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VOL. VII NUMBER 151
BRANI
Daniel McGrath of
Dail Eireann Missing
Got Letter Threatening His
Death If He Did Not Go
From Country
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Dee. 26 The office of the Irish consulate
from which Daniel J. McGrath directed the affaire of the Dail
Eireann in this city before he
death, unless he left the country before Pecember 25, was
., , , . closed today.
NEWPORT HAS
IMPRESSILE
CELEBRATO!
Churches Observc Christ
mas With Special
Exerciscs
Chri.stmas was ushered in at St.
Mary's Catholic church Newport I
with a midnight celebration at
tended by a largo number of its
members, and with special music j
for both sei-vice and also for the ,
two services at the usuai hours. j
The Protestant churches arranr;
ed their special ervices for Sun-1
day preceeding Christmas day. At
ali the different churches the'-e :
was special music and sei'mons ap- ;
propriate to the day.
Sunday evening the primary do-1
partment of the Congregatone!
Sunday school gave a pageant,
"Bethlehem's Gift," which was ad
mirably carried out in every par
ticular. The children in the pre
sentation of this beautiful storv
had an experience which they will
long remember and must have
pi'oved an inspiration to ali who i
witnessed it. The little manger
with Joseph and Mary watching '
the Infant Child, the star in the
east, the heralds singing, the wor
ship of the shepherds. and the visit
of the wise men of the east, ali
were pictured with splendid effect
and showed much careful training
and willing cooperation on the
part of the children and parcnts.
The singing of "O, Little Town of
Bcthlehem" by Flora Clark, and !
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing" by
Adelaide Ilumphi'ey, were beauti-
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Community Trce
In St. Johnsbur.v
No part of the general cclebra
tion of Christma.i rn St. Johnsbuiy
was more successful or afToi-dod
genuine nleasurc and a true touch
of the real spirit of the holiday
than the community trce and at
tendant exercises.
The tree was the really, and
truly trce in front of the Howe
residence on Main Street, facing
the school commen and skating
l ink, where a rlatform was eroct
ed for the singers. The excicises
were in the late aflernoon Sunday,
when the Uee was brilliantiy
illuminatcd and a big band of
singers lent zest to the occasion.
Charles A. Sliields led the singing.
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HELD FOR MURDER
BOSTON, Dee. 26 Fred Hes
selgren was held without bail to
day in municipal court for stab
bing to death Felix F. Ladd during
i visit by the latter at Hessel
gren's home in the Jamaica Plain
district Christmas ève. Hesselgren
waivcd examination.
IIERE'S WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN WAIT
IXG FOR
Old Fashioned Dance
LcQLERC'S HALL
THURSDAY, DEC. 28
Dunbar and His Fiddlers
Per Couple 5òc. Extra lady 2Sc
Tax Paid
No dancing allowed outside the sets
THE
l 'iti
V
MCOM
received a letter threatening '
Leaders in Irish affairs in the
city claimed they did not know
where McGrath was. Employers
of the building in which the rooms
are situated said that they had not
been told that the office would be
closed and declared they knew
othing about McGrath or his af-
nir.s.
VIOLENT TEMPEST AT
SEA THREATEN SHIPS
NEW YOPvK, Doc. 20 Violent
tempests have raged through the
past week, threatenià'g smallcr
vessels with destruction, driving
liners out of their usuai lane and
delaying them several days aecord
ing to wireless reports received
today.
Officerà of the Frederic!:, Vree
land and the United States which
arrived yesterday several days af
ter the worst storni in their his
tory described gales which stili
were whipping waters of the At
lantic. The Manchuria and the
Lavoie reported lociay they would
arrive on Thursday. The Niagara
due today, reported she would try
to fight her way to port tomor
row. The Colonia reported from
Halifax that she had been forced
to put in there. The United States
for many hours fought her way
through winds which blew from
100 to 120 miles per hour.
PROTEST AGAINST
ARMENIAN DELEGATES
LAUSANNE, Dee. 26 A vigor
ously wordcd protest against the
Near Commission on minorities to
permit the Armenian delegates to
appear before the sub commission
and air their desires was forward
ed to the confcrence today by the
Turks. The sub commission had
planned to receive the Armenian
and Bulgarian oelegates this af
ternoon. CHURCHES RING
HAPPINESS
Masses, Cantatas, Trees
Retcll the Story of
Bcthlehem
Joy reigned supreme in the
churches of St. Johnsbury a.s choir
and pulpit retold in song and story
the wondrous birth at Bcthlehem.
