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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
PRIMARY BILL In
Little Prospect House Viii Pass It
Senate Passed Lump Sum Bill
Killed Exemption

After one of the warmest fights of
the session the house yesterday af-
ternoon killed House Bill 113, in
troduced by Mr.. .McCleary of Wind
sor that provided for the exemption
of money in banks loaned at five per
cent or less. That seals the fate of
legislation along that line. But yes
terday morning a committee bill was
introduced which would exempt mon
ey loaned by individuals at five per
cent or less from taxation and on
offsets against it. But if a borrow
er is compelled to pay more than five
per cent he can exempt rs per cent
of his personal property against it.
The substitute direct primary bill
is before the house and will be called
up at once. Conversation among the
members of the house indicate little
chance of getting a primary bill of
any kind through that body. Some
members who voted for a primary in
the referendum say that they did not
know what the cost of a primary law
wOud be and they do not want it
now.
The bill providing a joint hunting
and fishing license passed the house
by a narrow margin yesterday and
goes to the senate. Mr.. Hunt of
DanVille made a strong fight in the
house for this measure. The house
has killed the bill forbiidding the
putting of sawdust into streams.
The senate has passed a bill pro-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
CROSSINGS TO GO
SeIectmen Have Proposition From
Railroad Men--WiIl Call Spe-
cial Town Meeting

The selectmen of st. Johnsbury
met Attorney Thornton Alexander
of Boston, J. B. CorteIl of Boston,
chief engineer of the Boston and
Maine, Harry Blodgett and George
Cree at the office of F. B. Mayo,
Tuesday morning, for a conference
over eliminating the Bacon and Bow
ker crossings above the Center in ac-
cordance with the instructions CIV
en- them at the annual town meeting.
After considerable negotiation an
agreement was reached with the rail-
road authorities that seemed fair and
the seIectmen will call a special town
meeting for Saturday, April 8, for
the voters to act upon the same.
The agreement is this, that the rail-
road will bear SO per cent of the to-
tai cost of building a highway on
the east side of the river from the
Center up above the Bowker cross
ing, constructing a bridge across the
river at that point and for construct
ing a highway on the west side of
the river from the Bacon crossing
down to the depot crossing. If the
state will pay it's share of 25 per cent
of the cost that will leave only one
fourth of the expense for the town
and this would be from $4,000 to-
$4,000 or just about what it would
cost to replace the Bacon bridge that
was swept away by the flood.
Selectman Lawrence with David
Williams, engineer, has been over the
route of the highway on the west side
of the river and finds it is feasible
to depart from the old route and
come out back of Frank Brewer S
buildings and then on the railroad
crossing at the depot at a much bet
ter grade and a safer approach than
the former route allowed. They feel
they have secured a very fair offer
from the railroad and have success
fully met the opposition of the peo-
pie obliged to use the west road.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
MUNICIPAL NEWS
Temporary Loan Secured From BOs-
tOn-Village Property Exempt.


tOn-Village Property Exempt.
The town of st. Johnsbury through
its treasurer on March Is, completed
arrangements with Boston banking
house for a temporary loan of $780,
600, at a discount rate of 3.95, De
cember 1st, maturity.
The village of st. Johnsbury which
has from it's establishments been
paying to itself and to the town,
taxes in the same manner as has an
individual, has this year refused SO
to do, as it has been determined that
it's property is exempt. This year
the amount of property set to the
village is $29, ,50O.50 and hereafter
this will be so set to the village, but
marked exempt. This will reduce
the total town grand list, this being
the basis on which all state and
county taxes are computed, and as
another direct tax of 10 per cent is
in sight, a saving will be made in our
state and county balances.
The town has had Breeds saw mill
set up on the town farm where it
will saw out about $4,000 feet of
logs the town has bought and drawn
there during the winter. The logs
will be cut into planks and lumber
for bridges and buildings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
GAXON ROADSTER $395
Powerful
THE GOSS GARAGE
LOCAL NOTICES

