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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
SUGGESTS THREE LEGISLATORS.
M. j. Hapgood Thinks Principle Upon
Which Legislators Have Been Chosen
Should Be Eliminated.

Editor of The Phoenix
AS the time approaches for the nam.
ing of candidates for our next legisla-
ture it is well to discuss the matter as
fully as possible.
No other matter so greatly affects
our interests at large as the making of
matter upon the principle upon which
we shall elect our representatives for
the house and the senate.
The principle upon which they of
late years have been elected to large
extent should be eliminated so far as
possible, which is that the bare fact
of previous experience is a disquali-
fication-the members being elected
largely on account of its being then
"turn.' Hence the piling up of a
mess of useless laws and the giving
of the so-called "infuences an open
field for operations.
AS a member of 10 years standing
have met and become acquainted
with the character of the Legislators
for the last score of years and | am
going to take the liberty, without hav.
ing consulted with any of the parties
concerned to mention the names of
those now voters in Windham county
and whom | have been conversant with
as brother members, who, as l think
would best serve the interests of the
state, but who will not, themselves
put themselves forward as candidates
Let us do it for them.
First and foremost of all, and, as
believe, one of the best in the state.
would mention the name of the Hon
Joseph G.. Martin of Newfane, who
keeps himself thoroughly posted and
whom no influence of any kind ear
turn from what he deems his duty.
Next | would mention the name OF
L. p. Adams of Marlboro, whose expe
rience long since placed him among the
leaders for legislative action.
Last, but not least, and mentioned
last because of his relationship,
would mention the name of Emery Mel
endy of Londonderry. Every one ac
quainted with him knows well his gen
cral intelligence in an all-around way
as well as his strict integrity and his
term of service last session gave hin
preparation for an influence that
would be leading should be again be
elected.
Let us not overlook the fact that
the place of a party's residence has
little to do with his qualification.
NJ. j. HAPGOOD.
Peru, May II, 1916.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
GRIDLEY IS A CANDIDATE.
Successful Windsor Manufacturer Would
Like to Go to Republican National
Convention.

The suggestion of the name of
George o. Gridley of Windsor as a
member of the Vermont delegation to
the Republican national convention at
Chicago, brings into the contest one
of the most successful of Vermont s
business men. Mr.. Gridley is not a
politician, but the head of one of Yer
mont S largest industries, if not the
largest.
Mr.. Gridley is a machinist, grad
uate of the Jones e. Lamson shops at
Springfield. He went to Windsor
about Is years ago, young man under
30, to take charge of the Windsor Ma
chine company plant, which had
been fighting for a living for some
years, with less than 80 employees and
with capital of $4,000.
Under Mr.. Gridley's management
and by aid of his invention, the Grid
ley automatic lathe, the plant of the
Windsor Machine company was mod
ernized, a complete new shop built,
and that proving inadequate, addition
the past winter, over 1900 hands were
employed, the shop running day and
night.
nv Ndluc VI tHc IldHl ihVNioc SlcN
until after the capital had been in
creased ten times, the whole stock of
the company was sold for cash on Jan.
LIST last, to the National Acme Manu-
featuring company for $l,lOO share,
an increase of over 100 times in Is
years, the purchaser only buying the
stock on condition that Mr.. Gridley
remain to run the plant for them.
This all sounds like a story from
the "Arabian Nnights," yet it has oc-
Cured right here in Vermont, and
shows what can be done if you have
the right kind of man at the helm.
Gridley represents the "Ncw Yer
mont" and is certainly entitled to a
place on the delegation. Would that
every town in the state had a wizard
like Mr.. Gridley to work the wonder
for them that he has performed for
Windsor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
Straight Bank Reports.
{ Rutland News.)

