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Thv \.1i.' M PLACID NEWS Established 1905 VOL XXi—NO. 3S PUBLISHED AT LAKE PLACID NEW YORK, IN THE HEART OF THE ADIRONDACK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS CfllrtrtF Q¥ ATFDQ 1 S0NG WRITER AND BRIDE uLilUUL oivnlLlxj DID NOT COME HERE WILL TEST SKILL , ~ HERE JANUARY 23 |E At Section 3 Try-outs ~~ Placid Team Picked—Adirondack Meet at Tapper Lake f*l\tr.> i:\. 1 maturing 1 ranidly f\i\ *b> Sc-tion '.'r.vio <*chool skate meei to be ht Id in J^ako Placid on Jar. uary 22. according to announce- ment made by Supervising 1 Princi- pal II. <5. Coons, chairman of the state skating 1 committee. Six other sectional meets are alroaly assured with the prospect that a seventh will also be promoted. These meets are preliminary to the New York state interscholas- tic championships to be held at Saratoga Springs on February 6, when the winners of the sectional meets will compete for state honors. Section three includes Essex and Clinton counties. Section four, ^hich includes St. Lawrence, Franklin, and Hamilton counties, will hold trials at Malone on Jan- nary 23. Other sectional meets are: Section 2, Albany, January 23; section 5, Endicott, January 23; section 6, Rochester, January 23; section 7, Buffalo or Chautau- qua, January 23. Newburgr is the logical point for the meeting of section 1. In- terest at this point, on the part of skating officials, has not been particularly pronounced this year so far as schoolboy skating is con- cerned, but it is likely that before the state meet a strong delegation will be chosen to represent section 1 in tiie finals. „ Schools which will skate at Lake Placid in the meet here on January will include as well as the local school, which will have a strong team entered, Blooming- dale, Plattsburg, Elizabethtown. end Bouses Point. AuSable Forks and possibly other secondary schools are expected to be repre- sented with strong delegations. Another Skate Meet On January 2 a meeting was held Lake looking to the : another Adirondack It is expected rAe of a persi: .:r.g Berlin, 1 r.ter, and his EHin Maekav :» the Adirundac ' rn:;i ' >,V\ EXTRA PULLMANS NEEDED TO CARRY PLACID GUESTS •..romrnf and Outgoing Trains Throaged — Many Run in Sec- tions leviathan Sa*u: - '::/. ?i!road MAJOR JOE HANLEY TO LECTURE HERE ATHIGHJSCHOOL Third Number on Lyceum Course Wednesday Evening, January 13 —Speaker Well Known Major Joe R. Hanley, soldier- chaplain, is a well-known lecturer who is invariably accorded the in- tense interest and enthusiastic applause of his audiences. As a ( popular speaker his reputation is | unsurpassed, and he has, more- over, a message of great intrinsic value. He will come to Lake Placid on j Wednesday evening, January 13, I as the third number of the high I school lyceum course, put on by members of the senior class to raise money for the Easter trip to Washington. Major Hanley was an enlisted man in the Fiftieth Iowa Volun- teer Infantry in the Spanish-Amer- ican War. In the late World War he enlisted as a chaplain and re- ceived two wound stripes and two citations. Among the lecture subjects Ma- jor Hanley uses are the \Modern Crusader,\ \Uncle Sam, Demo- crat,\ \Anarchy Its Cause and Cure,** and \Making of a Master- piece.\ His lectures are entertain- ing, inspirational, humorous, and reflect throughout the highest type of Americanism. The -following comments are typical of what the press has to Representatives from Lake Pla- cid who attended the meeting is Saranac Lake were H. G. Coons, John F. White, and E. C. Paar- man. Skating executives from Malone, Saranac Lake, and Og- densburg were also present. Schoolboy skating records now on the state books are all held by Lake Placid and Saranac Lake skaters: 220 yards, 20 2-5 sec- onds, Carlton Parody, Lake Pla- cid; 440 yards, 40 4-5, James Sheffield, Lake Placid, and Daniel Van Nortwiek, Saranac Lake; 880 yards, 1.26 2-5, Lionel Norton, Lake Placid; three-quarters mile, 2.29 3-5, Daniel Van Nortwick, Saranac Lake; one mile, 3.13, Lionel Norton, Lake Placid; one mile relay, 2.50, Saranac Lake team composed of Anthony Ged- roiz, Clarence Petty and Daniel , Van Nortwick. The team chosen to represent Lake Placid in the section three try-outs will include C. Carody, •captain, A. Bryant, R. Jabbott, E. Kennedy, P. Dutton, W. D'Amico, JR. Blinn, and