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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
INSURANCE CHANGE
Representative Of New England Ex-
change Promises To Re-rate
Business Section.

The meeting of the special COM
mittee of the Commercial Club with
the representatives of the New Eng
land Insurance Exchange last Tues
day evening had important results
for the people of St. Johnsbury. The
Exchange was represented by A. J.
Murphy chairman of the Northeastern
Vermont district and o. J. N. Burgess
of Boston.
The improvements made in fire
protection and those authorized and
the proposed adoption of a building
code were presented to the insurance
men by members of the committee
and A. B. Noyes made a very plain
statement of the way St. Johnsbury
had been Disseminated against in
rates on dwelling house property.
At the close of the statements Mr..
Murphy said he would send a man
here to inspect the village and the
Exchange would re-rate the insur-
ance on all business risks. In the
fixing of the new rates the fact the
village had installed an auto truck
and regular fireman and was toinstall
a second truck with two more reg
uldr men WOuIQ D0 CI0ulIOU " lH0
village and give some reduction of
rates. He did not mean to indicate
that all rates would be reduced, but
the fact these things had been done
would reduce the general basis of
rates of the village. Further he pro-
missed that wherever a reduction in
rates was allowed the reduction is to
take effect from Feb. IT, 1914.
1t will take several months to COM
plete the inspection of the village by
the expert and then his report will
be used in making the new rates OF
insurance So the result of the re-
rating will not be known for some
time. The inspection may not give
every property owner a reduction OF
rates, in fact may cause an increase
in the rate of some buildings, but the
made by the village
will be recognized and the new rates
will be lower than they would If the
had not been made.
Mr.. Murphy would not make any
promise regarding the rate on dwell
ing houses but said after the other
work was done if the Commercial
Club wanted to take UP dwelling
house rates they would consider it.
Meanwhile the committee will under
take to secure statistics that will help
in getting a proper dwelling house
rofo
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
Handicraft Exhibit.

The Art Committee of the St.
Johnsbury Woman's Club will hold
an exhibition of ''The Handicraft and
Needlework of our Grandmothers." :"
This exhibition will include patch
work quilts, homespun and hand
woven linen, tufted quilts, hand
woven coverlets, all in the best de-
signs of those times. Also samples
of hooked rugs, embroidery, laces
and bead work. 1t will be held in
the Colonial room at the Fairbanks
Museum, afternoons of next week,
beginning with Tuesday the Sd, and
continuing through the 4th, 5th, 9Th
and 7th. Any who have valuable
additions to this exhibit are invited
to submit same. ALI are invited to
attend and we should make an eff
fort to do so as this is an opportunity
not often given to inspect sthe arts
which are fast becoming lost. The
class in hooked rugs has already be-
gun work. Any interested to join
may confer with Mrs. Alvin H. Flint,
Chairman Art Committee.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
NURSES new HOME
Fine Three Story Building To Be
Opened SOOn-DescriptiOn
Of The Interior.

The new nurses home for the girls
in training at Brightlook hospital is
nearing completion. 1t will be ready
for occupancy in week or two. The
structure is a large comely brick
building, just south of the hospital
The style of architecture is very
much like that of the hospital.
1t is of three stories, the main en-
trance being on the north side.
There is a portico at this entrance.
Beyond the small vestibule is large
reception room finished in Southern
pine, stained dark green. There are
built-in window seats in the recesses
at either side of the vestibule. The
lower parts of the walls are done in
very soft pretty shade of green,
while the upper part is in cream col
or. Three glass folding doors lead
from here into the hall which runs
east and west, towards the west to
the end of the building, and on the
east it leads to the large nurses class
room in the southeast corner and
the nurses living room in the north
east corner. The class room is
equipped with blackboards and all
lDlLSS AGCC6SdIy W UldhG II HOSL
convenient. The wood work in these
two rooms is also in Southern pine,
but in here it is stained brown. The
color scheme for the living room is
brown. This room is to be furnished
by the nurses and matron. On the
south side of the building, is a bath
room, linen room, a well equipped
diet kitchen, and three bedrooms.
On the north side, west of the recep-
tion room, is a suite of two rooms
and bath for the use of the matron
The second floor is devoted to bed
rooms, there being IA in ALL There
are also two baths. A long corridor
runs through the center Four
rooms on the east end of the building
are shut off from the others for the
use of the nurses ON night duty
There are eleven rooms on the third
floor, too, as well as two baths. Sew
eral rooms on the west end of this
floor can be shut away from the 9TH
ers and used by maids. Each room
has a built-in bookcase of green
Southern pine, also a rocking chair,
dressing table and a straight chair
Of fumed oak, and a single bed.
There is a large linen closet here too.
LII IuS West emu OIL the basement
is a large furnace room fitted up
with a modern heating plant which |
will heat both the home and the hos
pital. There is also smaller boiler
for heating water. This is quite sep
arate from the rest of the rooms, be- |
ng entered only from the outside. /
rhe janitor's room is in the |
basement proper. Here also is a |
arge trunk room, a coal bin, and am
pie space left for a laundry which |
nay be installed later, there being |
'oom enough for a drier and all con-
veniences.
A large south piazza extends the |
whole length of the building giving
| finishing touch to a very beautiful
md well equipped home
Die Stamp printing done here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25