The elaborate program given in
full in the Caledonian-Record
was rendered to packed edifices,
fiagrant with Christmas grecns
and flowers and gleaniing with
Christmas candles.
Outstanding among unique cele
brations was the program Monday
evening at Gracj Mcthodist church
given und,er the direction of Mrs.
B. E. Doyle. Two tali Christmas
trees occupied conspicious places
in the church hut they were dovoid
of ali presents and this fact was
commentici by C. C. Hitchcock
who sympathized with the children
Just then sleigh bells were heard
in the distance and Jack Frost, a
.mail figure ali in white, burst into
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GALEDONIAN-RECORD
ST.
THE EMPTY STOCKING
$7
fi
MATINEE RACES
AT ST. JOHNSBURY
ANDLYNDONVILLE
Trotting Season Success
fully Opened Last
Saturday
The winter trottftig season was
successfully inaugurated last Sat
urday afternoon with ideal weath
er conditions and a good crowd
to watch the races. Four classes
were filler in the St. Johnsbu-y
riving club races which took
place on upper Main Street. The
timers were W. S. Wightman,
Charles E. Klrk and Dr. D. R.
Krown of Lyndonville. O. C. Jones
was clcrk, Carroll ChatTee starter
and W. C. Hcath of Danville was
starter.
Following is the rcsult of the
races:
CLASS A PACE
Fred Haltoon, eh. g., Burko
Leo Perrin, br. g., Corrivcau
Time 33, 32 seconds.
CLASS B. MIXED
Dawn, b. g., Scully 1
Topal b. e., McGinnis 2
1 1
1 1
Time 34 , 33 li, 32 ';; seconds.
CLASS C RACE
Little Ted, blk. g., Ingalls 2
Little Rex b. h., Perù 1
Time, 31 la no time taken,
1
2 1
32
seconds.
CLASS I)
Frenrhie IL, b. ni. Johnson 2
Hallie S., b. m., Jay 1
Time, 3"), 84 '.a, 3."'2 secon
PICK up Lyndonvile races
(Continued on last page)
1
Is Engaged to
IN'ewport Boy
An item from the IVrnsylvania
Despatch Herald of recent dato
announces the engagement of
Mis.; Marion Moorheal MurDon
ald of Northeast, Penna., to Doii
a'd Andrew Akin of New port. Mr.
Akin is h graduate of Ncwpo.t
High school and of li.'.-ton Uni
cri?:ty. I ROB THEATER OF
I $20,000 IN CASH
f WORCESTER, Mass. Dee. 20
: The safe of the Strand theater on
Front street was Torced open last
night apparcntly by professional
! cracksmen and robbed of $20,(KX).
j It is believed the robbers conceal
! ed themselves in the theater after
the performance and worked u.i-
diatuibcd.
LATEST EDITION
JOHNSBURY, VERMONT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1922
' ILIOlU OMnn
U LATE IN N.
CENTRAL VERMONT
; SHOPS DESTRO YED
ST. ALBANS, Dee. 20 A loss
estimated at $35,000 was caused
today by theb urning of the paint
shop andb ridge shop of the Cen
tal Vermont Railway Co., here.
Three cars were destroyed. About
75 men, many of whom had just
returned to work, after the five
months strike were thrown out of
I employment temporarily.
LATE NEWS
ROCHESTER. N. Y. Dee. 26 I
The Bausch and Laum Optical Co. ,
has bought the e glass frame
manufacturer business, patients,
good will and material of Stevens j
and Co., Providence, R. I., for a
consideiation in excess of $1,000,
000 it was announced today.
EOSTON, Mass., Dee. 26 The
fishing schooner, Mary OHara,
heading into port today ran 1
aground on Point Alerton and
pounded heavily duiing the fore
noon. The coast sards fiorn the
Stony Beach station went out to
her but returned when th;y learn
ed she was in no immediate dan-
cer.
RESUMÉ SEARCII FOR
MISSING TUG AND CREW
CLEVELAND. (.). Dee. 2'i V
vigorous scardi for the tug Corn
ell, which disap,',eared last Thurs
day was continued todav notwith
standing that the ves.-el with its
crew of cight practically was given
up as lost last night. Aeting on an
order from Wat-.ington, II. I!.
