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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
WELLS RIVER.

(Mrs. D. G. Farwell, Corresponding
Rev. Paul Dwight Moody of ST.
Johnsbury was a visitor in town Fri
day.
Mrs. Hannah Symes and children
are living at the Cox homestead.
John Alden Poole occupied the pull
pit at the Congregational Church Sun
day.
Miss Amelia jain, who is at the
Cottage hospital is recovering slowly
from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Crabtree of
Toilette, P. O., are visiting at H.
Crabtree's.
The Misses Folsom. Baldwin and
Angel went Friday to Harvey's Pond
West Barnet, to attend an entertain
ment by Miss Marjorie Patten OF
Nashua, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Bailey attended
the Orange County Farmers associa-
ton meeting at Chelsea this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Quimby OF
Springfield VT, visited friends in town
Friday and Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. Allen with Miss Lylias
Mr., and Mrs. Fellows and Miss Eel
lows, took a trip to Blue Mountain
FRIDAY
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

ropes with which the horses were
helped ashore. 1t Is reported that
had they been a couple of rods fur
Their down stream it would have beer
impossible to have saved them, as
the current was much swifter and
the water very deep.
Mrs. Fred Lyons Of McIndoes was
a visitor in town Thursday.
Mrs. Nellie Drew is visiting at John
Lang's, in East Burke for a couple of
weeks.
Miss Margaret Morgan spent Fri
day with her sister, Mrs. Marion Goss
in st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Perley Aver and friend, Miss
Slower visited at Arthur Ayers in
Passumpsic Friday.
DR.. H. A. Elliott attended a meet
ing of the County Medical society al
Joe's Pond, Danville, Friday.
Sherburne Moore was a st. Johns
bury visitor Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Harley Hutchins are
entertaining Mrs. Hutchins' sister and
mother, Mrs. Estey and Miss Lottie
Estey from Warren, N. H.
DR.. John M. Page of Littleton, N
H, called on DR.. Fl. A. Elliott Fri
day. DR.. Page and DR.. Elliott were
classmates at M. V. M.
Miss Vivien Lowry was st. Johns
bury visitor Friday.
D. L. Judkins, G. H. Gilhllan, Sum
ner Gilfllan, went by auto to Bristol
Friday.
Mrs. Frank Simino of Orleans Wis
tied her husband, who is working fol-
D. L. Judkins recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilchrist visited
in St. Johnsbury, Friday.
Mrs. George Wheeler of Lyndon
vile, Mrs. A. L. Guthrie and daugh-
ter, Miss Violet, of McIndoes and Miss
Grace Cobleigh of Laconia, N. H.
were guests of Mrs. R. H. Hazelton
Friday.
A band Of gypsies en- route fol-
Wells River camped on the mountain
Thursday night. They were a respec-
table looking crowd of people and
their fifteen horses looked in good
condition.
Mrs. Bertha Lang and daughter
Miss Nora, spent Saturday at John
Robinson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Smith and daugh-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

Touching the charge of avoidance
Of taxation very little need be said.
AT the time the law abolishing off
sets went into effect I owed large
sums of money. I felt that it was
right that sell as much of my prop
erty as I could and pay my debts.
Among other properties so sold were
some of my bank stocks. 1 took
what 1 believed to be good legal coun-
sci in regard to this matter and was
advised that to sell any property !
owned and pay my debts was neither
morally nor legally wrong, and acting
upon this legal advise, 1 made the
sales to which Commissioner Williams
refers.
Il have not seen, nor do now see
if it did not-and it certainly did not
result in avoidance of payment OF
my honest taxes.
Every dollar I own is invested IN
Vermont. Never during my life have
had dollar invested outside OF Yer
mont Mr.. Fletcher is probably worth
200 times as much as / am. Today
the records will show that pay on
a list two and three-fourths that OF
Allen NJ. Fletcher, and have never
yet failed-as the records will show
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Candidate Hughes Stand.

