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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
er the development of democ-

hamper the development of democ-
racy.
"The privileged classes Of Califor-
nia-the land owners and great en-
ployers of labor-may clamor for this
cheaper labor, but the vast majority
of Californians wish to look forward
to a great state wherein similarity of
population will make an enlightened
democracy possible"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
MOTHER
MURDERS
CHILDREN
United Press

United Press
ELGiN, ILL.,, April 19.-The bodies
of Mrs. Maude Sleep and her two chill
dren were found in an abandoned cic-
tern on the Sleep farm near here. The
victims disappeared Monday.
Indications are that the mother slew
her children and then shot herself.
The children's necks were broken and
their skulls crushed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS

PHlLADELPHIA-The police have
adopted new system of "mugging"
criminals. Hereafter notorious char
acters will be forced to walk around
before movie for series of pic
lures.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21

WINSTED, Conn.-Taking one of
her kitten to the office Of veteri-
marian, cat waited while the doctor
attended the young ones swollen eye.
The mother then took her offspring
home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
UTILITIES COMMISSION
LAW IN QUESTION
United Press

DENVER, April 19.-Insurance
Commissioner Clayton today denied
the reports that the "blue sky" bill,
unless vetoed by the governor, will
invalidate the utilities commission law
because of conflict in authority. Gov
ernor Ammons says he does not be-
lieve there is conflict but will have
the attorney general investigate.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21

BURLINGTON, N. J.-An unex-
pected benefit came from recent
flood when thousands of shad, blind
ed by muddy water, swan into the
fishermen's nets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
sUFFRAGETTEs STILL BUSY.

SUFFRAGETTES STILL BUSY.
PLYMOUTH, England, April 10
A bomb bearing partly charred fuse
was found inside Smeaton tower to-
day 1t carried inscriptions of votes
for women and death in ten minutes.
1t is believed the wind blew the fuse
out
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
LIBRARIANS REPORT

beg to submit herewith my report
as librarian for the year ending Feb.
28, 1913:
Total collections, $230.40.
Total expenditures, $13.15.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
PRESIDENT
NOT AFRAID
OF JAP WAR

United Press
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 10
Agitation in America and Japan will
not cause President Wilson to admit
that there is any reason for a Japa-
nese war scare over the California
anti-alien bills. Nevertheless he is
keeping touch with the situation, the
state department and the American
embassy in regard to the anti-Ameri-
can meetings in Japan.
The morning President Wilson re.
m. med in the Write house library
studying federal laws regarding
aliens. He deprecates the war scare
but will not interfere with the Cali
fornia Legislature until satisfied the
bills it passed violate the spirit of
the federation. He thinks the agi-
tators deliberately are misleading and
arousing the Japanese people, and
fears a series of anti-American Toxic
meetings suggesting war might pre-
cipitate a dangerous situation.
President Wilson insists the states
right is supreme but hopes to avoid
an open break with Japan. This
morning he sent long personal tele-
gram to Governor Johnson of Cali
fornia, the contents of which were Sc
cret, but it is understood that he ap-
pealed to the governor to see that
no mistakes are made in the pending
land legislation.
The president refused to see visit
ors today and is devoting the entire
day to studying the situation. Sec
rotary Bryan also devoted the day to
a consideration of the situation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21

ACCEPTS
TERMS
United Press

United Press
LONDON, April 19.-The ambas-
sadors of the great powers expect the
allies to formally accept their latest
peace offer this afternoon. The end
of the war is believed near.
Sofia telegraphs Premier Guchoff,
for Bulgaria, stated that Bulgaria ac-
cepts the offer with slight reserva-
tions. 1t is understood that Bulgaria
will speak for all the allies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21

Manager Morris and Wire Chief
Weaver of the Mountain States Tele-
phone company went down the Red
Apple line this morning to set to
rights any phone troubles that might
disturb the peace of mind of the resi-
dents of that section.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21

While grading up in the vicinity
of the Burdick residence yesterday
the street department unearthed
skeleton of man, that gave evidence
Of having been laid to rest years pre-
v!ous to the coming of the white
man.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21

AVIATOR
KILLED
United Press

United Press
CHICAGO, April i9.-Otto Brodie,
the aviator, while attempting &. flight
at the Standard aviation fe Id this
morning, when his machine truck .
tree branch and somsrsaulx d. The
motor crushed Brodie to de ath.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21
POPE SAFELY CoNvALESCING.
United Press