Shaver, supt. of ti'ie govicrnment
flying field here, v.as ircparcd to
aid in the search today. He plan
ned to assign at least one airplane
to fly over Lake El ie. Several tugs
also were ready to ìesume the
scarda The tu' left here Tbur.
day for Buffalo and should bave
rcached ISulfalo Friday. The
weather was clear with but little
wind.
Anothcr Baskethall
Twin Bill Thursday
There will be anothcr doublé
header for the haskthall fans to
rave about next Thursday evening.
The fcature will be tlie New
Hampshire Ali Collegians who will
tackle Company I) in an cndmvor
to head otf the locals from re-is-tering
their twelvth consecutive
victory of the season.
lìetween the halvcs St. Johns
bury Academy will play the Alum-
ni. The fans will certainly getj
their nioncy's worth.
By MORRIS
COMM. HUSBAND
TELLS WORKING OF
DILLINGHAM LAW
Vermont Association Has
Interesting Discussion
In Washington
(Special to the Caledonian-Record)
WASHINGTON.
Dee. 20
Among ali classes of Europeans
whose fortuncs fclt the devasta
tating touch of the World War
there is a wellnigh universa! hope
and expectation that the United
States will ultimately bring about
their relicf from their Aranciai and
other obligations, according to the
Honorable John Harrett's inter
prctation of public sentimcnt
abroad as prcsented to the Ver
mont Association of Washington
at its first winter meeting. Mr.
Harrett's picture of conditions and !
over there was given to his fcl
low Vermonters shortly after his
return from a visit to the countries
whose battlc-scarred relics stili
bear eloquent witness of the ravag
es of war.
His was an addrcss that fitted
admirably in with Commissioner
General Walter W. Husband's cx
nlanation of the operations of the
Dillingham immigration law, giv
ing his hearers the latest available
infnrmation on this subject.
The meeting was the first to be
held following the election of offie-'i-s
last spring, and Charles
I'ioyd, styled in the parlanco of
the "Town Meeting" as "Modera
tor," wielded the gavel as presid
ine oflicer for the first time. Mr.
Floyd v.elcomcd the half-hundred
or so Vermonters by birth or af
filiation who were present, and
dealt ution the benefits to be de-i-ived
from such State societies, in
1he line or renewing old and form
ing new ac(uaintances. He urged
fvery Vermont man and woman to
forni a committee of one to enroll
in the association ali Vermonters
in this section who were not al
rearlv members.
Mr. Tìar'-ett. whose work a-- Dir
ector of the Pan American Union
for so many years made hi ni an
international fit'ure, told his hear
er that he had met with a most
friendlv feeling towards Ameri-j
cans during his trin abroad and he
emphasized what he ve-rarded ns
almost a universal feeling that the
United States would step in and
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7AR
YoC
Thirty In Boston Hospitals After
Drinking Bootlegger's Whiskey
CONNORSTARS
IN COMPANY D
VICTORY 16-13
Vocational School Tops
' Academy In Close
Game 17-13
With Puss Connor contributing
two of the most sensational hots
ever sen in St. Johnsbury. Com
pany 1) went ''nto r.n early lead
over the powerful Hudson, Mass.
basketball team at the Armorv
Christnips night nnd maintained
the supremacy until the end 10 to
13. The Arnwy was jammed to
the doors with the biirgest crowd
o" the year. Besides the brilliant
Company D-Hudson scran the fans
saw Vowitionnl school defeat the
Academy by the score of 17 to 13.
Around the name of Connor, a
colorful lustre was shed last ev
ening. This speedy St. Johnsbury
hov tried shots from the most
hfficult positions and tallied them.
He was a glutton for work and
dashed into the thickest of scrim-
mfge without regard for himself.
His sensational play stood out as
the greatest he has probably ever
fiashed at the Armory.
Mui-phy wh3 the mainstay for
Hadon. He scored four field
goals for his quintet and brought
his team almost neck and neck
with Company D a.s the game end
ed. It va s Company D's eleventh
straight conquest of the season.
Nino of the games have been play
ed at home and two on the road.
Every contest so far this year has
heen a victory. "Duffy" Lewis of i
Hardwick officiated in the arbiter's J
role last night and did a fìfte job.
First Period
Five minuto had been played :
before the first sernblance of a I
score swayed the meshes. Curley
Burns was fouled by Wholley the
extra-lengih Hudson pivot, and
arched in the initial single pointer
of the evening.
