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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-29
HARDWICK.

Word was received here Wednes-
day at the Office of the Woodbury.
Granite Co. that the United states
government had awarded to the
company the contract for furnishing
the granite to be used in the exterior
construction of the new postofhce at
Minneapolis. This is the Largest
postoffice granite contract AWARDED
this wear and although the price is
not given out. it is in the neighbor-
hood of a quarter of million dol
lars
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-29

car was blown off in the south yard
of the Boston and Maine railroad
and a freight coming in from the
south encountered the side of the de-
tached roof, with the result that the
brakeman, who was riding on the
engine and looking out the door,
was knocked down and severely cut
and bruised about the head and face.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-29

For coughing, dryness and tickling
in the throat, hoarseness ana all
coughs and colds, take Foley's Hon
ey and Tar Compound. Contains no
opiates. G. G. Bingham, b. 5. Ter
ry, South Ryegate, Stearns and stew
ems, South Walden.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-29

Your collars shaped without
breaking them and they will not wilt
down if done at the st. Johnsbury
Laundry, Bay street. Try US.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
ENLIvENING THE RECORD.

There have been many efforts to pop.
ularize the Congressional Record 1t
must be admitted that, under present
arrangements, it is rather heavy pub.
lication, and is as unlikely TO be at
tractive to the people as any publica.
tion which one could name. Its present
price also is practically prohibitiye
Senator Hepburn of Idaho advocates
fu1 finishing the Record to the people at
one dollar year. This would not pay
the cost of printing it. but as it is
now 1t is run at complete loss, no
return worth mentioning is realized
Another proposition that has been
made that would relieve the Record of
some of its size is, that no speech
should be carried in the Record unless
actually delivered on the floor of the
Senate or of the House. AS it is now,
members get "leave to print and
put in anything that they like as a
speech actually delivered The comicaI
part Of this is, that such speeches not
delivered at all are plentifully
sprinkled with the words "applause. ("
Laughter" "great applause, F." "great
laughter and SO on, this laughter and
applause being entirely in the mind Of
the composer of the speech. 1t having
not been delivered at ALL the laughter
and applause are impossible. The dis,
patches yesterday morning told OF a
criticism by a Representative of an
other Representative, on this very
point, the one criticised having inserted
"applause' at the end Of Bible quo
tation.
But it would be too cruel to cut out
these speeches, on two grounds; first,
because the orators would insist then
upon delivering the speeches in the
House instead of merely having "leave
to print" them IN the Record, and this
would be a great obstacle 10 the prog
ress of business. 1T is better all around
to print the speeches than TO have them
such cases there should be plainly
printed at the top of them, "this
speech was not actually delivered, but
was inserted under the rule of leave
TO print" Then, if any member in
serted in his speech the applause, the
laughter, or other indications of ap-
provaI, he would be self-confessed
fraud on the very face Of the publica-
ton.
Other efforts to make the Record at
tractive arc the inclusion in it OF vari-
cap sheaf was put on by Representative
Thomas l.. Reilly Of Connecticut. who
actually put in poem apparently
of his own composition, which he
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
cHRIsTENsEN's STATEMENT.

We arc sure that any genuine friend
of Superintendent Christensen of the
city schools will CONSIDER his letter
printed in yesterday mornings Tribune
ga thing devised by the enemy But
in this case Mr. Christensen is his own
enemy.
Primarily the trouble arose over his
arbitrary refusal 10 recommend Miss
Pollock for unemployment as Super
visor of the primary grades of the pub
lie school. though her work entitled her
to continue in her position. Miss Pol
lock made a straightforward, lucid ex-
PLANTATION of why this was done. The
Tribune, commenting upon the same,
pointed out that the vote which sus
tanned the action taken was wholly sec
tartan, and the means employed were
unmanly and contemplate. We stated
that it was evident that the authorities
Of the sect which alone appears to be
active in the removal of Miss Pollock,
had evidently given forth the decree,
and that the subjects Of that sect
obeycd AS one. and without question.
This Mr.. Christensen pronounces Sab
solutely untrucn and ga despieable
untruth," " and yet, right on the surface
it is the plain fact, and he in fact
admits that it is so. OF course. Mr..
Christensen s well-known characteristics
would not in the least debar him from
denial Of a matter of fact, especially
if that denial could in any possible way
aid him in covering up his wormy path,
He is evasive, elusive, and indirect in
his methods; no one can find ont exactly
what ne means by anything that he
says. or by his openly announced pur
pose or reasons. This is go we'll known
that there is not the least doubt about
it in the minds Of any one who is ac-
quainted with his personality and his
methods; and so his denial is discounted
even before he makes it.
1t being so fully known that Mr..
Christensen would deny any matter that
it was to his advantage to deny, ire
spectlve Of the facts involved, we sug-
gest that it would have been far better
If he had accompanied his letter with
an explanation why he has pushed so
far his propaganda Of ousting one class
OF teachers and putting another class
of teachers In their places. That this
has been pushed to a dangerous ex-
treme does not admit of the least
doubt; that it is his purpose to push it
further is equally evident.
We regret, in behalf Of the schools,
that this controversy has arisen; but it
is not controversy brought on by The
Tribune; il is one brought on directly
by the sectarian action Of the board.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
PELAGIC SEALING STOPPED.