United Press
ROME, April 19.-The pope is much
better. He partook of nourishment
this morning. This is the third fe-
verless day and the doctors say if
he passes two more such days he will
be safely convalescent. Hereafter his
physicians will issue but single bull
letin daily.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21

SACRAMENTO, April 19.-Secre-
tary of State Bryan telegraphed Gov
ernor Johnson this morning, saying
the president urged the legislature to
eliminated the words ineligible to
citizenship" from the bills under con-
sideration. He thinks the anti-alien
land owning bill should limit the
ownership to "citizens and to those
who have declared their intention to
become citizens"
The telegram was read in the state
senate today without comment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21

SACRAMENTO, April 19.-Final
action on the anti-alien land owning
bills was today deferred to Monday.
The Legislators are overwhelmingly in
favor of excluding the Japs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-21


WASHINGTON, d. c., April 49,
Why the state of California is defy
ing Japanese diplomatic power and
refusing to acquiesce in suggestions
from the federal government that it
abandon its plans of excluding Asiat-
les from ownership of land in Cali
fornia was explained in a statement
written for the United Press today
by Representative Kent of California.
Kent is credited with having done
more than any other Californian to
bring the state department to appre-
ciate the attitude of Pacific coast peo-
pie. His statement follows:
Chinese exclusion was based on
economic and social reasons. The
economic reasons were fallacious. If
the Chinese did our work without de-
moralizing our democracy, there was
no reason why he should not do it.
But in working he kept out the white
labor and thus demoralized our social
status.
The same reasons were cited as OBJ
jections to the Japanese. He was
found to be much less valuable econ
omic quantity than the Chinaman. He
did not have the same ideas of COM
mercial integrity. His social atti-
tude was much more offensive. Ex-
clusion laws would undoubtedly have
been passed against Japanese if their
government had not entered into a
treaty to provide against issuing pass
ports to its laboring classes coming
to the United States.
"The practical effect of Japanese
land tenure is shown in the Japanese
settlements in some of the most fer
tile portions Of California. These are
stunned by white people. This may
or may not be due to the prejudice Of
the white neighbors, but California
thus far is white mans country and
it is the intention of the people of
California keep it so.
at is curious that the Japanese
persistently deny that in their case
no race problem is involved and re-
fuse to recognize this as the vital ele-
ment in the whole contention. To the
thoughtful student Of the situation
there can be no assumption of superi-
ority as lying back of this radical
question.
1--WE may admit IL we choose, that
the Japanese are in some particulars
are superiors. We cannot deny, how
ever, that taken racially they are diff
ferent from white men. They canno,
be assimilated with our population
The introduction Of permanently de.
fined groups Of a non-assimilable pop.
ulation must necessarily create bit.
terness and Misunderstanding and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09
Much Street Repairing

AS a result of the recent fresh
cts the street department has its
work cut out for at least a month.
Seven teams and a number of extra
men are employed in repairing the
damage to streets in all parts of the
village. The streets most affected
are Concord avenue, Mountain
avenue, Barker avenue and Lafay-
cite street The upper streets in
Summerville were drained into
Portland street, the mud in some
places being a foot deep on top of
the macadam. The surplus dirt was
carted back where it belonged and
Monday Higgins Hill was rendered
passable. Barker avenue was clos
ed to traffic last week as the road in
several places was completely wash
ed away. Outside of the village the
town officials found conditions even
worse on the hill roads and the
work of repairs Will take a long
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09

Mrs. Mary Smith is sick with the
grip at her home above the village.
Mrs. Elgin Foster and Miss Vida
McFarlane visited at Kit Hudson's
at Derby last week.
Rev. G. M. Davis and family went
to Richford Monday where Mr.. Da-
Wis will attend conference and Mrs.
Davis will visit relatives. There will
be no services at the Methodist
church next Sunday.
Marcus Berry will move his fam
lily to Sutton soon where Mr.. Berry
will work for Ernest Fifield.
Mr.. Goodwin is visiting his son
in Lyndonville for a week.
Arthur Cakes is visiting in St.
Johnsbury.
H. S. Chappell entertained his
brother-in-law, Henry Tanning of
Boston last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Anger
have returned from California and
are nicely settled in their home
here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09
VERMONT NEWS

