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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25
Agricultural Education

Vermont is to be congratulated
on the sentiment that is steadily
growing in favor of the practical ed
ucation Of it's boys and girls, an
education for the life they are best
qualified to live rather than away
from it. Much benefit can be eX-
pected from such a course. But
the state must enter into the new
system of education cautiously and
with care to adopt only such meth
DDS as will produce efficiency.
The state has been offered two
farms in Rutland county on con-
dition that they are used as agri-
cultural schools and bill has been
introduced in the legislature asking
that a state agricultural school be
established in Addison county. The
state already has an agricultural
school at Randolph Center which is
not fully equipped and there is the
Vail Agricultural school at Lyndon
which is fully equipped and will
some day become the property OF
the state. Should all the PROPOSE
tons for new schools be accepted
the state would ultimately have five
agricultural schools and would be
obliged to maintain four of them.
Now the question arises whether or
not the state would be able to
maintain so many efficient and pro-
gressive agricultural schools We
fear that the history of three nor
NAL schools in the state might be
repeated and instead of having the
number of institutions that could
be profitably maintained it would
have so many on it's hands it could
not make any of them what they
should be. 1t would seem to be a
wise course for the state to wait be-
fore opening more agricultural
schools until it has properly equip
ped the one it has and learned
whether or not there is a permanent
demand for more schools than it
already has. Two first class schools
would be worth much more than
five weak and struggling institu-
tiOns
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

ment itself takes over the railroads
OF the county, we do not see how
they can be treated in any otner
Way DIAN thtS rules of law and
equity apply to other kinds of prI-
vate property engaged in pubic ser
vlce-Lndr is, II they ale treated
fairly. [ Herald anC News.
Ihe Arkansas Convict Camps
Tine pardon of $50 convicts by
Governor george w. Donasney o.
AL AanSas, now serving nls Lnlru
term, with the design of DreaAlnk
up the convict lease system, Can
hardly be regarded as a crime
against society wnen the horrors OF
the sorold business of hiring con-
Vlcts IN oLher southern States are
recalled. Georgia oruered the sys-
tenn abolished IN 1915 aILer an IN
VesIigaLlon that maue every honest
Geol gan hang ms nead Ill snanIe,
every cIUizen, that is 70 say, VINO dlu
not have a pecunIAIy interest IN
condlLlons compared with winch an
te-beIlum slavery was Respectable.
IN a rulLon county camp a young
wnlte woman was gagged and lasheo
with a heavy strap 10 times. A
negro convict VINO refused 10 worn
was wrapped in blankets, tied in
box, and Kept near a lea not sLoVe
until the sweating trick was over
zone and the poor wretch died. A
white boy of 10 received 50 blows
from a sanded lash for spilling a
cup of conee on hog. NegI oes OF
both sexes were bound 10 their
hunks at night and sundays, with
not so much slack of chain as a
watchdog would have. A negro
convict 100 sick to work was beaten
to death; and the same fate befell
a white boy who was serving a sem
tence for stealing two cases of
potted ham. Larceny, often of
things of little value, especially in
the case of negroes, was the COM
mon offence for which men, women
and boys suffered degradation, star
walton, manning and even death in
the convict camps As years after
Abraham Lincoln issued the Eman-
cipation Proclamation. And with in
human cruelty, graft among State
employees in connection with the
bids made for conVicts was proved.
On March 81, 1909, the inquity
ceased. Georgia convicts now work
on the state roads, the prison farms
and on public works.
What the conditions Of convict
camp life in Arkansas are has not
been disclosed to the world, but
they must be revolving, for Govern
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25
Taxation Suggestions

Civilized government was insti-
tuted to protect property. Make
property pay the cost of govern
ment.
II a man borrows money to carry
on his business or industry, he
should not be taxed on the loan.
The above is an excerpt from an
able editorial in the Burlington
Daily News in which it strongly OPP
poses the adjustment or limitation
OF the offsets a man can make on
account of debts owing. Civilized
government was instituted to pro-
tect property" That is true and it
has to protect the property a man
owes for the same as it does what
he has paid for. Then if property
is TO pay the cost OF government
why shouldn't all property pay it's
share rather than real estate, wheth-
er paid for or not, and only such
personal property as is paid for.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