My friends, 1 stand for a business
like administration of the government
of the United States, not for politics,
not to reward friends, not to build
up a personal machine, not to put
myself in any position of favor, but
to administer honestly the affairs of
the United States
Thus speaks Charles E. Hughes az
a time when the diplomatic and posi-
tons of'profit have been turned over
by Pres Wilson to the men who con-
tributed to his political support in
the campaign of 1912. A change to
the Hughes method would save this
country millions Of dollars and bring
it back to a position Of respect and
honor among other nations OF the
world. The voters favor honest and
enacient administration to political
plumber.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

This institution was organized
January 21, 1889. From the begin
ming the one infiexible purpose Of my
mind was that its funds must all be
invested within the state of Vermont.
For 20 years, and up to the time that
1 was elected to the United States
Senate, every dollar of its assets, ac-
cording to my best knowledge and
belief, was loaned in Vermont. All
opportunities to swerve me from this
line of action were denied without
hesitation, and I confidently challenge
any living man to show where one
single dollar was ever loaned outside
the state during this period of 20
years.
THAT the people honored me be-
cause of my devotion to this principle
is shown by the fact that for the
three and three-fourths years cover
ing the fiscal years ending June 80,
1908, June 80, 1909, June 80, 1910,
and the half-year ending January 1,
1911, approximately $1,000 per day
were deposited in the bank in excess
of the Withdrawals.
These phenomenal deposits, coupl-
ed with my necessary absence from
the state, brought about a condition
which I could not well take care of,
and, acting upon what I understood
to be the approval of Commissioner
Williams, consented that first-class
out-of-state loans. if guaranteed by a
strictly strong, high-class Vermont
guarantor, might be accepted.
when this decision was reached
the advertising "all assets invested in
Vermont" was discontinued. 1 chal-
lenge anyone to show where, in any
advertisement, the words, ''all in Yer
mont were used in one single in
stance after this new policy was
adopted.
Every advertisement issued by the
bank was first published in the La
noble News and Citizen and the files
of that paper are open to anyone who
desires to examine them.
Later Comm lssioner Williams
thought this practice of taking paper
with a Vermont guarantor should
cease, and without hesitation or de-
lay, his suggestions were adopted.
For several years, as Mr.. Williams
states, 1 personally paid out of my
own private pocket from one to two
thousand dollars a year rather thar
have in our bank a dollar of paper
that was not predicated either upon &
Vermont security or a first class Yer
mont name. 1 am glad Mr.. William:
has made clear this fact because i
might have been difficult to make the
public believe that I would make 81
large a sacrifice to maintain my per
sonal views with reference to out
of-state loans.
But the time arrived in October
1914 when the board of directors
following Mr.. Williams advice, de-
cided to open the banks doors to out
of-state loans. 1 reluctantly yielded
to this on the condition that the banl
should complete a quarter of cen
fury without loaning a dollar of paper
that was not based either on a Yer
mont security or first class Vernon
name"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
EAST ST. JOHNsBURY.

(Mrs. G. w. Dodge, Correspondent.)
Mrs. W. A. Mimruck of Madison,
Wis, has been spending the past week
with her cousin, Miss Charlotte Mer-
rill. Mrs. Mimruck and Mrs. Morrill,
are guests at Leighurst Farm this
week.
The Camp Fire Girls spent Friday
and Saturday at Miles Pond.
There will be no services at the
Congregational church next Sunday as
the pastor will take a part of his va
cation at this time.
Mrs. c. A. Slapp of Hardwick Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. G. w. Dodge, last
week.
Friends from Whiteield, n. H, and
Haverhill, Mass, weer guests of Mrs.
Emily Chase and Miss Mertie Hovey,
recently.
George Babcock and son, Robert,
visited his sister in Victory Saturday
and Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Evading Taxation.

I'm the summer of 1913 L discover
ed that several state banks had APP
parently purchased in March, stock
of other banks and national banks
held by officers of those banks, and
that shortly after April 1, part of
such stock was re-transferred to its
former owners at the same price at
which it had been purchased. L in
uuired into the matter and discov-
cred that Senator Page had trans
ferred a large amount of stock owned
by him in various banks to various
other banks shortly before the first
of April and had received an agree
ment from the banks to which SUCH
stock was transferred that it would be
returned to him on demand at the
price of transfer, and the same trans
action had taken place between vari-
Gus banks and the various officers and
stockholders in other banks. I was
| convinced, as the result of my inves-
! tigation, that these transactions were
solely for the purpose of evading the
| payment of local taxes on such bank
! stock, and 1 notified all such banks
I hat l did not think bank chartered
| by the state should allow itself to be
\ used Fer the purpose of evasion of
/ axes, and recommended that at once
/ they require the seller to repurchase
| he stock or release the bank from its
agreement to resell, and sent a circu-
ar to all the state banks calling theiI
/ atten ton to the situation and making
a similar accommodation 1 found
one bank which kept such stock, and
was advised that the agreement had
been returned to Senator Page ano
The bank owned the stock. about
/ SIG, 900. At my last examination of
/ that bank discovered that the bank
had paid Senator Page the difference
between the dividends received on the
stock and per cent interest on the
amount at which the stock was pur-
chased, and an examination disclosed
that the adjustment which I supposed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Good Suggestion for Vermont.

