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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27
APPEAL FOR FARMERS
St. Johnsbury Citizens Would Have
Them Protected from Creameries.
Editor of The Caledonian:

st. Johnsbury Citizens Would Have
Them Protected from Creameries.
Editor of The Caledonian:
AS you have manifested at differ
ent times somewhat of an interest
in the farmers of Caledonia County,
and the state of Vermont, l thought
perhaps you would allow me a little
space in your columns. In the last
year there have been six creamery
failures in the state, causing a loss
to the farmers in each instance from
$4,000 to $4,000, which aggre-
gate something like $4,000 or $780,
600 in cream and milk. In Gale
donna County we have had two of
these failures within three months
of each other.
1t seems to me that this kind OF
business should be regulated by law.
We have laws regulating insurance
companies, savings banks and trust
companies who take peoples money
in trust.
The farmers milk cream and but
ter are his cash so to speak. He
should be protected from these un-
reliable and designing creamery
sharks. The laws of 1912, No. ISL,
provide that foreign companies COM
to the secretary of state and furnish
a good and sufficient bond to protect
the patrons from any loss in case
thee creamery company betrays their
trust. This law should be amended
to include all creameries in the
state.
This amended law would be a pro-
lection to reliable creameries as
these fraudulent creameries always
pay fancy prices for cream and milk,
or promise to, and attract large
amounts of cream and milk from the
reliable company.
Consequently, it is very evident
that a law of this kind would not
only protect the farmer but also the
honest creamery.
1 take this way to appeal to the
members of the legislature now in
session who may be interested in the
farming interests of the state of YER
mont, knowing the wide circulation
of your paper, 1 trust it will reach
many of them and induce them to
take some action in the matter.
ST. JOHNSBURY FARMER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27
GRoToN
III. T. Morrison, Corresponds

(H. T. Morrison, Correspondent
Mrs. d. H. Murray left Saturday
for Lyndonville where she will Join
her husband and commence house
keeping in the near future.
Mrs. e. S. Gordon and daughter,
Kathleen, were visitors with her
father, Charles Morrison, last week.
Mrs. L. s. Blanchard spent last
week. with her husband at Montpe-
lier.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Hall spent
Thursday and Friday with represen-
tative Blanchard at Montpelier.
Mrs. +. l.. Gibson has recovered
from her recent illness.
James Main was a business Wis
itor at Montpelier and Barre last
week.
w. r. Carbee has purchased a
new moving picture machine and
gave his first exhibition Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Kicker re-
turned from a short visit with rela-
tives at West Topsham Sunday.
Mrs. H. L. Tillotson returned last
week from a two weeks visit with
her son, DIR. Harris Price at Maiden,
Mass.
Mrs. Eastman, who has beeen at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Hood the past few weeks, has gone
to her home in Corinth.
Miss Mary Hall was home from
Montpelier Seminary over Sunday.
A.. l.. Daley of Thetford was a Wis
itor in town last week.
Miss Elsa Leavenworth was home
from her school over Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER
of Grange Lecturers to be
Held Saturday, Jan. 30.
{ Ella McLaughIin, Correspondents


