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" JUorNeS zelleh, MMsH
NeY AND RUSoeIl.

~ JUSrNeS zgllgR, M'MGA.
Nev AND RueoeLl.
rrsnax Fischer. twenty-one ysars old,
pleaded guiity to the theft Of c,othinG
from . house at No. b26 Fifth street
Six previous convictions Psntentiary
for ax months and q hns Of $40. DE-
PENDANT to stnnd committed ono day for
zach dollar Of fsns.
Otto Roeslsr. twenty-six years old.
pleaded guilty TO stealing . waAhins
from q Seventh avenue tenement house.
Seven previous convictions. Psnitsnuary
one year.
John Ryan. Surty years Old. pleaded
guilty 70 stealing . iaprobs from an au-
tomob!ls on broadway. SIXTY days In
the City Prison.
Harry Shields. twenty-five years old.
pleaded guilty to the theft OF clothing
from lodging house In Twsnty-axth
street where ne lived. Two previous
convictions. Psnitentary six months.
james Williams. thirty-nvs ysars old.
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y uRECT PRIMARY MAss.NlEET1N0s
l.El0hr, Prospeet Hall, BseokIsn; Nc.
49,. SSs Hundred and ssvesih street
~ LexinGtoa avenue; Nibic's Ga!den;
1SvWSleth street. speakersi Gov. Suffer,
toho Mitchell. District-Attorney Whit nan
- purroy Mitchell. William H. We'd.
Sa11s, OeoSge McAneny, John Tunlpls
0SoVos, W. A. FrenderRAst. Cyrus &. Miller
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Holland Ross Bushes, small color
ing. good hardy plants; regular
prices csc. tomorrow st. D
dos. 25c. or each. ......... DC
Standing Rose Bushes, in oil desired
colorings; formerly rctailed At SOC
to 75G Of. dos. 500, o. e.
each. ................ w
Central Park Lawn Grass Sssds.
regularly laisc values; s m
gu. 5 for 25c. or quart. 4VC
English Privst, 7Sc per hun. -
dred. or each. ~
All visitors 10 our Flower Dept.
will be presented with . Rose Of
Sharon free.
Mail and telephone orders given
prompt attention.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

Everyone feels relieved to think
the legislature has finished it's work
and stopped it's expense to the state
Still we should not look upon that
body too unfavorably 1t was un-
usually made up of republicans
democrats and progressives, the two
latter. parties for the first time in
years in numbers large enough tc
play politics. 1t is said by those
who have attended the whole session
that two of the progressives, Messrs
Cook of Lyndon and Jose of
Johnson were responsible for about
four-fifths of the talk and oratorical
display that consumed days of
time and cost the state thousands of
dollars.
But the legislature was largely
composed of workers and they have
accomplished some important legis-
lation. The pledges to pass a ten
dollar exemption law and to have
a factory inspector have been re-
deemed. The taking away from
the railroads the option of paying
on gross receipts instead of appraised
value has been passed and it is ex-
pected this will LARGELY increase the
revenues of the state. The taxa
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

could have properly heated and ven.
tilated school buildings, this woulc
not be so. The town is suffering from
a shortage of homes and a shortage
of public schools. IL we men were
obliged to be crowded into rooms as
our children are in the schools we
would demand a change. It de-
ponds upon the citizens of st. Johns.
bury whether the town liz to grow OF
not; If the town will do its part an6
furnish the necessary housing and
school facilities l am confident there
will be a great increase in the pop.
ulation of the town. The question
is not simply for today, but how
can we make our town attractive SO
that more people will come to it tc
live. 1t cannot be done unless we
provide proper facilities for the edu
cation of our children in the publ,
schools.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