T. N. Vail believes the next govern
or of Vermont might hand his name
down to future generations" if he
would bring about the establishment
Of state reservations which would in
clude the head waters of the rivers
and re-establish and protect upon
the hills the natural growth of tim
Der. This he says would restore TO
Vermont all it once had and would
benefit the state both as a place for
habitation and resort. 1t would be a
source of large profit to the state
from an actual return in money de-
rived from licenses for fishing, hunt
ing and from the sale of lumber,
of the most important pieces Of po-
litical news of the present campaign
while the indirect return would be al
most beyond estimate. Vermont is
well able to make the original
investment of capital which would
bring ample returns in enjoyment and
pleasure and add so greatly to the
prosperity of the state.''
There is merit in the suggestion
and in the same address Mr.. Vail
briefly stated the way to make the
undertaking a success. He said;
Anything will come out all right
if it is approached from practical
standpoint and brains and experience
and above all observation are used
Know what is going on; follow the
good and discard the bad"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

ITO hold sit place in the sun, is the avowed purpose
of great nations conflict. To hold cts place in
the the object of every business In the great
fight for industrial and commercial supremacy.
To be able to hold sits place in the sun, the supreme
test of asphalt roof is the sun, rain
that plays havoc with roof If it resist the drying
out process of the sun beating down upon it, day after
day. the rain will not affect it except to wash
it clean and keep it sanitary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

specfcness Of Mr. Williams
all in Vermont
he werd all in
adopted Possibly those
the bank commissioner found
invested all its
n n
statement Touching the avoid
said" The bank commissioner
April l. There
this
indicates that the trans
acton Williams said 1t was
believe it altogether too
To he statement made by
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Read Caledonian For so Years.

D. H. Morton of Concord was a
visitor to st. Johnsbury Friday and
called at the Caledonian Office to pay
his annual subscription to The Gale
DOMAIN He remarked after closing
the business that was the sixtieth
time he had paid for years sub
scription to The Caledonian, that he
always had read it and planned to
continue reading it as long as he was
able to read. Mr.. Morton is in his
81st year but one would not judge him
to be over IS as he is very active for
a man of his age. Mr.. Morton also
said he was a reader of The Daily
Caledonian and he thought that was
a very good paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Advertised Letters.

Letters advertised for week ending
August IL, are as follows: Ladies,
Mrs. Mary Gravelin, Mrs. George Hall.
Mrs. Homer Ingram, Mrs. Leon Reed,
Miss Ruth Raino, Miss NJ. L. Stevens,
Margaret E. Thorpe, NJ. D., Mrs.
Richard Franklin White. Gentlemen,
Harley F. Cummings. James Ferry. G.
z. Grey, John L. Moore.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
\ PAGES ANSWER TO BANK COMMISSIONERS CHARGES.

made answer TO the
of OF
violation
matter
for to declare which
blu judge
for themselves Mr. VIII
Iams andSe
shonest
Il MR. WILLIAMS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
MR.. WILLIAMS.

had been made was not really made,
and that Senator Page still owned the
bank stock although it had been held
by the bank during all that time; had
paid no local taxes, only paying the
state taxi 1 Immediately notified the
officers of that bank that that condi-
ton must not continue; that the bank
must either absolutely purchase that
stock free from any ownership, con-
troll or interest in it by Senator Page.
or return it to him, and that the only
way in which such a transaction could
lawfully appear was by the bank
loaning the money to Senator Page
and taking the stock as collateral.
The stock was returned to Senator
Page"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Certain eed
Roofing