One who followed the meagre pub
.lishcd details of the case of the
United States against George C. Ave
rill, former president of the Vermont
National bank at Brattleboro, on trial
in United States court for making ir-
regular reports to the comptroller of
the currency, cannot fail to be i'm
pressed with the foolishness of a bank
official in "padding" or twisting the
report of the real condition of his in
stitution. There is no suspicion or
thought that Mr.. Averill wlile at the
head of the Brattleboro institution
benefited in any way by irregular re-
ports, but it seems quite evident that
the reports were garbled, or at least
not exact.
Judge Augustus n. Hand, who pre-
sided in this case, instructed the jury
that if they found beyond a reason
able doubt that the defendant made
or caused to be made on the books of
the bank, entries with intent to de-
ceive the officers of tle bank or agents
of the government sent to examine the
books they must find verdict of
guilty.
Allowing for the possible incom-
pletcness of the newspaper account,
and with all due respects to the learn
ed judge, it would appeal to The News
that the people are also deeply concerned
in the reports of the conditions of
banks. A good many of them mayhap
are stockholders, or depositors or
otherwise interested in the institution.
Little less than tle officers of the bank
or the agents of the government, then,
are the people entitled to absolutely
truthful statements as to conditions
of banks, and they frown upon every
departure from the law governing this
matter.
There has been sympathy for Mr..
Averill, under all the circumstances,
for pursuing course which, tenn
porarily at least, placed him under n
cloud, There is consequently very
general feeling of satisfaction at
his acquittal by tle jury. 1t would
seem that his only motive was to give
the public a better impression of the
bank with which he was connected
than the facts justified. 1t seems that
two energetic spirits had left the in
stitution a few years before and had
established another bank whicl has
been making pronounced strides, and
President Averill naturally did not
want the public to gain the impression
that the new bank under his old EN-
ployes had been cutting in on his
bank S business. And this was what
caused the whole trouble, as we UNI
derstand it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
FATHER DROWNED, SON SAVED.
Walter H. Phillips of Montpelier Lost
Life Sunday Afternoon, When Boat
Was Capsized

Thrown into the water when the
boat capsized in which he was fishing
with his fve-year-old son, Wendell,
Walter II. Phillips, assistant treasurer
of the Montpelier and Barre Light and
Power Co., was drowned Sunday af-
tcrnoon at Groton pond, 20 miles from
here, where he went Saturday night
in company with Willard Cotton, also
of Montpelier. The boy was saved by
clinging to a seat in the boat. The
body was brought to Montpelier short
ly after 6 clock that night on spe-
cial train which was made up at Wells
River.
Mr.. Phillips, it is believed, did not
come to the surface until he had ex-
PRED. A physician who examined the
body at the camp expressed the belief,
according to reports, that Mr.. Phil
lips's heart might have failed him
when he struck the water, causing him
to lose consciousness.
Mr.. Phillips was about Al years old
and born in New Hampshire. He
leaves wife and four children.
He came to Montpelier in the win
ter of 1912rl3 from Maiden, Mass,
whore he had been cashier of the Nal
den Gas company for four years and
prior to that time had been employed
in similar capacity for a Tenncy
concern in Haverhill, Mass. He was Il
Mason and q member of the Apollo
club of Montpelier and of the Mont
pelicr Military band
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
A Ballad of Chivalry.

The hearse has passed, the mourners
too, Elizabeth Ann is dead,
She is lying in the graveyard now the
final word is said,
She has scrubbed and washed her final
day and all her work is through
They mourn her most sincerely and
hcr age was fifty-two.
She brought up seven children as a
mother good and true,
She tended them in sickness as a good
wife ought to do,
She began the day unrested and she
went to bed half dead;
"She is quite 4 model woman" her
loving husband said.
She cleaned and swept and busted,
canned fruit and sailed meat,
For sixteen hours day she proved a
household drudge complete,
She helped him when he butchered
and she helped him when theJ
hayed
And she made the clothes and mended
them and in the kitchen stayed.
Sometimes her burdens grieved him
and worried him a while
So then he told her not to mind, to
meet life with smile,
And he carefully protected her-in his
favor you will note.
Though he let her work her heart out
he never let her vote.
Her oldest son was drinking when the
local option came;
She did not have to bear the toll of
registering her name,
She did not bear the trouble, from her
Preside forced to roam,
To cast vote on license and thus
break up her home. Is,
She had to gather kindling, she had
to bring in wood,
She had to help pick apples and do
everything she could,
But the chivalry protected her, the
men were proud to note
They kept one labor from her; she
never had to vote.
She had an education; she had good
common sense,
She had capacity to live, affections
most intense,
She saw the loafers voting a1d she
asked to have her say.
They told her she was far too weak
to Share election day.
They have finished up Elizabeth Ann;
from suffrage guarded well.
A younger wife will take her place
and in her household dwell;
She dead and gone to Heaven, at
the age of ffty-two,
Though they never let her ballot lest
she have too much to do.
o. r. Washburn.
EllSton, Maryland,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
DRY SUNDAY FOR AUTOS.
CHEZ Guilty of Springfield to Stop
Sale of Gasoline.

