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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
INSTALLED
BY NATIONAL
PRESIDENT
New Officers of the
Daughters of Veterans
Take Office

2 Grand Army hall was well filed
Thursday evening with members
of Chamberlin post, Grand Army,
E. B. Frost camp, Sons of Vet
Grams and the Lucy A. Young
tent, Daughters Of Veterans, gath
cred for the installation Of the
Daughters of Veterans. There
was added interest as the INSTALL
ing officer was Miss Louise NJ
Benson of Oakland, Me, national
president of the organization. Miss
Elizabeth Flanagan acted as guide.
The officers installed wore: ::
President, Mrs. Nellie Beck; Sc
nior vice, MIS-. Lucy Barrett; /;
junior vice, Mrs. Elma Bocash;
treasurer, Mrs. Jennie Witty;
members of the council. Ms. Car
rie Sherry, Mrs. Winnie Cole, Mrs..
Eliza Ballou' patriotic instructor,
Mrs. Flora Hallett; secretary,
Mrs. Myrtle Cross; guide, Mrs.
Bessie Hinman; guard, Mrs. Cora
Hamilton; assistant guard, Miss
Pauline Beck; musician, Miss
Forcstjnc Frcchettc; color bearers,
Mss Vera Brown, Miss Lucille
Frcchettc, Miss Pearl Bocash,
Miss Vera Cole.
At the conclusion Of the imprcs-
sivc ceremony Of installation, the
president, Mrs. Beck presented
Miss Benson with a Fairbanks
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
Newport c. of {.
Meets Wednesday Night

A meeting of the members Of
the Newport Chamber Of Com
merce will be held at the Congre-
gational church dining room on
Wednesday, Jan. 25. Supper will
be served at $50 with Earl w.
Davis, caterer. The business Of
the meeting includes the election
of nominating committee of five
members and the appointment Of
the auditing committee. There
will be a talk bv the Hon. Stod B.
Bates, member of the State High
way commission, to be followed
by an informal discussion of the
highway situation in Yer
'mont. The banquet committee
consists Of L. i. IIamblctt, +. j.
Burns, Il. W, Davis, r. p. Skin
ncr, J. c. Ford and c. A. Brown.
Supper tickets may be obtained
from them.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
DISCUSSION OF
EDUCATIONAL
MEASURE
Hitchcock
Presents TOwner-Sterl-
ing Bill

Superintendent Clarence G.
Hitchcock Of the public schools
outlined the Stcrling-ToWner bill,
the educational bill now before
Congress before an interested aU-
dicncc in the Museum Saturday
afternoon. Superintendent Hitch
cock made a careful study of this
subject at Columbia university
the past summer and he presented
the matter in all its phases ex-
planning just how it would func-
ton and analyzing its sections
The bill creates a department of
education with a secretary IN
the presidents cabinet and the
speaker outlined the duties OF the
secretary, his powers and the pow
crs and duties of the Advisory
committee for which the bill also
makes provision.
The bill proposes to transfer the
present bureau of education with
It's equipment, personnel, etc, to
the new department and authoriz-
cs appropriations for the removal
Of illitcracy; Amercanization; the
levcling of opportunity in public
schools, especially rural schools !;
physical instruction in the princip-
les of health and sanitation; and
for training teachers, both pros
pCctivc and those in service.
The administration of the bill
rests entirely with the states and
the states in turn must qualify in
certain particulars and the speak
or quoted from article 9--To level
up opportunities in public schools,
the state must provide schools for
at lea t n weeks in the year,
REQUIRE attendance at some, SchDol, +,
public or private for at least "a
weeks in the year Of all those be
tween 7 and II years of age, and
require that all common branches
be taught in English.
Superintendent Hitchcock cx-
pressed himself as heartily in ia
vor Of the bill as it row reads and
with State Superintendent Of Edu-
cation c. H. Dempsey considers it
an important step toward broader
educational development.
4 discussion Of the bill follow
ed the address, Rev. f. b. Rich
ards, F. NJ. Byl, Mrs. W. p. Smith,
Mrs. George f. Cheney and others
participating in a geenal discus
sion.
The meeting was arranged by
the Civics committee of the St.
Johnsbury Woman's club, Mr..
W. c. Kicker, chairman, and the
president of the club, Mrs. Alvin
Continued on page ~
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Funeral Sunday p. M. of
Mrs. Flora M. Bailey

