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Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03
ANOTHER SAMPLE OF
WRITING YOUR FRIENDS

The writer wrote some time ago to
his old friend, Clay Tallman, COM
missioner of the general land office,
concerning the San Juan railway bill.
The commissioner writes that he
has always been at loss to under
stand why a railroad has not been
built thru from Durango to Gallup.
He, is familiar with this section, hav-
ing spent several years in the San
Luis valley. While he was in charge
OF the schools at Del Norte he took
more or less interest in mining and
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03
Near Serious Accident.

/. Mr.. +. C. Rist, her son and mar
ried daughter narrowly escaped seri-
Qus if not fatal injuries today, as
they were on their way to town. The
accident occurred on the Carbon juno
ton road, waen horse .iiey were
leading jumped and caught his rope
in such way the wagon seat was
over turned and the occupants hurl-
ed to the ground with terrible force.
Those who witnessed the accident say
it was miraculous they escaped with
out broken necks. Fortunately their
injuries were confined to cuts, bruis-
es and scratches which were not Of
a serious nature Only about week
ago, one of the boys of the family
met instant death, when he suffer-
eu "A gun shot wound accidentally
inflicted.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03
GERMANS AGAIN SHIFT
ATTACK WESTERN FRONT

United Press.
LONDON, April 1.-The Germans
have again shifted the attack on the
western front and are now directing
an offensive on the east bank of the
Mouse. They have succeeded in
gaining foothold on the outskirts
of the village of Vaux, and are bonn
harding Malancourt, Bethineourt and
Salient.
simultaneously with these attacks
the Teutons are bombarding the Par
is and Verdun railway from the
Avocourt woods, six miles to the north
of the line.
Arships traversed the line of the
railway, signalling the German gun
ners the range. The French airmen
attacked and drove the German air.
men off.
PETROGRAD, April THE Ger
mans summarized the Russian hos
pital ship Portugal in the Black sea
yesterday.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03
Important Meeting of the
State Normal Board.

Mrs. Resepha Pulford, principal of
the High school, left for Greeley this
morning to attend the quarterly meet
ing of the state normal board. She
is member of the committee ap-
pointed to recommend an educator for
president of the state teachers col
lege, the position made vacant by the
death of DR.. X. z. Snyder. There are
more than 20 persons prominent in
the educational world who have APP
piled for the place. The committees
recommendation will be made at this
meeting, but probably the appoint
,ment will not be made until later in
the year.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03
SUB COMMITTEE OVID
Ed ON CONFIRMATION

WASHINGTON, d. c., April L.
The senate subcommittee, investi-
eating the fitness Of Louis d. Bran
dies for a position on the supreme
court bench, have voted to recommend
the confirmation of his appointment.
Senators Worlds and Cummins voted
against it. The recommendation goes
to the whole judiciary committee on
Monday and it is thought the Re
publicans will attempt to delay OF
postpone action on the matter linden
initely.
Brandies will present no defense OF
himself.
Senator Cummins will ask for ar
open discussion of the affair by the
entire committee.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April l.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03

Rev. Dickinson, of Denver, presid-
ing elder Of the Southern NJ. f..
church, was bound for Pennington
this morning TO conduct services. He
was accompanied by his little daugh-
ter.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03
interested Oil Field.

J.. G. Knapp and L. M. Ridelsperg-
er, Of Augusta, Kansas, arrived last
night en- route to the Seven Lakes
oil fields, south of the Pennington
meadows. The graf prosperity in the
oil fields of the middle west has
awakened interest in the fields Of
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this section.


Railroad Business.
w. w. Hatton, chief clerk for Pas
senger Agent Wadleigh of the D. IL
j. G. spent the day in town on rail-
road business, He is enthusiastic
over the sections prospects and pre-
diets we are entering an era of great
prosperity.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03

One hundred and fifteen persisted,
including many wounded. Count Tat
istcheff, and the Red Cross nurse,
Baroness Meyendorff, with IA sisters
of charity are among those reported
missing.
Two torpedoes were shot at the
ship, at distance Of only 60 yards,
and panic ensued.
One hundred and fifty-eight peo-
pie were saved.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03

Dance Tonight.
You are invited to the Red Men hall
dance tonight. Talented vocalists will
sing the choruses. Moonlight dances.
Good music, good floor, good time.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03
RUM0R HAS VILLA
CAPTURED, ALSO
SEVERELY INJURED

United Press.
Ell PASo, Tex, April 1.-Uncon-
firmed rumors are current at Chihua-
hua City that the Americans have
captured Villa at Minaca. Confirma-
ton Of the report can not be obtain
ed.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DEAD.


