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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01

We hope that Caledonia county
is one of the 100 counties in which
the Division of Road Economics is
making a detailed study of road
building systems. We are confident
it would prove a county with good
roads and might receive sugges-
tons that would make even further
improvements possible. as the gov
eminent engineers will advise freely
with local authorities.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01
EAST HARDWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilmerson
of Hardwick are spending a few days
at w. S. Wright's.
Mrs. Charles Goodrich was at R.
E. Battles over Sunday.
A son arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lyman Fuller, Thursday.
The school picnic was held in G.
H. Allbee's sugar orchard Friday
A most enjoyable time was had by
all. The ball game was especially
entertaining.
Timithy G. Bronson died at Mary
Fletcher hospital Friday after an
operation for appendicitis. Mr.
Bronson will be greatly missed
throughout the state as well as in this
community.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01
If Were Governor

If / was governor of the state OF
Vermont, elected by the republican
voters of the state, / would appoint
good substantial republicans to the
offices placed at my disposal.
/ would leave the progressives who
defeated me in the popular vote and
voted against me in the Legislature
in the ranks of private citizenship,
unless 1 found a progressive better
fitted for an office than any one out
side that party.
l would insist that the attorney
general of the state should repre-
sent the state in Investigations
where the state is a party, or I
would let the people know why it
could not properly be done.
would ask the supreme and
county courts of the state to show
why two classes of judges are nee
essary in the department of justice
and why the state should be to the
expense of eleven judges when the
work was formerly done by seven.
would investigate the increase
in expenses from $7,744.5O in 1901,
to $16,8O4S1 in 1913 in the Office
of sergeant at arms, to see if this in
crease is justified.
would ask for a publication of
what has been accomplished by the
commissioners of weights and meas
ures so the public could decide
whether or not that work is worth
the $14,046.63 it cost in 1918.
1 would go through the list of
boards and commissions and see how
many of them could be discontinued
or consolidated into one board of
control for different institutions
and branches of work.
/ would remember that the state
commission to prepare proposals for
ton decided not to place the ap-
pointment of judges in the hands of
the governor, that the people of the
state approved Of this and so far as
Wdo III my pOWCA NOuAO NeNAA ,
out the wish of the people in this
matter.
1 would consider it my duty to let
the public know just how much of
the states money 1 had turned into
the hands of E. A. Cook and w. A.
Graham for doing work a regular
state official should have done. In
other words l would let the public
know how much my leg had been
pulled by these able and distinguish
ed statesmen.
/ would secure the figures to show
the purchase price of water powers
by out Of state corporations and the
extent the public service commission
had allowed them to water stock
for the Vermont consumers of cleo
trio power to pay dividends on.
There might be some very interest
ing information on this point.
Il think I may safely be expect
ed to be a candidate for the United
States Senate. Why? Well, now,
don't be so thoroughly and blind
ly conservative" as to ask me why
when I want to be kept in public
Office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01

