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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-12
Vim G. Irwin & Co., Ltd
TIME SCHEDULE

AGENTS FOR THE
Royal Insurance Co., OF Liverpool, Eng
land.
Scottish Union & National Insurance
Co., of Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Upper Rhine Insurance Co., LtA.
Commercial Union Assurance Co., LID
of London.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10

heavy storm when they may break and
live wire in the street cause loss of life.
In some Vermont cities the corporations
have put their wires under ground in
their own interest. They should do it in
all congested centers and if they are not
ready to take the initiative the public
authorities should.
The authorities of this village should
learn at once what power they have in
a matter of this kind and if they lack
sufficient power take steps to secure it.
The public should secure intelligent in
formation regarding better fire protec-
ton and then act. 1t should also learn
how far private buildings are fire men
ace and then support its public officials
in compelling modern regulations in the
construction of all building within the
village limits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
Last Weeks Elections.

The results of the state and city cleo
tons held on Tuesday of last week were
so varied that general conclusions seem
difficult. In Massachusetts, the reduc-
ton of the republican plurality on the
governorship from 60,156 in 1908 to
5000 in 1909 indicates a very radical
change of sentiment. In New York the
victory of W. J. Gaynor for Mayor by
about $4,000 plurality seems to be large
ly personal victory, while the defeat of
Tom Johnson as mayor of Cleveland is
defeat for a man whose past success has
depended on his personality entirely.
The result in New York must be con-
ceded as an overwhelming defeat for
Tammany as the election of the board of
estimate by the fusionists leaves that or
ganization without any real power in
the city government. While former Judge
Gaynor was Tammany's nominal candi-
date he was by no means its choice nor
will he be in any way its tool. The cleo
ton has given New York city an oppor-
tunity to inaugurate important reforms
in municipal government.
BY the adoption of new charter the
city of Boston also becomes center of
municipal reform. BY its new charter
mayor is elected for term of four years
but there is an appeal to the people that
will allow a new election at the end of
two years if majority of the voters ia
vor it. Nominations for office are to be
made by petition only and 5000 sigma
lures are necessary to name candidate
for mayor, councilman or member of the
school committee. The street commits.
sioners are to be nominated by the may
or. He also names the heads of the var
ious departments but his appointments
for any of these positions must be sub
mitted to the civil service commission for
certi6cation Of their fitness for the places.
The small plurality of Gov. Draper
seems to be the result of his courage and
independence in vetoing the eight hour
bill which turned the labor vote against
him and a growing dissatisfaction with
the management of republican politicians
OF politics in that state.
Taken as a whole the elections of last
week cannot be considered as verdict
on national matters but on the contrary
a determination of the people to remedy
whatever wrongs they believed existed
in their vicinity. This must be accepted
as healthy sign and should serve as a
warning to all states that have local
elections during the next year. 1t looks
as though the time is fast approaching
when a square deal will be the only one
the public will accept.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
Lessons from the Fire,

In another column will be found clpp-
ings from several papers regarding the
fire and loss of life in this village on Sat
urday, Oct. 80 They are published to
show what outside people are saying
about the catastrophe and not because
they are correct statements of conditions
here. Residents will find several state
ments they know to be incorrect but
they must not forget that the state
ments have been made and accepted by
the readers of the various papers as de-
scribing the real situation here. That
these statements are harmful to the
best interests of st. Johnsbury is also
evident. This makes it plain that the
people of this village should not rest
until wrong conditions are remedied and
the world informed of that fact.
That the residents realize the necessity
of action is shown by the prompt effort
of the chief of the fire department to
secure FIRE nets and the calling of
special village meeting to consider the
installation of chemical engine and
paid fire department The installation
of paid fire department is a very i'm
portant matter and one in which no
mistake should be made. Therefore it
would seem to be a wise thing at the
meeting called not to vote directly on
the question of installing paid depart
ment but to authorize the appointment
of a committee of five responsible men to
investigate the matter, learn the prob
able cost of installing such department
and of maintaining it and compare its
cost with the cost of the present system.
Then as soon as possible submit the
question to vote of the taxpayers.
Experience has convincingly demon
strated the danger of a mass of wires
over any public street. They are men
ace not only during fire but during a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
Spelling Schools and Prize Speaking
The Third AnnuafSeries of Contests
in the Central Caledonia District
to Open November II.
to Open November II.