The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
LOCAL NOTICES

Notices will be inserted in this
column in reading matter type at the
insertion and five cents a line for sub
sequent insertions of the same copy.1
COME
To supper at the First Baptist
church Friday evening, Feb. 81,
from $50 until O'Clock.
Menu
Cold Meats Baked Potatoes
Rolls Doughnuts
Assorted Cakes Orange Sherbet
Coffee
The Brightlook Hospital Aid As
sociation will hold a rummage sale,
February 27 and 2S, at 10 a. m. in
the basement of the Pythian Build
ing. Ladies are requested to send
in, on Thursday, any articles they
wish to contribute.
If you want a monument, marker
or any cemetery lettering done, write
or call up STILL and [ will call on
you and show designs of any kind of
monument you may desire. ]. E.
Walker.
A pound of 40 cent chocolates for
20 cents at Searles' Drug store
every Saturday and Sunday.
Get a box of Almon's Cold Tab
lets at Searles' Drug Store and cure
your cold. Only % cents.
More houses, more lots and more
farms for sale. G. E. KIRK.
Diamonds and Wedding Rings.
Blackshaw's Hole in the Wall.
Try hot Chocolate with whipped
cream at Searles' Soda Fountain,
it's delicious.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
Shall ID. E. Porter, Be Elected?

To the Editor of the Caledonian:
! 1 recently had a conversation of
some length on school matters with
Mr.. d. E. Porter, candidate for
| School Director. In this converse
tion he restated opinions which from
time to time he has expressed in pub
lie. | esteem Mr.. Porter highly as a
lawyer and a gentleman and, be-
cause 1 appreciate his ability to con-
troll the school policy, il elected, and
because of the vital Importance of
the schools to our community, l feel
that it is necessary that his publicly
declared opinions should again be
brought to thoughtful attention of
the voters before the March meet
ing. Mr.. Porter stated to me (and
has so stated in town meetings) in
SUBSTANCE that he does not believe
in the introduction of vocational
training, commonly called manual
training and domestic science, in our
schools and, if elected, would do
nothing to promote their introduc
tion, unless especially directed so to
do by the voters. This surprising
declaration is so out of line with pro-
gressive educational ideas of today
that it deserves the careful consid
6IdIlOn VI lu6 NOI6ISs LII LnlS SIduQ
Mr.. Porter takes issue with the Car
negie Foundation Report on YER
mont Schools which is being so high
ly praised. That Report emphasizes
the cardinal necessity of furnishing
education that will connect the life
of the school room with the activi-
ties of the shop, the farm, and the
home, in other words, industrial
training and domestic science. st.
Johnsbury has Jagged behind other
towns of it's size in this respect and
should not set it's face against pro-
gress. Mr.. Porter admitted that he
has not taken the trouble to inspect
the admirable industrial training de-
partment in operation at St. Johns
bury Academy, nor to inquire as to
its efficiency and results. Mr.. Porter
further stated that he would have
been content with the old buildings
on Summer street without any
changes, leaving bad air, poor light
and sixty children to a room.
Entertaining such opinions it is
easy to see how Mr.. Porter's admin
istration of the schools would save
the town much money, but is econ
omy to be pressed to the point of
depriving our children of all bene-
ntS from improved educational IA
cilities? Our ancestors got along
without electric lights in their houses
but do we care to return TO tallow
candles because they are a trifie
cheaper? 1 dislike paying taxes as
heartily as any man, but I dislike
more heartily Mr. Porter's idea that
st. Johnsbury cannot afford to give
its children feasible and uniformly
recognized improvements in their
training for useful lives.
have two small boys, neither as
yet of school age, but l hope and ex-
pect to have them both receive all
the education in this town which its
schools can furnish. To that end
want the schools administered with
out extravaganza but with an intel
ligent and receptive idea toward i'm
proved methods of demonstrated
worth. I want the schools in the
hands of a Board with courage to
lead and not always to wait on the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25