1t was As years ago Wednesday
that the Union army entered the
city of Richmond and among the
first troops passing in was the 9th
Vermont regiment. The first brigade
was headed by Gen. Edward H. Rip
ley, now living at Mendon, and of
the eight officers who rode into Rich
mond with him the only survivor is
Gen. Theodore S. Peck of Burling-
ton.
The Norwich University foot
ball schedule for 1913 in
cludes games as follows:
Sept. Is, Holy Cross at Worcester;
Sept. 27, West Point at West Point;
Oct. 6, Dartmouth at Hanover; Oct.
IL, Worcester Polytechnic at Wor-
cester; Oct. IS, Mass. Agricultural
college at Amherst; Oct. %, Har-
ward at Cambridge; Nov. 1, Univer-
sity of Ottawa at Ottawa; Nov. g.,
Rensselaer, Polytechnic at Troy;
Nov. Is, Middlebury at Mortified
1t is feared that William Howard
of Burlington, a well-known fisher
man and former keeper of Colches-
ter reef lighthouse may have perish
ed. He has not been seen since the
middle of January when he was fish
ing through the ice. His fishing
sled and tackle have been washed
ashore so he may have been drown
ed. He is a single man.
Herbert W. Moore of Rutland, for
As years. an engineer for the Rutland
railroad, died on April aged ga
years. He was a member of the
Knights of Pythias, the Brotherhood
and was a prominent Mason. His
wife was Miss Emma Hayes of St.
Johnsbury and they have one son,
H. Clayton Moore of Rutland.
The jury in Rutland county court
found Benjamin T. Rowland of
Brandon guilty of extorting funds
to the amount of $1,000 from Mrs.
James III. Wheldon through a
threat that he would circulate evil
rumors about her.
John Cough of Addison shot him
self through the temple on March
81, dying instantly. He was in good
health and his relatives are unable
to account for the act. He was 26
years old and leaves a wife and two
years old daughter.
The body of Eugene Ashline, 80
years old and a carpenter, was found
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09

The Vermont Association of
Boston will hold its annual sugar
ing off in Horticultural Hall Satur-
day evening of this week. After
eating sugar there will be dancing.
Advertised letters. Ladies:
Clark, Mrs. c. j.; Kicking, Miss
May e. Macen, Mrs. John. GEN
tlemen: Brooks, Walter H.; Camp
bell, Wallace; Coombs, George;
Horton, A. F.; Johnson, A. P; La
caillade, L. (Barber) Locke, Will
liam; Page, A. H; Spencer, F. G.
AT The Colonial on Wednes-
day evening officer $50 whose sur
name was Phelan proved himself
a typical policeman when any
chance of graft was offered and
yielded to the temptation to lend
his uniform for a short time but
with unexpected and amusingly
complicated results. The plot of
Officer Csc is farcical and the situa-
tions are iudicrous in the extreme.
AS whole the company gave sat
isfaction to the audience which was
fairly large.
Municipal court work for the
past week was largely confined to
the cases of alleged dispensers of
contraband wet goods at Hardwick,
with a couple of local inebriates
sandwiched in. Tom Major alias
Jose Ocebo, John S. Jones, George
Remission and Alvah Smith of
Hardwick are the ones accused of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09
RANDALL & WHITcoMB,

N. Y, last week with a party from
Littleton.
Miss Marion Ramsey of Woods
vile was the weekend guest of
Mrs. w. R. Bell at South Lunen-
burg.
E. M. Dodge and family who went
to Georgia last fall with the in
tention of locating there, have re-
turned and will buy or lease a farm
in this vicinity and remain in YER
mont
Ernest Valley has returned from
a trip to Ryegate and other adjac-
ent points.
Mrs. Mahala Miller visited rela-
tives in McIndoes last week. Mrs.
Hubbard kept house for Mr.. Miller
during the absence of Mrs. Miller.
G. G. Temple, w. R. Bell and Ju-
liam Bell attended the road meeting
in Guildhall on Thursday.
The closing whist party of the D.
of L. was held last Wednesday, the
gentleman's prize going to James
Bell; the 1st ladies to Miss Olive
Colby and the consultations to Fred
Curtis and Mrs Ellen Carpenter.
Sandwiches, cake and coffee we're
served after the playing.
The Ladies' Mite society viii be
entertained by Mrs. Robert Worm
wood on Friday evening and new
sugar will be served on snow.
Mrs. B. B. Burbank and children
visited relatives in Walden and st.
Johnsbury last week.
Mrs. A. w. Sugg and son; Philip
are visiting friends in Lynn, Mass,
and Providence, R. l., this week.
Miss Helen Lamphrey is assisting in
the post Office during Mrs. Sugg's
absence.
S. L. Wilson of Lancaster was
the guest of his mother, Mrs. Jean
Wilson on Sunday.
Mrs. George Parker returned on
Saturday from a months visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Edith Blois in
Attleboro, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09

