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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Will Be Held At University In Con-
nection With Inauguration.

AS previously announced, the in
auguration of DR.. Guy Potter Ben
ton as president of the University of
Vermont will take place on the fifth
and sixth of October. Following the
general plan already given, the for
NAL Inauguration exercises will take
place on the second day.
The first day will be given to a
conference between colleges and
secondary schools on the subject,
college Requirements and the Sec
ondary Curriculum. The program
is being prepared by the department
of education of the university.
There are a few questions which
must be faced squarely at once, by
both colleges and secondary schools.
Can the colleges build a thorough
education on secondary training
which is not planned primarily for
college preparation? Can the small
high school maintain a special col
1ege preparatory course? If it must
choose between preparatory course
and a finishing course, which should
it choose?
What effect does it have on a
pupil to know that he is doomed to
an uneducated life? If the second
airy school separates the college pre-
paratory course from the finishing
courses, pupil may be so doomed
at the time he enters high school,
by some chance circumstance, tenn
porary condition or mistake. If he
thinks he cannot go to college or
does not want to-, he will elect a
finishing course. Afterwards he
may, through the inspiration of his
teacher, or on account of interest in
his studies, or because of changed
circumstances, wish to go to college.
How should his case be met?
A few persons will be asked to
speak on subjects which will be as
signed, and larger number of peo-
pie will be asked and expected to
take part in free discussion. No
one has yet been invited to speak,
and therefore the names of the
speakers cannot be given. It is safe
to say that part of the men will be
educators from Vermont, and part
will be from outside the State.
THE titles of addresses so far Sc
lected are as follows:
Present Tendencies in College
Education.
Present Tendencies in Secondary
Education"
Preparation for College,
1.-THE small High School and the
College,
1.-THE Doomed Pupil
''Inspirational Effect of College
Possibilities
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
vernont's Normal Schools.

The Normal School Quarterly just
issued from the Caledonian Press
and written by Principal L. R. Allen
of the Johnson school is an article
that should be read by every Yer
monter interested in education. 1t
states some facts that Vermonters
should understand regarding the
states system of training its teach
ers. Its presentation of Vermont's
educational problem follows:
Vermont's educational problem is
no easy one. Small, as measured by
western states, it is, nevertheless, as
large IN area as Massachusetts and
Rhode Island together (Which are
served by twelve normal schools and
many colleges); being divided
lengthwise by mountain ridge into
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
Loss of Time Means Loss of Paw.

Kidney trouble and the ills it
breeds mean lost time and lost pay to
many a working man. M. Balent,
1914 Little Penna St., Streator, ILL.,,
was so bad from kidney and bladder
trouble that he could not work, but
he says: 81 took Foley Kidney Pills
for only short time and got entire
ly well and was soon able to go back
to work, and am feeling we'll and
healthier than before. Foley Kid
ney Pills are tonic in action, quick in
results good friend to the work
ing man or woman who suffers from
kidney ills. G. G. Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16

dolph Herald and News. While
pairs are quite defensible and we
know that Sen. Dillingham; did not
dodge in any way on the reciprocity
issue, being squarely against it, We
believe that it would increase the
senator's popularity at home if he
terminated his arrangement with
Sen. Tillman and would place him
self squarely on record on all inn
portant questions before the senate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
The People Will Speak.

''Do the people of Vermont want
publicity of campaign expenses ?''
asks the st. Johnsbury Caledonian.
They certainly do and we shall be
greatly mistaken if the next Repub-
lican state convention does not ex-
press itself in that direction with
no uncertain sound'' And that
same convention will see to it that
the candidates they nominate are in
accord with the Platform; and t'Di-
rect Primaries will also receive
consideration. These are different
times than they used to be-Politi-
cally and News and
Citizen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
why Vermont Doesn't Grow.