We agree with The News that a
man should not be taxed on his
loan. He is taxed on his loan at
present in the form of increased in
terest. If the legislature should
pass a bill exempting money loaned
at a reduced rate OF interest from
taxation he would no longer be
taxed on his loan. If his loan is
exempted from taxation his property
certainly should not be. All his
property is protected by the govern
ment and he can use all of it at
whatever profit he is able to make
on the portion of personal property
paid for and it should all be taxed
equally.
Although every borrower has to
pay rate of interest that will en-
able the lender to pay taxes on the
money loaned it is a fact that a
large proportion of the money loan
ed in Vermont does not pay taxes.
But if a man was obliged to pay
taxes on his property it could mo-
escape the assessor because it is
visible property. So If a change
was made from the taxing what
loaned money the assessor is able
to find to the taxation of all the Wis
IDLE property the grand list uron
which taxes are assessed would be
largely increased and the rate of
taxation lowered. So the man
whose list would be increased would
not suffer so much as he fears.
The passage of a law accomplish
ing these changes would equalize
the burdens of taxation, redeem the
party pledges to equalize the condi-
tions on which banks and the indi-
vidual can loan money and grant
real relief to the borrower. The leg,
islature has the opportunity to put
such a law on the statute books
when it returns to Montpelier and
we hope it will do so. The country
can prosper under equal taxation
and there should be no weak hearts
in the matter of equalizing it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

or Donaghey uses the expression
q revengeful hell" i'm reference to
them. He has consistently fought
the convict system" ever since he
took the oath of ONCE OF Governor,
and he has pleaded with the Legis-
lature to abolish it," In spite Of
the example Of Georgia nothing has
been done. At last Governor Dom
aghey has done something. Three
convict camps will be wiped out, but
the Governor says: Il have not par
doned any one not justly entitled to
pardon under the conditions
named"
The great seal of Arkansas bears
the motto, Mercy, Justice. Reg
nant Populi." Now Il is a fact that
the people have repeatedly protest
ed against the convict camps. Evil
IDENTIFY they do not rule at Little
Rock, and Governor Donaghey to
demonstrate that, IL the Latin part
of the motto is a Haunting lie, mercy
and justice shall prevail I'm Arkans-
as, had no alternative but to pardon
several hundred wretches out OF
peonage that is worse than planta-
ton slavery.-[New York Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

The Windsor County Farmers
Improvement Association has been
organized and ]. Coryell, a graduate
of the agricultural school of Cornell
University, has been engaged as
field agent at salary of $1,000 pei
year. This means the farmers in tina.
section are trying to do something
for themselves. We are glad to not(
that a COW testing association has
been formed in this county in con-
nection with the agricultural schoo'
at Lyndon and hope this will be fol-
lowed by a Caledonia County Farm
ers' Improvement Association and
the employment of a field agent an6
the securing of government aid in
improved agricultural work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25
WEST LuNRNRuRG

Rosetta Thomas and William Hen.
ry Morrison were married Wednes-
day, Dec. IS by Rev. Albert Greg
DRY
Julia Brison is spending Christ
mas at her home in East Lancaster
Edmond and Roger Hastings are
spending their Christmas vacation
with their aunt, Mrs. Edward Nc
Intyre in Jefferson, N. H.
George Wentworth was in Con-
cord Friday.
Mrs. Gertrude Carpenter and
daughter, Josephine, attended the
wedding reception of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. M. Smith at East Concord We'd
nesday evening.
Charles Jordan has returned from
Canada where he has been working
the past few months and is stopping
with his daughter, Mrs. Fred Pow
ers.
Mrs. Jane Higgins who is stopping
with Mrs. Clark Fisher is better at
this writing.
Ellsworth Dodge who has Leen
quite sick is gaining.
Frank Smith recently spent a few
days with his sister, Mrs. Henry Co.
vey.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25
Political Talk

Under the heading Political
Signs" the Montpelier Journal re-
Gently contained an editorial stat
ing that Earl S. Kinsley of Rutland,
a general agent of the National Life
Insurance Company, is a candidate
for the Craftsmanship Of the Yer
mont state republican committee;
that there is a we'll defined rumor"
that Roger w. Hulburd of Hyde
Park, a successful agent for the
National Life Insurance Company
would be a candidate for governor
of Vermont in 1914; and that at a
reunion of the legislature of 1908
held in Montpelier few weeks ago,
Mr.. Kinsley in a carefully prepared
speech said 81 feel sure that
should Senator Dillingham; decide
not to be a candidate for renomina-
ton we all here would join in an
effort to place the Hon. Joseph A.
DeBoer in the United States SEN
ate"
The editorial closes as follows:
"Are these incidents signs that
Vermont's greatest financial institu-
ton is going deliberately into poll
tics or is it just a coincidence that
three men whose ambitions take
them into the thickest of the States
political activities shold hold such
high place in this particular insti
tuition?
at certainly can do no harm for
the people to consider these happen
ings in an honest effort to read the
political signs which point to events
in which the state is profoundly in
terested. Indeed it is their duty to
do So"
The full significance of this edi-
torial might be better appreciated if
one understood who is the real fath-
er of the announcement, but it is
evident some one is anxious to keep
these National Life Insurance men
out of the political pie of 1914.
Some improbabllities have been re-
sorted to in order to accomplish
this. Sen. Dillingham's closest
friends understand he is not to be
a candidate for reelection. Their
people know that If they desire a
change in the senatorship the Hon,
Charles A. Prouty, chairman of the
interstate commerce commission,
,,,srrh+ ooaou+ On oIaotfov 20 +bo san
ate. 1t is not likely that Mr.. De-
Boer will be a candidate for the
United States senatorship under
these conditions.
Some talk is heard regarding the
governorship in 1914. The name of
C. w. Gates of Franklin is being
quite seriously considered at Mont
pelier. Roger w. Hulburd is men
toned but it is not known whether
he will try to concentrate the Offices
of United States Senator. Governor
Of Vermont and Collector of Gus
toms in the little town of Hyde
Park or not. Judge ]. M. Weeks, the
member Of the house from Middle
bury, doubtless would not deny the
honor should it come his way.
There are others in the same atti-
tude but the observant ones are not
giving them publicity at present
This is only talk one can hear and
there is much less political talk now
than usual. at that
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25
EAST BURKE
Officers Elected BY Local Council
Daughters of Liberty-LocaIs