W. Pratt! LARGER PUBLICITY FUND SOUGHT BY SARANAC LAKE That a larger publicity fund is necessary if Saranac Lake is to be \brought adequately before the public was pointed out by Walter H. Pilcher, executive secretary, -at a recent meeting of the mem- bers of the chamber of commerce of that village. £t,00ft has for some time been wted by the village for publicity -work. It was pointed out that t&is sum is inadequate. Un- doubtedly a much larger sum will be sought for the coming year. GRADE 6A WINS THE ATTENDANCE BANNER Grade 6A in the local school won the monthly attendance ban- ner for December with an attend- ance average of 98.4. Miss Eva Boyer is teacher of this grade. The banner remains with the win- ning class during the month fol- lowing. Board of Supervisors The Essex County Board of Supervisors is to meet for reor- ganization on Tuesday, January 12, 1926, at their rooms in Eliza- bethtown. There are several new members to be introduced to their duties at this session as the result of the November .elections. They are Albert Call of Keene, Charles Waite of Crown Point, Archie Pit- kin of Scl\roon, Walter Htgby of Willsboro and Harry M\ MaeDou- gtil of Bti:sattfthtown. : Beets, Canute And turnips ior sale by Hurley & Jh Phone 4-F-21. — adver- Vftivity ;>' ^-he local ~* .*:ion, «n !>risk ?< to remind nn<» <>f the heieht of the summer sea- j >on, has beon indication during i flio r^st. ten days of th? popu'ar- j ity of Lake Placid in the minds i of city dwellers, anxious to trade j f hp smoke and grime of the city j for the clear air of the mountains in winter. Practically every day last week and for a large part of the week before the morning train in from New York was forced to run in two sections to accommodate the crowds of eager vacationists. The big exodus occurred Saturday and Sunday nights. Saturday the New York train went out in two sections totalling eighteen sleep- ers. Sunday three sections, 27 Pullmans in all, took out approx- imately 600. This defection from the ranks of the winter sojourners is being made; tip daily as new ar- rivals crowd the hotels and board- insr houses. Reservations from New York to Lake Placid are being eagerly snapped up, and many from Placid in the metropolis over New Year's experienced considerable difficulty in getting sleeper accommoda- j tions home. \ In spite of the crowds that have j left, activity on the streets, skat- ing rink, and toboggan slide does not seem to have diminished, Wi n- ter sports enthusiasts are out in force daily. I FLOODS MENACE FARTS ! OF SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE Sectn'i - <\t* southeastern Ku- rujK, in.. ii!.n-.r parts of Kurr.an.u and Hur.t-'ary nav«» been nunaced l>y tne \ or>t floods in n.>toiy. .Many li\»> were lest and an >m- iti-iist ui/.'jjr.t of property d.>- I N'.r.-yr ) \> ru n n\prs and stream' I i \erflu\u-ti their banks. Hun- ! i.rods ha\\ perishe*! from want and l«-\po?ui<. It has been reported that even in some sections of I\'ranee much apprehension is felt because of the high water. LARGE CROWD AT THE NEW YEAR'S Hanley, „ . . the laorela of the Chmutauqua. On all sides there is demand for his return iect year.\ — Carrollton, Ohio, Standard. \All present had nothing but praise for Hanley and expressions of benefit from his great lecture.\ —Sheffield, Iowa, Press. Sleigh Ride on New Year's Night a Success—Weekly Outing Sun- day Afternoon as Usual On New Year's night the Lake Placid Ski and Snowshoe Club conducted a sleighride to John Brown's Farm where an Adiron- dack flapjack supper was served. In addition to club members many out-of-town guests were in the party. A very enjoyable time was reported. A business meeting of the club will be held Tuesday night, Jan- uary 12, at 8 o'clock at the Hotel Alford on Main street. The offi- cers urge that all members be present as important matters are to be taken up. The club meets on Main street opposite Grand View Sunday af- ternoon at 2 o'clock for its regular weekly outing. Out-of-town vis- itors are welcome to come out witji the club for the afternoon's run. Man and Woman Carry Ale in Sleigh Deputy Collector and Inspector of U. S. Customs Kenneth Ward arrested John F. Mulverhill and Ann Shepard Mulverhill, of Ma- lone, one day recently when he found a case of Canadian ale in their cutter