The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-02-17

lions bills are allowed to pass a.
this short session, four Other
measures will have to be voted
upon: i. e., direct election of sena-
tors, the Lorimer case, the tariff
commission, and increased pen
sions. If they should filibuster sue
cessfully then an extra session
would have to be called, as the
current appropriations expire
July 1, and the regular Congress-
does not convene until December
These measures, which the insur-
gents insist upon, are important
and they evidently know that
the pocket-book nerve is the most
sensitive in the government sys-
tenn as we'll as in the individual
The government must have the
appropriation to continue bust
ness.
The world is constantly hunting
for cures for the malignant dis
eases and scourges and OCCASION
ally we are rewarded for our
work and faith. There is medi-
cal story being told now from
California which is remarkable and
glorious if true even in a lesser
degree than is claimed for it. Tu-
burculosis is cured in four days,
and diphtheria in a day, and the
theory is that the attack should
be made on the disease germs
with the bacteria which the germs
threw off in the process OF their
development, the bacteria being
hostile to the growth of the dis
ease germs. And the world waits
anxiously for anything that cures
the white plague.
The trouble with the politics OF
this country is that men of great
ability will rarely ever take the
time to serve in the smaller capa-
cities of town and city officials,
and the st. Adams Messenger is
right in saying that "the willing
ness of a man like Percival w.
Clement to come back to the ar
duous and Outlines irritating dut-
les of mayor of his city, sets
good example for successful and
capable men all over the state.
We shall have better civil gov
eminent here, both locally and as
a commonwealth, when more men
like him, that have nothing to
gain by accepting such tasks, vol
UNFAIRLY accept them because the
public may gain by their service"
Dame Rumor is spreading the
tale that the National Grange is
starting up a fight on the Can
adam reciprocity arrangement be-
cause it affects only the farmers.
But no advance is made without
stepping on some toes, and as
Canada's main exports are food
stuffs and raw materials, it SEEM
ed to be the best place for be-
ginning. When we get started on
reciprocity there is no telling
where the arrangement will end.
Now we are going TO test the
aeroplane as a machine of war.
The conflicting reports of the
activities on the Mexican borders
have made it very hard to- main
tain the neutrality law. Now we
are going to use an aeroplane to
look over the border field of ac-
ton and see what is being done
rather than to try to determine |
the truth of reports.
DIR. Panchenko, the Russian poi
son doctor, who told of injecting |
cholera and diphtheria germs in
to the victims bodies for pay, has
now retracted his story. This is
not an insanity story but hypno-
tism figures rather prominently.
What to believe and what to dis
count in this weird story is a
little difficult to determine.
Japan is a good financier, for
The has sold to Abyssinia the arms
captured at Port Arthur. They.
we're much too old fashioned to
,e of any use to the Japs, but
hey may be better than the Abys-
inians are using and might do
ONE damaeg in tribal war fare.
Nfiddlebury College is getting
clip on its 100000 fund, as $4,000
as Just come from Andrew Car
egie. Middlebury had a wide
wake president and the college
z-.s..r. ;,to ita ovn more fully /