Although a Hardwick man invent
ed new automobile wind shield, he
had to go to Boston to get the
shields manufactured. A Burling-
ton man has new plans for automo--
bile construction, and he is now
going a-begging for chances to get
the machine manufactured, proba--
bly, ending by going outside the state
for the purpose. Some of the YER
mont capital which was sunk in.
southern and western soil might
have come handy just now to help.
along in the building of the states,
industries; and even in case the VEN,
lures here should fail the people
would be no worse off than they
were sending their money west and
south, 1T Barre Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
Portland and Old Orchard Excur-
sion Sunday August Goth


The second and last excursion
for the season down through the ia
nous Crawford Notch of the White
Mountains to Portland and Old Or
chard by the Sea Will be run on.
Sunday, August 10th, by special
trains all the way, from northern
New Hampshire and Vermont to the
Sea and return.
st. Johnsbury people and those in
that vicinity can join this excursion
by leaving on the 2:10 A. M. train.
Special train will leave Beecher-
Falls, VT, on Sunday and run
through to Portland via Fabyans,.
the Crawford Notch and North Con-
way, arriving at Portland at noon,
and at Old Orchard in the midst of
the bathing hour.
Returning, the special train will
leave Old Orchard at 4:55 P. NJ
Portland $50 P. M, and run with
stops at White Mountain points
through to Beecher Falls that night.
Passengers can stop at Portland in
stead of going through to Old Or
chard Beach if they desire, visiting
the islands in Casco Bay and the
shores of Cape Elizabeth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
Excursion To The North Islands Of
Lake ChamnIain.

Sunday, August 9th, via Bur-
lington and the steamer Ticonder-
oga. The Montpelier and Wells.
River R. R. will run special train
for this new and popular trip leav-
ing Wells River 7:10 A. M; Boil
louisville 1880 A. NJ; South Ryegate.
7:4O A. NJ; Groton 1855 A. M;
Lakeside 8:15 A. NJ; Lanesboro>
1892 A. M; Marshfield 1852 A. M;
Plainfeld 9:06 A. NJ; Paramount
.9:17 A. M; connecting at Burling-
ton with the steamer Ticonderoga
leaving Burlington at 11:25 A. M.
for a four hours sail through the
North Islands of Lake Champlain.
On the return trip the steamer will
arrive at Burlington $3.50 P. M,
connecting with special train leav-
ing at 3:45 P. NJ. for Paramount,
Wells River and intermediate sta
lions. $1.50 the round trip from
all stations. See flyers for further,
particulars.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
Dillingham's immigration Bill.

Senator Dillingham; introduced an
immigration bill Monday feature
of which is the repeating of the
greater part of the Chinese exclu-
sion act, various parts of which are
made applicable to all immigrants.
The rules relating to naturalization
are replaced by an amendment to
the general immigration law which
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16

Last week we published an edi-
torial from the Burlington Daily
News sharply criticizing Sen. Dill
the reciprocity bill This week we
publish a much more temperate edi-
torial on the subject from the Ran
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16

too we'll. First he attacked his wool
schedule and tried to dominate his
Judgment as to that; now he accepts.
an unlikely story, capable of COM
plete refutation, and hurls it at.
Mr.. Underwood through the news
papers.-l Harper's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-16
CHOSE LYNDONVILLE WOMAN.
Mrs. Fred Stockweu Elected SUI
preme Representative of

Pythian Sisters.
The Grand Temple of Vermont
Pythian Sisters at it's 7th annual
session in ST. Adams August $40,
elected the following officers:
P. G. c., Elnora H. Ewins, North
Troy; G. c., Blanche Welcher, Mont
pelier;- G. S., Abbie F. Whipple, Or
leans; G. j., Gertrude Mears, Marsh
field; G. Man., Lila Carbee, Groton;
G. M. of r. c., Bertha Moore, Bel
lows Falls; G. M. of F., Mettie H.
Vance, Danville; G. P, Ada c..
Boyce, Underhill; G. G. Maude
Howieson, Hardwick; Supreme Rep
resentative for four years, Lizzie M.
StockWell, Lyndonville.
The unusual feature of this cleo
tien, and an event seldom occurring
in any organization, is the fact that
no ballots were cast for any officers,
the nominations and elections being
unanimous. This shows the har-
monious feeling of the order in the
state.
The S. c.. Sarah I. Cotton of
Weathersfeld, Texas, was present
and gave valuable suggestions.
Her fine personality endeared her
to the Vermont sisters whose plea
sure it was to meet her. The next
session will be, held at Burlington.
Mrs. Stockwell will go to the Ma
tional Meeting at Fort Worth, Texas,
in August, 1912.
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p. G. Association.

