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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-08
Measures Not Men

Several of the state papers are
turning their attention to discussing
measures that should be acted upon
by the next legislature. This is the
right thing to do and II Is not too
early for not only the newspapers but
the Grange, the school lyceums, etc,
to begin. the discussion OF these mat
ters. Practically. II means very little
TO Vermont who is elected governor
but II does mean n great deal who are
elected to make the laws or unmake
them. The first can do but very little
to. remedy bad legislation and has
very little influence in formulating
good laws. The legislature is almost
invariably jealous OF any attempt TO
influence its proceedings from the ex.
ecutive department. The first step to.
wards making OF wise laws Is to re.
elect good men who have proven their
worth as law makers. II is OF no
practical benefit to Vermont to have
the people rise in their might and
nominate a man for governor who has
made no canvass for the place but
whose qualifications for the place are
self evident and then send Some good
fellow" whose turn has come 10 Mont.
pelier TO represent their town. Better
reverse the process Begin at home
and elect the most capable business
men you have to manage the Affairs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-08
HOME RULE FIGHT BEGINS
Bonar Law Starts Unonist Campaign
Against Irish Measure.

London, Dec. AT the opening at
Bootle, Lancashire, tonight OF the
Unionist campaign against Home
Rule the Opposition leader, Andrew
Bonar Law. said that his party had
determined to fight the proposal to
the last. Many people, he said, fav.
ored Home Rule because they We're
tired to death OF the Irish problem,
and glad to see Il out OF the way.
The duty OF the Unionists was to
convince them that II would bring
Ireland no peace, but the sword. Ire
land wanted less politics and more
industry. Mr. Redmond and his
friends were promising Ireland more
politics and less industry.
They were wise in trying to get
Home Rule while they could, continu.
ed the speaker This was their last
chance, as every year the demand
for II was diminishing in Ireland.
Another ten years and the agitation
will have died out He declared that
Il was utterly impossible to pass the
bill In this Parliament.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-08

I'm discussing the question of
whether the appointment of local
health officers should lie with the in
dlvidual towns or the state board Of
health, The Barre Times is undoubt-
eddy correct in saying:
'' The individual towns would put
up a tremendous clamor II about to
be deprived OF the right to name
their road builders, yet they are very
passive in the deprivation OF local
government in appointing health Of
ilcers
Nevertheless, bitter experience
has shown TO many towns the futility
of expecting satisfactory results in
road building from the present sys-
TEN, which in a great proportion of
cases results in turning over the
highways to the mercy Of incompet-
ent and inexperienced men."-Enos-
burg Standard.
The contemporary is everlastingly
right. The highways of the common
wealth belong to the people that have
to use them. not to the mere town
ships through which they run
One Of these days we will realize
that the old kings highways" are
the new peoples highways" and we
Will give sole charge OF Vermont
roads to the state government and
the state highway commissioner.
One of the most lamentable farces
and costly follies OF the present sys-
TEN OF state government is the annu-
al election of town highway commits
sioners.
Ask any sensible man In any town
il this is so.
No business man would follow the
same practice in his own business. -
St Adams Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-08