while they were driv- ing in the town of Fort Covington. The horse, a dapple grey and the cutter and contents were seized and the man and woman held for the action of the January 4 term of federal court at Schenectady. Bail of $2,000 each was required. The defendants were committed to «ail but later gave bonds and were released. They were brought before U. S. Commissioner M. H. Burno. They waived charges of unlawful pos- session and transportation of in- toxicating liquors. Special Prices At the A. & P. for one week be- ginning Monday, January 11, on the following; Lard and com- pound, Golden Bantam corn, \Re- liable\ peas, A. & P. stringless striwp beans, asparagrus tips and •.•aspbwries. The A. & Pd DICKSON HELD BLAMELESS IN DEATH OF ESKE Federal Judge Co D*ci«o« in AJBwaty Owrt xTBpuwea mHwte^FHTf --tarn*- jsxigws* near Plattsburg, has been ab- solved of guilt in connection with the affair by United States Judge Frank Cooper in a brief handed down at Albany last Saturday. It is possible that Dickson may be indicted by the Clinton county grand jury within thirty days af- ter the next term of supreme court in Clinton county. If he is not, Dickson will be discharged from custody. The time limit was fixed by Judge Cooper in making final disposition of the ease. It is con- sidered probable that if Dickson is indicted he will be tried in Fed- eral court. The shooting occurred on Au- gust 11 when Dickson, who had been ordered to help customs offi- cers, fired at Eske's machine which had crossed the border with a group of rum cars. Eske was later found dead. His car was said to have been loaded with Canadian ale. TWENTY NEW STUDENTS REGISTER AT LOCAL SCHOOL Activities at the local school in all departments began following the Christmas recess on Tuesday morning of this week. 20 new students are registered in the var- ious grades and classes* according to figures given out by Supervis- ing Principal H. G. Coons. Fund and Tax Cot ^ The 1926 Legislature opened in Albany on January 6. Governor Smith's sixth annual message con- tained many recommendations which are sure to cause discussion in many quarters and which may in time have far-Teaching effects. The Governor recommended a state housing bank, modelled on the lines of the Federal Land Bank, which would finance the construction of family dwellings. He also favored biennial sessions of the Legislature, consolidation of certain counties in the state, a four-year term for the Governor, continued reduction in the state income tax, and the abolition of the state census, as well as many other measures. It took Governor Smith over two hours to read his message. The opening cf the legislature was marked by lack^P color. WOMAIfTcLlJ^MEETlNG Regular meeting of the Wo- man's Club of Lake Placid will be held in the Community Room, Tuesday, January 12, at 3 o'clocjk sharp. Hair m& scalp treatment Dr. Parker's method. Will serve you at your home, at your convenience. Drop postal for appointment. An- tionette Vorwerk, Box 292, Lake Placid Club.—advertisement. * Nearly 400 Wekese New Tear with Appropriate Enthesiawn— Large Son Realized for Hospital Lake Placid, young and old, was out in force at the New Year's Eve ball, held under the auspices of a joint committee of the Ma- sons and Knights of Columbus for the benefit of the Lake Placid General Hospital, at the Town Hall on the last night of the old year. Over 375 were in attendance. Even the absence of light after midnight did not' dim the enthu- siasm. In some instances possibly it heightened it. The orchestra was liberal with its music, the committee was liberal with trick paper hats and confetti, and a \good time was bad by aIL w v Staid business and professional men forgot for the moment weightier cares and bent their en- ergies toward welcoming the New Year with appropriate enthusiasm. As was announced! by the commit- tee there was dancing for all, fox trots for the moderns, waltzes for those on the fringe of modernity, and square dances for all. A few of the ultra-ntoderas practised re- cently acquired Charleston steps in the comers of the ballroom which were much admired by the on- lookers, a few of whom may have been a bit envious, and then again maybe they were not. TO CONFINE TWO TROOPERS IN THE MALONEBARRACKS i Dashley and Gannon Placed under j Technical Arrest in Saunders