ella Mclaughlin, Correspondent
There will be a grange lecturers
conference in Wide Awake Grange
Hall for the benefit of those in the
county, Saturday, Jan. 80, at IL A.
M. Dinner will be served in the din
ing hall. Arrangements are being
made by Pomona Lecturer Mrs. H. G.
Hovey and State Lecturer E. HI. Hal
lett. The meeting promises to be
one of interest as well as helpful,
and all lecturers are requested to
take advantage of this opportun-
ity.
Mrs. James Greenwood, who has
been visiting at Monroe, has returned
home.
Mrs. Dwight Simpson and three
children of Fitchburg, Mass, are
visiting her sisters, Mrs. A. B. Col
bath and Mrs. Dennie Trombley.
William Beane, who has been
working at Lancaster, N. H, has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clough and son, VINO
have been visiting at Derby, have
ter, Rebecca Bates, is spending few
Miss Rubie Frederick, who has
been working at Lowell, Mass, has
returned home.
Rev. S. F. Goodheart of Putney
called on old friends here last week.
He was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Benedict. On Friday eve
ming the young people met at the
home of Mrs. Benedict and gave him
a surprise. Music and games were
the feature of the evening and a
good time prevailed. Ice cream and
cake and coffee and waters were
served.
On Friday evening a few of Elsie
Hallett's classmates met at her
home it being her birthday. Ice
cream and cake were served.
Last week Sunday and Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Towle both had
birthdays and on Monday we're very
pleasantly remembered by receiving
sixty postal cards from their friends.
Rev. Mr.. Wall of Randolph Center
supplied at the Congregational
church on Sunday.
The H and D class will meet Tues
day evening instead of Wednesday
evening this week. They are plan
ming a Valentine and Lincoln enter
tainment to be given Feb. IL.
The w. G.. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Jonathan Huntley, Friday af-
ternoon.
The Lee children, who have been
sick with scarlet fever, are better
and so far no new cases have de-
Veloped.
There will be a masquerade prom
enade and dance and a box supper
given under the auspices of Hose Co.
No. 1. at Firemen's Hall on Friday
evening, Feb. 5. Public cordially in
vited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

one per cent of being the same as
the republican gain. In less than
two years the two old parties will
go to the polls upon the issues, old
and new, and the next president is
not likely to be a representative of
minority of the people.
The feeling of confidence in re-
publican victory in 1916 is reflected
in the activity manifested by the re-
publican leaders in the national SEN
ate and house.
For instance, as soon as the pres
ident's recent speech was made pub
lie, it was made the object of a con-
ference at which it's contents were
subjected to thorough analysis and
criticism. Up to the present time
the utterances of the president have
been confined to a few messages de-
livered to congress. Now, however,
that he. has gone outside of Wash
ington and is indulging in free COM
ment an opportunity is afforded of
making political capital out of his
utterances. The tariff, Mexico and
the shipping bill are the three prin-
cipal issues and the republicans have
firm fighting ground in all of them.
Vermont Phoenix.
Inc IICSS Is nOG AlEalus
A joint resolution has been intro
duced in the house to create an in
vestigating committee which will
look into conditions in Vermont cas-
regards the financial interest and
control of state officials in newspa-
pers published in this state -
Whether this is legitimate business
for a legislature may be open to
question, but we hardly think there
will be any objection on the part of
the state press generally. If a sim
liar bill had gone through two years
ago a committee of this kind would
probably have found something to
work on. Millionaire governors are
apt to put certain newspapers under
suspicion, but Vermont is through
with that kind of governor for a
while. anyway. But by all means
let the investigation go on.-Enter-
prise and Vermonter.
Bryan the Spokesman
The letter given wide publicity in
which Secretary Bryan writes one
of our officeholders in San Domingo
for the list of offices that may be
filed with deserving democrats
comes as no surprise to those who
have seen Mr.. Bryan's contemptuous
attitude towards civil service and his
devotion to the spoils system ever
since he became a member of Pres
ident Wilson's cabinet. In this he
is consistent in representing the at
titude of all Democrats who believe
that to the victors belong the spoils
and when they find a few nailed
down they try to amend the civil ser
vice law. The president usually OPP
poses this, but never fails to appoint
deserving democrats" to any place
outside the civil service. Secretary
Bryan is not unmasked, as some
might think, but is consistently sup
porting a democratic doctrine that
demoralizes the public service.
In his bid for another democratic
victory in the Indianapolis speech,
President Wilson said that the in
dependent vote would control the
election. And that is strong enough
to defeat a party that believes in the
spoils system, that has forced hard
times upon us by free trade policy
and that has compelled us to pay a
war tax when we were at peace with
ourselves and our neighbors.-
Springfield Reporter
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27
GREENSBORO
Congregational Society Not willing
to Let Pastor SsO-LocaIs

