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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13
President Wilson's Speech

The address delivered at Indian
apolis by President Woodrow Will
son last Friday is the first political
speech the president has made in
public since he assumed the duties
of that Office and it may rightfully
be considered his first bid for re-
nomination by the democratic party
in 1916. Therefore it is proper to
consider it both as speech by the
president and as a political utter
ance.
AS a speech by the president of
the United States, it is weak because
it contains so many misstatements
He said, ''the trouble with the re-
publican party is it has had no new
idea for forty years." This, he
knew to be false when he uttered
it. 1t is true the republican party
has maintained the national banks,
has always adhered to the policy of
protection for American industry
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13
SOUTH WHEELOCK

(Mrs. Lucy Weed, Correspondent.
Mrs. Mary Peak Moore of Danville
spent a few days recently with her
parents, William Peak and wife.
Walter Buckley has gone to Bar
ton to attend school.
Miss Mary Buckley started Friday
for Southern Pines, N. c., to spend
the winter.
Carroll Sherburne has been I'M
able to attend school for the past
two weeks on account of having neu-
ralgia in his face.
Fred Darling visited friends in
Glover last Thursday.
Martin Simon is in Glover training
colts for Mr.. Stevens.
Mrs. Herman Noyes is working for
Mrs. William Peak.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13
LETTER FROM ID. T. HANLEY
Shows Cost of State Purchasing
Agent Is Much Less Than
Sum He Saves State
, the Editor of the CALIFORNIAN

To the Editor of the Caledonian:
Answering the article. which ap-
peared in your paper under date of
Dec. 80, 1914, will say that the ex-
pense of maintaining the Office of
purchasing agent and a comparison
showing the amount saved, is and
should be of record in the Office of
auditor of accounts, and / refer you
to an article which appeared in the
Montpelier Evening Argus, Aug. %,
1914, from the auditor of accounts,
copy of which 1 am enclosing, and
from which 1 quote:
''The question of how much
benefit the Office of purchasing
agent has been to the state,
estimate from a comparison of
the expenses that would come
under this department for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1912,
the last full year under the old
system when all the purchases
were made by the superintend-
ents of the several state institu-
tions and the state officers and
members of boards and commits
sions, with the year ending
June 80, 1914, to be approx
imately $4,000. The purchase
of the miscellaneous printing,
stationery and Office supplies
and pamphlets for the institu-
tions, officers and boards has
been brought together and sys-
tematized, and, by being able to
give out larger contracts GER
tainly a saving from $4,000 to
$4,000 has been effected"
Am confident that a careful COM
parison will fully justify the state
ment of the auditor of accounts.
The total amount paid out for the
agents Office for the ifs
cal year July 1, 1913 to July 1, 1914,
was $6,631.55. The expense of
the Office of printing
(now included in the
purchasing agents ofice), the last
full year of its existence, covering
the period July 1, 1911 to July 1,
1912, was $1,561.29, which should
be deducted, leaving balance of $5,-
070.26. Further, the several state
institutions and boards have been re-
lieved of figuring and paying all of
the bills and reporting and making
settlements of same with the auditor
of accounts, this work being done
in the purchasing agents Office. Thus
you will see that the actual net year
ly increase of expenses to the state
for this department is less than $4,-
600, and this amount has been saved |
on single publication. A small
per cent saving on so large volume of
purchases amounts to considerable
sum-
1 appreciate the personal mention
in your article.
Respectfully yours,
DEWEY t. HANLEY,
Purchasing Agent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

Miss Dora Wilson has so far re-
covered as to be able to resume her
duties In the post Office. Mrs. Sugg
went to her school at South Lunen-
burg on Monday morning.
The school in No. was reopened
on Tuesday after thorough disinfec-
ton.
Douglas Phelps is making a good
recovery from the attack of diptheria.
Miss Davis OF Woodsville is caring
for him.
Miss Efle Cole is not able to take
up her school this week and Miss
Christie Balch will continue to sub
stitute for her.
Mrs. Homer Stuart is very i'll az
her home on Methodist Hill with
heart trouble. Mrs. Irving Is assist
ing in the care of Mrs. Stuart.
The J. o. u. A. M. will give one Of
their pleasant dances in the Town
Hall on Friday evening with an oys-
ter supper.
Mrs. Clara Carpenter of Water
ford, who was called here by the
serious illness of her sister, Mrs.
lnez Stuart, returned to her home
on Monday.
The installation of Howard w. r.
&. was postponed on account of ILL
ness among the members.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