United Press.
ANNARBOR, Mich, Apr 1.-Presi-
dent Emeritus DR.. James Angel of
the University of Michigan died at
his home here today
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03

BERLIN, April 1.-The Russian
casualties during the month of their
offensive against General Won Hin
denburg are estimated at 100000.
The official report says:
"The enemy attacked large sectors
of our line with half a million men
and an expenditure Of ammunition
hitherto unheard of. Thanks to the
bravery and tenacity of the Germans
the Russian attacks were unsuccess-
full"
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03

Ell PASo, Tex, April 1.-Desper
ately wounded, Villa with the rem
nants of his bandis believed to b,
hiding in the Businesses of the con
tinental divide south of San Ger
onimo.
The details of the fighting of We'd
nesday are anxiously awaited.
General Luis Gutierrez said tina,
Villa had been wounded in the knee
and that he had been carried away
on litter by Indians in his band af.
ter the battle with the Carranza gar.
rison at Guerrero.
The report that that Villa had his
hip crushed later by the fall Of Q
horse is generally believed. Altho II
is unconfirmed. it is also believed that
Villa made good his escape.
J the three days Iince Colonel
Dodd had his fight with the Villistas
it is believed that there has been fur.
Their fighting with the small bands.
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JUAREZ, Mex. April 1.-The frs,
trainload of supplies has left this
place, consigned to the Mormons al
Casas Grandes. They will sell tn,
supplies to the army.
The train contained eleven cars Of
oats, sugar and miscellaneous sup.
plies. No military guard accompa-
MED it.
One American passenger was on the
train.
Another train will probably be sent
Monday.
Several thousand fresh Carranzis-
ia soldiers have been concentrated at
Torreon for a clean up of the ban
dts in the Laguna district.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-03

WASHINGTON. D. c.. April L.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
GOV. GATES FOR THE PERRY BILL

Having Been Misrepresented by the
Local Option Forces He Comes out
for Prohibition.
Feeling that he has been misrepre-
scented in the booklet recently issued
by the Vermont Local Option League.
Gov. Charles w. Gates, Vermonts hon
ored executive, furnished the papers 81
Vermont on Monday, Feb. Is, with the
following letter:
"I have just received copy of the
booklet issued by the Vermont Local
Option League in which my name, as
governor, appears prominently in such
manner as to lead the reader to think
that am in favor of local option on the
liquor question
'I have positive convictions on Ibis
subject as many well know, bat | nave
purposely refrained from allowing the
use of my official position to influence
the vote on the Perry bill next March
because 1 am deeply conscious of my
obligation, as governor to all the people
IN the state, and in the course of cor
respo- dence l made my position clear
to the o1~etaries of both organizations.
"NotF Outstanding this, my name has
been Used, as above stated, by the Local
Option league without my knowledge
or consent in such manner and in such
Connection that the impression convey
by its use not only misleads, but also
grossly misrepresents my position. For
this reason l feel warranted in making
this public statement
''The words quoted in the booklet
from my inaugural address express my
position precisely and / would not alter
word used therein. They we're used
in considering constructive work by the
state, but not the destructive work of
those evils that call for exercise of the
police powers of the state
II am not in favor of the principle
of local option as applied to the liquor
question, but am in favor of prohibi-
ton and shall vote for the Perry BILL
(Signed)
CHARLES w. GA rES.
"Whafs the Matter with Gates3S--
"He'S All Righti;
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
Funeral of George A. Douglass