Die Stamp printing done here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
What Barre Wants.

Mr.. Bailey said that in Barre they
had favored an elective law with a
low rate of compensation, a maximum
of $40 and minimum of SIS per week
the compensation period to be $40
weeks.
The payment of lump sum has
proved unsatisfactory because in
many instances the beneficiaries had
not made proper use of it. In sew
eral states the industrial board is
given discretion whether to pay in
lump sums or over a given period. A
time also elapses between the acci-
dent and the time the compensation
should begin, two weeks as a rule.
Asked what the opinion had been
at other hearings about what classes
of wage earners should be allowed
to draw from the compensation fund
it was stated that at Barre it was
thought the act should not include
Office help or any officer of the en-
ploying company. The American
Bar Association recommends a limit
Continued on page 2.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
The Museum Of Natural Science


Open week days 9-12 A. M, IA p. N
Sundays 2.30 to s P. M.
An visitors welcomed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25

hesitating and often ill-informed
counsel of town meeting. l DO not
want the recognized ability of Mr..
Porter directed against progress in
our schools. For these reasons l
shall vote for Mr.. Mackey for School
Director believing that his election
will prove beneficial to his own chill
dren, to Mr.. Porter's children, to my
own boys and to all st. Johnsbury
children. And after all is it not the
welfare of our children and not ex-
clusively of our pocket-books which
we should bear in mind next Tues
day?
JOSEPH FAIRBANKS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25

The regular March meeting of
the st. Johnsbury Woman's Club will
be held Monday afternoon, March
2, at Pythian hall. The art commit
tee have this meeting in charge. The
speaker of the afternoon will be Rev.
P. d. Moody, his subject being "Real-
ism and Romanticism.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
Electing a School Director


Ever since the caucus l have beeh
wondering what sufficient reason we
men of st. Johnsbury have for re-
tiring Mr.. Mackey from the School
Board and what important advan-
tage would be gained thereby. The
question put up to us at the caucus
was whether we would vote for
principle or for man." Precisely
what was meant by that may not be
altogether clear. If it was the prin-
cipIe of limiting expenditures to the
specified appropriation, that desirable
principle will undoubtedly go into
effect as rigidly under Mr.. Mackey
as with anyone else. If by principle
is included also Furnishing the school
directors, that salutOry discipline
seems to have been pretty thoroughly
administered at the caucus, so that a
change in the makeup of the board
need not now be necessary for the
purpose of further castigation. In
the work of reconstruction the di-
rectors encountered quicksands and
other unexpected distractions: they
believed the town would say-go
ahead, even if you have to over
draw: wherein they were wrong,
they should have held up the work
till the town cOulQ take acL1On. 30
the caucus said, with a voice that
forbids the recurrence of any such
superfuity of naughtiness a second
time. The principle is established
whoever the directors may be. With
the name of Edwin R. Mackey on my
ballot l shall be voting for a princi-
pie, also for a man, who has won
confidence as an efficient public ser
want, who may be trusted to give
close and intelligent attention to our
school affairs and the welfare of our
children.
EDWARD T. FAIRBANKS.
Note.-History repeats itself with
variations. The first school house on
the Plain was built in 1907. On
March 80, that year it was voted to
raise $500 on the polls and ratable
estate for the purpose of building a
school house. The house was built
that summer but the expenditure ex-
ceeded the appropriation, by more
than half. In January 1908, an ad-
ditional 1925 was authorized "on the
polls and ratable estate for the pur-
pose of defraying the overplus money
expended in building said school
house." The records do not indicate
what remarks, if any, were made. |
But this was before the era of "ef-
fcient management" e. T. F.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
Should Prevent Accidents.