ton legislation was constructive
The provision for the beginnings OF
forest preserves, the encouragement
OF forest and apple growing, commits
sioner of livestock, a referendum OF
a primary law, substitution OF cleo
trocution for hanging, the Blue
Sky" investment law, an education.
al board and regulation of the use
of electrical energy are all progress
sive legislation and form a bulk Of
work that warranted more time tina:
usual. Not all the laws we had
led to have enacted were passed
but they never are and the retiring
legislators can feel well satisfied witt
what they accomplished and conf
dent they have passed very few il
any acts to promote private greed
at the expense of public good. The
results are honest and progressive
and should be acknowledged al
such rather than too freely condemn
ed for what Aey might have done.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

acquainted with this vitality inrc'-.
ant subject-the care of the hea....
OF school children.
We regret the Misrepresentation OF
the directors in regard to our crit
icism OF the unsanitary conditions
in the north school building. We
did not mention the plumbing-we
knew that 1t had been recently
thoroughly overhauled. We do
condemn the toilet facilities for
both teachers and pupils. Those
provided for the teachers are decide
ly to the discredit OF our schools.
Our teachers should have, at least,
a small retiring room. In case OF
sudden illness, accident or other
emergency, is there any place where
one coul lie down except on the
floor? In fact just such an emer-
gency recently arose. A teacher re-
turning to school after the noon re.
cess found one of the pupils lying H.
on the classroom floor.
The toilet rooms for the pupils
are in the basement They are
reached by passing through darl
halls and stairways TO an even dark
er basement, that is fit only for
coal bins.
HOW are These UNDERGROUND toilet
rooms ventilated? The basement
windows are small single-sash,
practically fixed windows. They are
/ put in sometime during the fall
and removed the following sum-
mer There should be properly
lighted and Thoroughly ventilated
toilet rooms on the classroom floor
never in dark Easements.
In a recent canvass of our
schools to determine the number OF
retarded children 1t was found that
in those grades having the greatest
degree of overcrowding there was
also the highest number of retarded
or over age children. The relation
OF overcrowding to retarded school
progress is obvious.
1t Is a most shortsighted policy
for community to attempt to eco
nomize by crewding from SO to IS
children into one classroom and
then be obliged to continue to meet
the expense of repeating the years
work of retarded pupils.
We are grateful for the generosity
OF your paper in according space for
these communications.
ALICE K. WAKEFIELD.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26
BUILD ON SUMMER STREET
DIR. Wakefield Thinks It Unneces-
sary to Purchase New Lot

To the Editor of the Caledonian:
All who attended the special
meeting to- consider the school sit
uatfon must have been impressed
with the great amount of time an6
effort spent by our school directors
in attempting to solve this difficult
problem We congratulate them on
their exceedingly fine plan for a
new building; but we do not believe
that it is necessary to buy another
building lot when the Summer
street site is ample for ali purpos.
es of building. If the present build.
ings cannot be remodeled according
to approved plans, let them be torn
down and the material used toward
replacing them with a building that
will fully meet. school requirement.
and will be a credit to our town.
Now is the time when our citizens
both men and women, should cas-
their votes and exert their influence
to support the school directors il
making the much needed addition
to our school facilities.
We note the correction of our es
innate of the annual per capita
school expenses. We respectfully
submit that if the correct tota
number of pupils, 1176 instead o.
942 had appeared in the 1912 schoo
report we would have used it In
making our estimate. However, &C
cording to the directors estimate We
still insist that there is an annua,
waste of thousands of dollars Of
public funds, both state and town
because we neglect the physical vel
fare of school children. For fur.
Their support of this statement We
refer to the model report made by
Supt. Dempsey in 1907.
We urge the school directors tt
see to it, that these physical exam.
nations are regularly made accord
ing to the state law and that the
report of them be published in the
school report.
The public should become better
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

narrow and mistaken policy TO re-
fuse our citizens the opportunity tC
educate their children under healthy
and beneficial conditions. A vote
against a new school building
means rebuke to our Industrial de-
velopment and an injustice to ouI
children, a vote for it means indus
trial development and justice to the
innocent and helpless little ones in.
voluntarily placed under our guard
ianship.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26
WEST BARNET