LOCAL NOIIGE0
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 cQpy.1
Millinery Opening
Spring opening of trimmed hats
and novelties, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, March 18, 10 and 20. E.
". Sheldon, so Railroad street.
Save March 26 for the old-fash-
ioned spelling school. Watch for
posters.
Buy your Drugs at Searles' Drug
Store and get your coupons, they are
valuable. A coupon with every 25c
purchase.
For sale, Is nice homes in St.
Johnsbury, some small, some large.
c. E. Kirk.
The repair and paint now move
ment is in strong evidence at The
Goss Garage. Winter business is
normal throughout the plant.
Remember Velvet" ice cream is
made by o. H. Smith & Son. All
orders delivered, Sunday delivery IL
to 1. Phone 553-1.
If you are having trouble with
your eyes call and see ]. D. Black
shaw the optometrist.
Get a box of Almon's Cold Tablets
at Searles Drug Store and cure your
cold.
A pound of Accent chocolates for
29 cents at Searles Drug Store every
Saturday
For a monument marker or ceme-
terry lettering, write or call up BILL
J. E. Walker.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
BAR ASSOCIATION TO MEET
Will Try to Agree Upon Candidate
For Municipal Judge.

A meeting of the Caledonia County
Bar Association will be held at
County Clerk Nichols office on Sat
urday, March 20, at 1870 P. M, for
the following purposes:
To receive new members into the
association.
To agree upon, if possible, mem
Der whose name shall be presented
to Governor Gates by the association
for appointment as municipal court
Judge, Porter's successor. Judge
Porter's resignation takes effect April
Il, 1915.
To elect a committee to present
the name of the candidate, if one is
agreed upon, to Governor Gates.
An active candidate for the ap-
pointment as judge, is G. G. Frye, at
present referee in bankruptcy. Mr..
Frye is also chairman of the republi-
can county committee, has been a
member of the bar for many years
and has received considerable en-
couragement among his friends here
and at Montpelier.
Mr.. Blodgett is not making a con-
test for the place and M. G. Morse
of Hardwick is reported to be desir-
GUS of the position.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
FOR POST OFFICE SITE
ST. Johnsbury Men Recommend the
Husband Lot at $500.


About 20 representative men and
members of the Commercial Club met
w. w. Husband of Washington at
the Office of James B. Campbell last
Thursday evening to discuss the
matter of price of the Husband lot
on Eastern avenue between the Ma
sonic Temple and The Caledonian
building as a site for the proposed
federal building. Mr.. Husband ex-
pressed a willingness to reduce the
price from $12,5O0 to $4,000. At
ter further discussion the men pres
ent decided they were willing to sign
afidavits that they believed the lot
for post Office purposes is worth
$500 and recommend the purchase
of it at that price by the government.
Secretary Campbell of the Com
mercial Club has prepared the ain
davits, secured the signatures to the
same and forwarded them to the
secretary of the treasury at wash
ington. The question now is wheth-
er the government will pay that price
or resort to condemnation proceed
ings as previously limited to Mrs. Hus-
band.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
ROAD MEETING TOMORROW
County Men to be Guests of CONNER
ciaI Club at Dinner.

Arrangements have been complet-
ed by President Kicker and
and Secretary Campbell of the
Commercial Club for the meeting of
the road commissioners and select
men of Caledonia county with State
Highway Commissioner Bates at
Pythian Hall Thursday morning and
afternoon.
A session of the road men will be
held in the morning and at noon Mrs.
S. E. Somerville for the Ladies Aid
of Brightlook Hospital will serve a
dinner to the roadmen and town s
people who desire to attend, for the
Commercial Club. Dinner will be
followed by general discussion of
the road question by local speakers
and in the afternoon the closing ses-
sion under the direction of Commis-
sioner Bates will be held.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
SCHOOL CLUB WORK
Prof. K. l.. Ingalls, to Assist in Gale
donia County Towns.

Professor Elwyn L. ingalls,, Yer
mont state agent in charge of club
work. who is employed by the United
States Bureau of Plant Industry and
the State Agricultural College at Bur
lington, will be in the Barnet-Peach-
am-Walden school union on March
%, 23 and "a to assist in laying out
the club contest work for the COM
ing season. Each town voted $40
to carry on the work. Meetings
will be held in the school rooms at
Walden Heights, March %; Ewells
Hollow, March %, and Barnet village,
March "a, each meeting at 1880 r.
NJ. Afternoon meetings will be held
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17

at 2 o'clock, at North Walden, March
%; South Peacham, March %, and
West Barnet, March "a. Professor
ingalls, assisted by Union Superin-
tendent Harvey Burbank, will ex-
plain the work and both will deliver
addresses. All are cordially invited
to attend, and school children and
parents are especially urged to at
tend one or more of these meetings.
Seed testing will be explained.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
WATERFORD

