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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22

voehynis and! Galicia Scene of New
ssnso-Ge'msus Hope TO Hold
Lenburg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
SUMTER CUIffF FROM WEST
Coast Line and Southern Trestles Over Wa
teree Gone and That at Rimini
May Go at Any Moment.

Crest of Flood Nine Feet Higher Than That 1908 at Wa
teree Bridge One O'Clcck To-day-Wil BE Manv
Weeks Before Damage Cat Be Repaired-AM of Coast
Line Roads ia North Operating Train Detoured
by Here-Coast Line Readyto Set to Work at Once on
Wateree Treaties Columbil BY Way of Charleston
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-22
INFANTILE PARALYSIS EPI.
DEMIC.

More Cases Reported In Boston Toda!
More Deaths In New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09
ST. j. GETTING DRYER.
Record for July Shows Decrease In
DrunkS Over Years Ago.

DPunkS over Years Ago.
The police court record for the
month of July shows that there wqGb
IL arrests made during the month of
July. OF these, nine were for in
toxication, and fines with costs were
imposed.
In one or two instances the fines
were suspended at the discretion Of
the court, and the party signed the
pledge for a year.
OF the remaining two arrests, one
was for breach of peace and the other
for selling liquor, in which case the
defendant was sentenced to 80 days
in Jail.
The jury case of the state VS.. Pill
yer resulted in the defendant being
found guilty of selling Jamaica gin
ger and a fine of $500 was imposed.
The arrests for the month of July
this year was less than half that of
the same month a year ago, "a be-
ing the total then, the large major
ity of which were for intoxication.
In the first seven months of the
present year there have been in all
81 arrests made. Of these the great
er part were for drunkenness, with a
sprinkling of breach of the peace
cases. Among the cases there were
four arrests made for auto speeding
in which instances fines were impos-
ed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09
SHY OF SECOND LIEUTENANTs
The Expanded Regular Army Needs
1900 NOung Officers.

President Benton, as head of an ed
vocational institution designated by the
war department as a distinguished"
institution. has received word from the
adjutant general of the United States
that about 1900 vacancies now exist
in the grade of second lieutenant in
the regular army and that examina-
tions open to candidates from civil
life will be held the 21st of August.
Preference is given first to the grad
yates of West Point, then to enlisted
men and lastly to candidates from
civil life but with the present unusual
demand for new officers large num-
Der must come from civil life. OF
these, the undergraduates and grad
yates under 27 years of age of colleges
having instruction in military science
are preferred.
Many of the graduates of the Uni
versity of Vermont in recent years
now in civil life in Vermont and else
where are partially qualified for these
army positions and may want to direct
inquiries to the office of the adjutant
general of the United States for fuller
information.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09
GOSS co. OUTING
Employees Enjoy Day at Camp Gossa-'
bode, Joe's Pond.

The outing of the c. H. Goss Co.
employees held at Camp Gossabode,
Joe's Pond Friday afternoon and eve
ming, was a huge success. The en-
ployees with their families and
friends to the number of $50 made
the trip and everyone was royalty en-
tertained.
All the departments of the company
quit work in the middle of the after
moo and were taken to the pond, to-
gether with their families and
friends, in cars provided by the firm
and in Elmer Darling's big truck.
The afternoon was thoroughly en-
joyed, motor boats made trips around
the lake. and there were canoes for
those who preferred that sport.
Refreshments Of ice cream and
cake, sandwiches and punch were
served early in the evening. Plenty
of cigars were at hand for those who
cared to smoke.
Following refreshments an orches-
ira turned up and there was dancing
on the wide veranda of the cottage
until the party broke up later in the
evening, but not before the employees
and their friends had made known
| their appreciation Of the way they
had been entertained by giving three
rousing cheers for the company and
those responsible for the entertain
ment. This outing was such a sue
cess that it is planned to make 1T an
annual affair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09