Orleans, June Z9. The NOn-parti-
san Prouty Club today gave out the
following letter from Hon. c. A.
Prouty:
Washington, June "a.
Non Partisan Prouty Club,
Orleans, VT.
Gentlemen: / am in receipt of a
letter from you stating that reports
are being circulated in the press and
by individuals that 1 have declared
in writing and personally that 1 did
not desire the position of United
States Senator, that l did not well
come support to that end and would
not serve if elected. You ask me if
these statements are true.
They are not. The only political
Office within the gift of the people of
my native state which | have ever
desired is that of United States Sen
ator, and personally an election to
that position would be most crafty
ing. l deeply appreciate the efforts
of your members and my other
friends in my behalf, all the more be-
cause they have not been solicited.
If chosen l should be gI=d to serve
to the best of my ability. But
simply feel that | cannot, at the pres
ent time, undertake an active cam
paign and that l ought not therefore
to solicit the votes of my fellow citi-
Zens. That is what / attempted to
say from the first, but my meaning
seems to have been misunderstood in
certain quarters. In view of what
you have done and of the situation
which has developed it is perhaps
due to you and my othe,. friends in
Vermont that l should state some
what more fully my position on this
subject.
For personal reasons ! dislike to
oppose Senator Dillingham;; but
there are certain facts which cannot
be ignored. Throughout his Sena-
torial career Mr.. Dillingham; has con-
sistently and persistently, and with
out doubt honestly, since his sympa-
thies all lie in that direction, acted
with that coterie of senator's who
have been know as the champions of
special interests. These men were
the bodyguard of Senator Aldrich
when he was the leader of the United
States Senate, and they. were gener-
ally against all propositions for re-
form which were supposed to un-
favorably affect the interests which
they stood to protect. The meas
ample, which I have advocated and
about which l especially knew, were
bitterly opposed by all lnese men UNI
til further opposition would have
been political suicide.
These measures were not radical.
Now that they are the law, railroad
men themselves concede their neces-
sity. If submitted to the voters Of
Vermont today they would be APP
proved by nine-tenths. 1t is signifi-
cant that the one-tenth which would
not approve them are solidly behind
Mr.. Dillingham;. Some of them were
for me in 1900 but they are all
against me today.
If Mr.. Dillingham; were a solitary
instance, it might be we'll enough to
overlook it, but there is an apparent
disposition in many quarters to con-
tinue in authority and even to re-
instate these men whom the country
has so emphatically repudiated. Just
how the Republican Party can ex-
pect at this juncture to regain and
retain the confidence of this country
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01
Rufus Allen is ON the sick list.

Rufus Allen is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bugbee of Newport
accompanied by Mr.. Bugbee's father
and mother visited at Jacob Fans
last week.
Mrs. Herbert Deane of Montpelier
visited at F. V. Hassam's recently.
Miss Ellen Kellogg is at the Street.
Gwendolyn Croker visited in
Franklin recently.
Hazel Lawrence camped at Caspian
Lake last week with a number of
girls from Hardwick.
Roy Maynard is employed in
Greensboro.
Cool printing requires time. An
early order will aid good work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01
WEST DANVILLE

Merrell Freeman has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. John Brickett.
Austin Goss returned to Boston,
Saturday.
Miss Anna Brickett went to Johnson
Monday to attend the summer school
there.
Henry Woods has gone to work
in the saw mill.
Miss Pearl Odekirk of Boston is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Oil
yer McCosco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ames and
daughter Bertha of Milford, Mass,
are visiting at Mrs. Nancy Hunts.
Mrs. Abbie Lane of St. Johnsbury
is visiting relatives in town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01

If such men are to be put forward as
its leaders passes my comprehension.
As well put forward Lorimer him
self. Nor can 1 quite see how the
state of Vermont can hope to keep
the prestige which it has so long en-
joyed in the Senate if it sends there
men who, whatever their ability or
personal attractiveness, are utterly
out of sympathy with the spirit of
the age. At any rate a party so adj
ministered can be of no service to
those who believe as | do.
The very limited knowledge which
/ have of the political situation in
| Vermont leads me to believe that
the defeat of Mr.. Dillingham; can only
be accomplished by an Independent
movement to which the liberal and
progressive elements of all parties
must contribute. The elimination of
the Progressive Party from the Re
publican Party of Vermont leaves
the reactionary element in hopeless
control of the latter party. While
there are very many who feel as I
do, it would be folly to undertake
contest in that party. 1t is only by
bringing together the liberals of all
parties that anything can be done.
If there is today room for such
movement in Vermont, if your or
ganization is adequate for that pur-
pose and if you can use a candidate
who can do SO little for himself, 1
would be glad to continue to stand
as such candidate. You assumed the
entire responsibility of putting for
ward my name in the first instance
and you must assume the responsible
ity of saying whether it shall remain
there.
Very truly yours,
G.. A. Prouty
PrOuty Club officials stated that
they ''were glad to repeat former
assurances that G. A. Prouty's name
would appear on the ballot as a Non
partisan Candidate for United States
Senator 1t is said the Non-parti-
san campaign will be largely a task
of acquainting the voters with the
records of Senatorial candidates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
office as second class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01