Funeral services for Mrs. Flora
NJ. Bailey, widow of William S.
Bailey, were held Sunday after
noon at three O'Clock at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Charles w.
II. Hoyt, where She died on
Friday, Mrs. Bailey's pastor,
Rev. +. Is. Richards Of the North
Congregational church, conducted
the service and the remains We're
placed in the tomb at Mt, Pleas
ant cemetery, later to be Inferred
in the family lot in the cemetery ut
Pcacham.
Mrs. Bailcy's death followed a
long illness. In frail health for
IL number Of years she had been
confined to her rooms since last
July, and death was release fr).l
hopeless invaidism. She had been
a resident of St Johnsbury FOR
nearly II years and the last few
years were spent in her daugh-
ter's home where she was d paro
Of the happy family life.
Mrs. Bailey was born in Peach
am, July 20, 1896, the daughter
Of John NJ. Martin and Nancy Da-
mon Martin, Educated carefully
for those early days, she fn,sled
the course at Pcacham academy
and was successful tcachcv in
Peacham and vicinity until her
marriage. This was on October
10. 1882 TO William S. Bailey. The
first four years of their married
life were spent in Cambridge,
Mass, and in 1886 they moved
to Hardwick. Mr., Bailey was the
proprietor Of "A large stock farm.
He met his death in u railroad ac-
cidcnt in the spring Of 1907 and
soon after the family came to
St. JohnSbury Four children
were born TO Mr. and Mrs. Bailey,
Helen wife Of Charles W. II.
Hoyt, Alice, who died in infancy,
Ralph W., of Thurmoad. West
Virginia and Miss Margaret l..
Bailey Of the Fairbanks Office.
Tho three children and a half
brother, DR.. Alden +. Martin Of
Hackettstown, n. j., aud u'rac
grandchildren, William b., I'd
ward and Elizabeth. the children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hovt are the only
survivors. A sister, Miss Mary
Martin, of st. Johnsbury. died in
1912.
Mrs. Bailey was member of
tho Nortb ConrrppatioDD1 church
and worker in its various organ
izations when health 0crmittei. 1t
was in the home, however where
her interests ccntcred and where
an efficient, wise hOmcr1aker and
u devoted, companionable mother
will be deerly missed. Her only
son, Ralph W. Bailey, reached here
Sunday from Thurmond, West
Virginia, to attend the funeral.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
PELLETIER'S CASE MAY
END TODAY

BOSTON, Jan. 24-Atty. Gen.
J. Weston Allen, concluding ar
eumcnts before the full bench of
the supreme court today in con-
ncction with his petition for re-
moval of Dist. Atty. Joseph {.
Pelletier declared that William j.
Corcoran, former district attorney
Of MiddlcseX county, named as a
conspirator with Pelleticr had
hecn ready to take the stand for
the prosecution. The attorney
general was given no opportunity
TO present rebuttal evidence as
PellcticI's counsel entered no tc5-
h mony in dcfcn-e, Arguments of
counsel for Pelletier occupied all
Of yesterday. Atty. Gen. Allen
was expected to speak all of today.
When he concludes the court will
take the case for consideration and
its decision is not expected for
several weeks.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
LEGION SCORES
SUCCESS WITH
MALE QUARTET
Cap. Charles Cox, World
War Buddy Delights
Audience

The National Male Quartet of
the Redpath Lyccum Bureau was
presented at the Armory Monday
evening by the W. +. knar~ most
No. SO, of the American Legion.
An audience, that approached
more generous proportions than
the one at the last Rcdpath prcscn
tation was delighted and imDrcss-
ed by the breadth and diverse fea-
lures Of tho unusual program ron
dcrcd by the National Male
Quartet.
The entertainment was built
about the brilliant person Of Cap
tain Charles Cox, World War
veteran to whom the audience at
large took most kindly. "Buddy'
Charles Cox entertained the audi
cncc with character sketches IF
Bert Williams and Harry LAUDER
changing from one costume to am
other with lightning Iapidity. His
slightest gesture set the popclc in
gales of laughter.
Attorney c. A. Shields intro
duccd Captain Cox, who in turn
presented the other members of
the quartet, Lawrence Wickland,
first tenor, Stanley Graham, Soc
ond tenor and pianist and Melvin
Ncwuuist. baritone. Each mem
ber of the quartet evoked the ad
miration of the entire audience.
The program rendered by the
quartet was extremely well bal
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
FORMER CONDUCTOR OF
BOSTON SYMPHONY DEAD