Mrs. c. A. Choate entertained the
Priscilla club last Thursday after
noon.
The school closed Friday. Miss
Blake will spend this week with
Mrs. Dudley Blaine before return
ing to her home in West Danville
Mrs. A. j. Mackay of Peacham
was the guest of Mrs. G. P. Blail
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Strobridge
entertained eight of their friends
at tea last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Field of McIndoes visited
her daughter, Mrs. c. A. Choate las,
week.
Mrs. Robert Gillian has been
i'll with grip for the past week. Her
sister, Mrs. Kate Clement, with hel
daughter, Miss Catherine Clement.
from Boston, is caring for her.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26


After weeks of discussion and in
vestigation the Vermont legislature
has passed a new tax law. The
passage of a remedial tax measure is
a great credit to that body. 1t is
a much greater accomplishment
than the average person realizes.
There is such conflict of interests
whenever taxation is touched that
it takes courage and skill to &C
complish anything and the passage
of this measure shows the legisla-
ture possessed these qualities.
The writer feels special interest
in the changes that have been made.
Twelve years ago as a member of a
special commission to recommend a
remedy for double taxation in Yer
mont he recommended practically
the changes that are now made in
the law. At that time the recommen-
dation that offsets for debts owing
be abolished aroused the strongest
opposition. But investigation and
accurate knowledge of the unequal
workings of the law convinced him
that such a step was necessary to
bring justice in the imposition of
taxes. He has held that view ever
since and believes the actual work
ing of the new law will prove this tc
be a step in the right direction. 1t
will bring enough more property into
the local grand lists to allow dis
tinct reduction in the rate of taxa
ton.
The exemption of money loaned at
low rate of interest was recon-
mended at that time but it was pro-
posed to treat the banks and in
dividuals alike in this matter. The
law just passed does not do this. The
banks are still required to pay seven
tenths of one per cent on the aver
age amount of their deposits and
the individual is really given the
advantage in loaning money on
Vermont securities. Doubtless the
next legislature VIII remedy this
remedy this and it probably will be
done.
The senate failed to pass the bill.
requiring railroads to pay upon the
assessed value of their roads at the
rate of SIS per thousand. We do
not know the arguments against this
measure but think it was a just and
desirable one. If we are correct in
this opinion there is little doubt the
next legislature will remedy this
injustice. The exposition of the
inequality between the taxation of
property in the grand list and that of
public service corporations in 1900
did not result in remedial legislation
that session but did bring about a
material increase in corporate tax
! alton later and further increases
have been made since. So the people
of Vermont, by exercising vigilance
in the makeup of the next state
senate, can confidently expect justice
in this matter.
Not all that needed doing in tax
alton laws was done at this session
but very decided advance was made
and it no doubt will be followed by
more equal and just tax Legislation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Shepherd of the Hills to be
Presented March 3.


"The woods and the hills are a
part of Gods handiwork. From
this play you may, in some measure.
feel their influence. My play is the
story of a man who took the trail
that leads to the lower grounds and
a woman, and how she found her
way to the higher sunlit fields"
These are Harold Bell Wright's
preliminary remarks regarding his
dramatization of his celebrated nov
ell, "The Shepherd of the Hills"
which comes to the Colonial on Mon
day, March 3rd.
He has written a story of rough
times in the Ozarks, days before the
coming of the railroad, the period
of huskings, houseraisings, rough
and ready settlement of disputes
with the fists, laborious farming.
highway robberies and so on. 1t is
a ''red-bIood" virile play, yet one
that has a deep message. 1t is
filled with unique characters and
incidents. The fact that the novel
from which the play was made, has
held the record for five years as the
leading ''best seller" is ample proof
that it is what the public wants.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

Sen. Root who was chairman OF
the last national republican conven-
ton and Sen. Murray Crane, a mem
Der of the national committee are
in favor of calling a special republi-
can convention next fall or winter
for the purpose of changing the
rules so representation in national
conventions shall be based upon the
republican vote of the different
states and to allow states to elect
delegates according to the laws OF
their own states. This would end
the overweight of the southern
states in republican conventions anC
recognize primary or other state
laws. Such a step would make the
republican party more representative
of public sentiment and we hope il
may be brought about.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26
r. r. Men Take Notice