early on the morning of April by
Rutland workmen. The body was
lying in deep mud and it is thought
that death was due to suffocation
and exposure. 1t is known that he
had been drinking heavily and acted
strangely of late.
Rev. w. N. Roberts has closed a
two years pastorate with the Meth
odist church at Stowe and has gone
to i've on his farm at Williamstown.
His last sermon at Stowe marked
the close of SO years of active work
in the ministry. He had preached
at Groton and Barton Landing but
most of his charges were in other
parts of the state.
Rose M. Bromley of Putney has
brought suit for $4,000 against her
father-in-law, Frank P. Bromley, a
wealthy resident of Dandy on the
ground of alienation of the affec-
lions of her husband, Fred P. Brom-
ley. Several years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Bromley and their son, now II
years old, went to live with the
defendant and she claims that he
has several times driven her and her
son away from his house so that she
and her husband have been forced
to live apart.
Louis Stewart of Burlington, 70
years. old, committed suicide April
1 by taking an ounce of carbolic
acid. He was in Strengthened cir
cumstances and had suffered for
several months from a cancer of the
mouth which caused eXcruciating
pain and had been operated upon
twice. He leaves a wife and two
daughters.
Warren S. Harrington, a Benning-
ton teamster &c years old, died
March 81 as the result of a fall
down a fight of stairs. His head
struck the sidewalk fracturing his
skull.
Mrs. Diantha Walker of West
Enosburg, aged nearly 50 years,
died April 4 from pneumonia.
At the annual meeting of the
Vermont Association in Washington
April 1; Walter w. Husband was
unanimously reelected president as
were the other officers. The annual
sugar party will be held April %.
The club now numbers 206 mem
bers. The honorary vice presidents
are Senators Dillingham; and Page,
Congressman Plumley and Greene,
Judge c. A. Prouty of the interstate
commerce commission, Judge G. H.
Robb of the court of appeals of the
District of Columbia, John Barrett
and. the Rev. S. H. Greene, pastor
of the Calvary Baptist church.
Reminded of BygOne Days
Prof. Charles E. Putney of the
Burlington high school, who is re-
covering at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital after a serious operation, was
on the skirmish line before Rich
mond, Va, 48 years ago Thursday
morning, April 8, just before the
city was taken by the Federal army
and he entered with the Union
troops a few hours later says q
Burlington daily. He took part in
the action as first sergeant of his
company in the Thirteenth New
Hampshire regiment. He had for
gotten the anniversary until Gen
T.. S. Peck called upon him at the
hospital Thursday to remind him
of the significance of the day and
renew old associations, the general
having entered Richmond with his
Vermont command at the same
time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09
IN MUNICIPAL COURT
The Sargents Settle for Petit Lar
ceny and Violating Pure Food
law

In Municipal court last Wednes-
day Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer P. Sargent
and Chester E. Sargent entered
pleas of guilty to the charge of petit
larceny and fines of $50 and costs
in each case we're levied by Judge
Porter. The fines were paid and i'm
mediately the two men were arrest
ed on the charge of violating the
pure food law. They again pleaded
guilty and were fined $50 and costs
on the second charge. Elmer P.
raised the amount and was released
but his brother is still confined in
jail while the others are trying to
accumulate the necessary $50.
James Campbell, town grand juror,
prosecuted.
Sadie Towne was arraigned on
a charge of breach of peace and
paid a fine of $40 and costs.
Clayton Loomis was arrested Sat
urday night on a charge of selling
and furnishing and Monday was adj
mitted to bail in the sum of $500
for a further hearing in municipal
court.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09