takes its place in the sun" and holds it longer
than other similar roofing, because it is made
of the very best quality roofing felt, thoroughly
saturated with the correct blend of soft asphats,
and coated with blend of harder asphalts.
This outer coating keeps the inner saturation
soft, and prevents the drying out process so
destructive to the ordinary roof.
Tbs blend of asphalts used by The General
is the result of long experience. 1t produces
a roofing more pliable than those which have
less saturation, and which are, therefore,
harder and drier.
At each of the Generals big mills, expert
chemists are constantly employed to refine,
test and blend the asphalts used; also to expert
ment for possible improvements. Their constant
endeavor is to make the best roofing still better.
The quality of CERTAIN-TEED is such that
it is guaranteed for 5, 10 or Is years, according
to thickness Il, 2 or 3 Ply: Experience proves
that it lasts longer. Behind this guarantee is the
responsibility of the worlds largest manufAc-
turer of roo6ngs and building papers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
SEN. PAGE.

he has many times-to comply with
the statute which commands that
make out, swear to and return an in
ventory.'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

The General makes
one third of Ameri-
cas- supply of as
phalt rollroohng. His
facilities are unequal
ed, and he is able TO
produce the highest
quality roofing at the
lowest manufacture
ing cost.
CERTAIN -TEED
is made in rolls; also
I'm slate covered shin
gles.Thereis atypeof
CERTAIN -TEED
for every kind Of
building, with fat or
pitched roofs, from
the largest sky-serzp-
or to the smallest
residence or out
building.
OBTAIN -TEKD ~
sold By responsible
dealers all over the
word. &C remGonmbl9
prlcee. Investigate 10
before you decide on
any type Of roof.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

General Roofing Manufacturing Company
and Building Papers
Yoke cIsvoIumA
fabuTFb Dshoh AGlanhSe
New Mnneapo Seattle
ehnond Deal Hsasaoa 81
Copyrighted 91e. General Roofing Manuact1dnG o.
Evening journal., 1916-11-18
Governor Will ATTEND
OLDER Boys conference

s. committee on the Third Annual
Older Boy- Conference and the First
Annual Older Girls Conference. To- De-
held n this rii., November %, - and 2G.
arranged "details of he program az "a
meeting last night held m the =. NJ. g..
4. Governor Charlie, Il. Miller aud
Mayor .lumes n. Price are expected to
uttcnd the fellowship suppc,. with which
the conference win open aud Henry G.
Downward. president OF city Council.
has accepted AN invitation 10 hc present.
A committee was appointed to provide
Tor visiting every sunday .clool in Viii
minetou tomorrow to urge the sunday
school members officers and teachers Go
att nd The conferences
J. b. Carpenter Jr. of Camden a
prominent SUNDAY school worker and
Miss Martina *. Lawson of jamaica,
n. v. will be the principal speakers
40 the day conferences. Preston g..
Orwig will give an illustrated lecture
to the combined sections The Sun
day afternoon boys meeting will he
held al he Majestic Theatre and the
girls scot on al the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church main aud forum i'm
stead OF the West Presbyterian
Church.
Evening journal., 1916-11-18
SOLDIER OPTIMISTIC
over EARLY RETURN

Tho following letter received by NIr-.
Charles Fisher King. OF this city, from
her son. Sergeant Robert j. King, Com-
pauy \. First Delaware Infantry, gives
the idea that the Delaware men are OPP
timistic about their return TO their home
STATE before long Tho letter is writ
ten from Fort Bayord, y A.. dated last
Sunday. and is as follows:
I'VE reached here Yesterday at the
end of q long forty-eight mile. three
days hike, aud arc encampod on one
OF the most beautiful spots have
ever seen. We are surrounded by
long. high mountain ranges on all
sides. Our little dog tents look quite
insignificant i'm comparison. The entire
brigade under Colonel Glenn Is on
this trip including Arkansas Wyom-
ing and New Hampshire. also quite
a number OF regular army men. As
every other State has had long hike
just before returning home. ] am
feeling very optimistic about our
early return. However. IL We have TO
stay here even for a year we must
make the best Of il and not worry
about IL az all We viii leave Fort
Bayard on Wednesday. aud will be- in
Deming Friday night This will end
all our hiking. as the weather Is too
cold to sleep out at night after this
trip"
Evening journal., 1916-11-18
animal RESCUE LEAGUE
FOR CITY Seems ASSURE