The reading schools in which each
teacher has conducted a reading recita-
ton are now closing in the Central
Caledonia school district. They have
resulted in greater uniformity in teach
ing and general improvement is already
seen.
The spelling schools will be held at
7.30 O'Clock in the evening: at Upper
Waterford, Nov. IL Graves, Nov. %;
West Waterford, Nov. "a; South Walden,
Nov. 30; Walter Harvey, Dec. /; Dan
vile Mountain, Dec 2; Passumpsic, Dec.
3; Harvey, Dec. 6: Barnet Village, Dec.
7; East Barnet, Dec 8; Pumpkin Hill,
Dec. 9; Danville Green, Dec. 10; West
Danville, Dec 10; McIndoe Falls, Dec.
IA; West Barnet, Dec. IS; North Wal
den, Dec. 16; Green Bay, Dec. 20;
Peacham Corner, Dec. 22 East Peach
am, Dec 27; Ewelps. Dec. 81; Noyesville,
Jan. 81 North Danville, Jan. 4: Morse's,
Jan. s. Heights, Jan. 10; Stanton, Jan.
12; Walden Four Corners, Jan. II.
The students of Danville High school
will have a contest Jan. %. Schools
will meet on other evenings, as con-
venient, for practice in spelling and
mental arithmetic and for general i'm
provements,
The finals will be held at Peacham
Corner, Jan. s; at Lower Waterford,
Jan. IS; at South Walden, Jan. 20; at
North Danville Jan. 81: Barnet Village,
Jan. %, to begin at 10 o'clock a. IN.
sharp. The prize speaking will begin at
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10

100 p. m. All pupils may spell at the
finals. The meeting of the prize winners
will be at st. Johnsbury at II O'Clock on
Saturday, Feb. 5, 1910.
The American Word Book will be used
in all towns and it's pronunciation
and spelling followed. The rules will be
the same as in past contests. Words
must be pronounced before and after
spelling and all capital letters, hyphens
and apostrophes must be put in. The
speller may try twice on word. The
sections will be as in the past. The
superintendent will pronounce the words,
the teachers sitting in front seats to
assist in pronunciation and to correct
his errors.
In the final contests each school in
Peacham, Walden and Waterford shall
have four speakers, and in Barnet and
Danville two each. The boards of
decision will be composed of persons,
one chosen by each teacher, to look out
for the interests of the particular school
which he or she represents. If any
question before the board is not settled
by majority vote, plurality shall
decide it after two ballots. If final
"tie" prevails it will be broken" by the
superintendent. The Judges for the
union contest shall be from outside the
district. The town prizes are to be
copies of THE Green Mountain Boys"
by Thompson; those for the union con-
test dictionaries for spelling and books of
declarations for speaking.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10

The summary of the report read before
the Vermont Women Teachers club at its
recent meeting in Burlington and printed
in another column contains startling in
formation. An average wage of 81 cents
a day for the 365 days of year for wo-
men who have to spend years in prepara-
ton for their work and who have to
maintain the social position of school
teacher is ruinous. 1t will ruin the teach
ers in financial way, will ruin the pro-
fession by robbing it of worthy members
and will ruin the community in it's failure
to secure teachers capable of developing
the best qualities of the children who are
becoming more and more dependent on
the public schools for correct ideals of
life. No wage Garner whose average pay
is only 81 cents day can qualify himself
to teach a calf but Vermonters are ask
ing the pick of the young womanhood of
the state to serve at that price in the
more exacting work oftraining their chill
dren. This is a matter not simply to
think about but to act upon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10

After varying periods of existence in
the town of Dandy and the city of Rut-
land The Southern Vermont Mirror has
resumed business in the town of Ludlow
and its editor trusts that it will prove
it's permanent home. Editor Baker
certainly has persistence enough to win
success and if Lulow is large enough to
support two papers he will doubtless
realize his hope.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
Justice Stafford ArOuSing Wash
lngtOn.