LEIPSlC, Jan. 24-Arthur Nj
kiSch, former conductor of the
Boston Symphony orchestra, died
here last evening of influenza. He
was &C years old. He was q Hun
garian and was widely known in
America. He conducted the Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra from
1889 to 1893. He was also in
this country in 1912 with the Lon
don Symphony orchestra.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
HARDWICK MAN
THROWN TWELVE
FEET BY BOMB
Sues Physician for $4,000
For a Broken
Leg

This is not exactly Fourth of
July weather, but an echo of a
Fourth Of July celebration in
HardWick is the foundation Of Il
case begun in Caledonia county
court Monica afternoon.
1t is the case of Fred Richard
Ion against DR.. G.. A. Carter to
recover $4,000 damages because Of
alleged malpractice in the setting
of a broken bone. Dutton and
Shepard and NJ. G. Morse Of Hard
wick appear for Richardson and
S. E. Darling, Jr. of Hardwick
assisted by J. r. Searles of ST.
Johnsbury are ATTORNEYS for Dr.
Carter,
This is the jury drawn for the
case: T. A. Bigclow, L. l.. Cliff
ford, +. H. Coo, II. N. Curtis, A..
+. Curricr, James Hatch, Alfred
Hudson, O. w. Jesscman, Richard
johnson, Robert Kendall. Ralph
c. Turnbull, Willis b. Plummcr.
Mr.. Richardson was the first
witness and according to his tca-
timonv the circumstances of the
case were that on the evening of
last Fourth of July he with his
son, Carl and his sons chum, WIl-
liam Pilbin wanted to make a
littlc noise to help celebrate the
occasion so proceeded to rig up
a bomb out o. ID inch iron pipe
by plugging up one end and filling
the ipc with fuse and powder.
Mr.. Richardson is a plummcr and
had the piece Of "iDc. The work
was done in front of his house on
the lawn. The powder, was in an
old TN can and in the nroccss of
Gllin the pipe some Of this was
scattered in the grass. Witness
was lying on the "rass near the
operations. The boys proposed TO
touch Off the loose powder in the
rass. They did and thin~- began
to happen The powder ashcd,
and set fire to the ,u~"ly in the
can which quickly communicated
with the fuse and off went the
bomb, striking him and sky-rock-
citing him some ten or twelve feet.
The iron pipe bit the side of the
house with a force TO 90 through
the clapboards.
Witness leg was hit and badly
hurt in the hombardmcnt. He
was taken into the house and Dr.
Garter was called who treated the
injury a. a bad sprain. 1t was
several vrnls~ before witness was
able to hobble about by the aid
of crutcheS. His leg did not mend
and afforded him much pain. He
Continued on page two)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
TWO HOUNDS
FOUND IN
FOX TRAPS
Bloomington Man Fined
$4,000 In Newport
Court

Two valuable hounds, hunting
dogs, owned by J. B. and Hiram
Wingate of Orleans, were found
caught in traps last Saturday.
They had been missing since the
Monday previous and their feet
were badly frozen, and had eu-
IDENTIFY been held prisoners all this
time.
Wide search had been made by
the owners for their hounds, and
fthey were discovered on SATURDAY
in Brownlngton on the farm of V.
G. Marshall, caught in traps SCI
for fox by Hiram Allen of Or
leans, who was arrested and ap-
peared in Municipal court in New
port before Judge W. M. Wright
Monday afternoon.
He was charged by States Atty.
Albert w. Farman with not visit
ing his traps once in every 2l
hours as the state law provides,
Allen pleaded guilty to the charge
and was fined $40 and costs.
MI. Allen said in his defense
that after setting the traps, he
visited them daily for some time,
but had found nothing, Allen &C
knowledged negligence, and ,!cX-
pressed his willingness to settle
any just claims for damages
John Wingate's hound was
eight months old, and gave prom
Use of being perfect wonder,
considered the best OF his age in
the county. DR.. Mills says he
can be saved but will not have
perfect feet Hiram Wingatc 5
hound is six years old. He will
loose The use Of one foot.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
TO PUBLISH IRISH
WHO'S WHO"