in view of the depletion of the seal
herds, the four nations principally an
ierested in them have recently had a
convention through their representa-.
tives, with the purpose of putting an
end to pelagic scaling in the Pacific.
This means the hunting and shooting
of the seals as they proceed in their
great migration through the open sea
from the islands of their Tookeries and
the return to those islands. Pelagic
scaling as so tremendously destructive
as to deplete the herds, by reason of
the immensely powerful weapons that
are employed, the modern guns and
projectiles from which the seal herds
cannot escape. The rewards of the
pelagic sealers are very great, but IT
is estimated that of six seals that are
hit at least five escape, although
they do not survive. Pelagic scaling
ought to be treated as piracy, and prob
ably will be so treated hereafter under
the terms of this convention,
The seal herds have been so greatly
thinned that in some herds not one in
ten of the number that comprised them
twenty years ago remains. In other
herds there is not even one In a hum
dred left of the vast numbers of which
they were originally composed. The re-
suit is that sealing has become I'M
profitable to all the nations, and the
great seal herds are in danger OF c1-
termination.
The United States, Great Britain,
Russia and Japan are the nations prl-
marily interested in seal hunting. These
nations have now agreed to put an end
to pelagic sealing, and to restrict the
killing of seals for fifteen years. A
basis Of compensatory adjustment has
been arrived at, in which the United
States, as usual, pays the money, and
the other nations share the benefit. But
the United States can well afford to
do this, for its seal herds can thus
he protected; and if all the nations
observe the terms OF the treaty, the
seal herds will from now on increase
and become multitudinous as Of old.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09

Pollock are disclosed in the moving ac-
ton of the city superintendent against
her, and in the sectarian vote by which
his action was sustained; this she fully
recognized in her public statement
There is not the least doubt about the
moving cause Of any result Of this kind.
1t comes from the central authority,
and can come from nowhere else. If it
comes from anywhere else, there is sure
to be some kind of break or division
in the ranks; but when it comes by the
accredited whisper, there is never the
least sign of break, and never the
least hesitation in obeying that whisper.
That was the characteristic of the prime
move and the sustaining vote in this
case. And that is enough to clinch the
fact that the action was sectarian, in
the interests of sectarianism, and
through the exercise of sectarian power.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
THE LAW IS THE HYPooRITE.

Some days ago, in commenting upon
the vote in st. George and Washing
ton, Utah, on the liquor question, The
Tribune pointed out that although these
settlements had voted against sale, the
law guarantees that the wineries down
there are very clearly given the right
to sell in Gve.gallon lots, 'notwith-
standing the result of any election pro-
vided for in TINS act in any voting dis
trict created hereunder;' this being a
quotation from Section of the new
liquor law. The Washington County
News, to our surprise, has taken Of
ffnse to this, and has construed it to
be challenge OF the good faith Of the
voters of Washington and st. George,
and as charging that they are guilty of
hypocrisy in their vote. and that they
will tolerate the sale OF wine in spite
Of what they have decreed by their
vote, The Washington County News
has usually been paper of intelligence,
and of AN uncommon degree of inde'
pendence for paper printed in dom
inant Mormon community. In this case,
however, it has allowed prejudice and
hasty bias to override its Judgment
The Tribune has no criticism TO make
Of the good faith of the people of st.
George aud Washington. It has not at
any time undertaken to impugn their
sincerity. nor to charge anything what
ever upon them. We have no doubt
but their vote was cast in good faith;
but the fact is that they are in this
matter like the young men who went
out with. Absalom-they don't know
the thing they are up against They
are betrayed by the law, not by their
own intent, and they are not able to
help themselves, The law guarantees
TO the wineries already established the
right to sell their product without re-
gard to the vote of the people. This
was what The Tribune called attention
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
THE SEE "SINLESSNESS."