Conductor S. L. Miller, Norfolk
Nebr., on Bonesteel Division of C
& N. w. Ry. Co, recommends Fol
ey Kidney Pills and says: "I have
used Foley Kidney Pills with very
satisfactory results and endorse theil
use for any one afflicted with kidney
trouble. They are all right" Al
railroad men are prone to kidney
and bladder troubles, due to the con
slant vibration of the cars. Foley
Kidney Pills are a bracing ant
strengthening kidney medicine tina
will always help. No habit forming
drugs. C.. G.. BINGHAM adv.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

The brother ofEx-Pres. Madero Of
Mexico was shot down by Mexi
can soldiers while running
away from them and the ex
president is exiled from his
country. United States cannot ex-
pect to control a people who resort
to such methods in this enlightened
age except with gun and it will dc
well not to try it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

The official report of the hearing
before the senate committee on pen
sions shows Congressman Greene to
be all right on the pensioning OF
widows of Spanish War veterans.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26
Vermont Municipal Bonds
BOUGHT AND SOLD

The Hyde Park Savings Bank is al
ways able to supply investors with gilt
edged town, city and village (Vermont)
bonds. Correspondence invited with
parties desiring either to buy or sell.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26
ADVERTISING RATES.

This paper Is entitled to a place on
che Prfnter's lax ROll Of Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN CO.
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TERMS or THE CALIFORNIAN.

Entered at the 81. Johnsbury pos
ofacs as Bscond-class mail matter.
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one year TO any address. $50
Six months, 30
Three months, 90
CisrEymen an Caledonia County, 81.0O
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY ~
v. .. mHGELOw,

90 Eastern Avenue. ST. JOhnsbury. Vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-26

G. w. Caldbeck again inquired re
garding the school tax of sixty cents
on the dollar, and asked if the schoo
directors had any balance left
ent year. Mr.. Steele replied thai
they had not; that the school board
for the years 1911-12 had overdrawI
their account $265O.79, but there
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-13
CULLEOKA BOYS
HAVE MADE GOOD
JOHN AND SAM WiTHERS WHO
HAVE BEEN IN WEST TWEEN
TY YEARS HERE.

John Withers and Sam Withers,
former residents of Culleoka, are
examples OF What the young man OF
energy, charcter and hustle can do in
the far west They are here for a
few days VISIT TO the scene of their
boyhood. Both have done we'll in the
west Jonn Wlthers, who now lives
In Los Angeles, Calf, has been es-
pecially prosperous and is now prob
ably the posgessor of wealth counted
in the hundred thousands He has
never ceased to love the scenes OF his
early manhood where he followed old
Beck down the corn and cotton rows.
He continues tc be contributing
member of the Methodist church at
Culleoka and never fails to respond
to any worthy call. His brother, Sam,
has also Jared well In this worlds
goods and lives In Arizona where he
went about twenty years ago. Both
are receiving cordial welcome from
all old friends.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-13
BIG SHIPMENTS
OF GRADE JERSEYS
THOMAS G. soWELL HAVE SOLD
MORE THAN $4,000 WORTH
SINCE FIRST OF YEAR.