We publish elsewhere a statement
by State Purchasing Agent Dewey T..
Hanley. 1t convinces US that the Of
fee of state purchasing agent is a
profitable one to the state and con-
firms the belief we already had that
Mr.. Hanley is a very efficient and
honorable state official. Perhaps
his value to the state would be in
creased if he was given power to
limit the length of the reports pub
lished for the state officials. AS
published they are so bulky they
are. of little use to the general pub
lie.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

and labor and has protected the
principles OF representative govern
ment. But it has amended cur
rency laws and enacted the currency
law that the democrats were obliged
to use in the recent stringency
caused by the stagnation of Amer
lean business, it has worked out the
policy of regulating interstate COM
merce, the restrain of monopoly and
has met the great problems follow
ing the Spanish-American war. 1t
also built up the system civil SER
vice and permanency in the diplo-
matte service of the country. All of
these have been new problems with
in forty years The president re-
sorted to wilful Misrepresentation
when he made that statement.
Another misstatement was made
in his reference to talk of business
depression as "a state of mind. -
Idle factories, empty treasures, de-
felt in national finances, idle freight
cars and inability to secure capital
are actual conditions that no pres
ident can misrepresent as "a state of
mind" AS a presidential speech,
his speech is openly dishonest and
dishonesty is a poor qualification
for any public servant
AS a political speech, it was an
open appeal to the radical and I'M
informed elements of American citi-
zenship. The exploiting of the adj
ministration's service in getting la
borers to the great harvest fields of
the West is an appeal to the idle
which happen to be in large num-
bers at present. His championship
of government ownership of ship
ping, where private capital dares not
venture, is an appeal to those who
policies that have never been sue
cessfu1. He would spent hundreds
of millions of the nations funds
where there is no probability it
would ever return profits or hold
intact the capital invested. 1t is
not policy that successful men can
endorse but might appeal to the
great body of unsuccessful.
He boasts there was no stringency
of money on account of the payment
of dividends on Jan. 1st, but did not
show how much less money there
was on that date to be distributed
in dividends than there was two
years ago. He did not state how
little of emergency currency has been
issued and that the slack demand for
money was caused by the absence
of opportunity to profitably use it in
legitimate business.
So looked at from either the
standpoint of a presidential or a po-
litical speech, the address will be
to men of business
ability. 1t was an adroit appeal to
the ne'er do we'll but did not con-
tain a single promise of relief to the
business interests of the
country who alone can bring about
a renewal of prosperity. Unless he
changes his tactics the republicans
will welcome more speeches by Pres
ident Wilson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

George Guyett of Lyndon is work
ing for Treff Hall.
Mrs. George Berry spent a part
of last week with her daughter, Mrs.
George Greenwood of Lyndon.
Little Marion Dopp has been sick
the past week.
Fred Berry is sick with the grip.
Peter Gilman and wife of Sutton
were weekend visitors at Fred Ber-
RVS.
John Rock spent Sunday with his
wife in Sutton.
nrenaring q NAV IA Noble Ont
cast" to be given in the near flu
ture.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

Mr.. Lawmaker remember this
statement in the inaugural address
of Gov. Charles w. Gates: ct is
sometimes our highest duty to OPP
pose what might seem overwhelming
public opinion. We are here to de-
liberate, to weigh facts, to legislate
wisely" 1t will be a long time be-
fore Vermont will have a more con-
else and complete statement of a
legislators highest duty than this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

Gov. Gates has stopped the pro-
ceedings in the purchase of the Mary
Fletcher Hospital farm in Burling-
ton for a site for the home for fee
BILE minded children because it is
found that the farm contains only
800 acres instead of 400 as announced
by the special commission that had
the matter in charge. Gov. Gates
will inspect the sites offered at Bel
lows Falls and st. Johnsbury before
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