Parsons Magazine for November has
strong article written by Robert Wick
life Wooley entitled "The Plunderers of
Washington" The editor in an explain.
atory note says -" The genesis of this
story is the wish, publicly expressed, by
Justice Stafford of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia, that the people
OF the District might be filled with
divine unrest at their condition. This
wish was expressed by Justice Stafford
at great banquet given last May by
the Board of Trade and the Chamber of
Commerce of the City of Washington.
He addressed his remarks directly to
President Taft and said -
"Sir, if had it in my power tonight to
dispose of this matter as would, do you
know what l would do? would not
change the Constitution, l would not
give the people of the District suffrage.
What would do is this would set to
their dry hearts the fame of that old
Promethean TORCH the love of liberty. |
would fill them with divine unrest at
their condition. would set beside that
condition a picture of the dignity and
power they might enjoy as real citizens
of their country; | would move them
first to desire and then to demand their
portion of our heritage. would nerve
them to toll for it and fight for it through
years of bitter opposition-and then at
last, when the agitation had produced a
new Washington-whe four hundred to
five hundred thousand people were cry
ing as with one mighty voice for the
great prize of representative government
then, then would bestow it upon
them. And, sir, believe that is exactly
what the god of time will do"
The attention which is now being
given to this subject proves anew the
power of fearless honest speaker like
Justice Stafford in shaping public opinion
in the community in which he lives. He
has hosts OF friends here who will wish
him full realization of his worthy hope.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
PRESS COMMENT.
What Various Papers Said of the st. johns
bury Horror.

The shocking casualty at st. Johns
bury proves that the state board of
health has not begun any too soon its
campaign for protection by means of fire
escapes in all public and semi-pubic
buildings. 1t appears that the flames
crept to the elevator shaft in the bank
building and thence leaped to the upper
most floor of the building, carrying with
them death in one of its most frightful
forms. There were no fire escapes, and the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
W. P. Stafford For Supreme Court.

In casting about for worthy successor
of Justice Peckham of the United States
Supreme court President Taft could not
find better man than Judge Wendell P.
Stafford of the Court for the District of
Columbia. The only fact that would
initiate against him is that he would be
every inch Judge" Political expedi-
ency would not appeal to him Probably
President Taft will not dare to appoint
him. Vergennes Enterprise and Yer
monter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10

The suggestion of the name of Judge
W. P. Stafford of Washington as a mem
Der of the Supreme Court of the United
States will meet with hearty approval
in this section where his ability is we'll
known. 1t might also be said that Pres.
Taft when seeking for capable man to
fill the important diplomatic position of
minister to China first offered it to H. c.
Ide of this place. Stafford and Ide are a
pretty good yield per acre of manhood
in a mere garden patch like ST. Johns,
bury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10

The recommendation of O. L. Martin,
commissioner of agriculture, that farm
ers institutes be abolished and movable
agricultural schools be substituted is a
new idea to Vermonters. The failure of
farmers institutes must be attributed
largely to the lack of speakers who could
really instruct and interest the farmers.
If the agricultural schools can remedy
this defect they would be ofgreat benefit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10

This will be
goods
Just the straightforward business
all the State of Vermont for its andn
damaged
Whatever defects
you have intention buying anything
forks clocks
Christmas
the auction You will out
n old State
On Oct 3Oth the night of fire.
everything
damaged
This stock will be here December possible
i stock
Remember the sale Wednesday
only Wednesday h Thursday Saturday
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
A Lesson to New Hampshire.

There is lesson for New Hampshire in
the st. Johnsbury holocaust; to see that
our fire escape laws are enforced and
that as many fire traps" risks as pos
sible are elminated.-Con Monitor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10

Entered at the St. Johnsbury post office as
second-class mail matter
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
Better Elevators Needed.