So clqse and àirtight was the
guardi ng on both sides that the
majority of the shots were taken
from the free throw mark. Goslant,
a few minutes later, was fouled by
Desauffcls and Albert tallied an
othor point for Company D. Then
Referee Lewis called Goslant for a
misdemeanor on Dcsautels and the
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700 KIDD1ES
HAVE BIG TIME
AT ELKS HOME
Movies, Christmas Tree
and Good Things for
AH of Them
Seve n hundred kiddies under 12
years old had the time of their life
Saturr'ay afternoon when they
were the gnests of Manager Grave's
at a rollicking movie show and
then marched over to the Elks
Home where a big tree shed its
Christmas luster over the scene
with Charles E. Mills of Danville
as Santa Claus presiding over the
dispensing of the gifts. These in
cluded a box of ice cream and :i
largc bag containing an appiè,
orange, and plcnty of , Christmas
c'andv.
After the children had marched
to the Elks Home C. C. Hitchcock
led the short community sing
with George McLcod playing the
cornet. Among thr men assisting
Santa Claus in the distribution of
the good things were Charles El-
rick, r . E. Church Harold C.
Abbott, Wetib Iìatchelder, Frank
E. Harris, G. A. Knapp, Oscar
Heck, Fred Flint, F. W. Kelley.
Great credit is due the ladies for
their work in putting up the candy
liags, a job which they kept up un
til every child had a bag.
The committee that .sui'cessfully
staged the most enjoyahlc affair
consistei! of the following: Clar
ence C. Hitchcock, ehairman, Mrs.
F. W. Magoon, Mrs. Charles El
riek, Mrs. Frank E. Harris, Mrs.
Charles Darling, Mrs. Harold Rart
lett, Harry H. Carr, Frank E.
Harris, Frank O. Frenrh, Frank E.
Church, Archie Ti. Dow John T.
Carroll, Lester Bvl, Charles E.
Mills and Charles A. Lirici;.
DTp TX TTv
New York Has Dry est' Holi
day In Its History-Woman
Dead From Drink
(By the Associated Press)
BOSTON, Dee. 26 One man is dead and more than 30
persons are in hospitals today as a result of drinking liquor
sold as whiskey during the Christmas holidays. William
Brady, removed in an unconscious condition frorn his home
WILL INTEREST
LEGISLATURE
Suggestion Liquor Law
Viola tors Pay Own
Prison Bills
MONTPELIER, Dee. 20
Members of the Legislature will,
not he so anxious to have bills pre
sented when their account are
presented for board and lodgings.
If birds of a feather bloc to-
gether, there are liable to be in-
tere.stmg times
at Montpelier this
winter when the lawmakers
and
law-adjusters (we had started to
say lawbreakers,) get to function
ing. The fortheoming biennial rc
ports of the several departments
will be read with much interest.
With the many changes and im
provements that have been fore
casted, members will do well to
give these documents more thar a
casual perusal. In no instance is
this more to the point than with
the report of Secretary William H.
Jeffrey of the department of Char
ities and Probation. His report is
at once interesting and informing
and will prove a veritable trcati.se
on the general subject, as applied
to the State of Vermont. This is a
most important part of the State's
work and the detailed story of its
accomplishments during the last
two years shows how thoroughly
Secretary Jeffrey and his compct
ent assistants have labored to
bring about the satisfactory, ap
parent resulto.
The possibility that an appio
priation will be asked for early in
the session for the crection of a
Continued on Page Foui
PROBE WONMAN'S STORY
OF MAN'S DEATH
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dee. 20
A woman's story of a quarrel, a
shot, and her vigil from dusk to
dawn over the body of tlie man
she killed, was being chocked up
by police department investigatoli
hei-e today.
"I killed my friend," Mrs. Olive
L. Jones, divorcee, announced
when she entcred police heLtdquar
ters just after daylight Monday.
This was the first intimation offi
cials had that O. L. Black, sales
manager for a Louisvillc automo
bile company, had been .--hot to
death late Sunday afternoon in
Mrs. Jones' a partment.
Mrs. Jones said she fired in sclf
defense when Black, who she de
clared "broke up my home and
caused me to get a divo ree,"
reached for a pistol on a nearby
table. She seized tiie weapon first
and fired. How long he lived she
did not know. She coverei! him
with his coat and a quilt. Ali
night long she kept the death
watch. Police investigators dcclarc
flaws have been foun! in tlie ac
count of the tragedy as given by
Mrs. Jones.