Local notices, wants, for sale. etc,
cents per word first insertion. Legal
notices 10 cents a line. three inser-
tions. Probate notices $500 each for
three insertions. Dissolution, liberia
ton and similar notices $3.50 each for
three insertions. Card OF thanks, rs
cents. Obituary poetry. 10 cents
line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01
WEST BARNET

The spring term of the Walter
Harvey school closed June 26 and
William Bandy, Arthur and Clary
Cassidy had no marks during the
term. The school was proud of the
fact that its flower list was the larg-
est in the union, now being 1873.
The remains of the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Faris were
brought from Boston Monday. Flu
neral services were held in the Wal
ter Harvey church Tuesday.
Mr.. Kobilak of New York is a
guest at Lakeside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams and
children of Hudson, Mass, are spend
ing the summer in their cottage by
the lake.
Miss .Mable Darling was at G. A.
Choate's for a few days last week,
caring for the baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Thornton were
in Montpelier last Wednesday and
Thursday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01

TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN
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Six months. .75
Three months. 80
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The rs cent piece was made IA
GUS by the American Liver Tablets.
the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01

OUT OF TOWN AGENTS
BOstOn-Eagle News Co., SGT Wash
fngton and as Summer Streets.
observation-disclosures a. Blodgett.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01
G. A. PROUTY A CANDIDATE
Appeals To Liberals of All Parties
To Defeat Sen. Dillingham;.

Orleans, June 20. The Non-parti-
san Prouty Club today gave out the
following letter from Hon. G. A
Prouty:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01

Die Stamp printing done here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01

w. J. BIGeIow,
Editor and Publisher.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-03
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
July 3, 1914

the chief of police and the whisky is in the vault
at the police station We quote from the Freeport
Weekly Bulletin, June IS
The barrel bore the address of J. B. Callahan Freeport
Illinois, but he is unknown the police department. Chief Root
regarding the being fictitious 1t believed that the
drayman who delivered the whisky placed in the wrong barn.
thinking that he the right place instead of taking
property that owned by ardent Prohbtion 1t is the
Cedar Creek brand and recently taken from the
house. shown by the gauger double stamped
goods and declared by those who know be of excellent
grade.
The whisky will be spilled into the unless evidence is
forthcoming that brought into dry Freepo for perfectly
legitimate purposes
This is evidently the old trick of the distller of
consigning liquor to fictitious in dry towns for
the sole purpose of evadng the law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-03
Rockford Ldzv-bredRerS Fined

The Rockford Brewery Co, through its president J. V.
Petrz fined $500 and each Monday by Magistrate
Louison city and warrants charging violation of the
local option law The company arrested after Belgian
woman had been fined in police court Saturday for operating
blind She testified that she had paid for beer delivered
her from the brewery Arrangements made settle both
fines, which with will total $780,
1t is now IN order for the officers of the Rock
ford Brewery when they meet in annual session with
fellow members of their trade to vote AYE" when
the usual resolution put, towit: Resolved,
law abiding, respectable citizens"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-03
Disti11erS and Brewers the Real Blind Piegers

The paid campaign orators of the Distillers and
Brewers pirate much about the no-license policy "mak
ing hypocres and law violators" These paid agents
of the liquor manufacturers deplore the condition
which they say encourages and women to prac-
tice fraud and deceit in order to obtain Intoxicating
liquor But it is proved and again that back
of all the violations of the local option law stands the
dstiller or brewer, or both.
Freeport last week given object lesson
showing how the dstiller entered into contract to
evade the law at least to deceive James Hineline
building contractor and well known anti-saoonist
found in his barn barrel of whisky He telephoned
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-03
The Chief Ally of Vice