! A prayer service was held at the home
; of Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Billings for their
son-in-law, George A. Douglass, Thurs
day afternoon, just week from the
death of bis father, Almon e. Douglass.
The service was conducted by Rev. T. T.
Crane and was followed BY SCI vice at
Unity church, at which there was n large
attendance. Mr.. Douglass biothers, w.
M. DOUGLASS and 7. A. Douglass, and
brother, -in-law, E. S. Billings and A. w.
Billings, acted as bearers. During tie
service G.. A. Burnham played selections
on the pipe organ. A profusion of beau
tiful flowers included pieces from the
Sterling Club, Stowe Military Band, the
High School, the High School Alumni,
Mrs. Douglass former class in the Gram
mar school and many friends. Burial
was in the Riverbank cemetery.
Among those from out of town to at
tend the funeral were w M. Douglass of
Bennington, E. S. Billings of st Louis,
A. w. Billings of Stamford, N Y. Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Hoyt of Barre, N. Fl. Kaiser
of Greensboro, Mrs. f. Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. w. W. Howe Of Waitsfield.
James Jacobs of Burlington. Mrs. Gyles
Sayles of Enosburg, S. r. Kennedy and
Leslie Dow of Waterbury, and Mrs. S. NJ.
Boardman of Burlington.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
Green cut Bone 0nd Meat C0nn0 be BeQt 0S
ON Foo Producer

Any Poultry Food that will increase
egg production more than 500 per cent
in the middle of winter when eggs are
high and scarce is certainly something to
be sought after by Poultrymen. L. M.
Boulds of Island Pond, VT, writes to c.
S. age of Hyde Park, as follows Your
Green Cut Bone for Poultry cannot be
beat. 1t brought my eggs up from one
or two day to seventeen so far. We
would not be without it. Enclose find
check for one more barrel"
Green Cut Bone and Meat like that
sold to Mr.. Boulds will be sent by Mr..
Page, during freezing weather, freight
paid to almost any Station, for the small
sum of $500 for a 200 pound barrel.
Send money by registered letter, check,
postal or express money order and the
goods will be promptly forwarded.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
STOWE

#. e. Cooley il able to be out after an
illness from the grip.
II. FL. Tucker returned Thursday from
Malone, N. T., where he accompanied
the remains of Mrs. Tucker for burial.
Elroy S. Billings left Sunday night on
his return to st. Louis, Mo-, and Archie
Billings has returned to Stamford, N. Y.
John, the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark L. Poore, who has been confined
to the bed for two weeks by illness, fol-
lowing grip, is now recovering.
K. S. Billings of st. Louis and A. w.
Billings of Stamford, N. Y. were here
the past week on account of the death OF
their brother -in-law, George A. Doug
lass.
A creamery patrons meeting, under
the auspices of the State Department OF
Agriculture, was held at the Akeey Me
| mortal Building last Wednesday after
noon and evening. Among the the speak
Sio NCio k'hhtC Dig
ham, Market AGENT NJ. r. Tolstrup, G..
w. Fryhofer of The United States De-
partmeut of Agriculture, I'll. l.. Wilson,
State Creamery Inspector, and John c.
Orcutt of the Boston Chamber of Com
merce.
AT the fourth quarterly conference
of the first Methodist Episcopal
church, conducted by District Superin-
tendent w. B. Duksshire, the following
were elected Stewards, D. E. Houston,
Mrs. Della McAllister, Mrs. Aurora Ad-
ans, o. A. Barrows, r. B. Russell, J. A.
Foster, Mrs. Carrie Straw, Mrs. Nettie
Russell, W. W. Ayers, II. w. Ravlin, E.
FL. Eggleston, F. d. Van Dusen and Miss
Marjorie Watts; Trustees, o. A. Bar
rows, Mrs. Straw. W. W. Ayers. E. H.
EgglestoD, G.. NJ. Watts, A. B. Weeks;
Sunday School Superintendent, Mrs.
Straw; Assistant, Ell. w. Ravlin; Pres
ident OF Epworth League, Miss Elsie AL
ger; President of Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Adj
ans; Treasurer and Financial Agent,
Mr.. Eggleston; Chairman of Committee
on Foreign Missions, Mrs. Ola Alger;
Home Missions, Mrs. Alma Brush; Sun
day School, o. A. Barrows; Tracts, Miss
Mildred Holden; Temperance, F. D.
VanDusen; Education Marjorie Watts;
Freedman's Aid, o. A. Burrows; Hos
pitfalls, Pastor; Church Records, Mrs.
Straw; Church Music, Marjorie Watts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
JOHNSON

