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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
Those Contested Delegations.

We said last week we did not be-
lieve the committee on credentials
at Chicago deliberately ruled against
the evidence and the right in decid-
ing the contests over delegates. We
find the following statement by Pres
ident Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
dent of Columbia University, which
clearly expresses the issues present
ed in these contests and corroborate
our statement. He being a man free
from the faint of a politician they
can be read with considerable con-
fidence. He said:
The proposal that 68, or 78, of
go delegates-all these suggestions
were made at one time or another in
some formz-whose seats were con-
tested should not be permitted to
take part in the organization of the
convention was preposterous. Sena-
ator Roots ruling on this point was
in strict accord, not only with law
and precedent, but with common
sense. Had he ruled otherwise it
would be within the power of any
person or group to institute enough
contests, with or without any basis,
to disqualify large part of the con-
vention and to turn it over to the
minority. No delegate whose seat
was in contest was permitted to vote
on his own case or any subsidiary
motion relating directly thereto
The talk of the so-called fraudu-
lent delegates has Just this amount
of justification, and no more. There
were contests in four cases: Arizo-
ma, California, Texas and Washing
ton, which in my judgment were
worthy of serious consideration, be-
cause of either the questions of fact
or of law that were involved. The
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
GIFT BY II. n. VAIL.
Has Given Valuable Library to Mas
sachusetts Institute of Tech

nO1ORyS
The Dering library of electrical
works, probably the most complete
collection of it's kind in the world,
has become the property of the Mas
sadhusetts Institute of Technology
through the gift of President Theo-
dore N. Vail of the American Tele-
graph and Telephone Company, &C
cording to an announcement made
last week by President r. G. Mac
laurin. The library is valued at
100000, and with it Mr. Vail has
given a large fund for it's mainten-
ance.
George Edward Dering, a wealthy
English scientist, spent more than 40
years in making the collection of
books comprised in his library. He
invented a chair for railroad rails
and an electric light. device, both
of which proved profitable. For
many years he kept an iron foundry
employing 40 men at work on his
estate.
About three-fifths of the books in
his library treat of electricity. Many
of the others deal with the iron
and steel trade. The addition of the
collection to the present library of
the Institute of Technology will prob
ably make the latter the most COM
plete technical library in the world.
Mr.. Vail who presented 1t to the
Institute, is not a Tech man, but
many graduates are employed by
his company.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
IN ENLARGED STORE
C. A. Stanley Now Has Fine Furni-
tnre and Undertaking Estab-
IiShnnor4 IN AHrnrir Ham

Although he has been located in
his new quarters, in the old C. H.
Goss store in Music Hall on Main
street, for several weeks C. A.
Stanley has not been able to
arrange his large stock of fur
niture and undertaking goods in
way to invite public inspection un-
til this time. The rooms have been
newly papered and painted and the
floors dressed and have a much more
attractive appearance than formerly.
The rooms are large enough so all
the different lines of goods can be
displayed to good advantage in
strong light so they can be thorough
ly inspected by an intending pur-
chaser.
He has recently been given the
agency of the New Home sewing ma
chine and on Wednesday, July 10,
will have a demonstration from the
factory to show the machine and he
will present many souvenirs of fancy
work on the machine to all visitors.
The whole store will be in readiness
for the exhibition and Mr.. Stanley
cordially invites all who like to see
good furniture and the best arrang-
ed furniture store of this section to
visit him at that time.
In the main sales room and Office
is arranged a large display of oak
and leather furniture, the Globe and
Wernicke sectional book cases. a
fine assortment of library tables, and
sewing machines.
In a room in the rear of the main
sales room, a room with as much
space as there was in the whole of
his old store, he has large variety
of dining room furniture. In the
rear of this is the work room and in
the south side of the building is
mattress room. Mr.. Stanley recent
ly ordered a large car load of mat
tresses and in this room he has the
largest display of all grades of mat
tresses seen here in recent years.
In the basement is a large room
filed with chairs of all makes and
styles while the rest of the basement
forms an immense store room.
Undertaking Rooms
While an undertaking establish
ment is no pleasure resort, Mr.. Stan
ley has in the front sales room in
the southeast corner of the build
ing very pleasantly arranged room
for the display of caskets and burial
suits and robes. The room is rs by
SO feet in dimensions and can be
cleared in a few minutes SO funeral
services can be held there If desired.
There is an outside entrance to this
room so the undertaking business
can be conducted entirely separate
from the furniture department. OPP
ening OF this room is a morgue fit
ted in the most sanitary way with all
the appliances for the care of bodies
Rhn rNFo hon
necessary. 1t is the best fitted morgue
to be found in Vermont.
Taken all in all Mr.. Stanley has an
establishment where both lines of
his business can be conducted in the
most modern manner and he is be-
ginning a plan of publicity which
will let the public know of the adj
vantages he can offer all his Gus
toners.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
WHAT ~BRAINs" SAYS
st. JOhnsbury CaIedonian, st. Johns
bury, Vermont.

