The Caledonian-Record from St. Johnsbury, Vermont • 1

FIND WRECKAGE FROM FRENCH DIRIGIBLE The Weathet 1 if II THE CALEDONIAN-RECORD A Newspaper Covering the Entire Northeast Section of Vermont State Every Working Day Snow tonight Friday fair arid colder Southerly winds lifting to strong west winds PRICE TWO ST JOHNSBURY VERMONT THURSDAY JANUARY 3 1921 VOL NUMBER 155 OVER SCORE KILLED IN EXPLOSION I NORMAL SCHOOL BUILDING BURNS T9 ON YOU CAN MAKE IT THREE By MORRIS Over 1 OO Injured When Starch Building Is Reduced Ruins Main Building of School Is Destroyed (On VVS vi Over $500000 Loss By Explosion and Fire In Big Plant Miss Woodruff Principal Received Word Here of Fire BUSINESS DONE BY 37 VOTERS Appropriate $71500 for Expenses Elect Olficers and Adjourn COiVpir rtri PPC PL (rff TOBOGGAN (By the Associated Press) PEKIN 111 Jan 3 Between 20 and 35 persons word killed and 100 injured according to estimates in an explosion and fire in the starch buildings of the Corn Products Refining Company here early today At 10 a seven bodies six of cs' -i them identified had been recov ered At that hour two buildings of the big plant were in ruins Building No 33 the starch powder house where the blast oc-curred wag reduced to a mass of smoldering- debris ami building No 27 the starch hou-e still bhizing its wall standing but giving off heat so intense that no efforts could be made to search for bodies The explosion was so terrific that several box cars alongside the plant were shattered or blown oil the track The force wrecked the starching department table and re-table houses and the kiln house causing more $5041000 damages FAIRBANKS CO PUT $354788 INTO BASEBALL Total Expenses of League Team Reached $1 199366 The and i airbnnks company donated $354788 last season towards making the basebuit season so remarkable a success and Miss Caroline Woodruff who has been spending her holiday vacation in St Johnsbury received word Thursday morning from Commissioner Dempsey that the main building of the Castleton Normal school of which she is the principal was completely destroyed by fire early Thursday morning Miss Woodruff leaves for Castleton at once as a meeting of the state board of education has been called to meet there Friday to see what arrangements IT MpYVPfDTT can be made to provide or the un-ill ilEiiC UI 1 expected needs in this emergency According to for November the paper published by the students the school has a faculty of seven a senior class of 23 ond a junior class of 48 In speaking of the fire which 1 was said to have been caused by spontaneous combustion Miss1 Woodruff said the loss was a severe one as the whole building had just been newly furnished Congratulations to the women voters of St Johnsbury who had the enterprise and public spirit to come out for the annual village meeting at the town hall Wednesday afternoon in so large numbers In large numbers we mean comparatively for of the 37 v' ters present to transact the ini- pjrtant bu-iiiess of the municipality more than two-thirds were women The business was intelligently discussed and speedily disposed rf and there is no i ei-n of the results This was t) credit of tiie faithful 37 lea what about the "e-t of the nui: tin I than 2100 voters in St Johnsbury? here they our Interested was it that they weie so nl i 1 and satisfied with the way mat were to be disposed of or was it that they did not cure? The highest number of votes cast for the list of officers elected was 37 and this wa the list that a caucu attended by only 5Hr writer- had previously put in nomination It was an easy victory for -those elected but would it have been more creditable for voters even if the ticket wps isfuctory to iiave come out registered a good sized vote confidence in the candidates large number always indicate? A budget for $71500 for the current expenses for the year was voted It is the same total as last year and is wisely distributed among the various departments under the helpful suggestions of Town Manager Ralph Sherry This makes the tax $110 the same as list year This is all right but 37 vr ters did it when it ought to have been at least a majority of the ft 1 rri II) IN MlfUT -1000 of more whose name- an dA UivlAl mull 1 011 the list and who ought to hni been pr ent but who thin) it still their duty to criticise and Band and Radio Concert find fruit if anything does not go to suit them And that! just before the holiday recess 4U0 new volumes had been added to the library and the arranging and cataloguing of these had just been completed The building that has been burned was built many years ago but was now in the best of repair and its 75 rooms for class rooms and dormitory were in every way admirably adapted to the needs of the school The chapel which was connected with the main building was not des operated by Harrison and