Il read with much interest The
Heralds statement of the immense
shipments oi grade Jersey heifers
from this county during the past
three or four months but | believe
the paper is too conservative. 1t
rather understated The value of the
industry" This statement was made
this morning by J. Lem Thomas, one
of the big shippers of the county.
During the rast five months con-
tinued Mr.. Thomas, 'the firm COM
posed of myself and w. ] Sowell, has
shipped more than $4,000 worth of
grade Jersey heifers from this coun-
ty. That is On average of $4,000 per
month. That IS just the shipments
of one firm. Altogether | am of the
opinion that the shipments of this
class of stock from Maury county
will reach rauch above 100000 in
the course of Il year. More and more
are the people coming to recognize
the value Of Maury county bred Jer-
sey cattle. While interest increases
in the registered pure bred stock
the grade product is in wide demand
all over the country. Just the other
day we sold ffty-one head to Mis-
sissippi farmer and another load to a
Texas farmer"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-13
ALL IS NOT serene
IN REGULAR RANKS
ABOUT COMMISSION
CONTENDiNG FACTIONS IN NASH
VILE TO-DAY TO APPEAR
BEFORE COMMISSION.
Says the Committee Should Settle
Matter at Home--Petition for Call
Has Been Signed and Sent to Mr..
Peshies. #
Tuesdays Daily.)

The matte OF the selection of the
election commissioners for Maury
county has bern the bone Of much
contention SINCE the opinion Of Judge
Allison on tie election law, and more
than one bright and blooming pros
pect has DudHed only to see his glory
fade at the hehest OF some politician
before it reached the light of day.
On each suggestion there have
been protests and counter protests
until there was no end to the wran-
gle, and only tlIe action of the state
commission appears to be able to set
tie the disturbance among the regu-
lars, who have preached harmony to
the fusionists until their vocabulary
has been completely exhausted, and
they are nov silent as to the turbu-
lence in their own ranks.
At first 1t was tipped that the COM
mission for the county would be
T. H. PEBBLES. ~. J. fowler and VIM.
Barker, but it vas only short time
till it was manifest that some others
wanted the privilege OF counting the
ballots, and a petition was started
/ for the signatures of the committee.
| 1t is stated that this petition first
contained the names Of M. E. Allen
and DR.. c. r. Clarke, but later the
name of DR.. Clarke was dropped and
John M. Burns substituted. The pc
tition asks that these two men be
named as the democratic members of
the county commission, and it is stat.
ed that majority of the committee
have signed IT,, and that it will be
presented 70 the alleged state com
missioners vixen they meet today,
and w. G. Wh.tthorne is in Nashville
for that purpose.
Attorney Thomas H. PEBBLES, chair.
man of the county committee, and a
power in the ranks, will appear be.
| fore the Goa mission and ask that
Maury county be passed, and that the
committee be allowed to meet and
make the fight at home, in order that
a united front might be presenteJ to
the state officers.
1t is also stated that the committee
will be called together at an early
date for this purpose, a sufficient
number having signed the request to
the chairman to make the call
| The objections to the petition ap-
II pear not to be on the men mention,
ed for the places, but to the manner
OF proceeding, those objecting stat
ing that the committee in proper ses,
sion ought to pass upon the endorse
ment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-13
CHARTER WILL Be
SECURED FOR THE
LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
THREE PATROLS OF TEN EACH
WILL BE ORGANIZED RIGHT
AWAY.
Prizes to Be Competed for BY the
Different Patrols and Awards to Ee
Made by the chautauqua Scout
Master.

The boy scout organization in Co.
lumbia showed up strong at the In.
dependent Phosphate Co. building or
High street Thursday night, when
about twenty-five boys of eligible age
met to discuss plans for the organiza
tion of their forces into patrols Of
ten each.
1t was manifested that there would
be a sufficient rumber to fill the three
patrols, these 10 be properly differed
and equipped in accordance with the
regular boy scout provisions. A char
ter will be applied for, and as the
provisions will all be fulfilled this will
be granted. 1t is the intention 10
have council appointed, and after
the thorough. organization to have the
council arrange for series of prizes
to be competed for by the different
patrols, the scout master of the Red
path Chautauqra to be the Judge and
make the awards when the Chamtau
qua returns here next summer.
Prof. w. p Morton is at present
the scout master or chief official. and
he states that there is great deal OF
enthusiasm among the boys at pres.
ent, and that number of short talks
were made by the boys that were
full of the proper spirit.
The next raeting will be on Friday
night, June &c, at which time some
definite action will be taken regard
ing the permanent organization.