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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05
Another constitutional Change

The United States senate seems
to have a penchant for constitutional
changes. 1t has already submitted
the proposed change for the popular
election of United States senators
and on Saturday last gave the nee
another change making the term of
the president of the United States
six instead of four years. Numerous
other changes were proposed, the
most important of which was the
proposition to have the president
elected by popular vote. This was
rejected, both of Vermont's sena-
tors voting against it. We would
much rather see the president elect
ed by popular vote than the senators
but the verdict of the senate is ex-
actly reverse of this.
Strong arguments were made
against the changing of the length
of the term but the probability that
the president could give at least four
years of experienced effort independ-
ent of politics outweigned them when
the vote was taken. This proposed
change will go to the house for
action and if it recomends it then
it must be endorsed by three-fourths
OF the legislatures OF the states.
When it is remembered that the in
come tax amendment recommended
by congress four years ago has not
received the necessary three -fourIhs
endorsement it will be seen that *
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

Sen. C. S. Page of Vermont won
a signal triumph in the senate
Wednesday when he secured the pas
sage OF the Page vocational bill by
a vote of thirty-one yeas to thirty
nays. The narrow majority does not
indicate so strong hostility to the
bill but the ambition of jealous ri
walls, Senators Hoke Smith of
Georgia and Congressman Lever of
South Carolina each having rival
measures they hoped to advance over
Sen. Pages bill The measure as
passed by the senate provides for an
ultimate expenditure of $12,0OO,0O0
annually and it is expected the bill
will meet very strong opposition in
the house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

The Caledonian this week publish
es the first of two letters by the
board of school directors regarding
the necessity of a new school build
ing and invites suggestions from the
voters on the subject The Gale
DOMAIN will be glad to publish arti-
cles on this subject written by re-
sponsible citizens and would sug-
gest that as long as the directors
use their names in their articles
other writer's should also sign treir
articles. This is a subject of great
public interest and it viii be ad-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05
The Tax Problem

The conference committee of the
senate and house Of representatives
has evolved a new solution of the
tax problem which destroys the fiat
rate proposition and includes some
of the other changes proposed. The
agreement which that committee
reached provides that personal prop
erty of whatever nature be listed the
same as real estate and enc per
cent of it's appraised value be put
into the grand list. Then the local
rate of taxation is assessed upon
six-tenths of the amount in the
grand list. To illustrate we will sup
pose a man has $1,000 worth of
personal property and $4,000 worth
of real estate in a town where the
tax rate is $3.50 on a dollar of the
grand list When he makes out his
inventory he will report, real estate
$4,000, personal property $1,000.
His grand list would be one per cent
of these sums or real estate $40,
anu pei bOndA P4OPCANy - w AASAA
the tax is assessed it would be as fol-
lows: Real estate $40 at $3.50 on a
dollar $40; six-tenths of his person
al property grand list of $12, or
$7.2O, at $3.50 on a dollar, $1,000.
So the local tax IS levied on six
tenths of one per cent of the value
of his personal property. No offsets
on accounts of debts owing is allowed
but money loaned at a rate not ex-
ceeding five per cent and secured by
a mortgage on Vermont real estate
is exempt from any taxation.
This proposal contains two good
features, the exemption of money
loaned on vermont real estate at
five per cent or less and the abolish
ment of offsets. This will allow a
man to loan money to his neighbor
and take security on his real estate
and the adjustment of offsets will
make every man owning personal
property come into the grand list on
an equal basis. 1t will also increase
the size of the grand list. These
two provisions will aid in equalizing
taxation and equal taxation is not
ruinous to anyone. The provision of
taxing personal property at the spec
ial rate suggested in the agreement
may be all right and practice may
prove it is not. 1t certainly can
not ruin the towns or the individual
to try it. If it proves wrong it can
be remedied at the next session. If
this legislature can only abolish off
sets and the inequalities the prac-
tice produces it will not be difficult
to solve the rest of the tax prob
lens in a way that will produce
greater equality and justice. We
hope the conference committees
plan will lbe enacted into law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