A number Of people interested in the
formation Of an Animal Rescue League
met Thursday afternoon in The Hoto'
DUPONT for the purpose Of discussing
plans for permanent organization. No
definite action was taken, however
II is hoped to have a large mem
bership representative of all parts Of
the State Membership dues will be
nominal As soon as possible the
league will obtain quarters N the CEN
trial part of the city where animals Of
all kinds in distress can he taken and
cared for The league plans to have
q conveyance which can be summoned
az any time TO take a dog OF n cat
rom q private home.
About fifty women have identified
themselves with the movement. Those
asked to serve on the board Of man
ayers, include Mrs. William 5. Ililles,
Mrs. Norman Deputy, Mrs. W. Gordon
Jackson, Mrs. L. Scott Townsend, Mrs.
Henry P. Scott. Mrs. A. Felix DUPONT.
Miss Amy DUPONT, Mrs. =. L. DUPONT,
Miss Elizabeth B. Wales, Miss Kath-
crime Thompson. Dr. ]. r. Mahaffy
and DR. J. r. Kuhns.
Evening journal., 1916-11-18
DROP Case AGAINST
MOVING Picture Me-

Robert Dohoney and Frank NJ Tis-
dale. managers OF a publicity propo-
sition in connection with the Majestic
and Queen motion picture theatres
of this city. who were arrested upon
application OF the Chamber of Com
merce on charge of obtaining money
under false pretences. were arraigned
in City Court this morning. and upon
application of the State a nOlle prose
qui was entered in their cases.
The men came here a short time
ago and undertook 10 conduct a con-
test among the Young women Of the
city, the prize being that winners
should be participants in the cast of
a movie production. The films also
were to show the industrial resources
of the State and provean advertise
ment of conditions here A hitch
arose and James \. GiIps. manager OF
the Majestic heatrerNcomplained 10
the Chamber of Commerce, the officers
Of which preferred charges against
Dohoney and Tisdale.
Evening journal., 1916-11-18
TOURISTS Travel FROM
WILMINGTON TO mars

About % tourists enjoyed the trav-
elers' party which was given last
night at the home OF Mr. and Mrs
Otto V. Ori. No 1919 Delaware ave.
nue. for the benefit Of the Delaware
Division. International Sunshine SO
ciety The party was given under
the auspices OF the New Era Sun.
shine Branch The Travellers trav-
cled from Wilmington to Mars which
was located. in This Instance, IN the
wireless tclegraphy room of the orr
Home. Stops were made at Pixies
Peak, Mount Hamilton. and the Moon
Prizes were awarded TO Miss Margery
Hin and Mr. Ort About twenty dol
lars We're realized. IN addition 10
the travelling. there was also fortune
telliug by Mrs William J Webster.
who was dressed as gypsy. Refresh-'
ments were sold In the BLACK Cat
Cafe San Francisco Cal"
Evening journal., 1916-11-18
"9Hi TMOGEN.'
Original n theme. un. que j
10 Cause Given FOR
ASSAULT on RICHARDS
BY The UNIFIED Press.

o.
WASHINGTON. Nov. lS-The Fed
crgl Trade Conan asion today an
nounccd lbs intention 20 make no gem
eral inves tgatiol into the high cost
Of living The statement made in
answer 10 numerous suggestions. 90
declares the Department OF Justice
has instituted @ searching investiga-
ton. and therefore a similar investi-
cation 10y The commission would he
an unnecessary duplication Of work.
At the direction of Congress the
statement says. tho comm IS on is
now investiga ing other matters that
tax its force to the utmost and " m its
limited appropriation il could not UNI
dertake additional work az this time.
In view OF these facts. The COM
mission does not deem Z advisable at
present 10 undertake an investigation
into high prices in general.
The commission recognizes Il was
said. the far reach ng effect OF high
prices ON living standards through
out the country and believes ever
effort should be made to prevent the
eXnlo lation of consumers"
Evening journal., 1916-11-18

The regular meeting OF the VIII
mington W. C. T. l.. was held yester-
day afternoon at headquarters. II
was decided 40 endeavor TO place
temperance literature n the public
library Mrs. McDougail Of Richard
son Park, gave an interesting report
of scientific temperance work wnich
has been done in schools Mrs Car
men was appointed TO start temper
ance work in the Childrens Home on
Market street She announced that
tn work would be commenced about
January.
The treasurer's repor' showed
balance of $3.50 Mrs. Virg mia Mas
soy, president, presided