The Caledonian is published ev-
cry Wednesday at st. Johnsbury,
Vermont, by w. J. Bigelow, who also
edits and manages the paper. There
is no affectation on my part in say
ing that the Caledonian IL onefof the
finest weekly newspapers in the East,
standpoint. st. Johnsbury is not
large city, in fact, there are no
large cities in Vermont Burling-
ton is the largest with a population
of some 10000; but Vermont is a
prosperous New England state, and
it's people are both wealthy and en-
lightened. The newspapers that are
published in Vermont are some of
the brightest journalistic sheets in
the country. The Caledonian for a
weekly paper leaves little to be de-
sired. 1t uses no plate matter. It's
written as well as exceptionally in
teresting 1t Is Independent enough
in it's editorial policy to make peo-
pie want to see what It is saying on
national as we'll as local subjects.
The news columns consist for large
part of items collected in the sur
rounding boroughs and villages; per
sonal and social items and matters
of that kind. Recently the Caledon-I
ian has considerably increased its
plant. The issue of the paper which
have before me has been printed
off a new Whitlock Premier printing
press, which has just been installed
In the office of the Caledonian. This
press is capable of printing 1000
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
BATCHELDER is FOR HOWE.
His Allegiance After
Finding Howe Was Not Afraid
Of II

Wallace Batchelder of Bethel
chairman of the Vermont Roose-
welt committee, telegraphed Saturday
from Burlington to Harland B. Howe
of st. Johnsbury, democratic candi-
date for governor, his endorsement
and assurance of hearty support of
Howe during the coming campaign
He said that he could and would not
support Fletcher. Howe replied &C
cepting his support with thanks
The following messages we're sent
and received:
''Hon. Harland B. Howe, St.
Johnsbury, Vermont. I cannot and
will not support Fletcher for gov
ernor. Would an announcement of
my endorsement of your candidacy
help or hurt your cause? Please wire
frank reply at my expense to me at
Hotel Vermont, Burlington, YER
mont. Signed Wallace Batchelder of
Bethel, Vermont"
'To Wallace Batchelder, Hotel
Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Your endorsement and support would
be very much appreciated and it
will be much to my advantage. Signed
Harland B. Howe"
''To Hon. Harland B. Howe, St.
JOnnSDury, VI. your WIRE received
thank you. / heartily endorse your
candidacy for governor of Vermont.
Am ready and willing to put forth
every possible effort and to use any
and all honorable and legitimate
means to assist in electing you here.
My permission to make such use of
my telegram of this afternoon, your
reply just received and this telegram
as you in the exercise of your good
judgment and discretion may deem
wise and right.
Signed,
Wallace Batchelder."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03