The aspect of many of the roads
of Vermont, once charming drives,
but now for long stretches denuded
of all the arboreal beauties, that
made them so, and with no obstruo-
ton to the suns hot rays in summer.
and little to the drifting snow in win
ter, is argument enough against the
law enacted a few years ago that
requires the cutting of trees and
brush along the highways. SO
sweeping is the law that its effects
have been disastrous to the beauty
spots of many sections. 1t is one of
the first laws that the next legisla-
ture should repeal. Springfield Re-
porter.
Would not the contemporary. on
second thought, be more inclined TO
argue that the fault is with the pub
lie authorities that stupidity and in
some instances resentfully undertook
to enforce the statute of 1908. ,ather
than with the manifest purpose and
intent of the law itself? The act
reads:
The selectmen of town shall an
nually, during the months of August
and September, cause to be cut and
removed from within the limits of
the highway all trees and bushes that
cause damage to the highway or that
are Objectionable from a material or
artistic standpoint. Shade and fruit
trees that have been set out or lark
ed by the abutting land owners and
young trees standing at proper DIS
lance from the highway and from
each other, shall be preserved, as
well as banks and hedges of bushes
that serve as protection Of the
highways or that add to the beauty
of the roadside. On all state roads.
the plan of carrying out the provis-
ions of this section shall be under
the supervision of the state highway
commissioner. Said commissioner
shall make such rules and regulat-
ions for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this section as shall
in his Judgment, seem for the best
interests of the state"
When one comes to read this law
over carefully and discover the very
apparent intention of it's trainers to
consult all the love of the beautiful
all the aesthetic sense, that are CON
sistent with maintaining safe high
ways, IL Is plain, so il seems TO The
Messenger. that the trouble is with
the men that make pretence of exc
| cutting the law, rather than with the
law ITSELF II is well known that
some of our pretty functlonaries, half
sneering and altogether irritated,
went at the roadsides slapdash when
this law first took effect and rather
spitefully spoiled more than one
beauty spot. They could not appreci
ate the mind or the men that framed
IL, and, what is more to be feared
they did not want to.
The way to protect the highway In
the way that the esteemed contempt
airy suggests, so 1t seems to thi:
paper, is to educate a public senti
ment in every locality that will no
tolerate their despoiling by som.
petty official clothed in little brie
authority.
The women Of any town can com
pei the men to keep the roads sat
and the roadside as beautiful as Ma
ture will permit. If they only max
, up their minds to do 1t and then pu
together-St Adams Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-08
WHITE CREEK

Miss Katherine James, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Rasco James, and
James c. Harrington were married
last Saturday at the home OF the
brides parents by Rev. ]. G. Mitchell.
The couple will reside In Eagle
Bridge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-08

Of your town and represent you in the
legislature, then seek out the best
man in Vermont and nominate him for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Enterprise.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-08
The Christmas Hand
kerchiefs

are ready in lavish abundance
pretty, inexpensive kinds tnat
are easy to buy and sure to
please.
The Adair County news., 1911-05-31
Here are the Facts.

Here are the facts about NOV
ing picture shows in the United
States.
There are 13, 900 of them and
they entertain, on the average,
1000, 900 people every day.
In other words, the public is
spending $1O2, 900 a year for
this form of diversion from dull
care.
The making of motion films
employs an army of actors and
workmen, and $4,000, 900 was
spent for films last year.
Edison gets a ROYALTY ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000 a week
from his invention and is now
sitting up nights to reduce a
startling lmprOVement-tO make
the pictures talk, just like &C.
tors. so that the canned drama
will no longer be a silent perfor.
nance.
What is the net result Of this
development?
More fun at less cost to the
masses. The day is near wher
the humblest purse and the small.
lest hamlet will have art music
and drama that lay only within
the reach of the richest a few
generations ago. And that is
progress in the right direction,
l-Ex.
The Adair County news., 1911-05-31

one OF IL pest SCuQellIS. ID
quiet and doesn't care for ath-
letic games.
EDGAR REED,
''Tis he who gives their hearts thous-
and pains.
Edgar has held a high rank in
the class both years. Is inter-
ested in base ball. having been
manager of the team last year.
MARTHA HAINSLEY CRAWFORD,
Whatever sky's above me,
There's heart for every fate
Martha is a good student. She
likes tennis and other out door
games.
HARRY ALLEN,
81 have met many of these rattles
that made noise and buzzed."
Harry lives in the country but
is not distinctlively a farmer boy.
He works hard in school and
plays just as hard on the ball
diamond.
SUSAN RUSSELL MILLER,
I'm most young lady,
I'll soon wear train
And do up my hair,
But I'll never be vain,"
Susan is one of our best girls,
a fine student. Likes out door
games, especially Town ball.
ALBA EUBANK.
"He loved chivalrye,
Trouthe and honour, freedom and
courteisye."
Abba is an all-round good boy.
A good student and interested in
athletics.
THOMAS PATTESON,
"And would that my tongue could
| utter,
The thoughts that arise in me-"
Tom is a member of the Base
ball team. He studies hard and
is therefore ready for High
School. Has had a hard time
with whooping cough this spring.
KATE JONES,
Growing up so meek and good,
Even from her babyhood.
Kate is really a good girl. She
studies hard and never gives the
teacher any trouble.
ROBERT SUMMERS,
"In my wisdom there is woe,
In my knowledge, care. "
Although Robert has had rose
ola and whooping cough, he has
come on to school, studied hard,
and is ready for High School.
AND MYSELF,
! Having worked faithfully the
two years, and been rewarded
with promotion, we intend, with
the same determination, to enter
High School, and to make the
most of our every opportunity.
Ruth PAUL.
The Adair County news., 1911-05-31
Tile History Of the Eighth Grade.