The report of the Chicago Vice Commission de-
cared that the chief ally of the social evil was the
saloon.
Wherever investigation is made it is invariably
found that the conclusion reached by this commission
holds good The Chicago Tribune of June carries
a item dated Green Bay, Wisconsin, June TO-
which says:
Judge Monahan, of the municipal court, in esyng today
before the Wisconsin vice commission blamed the United
States for the existence of many He said
liquor licenses refused these they would
exist
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-03
Drug Evil Widespread in Wet Chicago

Liquor journals have much to say about no
license promoting the drug habit They insist that
with the closing of the saloons people to the
use of habit forming drugs. Dope sellers are doing
a thriving business in Chicago in spite of the seven
thousand saloons. Last week drug sellers were
convicted in municipal court and a number of other
defendants gave excuse for delay George L. Reker
assistant corporation council in charge of the prose-
cution in Chcago's the drug traffic announced
that twenty more druggists would be arrested for
selling dope" He said: 1--WE find the drug evil
far more widespread than is generally supposed Only
very small percentage of drug stores will not sell
person cocaine morphine if he goes about it right"
One of the most ingenious ways of engaging in
the illicit drug traffic unearthed with the
of two women, of them sixty-fve years old
These two women posed pedd1ers of fruit. They
would cut orange and slip small quantity of the
drug safely wrapped in paper into the incsion. The
pealing would be partly torn from banana and
powder inserted under it. The officers who raided the
flat of these two found large quantity of
cocaine.
Isn't it plain that the law prohibiting the sale
of these habit-formng drugs is only making hypo-
critics and law vioators' Therefore, by the logic of
the liquor interests, why prohibit it? Anyway isn't
it an assault on personal liberty?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-03

The Bartenders Union, of Freeport has disband-
ed anticipating long dry spell. division of the
funds in the treasury resulted in each member
ceving check for $I226
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03
ANDALUSIA

Clarence and Russell Moore of Mo
line are visiting at the home of their
grandmother. Mrs. Susan Smith.
DR.. Arthur Hurley spoke at the Bap-
fist church here Thursday evening.
Mrs. Adolph Dunlap, Jr., entertained
her club at her home last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence High and
Lou Cole went to Muscatine Tuesday,
returning Wednesday.
Charles wenks was in Davenport
Monday.
There will be special services at the
Baptist church Easter morling and
baptismal services at the river follow
ing the meeting at the church.
Charles Finch of Moline will sing at
the Andalusia Baptist church next Sun
day at both morning and evening SER
vices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03

Augustana spent from Friday until
Sunday with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. VIII Robinson of Edgington
Kenneth and Park Oaks of Rock
Island spent Saturday and Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Oaks.
Mrs. Caleb Carpenter and Miss
Mary Carpenter of Rock Island are Wis
iting friends here.
Mrs. a. c. Ramsay and Mrs. Charles
Dunlap saw the drama. Ben Hur." at
the Burtis theatre, in Davenport, Sat
urday.
Miss Nellie Hintermeister entertain
ed a number of young folks from
Black Hawk at her home Friday even
ing. The time was spent in music
and games, and a dainty luncheon was
served. Those present were the
Misses Edna, Lille and Margery
Blaser, Sadie Liekefett, Nina Tanner
and the Messrs. John and Harry Bias
er. Herman Liekefett, George Temp
son. Oscar Tanner, Will Engel and
Will Shave.
DR.. Harry Wilson of Green Bay,
Wis, arrived here Thursday to take
up the practice of DR.. Peter Eckhardt
DR.. Wilson is a very competent physi-
clan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03
TELL $50 WOMEN
OF BALLOTS USE
Instructors Explain Manner of
Voting in Three Churches
and Settlement.
MOCK ELECTIONS ARE. HELD
Pastors of City Speak at Meetings
Held Under Local Option
League Auspices.