illegal selling and they we're bound
over to the June term of Caledonia
county court under bonds of $1,000
each. Adolphus Moquin and Jess
Lombard of this place were caught
in the police net and settled fines of
So and costs for intoxication.
"A wager that attracted much
attention last Thursday was made
by Franklin Halstead that he could
paddle a canoe down the Passump-
sic river which was running bank
high. He further claimed that he
could turn the trick with the craft
tilted to within two inches of the
water. The test was made above
the boat house and Halstead won.
He was accompanied by a row boat
and a number of interested persons
watched the trip from the shore.
AT the fourth quarterly confer
ence of Grace Methodist church held
last Friday evening the unanimous
call Of the entire church and con-
gregation was extended to Rev.
Peter Black who has for the past
three years so efficiently and faith
fully served that church. The ae-
tion of the conference was approved
by the congregation rising IN
church Sunday. Mr.. Black left
Tuesday for Richford to attend COM
ference.
r. P. Hurlburt of San Francis
co, Cal, is now employed by the
Brunette Painting Co.. and his ar
tistic sign work is attracting much
attention.
st. Johnsbury people will be
interested in the April number of
Suburban Life as it contains three
photographs of the parlor at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L.
Stevens. The photographs were TAX
en- by Jesse TarboX Beals at the
time of the Pageant and are used
to illustrate an article on 'The
Vogue of Colonial Wall Paper by
Mary w. Mount
Following are the new patients
at the st. JOhnsbury hospital: JOS
eph Mccarthy, Bath, N. H; Master
Francis Mayo, st. Johnsbury; Mrs.
Wood, st. Johnsbury; Miss May
Gosselin, st. Johnsbury; Mrs. Will
liam p. King, Lunenburg, and these
patients. have left: Mrs. Fred Mar
tell, Barton, Joseph Mccarthy, Bath,
N. H, Master Francis Mayo, St.
Johnsbury.
The men at the fire station
were called. out last Wednesday to
help extinguish a grass fire on
Boynton hill.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09
WEST BURKE

Mrs Arthur Godding is quite i'll
with the measles and little Stanley
Godding is seriously sick with pneu-
monia and has a trained nurse from
st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Jennie Craig attended the
Rebekah installation at Newport
Thursday evening and was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. hurry circuit.
Prof. circuit of Woodsville spent
Saturday and Sunday in town.
Plynn Burns has a position as
fireman on the train with headquar-
tiers at Lyndonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Solomon, Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis Stoddard and Mrs.
Flora Ball have returned from a trip
to New York.
Mrs. Helen Hackett is quite sick
with cold and grip.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09

Death of Mrs. Nj. A. Weeks-Large
Addition to Methodist Church
Mrs. M. Az Weeks, wife of George
H. Weeks, and eldest daughter of
Samuel B. Mattocks, formerly of
Danville, died April 9Th, aged "a
years and six months, at her home
in Lyndon. She leaves a son, Will
liam Weeks of Lyndonville, and a
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Severance of
Lyndon, and one sister, Mrs. c. c..
Trull of Orleans. She was a woman
highly respected and beloved where
ever she was known. She was a
member of the Congregational
church at Lyndonville. The funeral
was at the house Tuesday at one o.
m. Rev. J.. J. Hutchinson oficiated.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold an apron and food sale at
the church Saturday from two until
five o'clock.
Avis Ruth, daughter of Una Nor
ton, died April 7th, of bronchial
pneumonia, aged nine months.
Twenty-one were baptized, taken
in on probation and taken into full
church last Sunday. At that time
the new communion set that was
presented to the church by Mr. and
Mrs. S. M. Farnum, was used.
Steven Bliss, who bought the
Pratt house opposite the Methodist
church, moved there last week from
the old Methodist parsonage. Mr..
Bunker has moved in where Mr..
Bliss moved out.
Q John Grant left Tuesday for Pitts
field, Mass, where he will work for
his brother, Ira Grant.
Mrs. Read has ben visiting her
sister, Mrs. Fred Spencer for sew
eral DAYS,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09
N office

Notice is hereby given in accordance
with sections 4273 and 1874 Of the Re
vised Statutes of Vermont, that certifi-
cate No. 1851 OF the capital stock Of f..
and 7. Fairbanks and Company, corpor-
alton, of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, for
four shares, and under date of November
II, 1898, issued in the name of Charles
F. Wilmington. Trustee of Sarah ]. With
ington ct al. of Boston, Massachusetts,
has been destroyed or lost, and all per-
sons are forbidden to negotiate said GER
ti6cate. Application has been made to
said corporation for new certificate for
said shares, in the name of subscriber, in
accordance with said section of said Re
vised Laws.
CHARLES r. WITHINGTON, Trustee
Boston, Mass.
March IL, 1913.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09
LUNENBURG
b. B. Burbank Reelected Superin-
tendent of SchOOls-PersOnals

Ernest Houston of West Chazy,
N. Y, was the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Maud Murtaugh and other rel
atives last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rem Gee have gone
to South Lunenburg and will be
employed by Archie Holder during
the summer.
At the school meeting held in
Concord last week B. B. Burbank
was unanimously elected to the po-
sition of superintendent for the sec
ond year. This was very pleasing to
all in this town. A N. Bell accom-
panied Mr.. Burbank to Concord.
Archie Holden went to Syracuse,