The successful organization OF
the Caledonia County Farmers AS
ISOLATION last Thursday was made
possible by the liberal action Of T.
N. Vail of Lyndon. 1t was facilitated
by the generosity and enthusiasm of
the st. Johnsbury Commercial club.
But it will prove a success or a
failure as the farmers of the coun-
ty respond to the invitation TO sup
port and use it for their own i'm
provement. Its success will be a
great satisfaction to The Caledonian
which for months has been urging
such an organization. Long life and
great usefulness to the farmers or
ganization.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTER

The Baptist Young People gave a
very interesting concert in Fire
mems Hall, Friday evening. Owing
to the weather and travelling the
crowd was small.
The Dramatic club will give a
masquerade, dance and promenade,
at their hall Friday evening, Feb,
IA, followed by a box supper.
Mrs. Generous was taken to
Brightlook hospital for treatment
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Beck of st.
Johnsbury spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
Laughlin.
Herbert Campbell and daughter,
Mrs. A B. Goliath, went to Fitch
burg, Mass, Monday to spend n few
days with his daughter, Mrs. Dwight
Simpson.
Miss Lucy Hutchinson spent Sun
day with friends in Sutton.
The monthly business meeting of
the Christian Endeavor society will
be held Friday evening at the
church, followed by a social.
Miss Julia Brown has been con-
fined to the house with the grip.
The Y. P. c. F. c. will meet
Thursday evening at Frank Gala
gher's.
Mrs. Eliza Allen spent one day
with her sister, Mrs. A. N. Drew
at St. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Bailey spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jona-
than Huntley.
E. H. Hallett goes to Waterbury,
Stowe, Montpelier and Hardwick
this week on Grange business.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

Gov. Fletcher's appointment Of
Charles Plumley, speaker of the
house of representatives, is a r. cog
milton of a young man who has been
very successful III a political v ay
But many people will regret the re.
tirement of J. E. Cushman, who has
put in twelve years of effective
work in that office. He has greatly
increased the revenues of the state
from corporations and his expert
ence would have been very valuable
in establishing the new system of
taxing railroads on an appraised
value rather than gross earnings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

We, your servants, are making q
conscientious effort to do our full duty
by you. If any citizen can suggest q
way to provide properly for our schoc
children at less expense than the
plan we propose we will be most
happy to consider ii. The school
board will recommend a solution of
this problem in next weeks papers.
The whole matter VIII then be clear
ly before the voters and the voters
will decide at the town meeting
what action is best for us to take.
Respectfully,
CHARLES w. STEELE,
A. J. HIGGINS,
e. r. MACKAY.
st. Johnsbury School Directors
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05
w. g. T. U. Meeting

The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union met at the home of the
Misses Clark, of Main street, Tues
day afternoon, Jan. %. The de.
Votional service was led by the pres
1dent, Mrs. H. N. Turner, with Mrs
/ G. A. Cramton at the piano. The
report of the previous meeting wa.
read by the secretary, Mrs. T. p
Farrell.
Mrs. P. F. Hazen was elected
chairman of the committee, who
will arrange for the mid-winter exc.
cutive meeting of the county, to be
held at Mrs. H. N. Turner's home
The program for the afternoon was
in charge of the hostess, Miss Alice
G. Clark, and the subject was "The
Year in Retrospect" From a rec
ord of important events that have
transpired throughout the world
during the year of 1912, several
items were read, including a list of
the deaths of a number of promin-
ent people.
An article from The Literary Di-
gest entitled The Woman Suffrage
Victory, was read by Mrs. Peter
Black. A carefully prepared paper
on The Balkan War, was read by
MIS-. CramtOns A few words con-
corning the new Republic of China
were read by the leader, and Chi
nese newspapers and a flag were
shown. 1.-THE Life of Christ in
Moving Pictures was the subject of
an article from The Literary Digest
read by Miss Mary Moore. A short
article showing ;he effect of moving
picture shows on the business of
saloons, was read. Mrs. T. P. Far
rell read from The Union Signal an
interesting temperance story EMIT
led 1.-THE Bravery of billy Bigelow."
Mrs. F. S. Tolman read from the Lit
erary Digest an account Of the found
ing and progress of 1.-THE Inasmuch
Mission" in Philadelphia. This was
called "The Underworld Redeemine
Itself"
The musical numbers consisted of
two Victrola solos, Martin Luther's
Christmas Hymn, sung by Schumann-
Heink, and Come Unto Him." from
The Messiah, by Emma Juch.
The calendars prepared by Mrs.
Turner were distributed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05
U. S. Senate in Disgrace