the Graded School, by Miss Ruth |
PAUL, this city:
The history of our class is not
an eventful one, for we have
achieved no great things; no
special honors have been ours,
we have only worked faithfully
the two years we have gone to
the Graded School and have, we
feel, won our promotion.
September 20, 1909 when the
school opened, most of US start
ed. We were indeed fortunate
in having Mrs. L. N. Grey for
our teacher. Very soon our
room established a reputation for
perfect order, and we have at
least tried to keep it. At the end
of the first term, in December,
Mrs. Grey was called away. We
felt her loss and were indeed
sorry to give her up; but who
wished to complain when we got
Miss Hickman? She was a splen-
did teacher and we were all very
fond OF her.
All who passed, and some new
ones started back in September,
1910. Mrs. Sanders has been
our teacher this year, and we
can truthfully say, never was
there a better, more painstaking
teacher, one more devoted to her
pupils or having their interest
more at heart. We are all CRATE
full for what she has done for us.
During the entire two years,
Prof. Wilson has had charge of
our mathematics, and we are
greatly indebted to him for the
splendid training he has given
US in that work.
Although we have never had
the highest monthly attendance,
we do not consider it short COM
ing of our class, for several pu-
pills were enrolled who for differ
ent reasons stopped, thus causing
the lower percent in attendance.
1t has not been the fault of the
faithful ones. Some of the class
have had roseola and whooping
cough, but in most cases that
did not bring the attendance
down much.
Of a class CT fifteen, fourteen
received diplomas. There names
are as follows:
DORA LER EUBANK,
"a little bud of loneliness that should
never grow DID,"
Dora is a good student. She
likes History her favorite Amer
lean hero being one of the Admi-
rails of the Spanish war.
BRYAN GARRETT,
"Deign on the passing world to turn
thine eyes
And pause awhile in learning to be
wise"
Bryan came to us a few
months since from near Tabor
and at once established his rep
as good student and has KEEP
it. Never known to do anything
bad Dreams of being Presiden
some day.
RUTH INGRAM,
"a smile. smile, beaming smile,
How oft it doth heart beguile,"
Ruth is one of our good humor
ed girls. Never known to b
mad. Never gives the teache
any trouble.
GRACE ELIZABETH CONOVER,
Unto the ground she cast her modes
eye,
And ever and anon the bashful blus
Her rosy cheeks did dye"
Grace is one of our best str
The Adair County news., 1911-05-31
The Class Of Legislators We Should
Elect.

fact that at the coming NOVem-
Der election we elect our repre-
sentatives from every district in
the State, to enact slawslforssthe
welfare and best interestssof the
citizens of Kentucky; and in view
of this fact we should be careful
| in the selection of the men to
represent us at Frankfort. 1t is
to our interest to nominate men
and elect them who shavessome
intelligent conception at least,
when voting upon assmeasure as
to what laws will be the most
beneficial and not burdensome to
the common people of our COM
monwealth. We have on the
statue books of Kentucky now a
great many laws that are not en-
forced, and the courts are power
less to enforce them without the
people want them enforced.
There is a law against drunk
eness and boot-legging, but ten
guilty men escape punishment
where one suffers the penalty
under this law, and any person
who observes the conditions ex-
listing will testify to the truth
fulness of this statement. The
clause of the interstate commerce
law permitting the shipping of
liquor from one state into the
prohibition territory of another
is a menace to the citizens who
want local option, and there
should be some means to remedy
the defect: it simply makes
drunkards and sots. | believe
that when a man orders liquor
from a dealer in another State,
that the dealer should be prohib-
tied from shipping it to any
other person residing in local
option territory in another state,
except to the party whose name
is signed to the order, and the
practice of shipping to other
persons ought to be stopped, and
the man who orders liquor should
be compelled to go to the railroad
express agent and get the pack
age himself. If such was the
case there would be less liquor
brought into this county to dis
troy the souls of the young men,
and the older ones as well.
The dog tax is another law
; that should be repealed by the
next Legislature from the fact
that it is not a fair, just law; it
is generally ture that the class
of people who own majority OF
the dogs are unable to pay tax
on them, and a hardship is
wrought on the poorer class Of
people by taxing their dogs, wher
they are unable to meet theil
other taxes, to say nothing Of
the dogs.
If the property owners of Ken
lucky were required by law t.
l list their real and personal pro
perty at a fair cash value tn,
! taxes from this source would b.
s amply sufficient to meet the run
ming expenses of state Govern
g ment without any additional bur
K dens. In my opinion there i
v one law that should be added t
a the Kentucky statues, and tina
e is a measure allowing the circui
: clerks of the state a salary O
y 5000 or $3.50 per year payabl
= out of the state Treasury, for sci
vices rendered in misdemeano
is cases for which they now re
~
The Adair County news., 1911-05-31
!, fees amount to but