Tuesday evening in the parlors of
the American House, 25 past chiefs
organized what is to be known as
the Past Chiefs Association with
Abbie F. Whipple G. S. as president;
Rose G. Taylor P. S. R., vice-presi-
dent; Lizzie NJ Stockwell S. R. and
Sara B. Macdonald P. G. c., as Sec
retaries; Eva L. Buchanan, P. S. R.,
treasurer
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The Glenwood post., 1911-04-15
mamie MITCHELL
AGAIN ESCAPES
Iury in Cattle Stealing Case
Fails to Agree on Guilt
Of Woman Hard FightI,
GOES OVER FOR Term

The most important criminal case
iu the district court this term or AT
least the oBe in which the people rn
general have shown the greatest inter
est was that of the People versus
Mamie Mitchell charged with cattle
stealing Tie fact that Mrs. Mitchell
has been once before charged with a
similar otfeuse but served to add to
the Interest in her prosecution.
The specific charge in this case was
that Mrs. Mitchell. in company with
Joseph iurtzen. had gone on tn
range and secured steer belonging
to Paris Brothers, and have driven the
animal to her home on Elk creek and
butchered it, mutilatiug the brand and
afterwards coucealing the hide.
Mrs. Mitchell admitted the act of
driving a urd steer off the range,
butcheriug the same and selling tn"
meat as alleged in the complaint but
she denies that the steer was the
property of Paris but claimed it was
her own pFoperty and that she was
absolutely within her rights when'
She butchered It.
There wore several witnesses on
both sides and the ease was hardfought
District Attorney Gentry made what
seemed to he a good case against the
woman who was ably defended by
Judge Rucker and Judge Noonan.
The jury, after celebrating on the
case for twenty-five hours returned
10 the co'''N room Seanesday after.
noon and announced that they We're
unable to arrive at verdict, and they
were therefore dismissed by the court.
1t las been reported about town that
the iurv at the close of the voting
stood ten for conviction and two for
acquttal. 1t is generally believed that
sympathy played a considerable part
with the jury and that the fact that
the defendant is a woman had much
to do with the decision of the jurors.
At the suggestion of the district at
tornev the case will 90 over for the
term and will come up on a new trial
the first day of the November term. the
defendants s bond being continued to
that time.
The Glenwood post., 1911-04-15
LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER AFFAIRS

Representative Leftwich of Pueblo
signed the cacus agreement and whcH
pressure came from home reniggcd
aud said he didn't know what the cf
feet e it would be.
Tic Spcer PEOPLE control all app
nr,qti1u committees and are holding M
ifc approximations for state institn.
Ions. rad, and bridges and state de
pnrtmeuts irving to force the interest
I'd members into their caucus.
Tho inry in the West Side Court that
heard e.. ,t'dorce of Mrs. Margaret
Miller charged with perjury in her
testimanv before the Whitford investi-
eating committee. found her guilty
after having been out only two and
onehalf minutes. Judge Whitford
proved a complete alibi so far as h"r
testimony was concerned.
The secretary of agriculture a
Washington has been requested Sv Sen
ator Guggenheim to order a soil sur
yev in the vicinity of Delta. The OBJ
iect is to obtain a scientific know
ledge of the soils in that part of the
state so that improved methods of fruit
culture can be employed
The Senator is also endeavoring to
have a dry farming experiment station
established in the state and is endea
voring to secure an increase in the ap
preparation for the newly created wea
/ ther bureau at Canon City.
The Whitford investigating commit
tee made three reports to the house
The first report signed by Representa-
tive Ardourel recommended that
charges of Impeachment be filed agains
Judge Whitford in the senate. The
second report filed by Representative
I Mcintyre severely criticised .Iudg
Whitford but said there was not tim
left in which to try him. The thir'
report, fled by Representative Newton
Continued on last page)
The Glenwood post., 1911-04-15