J Shooting near Loon Lake State Troopers Dashley and • Gannon, as the result of an inves- \ tigaticm by District Attorney Fred j Beckwith of Warren county into j the shooting of Mrs. Peter Saun- I ders of Chestertown near Loon j Lake last week, have been placed j under technical arrest and con- fined in the barracks at Malone. Evidence against the troopers will be presented by the district at- torney before the grand jury of Warren county some time during the January term. Mrs. Saunders, with her son Peter, who was driving the car, and two daughters, Ruth and Vi- ola, was returning to her home in Chestertown after a visit at Riv- erside with another son, Theodore Saunders. About 9:45 last week Tuesday night as they rounded a curve near Loon Lake they came upon the officers who were stand- ing in the road. It is said that one of the officers flashed his light and ordered the Saunders car to stop. The son, Peter Saunders, re- ported that he was blinded by the flashlight, and, thinking that the officers were highwaymen, he stepped on the gas and attempted , to pass. It is said that the offi- ! cers then opend fire on the car. Two of the bullets struck Mrs. Saunders. One of the bullets was imbedded so deeply in the injured woman's ( shoulder that Dr. Swan, to whose j office she was taken, was unable to remove it. Shortly after the shooting troopers arrested the Saunders youth on a charge of reckless driving. He was ar* raigned Wednesday morning be- fore Justice of the Peace Charles Buige of Chestertown and was discharged. It developed that he was driving: only 25 miles an hour when the officers ordered him to CHARLES JEWTRAW Taken at start of exhibition on Lake Placid Club rink Dec- ember 31, when, skating against time, he came within 2-5 of a second of his own world's record for 1-6 mile. chestra of sum was realized for the hospital. PLATTSBURG NORMAL PLACID^ NEXTOPPWiM Game Tonight Marks Opening el Athletic Relation* between Two Schools Members of the Lake Placid high school basketball team will get into the swing of winter com- petition again following the Christmas recess when they meet the Plattshurg Normal basketeers on the local court Friday night, January 8. This is the first time rhat the two schools have met, and the beginning of athletic re- lations between the two institu- tions will be watched with keen interest by the supporters of each school. The girls* team of the high school meets the Plattsburg Normal girls team at 7:45. Practice for the local team con- tinued over the holidays, despite the fact that school was not in session, and Coach McCutcheon has been giving the boys intensive workouts each night since school opened to correct the faults which were evident in the games played prior to Christmas. The representatives of Placid high have won three games and lost two to date. Saranac Lake won an Adirondack Interscholastic League game in a hotly played battle, 10 to 8. The local boys are determined, however, to stage a strong comeback. They meet Tupper Lake on the fifteenth and Plattsburg on the twenty-second. Friday's game will give Coach McCutcheon a further opportunity of watching his charges in action against a strong opponent. great ( out the Adirondacks. Develop- ments will be watched with in- terest. January Thaw Conies and Soon Goes An Adirondack winter went and came this week. Early in the week the mercury began to rise, culminating Tuesday night in a thaw and warm rain that in many places took the snow that had been accumulating for weeks al- most entirely away. As we write, however, the temper- ature is going down, accompanied by a heavy snowfall that bids fair tc blanket the ground soon again with its protecting and beautiful mantle of white. In spite of the rather previous thaw winter sports were not mat- erially interfered with. In fact one favorite sport of the young- sters, snowballing, was at its height, the soft snow being more adapted for the purpose than the frosty, powdery flakes that had lain on the ground for several weeks before. Town Board to Install Fire Escapes OB Town Hid The first matter that engaged •-.he attention of the members of the Town Board of North Elba at their organization meeting yester- day afternoon was the situation that arose the night of the New Year's Eve ball in the town hall when the lights were out for a