Automobiles are up in arms at the
orders given by Chief GUILTY of the
Springfield, Mass, police that hereafter
no gasoline or other automobile sup
plies shall be sold in that city on Sun
day. ~ don t know about the law
involved,' said Walter S. Pease, sec
rotary of the Automobile club of
Springfield, Tuesday, "but such a
regulation is an. imposition on the mo-
florists, and will work hardship on
automobile owners in this city, Chief
GUILTY has no discretion in the matter
of giving the Sunday closing order. The
state law very clearly prohibits the
sale of commodities such as gasoline on
Sunday.
The local police have not tried to en-
force the law in the past because it
was thought that this years legisla-
ture would amend the present law so
that gasoline and automobile supplies
might be sold seven days a week. The
legislature, however, has failed to pass
any such law. A Main street merchant
made written complaint to Chief Quill.
ty about the matter Tuesday, and the
edict Immediately went forth that auto
mobilists had better tank up Saturday
as there would be no more Sunday gas
Mr.. Peasc suggested Tuesday that
if man bought and paid for guam
tity of gasoline to be delivered on re.
quest he could no doubt get it on Sun.
day if he so desired. Sunday in the
past has been one of the busiest DAYS
in the week for garage owners. Max,
ing Springfield dry town as lar as
gasoline is concerned may induce
tourists from a distance to pick some
other city to land in about dinner
time for refreshments for man and ma
chine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
NOT TO INSIST ON ROOSEVELT.
Progressives Ready to Support Repub-
ncan of Progressive Principles -
Statement by George w. Perkins.

The Progressive party will not insist
upon the nomination of Roosevelt
for president of the United States, if
the Republicans will name candi-
date at Chicago "who stands for Pro
gressive principles and is able to put
them through" according to state
ment made in New York by George
w. Perkins, following a meeting of
the executive committee of the Pro-
gressive national committee.
awe, of course, are for Col. Roose'
velt,D declared Mr.. Perkins, land
shall suggest his name to the Repub-
Leans. If they reply that they Will
not agree on the Colonel, we shall ask
them to name us their man, who
ought to be as nearly unanimous a
choice as our man is. We are will
ing to be reasonable for the sake Of
harmony"
Mr.. Perkins's statement supple
mented a general statement issued by
the executive committee, in which 1T
was said:
eff the Republican convention is
responsive to the patriotic. spirit that
brought the Republican party into
being and made it dominant for half
century it will meet this crisis in
spirit of broad patriotism that rises
above partizanship. Should the eff
fort fail the responsibility for the re-
suit will not rest on the Progressive
convention, but will rest on other
shoulders than ours.
"In this turning point in world his
tory we will not stick on details. We
will lay aside partizanship and pre-
] Hnr
the principles for which we stand and
have stood, and will follow only a
leader whom we know stands for
them and is able to put them through.
We are for peace, but not for peace
at any price"
1t was said that the Republicans
and independent voters in general
had responded Understanding to
the sentiments expressed in the
statement issued in January by the
! Progressive national committee,
which, in effect, was an appeal for
Republicans and Progressives "to get
together
1t was added, however, that "there
is an element in the Republican party
leadership which seems to be giving
more thought and attention to what
that party is against, and whom 1t IS
against, than to what it is for and
whom it is for. Therefore, we again
call attention to our Chicago state
ment as to the inevitable outcome of
failure to reach common under
standing" il
| After the forenoon session of the
convention George w. Perkins enter
tanned the members at luncheon. Col.
Roosevelt was present and sat at the
head of the table. Others attending
were: Walter F. Brown of Ohio, Her
bert Knox Smith of Connecticut,
Matthew Hale of Massachusetts, II.
P. Gardner of Maine, II. II. Lewis of
Pennsylvania, c. P. Dodge of Colo
RADIO, Harold Ickes of Illinois, Henry
l.. Stoddard and Oscar S. Straus of
New York, William Finn and f. A.
Van Valkenberg of Pennsylvania and
B. F. Harris of Illinois.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
KEENE'S DIVORCE GRIsT.
Judge Chamberlin Annuls One Mar
riage and Grants Many Divorces.