~ AAg1b 1HgON NMO-AAOGAAH
Geo. A. Porter, Correspondent
At the meeting called Tuesday az
ternoon to consider the resignation
of the pastor of the Congregational
church the society decided by a vote
of seventeen to five not to accept the
resignation. And Deacons e. A. Per-
rim and p. N. Allen were appointed
committee to notify Mr.. Achenback
of the result of the vote. II is now
understood that Mr.. Achenback de-
sires to go in any event and the out
look is that the church will soon be
without a pastor.
Mrs. A. s. Babcock was In Mon
pelier with her husband last week.
Elmer Mathews has been pressing
hay for Cuthbertson brothers.
Merl Howard was home from
Montpelier over Sunday.
Mr.. Wickersham's lecture Thurs
day evening, the fourth of the course
drew a full house Notwithstanding
the bad travelling and the speaker
commanded close attention for two
hours. People came long distances
to listen to him, one party walking
at least 10 miles to attend.
The farmers meeting Wednesday
evening at Grange Hall was attend
ed by about 40 farmers who listened
to a good talk by Mr.. Duear, the
county agent on general farm topics.
The farmers have given orders for
three or four cars Of fertilizers to
be delivered at Greensboro Bend
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

Reports from the department Of
agriculture show that in the year
1913 the average price paid to far
mers of the United States for milk
was 3.S49 cents a quart. In
New England the average price
for the same period was 4.571
cents a quart Still New Eng
land farmers are working to get
more for their milk and the hearings
recently conducted by the Boston
Chamber of Commerce indicate they
are entitled to more. The figures
given above simply indicate that
New England farmers are alive to
their best interests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

Senate Bill, No. %, provides that
Every article, statement or commu-
nication contained in any newspa-
per or other publication, printed or
published in the state, which tends
to reflect upon the memory of one
who is dead or to impeach the hon.
esty, integrity, virtue or reputation,
or publish the natural or alleged de-
fects of one who is living and there
by expose him to public hatred, con-
tempt or ridicule must be supple
mented by the true name of the
writer of-such article, statement or
communication, signed and printed
at the end thereof"
Section two provides that the
''owner, proprietor or publisher" of
any publication who fails to so sign
and print the signature shall for
felt the sum of $500 for each and
every offence that said sum may be
sued for and recovered in "a civil
action by and in the name of any
person who may bring action there
for and one-half of the sum recov-
cred is to be paid by the plaintiff in
to. the treasury of the state and the
other half retained by him.
Every article, statement or COM
munication" means every editorial,
news item or communication pub
lished and if this should be enacted
into law would simply result in the
use of a large amount of space that
is now used for news and other ar
ticles. 1t would seem a very unrea-
sonable requirement because the ed
itor of every paper is responsible
for every line that appears in the
paper and in every case in Vermont
is generally known to the readers of
the paper. Even if an unsigned or
anonymous communication appears
the editor is responsible for it's ap-
pearance, and if it contains any mis-
representation of any individual or
interest they can recover whatever
damage the courts decide just in a
suit for libel. This responsibility is
sufficient to protect any person from
untruth and the personal signature
of the writer is unnecessary. The
present law protects individuals from
wilful Misrepresentation, the pro-
posed law evidently is intended to
prevent any criticism whether
true or deserved.
The present law provides that any
person injured by misrepresentatsEn
may recover whatever damage has
been done him by a paper wilfully
disappearing him, but the new
law would allow 'any person." no
matter whether he had been affected
or not, to recover $500 and put half
of it in his pocket. The person real
ly injured by the article might not
be able to recover a single cent be-
cause some sharp lawyer out of bust
ness might step in ahead and secure
the penalty. 1t would be sure to
develop a class of legal sharks worse
than the ambulance chasers" of the
large cities. We cannot believe this
would benefit the state or it's hon
orable citizens. The bill would give
no protection to the individual but
would reward persecution by a cheap
and undesirable class of citizenship.
The legislature can hardly be ex-
pected to authorize such a mischie-
vous scheme as this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27
SUTTON
Rev. G. r. Upton Given a Call to the
Free Baptist Church.
SUTTON
Oh. A. Blake. Correspondent.