PARIS, Jan, 24-The world
congress of the Irish race decided
at today's session to organize al
international Irish league with
branches in all countries w ere
there is a sufficient group Of per-
sons of Irish descent. The object
expressed by Countess Markivicz
at this mornings meeting is TO
counteract British propaganda
which pictures IriShmcn as "guer-
ilas." Some of the methods Of
spreading knowledge Of Ireland
and the Irish already decided upon
arc the publication of an lntcrna-
national Irish "Who's Who" b"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
INVESTIGATE FOUR
FIRES IN SPRINGFIELD

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan.
24--State officials arc investigat-
ing four distinct fires discovered
short after midnight today in 4
six tenement block in West
Springfield which caused a hurried
exit by the five families in the
building who had little time to
don clothing. Fire Chief Z. B.
Jones reported to state fire inSpcc-
tor Loomis thar his men noticed
q strong odor Of turpentine in
the building. he damage was sew
eral thousand dollars.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
Program at Willing
Workers Meeting

The Willing Workers of the GA
grade at the Summer street school
held their regular meeting Tues
day, Jan. II, and carried out the
following program: Reading. Paul
Searles; n0em, Leslie Burrows;
victrola selection; piano solo, Bcr-
nice Cutting victrola selection;
piano solo, kathrine Skinner;
Reading from "Hcidi," Miss Glitch
eli; piano solo, Beulah Fletcher.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
FEARS SPREAD OF
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-Feal' h
department inspectors were w1tch-
ing today incoming ships for cases
of influenza. Dr. Royal S. Cope
land, city health commissioner, be-
lieves that New York's increasing
cases of influenza, may be due n
part to importations from Europ~.
Sixty-four cases of influenza have
been reported in the last two days,
DR.. Copeland said.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
BISHOPS WIFE PUTS
BURGLAR TO ROUT

PROVIDENCE, Jan. "a
Perry, wife Of RI. Rev. James
Dew off Perry, Episcopal bishop
of Rhode Island, frightened away
a burglar when she was awakened
EARLY this morning by the man
opening her chamber door. He
escaped. The bishops desk was
ransacked, but nothing was
stolen.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
COTTON MILLS CLOSED
BY WAGE REDUCTION

PROVIDENCE, Jan. 24-Thc
Arctic Mills were closed today by
the failure of some of its help to
report for work. This is the fifth
mill owned by the B. B. and R..
knight, Inc. in the Pawtuckct
Valley to shut down as a result of
strikes by operatives against the
20 per cent wage cut which went
into effect yesterday. Some of the
big mills in the Blackstone Valley
have been seriously affected by
striking employees.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
WOULD HAVE VETERANS
CARE FOR CEMETERIES

" WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-Ab-
clifton of the graves registration
service and creation Of a commits
sion composed Of veterans of the
A. +. +. and to assume charge of
military cemeteries abroad, is
strongly recommended by Major
General John s. O'Ryan of New
York in letter TO Asst. Sec.
Wainwright Of the war depart
mont
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24

Allies other war eQulpment at
"junk prices and sail "this grand
armada to the Pacific and there be
sunk 10 miles deep with all flags
flying" was made to the National
Agricultural conference today by
Herbert Myrick of Springfield,
Mass, editor of agricultural jour
mails. He also proposed the reduc-
ton of the U. S. budgets for its
army and navy to its prc-war fig
ure and the utilization of the DIFF
ference which he said would be
$600,000,000 towards paying the
bonus for the former service men.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
PUGILIST DIES AFTER
BOXING MATCH

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 24-Am-
brose j. "Joe" Melanson, former
national amature BOXING cham
pion at 1875 pounds, who sus-
tanned fractured skull last night
in professional bout with Joseph
st. Hilaire of Somcrsworth, N. H.
died at a local hospital early today
Without regaining consciousness.
Hilairc was detained by the police
pending investigation.
Judge Murray in the municipal
court subsequently ordered the
release Of Mclansons opponent
holding he was without b:ame.
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ceremonies in all the great basili-
cas- including the Lateran and
Santa Maria Maggiore.
The time for the burial had not
yet been definitely decided up n
today but it remained tentative y
fixed for Wednesday afternoon.
All the while mournful crowds
continue filing past the catafalque
in st. Peters upon which lies the
body of Benedict XIV. Thousands
upon thousands of persons were
still paying their last tribute today.
ROME, Jan. 24-While thors-
ands streamed past the bier Of
Benedict XIV in the basilica in st.
Peters today the cardinals of the
church we're on their way from
many foreign countries to partic-
pate in the election of a Pope.
The convening of the conclavea.
which has been set for Februarv 2.
Will however prevent some of them.
notably Cardinal Douoherty or
Philadelphia and the Canadian and
in time to vote unless the electior
Brazilian cardinals, from al1'ivino
IS unduly prolonged. Cardi- ai
O'Connell Of Boston has poss be
chance to participate. C0rd' ny
Maffi. archbishop of Pisa is pr
minently mentioned as the CIV
ernment's choice. The i~t~lme~t
OF Benedict has been fixed tenta-
lively for tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24-Car1i~al
O'Connell of Boston was a passen-
ger on board the Italian steamer
President Wilson sailing today for
Rome.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
STAIRS BOWlerS
Establish Record