W. l.. Rowland of Berlin, N. III.
The Brown block on Main street
is being improved in looks by a new
coat of paint.
by auto from Camp Winneshewauka
at Lunenburg, and took supper at the
ST. Johnsbury House Thursday, re-
turning to Lunenburg later in the
evening
The work on the armory site is
progressing rapidly. The cellar has
been dug and the work is nearly ready
for the laying of the cement wall
which will be about 10 feet from the
basement floor. The cellar as COM
pleted is ia feet long and p feet
wide.
Capt. H. A. Wilcox has sent word
to the secretary of the Commercial
club thanking that organization Tor
the pajamas recently sent them.
Capt Wilcox intimated that the pa
jamas would be very useful and most
acceptable.
"A special meeting of the mer-
chants of the town has been called by
the Commercial club for Wednesday
evening to see what the mercantile in
terests can do to attract more visitors
to the county fair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09

Rev. E. G. French, pastor OF the
Congregational church at Hardwick
was the speaker at the open air SER
vice Sunday afternoon. He gave a
most interesting sermon taking his
text from Isaiah 40:31. Mr.. French
also spoke at the City Mission service
in the mission room at 8 o'clock.
Rev. T. P. Frost of Evanston, I'LL,
preached at the Grace Methodist Epis-
copal church Sunday morning, where
% years ago he was the regular pas
tor. He gave a most eloquent talk
and many of the older church attend
ants who were here when Mr.. Frost
served this pastorate years ago were
present to welcome him back again
for a day.
The news that a subway under
the tracks at the Union station is to
be a reality and no longer dream
will be received with delight by all
travellers who have to stop at White
River Junction. The Central Yer
mont has charge of the work which
is to be of concrete reinforced by steel
throughout. About 80 feet of the
park will have to be cut off to make
room for the approach to the bag
gage and express building.
F. D. Conway and J. H. Stucke
of Boston arrived IN town Friday and
will make repairs and overhaul the
electrical machinery that revolves the
turntable in the railroad yards.
j. D. Blackshaw had just receiv-
ed back from the taxidermist a loon
which was shot at Joe's Pond, and
which Mr.. Blackshaw purchased and
had mounted for his jewelry store. 1t
is understood that this is one Of a
very few mounted specimens in st.
Johnsbury or vicinity and about the
only one that has been secured from
this locality.
The remains of Mrs. Philip
Frost, wife of the son of Rev. T. p.
Frost, former residents of this place,
arrived Friday afternoon from
Evanston, Ill. The interment was in
Mt. Pleasant cemetery at $50 p. m.
Rev. T. P. Frost read the burial SER
vice and was assisted by Rev. r. F.
Lowe. Only immediate members OF
the family were present.
The entire station platform from
in front OF the express Office to the
front of the Swift company Office and
to the sidewalk on Eastern avenue
will be resurfaced. The old asphalt
that is broken in places will be re-
moved and a new surface laid. The
men overseeing the work arrived
Friday and are George Hurley and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09
ADDRESS ON POSTURE
August Meeting of Woman's Club
Addressed by Miss Jennie Ban
croft of New York City.

The August meeting of the Wom-
ans Club was held at the South
church Monday evening where an au-
dience of about $50 gathered TO hear
a most instructive address on posture
by Miss Jessie Bancroft, assistant di-
rector of physical culture in the
schools of New York City and presi-
dent Of the American Posture League.
The president of the club, Mrs. Arthur
F. Stone, welcomed the audience and
presented Miss Kate Wakefield Of the
civics committee VINO gracefully In
troduced the speaker of the evening.
Miss Bancroft spoke of the close
connection between good health and
correct posture and correct dress and
then series Of picture was thrown
on the screen which graphically Illus
trated all the phases of her subject.
Posture, both standing and seated,
correct and incorrect dress and more
particularly the school, Office and
home furniture, were shown to have
a lasting effect on the health of the
individual of any age. The American
Posture league is a philanthropic or
ganization in whose membership are
included some of the most noted ply
sicians and professional men and wo-
men and it is their aim to so improve
conditions, particularly as regards
furniture and dress as to make 1t pos
sible for all to have healthy bodies in
stead of enjoying poor health, If that
be possible, through life.
Miss Bancroft, who is spending her
vacation at Caspian Lake, was the
guest Of the Misses Wakefield during
her brief stay in st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09
FIRE AT FAIRBANKS
Little Loss In Blaze Confined to Roof
Timbers of blacksmith Shop.