Tom Leland of Waterbury was in town
Saturday.
Mrs. Eta Richardson is numbered
among the sick.
Miss Perry has closed her school in
Eden and is at home.
DR.. A. G.. Peaks is attending an educa-
tional meeting in Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. G. W. Dustin of Craftsbury has
been recent guest at d. S. Scott's.
Miss Josie Mudgett is home from
Grand Isle for visit with her parents.
G. FL. Hayford has returned from a
business trip to Worcester and Boston,
Mass.
f. w. Leslie has returned from Brad.
ford, where he has been ceiling car of
potatoes.
Edgar Fuller, ST., was called to st.
Joseph, @ le., last week by the death OF
brother.
Mrs. Candis Carpenter has taken rooms
in the house on Pearl street occupied by
Lee Whitney.
Mrs. Minnie Vosburg of Cambridge is
with her mother, Mrs. Sewell Newton,
who is seriously i'll.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Silas Griswold attended
the funeral of Mrs. Mary Tillotson in
Wolcott last week Tuesday.
Miss Helen Eastman of White River
junction is guest of her sister, Bertha
Eastman. at E. E. Holiness
Mrs. j. B. Kidder of Burlington recent
Iy underwent an operation at the Proctor
Hospital for the removal of a tumor.
Since Taylor Mead's return from the
hospital he has made steady improve
ment much to the delight of his many
friends.
W. A. Landon and Clan ence Kenney of
ther, o. B. Landon. and Mr.. and Mrs. o.
A. Mcfarland.
Miss Helen Fullington accompanied
Miss Goodale, Normal student, co her
home in Woodbury. Friday night to spend
the four days vacation.
At the annual village meeting d, B.
Smalley was elected moderator and E. E.
Balch trustee to take the place of Fl. C.
Parker, whose term expired. e. E.
Holmes was elected water commissioner
and e. e. Balch light commissioner. Dur
ing the wear there has been paid So 600
on the indebtedness of the village.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23

A household remedy in America for
% years-Dr. Thomas Electric Oil Fol
cuts. sprains, burns, scaIds, bruises. 25C
and 500. At all drug stores.-adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
Johnson High School Notes

Manager Wood has arranged the first
match for the tennis season, 1T is a
match with Lamoillo Central Academy
in June and members of the faculty will
play on both teams by agreement.
For the class in debating, the follow
ing debates have been scheduled
Feb. 26-Immigration should be re-
stricted by means of q lieracy test
Mobbs and Parady VS.. Watkins and Col.
Inns.
| Mar. 3-The federal government sh )uld
own and operate the telephone and tele.
graph systems of this country. Hill and
V. Stiles VS.. Waterman and A. Stiles C19)
Mar. S-The town should appropriate
money for new high school building
Barrows and Nye VS.. Stiles C16) alo
Richards.
Mar. 1S-Vermont should have direct
primaries. Driscol and Wood VS.. G.
| Leach and Codding.
Mar 20-IJ is to the advantage of Yer
mont to have prohibition rather than To-
cal option. Gates and e. Davis VS.. Bal
| ley and g. Fletcher.
Apr. D. Children under Is years should
| be prohibited entirely from working in
tIe factories of this state. Gonya aud
MISSIONER VS.. FuIlingtou and Sylvester.
Apr. 10-Tne federal government should
grant living wage pensions to all native
born citizens in the country over IS years
of age. r. Davis and |. Leach vs.. Gun
bingham and Wood ward.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
Funeral of Mrs. Stella V. Luce

The funeral of Mrs. Stella V. Luce,
whose death was noted last week, was
held last Wednesday afternoon at the
Luce homestead in Luce Hollow, where
she died sunday afternoon. The service
wac conducted by Rev. f, t. Crane of
Unity church. A selection. Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere, was rendered by A..
II. Cheney, accompanied by Mrs. Mary
Watts Camp of Morrisville. Four neigh
bors, Fl. G.. Fuller, A. d. Lang, Milo Hill
and G. M. Towne, acted as bearers. The
burial was made in the family lot in the
River Bank cemetery. Among those
here here to attend the the funeral were
Mrs. Carrie Waite OF Burlington, Mrs. R.
S. Shepley of Waterbury, p. II. KERN
and two daughters of Moretown.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23