A great weakness Of the United
States senate is being shown in the
successful filibuster of the denoci at
ic members against action on the
At an executive session of the SEN
ate last week Sen. John Sharp Will
liams talked for hours on areo-
planes and the works of Charles
Dickens and Sen. Hoke Smith read
from government documents regard
ing the diseases of horses when the
business before the senate Vas a
motion to take up a list of the nom
nations made TO which objection
had not been made and confirm
them. OF course this was political
tactics but a senator could fili5uste1
in the same way if the senate as
trying to act on a bill to grant re-
lief to fire or flood sufferers. tt is
shame and disgrace to the senate
and the country that any member
has the power to block legislation
in this way. 1t would bring great
credit to the republican me I-bers il
they before losing power in senate
should amend the rules Of that
body so a minority could not defeat
the majority of the members The
democrats may get the offices by
these tactics but they are sacri
fcing the honor of the country for
political pap.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

Bellows Falls Board OF Trade is
to have a get together banTCer on
Friday evening of this week whGa
representatives of Chace and Barri-
man, who recently purchased the
water power in that village, will be
present to tell some OF the plans of
the company have for developing
the power in that village. St.
Johnsbury knows that such a meet
ing will be beneficial to the town.
This meeting reminds us however
that very little has been heard of
the building of new homes for
working men here, the need of
which was so forcibly presented by
President Brooks of the E. and T..
Fairbanks and Co. st. Johnsbury
certainly needs more buildings if
it's industrial life is to be fully de-
veloped and it is time plans were
already underway for the construc-
ton of cheap, comfortable =: )mes
for at least fifty families in this
village the coming season.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

may be some time before this last
change is effected. II the three pro-
posed changes are made. and it
seems likely they will be, our rever-
ed constitution will be considerably
shaken up. But let us hope expert
ence will show it has been improved
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

Brattleboro is to have a daily pap
er after the first of March, the YER
mont Phoenix Company and The
Vermont Printing Company, which
publishes the Brattleboro Reformer,
having combined. The Vermont
Phoenix will be continued as a week
ly paper and the Reformer will be
published as a daily Brattleboro
has enjoyed two of the best weekly
papers published in the state but
the combination of the two and
change to daily publication will un-
doubtedly give that town a better
newspaper service than ever. We
congratulate Editors Hubbard and
Crane on getting together and wisI
them a most happy and prosperous
newspaper career together.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

Mrs. e. C. Chandler has had tom
silitis.
Everett Chandler, Helen Chandler
and Margaret Chandler have the
measles.
mrs. X. nj. Lawrence visited her
sister at st. Johnsbury, recently.
MRS. Arnold returned home with her
stopping one night. Mrs. Lawrence's
brother, James, has come 10 stay
with her for the present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05
Green Cut Bone and Meat

is a splendid cold weather Poultry
Food. Send us your check or money
order for 1915 and we will ship yor
a 200 pound barrel, freight prepaid
to your railroad station. Carroll S
Page, Hyde Park, Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

This paper is entitled to a place on
che Printers Ink Roll of Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05
ApvERTIsINa RATEs.

Local notices, wants, for sale, etc,
3 cents per wOrd first insertion. Legal
notices 10 cents q line. three insertions
Probate notices $500 each for three
insertions. Dissolution, liberation and
ingertions Card of thanks, 75 cents.
Obituary poetry. 10 cents line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

vantageous to all to have it thor
oughly discussed in the local papers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05
TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN

Entered at the st. JOhnsbury post
Smco as secOnd-clRss mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

One year to any address, $3.50
Six months, 10
Three months, 80
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05
ONT OF TOWN AGENTS.