Daughters of Liberty-Locals
At the last regular meeting of
Martha Washington Council, No. 3
Daughters of Liberty, the following
officers were elected: Councillor,
Roy Smith; associate councillor,
Mabel Proctor; vice councillor. Rns-
sic Hubbard; associate vice council
or, Fred Lund; financial secretary.
Bion F. Humphrey; treasurer, Viii.
liam H. jeffrey; recording secretary.
Angie L. Humphrey; guide, Tres
sic Phillips; assistant recording sec
rotary, Clyde ellison; inside sentin-
ell, Alvah D. ellison; outside guard.
Earl Perry; trustee, C. E. Harris.
There will be a masquerade ball al
Algonquin hall, Friday evening, Jan
uary 3. This will be the grandest
event of the season. An oyster sup
per, cake and coffee will be served
by H. D. Webster.
Mrs. Streeter and Mrs. Ball are
both on the gain. Mrs. E. R. Harvey
is still confined to her bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Lucia from
Sutton were guests Wednesday OF
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Humphrey.
Professor G. H. Strout from Phil
adelphia came Saturday to Dwight
Lawton's to spend Christmas.
Milford Long from Montpelier is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James Cass
Mrs. Long has been visiting here for
several weeks.
Cyrus Hart has moved from the
Guy Frasier house into the jeffrey
house.
Mrs. Lillian (Eastman) Cutting
from St. Johnsbury came Friday to
spend Christmas with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Eastman.
Mrs. Frank Lawton, who has beer
spending six weeks here with her
husbands parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dwight Lawton, has returned to her
home in New York City. Major
Lawton is stationed at Governor s
Island.
William H. Jeffrey was in Green's
boro Friday and Saturday.
RS. J. Alfred burlington is spend
ing Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Temple.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

The retirement of w. H. Crockett
from the editorial force of the
Montpelier Journal removes one Of
the best editorial writer's from the
force of daily editors in the state.
He at present is serving as one of
the official reporters of the house Of
representatives succeeding ]. G..
Norton who has gone to Washington
to serve as secretary to Congress
man Greene.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

Wouldn't it be a fitting thing for
President Wilson to appoint George
Harvey, editor of HarUer's
Weekly and the North American Re-
view, to the position of ambassador
to England to succeed the late
Whitelaw Reid? 1t would be a
most courteous thing in view of
President Wilson'S obligation to
Col. Harvey and it would ensure
capable service in the most import
ant diplomatic post United States
has to give-an honor to the man
and an honor to the country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

Gov. Fletcher is showing good bus
mess sense in the gubernatorial Of
fee. As soon as he discovered that
the law placed no restraint upon
the amount of money the commits
sioner OF weights and measures
might expend he informed the leg
islature of the fact and no doubt
another leak will soon be stopped. A
purchasing agent too should be as
valuable to the state as to the larg-
er corporations which employ one
Good business methods will help the
state and the party responsible for
the election of Gov. Fletcher.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Live:
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

Entered Al the ST. JOhnsbury post
oNlce as second class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

OUT OF TOWN AGENTS.
Haatoa-Eagle News Co, 597 Wash
RmRton and 76 Summer Streets
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

This paper Is entitled TO place on
Rh@ Printers Ink Roll Of Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN co
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

TERMS OF THE CALEDONlAN
One year 20 any address. $3.50
@ax months. 80
Three months. %
Cl0rgymen IN Caledonia County. $40"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

Train arrives at st. Johnsbury from Roe
ton, Portland. Lewiston. Augusta, NORTH
Conway and White Mountain resorts ZIG
p. M
Stops on signal or on notice to cOndue-
FOR.
n. ID. WALDRON.
General Passenger Agent.
NORRIS MCDONALD,
vice President n General Mana~@R
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25
ApvRRTIsINe RATEs.