The grip epidemic is apparently past.
The school has regained its normal at
tendance and all is running smoothly.
The rehearsals for 1.-THE Mikado" be-
gan last week in good earnest. They
will be kept up now without any break,
we hope. The parts selected thus far
The Mikado of Japan, Lloyd M. Pearl
10; Nanki-poo, his son disguised as a
wandering minstrel and in love with
Yum Yum, Fullingtop, '18; Ko-Ko, Lord
High Executioner of Titipu, Paraday,
10; Poo-Bah, Lord High Everything
Else, Mobbs, 'l6; Pish- rush, Noble
Lord, Stiles, '16; Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing
and Peep-By, three sisters, wards of Ko-
Ko. Miss Mcfarland, III; Miss Boyce, 10;
Miss Balrows, 10; Katsha, an elderly
| lady in love with Nanki-Poo, Miss Gau-
thier; Chorus of school Girls, Mobiles,
Guards and Coolies.
| The play, Little Buckshot'', was Civ
EN- last Friday night at the opera house
before good attendance.
A household remedy in America for
25 years-Dr. Thomas Electric Oil Fol
cuts. sprains, burns, scaIds, bruises. 25c
and 500. At all drug stores.-adv.
II. N. Gordon brought Master Donald
Ramsey OF Winchester, Mass, home with
him last week, when he returned from
Boston. Master Donald has entered the
graded school.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. B. Chapman and
daughter, jamie, were in Wocott last
week Tuesday TO attend the funeral of
Mrs. Chapman's mother, Mrs. Mary Til
lotsoD, who died Feb. 10 from pneumonia
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
INTERCLAsS BASKET BALL

The Sophomores put one over on the
Freshmen in basket bail Thursday night
by score of 10 to g. The two Is minute
periods were boch snappy and there was
not dull moment in the game, although
weighted.
This makes the third Interclass cor
test between 1918 and 1919 thus far this
year. The sophomore won the bas-
ket ball game in the fall, then week
before last the Freshmen won unani-
nous decision in the Interclass debate,
and now the winning of the basket ball
game puts the Sophomores again in the
lead The lineup follows:-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
lBD?RAL VT. RAILWAY

Trains Leave the following sta
tions daily except Sunday.
In EFFECT SEPTEMBER -, 1915
No. II No. 26 No. SO
Cambridge Jet. $40 a. m. 9:2o am. 7:Iop. m
Jacksonville 5:I5 ga ia
Cambridge 5:28 o;3o 7:2o
Connections are to be made at
Essex Junction as follows: No 70
with the Mail Train for all New
England Points; No 26 with the
New Eagland States Limited Ex-
press for New England Points and
with Local Passenger for Montreal
No. So with the night Express for
all New England Points.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-23
THEN AND NOW

Local Option now, but Opposed it
Seven Years ago when Orange
County Had Saloons.
Mr.. Luther B. Johnson, the editor of
the Randolph Herald and News, who
is generally recognized by the profess
sion as the ablest journalist in the
state, is now advocating the present
law. as he has a perfect right to do,
hut when there was a license town adj
jacent to Randolph in 1909 the situa-
zion looked different to him. Under
the present law the same conditions
might exist any year, and it is fair to
assume that his opinion of seven years
ago would then stand We quote an
editorial that appeared in the Ran
dolph Herald and News in 1909 when
Braintree had license:
anyone at all conversant with the
workings of the present system readily
perceves that the weak point of local
option is the complete failure to justi-
fly its own name. Local option in Ver-
mont is not local option. yes vote
in a certain town means that the sa-
looms in that town are open to anybody
who comes to them with the price, and
who is not on the blacklist. What does
this mean? 1t means that those from
far and wide who banker for intoxicants
will journey to this place as to a we'll
in the desert, and drink full and Deep
1t means that the principal part of the
saloon trade comes from out of town;
from towns that have forbidden by their
vote the sale of liquor. within them. 1t
means consequently, that the most in
jury done by saloon is without its
own borders, inflicted upon its neigh
bors who have done all they could I'M
der the law to protect themselves, but
are compelled to look on helplessly
while some neighbor defles them
through serving with liquor the few in
every community that make improper
use of it. This is not we repeat local
option. 1t gives to towns that voted
against the saloon the problem and the
care and the expense resulting from
drunkenness for which they are in no
ways to blame. 1t makes every town
as fearful of the action of its neighoor
as it could be of its own, yet absolutely
without power to control in any way
what that neighbor may do that so vital
~ affects itself. That is not right, nor
fair, nor just"
"LOCAL OPTION IN VERMONT Is
NOT LOCAL OPTION.