tory of Vermont when the way in
which that portion of her laws
which seeks to put an end to the
manufacture and traffic in alco-
holic liquors is being enforced in a
way that is nothing short of far
cial.
Bootleggers and moonshiners
are being coddled as tenderly as
though they were precious eve
lambs by officers of the law.
The story is told of what befell
one still-owner of Lamoille county
who fell into, or, rather, coolly and
deliberately walked into, the coils
of the law and was delicately eX-
tracted therefrom by official ac-
lion.
Here is the tale substantially as
set forth by Charles M. Watts of
Stowe, one Of the oldest justices
of the peace in the State,
Harry Lyman, according to JUS
tice Watts, on February 10, 1922,
pleaded guilty in his court to fur
nishing Intoxicating liquors. What
happened afterwards is remark
able. The self-made plea, it should
be remembered, was "guilty'. In
tn ordinary course of events
(Continued on Page 3(
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-07
SHRINERS MEET
AT MONTPELIER
FRIDAY NIGHT
IllustriOus POtentate Scar
les Has issued Annual
Call

J. Rolf ScarleS, Illustrious Po-
tentatc, has issued the call for the
annual ceremonial of the Mt. Sinai
Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, and a large attendance
from this section of the state is
expected. A special train leaves
Newport at noon, Lyndonviile at
p. m., and St. Johnsbury at 1.20,
arriving at Montpelier at 3.20 p.
m. The train will leave Montpelier
after the meeting in season to con-
meet with the night trains south. 1t
is expected that there will be
about 35 Shriners from Newport,
ID from Barton, 10 from Orleans
80 from Lyndonvlle and Is from
St. Johnsbury. A good delegation
is also expected from Wells River
and Woodsville.
The program opens at o'clock
in the afternoon with a business
session and balloting on the candi-
dates. The annual banquet will be
Continued on page seven)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-07

MIS- lJOiCIlLO H. w OOullOuoC VI
New York, and this city, for the
alienation of the affections of her
husband, Douglas Woodhouse.
The case has consumed five
weeks in hearing. The plaintiff,
daughter of family in modest
circumstances, who were neighbors
of the wealthy Woodhouse's here,
contended that her parents at law
had inspired and supported her
husband in a separation from her
that led to his going to Reno to
establish a residence as the basis
foi a divorce. She had been snub-
bed by them she submitted and
never given adequate recognition
as the wife of their son.
OF the $685. 600 damages award
cd, the jury directed that 100000
be considered actual damages and
that $500 as punitive or exem-
plary damage award. Steps were
Immediately taken by the defense
counsel to appeal the case. The
award was the largest ever given
in an alienation suit in the state OF
Vermont.
A motion was made by the at
torreys for the defense to have The
vel dict set aside but it is thought
that this cannot be argued before
Cll Nstlnas.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-07
MRS. ALMA Ellie
HEADS NEWPORT
RELIEF CORPS
Baxter Post Reports Good
Financial Condition
at Meeting

The annual meeting of Baxter
Post, W. K. c. of Newport was
held at the G.. A. r. hall on We'd
nesday afternoon. The officers
elected for the coming year are
president, Mrs. Alma Ellie, sue
ceeding Mrs. Anna Keith; seniol
vice-president, Mrs. Lillis Ward
junior vice president, Mrs. Harold
Ram; treasurer, Miss Elizabeth
Sarpcnt; conductor, Mrs Nord
Ouimette; guard, Mrs. Ncttid
Burgess.
The Corps is IN good financial
condition, and now numbers 81
members, having ,ost six by With
drawals and four by death in thi
past year. The deceased mcmberl
are: Mrs. Asa Sleeper, Mrs. SuSai|
BiSbee, MIS-. Mary Lecoure and
Mrs. Albina Warren.
Tuesday afternoon Baxter Pos
w. II. c. were the hostcSSes fol
the district meeting. Twenty mem
bers from the North Troy Corp5
Bailey Post, were present and ex
emplified the ritual, Mrs. Adelin
Wilson, president of Erastus Bue
Post of Island Pond inspecting tn {
work. The severity of the weathc
and the bad roads interfered wit
the attendance on this occasion
Previous to the meeting the ladie
were regaled with a bountiful din
rer, of oysters, rolls, pickles, ielly
pics, cake, doughnuts and coffee.