One bill has reached Governor Shat
roth and another will reach him in :.
few days which if approved. will ii
cense horse racing, pool selling aal
prize fighting in the state. Tno bills
have been slipped through urder mis-
leading titles. One provides for a state
racing commission OF five members ap
pointed by the governor This com
mission can issue license to any rae
ing association to hold race meets, and
to sell pools under what is known as
the Pari Mutual system. The other bill
permits any atheletic association, mp
on the payment Of n license fee of
$500, to hold ten round prize fights.
The first measure went through both
houses and is now in the hands of the
governor. under the title, can act to
promote the breeding of horses in the
state and to establish state racing
commission and to prescribe its powers
and duties.'' The second bill went
through the Senate as a measure reg
ulating race meets, it is now through
the house with the amendment permit
ting prize fights added. and will prob
ably be agreed to by the Senate and
90 to the governor.
Both of these bills were in operation
in California and Louisiana and were
so obnoxious they We're repealed. All
they do is to legalize horse racing,
pool selling and prize fights in Colo.
Practically one hundred days gone !;
likewise one hundred and forty thous-
and dollars-and nothing done.
The Speer people are gradually gain
ing. but they yet have lot to over
come. A joint caucus agreement which
now has 80 signatures provides for 7
cacus ON platform pledges and United
States Senatorship. Its effect when
| held will be to increase the number
of Speer votes to the number of sig
natures on the agreement.
The Glenwood post., 1911-04-15
GOING AFTER DEBEQUE OIL

Thursdays Denver Republican con
tanned the following story of an enter
prise which may mean much to the
Western Slope:
Railroad and mining men of the
Western slope Were in Denver yester-
day arranging for the commencement
at an early date of oil-well drilling
operations at DeBeque, 80 miles east
of Grand Junction. on the Colorado
Midland and Denver & Rio Grande
railroads.
Kenneth L. Fahnestock, manager of
the Little Johnny mine at Leadville, is
president of the Grand River Oil and
Gas company, which has been incor
porated to drill several wells at De
Beque. Other officers are !. w. Cum
minis, superintendent of the Rocky
Mountain Fuel company on the West
ern slope, and one of the principal
stockholders of the fuel company. vice
president; s. J. Lowe, depot agent for
the Colorado Midland at Glenwood
Springs, secretary and treasurer, and
h. w. Lloyd. cashier of the Midland at
Glenwood Springs and c. NJ. Keck,
general agent, directors
Secretary Lowe. of the company,
said in Denver yesterday that the com
pany has leased 900 acres of land on
which there is a good oil showing. and
has a franchise to light the town of
DeBeque with natural gas.
If oil is found in quantities the crude
product will be shipped or piped to
Grand Junction and Palisade for orch
ard-smudging purposes. Oil struck at
DeBeque in small quantities ten years
ago is said to have been of frst-class
quality.
The Glenwood post., 1911-04-15
SLIGHT FIRE IN
lScAooL BUILDING
Fire Drill Empties Building in
/ Thirty Seconds. NO EXT
I Citement and None Hurt
DAMAGE IS NOMINAL