Judge Chambcrlin in the April term
of superior court in Keenc, n. H., an
nulled the marriage of Ethel May Lar
rabee to b. l.. Larrabee and granted di-
vorces as follows: Florence M. from
bley from Clarence j. Trombley; Joseph
Croteau from Irene Croteau; Martha
f. Sherrick from Frank w. Sherrick;
Clara Seitzinger from Joseph A. Seit-
Finger; Mabel S. Holbrook from George
Il. Holbrook; Mary j. Dion from
George C. Dion; Florence o. Neaves
from Arthur Neaves; Mary Ncdcau
from Alfred Nedeau; Esther j. Smith
from Herbert II. Smith; Lulu M. Up
ton from Frank Il. Upton; Lillian A..
Sheldon from Rex A. Sheldon; Carl L..
Corey from Sadie Corey; Cassie T.. Par
sons from Robert V. Parsons; Alma
LaCOste from Theodore LaCoste; Alb
bic NJ. Guyette from Nelson Guyette;
Bessie p, Breed from Frank W. Breed;
Leila A. Young from George C. Young;
Florence L. Hodgkins from Truel L..
Hodgkins; Carrie j. Whynott from
Everett G. Whynott; Jennie +. Wris-
ley from Lewis E. Wrisley; Moses
Maksabodian from Edith NJ. Maksabe-
dian; Frank II. Ellis from Maria L..
Ellis; Katherine l.. Griffin from Robert
w. Griffin; James +. Minis from Eva
c. Minis; Walter L.. Paterson from
Hazel b. Patterson; Jennie M. Jefts
from Carl +. Jefts; Bessie M. VIM
from IIerbera II. VIM.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
Two Fine Old Ladies.
{ Rutland Herald.)

The Herald presents its most dis
tinguished regards to two Vermont wo.
men, Maria Duke of Plainfield, who
has reached her Goth year, and Mrs.
Willard Bingham of South Newfane,
who, at H. not only conducts model
household, but has preserved the near
~ lost arts of spinning and knitting
by hand.
Mrs. Duke S "reminiscences read like
page out of an historical novel. and
her references to the brick oven, char
coal pits, finder box, spinning wheel,
OK sleds, log school house and good old
boarding around days have a true
Vermont flavor that are very i'm
pOrtant contribution to Vermont liter
AZURE.
The little touch, which represents
the good old lady quoting one of DR..
Watts orthodox hymns, is all that is
needed for perfect picture of trium-
plant old age.
Mrs. Bingham's activities are even
more tinged with the admirable, and
her published portrait in the Brattle-
b0ro Reformer shows a woman whose
youthful appearance would make many
more complex-minded ladies envious.
Keeping house, for her son, raising
chickens and spinning up 80 pounds of
native wool into yarn seem nothing to
her, as she occasionally walks a mile
to visit her other two sons, who "livc
n piece down the road" and also spins
a hank of yarn at intervals for neigh
bors or friends
Our young ladies', who emit screams
of outraged leisure when asked to helD
Mother, might study the stories OF
these two fine old ladies-although
Mrs. Bingham wouldn t admit she was
more than middle.aged - and profit
thereby.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
American Diplomacy Wins.
(The Daily Ontario, BelIeville, o.

CThe Daily Ontario, Bcllevillc, Ont.)
American diplomacy, we cannot but
think, has scored a signal triumph in
this long drawn-out contest VITA Ger
many. 1t has yielded nothing. It
comes out in commanding position
to maintain and defend. The Kaiser
fondly imagined that he was forcing
the issue of peace or war directly up
on the President who would thus be
greatly embarrassed with his own peo-
pie. The President has deity shifted
the burden. He mas not broken eff
diplomatic relations with Germany,
but he has caught the Kaiser in n cor
ncr from which he can escape only
by a direct disregard of his alleged
order to his submarines, so gross that
it will practically amount to a declar
alton of war on the United States.
Surely this was something worth wait
ing and planning for, in view of tle
more or less difficult political situation
in the United States. If the Kaiser
now forces war, as he must do if he
departs from the public pledges which
he has given, in the order of his sub
Marines which ne sets forth-undoubt-
cdly for purposes of deception-in his
reply to tae recent American ultima
tum, he will have arrayed against him
self, by his own silly trickery, the
whole American people.
President Wilson has come out al
most decidedly ahead in the diplomatic
dodging-match. The cleverness and
strength of his final note are its out
standing features. If there is war
hereafter between Germany and tao
United States it will be of Germany s
direct making and it will be in open
disregard of solemn assurances, and
what may remain of her national hon
or.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Chile's production of copper in 1914 was
$1,000 600 nitrate tons.
Cutting the hair short used to be pun
ishable offense in France.
Gold adulterates one thing only-the
human heart,-Margaret dc Valois.
Switzerland has made it unlawful to
artificial cider
In early days a bandmastcr beat
time with his foot. Not until 1920 was
the baton first introduced.
A mail and express auto traversing
the wilds of Colorado has n bandit
proof cage in the rear for valuables.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
ECZEMA CURED OR MONEY
REFUNDED