considerable time. Although there are two stairways leading to the dance hall it was felt that these might prove insufficient in case any fire or panic should ever start in darkness with a large crowd present. It was decided by the board to take immediate st*ps to install suitable fire escapes in the town hall in order to provide for any emergency, in case the lights should go out again at a similar gathering or any uitforseen con- dition should arise. TOWN TEAM DOWNS 1K0YFIYE27TO23 Placid Merer Headed alter Fir* Few Minotes — Return Game Here Possible The Lake Placid town basket- ball team downed the D. & H. Generals of Troy on the local court Wednesday night by the score of 27 to 23. It was a fast game from the tap of the ball to the end, with Placid always in the lead after the first few min- utes. The score at half time was Placid 16, Troy 11. Levine starred for Troy with seven field goals totalling 14 points for his tearr. Placid's points were evenly divided. It £s expected that the D. & H. Gen- erals may play here Monday or Tuesday next week. Announce- ment will be made later. Placid *s win was doubly pleas- ing to the many supporters of the team after the boys lost the close tilt with Port Henry 24 to 27 last week. The division of the local team's points in the Troy game was as follows: Campbell, 8 points, 4 field goals. Payne, 2 points, 1 field goal. Devlin, 2 points, 1 geld goal. McCutcheon, 1 point, foal basket. R. Lyons, 6 points, 3 field goah. I. Lyons, 8 points, 3 field goals, 2 foul baskets. CHARLES JEWTRAW RETURNS TO NEW YORK OTY Does Fast Tune Trial While Here —Plans for Winter Competition Net Yet Matured After spending over two weeks in Lake Placid, Charles Jewtraw, Olympic champion skater, and to date the outstanding blade star developed here, returned to his present home in New York City on Saturday night last. While here Charlie had ample opportunity to stretch his legs on the ice again and demonstrate to his countless friends and support- ers thaf he is still master of the that carried hist so and of a seeo&d of his own record for the one-sixth —»»T -..i^Mice. His time was 26 and Mo-fifths seconds. His own world 1 * record for the distance is 26 seconds flat. Jewtraw's per- formance in this exhibition is all the more remarkable as he was not paced and had no competition during the time trial. Showing that his prowess on the ice is not by any means confined to speed skating the Olympic champion, while here practised barrel and table jumping on the ice, bringing applause from the spectators for his skill. Jewtraw's plans for sk? ting competition this winter are not yet fully matured. Readers of this paper will be promptly informed as soon as there is specific infor- mation to give out. Frees Cat Ffc were Daily Pick and chftosf them in ear gremhiv&e en Scmth Main Street, Newman, at Village line. Adiron- dack Gardens; Phone 65.-~adver- MISS BRENNAN Ceremony Performed by Rev. Father CahiD Sunday Afternoon -Couple Left for Montreal Miss Alice M. Brennan, daugh- ter of Mrs. Anna Brennajrt of Mineyille, N. Y., was unitdd in marriage to Fred M. Cane oi this village Sunday afternoon, Janu- ary 3, at 3:30 o'clock, by Rev. Father Cahill. Miss Genevieve FitzPatrick of Plattsburg was bridesmaid, and Thomas Martin of this village acted as best man. Mrs. Cane is a graduate of Al- bany Business College and a mem- ber of the class of 1024 of Cham- plain Valley hospital. Mr. Cane is one of the most promising of Lake Placid's younger business men. After the ceremony covers were laid for seven for dinner at the St. Moritz hotel. Guests besides the bridal party for dinner were Mrs. Vernon Lamb, Mias Anna McGuirk, J. Vernon Lamb, Roger S. Hamilton, and Solomon F. Fein- berg. After the dinner Mr. and Mrs. Cane left for Montreal. They.will be at home to their many friends at their apartment in the Leonard block alter Sunday, January 17. C. OF C. APPOINTS COMMITTEE ON VILLAGEWELFARE Favors Strict Enforcement of V3- Ia? t Curfew Law ROOT. CLARKJr. SPEAKS Spirited Discussion of Electric Service, District Nurse, and Ad- ditions to Vfflaire Mark First Meeting of Year Monday The appointment of a commit- tee to consider the establishment of a community welfare organiza- tion, recommending the stringent enforcement of the village curfew law, and going on record as favor- ing the