(Mrs. A. NJ. Sunbury, Correspondent
Mrs. Cynthia Nelson is spending
several days with relatives in Fran
coma.
Nellie Sunbury was a weekend
guest of her cousin, Alice Pike, in
Littleton.
Mrs. E. G. Johnson and MIS- 4. M
Carpenter were recent guests OF MRS.
Johnson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Smith.
LeClair is running his saw mill.
John McIvor of Canada was re-
cent visitor among old friends here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17

We will give you prompt deliveries,
full weight and a quality of Coal that
will eliminate all possibilities of com
plant hen it come to feeding the fur
mace or preparing the meals. The Rest
Coal mined is TO be found ia our yaid
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
FRATERNAL MEETINGS

Passumpsic Lodge, No. "a. f. & A. NJ.
Regular Communication Thursday even
ing. March 25.
FRED c. BECK, w. NJ.
DAVID r. COLE, Secretary.
HRsweH Royal Arch Chapter, No. IL.
Called Convocation Thursday evening.
M arch IS, to work the P. M. and NJ. E. M.
degrees.
Regular Convocation Friday evening.
April 2.
FRRD M. HUMPHREY, e. HIP.
FRED G. MOORE, Secretary.
Palestine COmmandery, No. 5, X. It.
Stated Conclave Tuesday evening, April
ELwIN A. SILsBY, EN-. Comm ander.
EARL d. EVANS, Recorder.
knights of Pythias.
Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge No
2. Tuesday evening, March %.
oh HARLOW, c. C.,
H. e. ANDERSON, K. R. S.
The Museum of Natural Science.
Open week days 9-12 A. M IA P. M.
Sundays 2.3O to p. NJ.
All visitors welcomed
st. JOhnsbury Athenaeum.
LIBRARY READING ROOM ART GALLERY
O'Clock to 9 O'Clock each week day, We'd
neSday evenings excepted
3 O'Clock to 5 O'Clock Sundays.
All are invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17
BIG WATER DEVELOPMENT
Probable Moody and AlmOn viii De-
velOp Stations Along Wells

G. E. Moody and George Almon
of Waterbury, who have recently sold
the large power plants on the Mad
River in Moretown are reported to
have secured options on several of
the water powers along the Wells
River from Groton Pond to Wells
River village and are trying to secure
options on the remainder with a view
of purchasing the same and install
ing power plants all along that
stream.
.Messrs. Moody and Almon are very
practical and successful men in pow
er development and there are great
possibilities of increasing the power
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17

viding a lump sum salary of 1926
for members of the legislature and
there is a prospect the house will
pass ii when ii comes up.
The time of adjournment is very
much in doubt. The hard fights on
tax bills are consuming considerable
time and the substitute educational
bill has not made its appearance as
yet. This and most of the other real
Continued on page s.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17

Next Sunday, at Notre Dame
church, will be held an all-day war
service. The Blessed Sacrament will
be exposed all day upon the altar and
prayers will be said for the war. The
service will close at 1880 with a
prayer written by the Pope, especial
ly for this service.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-17

of Wells River They are trying now
to get an option on the village cleo
trio light plant in Wells River and IL
they are successful some important
industrial schemes may follow.
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20
THE STATE INVESTIGATES

Somebody has written to Governor
Carlson accusing Grafield county of
paying more for upkeep of convict Ia
Dor in proportion to thenumber of men
worked than would be paid to other
laborers and otherwise intimating that
the cost has been excessive. The let
ter closes with the very suggestive sen-
tence can investigation by the State
Highway commission will uncover
some startling facts'
The communication was turned over
to the commission and j. E. Maloney,
secretary and engineer began a care
full investigation of the matter.
County Clerk Hubbard was asked
to 60 through all the county warrants
issued for this work and make report
on the expense of the camp and found
that for the ten months of 1915 tie
cost for labor and supplies has been
$16,990, and as there have been SO men
atwork it will be seen that the cost
per man is far from exorbitant.
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20
NO MORE BOOZE" ADS

