Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-06-18
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Seven-Eighth. Interpreted Literally.

WHAT 1I1E I al EN0 OkA1s
Seven-Eighths Interpreted Literally.
The board of civil authority of Barre
city has overruled the action of the
board of listers and on appeal by
aggrieved taxpayers has accepted the
governors liberal Interpretation of the
new tax law as it relates to exemp-
tions for five per cent loans rather
than the attorney generals strict con-
struction. 1t is said that about seven
eighths of the cities and towns in the
state are following the liberal idea
Randolph Herald and News.
Whittier Are We Going?
There is not much encouragement
for prohibitionists and anti-tobacco
crusaders in the government internal
revenue figures for the twelvemonth
closing with May. Taxes on wines and
liquors yielded $7,000.000 more; on
beer, So, $4,000 more; on tobacco,
SIS, 500, 900 more, and on cigarettes.
$500, 900 more than during the preced-
"dry" territory-in spite of the grow
ing demands in all lines of work, for
abstainers. this nation as whole is
paying more tribute than ever to John
Barleycorn.-Rutlan News.
Do You Think So?
In connection with the investigation
of complaints of excessive rates and
poor service on the part of the Pas
sumpsic Telephone Company in Or
leans and Caledonia counties, the ST..
Johnsbury Caledonian takes Gov.
Fletcher to task for placing the inves-
tigation in the hands of special COM
mission, the members of which, it
asserts, represent the compliments,
instead of leaving it with the state
public service commission to look into.
A majority of the members of the
public service board are the governor s
own selection. Does his action in this
telephone case indicate any want of
confidence in his Apprenticeship
burg Standard.
DILLINGHAM; Clement.
The political event of last week was
the looming out' of the Herald fol
Senator Dillingham; for a re-nomina-
ton by the Republicans. The fact OF
any newspaper announcing It's support
of any candidate is not of so much
moment, but the Hera)d's support Of
Dillingham; is of quite a little i'm
portance and it will cause the politica
bees to hum pretty busy tone.
| In order to fully understand. the
significance of this it must be under
stood that the Herald is Hon. Percy
w. Clements paper. Therefore it car
be announced that Mr.. Clement has
| formed a combination with Senator
Dillingham;. 1t was generally under
/ 4Lof =
candidate for the United State:
Senatorsbip but this public announce
ment by the Herald naturally puts hin
out of the race.
1t does not take even an expert tt
see through the game Mr.. Clement
had guberna toral aspirations-he ha:
had them ever since he threw off hi
knee breeches. Wanting to be govern
or with Mr.. Clement is chronic. I
started years ago, and is just simpl,
incurable. So Dillingham; and Clemen
got together. The former is to have
denomination for the United State
Senate and Mr.. Clement is to have tn,
next Republican nomination for Gov
ernor.
While no official public announce
ment has been made that such a com
| bination has been formed any "ol(
fool" can see it and further it il
common talk in this part of the state
that such is fact.
1t is truly interesting. Just imagine
Mr.. Clement being taken into the folt
I of the Republican organization. W.
wonder how Gov. Fletcher will relish
/ this plan, to say nothing about DR.
John A. Mead, the Plumleys, Lieut.
! Gov. Howe, State Road Commissioner
Gates and Mr.. Fits of Brattleboro.
| Dillingham; and Clement working
together politically. s'Hoity toity. ,
what great game it will be-bu
won't the fur just fly when the wheel
commence to move. Dillingham; AM
Clement-what show.-Burlingto
Clipper
Wants the Page Bill.
What has become of the Page Bill
We are thinking of nothing but the tar
iff now, and the coming currency law
! and the very energetic and attractiv
gentleman who is giving us new kim
of an administration at Washington
All these things are important, bu
tariffs are not as important and none
is not as great thing as children.
The Page Bill, readers will remem
! Der, is bill which proposes that tn
: United States government appropria at
about what couple of good battle
ships would cost, to help state govern
: ments make over their common an
high schools.
, Most of the great humanitarian OF
CARNATIONS of the nation are on recor
as favoring the Page bill. About tn
only one which has failed to approx
e it is the national association of agr
, cultural experiment station worker
: And l think it is fair to say that
large number Of the agricultural co
:. lege men and experimentation pc
pie wish they were on record for it.
/ hope the incoming of the new a.