Horace Bowen Messrs Bowen and Harrison have had the framework up for some time and have only b-en waiting for sufficient -now to start thing- moving Last winter's populrity convinced Mr Harrison that it was of the best liked -ports and the single chute which he 1 uilt vi well patronized There are several improvements this season which will contribute very materially both to the afety having a team which measured up so well in the Green Mountain league The townspeople contributed through subscription to the team $187875 The annual statement of the receipts and expenses of the team makes interesting reading St Johnsbury is fortunate in having large corporation which takes so much interest in furthering athletics in the town 'through Alan Ashcraft general manager of the Fairbanks plant nere the company has taken an active part in seeing that the team which weai toe colors in baseball is one that will take its place with any baseball team in the state The same spirit is being shown in regal'd to basketball anu an excellent team has been organized to represent the town on the basketball court While it is possibly a little early to discuss basebnii there is no doubt but that the Green Mountain league will again be in force the coming year and that St Johnsbury will again or I1 represented through the assistance of the Fairbanks company (Continued on page four) of the fun troyed ns well as the pleasure VACATES DIVORCE OF MRS SaNDERSON PROVIDENCE Jan Judge Barrows of the superior court today entered an o-der vacating the- divoive granted yesterday to Nina Wilcox Putman Sanderson from Robert Sander-on until such time n- she -hall appear in person and -a tiff the court that she has been a resident of this state for more than two years prior to October 16 123 Judge Barrows also -e: a letter to I Franci- Uas Hy of Woonsocket attorney for Mrs Sanderson stating that if the court does not hear from this client within a reasonable time it will feci that it is its duty to lay the facts before the Attorney General for suitable acticn DIXMUDE FX PLOSION THEORY BORNE OUT POEM WRITERS OF ST JOHNSBURY IN VERMONT LIST eekers The slide 's at the same place as last winter the frame-work built up at die lop of the hill off Ida i Mam street tweei street and We-tei Avenue Starting from the Hill blacksmith shop the chute luns toward the south with a dee) pitch at about 45 degrees and then sloping off gradually to the foot of the hill And across the meucow for a third of a mile A powerful searchlight (Continued on page five) WICKERSHAM ADDRESSES VERMONT STATE BAD MONTPELIER Vt Jan The annual meeting of the Vermont State Bar Association opened here yesterday afternoon and Miss Helen Ross daughter of Dr and Mrs Ross a member of the faculty and like Miss Woodruff at her home here for the holidays recess lost hen clothing her books and other persona! effects Practically all of her summer clothing and other effects left in her closets and room were a total loss Miss Woodruff head of the school estimates her loss at $1000 with no insurance Her clothing hooks and personal effects were entirely destroyed The fire started soon after midnight and at three the building was a mass of ruins The loss on the building is estimated by Commissioner Dempsey at about $55000 with about $20000 Miss Caroline Woodruff Pays Tribute to Home Talent at Summer Street Skating Rink HARRY THAW MAY ASK FOR FREEDOM NEW YORK Jan 3- Bartholomew Coyne a New York lawyer who for a number of years ha-been the representative for Harry Thaw today confirmed reports that his client the slayer of Stamford White now in a Philadelphia Assy urn would oon reach the time when he should ask for his freedom PARIS Jan 3 Fire blackened wreckage from the French dirigible Dixmude has been discovered off the coast of Sicily the ministry of Marine fas been advised thus bearing out the theory thut the great airship fell into the sea after taking fire or as a result of an explosion One of the gasoline tanks was nicked up near Cape only a few miles from the body of the commander was tlie surface by fishermen upper part of the tanks by fire Several rubberoid cloth used envelopes were also practically no doubt Dixmude fell in that vie on board MAIL TRAIN DERAILED ON NEW HAVEN ROAD treorge Wickersham of New oi on the contents and with only ADnumiv flAnannl cttnlrn ot General spoke at The meeting was presided over by Arthur Stone president of the village The budget for the appropriations for the several departments was tnekn up item by iteyn and discussed after it had been fully explained by Manager Sherry The division is as follows: Highways $19000 street partial insurance on the loss NEW HAVEN Ct Jan A mail train from Boston No 29 was derailed about 1000 feet west lighting $800(1 fire department of Bridgeport early today due to $14500 water works $4000 