BOatOm-EagIe News Co, 597 Wash
Rngton and rs Summer Streets.
LyndOnVfIIe-Campbe and Blodgett.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-05

Percy JTnTS gives names, dates,
facts, figures, tells you of living or dead.
Your secret troubles, the cause and rem
edy. In fact tells everything. Gives
lnfallible advice on all affairs of life,
love. courtship, management, business,
speculation, transactions of every nature.
1t you are worried, perplexed or in
trouble, call tomorrow.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Prof. Percy Janis can be seen at 81
Main street, Burlington, VT, every FL
day and Saturday in his private resi-
dence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
r. A. (BUSTER) BROWN
Chief of the Potlatch- Photo
Covell Co.


A happy choice was made when Miss
Lydia Enstis was appointed TO rule as
princess over the indian tribes in the
potlatch celebration.
Her people have been long associated
with the growth of the city. its days
of peace and plenty, its troubled times
of war and panic, and she is one of the
fairest girls in all the pioneer families.
She is the second daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Eustis and the choice of
their three to assume an Indian role, for
her slender figure rich coloring, her
straight features and dark eyes make her
an admirable type for an Indian maid,
aud her sweet dignity and poise make
her capable of assuming queenly duties.
Yesterday as she sat beside the big
chief and surrounded with her routine
of maidens beaded and clad in buckslSin
and soft chamois she recalled her pro-
totype, lovely Princess Pocohontas first
Indian princess. Her brown buckskin
gown clung softly to her straight, slender
figure. and about her collar and sur
rounding her wrists were bands OF richly
bordered beads. Hanging In bright
strings, from peck to lap.- other
any-colored beads, and binding her
brow over which her long. parted hair
was caught back TO hang in two long
plaits was a beaded fillet in the back
of which were thrust two high feathers.
And she was and is a charming prin-
cess, in gentle mockery ruling sweetly
and girlishly over the land which years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25

Los Angeles, April 24.-E. j. Fleming
former city prosecutor, summoned as
grand Jury witness in the white slavery
case, which already has resulted III me
issuance of a bench warrant for George
H. Bixby, the missing Long Beach mil
lionaire, said today he welcomed the sup
poena. because he was in position TO
prove the existence of an organized black
mailing gang. Instead of there being a
ring Of millonaires preying upon young
girls Fleming asserted there was a ring
OF conscienceless girls and women sys-
tematically proving upon men Of wealth.
'erhis grand jury investigation will be
welcome relief Of scores of men In and
about Los Angeles. he declared.
According to Fleming the millionaire
known as "The Black Pearl and others
who were good fellows while spending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
AUSPICIOUS OPENING FOR GREAT POTLATCH FESTIVAL5
PARADE WAS MOST GORGEOUS EVER WITNESSED HERE
POTLATCH CHIEF AND PRINCESS

, Mr.. Robert A Brown chief of the In
dian celebration, whose identity was so
cleverly guarded until yesterday after
noon, was in his leather suit and moeca-
sins, .the feathers of his headdress, and
the bright beads of his ornaments max
| mg a chief worthy of the name His
height and his dignlfied yet genial inan-
ner were suited to his dignified office.
Unlike his princess, he is not native Of
this section, but until a few years ago
| lived In South Carolina.
He IS q kinsman of Mr.. Culpepper
Exum, former mayor and at present a
commissioner, and he, also, has been II
public-spirlted citizen of Birmingham for
| a number of years as well as one of the
most prominent bachelors in society. He
is member of all the clubs, makes his
nome with the Bachelors on Highland
avenue. and IL a fayorite not only among
the unmarried people or the married set,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
DECLARES BLACKMAILERS AT
WORK IN LOS ANGELES