Messrs Thompson and Gibson seem
to have the faculty of voting taken
all out of them. AS has been report
ed they did not vote in the national
republican convention to which they
were elected to vote for Mr.. Roose-
welt and when the second district
convention was held they instructed
their delegates not to attend or vote.
There is something of a joke con-
nected with this latter move. These
two young men bursting with pro-
gressiveness and hoarse from yell
ing for publicity evidently forgot
there was already law on the feder-
al statute books requiring all can
didates to file a statement of cam
paign expenses, with the clerk of
the house of representatives not
more than fifteen nor less than ten
days before the convention and both
of them failed to comply with the
law. Had their names been present
ed in the convention they would have
each been liable to a fine of $1,000
or imprisonment for one year. They
were looking too hard for something
new.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
1.-THE VILLAGE OF PEACHAM."
Public Service Commission Has
Granted 1t a Charter.

The following orders have recently
been issued and promulgated by the
Public Service Commission:
In the matter Of the petition for
the establishment of a municipal
corporation within the town Of
Peacham, the commission has issued
its report and order granting a char
ter for the proposed municipality, to
be known as "The Village Of
Peacham". The Jr iGr :'rescrihes
the territorial limits nf tie prOpos-
ed village, defines its governmental
powers and functions, and limits its
expenditures and indebtedness.
The commission has granted the
Passumpsic Telephone Company,
with its principal Office at Newport,
authority to increase its capital stock
in the sum of $41,25O, to be sold
only at par, and the proceeds to be
used in full payment of the purchase
price of the plant and property Of
the Citizens Telephone and Tele-
graph Exchange, a Vermont tele-
phone corporation, with it's p-inci-
pal office at st. Johnsbury. The
Passumpsic Telephone company is
controlled by the New England Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company and
the Citizens Telephone and Tele-
graph is an independent company.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
STANNARD.

The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. M. l.. Hutchins, Thursday, July
IL, not July End, as reported last
week.
Mrs. J. H. Clark and Mrs. Nellie
Caswell are in st. Johnsbury this
week.
The Children's day exercises held
in the Methodist church last Sunday
evening were very interesting.
Twenty or more men are at work
in town cutting pulp wood.
L. w. Merriam OF Glover was a
business visitor in town last week.
Mrs. T.. M. Jackson is visiting
friends in Mlorrisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Smith of Hard
wick were in town recently.
Schools taught by Mrs. Caswell
and Mrs. Goethe closed last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03

The social hour that followed was
special feature of the days pro-
gram Many beautiful flowers adorn-
ed the rooms, which were afterward
sent to the hospitals under the d.
rection Of Miss Mary Moore, superin-
tendent of the flower mission de-
partment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03

Congressman Frank Plumley has
every reason to feel pleased with the
demonstration given him at White
River Junction last Wednesday. He
will go back to Washington for two
years more service and may do so
well that he can be as unanimously
sent back again in 1914.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
Peaks Island House Open

Peaks Island House, the gem Of
Casco Bay, opened up last Saturday
with splendid bookings, the grounds
having been re-decorated and the
buildings all put in splendid shape.
land, If they desire any information,
the Maine Tourist Agency, in Con-
gress Square, will be glad to furnish
any information regarding resorts,
hotels, etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
Greene an Easy Winner

Frank L. Greene, editor of the st.
Adams Messenger, was named at
Burlington as the choice of the Re-
publicans of the First District as
congressman to succeed the late Hon.
D. j. Foster, to finish out the unex-
pired term of Mr.. Foster, and to sue
coed himself in the next congress.
The special election July 80 will elect
for the unexpired term and at the
regular fall election the new term
will be elected for. There were two
other candidates n the field War
rem r. Austin, also of st. Adams, and
Walter X. Farnsworth of Rutland,
who came late into the field. The
vote stood: Greene, III; Austin, So,
Farnsworth Sc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
UNANIMOUS FOR PLUMLEY
Second District Convention Did Not
Cast a Vote in Opposition to Him