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 15.-Bills prohib-
iting publication Of liquor advertise
ments in Georgia and limiting the
amount of liquor which may have been
shipped into the state were passed TO-
day by the lower house of the legisla-
ture. The measures which supplement
a bill last week prohibiting manufac-
ture. or sale within the state of any
drink containing more than " of l
per cent alcohol already have passed
the senate and are understood to have
the approval of Governor Harris
The legislative program is expected
to entirely eliminate lockers, clubs, near
beer saloons permitted to operate under
present prohibition laws. The anti-ship-
ping bill provides that person may
receive from outside the state only two
quarts Of liquor, one gallon of wine and
4S pints of beer each month. The other
measure passed today prevents adver-
tising liquor in any manner in period
icals, newspapers, bill boards or other
wise. Both will become effective May
!, 1916.
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20
CONFUSION WORSE ooNrouNpED

Friday morning of last week the pu.
pills of the Garfield County High school
were surprised to find their school
desks emptied of books. School was
conducted with the few text books OIL
hand till noon when Mr. Underwood
found the books in the attic. Admis-
sion to the building was gained through
one of the basement windows. Some
associate the affair with strange
character who was recently held on =
charge of insanity for escapades very
similar to this committed in the Silt
schoolhouse short tiA ago. Others
refuse to consider this ]ySmd it appears
that two young men have represented
themselves as high school boys to a re-
porter of the Avalanche and confessed
to the deed. But the high school boys
maintain that these are none of their
number and are reported to be circu-
lating petition to the Avalanche re-
questing that the signers be exoner-
ated in order to relieve the high school
of suspicion and prove the confessors
to be imposters.
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20
HEN SUFFRAGE

Said Madam Gray Hen to the cock
of the walk, "Look here, Mr.. Rooster,
it's my turn to talk. Be done with
your strutting, you lazy Spur Legs; get
right down to business and set on these
eggs. For centuries past, you have
taken your ease, when I,helpless creature,
sat cramping my knees in some lonely
spot matching out broods of chickens,
while you did the growing and raising
the dickens. I've seen you with others
but no matter when-what's good for
the rooster is good for the hen. From
this time henceforward, I want you TO
know my voice shall be heard for I'm
learning to crow" Then summoning
other hens to the spot she told them 10
"strike" and they all chorused "why
not?"
So poor Mr.. Rooster just curled up
his legs in humble surrender and sat on
the eggs. His temper was not of the
pleasantest mood, but, giving him cred
it, he Matched out the brood; and when
the sun set all the hilltops aglow, he
left his small charges and marched off
to crow. A hawk circled round and in
one fearful swoop, swept all the young
chickens right out of the coop.
The farmer beheld the transaction
and sighed: 81 see this is race-I
mean fowl suicide. When hens start
to crow and roosters to hatch, with not
a one left to teach chickens to scratch,
they need good lesson before the faa
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20
THOMAS SUED
IN 100000 ACTION

Colorado Springs, Nov. 16.-United
States Senator Charles S. Thomas and
the Colorado Title and Trust company
of this city are made defendants in u
suit filed yesterday in the district
court involving 100000. The plain.
tiff is Miss Minnie Barndollar.
Senator Thomas was made admins
traitor of the estate of Harry Hall IN
1909 and the trust company provided
his bond of 100000. The plaintiff al
leges that Senator Thomas has failed
to satisfy judgment of $4,000 which
Miss Barndollar secured in the district
court here last May. She asks that the
administrator S bond be declared for
feited by the court.
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20

daily In the trees on their place. and
are every day consumed with evident
relish by their little guests. Mrs. John.
son knows all the birds and wild 1iow.
ers of her home state, and during the
three years that she spent in Washing.
ton since her husband was elected to
the senate, she has not relinquished
her outdoor interests and activities.
ut is appalling to think" says Mrs.
Johnson, what meager knowledge Of
American history many of the younger
generation have. l suppose they learn
the dates and names of revolutionary
war battles when they are at school.
but these can mean nothing very vital
to them, else they would not be forgot
ten SO soon. II every American moth
er presented to her child in a vivid and
picturesque way the story of the found
ing Of the American republic; If she
made Washington. Jefferson, Hamilton,
Webster, Clay and other statesmen
real heroes to her boy and girl, instead
Of so many names, why she would en-
dow her children with the priceless
heritage. The Daughters of the Revo-
luton have done a great work in
founding also the Children of the Rev
olution, but every American mother
should feel it part Of the duty of moth
erhood to teach her child American
history"
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20
COURT FINES BEN LINDSEY
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS

Denver, Nov. 15.-Ben B. Lindsey,
Judge of Denver's juvenile court, was
held guilty of contempt of court and
fined $500 and costs by Judge John A.
Perry in the district court late today.
Thirty days were allowed for an appeal.
The case grew out of Lindsey's refusal
to disclose information in the trial Of
Mrs. Bertha Wright on charge cf
murder.
Lindsey claimed the q Information
came. to him in a privileged manner
through the confession of Neal Wright,
12 years old, during the trial. An III
formation charging the boy with mur-
der of his father because Of an alleged
confession made at his mothers trial,
still is pending in the Juvenile court.
Mrs. Wright was acquitted.
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20
CARBoNDALE

H. w. Yeoman's IS mother and aunt
arrived in Carbondale from Connecti-
cut Saturday night and will make a
short visit here and will accompany
1r. Yeomans and family to California
where they will spend the winter.
Many friends attended the funeral
of Mrs. Geo. Swigart which was held
at clock on Tuesday afternoon at
the Methodist church and then fol-
lowed her to her last resting place at
Hillcrest cemetery.
News was received of the death of
Robert Rowan who has lived for many
years near the Hot Springs. Mr.. Row
an leaves wife but no children.
Ralph Day who has been delivery
clerk at Dinkel's Nero. Co., severed his
rnpnection ith the firm and left Sun
day for Kansas.
Mrs. Howard entertained at luncn-
con Thursday afternoon in honor cf
Mr.. Yeomans' mother and aunt. A
md6t delightful time was enjoyed by
the guests who were: Mesdames Con-
nor, Grubb, Mansfield, Zimmerman,
Sebree, Sweet, Winter, Wilson and
Miss Bessie Zimmerman.
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20
RIO GRANDE PLANS
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS

Denver, Nov. 16.-As evidence of
faith in the purpose of the company TO
manage and operate the property from
headquarters in Denver and free it from
close traffic relations with other lines,
making it an open channel to all roads,
Edward 7. Jeffery, chairman of the
board of directors of the Denver & Rio
Grande, announced yesterday that all
of the Offices heretofore held Jointly
with the Missouri Pacific had been
abolished, and that several millions of
dollars would be expended soon in
standardizing the narrow guage line in
Colorado, and in building new extern
sions.
The Denver & Rio Grande is expand
ing business throughout Colorado that
makes it almost imperative to spend
millions in the near future in the ex-
tension and development of the lines
in this state and Utah, including tie
broad guaging of the tracks not now
on standard guage, Mr.. Jeffery de-
clared.
Supplementing the changes already
made, Mr.. Jeffery said yesterday that
the office of assistant to the president
held by Finley ]. Sheppard, husband of
Helen Gould, the office of vice presi-
dent in charge Of traffic held by j. NJ.
johnson, and assistant freight traffic
manager, j. N. Citizens, had been abol-
ished. t--.....=
The Glenwood post., 1915-11-20
SCHOOL NEWS

The boys glee club and the girls ;
quartette will each give number at
4r. Osborn IS lecture at the high school
auditorium tonight.
Mr.. Gross is making arrangements
to have the "Wizard of Electricity
give an exhibition of the wonderful
possibilities of electricity some time
Hfore the holidays. Among his spec
tacular experiments is the movement Of
a miniature car by wireless electricity.
He also passes strong current of the
electricity through his body whils
holding his mouth full of water. The
water becomes so strongly charged that
it will ignite paper
A basketball schedule has been ar
ranged for this season. AS planned,
the program will consist Of twelve
games from December till March. IN
addition to this we hope to have sew
eral mid-week games with the Olympics
interclass teams.
No, the chemistry class has not been
cooking cold storage eggs; just been
experimenting in the manufacture of
hyti<ogen sulphide
Miss Parter's class in physiology
has been giving first aid to the in
juFed.
The Seniors have received their class
pins.
AT a Joint meeting of the teachers
Monday, Miss McReavy was elected
secretary and Miss Porter was elected
treasurer of the lecture course. 1t
was also decided to charge twenty-five
cents single admission for adults AMI
ten cents for high school pupils to the
different numbers Of the lecture course.
The department Of music, dramatic
art and physical culture will render a
program tc the high school Wednesday
afternoon. H