1t would be well if every citizen
of Vermont could read the address of
Hon. William P. Dillingham; before
the senate on the literacy test for
immigrants. 1t would instruct them
as to real conditions in this country
and convince them that Vermont S
senior senator is master of this
great subject. His speech was one of
the most convincing in the great de-
bate on that subject and he must be
admitted to be the champion of the
welfare of the unskilIed labor of this
country. President Wilson is said to
be opposed to the literacy test and
Sen Dillingham's complete presenta-
ton of the facts places him in the
position of forcing upon the weakest
members of our great industrial sys-
tenn unrestricted competition from
men more unfortunate than them
selves. Vermont was certainly heard
and honored in the action of the SEN
ate on the great immigration prob
lem.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

Stoddard L. Bates of Derby, who
has been appointed state highway
commissioner, starts into Office with
long line of unexcelled roads built
behind him and they are an earnest
of continued success in his career on
the highways.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13
KIRBY

MRS. w. p. Russell, Correspondent.
The next meeting of the Ladies'
Society will be held with Mrs. Frank
McGill Thursday, Jan. 81, for dinner.
w. p. Russell was home from
Montpelier over Sunday.
H. p. Graves hurt one of his work
horses in the woods the last Of the
week.
Mrs. Emily Jenkins has finished
work for Mrs. Nancy Kelley.
Miss Bertha Wright, who was
called to her home in Waterford by
the serious illness of her father, re-
turned to her school at North Kirby
last Friday.
Mrs. Dudley Walter, who has been
suffering with quinsy sore is a little
better.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

a purchase is made. Some people
will question whether a commission
that allowed itself to be misled to
such an extent as indicated above
will be a safe body to conduct fur
Their negotiations and have charge of
the expenditure of 100000 or more
of the states money. If fewer cham
pions of the Medical College at Bur-
lington were on the commission it
would seem probable that PROPOSE
have more favorable consideration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

How do you suppose a law to this
effect would affect the high cost of
justice and the long delay in secur-
ing the same? No decision of low
er court shall be reversed by the SUI
preme court and a retrial ordered
unless some substantial wrong has
We venture the opinion that it would
materially decrease the number of
appeals and the Yetrials of many
cases. If so it would materially re-
duce the cost of the courts and make
justice much more speedy than it
has been in the past What the peo-
pie want is justice, not legal techni-
calities.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

Entered at the St. Johnsbury post
Ofnce as second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

This paper is entitled to a place on
the Printers Ink Roll of Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

w. ,. BigelOw,
Editor and Publisher.
10 Eastern Avenue. st. Johnsbury. VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13

TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN
One year to any address. ....... SO
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Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-07
AMERICANS IN PERIL NOW
 ARE SAFE
Two American Doctors and Two Automobile Men, Reported Killed By Fire on Agua Prieta Battlefield. Reach Border.
NARROWING EXPERIENCE
 HAD BY THE QUARTETTE
Were Suspected of Being Spies
 By the Villa Commander and Were Taken to Villa Verde
 Where They Were Released.

After being declared dead by no less parsonage than Francisco Villa, and after several days experience which will live long in their memories. Dr. Thigpen and Dr. Miller. both of the medical stan Of the Cananea Con. solidated Copper company, Joe Pylant and R. T. Wilson, of Naco, arrived safe in Naco, Arizona, yesterday morning
 Thursday afternoon word was re- ceived in Bisbee to the effect that the four men had been killed while at. tending to wounded in front of Agua Prieta The word was brought to Villa and transmitted by him to the American authorities
 The information was to the effect that Gales fire had killed the four men. It was stated that the bodies had been buried The killingwas sup. posed to have occurred Wednesday afternoon It was learned Thursday evening that the men were seen as late as o'clock that afternoon
 The party of Americans, from ad vices received in Bisbee, were picked up by a detachment of Villa troops and held as possible spies It is even stated that the commander of the detachment was going to order their execution when General BracamOnte formerly of the Sonora border and well known in this vicinity appeared He succeeded in having the orders changed and when General Villa sent an order to Villa Verde. where the men were held, they were released Instead of waiting for transportation they came by foot to the border, ar irving at Naco, early yesterday morn ing.
 With their arrival a general state of relieved anxiety went up iron their families, and their many Friends
Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-07
EMPEROR's TUTOR DIES