Joseph Fairbanks said he wanted
to urge the prevention of accidents
as we'll as compensation. He believed
it more desirable to prevent accidents
so far as possible than to compensate
for them. He hoped the Vermont
law when adopted would provide for
a system. of inspection to ensure as
safe conditions as possible for the
workmen and for the collection of
statistics giving the number and
cause of accidents. In Germany much
is made of these features of the law
and a corps of technical inspectors
especially educated for the work in
spect every factory to see that the
conditions are made as safe as pos
sible. They also had exhibitions of
safety appliances and even the school
children were instructed in the uses
and advantages of them.
G. E. Cummings, president of the
Central Labor Union was called upon
and said he should be glad to have
a law that would protect the labor
ing man. Asked if he had thought
what the maximum and minimum
compensation should be he said he
had not.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
FRATERNAL MEETINGS

Eae9AAAp1AC AOuBGs No ~ r anu a. ~
Called Communication Thursday evening.
Feb 26- Work M. NJ. Degree.
Regular Communication, Thursday even
ing March 2.
FRED H. DoLLoFF, w. NJ.
DELos M. BACON. Secretary.
Hsswen Royal Arch Chapter. No. IL.
Stated Convocation Friday evening,
March 13.
PRED NJ. HUMPHREY, e. H. P.
OELos M. BACON. Secretary
Palestine COmmandery No. 5, Z. 7.
Stated 'Conclave Tuesday evening, NJ arch
HORACE A. KIDDER, Em Commander.
DRLOs NJ. BACON. Recorder
Knights Of Pythias.
Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge, No.
2, Tuesday evening, March 3.
GEO. r. BoLLINGER, Q. c.
V. R. TIcRHURs ST. K. R. s.
The Museum Of Natural Science.
Open week days 9-12 A. M, IA p. M.
Sundays $50 to P. M.
An visitors welcomed.
st. JOhnsbury Athenaeum.
LIBRARY READING ROOM ART GALLERY
O'Clock TO O'Clock each week day, Wed
nesday evenings excepted.
O'Clock to 8 O'Clock Sundays.
All are invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
Estimate for School Apportionment
for the Coming Year.

for the Coming Year.
The law requires that the Board
of School Directors shall annually
recommend in writing to the Town
Meeting the amount of money nee
cessary to be appropriated for the use
of schools. In order that the voters
may have full information in time
to consider 1t carefully, the School
Directors present the following fig
ures in advance of the Town Meeting.
Estimate of requirements for cur
rent expense for the coming year:
Teaching Force, $20,70O.00
Janitors, 100000
Tuition, 100000
transportation, 2,400.00
Supplies and Books, 1,650.00
Lights, $4,000
Repairs, 100000
Water, 10000
Fuel, 100000
Printing and Postage, 10000
General Expenses, 100000
$ 42,57O.OO
This is a reduction from the total
expenses of last year and of this year.
The School Directors recommend a
school tax of 55 % of the grand list
which, after deducting the 4 % al
lowance on taxes paid to the Town
Treasurer, will net approximately
$39, 10000.
We will receive from the State
School Funds an ample amount to
make up the balance for current ex-
penses. All state money received in
excess of our expenditures may be
applied to reduce our indebtedness.
CHAS. w. STEELE,
A. J. HIGGINS,
E. r. MACKEY,
Board of School Directors.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25
COMPENSATION ACT
Business And Working Men Attend
ed Hearing and Discussed The
Proposed New Law.

