St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-22
PRESS COMMENT
Howe,s Fairness.

now informed at Hoboken, and also the
attaches and diplomats of Germany
are not surprised that Judge Howe al
one bound made himself, a national
figure. Mr.. Howe lives in st. Johns
bury, small town of 5000, in the
northeast part Of Vermont. He has
dipped into politics, as democrat, in
a republican State.
! In the legislature he made himself
strongly felt, one of the important
legislators. When the national demo
Gratis carried the country, Mr.. Howe
secured the office of judge of the
United States Court.
A number of attorneys who have
followed the trial unite in praising
Judge Howe for the fairness of his
rulings, and in pointing out that the
trial. owing to the questions of inter-
national law that were continually
cropping up, was one of the most diff
ficult to handle of any that has been
before the court for a long time.
Assistant United States District At
torney Roger r. Wood in his summing
up declared that, in his opinion, the
agreement between the Hamburg
American Line and the German gov
eminent, under which the line agreed
to send supply ships from American
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South Atlantic in time of trouble, pro-
vided for the clearance of the supply
ships through the use of false mani
tests. An abstract of this agreement
is on file at the German embassy in
Washington. AS he is supposed to
have represented the views of the gov
eminent of the United States in max
ing this statement to the jury, the
verdict which supported Mr.. Wood is
considered as involving not only Cap
tain Boy-Ed, but also as rebuking the
German government itself as the di-
rect instigator of the activities of the
naval attache and the four convicted
officials of the Hamburg-American
Line.
The officials were found guilty after
the jury had been out seven hours and
four minutes. They were convicted
under two indictments, which were
tried together. Burlington Daily
News.
Keeping Women Healthy.
How many women are there, do you
suppose, earning their own wages in
the United States? There are more
than 8, 100000 of them. Some Of these
are what may be called permanently
empIoyed-they will continue to be
wage earners for an indefinite period.
others are temporary wage-earners;
they will marry and become home
keepers. The health of every woman
wage-earner is important, on general
principles, as is the health of every
wage Garner of the other sex. But
particularly important is the health of
those who are now or may later be-
come mothers of the next generation.
Our lawmakers are busy, through
out the Union, devising improvement
in laws to govern women's work In the
wage world; and in making those bet.
ter laws both considerations enter
the general humane consideration, and
the consideration of future or present
motherhood.
But what the legislatures can do is
not the whole problem. Every woman
who goes to business owes duty both
to herself and to the next generation,
to maintain health and to conserve
strength so far as circumstances per-
NIT. This duty of self-care is, OF
course, not exclusively women's, but
it is particularly theirs and discussion
of that duty is particularly pertinent
at this holiday season, when special
pressure is placed upon all wage-earn-
ers, incidental to the holiday business
rush.
There is no magic road to health
to get it or to keep it, But common
sense will keep it If you have it, and
will help get it if you have lost it.
There are four fundamentals
Eight hours fresh-air sleep.
Exercise, regularly taken.
Sensible clothing.
Sensible food.
Now is the season when women who
work, are often overworked. Then
while you talk about that, and wish
for easier days. do the best thing pos
sibIe under the circumstances: Slack
up in your pleasures
Don't work on your nerve. Don't
sacrifice sleep in order to make room
for the work you have to do and the
pleasures you like to enjoy. You can't
dodge the work. Then let the pleas
ures-the kind that take from rest and
sleep-go by for the time. Wear COM
Portable clothing. Eat nourishing
food. When you think you are work
ing harder than is healthy, don't ag-
grevate the condition by working to
find fun too.
Every encroachment on strength is
paid for in full. If the encroachment
comes in the guise of work, or as plea
sure, it takes the same toll.-Boston
Record.
/ Ex-GOv. Prouty In Better Health.
| Elk Cox. and Mrs. George H. Prouty
observed their 25th wedding anniver-
sary Wednesday, Dec. L, and that eve
ming entertained ESQ or more OF their
Newport friends. Gov. Prouty's many
friends all over the state will be glad
to know that he is improving in health
and will read with interest the follow
ing from the Express and Standard:
Since the Hon. George H. Prouty
closed his term of Office as governor
of the state of Vermont, he has been
an almost retired figure in politics as
we'll as in social events on account of
i'll health. This has caused him to visit
many parts of our continent, as well
as noted health resorts abroad. Finally
choosing the haunts of the wilds, and
being interested in a large tract OF
| forest in the Maine woods near Jack
man, he threw off the cares OF society
and state, retired to this retreat. put
on his old clothes, and has assisted in
! building up mills, houses, Is miles OF
railroad track, and in getting out 3d.
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