III. A. Blake, Correspondent
Rev. c. R. Upton held service at
the church Tuesday evening of last
week and at the close of the service
an expression of the church and con-
gregation was taken, and it was
unanimous to give him a call to be-
come pastor of the Free Baptist
church here. Mr.. Upton returned to
his home Wednesday and said he
would give decision in week or
ten days. If he decided to come here
he would come so as to commence
his pastorate the first Sunday in
March.
-Remeber the supper and enter
tainment at Aid Hall, this week
Thursday evening.
c. A. Aldrich and wife and Sadie
Blake went to the lecture at West
Burke Saturday evening.
Mrs. w. N. Robinson was at Mont
pelier the past week with her hus-
band, our town representative. They
both came home Saturday noon.
The auditors are to meet at the
town clerks Office Saturday, Jan.
80, at 8 o'clock A. M. to settle with
the town officers.
Mrs. Cecil Hodge, who has been
at her parents for a time past, has
gone to East Ryegate where her hus-
band has employment.
C. L. Macy, who has been at St.
Johnsbury at work, has returned to
his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A Lafoe visited
friends at Charleston and Newport
recently.
E. l. LaClair is pressing the hay
at the J. E. Wentworth farm to be
shipped away in the future.
Albert Clark is delivering poles
for electric lights from Lyndon to
West Burke.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

Harry C. Shurtleff of Mont
pelier, T. w. Moloney of Rut-
land, H. B. Howe of st. Johnsbury
and Charles D. Watson of st. AL
bans have announced themselves as
candidates for the judgeship of the
district and circuit courts for the
district of Vermont. Which will it
be, Boss Martin w. Brown of Bos-
ton and Wilmington?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

Vermonters will be pleased with
the announcement of Samuel w. Nc
Call that he will be a republican
candidate for the republican nomi-
nation for the governorship of Mas
sachusetts. He courageously bore
the republican banner in what was
conceded to be losing fight last
year and it is fair that he be given
an opportunity to lead again when
victory is more promising.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

Coughs that hang on" demand treat
ment. Stop and think Reason and
common sense tell you that IL In folly
to grin and bear H." Those rack
ing Ia grippe coughs that wrench the
body and cause soreness and pains In
the lungs yield more quickly to Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar than TO any other
treatment. Forty years record OF sue
cesses proves this. For coughs, colds,
Group and other distressing ailments
OF throat, chest, lungs, larynx and
bronchial tubes, you can find nothing
that will compare with this reliable
remedy. G. G. Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

There is good reason to believe
that President Wilson's scheme to
start the government in the BUSH
ness of ocean transportation is dead.
1t was killed not by republican fill
buster but by the full and fair ex-
posture of its weaknesses by republi-
can leaders So mote it be.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

1t is evident the legislature in
tends to redeem the party pledges
for a direct primary law. Three bills
have already been introduced, two
from Caledonia county. We are in
clined to favor the plan of Senator
Simonds. His bill does not require
registration nor a fee from the can
didates. 1t does not repeal our pres
ent election law but simply gratis
the direct primary on it and if the
direct primary proves unsatisfactory
the old law remains after the prim-
airy features have been removed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

If the prediction of Mr.. Caswell,
the member from Derby, that the
legislature will finish it's business
and adjourn after a seventy-five day
session comes true, the legislature
will have accomplished a very cred
liable thing. 1t certainly has COM
menced it's work with creditable in
dustry and if it gives full and cor
rect consideration to all the impor-
tant matters that will come before
it within Mr.. Caswell's time limit,
there will be no cause for censure.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

eff you buy out Of town and we
buy out of town and all our neigh
bors buy out of town what viii be-
come of our town. But how I'm
thunder can we know what's i'm our
town If you don't advertise.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

Local notices, wants. for sale etc,
2 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
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The Republican Return