That was fearful fire calamity at St.
Johnsbury last Saturday. the worst in
human fatality in the history of YER
mont, it is said. The dangerous eleva-
tor shaft, serving as fue for the flames,
got in it's work here, as it has in so
many cases before. Why does not some
building expert devise fre-proof inter-
ior for these shafts. in the light of what
has happened many times? Even thin
lining of asbestos would serve as some
protection, whereas the ordinary lining
of dry, oil-soaked boards is just like
tinder.-[ Randolph Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
Lessons of the St. Johnsbury Fire.

y
To the Editor of the Free Press:
| notice in this mornings issue, from
the Barre Times, an article on the
general lessons of the St. Johnsbury fire
and while feel that there are certain good
things in said article they have entirely
missed the real lesson taught by this fire.
If the said building had been of tire
proof construction: i. e. fre-proof floors,
partitions, doors, etc, this fire could
never have spread through the building
and caused such loss of life and prop
erty and am wondering how long our
people will go on providing all manner
OF cures for such fires and entirely
ignore preventatives for the same.
Ut what use are fire escapes placed
where it is impossible to get to them
when the building takes fire or to have
these escapes in building that will burn
so readily and fast that they cannot be
reached in time to be of any use. The
average elevator well in a good con.
structed building forms the best kind of
a tiue for distributing the fire all over the
building in the shortest possible time: |
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-10
VI. 5uhnsbur. Galedunian
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1909.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
THE CALIFORNIAN COMPANY.

W. J. BIGEL0w,
Editor and Publisher.
Pythian Building. ST. Johnsbury, Vermont
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Lectures a Aqr;csitillre.

Under the auspices of the Associ-
ation Institute In cooperation with
the Commercial Club of Duluth, q
course of lectures on the agricul-.
tural possibilities Of ST. Lonis conn.
- hass been arranged to sbe heidi
the lecture room Of the Duluth =.
n. G. A the frat number 81 the
scourse to be held iseveninR when
Prot. Andrew Boss, Prof. =, Nc
Gnire aud Prof. John II. Gray viii
address the meeting. Other mum
;bers on the list clude the follow
ing:
8 The Deyelopsn4nt and 5Hiatoryof
.aIimber Farm, 3 !. 3. McLeran,
JsnuaFy 2
The Dairy Gov on The Farm nd
at Home, ~ Prof. =. Haecker.
February II.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

Christophersou claimed that the
bones were improperly set in the
first place, and were negligently
cared for by Dr. Lenont up to- De
cember; 1904. when it is claimed DR.
Lenout refused to have anything
more to do with the case. He claims
he was then forced to come to Du.
luth for treatment at considerable
expense.
DR.. Lenont conducts a hospital al
Virginia. At the time of the plain
tiff's accident DR.. Lenont held con
tract under c. r. Ash, under which
he was to care for all of Mr.. Ash's
employees in the sawmill.
DR.. Lenont said on the stand that
after he had taken care of Christie.
pherson for about two months he
decided that an operation was nee
essary. He declared that Christie.
pherson failed to keep several ap'
pointments for the operation, and
that he did not see anything of the
man for several months. After that
time he said Christopherson again
came back to him and wanted to
take up the treatment and was re-
fused. -->
The case has been in the courts
for two or three years-Duluth
News Tribune, Wednesday.
Is GIVEN JUDGMENT AGAINST THE
DOCTOR.
A jury's verdict in the district
court yesterday awarded $231.so
damages to Christ christopherson,
who brought suit against DR..
Charles b. Lenont of Virginia, for
malpractice and breach Of contract
in treating broken arm.
It was alleged in the complaint
that DR.. Lenont improperly set
Christopherson's arm. This allega7
ton was dismissed by the court
the progress of the trial. A
second cause of action set forth that
DR.. Lenont was employed by c. R.
Ash to treat the employees of his
and that after Christopher
sons injury in the mill the doctor
refused to give him treatment.
: In his defence DR.. Lenont testified
that Christopherson failed to keep
ali appointments which were Get
for . :certain operation that was con.
sidered necessary. The suit was
for 1920 damages.-Du-
luth News Tribune, Thursday. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