PEKING, Nov. 6.-Lu Shen-hsiang. the aged tutor Of the boy Emperor Hsuan Tung, died Sunday evening Sept. 26 with words Of loyalty to the Manchu regime upon his lips. His last request to his family was that they advise President Juan Shi,kai not Co confer posthumOrous honors upon him, so that his devotion and faith. fitness to the Tsing dynasty may not be marred by any action or republican officials
 The venerable scholar passed the metropolitan examination early in his life and obtained the degree of opti- mus. He was promoted repeatedly until he finally became grand scholar and imperial tutor to Emperor Hsuau Tung at the time of the revolution. With the establishment of the repub. lie he still occupied the same position with the dethroned emperor, and lived with his in the imperial city, where the boy of nine stays in a palace pro. yided by the republic.
 In addition to his literary attain ments, MT. Lu had a wide Knowledge of Chinese medicine and during his life time devoted much of his income to the support of hospitals and pur. chase of medicine for the poor
Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-07
KITCHENER ON HIS WAY ID THE NEAR
 EAST
Secretary of War in the Asquith Cabinet Leaves England to Look Over the Military Opera tiOnS in the Near-EaSt.
LONDON GLOBE SEIZED
 BY GOVERNMENT AGENTS
Kitchener Said to Have Better Knowledge of Near East and East Than Any Other Europ-
 can; Will Look Over All Fields.

LONDON. Nov. G-"Earl Kitchener at the request of his colleagues has gone for a short visit to the eastern theatre of war" was announced fol- lowing an anuusual cabinet council and long audience of Asquith with King George for the purpose of set ting at rest rumOrs concerning Kitch- ener's present intentions. IL is of- fcially denied that Kitchener has -a- signed
 The statement said: "The statement that Earl Kitchener has resigned his post as Secretary of War is author- tatively denied It is equally untrue to suggest that Kitchener has tender ed his resignation or that his visit O the King related 10 that subject, or that his visit to the eastern theatre betOkens that his resignation is con templated. On the contrary his visir is undertaken in the discharge of his official duties which he has no ir- tenuon of abandonng'
 Simultaneously with the announce ment of Kitchener's proposed visit East, the authorities seized the Lon don Globe plant and its issues yes,er- day and today It is the first action Of the kind against a daily paper since tac outbreak of the war. The Globe is one of the governments op- ponents. It published a report that Kitchener had resigned, based on the fact that Kitchener was received in audience by King George.
 The Globe attacked virtually all members of the government Friday and attacked Sir Frederick Smith, the new Attorney General. whom hereto fore it had supported Smith. the pro yious evening, had defended Asquith
 against what he described as "da- picable and decreduabIe personal at- tacks." The announced that Kitchener was tO visit the East was not surpris- ing. It is believed the Balkans are his destination No general in England is better equipped with knowledge of
 Near Eastern affairs, both political and military lt is thought his activi- ties win not be confined 10 this the 0tre. it is expected also that he will visit Egypt to inspect the defense or the Suez Canal against possible Ger man and Turkish attack Mesopo,a-
 mia, where a British expedition is nearing Bagdag the Dardanelles where steps are being taken to push operations 10 conclusion. It is consid- cred impossible that Asquith win hold the office of Prime Minister or Min ister of War any length of time Earl Derby has been mentioned as a possible incumbent during the abe absence of Kitchener
Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-07
COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED IN
 FRISCO
MeXiCanS Who Stole Carranza Engraving Plates in Mexico City Arrested in Bay City By United States Agents.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6-Jaciuto Luego and Lorenzo Ariyau were held to answer to the federal grand jury charged with having counterfeit ma terial in their possession. J. M. Arri- ola, agent of the consul general of Mexico, testified the men stole the original plates used in printing Car ranza currency in November, 1914 when Zapata captured Mexico City.
 Arriola testified the defendants were aided by alleged Spanish passports and smuggled the plates and lithJ. graphing stones into the United States. Arriola, in endeayoriug Co secure eyI- dence, opened a printing establishment where the defendants had arranged to have $15,OOOOOO in counterfeit Mexi can notes printed
Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-07
GRANT TRAIN MEMS DEMAND