exclusion of children un- der 16 years of age from motion picture theatres, unless accom- panied by parent or guardian, un- der the terms of Penal Law 484 were important matters consid- ered by the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce at its initial meet- ing of the year on Monday night. Spirited discussion of the fre- ouent t interruption in the supply of electric current in the village also took place as well as the ap- pointment of a village extension committee to consider the matter of adding to the village certain adjoining districts. The chamber also went on record as favoring the installation by the town board of fire escapes on the Town Hall. The meeting was called to or- der by President Wikoff who spoke a word of welcome and then stated his intention to continue the former policies of the cham- ber and ask for free discussion oa all subjects of civic importance at the chamber meetings. Committee Activities Mr. Wikoff thanked the commu- nity Christmas tree committee, H. L. Weaver, chairman, for the excellent results accomplished in carrying out the plans for the community tree. The president of the chamber reported on the ac- tivities of the winter sports com- mittee—the slide on the school campus, the larger slide on Signal Hiil, and the buJidin^ of ttion, and the Village Board, resulting in placing th* care of the Village rink in the hands of the winter sports com- mittee with Francis B. Madden directly in charge. Publicity matters were discussed by E. C. Paarman, while J. C. Jubin told of the moving pictures that were taken during College Week at the Club and the pic- tures of Lake Placid that have been appearing in the New York papers. Address of the Evening Robert Clark, Jr., a student in the School of Citizenship at Syra- cuse university, gave a most in- teresting and instructive talk OB \Citizenship pointing out that a citizen may be apathetic toward governmental matters, may take part in them only from time to time, or may be constantly an ac- tive factor in matters of citizen- ship and government. He out- lined the duties of a good citizen and brought home to his hearers . the responsibilities that each one has in a democracy. A rising vote of appreciation was tendered Mr. Clark for his helpful talk. Following the ideas brought out by the speaker R. F. Isham in a few words emphasized the im- portance of enrollment each year so that every citizen may be eli- gible to vote at the party primary of his party. Saggestions by Helpers' Circle Several suggestions from the Helpers' Circle pertaining to co- ordination of charity activities, en- forcement of the curfew law,, the employment of a district nurse, and the exclusion of young chil- dren from motion pictures, unless accompanied by parent or guar- dian, were followed by interested discussion. The employment of a district nurse was referred to the welfare committee. Commit- tees were appointed to consider the other suggestions made, or definite recommendations were WOMAN'S aim WILL GIVE CARD PARTY The Woman's Club of Lake Placid will hold a bridge and whist party Friday evening, January 15, in the village Community Room. Play begins at 8.30. Proceeds for the benefit of Community Room. Radio g«t Free To the customer who holds Master Key to tlt<* Myt Lock—see oar wiadow display \ key with every 50 cent cash pvcr- chase. Post Office Pharmacy.— dvertisement. , * In connection with the matter of having a district nurse it has / been pointed out that at the p*ee- .' ent time an epidemic of scarlet y fever is prevalent in Quebec^.'|p, suiting in the undoubt«d/eui*fti#- merit of winter businesj^iipfc}!!^;\' : tfvity there. A repetition <8^;ttj§| r epidemic can occur ajtywhejr*. It i» impossible for a school ?&uise, it has been further pomt^j out, to know of conditions ija families having 6 on!y cim^mt evm or un- der school a*e; consequently a district nurse couM save the cost of tor services many times over in helping to/prevent epidemics and the/flie^ Many oth^r matters of interest were dupsssed. The members of the weliWe «nd village extension will be announced Oar Annual January Sale Bftrm» this week. 20% discount esi all regular nv^rcliaiidise until Jfftnuary 16. Sjecial prices on broken lote of g^^ods, which are «btf»it half regular prices. THE amuamm mm ma^m Lake. Next to The Berkeley.~*d-