SENATORS CONFER OVER
BORAH'S PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON, Dee 2! Sin-
ate Republican leadcis conferred
today on what cuinges thy woulit
seek in the proposai of Senator
Borah for an international econ
omie confcrence. The propo.-al is
emboHied in the navy appropi'ia
tion bill to come before the Senato
tomorrow.
The vie ws of Tresident Harding,
Secretary Hughes and other ad
ministration otricials have heen
sought but Senators who have talk
ed with them will not disc!o-e
what opinions. Most of the Repub
licans irreconcilables were said to
be against the amendment, or snu
dar provi.Mons.
The VVeathcr
Cloudy tonight. Colder
in interior. Wednesday
unsettled and colder,
probably snow.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
in the South End, (lied in a hospi
tal. EiTorts to trace the source of
supply of the liquor were made to
day by police.
NEW YORK, Dee. 20 While
police records show that yesterday
was the "dryest" Christmas in New
i York's history six deaths were at
i tributed by police to bootleggers
liquor. Autopsies will be perform
ed on the bodies of the six Ave
men and one woman today.
Threats of prohibition authori
ties to make the city as dry over
the holiday as the ISth amendment
contemplated for the whole year,
had its effect so far as public
drinking was concerned, police
reported.
For the first time within the his-
tory ot olrlest attaché. of the est
fide c1 "ot defendant was
B ouSnl 10 (Jur l"e " -n
"l ....x..... v..-v.
it.puiit.ti timi, umy iJfisuns sui-
icring irom alcocholtsm were treat-
ei there yesterday. That is vhe
lowest number for Christmas day
in the history of the institution.
NEW YORK, Dee. 26 AI
though prohibition enforcement
agents declared Christmas in New
Y'ork was the driest in its history
eight deaths were attributed today
to poisonous liquor and a score or
more drinkers were confined to
hospitals. Of the e:ght who died
two were women.
DERTOIT, Mich. Dee. 2(i
Toisonous liquor obtaincd over the
holiday was declared by the police
today to have been responsiblc for
the death of one person and the i 11
ness of over a score.
MARRIED UNDER
' CHRISTMAS
EVERGREEN
Miss Murici A. Wright Is
Yuletide Bride of
IL F. Corliss
Under r.n arch of Cluistnms
greens and against a background
or Yuletide ('ecorations a Christ
mas day weddmg was solemnized
at the home of Mr. atvl Mrs. Wil
liam H. Wright of the Rivcr road.
The pre'ty Christmas day hrid'
was their o'dcst daulitcr, Jliss
Murici Ai'ties Wright, whom Dr.
(ìeorgo W. Hjitnn unitrd i:i
mriTKige to Homer F. Corliss o T
l'.rattlfhoro, son of Mr. and Mrs.
II. V. Hadd "f St. Johnsbur..
Chistmas grecns wrre everywhen;
tl:rou;rhout the piirlors as the bri
llai party entcred, the bride with
her fr.thcr, who gav ber in mar
l'iago. She was attendi li by a for
nice jichoolmato at St. Johnsbuiy
rcademv. Miss Charlotte McLuugh
lin of the Caledonian-Record and
Mr. Corliss' best man was Ha:ry
Noe!. The bride worc her coin
away suit, a lich blue broadtioth
"Uh velvet hat of the sanie color.
Miss McLaughlin was also in
bine, a tailnred t-u't of poiret t will.
I Only the inniedivte familic-5
witnessed the ceremony, which
' was tlie doublé ring one, and ibe
sanie tamily party witn tlie atti n-
Ida ut were' guests at the we.l.ling
(lunclieon following the cen-nony.
j The brides gift to liei- attendant.
an emerald and gnen gol!
little finger ring and Mr. V,iii.-
cave bis best man nuhtaiy
biu.-hes. Ther" vere many tue
Ci.ts for the bride an ! groom both
of the Christmas and wtdding v.i
riety, ali lovely and deigned for
ue in the new home.
Mr. and Mrs. Corliss left in tlie
afternoon for a trip to Boston,
New York ani Atlantic City ru, !
vili later go to their home in Ii--.it -tleboro,
the groom's ! c-adnuartei'4
as salesman for the Franklin Mo
tor company. Mr. Corlìis was a
s'.udent at Lyndon Institute, ;.t
Con'inued on last pai"3)