Lieut-Gov. f. e. Howe and Secret
ary of State Guy w. Bailey, members
of the special commission appointed
by the governor to investigate the
matter of workmen's compensation
and report by bill to the next legisla-
ture, gave a public hearing on the
matter here last Wednesday even
ing. There was quite a represent
tive gathering of business and work
ing men and the matter was fully
discussed.
Lieut-Gov. Howe presided and stat
ed that workmen's compensation was
comparatively new thing in the
United States, the oldest law here
being only years old but it had been
the law in Germany and other Europ-
can countries for many years. There
are several kinds of compensation
acts and the object of the commission
in giving these hearings was to find
out what kind Vermont wanted.
The state has been taking care of
the victims of accident in very un-
businesslike way. 1t has given the
employer the three defences of con-
tributory negligence, assumption of
I1Sh ny the 0uIpAOyS anu u0SnS0uCC
of a fellow workman. The injured
man has no means of support during
his disability and often times must
bring suit to secure any compensa-
ton. The case remains SO long in
the courts that if the workman gets
a verdict he seldom has over 80 per
cent of it for his own compensation.
1t will cost the state no more to pro-
vide a proper method of compensa-
ting unfortunate workmen than the
old system has.
John NJ Avery of the legislative
bureau who is travelling with the COM
missioners explained the Massachu-
setts compensation law. He said the
general plan was compensation law
with insurance. Employers and en-
ployes can elect whether or not they
will come under the law. If an en-
ployer elects to come under the law
he must take out insurance and in
practice unless the employing firm
is of sufficient financial strength they
are compelled to take out the insur-
ance so the workmen will be sure of
their compensation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-27
Delmonico Meal.

He had heard several old miners
who had for many years been living a
rough frontier life discussing what
they would do when they had made
their piles" and could return with
riches ito the states"
Well" said the grizzly old veteran,
Il know what I'll do. I'll go as straight
as the carsll take me to New York,
and when / get there I'll make bee
line for Delmonicos and I'll get the
Undergraduates dinner that mon
ey can buy. | don't care If it costs
me $50. I'll have IT,"
"Now, what do you think you would
order" querled Fred, with some Gu
riosity, "if you were to 80 into Del
monico's for a $50 dinner?"
well. dunno; but | guess I'd have
some ham and eggs-yes, would; Id
have some ham and eggs!"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-27

and her feelings were hurt. She i'm
agined that she had become nothing
but a nursemaid in the eyes of the
world, and gave up her play with the
childrenl
$50 she shut herself up in the house
and wouldn't have anything to do with
| anyone!
Miss McGee's tall and angular, and
| sort Of eccentric looking, but she's
got an awfully sweet nature, and every
one was sorry that her feelings were
hurt. However, she wouldn't let any
one console her, or explain.
Then one day old Lawyer Manning
passed the house and, hearing music,
he went up. She was so surprised at
his visit that she let him in, and what
do you suppose she was doing? She
had saved a lot of newspaper articles
on how to dance the tango, and she
was learning it from them, playing
until she had a tune in mind and then
singing for the danciug!"
"And so Manning is the happy indi-
yidual?" anticipated the husband.
Nov, you just wait till | finish!"
finished the bride. "Mr. Manning was
interested in the tango and Miss Mary
McGoe promised to teach him all about
it. So he went almost every after
noon.
And then the minister, who every
one says was fond of Miss Mary Nc
Gee years ago, called. OF course, his
visit occurred when Mr.. Manning was
there. and it sort of woke him up.
guess he'd been thinking Miss Mary
McGee would always be there, and
there was no hurry about asking her.
Anyway. he began to call frequently.
| and Miss Mary MCGEE always let them
come in, and they remained hours
and hours, each trying to outstay the
other, and thus get the opportunity to
propose, | guess! But they always
had to go away together, for Meth
er would give in!
"And actually Miss Mary MCGEE got
so pretty with the activity and ex-
element"
"But which one got her?' interrupt
ed the man.
why, that's the romance of it,"
triumphed the bride. They'd been
calling for about month, steadily, al
most every afternoon, and then one
day the minister brought along his
brother, who was visiting him. be-
cause he couldn't leave his visitor
at home, and he wouldn't let Mr..
Manning get the advantage of a call
alone!
And the minister's brother had the
wit to invite her out. And he pro
posed right away, and now they're
married Chicago Daily News.