Home and Market Gardening and
Horticulture,," Prof. Leroy Cady
February rs.
Drainage and Farm Surveys"
Prof:Joh T.sstewart, March ~.
Potatoes and Root Crops" Prof.
A. H. Kohler, March .26.
Grass Crops" Prof. c. p. Bull,
April g.. .~4 - 49, i. ..
Farm Botany and Plant Diseas
es." Prof. Il. NJ. Freeman, April q.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Rslss Ihers NJ 10 Aselleeet,ce.

-
The backbone OF Christ Christie
pherson's suit against Dr.. Charles
EB. Lenont for @os2.50 was broken yes
terdav when Judge Dibell. before
whom the case w.ss being heard ID
district conrt. dismill I'd the alle9a-.
ton g nal rsctice bro,tG sc against
the doctor. s
The dismissaI came laAe - the AZ:
tern6on. alter the ea6e lhad been On.
trial several hour.. II - - claimed
~ the plaintih that Pr. Leuont fail.
q g set his arm. properly afterit.
had been broken q sthe - mill &c:
ViEginia Febrnary sell lateer. On
violsted his eontrslel ~ = 1lx IA
hays mi thing lno1s to "a nlth thez
bones
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

xxx * X X X X X X X X X II X X *
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-22
BROKERS WIN
STRONG POINT IN
( SALE OF STOCK
Appellate Term UphoIjs the
Methods Adopted on Stock
Exchange and Curb,

The Appellate Term Of the supreme
Court, consisting of Justice Glider
sleeve, Bschon and Gay, has handed
down a decision Of much Importance to
stock brokers OF this city. The plain.
tiffs, Weir Bros & CO., stock brokers,
OF No % Broad street, sued John
Dwyer OF No. II! West Forty.second
street, customer who had failed TO.
put up margins for stock purchased on
the New York curb,
Upon his default, and after giving no.
t!ce to Dwysr, the brokers sold the
stock on the curb market and then
sought to recover the difference be-
tween the amount realized upon the
sale and the price paid for the stock
The complaint was dismissed upon the
ground that the broker is Obliged to
sell out his customer upon default at
public auction, and that a sale at any
other place is not binding upon the Gus
toner.
Evidence OF the universal custom Of
brokers to sell in such cases on the
floor of Stock Exchange and upon the
curb In the manner followed by the
plaintiffs was excluded This decision
was in direct conformation OF the daily
practice OF brokers and Mr. Weir, con-
sidering II of vital Importance to all
brokers to have the matter sett ed re-
tanned Henry +. Wolff, of WINS, Mason,
Wolf n HOguet to conduct an appeal
The opinion reversing the Judgment
below was written by Justice Guy, and
is the first New York case decided in
more than thirty years which deals with
the question as to the place where
broker may sell upon default OF GUS
toner. According to the opinion, the
earlier decisions OF the New York courts
established the doctrine that sale upon
the New York Stock Exchange would
not constitute public sale as would
bebinding upon a pledger The court
expresses the opinion that I'm view of
the development of facilities for trading
on the stock Exchange, the vast num-
Der OF brokers ready and wiling to act
for the public, tn. great volume of daily
transactions in most kinds OF stock. and
the greater opportunity thus presented
Tor realiVing iair va.ue ana protecting
the customer, these early decisions may
be modified
AS to sales on the New York curb
market, the court holds that In view
OF the fact that any member OF the
ness without the aid of a broker, and
whe., a customer, upon a sale would
have a full opportunity to protect him
self and where much better oppor-
tunity would be afforded for obtaining
full value for the stock than at a sale
at public auction. "A sale upon the curb
Is substantial compliance with the
meaning and spirit Of the law requiring
q public sale, and such sale is there
fore binding upon the customer
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-22
VALUABLE HOME RECIPE
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This formula Is given out by a noted
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The Concentrated pine is a refined pine
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