O0cO1Q OISCrICB convention O1O NOT
Cast Vote in Opposition to Him
At the Second District Republican
convention held in White River juno
ton Wednesday afternoon, Frank
Plumley of Mortified was unani-
mously renominated for congressman
from this district. No other name was
brought before the convention The
opening prayer was offered by Rev.
J. F. Ullery of White River Junction.
G. H. Graham of Bellows Falls, sec
rotary of the district committee, read
the call. Reading of the roll call of
delegates was dispensed with and
the roll as made up by the district
committee was adopted.
Walter A. Dutton of Hardwick was
presented as temporary chairman, l..
P. Jenney of Derby Line and H. H.
Blanchard of Springfield were chosen
as secretaries and the temporary or
ganization was made permanent
Mr.. Dutton made a good speech in
which he argued that the party must
build for the future as well as glory
in it's past. ~
Heber C. Cady of Mortified placed
Mr.. Plumley in nomination. He was
seconded by Rev. G. D. Lance OF New
and Porter H. Dale of Island Pond.
No other name was presented.
After the nomination was formally
made by the convention a committee
consisting of H. G. Cady, r. s. Bill
lings and Rev. c. D. Lance was ap-
pointed to inform Mr.. Plumley of
the result The nominee was warm
ly greeted when he appeared upon
the platform. In his speech he said
that he was proud of being a Yer
monteF, and of the fact that he had
always been and still is a Republi-
can. He predicted the ultimate tri-
umph of the Republican party and
the principles for which it stands.
The following district committee
was chosen: Caledonia county, r.
w. Simonds; Essex county, Irving J.
Bowker; Orange county, John F.
Meade; Windham county, Thomas E.
O'Brfen; Washington county, Gen. J.
H. Lucia; Windsor county, George F.
Leland; Orleans county; Col. Charles
G. Nelson. The committee met and
chose Gen. Lucia for chairman and
/. J. Bowker, secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03

Vermont Democrats in their plat
form declare that they believe in
good roads," but the Republicans
are building good roads.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03

Entered ut the st. Johnsbury post
omee as second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
AnVERTIsINa RATEs.

Local notices, wants, for sale. etc,
R cents per word frst insertion. Legal
notices 10 cents line, three insertions.
Probate notices $500 each for three
insertions. Dissolution, liberation and
Rimilar notices $3.50 each for three
Insertions Card OF thanks. 75 cents.
Obituary poetry, 10 cents q line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03

This paper is entitled to a place on
eh@ Printers Ink Roll OF Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN co.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03

In these days of high cost of liv-
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out of bed and able to work in few
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
TERMS OF THE CALEDoNIAN

One year TO any address, $1.50
six months. 10
Three months, .b9
Clsrgymen in Caledonia County. $1.OO
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1912.
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TEE CALEDONIAN COMPANY.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28
As to DueIs

Leave it to the bellicose and brave French to devise new methods in the gentlemanly art of fighting duels
 The very latest in duels in Paris is a running match. Think of the gore that might have been saved in years past if instead of poking at each other with swords or rapiers, or mak- ing sieves of each other with pistols, the outraged combatants had raced straight away on the highway or in 2 circle on a racing track, And it is not too late to make a saving in view of the fact that the future is likely to be rather long, and among people with a tempestuOus temperament duels are likely to have a vogue for some years. Compel disputants to settle differ ences by a running match, and sell tickets and motion picture privileges, thus enabling the cOmbatants to turn their quarrels to practical account.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28
Wages on Railroads

An English board of trade bulletin, dealing with the expense of railway operation. gives some significant fig ures relating to the wages of railway operatives. It states that for the United Kingdom as whole the rate of wages of one-fourth of the adult railway workmen were less than $4.S7 per week. Nearly two-thirds Were rated at less than $6.o9. Less than fifth were rated at $7.3O or over, and only 515 per cent had rates of wages as much as $973 per week. The number of men rated at less than $4.S7 per week was about 5000. Even allowing for lower cost of living, these rates are very small in compari- son with wages paid to employees on American railways
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28
Finances and Markets
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH


 NEW YORK. May 2T-FOr the greater part of todays session the stock market business was almost at a standstiIl. Traders were plainly dis posed to await the outcome of events in Washington, where the supreme court held an open session. Additional excuses were found in the closing of all European exchanges where the Whitsuntide holiday are prevailing The conservative element paid more attention to crop OutlOOkS and the business outlook than to all else Gen eral improvement was reflected in the reports submitted by western traffic managers which told of increased buy ing of merchandise. The building boom which seems to have reached a stand still hereabouts continues unabated in the west. The only real deterrent to business now seems to be labor troub- les. Monetary conditions are un- changed. In the final hour the market eased off to the lowest of the day. Bonds were somewhat wore active than stocks Total sales par value $2,079,- O0O Panama three's advanced an eighth on call.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28

outside the state, and, so long as only limited number of people knew of the incident, The Republican re- trained from giving it publicity. It pursued that course because the in cident stamped the states chief exec utive as a man whose instincts would be discredtable even to q janitor.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28
VALLEY LEAGUE
 |S PROJECTED
Summer Baseball a Proba-
 bility If Fans Will Get Behind and Boost-Phoe- nix, Tempe, Mesa and Glendale Will Be There.

real sure enough base b tI league for the Salt River valley
 Sounds good. does it not2
 Just that identical stunt" is be- ing matched at the present time. and it looks as though the plan will go through. It will surely become re ality if the people of Phoenix. Tempe, Mesa. and Glendale evince any in- terest in the proposition.
 In this city the Pastimes and Ath- letics have pooled their players. and on Thursday next the new Phoe- nix team will play an all star az gregation from Tempe The game will take place at Eastldke Park. it will begin at 2:30 and will inauguratc the new league.
 After that game the managers of the respective teams will foregather and arrange d schedule of games for the season which will last through out the summer.
 Il is the purpose to ply on Fri day afternoons. which is the time recognized by the stores as the sum- mer half holiday, and also on Sun days and holidays
 There is considera bIe very able baseball talent in the valley and if it can be drafted into the new league, and a good lively pennant contest in augurated it should. in theatrical par lance go great"
 P. F. Godfrey is manager of the new Phoenix team, which will he known as the Phoenix SlUggers. .' Smiley is likely to pitch the open ing game against Tempe on Memor- i4I day.
 Turn out. all ye fans and encour- age the Salt River Valley base ball league.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is blood consti- tutIOnal disease and in order it you must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in- ternaly and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not q Quack medi- cine lG was prescribed by Of the best physicians in this country for years and is regular prescription. IL IS composed O. the best tOncs known. combined with the best blood purifiers. acting directly the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination Of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderfu re- suits in curing catarTh. Send for testimonials, free
 F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo O.
 Sold hy Druggists price 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28

It is seriously proposed in Boston to make a knowledge of swimming a requisite for a high-schoo diploma. Some things can be said in favor of the innovation. There are emer- gencies when ability to swim is of greater value in saving human life than the ability to read Caesars Commentaries 4n the original.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28

According to an expert, school rooms should he painted dark blue or dark green, as red, pink and light tints incite children to mischief The authorities of Harvard, who have decided to plant red oaks in the col lege yard to replace diseased elms, do not seem to realize that they are inviting trouble.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28
STOCKS.

AmalsqmateJ, S25s Smelting 851a: Santa F'e, 10614; St Paul. 1O5 B; New York Central, 11S; Pennsylvania, 1233s; Reading. 172a4 Southern Pacif- ic. HIS; Union Pacific. 17O24; Steel
 69l4: preferred 110A; silver bars q.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-28

A man has succeeded in developing a four-leaf clover. But he offers no guarantees that it will bring luck like the kind that grew wild and was the product of a whim of nature.