an occasional pleasant evening at cafes.
were singled out by girls working under
the direction OF '.brainy woman and
forced to pay backmal or face the pos
sibility OF broken homes.
On the other hand the police assert
that Mrs. Josie Rosenburg, who con-
Quoted the Jonquil resort, was merely one
Of white shaving corps which worked
for a number Of well known men about
town,
Fleming's photograph is said by the po-
lice 10 have been found in Mrs. Rosen-
burgs watch.
Receipts for payment on the furniture
In the Jonquil. the police also declare
were made out in F'leming's name.
Fleming's explanation of those circum-
stances was that Mrs Rosenberg had
1 followed him for three Years and used
the picture in the watch 10 force him to
| accede 10 her demands. He also said she
| had furniture receipts made in his name
to further strengthen her hold upon him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1--Auspicious opening of the potlatch.
Tariff discussion brings merry debate.
Johnsons views on alien controversy.
Report of levee break causes excite
ment.
western Union winner in suit.
3-Eght governors of Alabama.
Editorial comment.
5-Dr. Eaves heads social workers.
Good roads delegates in session.
Potlatch big advertisement.
Col Il. c. Thompson here yesterday.
6-Society.
7-Sports.
s-Think Montenegro will yield to
powers.
9-General roads federation holds brief
session.
1o-selna hopes to see Cahaba road built.
1l-Bryan explains his teetotal custom.
l2-Big sum sought in suit against banks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
STRIKERS VOTE IN
FAVOR OF PEACEFUL
ENDING OF DISPUTE

Brussels, April PA plenary con-
gress of the socialist labor party voted
today for an immediate resumption OF
work by the strikers. the vote being
4 to l in favor of a peaceful settle
ment
M. vandervelde, the socialist leader
carefully explained the important adj
vantage gained by the vote in the
chamber of deputies which opened the
way for the revision of the constitu-
tion desired by the workers.
Other leaders followed in the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
REPORT OF BREAK
IN LUTCHER LEVEE
CAUSES EXCITEMENT

Remy, La, April "a, II p. m.-More
than 1000 men are working ON the Ievee
here tonight in desperate effort To
prevent n crcvassc which would flood
a score of small villages at the town of
Lctclser and sweep down the river few
miles of the city of New Orleans
The old main line levee in front of
the Frey plantation began caving rap
idly this afternoon and although large
force OF workmen were rushed to the
scene from New Orleans and other
points on special trains, it is consid :
cred doubtful If the levee will stand.
\ new levee just back of the old levee
has been in course of construction for
the past few weeks but is not COM
pleted.
New Orleans, April 24.-Considerable ex-
citement was caused in New Orleans to-
right by report that the main line
Mississippi river levee had broken at
Lutcher. La, 40 miles above New Or
leans on the city side of tie river.
A telephone message from Luteher stat
ed that the break was in the old Ievee,
which had been abandoned and the water
had merely broke through this and
banked up against the new levce.
a thousand men We're implediately put
to work tonight ON the new Ievee oppo-
site the break in the old embankment
and in Lutcher some fear was expressed
as to it's stability.
The break in the old levee this after
noon occurred at Rerhy, four miles above
Lutcher
A special train which left New Orleaps
at 7.S0 with Captain c. o. Sheriff., chief
Of the United States army engineers; Ma
jor F. NJ. Kerr, chief of the Louisiana
state engineers, was followed 80 minutes
later by special train carrying 100 la
borers and 1000 sand bags
In view OF the fact that there is an
IS foot fall from the river at Remy to
Lake Marepas, IL miles northeast ensi-
neers estimate that 80 per cent of the
water from any crevasse in the main
levee at that point would readily How into
Lake Marepas and from there into Lake
| Ponchartrain.
Protection Leyees
Above the city Of New orleans there
are protection levees ranging from u to
20 feet In height which extend from the
river to Lake Ponchartrain and are con-
'i"o'' =" s"ricieittiy StronE anu MS" -
| pTf4ent any back water from finding It's
W. TO this city. There are several gaps
| in these projection levees through whlch
the railroads pass, but material has been
placed at these points for closing the gaps
OH few hours notice.
| break at or near Remy would IN
undate the town OF Butcher and about
I2o villages in st. james and 81 John
| the baptist paYishes aud puf out y
if0mH1lS sion the md NtgSISSlpDI
Valley railroad and the Louisiana Rail
way and Navigation conpanys line
north OF New Orleans.
| Three goverhment steamers loaded
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