po- the falling of a break beam uc- Although the roimal opening of the Summer Street skating rink does not come until Saturday night and with it tie beginning of the winter sports year there are many members the Winter Sports Club early birds after an early start who have been able to enjoy the toboggan chutes on the old golf links and have found that winter is really here On Saturday night according to the arrangements of the Sports Club committee there will be a 1 radio concert weather permitting and for the youngsters a band con-I cert at 630 The older members of the Club are to have a band con-I cert at 830 as the formal ojening of the skating link takes place DR DIXON WINS $1000 PRIZE CINCINNATI Jan Dr Dixon professor of mathmetics in the University of Chicago was awarded the prize of $1000 offered by the American association for the advancement of science for the most valuable contribution to science presented during the meeting of the association in Cincinnati cording to information given out at the New Yore New Haven and Hartford railroad offices here Two clerks were injure-1 slightly The tv- were placed and tracks repaired at jo PHILADELPHIA Pa Jan Former Judge Gordon counsel fo Mrs Mary Coplay Thaw mother of Harry Tha indicated today that any utempt to have Thaw released Irom the Pennsylvania ho-pitals for mental and nervpus diseases would be opposed ex-Attorney a public meeting in connection with the convention last night on Permanent Court of International Mr Wickersham called the organization of th of the great events that are milestones in the history of the progress of pointed to its advocacy by Presidents Harding and Coolidge to a similar court favordd by American statesmen of a past age and stated that opposition to it was founded on the fact that it was brought into being through the League of Nations although it does noi in any way necessitate adherence to the League Reviewing the opinions of the court thus far he said they inspired in him faith and confidence in the merits of the court lice $6000 sewers $1500 park $1000 sidewalks $6500 parks $1000 sidewalks $6500 arrears $200 stable $3500 hand concerts $1000 general $2000 trucks $1301) property removal of garbage $2000 This is a total of $71500 the same as last year Carr deplored the small number of voters present and tried to get the question of appro MAINE HOTEL IS DESTROYED BY FIRE SISTERS THEIR NEW OFFICERS Members and guests of the St Johnsbury club received a new impression of Vermont her poetry and her poets in the very fine address given Tuesday afternoon by Miss Caroline Woodruff head of the Castleton Normal school Taking for her subject of the Vermont Poets of Miss Woodruff spoke from the standpoint of an educator interspersing her sketches with ladings from the poet- There is too little appreciation of our assets in Vermont she pointed out and all that is fine about us on every hand should be interpreted to the young Miss Woodruff read from the poems of James Buckham Rev Arthur Hewitt Dr Barnes Sarah Arthur Wallace Peach and Myrtie Aid-rich Dwelling at length on the poems of Miss Aldrich Miss Woodruff wondered if her clever pen were fully appreciated here She read her poena- 'or inspiration for cheer and encouragement and pleasure and she recommended them to every one In other sections of the state the singer of West is perhaps better known than light here at home Teachers Vermont's well-known educator pointed out should bring out the unrecognized and undeveloped poetry in children To illustrate the early poetic instinct she the program San Marco the spot where brought to The were blackened pieces of the in the balloon found leaving that the inity with all PYTHIAN INSTALL Mrs Heads The Pythian plea-ant and of officers Tuesday served at 6:30 due the Minnie Maish for the success Undoubtedly many of the sports- printing the money for the budget postponed to be brought up at the coming special meeting called to consider the water works problem but it was decided as the meeting was legally called in the usual way for the purpose that Carrie Daniels Official Board for 1924 (Continued on last nage) men of St Johnsbury have held off from joining a winter sports organization until they were certain that there was to tie sufficient winter to warrant a good year But with the coming of the New and more and more of it every day they ro longer have an excuse for not parting with their dollars certain that all will to get the little button big time this winter has arranged to have the entire town to A list of the canvas- t) Sisters had a very successful installation at Pythian hall evening A banquet was and great credit is committee of which Mrs s'" the pin- was the chairman sers follow To make hate 1 chance the the Club girls canvass To the A merican People THE chipf cause of the ill health of