The Woman's Local Option league
last night held mock elections in three
churches and the West End Settlement
to instruct women how TO mark their
ballots at the coming election. APP
proximately $50 women cast ballots
and heard concise treatment of the
election laws by ministers and citi-
Zens.
Women of the fourth. sixth and
seventh precincts heard Rev. Roderick
d. Dundonald. of New York city. the
principal speaker at the Central Pres
byterian church. A mock election was
also held in which votes of the wom-
en- were challenged as in the actual
course OF election procedure. The bal
lots were deposited and counted as
in an election.
Rev. David \. Johnson. pastor of the
Central church, spoke at the South
Park Presbyterian church where
women of the sixteenth and seven
teenth precincts assembled. There
was a mock election and ballot dis
play here. II is estimated that 100
women voted.
At the United Presbyterian church
Rev. T. Z. Newland. pastor of the
First Methodist church, spoke to 80
women CT the third and fifth precincts
assembled to hold a mock election.
Mrs. L. L. West was in charge of the
arrangements for the meeting
Eighty at Settlement.
Women of the first and second pre-
cincts held their mock election at the
West End Settlement. Eighty attend
ed the meeting, AZ of whom were
women. Rev. w. II. Tope, pastor of
the Spencer Memorial Methodist
church, was the speaker.
Men attending these meetings acted
as election judges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03
TAYLOR RIDGE

Miss Edna Hartman spent Satur-
day afternoon in Rock Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Chambers of Rock
Island visited over Sunday at the
home of the former's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Hesekiah Chambers.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the home talent play at Edg-
ington Friday night.
Edna Hartman spent several days
this week with her sister. Mrs. Rein
hold Zwicke of Presumption.
Miss Rhorer. who has been caring
for Mrs. Elizabeth Schneider returned
to her home Sunday.
Mrs. John Lowe and son of Preemp-
ton spent Friday with Mrs. loves
mother, Mrs. Anna Hintermester.
Miss Ruth Robinson and brother.
Merle, who are attending school at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03

Lwrence, Kas.-A college education
by correspondence for every prisoner
in the Kansas penitentiary has been
offered by Frank Strong, chancellor of
the University of Kansas. The board
of administration is considering the
plan for extension of the university's
work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03
SEPARATE POULTRY SHOW
PROBABLE I'M NOVEMBER

a meeting of the board of directors
of the Mississippi Valley Fanciers' as
ISOLATION will be held next Tuesday
evening at the Offices of DR.. o. NJ.
Myers on Eighteenth street A final
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03

decision in regard to the utilization
project will be made at the session.
However, it is probable that this soci-
ETY. will hold its own poultry show in
November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-26
HUERTAN INGENUITY.
Is What Senator Jones Calls Action of
Tolls Repeats Advocates.

Washington, May 26.-The Panama
tolls exemption repeal was debated
again today in the senate. Senator
Jones, Republican, of Washington. led
of with an attack on the bill. Sena-
tor Jones declared the time to arbitrate
the dispute with England was before
repeal and not afterward. Advocates of
repeal, he said, had exercised NHuer-
TAM ingenuity seeking out reasons.
Hopes of Senator Kern to get vote
tomorrow went glimmering today when
Senators Lane and Weeks gave notice
they would address the senate Friday
on the question. Senators LaFollette
and Cummins are said to be preparing
speeches. Switzerland of Utah intro
duced a resolution calling upon the
president to submit to Great Britain a
proposal for creation of a special i'm
partial tribunal for arbitration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-26
WRECK IN HER wake
The Vaterland Is Like q Bull in q
China Shop.

ship Vaterland which took nearly four
hours to dock when she came to this
port on her maiden voyage recently
sank two coal barges as she steamed
out of her berth today.
Backing out under her own steam her
momentum carried her across the Hud-
son and she slipped in between two
piers, where the coal bargers, carrying
five hundred tons of coal each, were
tied. Both barges went down almost at
once but no lives were lost.
The Vaterland cut her way into the
slip almost to the shore. In backing
out the water churned by her screws
snapped the lines which held two
Morgan liners. These vessels crashed
against the SIDES Of the pier damaging
their rails and wood work.