little.
For instance a man is indicted ;
for a minor offense, the grand
jury returns the Indictment, the
clerk files it, makes the order,
issues the process, issues the
subpoena, indexes the case, dock
cts it, enters the Sheriffs return,
etc. The first term of court after
the indictment was filed comes
and the return of process shows
the party not found, and on
motion of Attorney for Common
wealth the case is continued with
alias process. which means the
clerk must make another order, I
issue the process again. enter |
the number of page on the index, |
docket the action again and en-
ter another return of the sheriff |
of mot found"
The second term of court after
finding the indictment arrives
and the case is continued again
with alias process to this and
several other counties. 1t means
the clerk must enter another
order, index another page num-
her, issue seperate processes to
each of the counties named, dock
ct the case again, and enter the
sheriffs returns from each of the
counties to which he sent process
ses. This proceeding may be con-
tinued probably for 3 or A years
in some cases, and the clerk is
ordered to do the same work at
each term of the court. Finally
it appears that the man
cannot be found at all. The COM
monwealth attorney makes a mo-
ton that the case be dismissed or
filed which is usually the end of
it, and the clerk has performed
all the work in the case for no
pay whatever. You take 40 or
so similar cases in one county
during the course of one or two
years, and some idea can be
formed of the amount of work
the circuit clerks actually do for
the state every year, for which
they receive no pay whatever.
1t is true that the commonwealth
has derived no benefit from the
actions, but the clerks. are not
responsible for that. 1t is fact
that the circuit clerks are the
hardest worked set of officials in
the state for the pay they get,
and in some of the remote coun-
ties if it were not for the costs
they get out of the civil suits,
some of them would have to seek
other employment for living.
That is why l say they should
receive some fixed salary from
the state. 1t seems that when
we send our lawmakers to Frank
fort to enact measures for the
good OF the people IN general,
; that they pass measures favor
ably to the high officials who al
ready receive more pay than the Y
, are entitled to, considering the
services they render, and ignore
; altogether any law that would
, benefit the hardworked minor
officials, who should receive the
: consideration they are deserving
: of.
: Lets find out this year what
0 the men who want to go to the
Legislature from this district
t will stand for, when they get tc
t Frankfort, and | am sure we are
e able to choose man from the
The Adair County news., 1911-05-31

The System will be Better flor
the Subscriber and also ! the
Publisher
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-05-06
RECOVER ONE
MORE HORSE
Brooklyn Steed Is Found al
Deans Yesterday.