the American iieople is DNS I I RATION If the waste of the body is not pioperly disposed of daily indigestion must result When there is indige--tion there is an improper assimilation of food loss of flesh and in time a general rundown condition affecting the whole nervous system and often causing disease of various organs THE AMERICAN LITTLE LIVER TABLET i the General They act as a general tonic to the stomach and bowels nature is simply aided in doing her work properly and good health results They are purely vegetable Dose One or two at night as needed In case of chronic constipation one-half to one glass of hot water night and morning is helpful THE AMERICAN THROAT ABLET (improved) have been carefully compounded to meet the general demand for a general throat tablet to he dissolved in the mouth for hoarseness -ore throat tonsilitis coughs and colds As children cannot gargle and the American Throat Tablet is as palatable as candy it is the remedy par excellence for them They are helpful to the stomach and cannot be surpassed as a preparation to bi kept in the house at ull times Directions Dissolve one in mouth' every hour or two as needed Small children onc-fourtn to one-half tablet NAZOI is an antiseptic -oothing na-a ointment for CAT-ARRAH AND COLDS It' is compo ed of Boric Acid Sodium Chloride Menthol Oil of Eucalyptus and White Petrolatum-a formula thut meets with the approval of physicians NAZOL is put up in neat metal tube- If you have catarrh or cold in the bead try Nazoi The preparation- ran hr procured of your regular dealer AMERICAN CHEMICAL COMPANY St Johnsbury Vt of this feature of MONHEGAN Me Jan The Monhegan house a summer hotel on this little island nine miles off the mainland was burned early today The loss was estimated at $35000 including $10000 on the contents but the replacement value was over $50000 ST JOHNSRURY LOCAL MARKET REPORTS The weeks in the St Johnsbury whoelsalo markets are with slight exceptions the same a those of last week This quotations follow: Veals 18 Lambs 23-26 Fowls 28-0 Chickens 28-32 Dairy Butter 50-55 resh ggs 50 Potatoes 1 00 EGGS: Hennery selected 45 Mixed 40 Selected eastern 50 Western extra 40 Storage extra 40 32 Butter Northern creamery In prints 58 In boxes 58 Western creamery 55 Cheese Fancy twin specials 29 Medium good 27-28 Young 33 Miss Corley has Railroad Street the business section Miss les-rochers covers North Railroad St Miss Violet Darting nas Eastern Ave Miss Laura Shields South Park and Western Ave Mi-s Helen Brough Summer St Mis- The banquet was followed by the installation of these officers: Mrs Carrie Daniels Mrs Mary Whiting Senior Mrs Carrie Wright Junior Mrs Mar read a charming little poem written by Christine Bralcy daughter ot Mr and Mrs Braley at the age of ten and others written a few years later Another pleas-(Continued on Page 4) GET $6172 FROM PROHIBITION FINES WASHINGTON Jan of twenty-four convictions secured by the Vermont prohibition enforcement officer- came a revenue of $6172 according to a report just made to Acting Pioiubition Commissioner Jame- Jones by Col Bert Hyland ot Rutland the Vermont director Col Hyland says he desires to call attention the service and cooperation given this office by the State Laboratory of Hygiene Burlington ermont in the analysis of liquor also their services as witnesses in court and then ready willingness at all times which have been a great help to this The Director adds also that the Governor's conference- with state and Federal officers the first of which was hold at St Johnsbury on November 39 he benefit-in I to the enforcement of federal and state prohibitory HENRY BARRY Now listen friend to sell a trunk Or traveling bags this hunk Jud advertise How? Buy a OF CLASSY FIED Want I L'ji The garet Foster manager: Mrs Etta Vera Doyle Spring Nute of Mrs Van Wood Twombly Cliff St Mi-s Chariotta of and Mrs Mary Drew Palmer Boynton Hill and Green protector Hazel Coombs guard St Miss Ruth Rutter Mt Pie: Mrs Laura Lovejoy past chief (Continued on Page 2) Mrs Lillian McGill past grand chief assisted tiy Mrs Vera COPENHAGEN Jan 5 Tli-Brown grand manager and Mr- Rut -an princes Olga Ko Jon Mamie McLeod grand senior daughter of the late General 1 Remark were nndr hy fhr Pnff mid Ko low kv i- unde -'Mi i Grand Chief who pn -ented tie charged with -tcaling i welry val past chief with a handsome pa ued at 15000 Kroner from tin pin and Me- Lovejoy ap- country house near Elsinore wher propnatcly responded jhe was a guest SCHOOL HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE GREENLAND Jan Fire from an unknown source destroyed the Central School House today with a loss of $36-000 Fire apparatus was called from the Portsmouth department The janitor who gave the nlarn wa- the nly person on upying the building' at the time This was the second fug vithin a wee PAY.