The analysis. of the last congress
sional election, completed by James
B. Reynolds, secretary of the Re-
publican national committee, fur
nishes indisputable evidence, if any
further were needed, that political
ly the country has returned to nor
NAL since the upheaval of 1912. In
the Is states whose returns have
been compiled there was a republi-
can gain last November of 2,589,5 88
over the republican presidential vote
of 1912. There was a progressive
loss of 2,507, 811, as compared with
the presidential vote of that party
two years ago. In other words, the
progressive loss is within less than
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-30
BartleSville Boy
Spends the Coin
on Pretty Girls

Special to The Worl.
ST. LOUIS, June 29.-George s.
Wood, II year Old who says he is the
son of Doe c. Wood, a superintcnd-
ent for the American Sheet Metal COM
pany at Bartlesville, Okla, admitted
in his cell at Central police station to-
day, that he had forged his fathers 5
name to checks in order to have a
good time" He said he spent most
of the money buying presents for
young women. Wood was taken to
headquarters Monday night from the
Maryland hotel, where he had been
stopping, by Richard Mccarthy,
steward at the hOstelry. Mccarthy
said Wood had passed two checks,
one for SS5 and the other for S35, at
the hotel. Wood said he left Nome
June and came TO st. Louis. He had
$50 in his pockets. When that was
gone. he said, he wrote out the che ecks
and pretended he had received them
through the mail from his father. 81
think a little time in Jail will do me
world Of good" he said today. 81
ought to be punished and / believe
time in Jail will cure me Of the desire
to spend so much money"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-30
CHINA RETURNING TO
MONARCHICAL RULE
Tree Sncch and Free Thought Are Ne
Longer Permitted, says Former
Speaker Of Chinese senate.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-Froe
ep,cch ana free thought given to
Chinese by ,he first Republican paI-
Lament has been suatchcd from
thcm while the gift was yet new by
the government of President yuan
Shi kai. Sin Lun, former speaker on
thc Chinese senate, said today, adj
dressing an audience at the lnterna-
ttuum congress Of authors and jour
nalists at .he first of four days ses-
siOus.
Political writer's have been eNiied;
Publications suppressed and "a reign
Of brutal oppression introduced by
the present Chinese republic, ne said,
following Serious criticism and pop
ular censure for its autocratic ard
unconstitutional acts"
"A serious reaction has set in, he
said "and our best writers 10 longer
are permitted to continue their labors
in peace"
This brutal oppression" he said
"existed in the old mOnarchical days,
SO that literature had no great influ-
cnce on politics. Recently, however,
authors disappointed at the unpopu-
larity OF thoir pure style, adopted the
historical novel and won many read
Crs Robinson Crusoe and Treasure
island now are as widely read ia
China. he said, as in the United states.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-30
MIDSHIPMEN START
CRUISE ON JULY 7

WASHINGTON, June 24-Sccre.
tary Daniels announced tonight that
the naval academy midshipmen wou,d
start July I on their practice cruise
through the Panama canal 20 san
Francisco. The sea trip had been
postponed because IF the inquiry into
examination Irregularities at the
academy Captain RUSSELL. president
of the court, was instructed today TO
held night sessions f necessary TO
complete the inquiry in time for the
cruise.
The battleships Wisconsin, Missouri
and Ohio, carrying the mIdshirmen,
will be scheduled To- reach Guam
tanamo, July 4; Colon, July l6:
Panama, July 20; San Diego, CaI.,
August l (stay two days. San Fran
cisco August .. The party viii spend
a week at the Panama-Pdclfic expo
sition and starting on the return "trip
August 13, will reach Los Angeles,
August 10 for q two days stay Pan
anna will be reached August 20.
Colon August 81, and Hampton
Roads, September 7.
Mr. Daniels said tonight chat nazmg
charges brought out by mIdshlpmen
in their testimony before the court.
would be investigated by d beard Ia
be named by Admiral FIllam and
would not be considered by the
present tribunal.