Middlesex county sleuths, includ-
ing Detective Sergeants Huff and
Long, Of this city, County Detective
Peltier, and others, recovered an
other stolen horse yesterday at
Deans, which seems to harbor miss
ing horses from many localities. The
horse was identified by Jacob Ia
lusmkow, of 1888 Van Sicklin avenue,
Brooklyn, as having been stolen
from him while at S43 Sutler avenue,
Brooklyn, on January 3, 1911.
When found yesterday the animal
was being worked on the road by
Jacob Goldfob. He said that lie had
purchased the horse, which was a
large bay, from Morris rrocuski. q
milkman. of Franklin Park. The
local party was accompanied yester-
day by Detective McKeon, of the
Brooklyn bureau.
Detective ]. B. Rue, of Red Bank,
and Captain Walling, Of the Long
Branch department, inspected Gold
stein yesterday. Eddie" as the
young fellow is called at police head
quarters, has made full confession
of his part in recent robberies and
was today removed froIa the .ccal
police headquarters to New Bruins
wick, where he Is to await the action
Of the grand jury.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-05-06
ISSUES A CALL
To COMMITTEE
Active Work Started for
Safe and Sane Celebration
Here on July 4.
MAYOR SENDS LETTERS
Body Will hest at Ci'y Hall
Next thursday Night TO
Discuss Plans.
MAYOR SENDS LETTERS

IN order that plans may be started
Immediately for another successful
safe and sane Fourth Of July ceie-
bration in this city, Mayor Bollsch@
weller has sent a communication to
members Of the general COMMITTEES
asking their presence at the initial
meeting of the 1911 event, to be held
next Thursday night in the city hall.
The mayors letter is as follows:
May 6, 1911.
Dear Sir
Time is approaching for the cele-
bration Of the anniversary of our
nations birth, and If our city takes
an important part in that celebration
1t is time that our committee Of 900
citizens get together and take def
mite action as soon as possible toward
that end. Therefore, I would be
pleased to have the committee, of
which you are a member, assemble
at the City Hall next Thursday even
ing, May II, at eight o'clock, for the
purpose of discussing the subject and
taking action thereon.
Yours respectfully,
A BOLLSCHWEILER,
Mayor.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-05-06
BIG INITIATION
AT SPOTSWOOD
American Mechanics frsm
All This Ssctien 6athsr
for the Event.
JOEL PkRKERS IN CHARGE
Supper Mas Served by the
Ladies of Reformed Church
After the Meeting. \
Special to tho EVENING NEWS.

Spotswood, May 6:-With wild
hurrah, Eagle Council, No. 88, Jun
lor Order United American Mechan-
les, let the Inhabitants OF this bor-
ough know Just what stuff they are
made of last night, when in answer
to invitations, six councils of Amer
lean Mechanics, embracing as many
towns, brought brother members to
the number of two hundred or more
to witness a class Initiation, the Sc
cret work being in charge Of the In
itiatory team from Joel Parker
Council, of South Amboy, and well
did they perform the duties assigned
them. The exhibition drill In
charge Of Captain Linwood Van
Cleaf, of South Amboy, was excep-
tionally well executed. Previous to
the initiation, speeches for the well
fare Of the order were made by the
visiting brothers. The affair was
honored by the presence of State
Councillor w. B. LaRue, Of Bound
Brook, who gave an interesting talk
OF an Informal nature covering the
work OF the order in the state.
Supper Was Served.
AT the close OF the secret work the
several members present adjourned
to the basement of the Reformed
church, where the Ladies' Aid So
ciety had prepared supper.
The brothers initiated were: Mel
son Jolly, Harry Richards, ]. Frank
James, Benjamin Green, William Nc
Cumsey, NJ L. Appleby, Ambrose At
kfnson and Lawrence Atkinson, the
two latter Joining the ranks of Joel
Parker Council, of South Amboy.
Councils represented with large
delegations were: Charles L. Wa.
ter, Of Milltown; Riverside Council
South River; Columbia Council, Mat.
avian; Mechanics Home Council
Jamesburg; Jennent Council, Eng.
lishtown, and Joel Parker Council
South Amboy.
Members of Initiatory Team.
The members of the Joel Parker
initiatory team were: Fred
Stults, Jr., councillor; Clarence Ed,
wards, vice councillor: junior past
councillor, Marshall Magee; warden
e. P. Wilson conductor, Joseph Ak
en-; chaplain, Birden Golden. Mem
bers OF the guards were: Captain
Linwood Van Cleaf; Lester Stratton
sergeant corporal, Amos Stratton
privates, Lewis E. Stults, John Let's
William Selover, George Cox, DAME
McKenna. Edward Tfce. Spencer s
Edwards. Charles Petersen, Robert
P. Mason, Irving Reese, William
Kuss, James English, Russell Deats
John 'Whalen, Frederick Bunting.