LONDON. ov. 6.-After protracted negotiations. the demand of the Eng fish railway men for am increase in their war bonnus has been settled by the granting of about half their de- mand Under the new agreement. the war bonus Of most railway employees is practically doubled. The rate grant cd al the beginning of the war aver aged fifty cents 10 seyenty-hve cents weekly. the revised bonus will, in most eases reach S125 weekly. The adjustment will cost nearly S2O,OOO, OOO a year.
 Presumably the government will take over most of this extra burden
 In return for the higher war banus es now allowed, the mems leaders have agreed not to present any fur tber demands during the time tho roads remain under government con trOl.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-07
FACTORY BURNS COSTING MANY
 LIVES
Brooklyn Candy and Clothing Factory Building Burns; Thir- teen Men and Girls Burned; Many Are Injured.

NEW YORK, Nov 6.-Twelve men and girls were burned to death in fire that destroyed a brick and wood en building in Brooklyn. IL is believ- ed thirteen others, eight of them girls are missing tonight They may may be in the ruins. which are being searched. As many as forty are in jured and expected to Gie. A score was less seriously burned and bruised
 The building was used by candy and a clothing factory, employing a total Of six hundred a third of whom were dismissed before the fire was discovered i'm the basement The ele- vator shaft around which was the principal stoirway, was a roaring fur mace The flames spread rapidly. The only fire escape was damned. Men and women were forced to, jump from the windows of four floors of the building The disaster is the worst in a New York factory since the Fri angle Waist Company burned several years ago with the loss of one hun dred and forty-eight
 Some of the entrapped persons es- capped by a stairway in the rear of the building, many leaped from win dows before the arrival of the fremen Six bodies were removed by fire es- capes and four were found hanging to windows charred SO they were unrec 1 ognizable. Several of these girls were burned 10 death in sight of help
 less spectators. The origin Of the fire is unknown A half hour aftet its discovery the roof collapsed One man was taken to a hospital where he died of a fractured skull The coro .ner is Investigating Loss of life was chiefly among employees of the Ec sex Shirt Company and B. h. w. Tai loring Company. occupying the third and fourth floors.
 Thirteen are now known to be dead
 Mrs Edward Diamond, owner of tho
 building, and her husband, were ar
 rested on a charge of criminal negli
 gence. Diamond said he was in th, building during the fire He claimed . ignorance. The coroner fire marshal ? district attorney and police are mak 7 ing separate investigations to deter , mine responsibility. Another mal
 was found dead in the ruins.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-07
HAD WITH OBREGON
 ON BORDER
General Funston and 0bregOn Confer on the Matter of Pro- teCting Americans Now in the Country Controlled By Villa

DOUGLAS. Nov 6-Generals Funs- ton and Obregon conferred today. They discussed means for protecting Americans remaining in the section of Sonora under Villa control Funston declined 10 discuss the result of the conference. Funston leaves tomor row for his San Antonio headquarters. It is understood Funston considers an Agua Prieta attack in the near future ulikely
 Obregon conferred with Carranza of fcials in Agua Preta and Douglas Carranza consul GardWo stated that Obregons mission was merely 10 con fer with Gales relative to the need. of the Sonora campaign He intend, an immediate return to Torreon.
 The manager of the El Tigre Com pany denied that Villa had formally demanded $25OOO.
 l It was unoficially learned here tha Ia Villa force under General Diegue, ! had occupied Hermosillo. It is under stood the Villa main army is movin. to Naco. Abregon is at Agua Prieti was i'm constant communication witt Carranza officials
 . Obregon refused to state whethe he would assume command of thu forces opposing Villa or return to Tor reon A military authority said ObrC gon claimed 10 have information tha Maytorena Of Sonora protested agains the continued presence of Villa H Sonora