The "true inwardness" of the va.
grant and sensuous See cult is becoming
more and more scarlet as the trial in
Chicago proceeds against that bogus
"prophet,' for his abduction Of Mil
dred, the seventeen-year-o daughter
of Mrs. Bridges. 1t is astonishing to
find that the mother of this girl is such
fanatical upholder of the See doctrine.
When woman will testify as she is
reported as testifying, that she ex-
changed many kisses with See, that
these were holy and sinless, that they
had none or the meaning of the kiss of
the world outside the " Absolute Life, ~
that it was not sinful for them to kiss,
that they were above sin and safe from
temptation, and that nothing that they
could do would be wrong, people of dis
cernment understand precisely what 1T
means, and they are quite prepared for
the further evidence Of Mrs. Bridges
that she frequently visited the temple
of "Absolute Life where See made
his home "on many nights while her
husband was away from Chicago -
When people become so besotted that
they feel themselves privileged to do
anything TO which they are inclined,
and that because they adhere TO certain
notions, nothing that they can do is
wrong. and do the things testified to,
there is but one Inference to be drawn,
and that is an absolutely necessary in
ference. They do what they please,
they give rein to their propensities, in
clinations, and impulses, and then pro-
claim that what they do is pure and
siness when it is simply the same old
vilIainy.
All this sort of thing is absolutely
siclening; there is no escape from the
certainty Of the vileness Of the prac-
tices INDUCED in. There is no posi-
bility of CLOSING over this sort of thing
with fine words. The attempt of Mrs.
Bridges to exculpatc herself and her
bogus prophet by protestations OF pur
ity and sinlessness, is Of no avail.
The. lesson Of this vileness ought not
TO be lost in other quarters. The lesson
Of it all is, that those who violate the
decencies and proprieties of life, and
who defy the laws of the country under
sham pretense of purity, whether
called "Absolute Life or by any other
fanatical or hypocritical name, are in
guilt, from which they can extract
themselves only by abandoning their
vile and lawlcss pretenses, and coming
within the laws and institutions of their
country
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
THE DININNY LETTER.

On Friday morning The Tribune took
notice oditorially of the effort of the
county authorities to shoulder off upon
the municipal authorities the duty of
enforcing the new liquor law. In that
connection we showed that the law IL
self was drawn purposely and oppro-
briously to signify that the city au-
thorities were not worthy of trust in
the matter of enforcing liquor legisla-
ton, and so the administration of the
saloon business was put TO the greatest
extent possible in the hands of the
courts and of the county authorities;
and this is undoubtedly the fact.
The occasion for the comment was a
letter written by County Attorney !. r..
Wiley to City Attorney II. J. Dininny,
calling upon him TO take notice Of GER
tain alleged facts that he (tbe County
Attorney had found in regard to dis
obedience to the law on the part Of GER
tain saloonkeepers here, and apparently
urging him TO proceed against those
saIoonkeepers Mr.. Dininny replied,
putting the County Attorney in mind Of
the fact that the city has been ignored
thus far by the county authorities. that
the County Attorney and the Sheriff
have been proceeding on the basis that
the law. and that in pursuance of that
assumption, the County Attorney and
the Sheriff had visited all the saloons
in this city, and directed the proprie-
tors what TO do in order to conduct
their business in compliance with the
law. That, since the first visit of Motif
cation, the same county officers had fol.
lowed up their initial visit with a visit
Of inspection, which appears to have
resulted as stated in finding that some
Of the saloonkeepers had not fully COM
piled with the notifications that the
county authorities had given them,
Thereupon the County Attorney appears
to have written to City Attorney Din:
inny. calling upon him to take hold and
compel the saloonkeepers to do what
the county authorities had told them
they must do.
In reply. Mr.. Dininny approves the
action of the connty authorities, agrees
with them that it is their duty TO look
after these matters, and says that he
has no intention of interfering in any
manner with them in the discharge of
their duty. Noting that the County At
torney says in his letter to him that,
since the new liquor law went into cf-
feet, there had been numerous instances
where the same has been "hagrantly
violated" in this city, Mr. Dininny re-
plies that he is convinced by the Coun.
ty Attorneys statement that the fact
is as he has given it; that it is too bad
that such a condition exists, but that
this is the first that he has heard of it.
Mr.. Dinlnny continues that, if the
County Attorney intended by his letter
and the statements made in it, TO ask
the City Attorneys s advice, that advice
Is, that off | were in your places /
would prosecute all such violators Of
the law without fear, reward. OF hope
Of reward. - And he adds that in the
performance Of the County Attorney 3
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09