At the Fairbanks A. A. building
Monday evening Team No. 5 cap
tanned by NJ. H. Starr defeated
Team No 3 by A pins, thus es-
tablshing a new alley record. Fol
lowing is the score:
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
WAY BELOW
ZERO WEATHER
IN THIS SECTION
Mercury Ranges from 16
to 46 Below In Diff
ferent Towns

No one will dispute the state
ment that the official record at
the Fairbanks Museum showed
that Monday night was the coldest
of the winter and here's hoping
the record will not be beaten
again this season. The mercury
dropped to 30 below zero in the
night at the Museum and register
ed 25 below at 8 o'clock. At
Browns cigar store it was several
degrees colder than this at 9
o'clock Tuesday morning The
sun rose in a blaze of gold a few
minutes after 7 O'Clock and aside
from the extreme cold the dav had
been a perfect winter one.
Concord furnished the lowest
record Of this section of Vermont
with the thermometer at 4G below
zero. At st. JohnSbury Center il
was AZ below at one hom. and
40 below in several other places.
In the SpaulainG neighborhood it
was IS below at 7 o'clock and in
various parts of the village of st.
Johnsbury it ranged from 25 to
35 below zero.
The low records exceeds the
lowest of last winter, according to
the Museum reports, as last win
ter the lowest temperature record
ed was "a below zero. f"
Though the cold wave was an
ticipated it was so severe that it
was extremely difficult to keep
houses and buildings warm
through the night and early morn
ing and the many who had to
reach the shops, stores and schools
found it exceedingly irving.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
TESTIMONY OF
HELLER STRICKEN OUT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. "a
Testimony of Harry G.. Heller, a
witness for the defense in the
trial Of Clarence W. Loud for the
murder of Patrolman James A.
Preston was stricken from the re-
cords todav. This was done at the
request of Lodd's counsel, John
= Fecney.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
Grand Solemnity At First of
Nine Masses for Dead Pontiff
Cardinal OConnell Stands Chance
of Reaching Rome In Time
For Conclave
(By the Associated Press)

ROME, Jan. 24-The first of the nine pontifcal
high masses for the late Pope Benedict XIV was sung
this morning with grand solemnty in the basilica Of
St Peters. simultaneously there were solemn
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
Unique Proposal At
Agricultural Conference
Would Reduce Army and Navy
Budgets So AS To Pay War
Veterans Bonus
(By the Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-A proposal that the
United States offer to take the entire naves of
the Allies at full cost "as payment towards the bill
lions theV owe the L. S." accept account the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24
Mickey's Five Loses
To Junior High

In a fast game Of basketball lt
the Fairbanks A. A. building
Thursday afternoon, "Micky'S"
Five lost bv scant margin. 8to12,
10 the Junior High school basket
ball team. For "Mickv's" five the
well known Micky, and "Dutch"
Leonard starred. while Natoli and
IIackctt were the shining light
for the Junior high quintet.
Thc teams lined UP as follows:
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-01-24

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
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The Weather

Generally fair and con-
tinued cold tonight and
Wednesday. Moderate
northwest winds.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18
LIMITS POWERS
OF LOWER COURTS

An order of the United States
Supreme Court handed down yes
terday by Justice McKenna greatly
limited the powers previously ex-
ercised by police and juvenile
courts in the matter of sentencing
prisoners to hard labor.
The case settles a long period of
litigation over whether Charles
Walter Moreland, charged with
nonsupport of his minor children,
could be sentenced to hard labor
at Oecoquan by the Juvenile Court
without first having been indicted
by the grand jury.
Appeals are expected to be noted
in every large city in the United
States.
The Chief Justice. Justice Holmes
and Justice Brandeis dissented
from the decision. Justice Clarke
took no part in the case. The
appeal was taken by the District
government from the decision of
the District Court of Appeals.