The guarantee goes with every box
of Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment.
Makes no difference whether it IS a ba-
by, child or aged. No matter how long
standing the case the guarantee holds
good Cut out this strip, go to your
druggist, get box of DR.. Hobson Is
Eczema Ointment, use it as directed
and if you are not fully satisfied, the
druggist or maker will refund your
money. Try it just once, you will be
happily surprised.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Americans now monopolize the Spitzen-
berg coal fields
Great Britain furnishes onefourth of the
worlds lead supply.
Switzerland now owns the st. Got
hard tunnel and railway.
Some vineyards in Italy are cult
waited on the faces of almost perpen'
dicular cliffs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Fashion, having demonstrated what
it dared do, is going to make skirts
longer.
Sixty thousands tons of iron ore
were obtained from the soil of ireland
last year.
The delta of the Mississippi river
covers an area about equal to that of
the state of Maryland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
PATRICK j. FENToN DEAD.
Well-Known Resident Three Times
Commander of sedgwick Post - Saw
Hard Service During Civil War.

Patrick Joseph Fcnton, "a, of Elliot
street, for 65 years a resident of Brattlc
boro and one of its best known veterans
of the Civil war, died Saturday, before
midnight in the Memorial hospital of
troubles due to his age. He had been
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

A single nest of the Australian bush
turkey has been found to weigh five
tons.
The greater part of Chilean coal is
so soft that fully 30 per cent of it Is
wasted at the mines.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Milwaukee pays municipal laborers n
minimum of 81 day.
The Belgians are the greatest po-
tato eaters in the world and the Irish
come second.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
Try These on Your Family Speller.

At an evening party there was sub
mittcd a spelling test which came from
Harvard by the way of Yale. 1t said
that President Emeritus Eliot correct
ly spelled eighteen of the list of words
and President Hadlcy made a score of
l6. The average Harvard student spell
ed six of them. How many can you
SPELL Well. here Il the list:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

A hard drinkcr is lost when he
ceases to worry about his red nose.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-08-31
COTTON CONDITION is
REPORTED STILL LOWER.

The average condition of the
cotton crop is 64.9 per cent OF
normal, according to reports OF
correspondents OF The Commercial
Appeal, made up of average date
on August oath.
This compares with a condition
of 1872, the government figures
on July % of this year, 69.2 on
Aug. %, last year, and 1O-year
average Of 72.5 for this date.
Dry weather west of the river
has materially lowered condition
In that portion OF the belt, Okla
homa, most of Texas and Eastern
Arkansas having suffered most
from this source. The southern
portion of the central belt has
suffered further heavy inroads
from the boil weevil, while the
eastern crop has failed to fruit
as it should. Worst reports come
from Mississippi and Alabama.
Tennessee, that portion of Mis-
slssippi lying north OF the weeyll
mfested territory and Eastern Ar
kansas counties lying along the
river furnish the best reports,
making the Memphis district crop
the best in the belt Cotton Is
opening practically all over the
belt and first bales" are re-
ported from nearly all sections,
while in the southern districts
the movement is assuming goodly
proportions. Labor as a rule Is
! plentiful, although Texas antici-
pates a moderate shortage when
gathering is under full swing
throughout the State. Farmers,
generally, appear disposed to sell
rather freely so long as present
values are maintained A good
ly number in Mississippi and Ala
bama are exceptions to this rule.
Present conditions should have
a direct influence on prices IN
favor of still higher levels.