Local notices, wants, for sale. etc.
A cents per word hrst insertion. Legal
notices 10 cents q line, three insertions
PrOl,pIe nntIces $500 each for three
Insertions Dissolution, liberation and
1fnnilar notices $3.50 each for three
Insertions Card Of thanks. % cents
OBITUARY poetry, 10 cents q line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

May this be one of the merriest
Christmases you have ever been per-
mitted to enjoy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25
Maine Central
Railroad.
SERVICE m
EFFECT
DECEMBER z, 1912

Through the White Mountains
- Lancaster, ColeDrOOk North Con-
way, Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Ban
COR. Bar Harbor and st. John.
LEAVING ST. JoHNsBURY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

There is a mode of life among
some of the people in our larger
cities that is being aped to some
extent in our smaller ones. 1t is
a habit of eating in public, talking
loudly and seeking attention, over
dressing in cost and undressing in
modesty, scofing at conservative
conduct, sleeping in a house and
living all over the town, getting
more fun out of spending than out
of earning, living each day as
though there were no tomorrow.
In men it makes them abandon
temperance for excess, speculate
instead of invest, want to make
more so they may spend more, wish
to get rich quickly instead of ac-
quire competence surely, to es-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11
5 HELD To COURT.
ON ARSON CHARGE
Negro SWearS White Men Paid
Him to Burn Store at Ben
ton, Alabama.

HAYNESNuLE. ALA. June lie
Walter Jones J. II. Fielder and w. J.
COwIins, prominent white men, were
bound over to court under bonds of
$4,000 each and Ike Cunningham and
steve Wagner negroes. under $l,5op
bonds late yesterday to answer to
charges Of second degree arson in con-
nection with the burning of half the
business district of Benton. Ala. last
December
A sensation was caused here during
the preliminary hearing of the three
white men and two negroes, when
Wagner openly declared on the stand
that he set fire to the store of Robert
Williamson at Benton. and that he was
paid to dc so by Jones and Fielder The
negro declared that Fielder threatened
to kill him if he did not set fire 10 the
store. He sWore also that Jones paid
him 81 ara So upon two different occa-
sions and that Fielder paid him s. for
applying the torch Wagner pleaded
guilty and turned states evidence.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11
ATLANTA PLUMBER
VICE PRESIDENT OF
STATE ASSOCIATION

SAVANNAH GA. June 1l.-After a
short session at the Hotel Pulaski for
organization purposes. followed by a
sightseeing trip about the city. the del
egates to the convention of the state
Association Of Master Plumbers ad-
journed to Tybee, where the meeting
went into executive session and elected
the following officers:
President i. w. Campos. SAY annah.
vice president. ". 5. Lotus Atlanta;
treasurer. Francis DAILY, Macon; secre-
tary. e. B. VanBorssum. Savannah.
Routine business was quickly dis
patched. after which the delegates went
on q sightseeing tour of the island and
patronized the attractions. An eIabo-
rate banquet was served on the island.
Today the plumbers took a trip TO
Beaufort. s. G.. on the steamer Chirdon,
stops being made at Parish Island. gov
eminent dry docks a Port Royal Fort
Fremont and the. national cemetery.
The following we're in attendance
nom Atlanta w. 5. Lotus J. II.
Newman. J. e. Belcher, G. r. Bennett,
j. r. Bowen. J. c. FlouInoy. NJ. +.
Ford, c. w. Ford, j. b. Grant, J II.
Lynch. c. s. Sheppard b r. Stockton.
.. Wingate. D. Wa Yarbrough S A.
Sheppard A. M Smith r r. Ste
phenson. Otis Terrell. Joseph Steward.
B. r. Stockton. John Nell George
Kiikman w r. Gresham. l.. } Medson.
James Terrell
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-11
DOCKMEN IGNORE
ORDER To STRIKE
Call tor National WaIkOut in
United Kingdom Fails to
Bring Tie-Up.

LONDON June u The COVE mnent
vas called upon again TODAY TO con-
slider the TIDAL wave n labo unrest
which is sweeping the United Kins-
dom
Tho cabinet Was convened 70 discuss
the maritime situation resulting from
'he action Of the transport workers in
calling national strike There ara
bout eooooo members of tho trans
port workers union and about 10000
members Of the dromen's and seamen's
which is anilisted with 1t.
\ proposition was submitted &C. the
ministry by the shin owners. acclaim
ing the fairness Of their stand and ask
ing To- protection for break
crs
Work went On as usual at the Lon
don docks with strike breakers hji-
Ing positions Of tho strikers
Dispatches from other ports ndicat-
20 that the national strike order would
he ineffective in bringing about tie-
up 90 the United Kingdom. Wherr-
as dock workers and stevedores obey
cd the order in some places at othe =
II was totally disregarded
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