average wheat yield in the State Of
II to Is bushels to the acre,
The hot weather has been helpful TO
trade in light summer fabrics, but on
the whole the demand has not come up
10 expectation.
The iron and steel trade shows in
dlcations of some gain, but quite small.
Caution and conservatism mixed
with fair degree Of optimism, may
fairly he described as the business con
dition of the country
The Boston wool market is reported
AS con a long weeks holiday,'' with
little business transacted, and with
prices sagging.
The government s report on the cot
ton crop shows condition decidedly
better than the average; $50 is The
report against SIS a month ago. and
a ten-year average at this date Of so.
Thus cotton, which was reported as
suffering from drought, has actually
been improved during the month
The stock market, as usual is dead
but there is ample money, and the mar
ket for bonds and investment securi.
ties is good
Altogether, the country is in fair
commercial, industrial and financial
condition, and there is good reason to
expect year Of much more than aver.
age prosperity.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09

to, and this alone There is not the
least disposition on the part of The
Tribune, nor has there ever been, TO
do or say anything to the disadvantage
OF the people of Washington County, or
Of any other part Of the State; and
in this case nothing of the kind was
either intended or said. The Washing,
ton County News has got off on the
wrong foot in this matter, that is all
there is about it. II is the law that
is the hypocrite, and not the people
who vote for prohibition that the
law does not allow them to have.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09

duties in this regard ''you have my
heartfelt wishes for success.
It is delicious letter, one full of
sarcasm and "ginger The county Of
fcers proceeded in their play to the
galleries, and then, when it comes to
the real doing of anything, they call on
tho City Attorney to do it. This, how
ever, is a clear evasion of their duty
under the law, and ia mean shirking
of the responsibilities which the Coun.
ty Attorney and the Sheriff have CON
spicuously and primarily assumed 1t
part, under the circumstances, and after
doing what they have done, for them
to come in now and call upon the City
Attorney to do the real work of enforc-
ing the law. The County Attorney and
Sheriff have undertaken to enforce the
law in this respect; the law imposes
the duty of its enforcement upon them,
and it is clearly up to them to proceed
II is no doubt the fact, as we stated
in the editorial referred to, that the
city authorities, under their general
duty to see that the laws are enforced,
will do what they can in aid of the
county officials with respect to enforc'
ing the law. But it is quite a different
thing for the county authorities to
make a spectacular opening as they
have done, and when they run up
against snag, call on the City Attor.
ney to come to their rescue. They have
undertaken to carry out the law, it Is
clearly their duty to do this, and there
should be no hesitation on their part
in doing what their oaths of Office re-
ouire
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
ARBITRATION ASSURANCES.


The country was, i'll way, prepared
| for the declaration made by President
Taft in his speech at Atlantic City on
| Friday to the international Christian
Endeavor Convention, that the nego-
tiations for the arbitration treaty be-
tween Great Britain and the United
| States have reached point who're
there is no doubt as to the signing OF
the agreement. 1t is one OF the most
| important announcements ever made
in the history of mankind.
The arbitration treaty referred to
is treaty wherein nothing is re-
served from arbitration, not oven ma
tional honor or integrity. 1t is by far
the most advanced step ever made
among nations in the interests of peace,
and 10 set war absolutely aside.
The treaty was, in the first place,
proposed directly between the United
States and Great Britain. But France,
on the first rumor of il, applied to be
included. And SO the representatives,
of the three governments have been
engaged for the past four months In
the preparation of this treaty. The
Presidents announcement is, in effect,
that all difficulties have been smoothed
over, that not only the principle but
the language OF the treaty has been
agreed to, and that no obstacles appear
in the way of its final ratification by
the powers involved.
.. L. ha4
Joined the United States and Great
Britain in the formation of this treaty,
il is announced that Germany seeks
also 10 get in on the same basis, and
then that Japan also concurs, and
wishes to be included. Should 1t trans
pire that all these five powers join In
this treaty of unreserved arbitration,
it will amount to a peace insurance Tor
the world. or at least the forbidding
Of any great war Even with no more
than the three nationalities primarily
engaged in forming the treaty, TO wit,
the United States, Great Britain, and
France, the peace of the world would
be reasonably assured, especially as
against any aggression upon either OF
the three signatory powers on the the
part of any other power. There ap-
pears to be reason TO expect, however,
that Germany and Japan will also sign
the treaty; and thus the peace of the
world will be absolutely assured, at
least so far as any great war is con-
cerned.
And il must not he forgotten that the
first and great noteworthy utterance
which led to this magnificent result
was delivered by President Taft, when
he said that he saw no reason for re-
serving national honor, integrity, or
anything whatever, from the scope of
an arbitration treaty. This was imme-
diately taken up by Earl Grey of the
British Cabinet, who said that Great
Britain would welcome the formulation
of such treaty, and he invited Presi
dent Taft TO lead on. From this utter
ance aud response the treaty has been
framed. 1T Is a movement of tremen-
dous Importance for the whole human
race. and if the treaty is in fact rat
flied and faithfully carried out, the
human race will receive benefits there
from so enormous as 10 be beyond all
at this time.