The fire drill which has been prac
ticed in the Glenwood schools for
the past few years was put to the
test Thursday morning when the school
house took fire on the roof apparent.
ly from spark from the chimney.
y man working nearby saw the blaze
and running into the school building
notified Miss Drach, one of the teach
ers, who informed Miss Altman and
the latter rang the bell giving the
regular FIRE alarm signal.
In thirty seconds every child was
out of the building and when it was
certain that all danger to the child
rem was past Superintendent Shepherd
and Mr. Weidenhammer climbed TO
the roof and cxtinguished the blaze
with few buckets Of water before the
fire department reached the building.
Fortunately the only damage done
Is in the burning of small hole in
the roof. But the most gratifying fea-
ure of he whole affair is in the orderly
manner in which the children left the
building without any unnecessary
crowding as a result of the fire drills
which have been of almost weekly oc
curreuce for the past two or three
years.
While there were many anxious
mothers in Glenwood as soon as the
report went abroad fat the fire was
at the school house if these mo
thers could have seen the orderly
and precise manner in which the Young
~ters marched quickly from the build-
NJ to places of safety they would feel
Il LITTLE easier about the matter. SO
long rs the stairwayS are not blocked
the teachers. through the training
brought about by the fire drills can get
all the pupils out in short order.
However. the fire of Thursday has
revived the demand for fire escapes
and the Post predicts that before the
beginning of the next school year bet
ter means of egrcss will have been pro
vided.
The Glenwood post., 1911-04-15

With the mercury down to sixteen
dArees Thursday morning in the coun-
a about Grand Junction, Clifton and
Palisade there is scarcely any doubt
but that the apricots and all peaches
and pears in bloom have been killed.
What proportion of the apples and
late blooming peaches may be saved
is largely matter of speculation but
at this writing the outlook is anything :
but encouraging. Smudge pots were
used literally and thousands of gal
Ions of oil were consumed but they
could not overcome the very low tenn
perature.
The Glenwood post., 1911-04-15
STATE FUNDS FOR
GARFIELD COUNTY
Prospects Fairly Good For the
Location Of a State Re- - -
formatory in County
RIFLE STRONG BIDDER

- Is Garfield county to have a new
Ostate institution? 1t looks very much
that way unless there is some slip in
the plans now being laid and for
which Senator Napier and Represen.
tative Mann of this county are bend
ing every energy.
1t has been known for some time
that the state reformatorv located at
Buena Vista is altogether inadequate
to the demands made upon it and bill
has been introduced in the present ses-
sion of the legislature to appropriate
a sufficient sum for the purchase Of
suitable grounds and the establishment
of a new reformatory and there is n
general feeling among the Legislators
that the western slope, having had but
few favors in the past, is entitled
to this new and much needed institu
tion.
Last Sunday committee, appoint
ed to look up the matter of site
made n trip to Rifle and looked the
tbuuLIN bNtI. inspecting stNtTdl SllfN
in that section. Representative Mann
accompanied the committee. all of
whom he says were delighted vita
that portion of the country. This
committee was very favorably i'm
pressed with what is known as the
Davie tract located on Graham mesa
and Mr.. Mann is encouraged to be
lieve they will make a favorable re
port thereon. There is required for
the states purpose from 500 to 1000
acres and as this amount can be fur
need is easily met. Then the quality
of the soil and the nearness TO a rail
road station and the general accessibility
of the tract especially appealed to the
committee.
Both Mr.. Napier and Mr.. Mann are
committed to the plan of bringing this
state institution to Garfield county if at
all possible as the expenditures of the
amount of state money necessary to
the administration of such an institu-
tion will mean to the administration of
any county.
The other reformatorv is now located
at Buena Vista and Warden Felix
O'Neil who accompanied the commit
tee on this tour of inspection stated
that he is now crowded to the limit
and that before he can accept a pris-
oner at the hands of sheriff he is
obliged to set at liberty some other
prisoner in order TO make room fol-
the new arrival. He was highly pleas
ed with the Rifle location
1t now remains to be seen what the
legislature will do but certain is it that
the investigating committee will make
report faorable to the Garfield coun-
ty location.