Timbers of Blacksmith Shop.
A fire broke out in the blacksmith
shop at the Fairbanks scale works
about 10 o'clock Wednesday night but
small damage was done as the blaze
was confined to the heavy roof tim
bers and was soon under control.
The fire was discovered by the
night Waterman as he was making
the rounds of the buildings. When
first seen the fire had climbed the
timbers of the side wall and had eat
en- through the roof.
A call was sent in to the fire de-
partment which soon had a number
of lines of hose at work besides other
lines ready for immediate use If
needed.
A location FOR a fire where less
damage could be done to the rest Of
the plant could hardly have been
chosen for the blacksmith shop is a
one-story addition built out over the
river where a fire would be unlikely
TO spread TO other parts Of the plant.
The damage to the shop is covered
by insurance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
FoR BAcKAcHE KIDNEYS AND 6LAo DEE
Order of Notice of Allowance of
Account
ToFTVEFMoKT District, OF Caledonia, IS


STATEloF !VKRM ONT, District Of Caledonia 80
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested in
the estate OF Warren Estabrooks. late of ct.
Johnsbury, in said District. deceased greet
ing. .,
Whereas said Court has assigned the 18th
dav of August next for examining and al
lowing the account of the Executor OF the
estate Of said deceased and for decree OF
the residue of said estate TO the lawful claim
ants of Ghe same, and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons inter
ested in said estate by publishing this order
three weeks successfully previous to the day
assigned IN the Californian, a Newspaper
published at St. JohnsDury In said District.
Therefore you are hereby notified TO APP
pear at the Probate Office in st. Johnsbury,
IN oaid District, on the day assigned, then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account IL YOU see cause, and to establish
vour right as heirs, 1eRatees and lawful
claim ants to said residue.
Given under my hand this LIST Gay Oh
August A. ID. 1916
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09

Letters advertised for week ending
August 5-Ladies, Mrs. Thomas Con-
way, Mrs. o. D. Ellison. Mrs. Goldie
M. Mccall, Miss Zatae Mcdonald, Miss
Helen E. Rankin, Mrs. Mertie Stewart;
gentlemen, r. c. Howard, Frank p.
Hall, George G. Kelley, AK Larson,
Ronello Leach (2), DR.. Arthur G..
Morrison, w. FL. McRaynolds, Walter
O. owen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09
Rarber AGAIN Candidate.

Brattleboro, Aug. 3.-Attorney-
General Herbert G. Barber announced
yesterday that he is candidate for
reelection. He says that If re-elect-
ed he will not again be a candidate
for the office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-09

Vermont Minister to Go to Ireland
Fairfax, Aug. 3.-Rev. ]. M. Max
well, pastor of the Baptist church,
who preached his farewell sermon
here Sunday, will go soon to his home
in Ireland.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
REPORT CONVICT LABOR BILL

Washington.-The senate commit
tee on education and labor has made
a favorable report on the Hughes con-
vict labor bill which has been amend
ed, however, to not apply to old con-
victs, and not to take effect until
three years after adoption by con-
gress. These amendments will indi,
rate the opposition of convict labor
contractors to this legislation, which
is urged by the American Federation
of Labor.
A bill similar to the Hughes bill has
been introduced in the house by
Congressman Booher and is now on
the house calendar. At present when
a state passes legislation regulating
the admission of convict labor prod
hcts from other states, it is con.
strued as IAN interference with inter
state commerce" The Booher-Hughes
legislation is really an enabling act
which will remove the interstate COM
merce barrier where and state desires
to check the Importation of convict
made goods.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
HERE AND THERE
CHILD LABOR is RUINoUS

Waterbury, Conn.-"Children are a
community's greatest and most valu-
able asset" said Superintendent John
son of the state reformatory, in an
address in this city.
Upon them the futures welfare or
degradation must depend. OF what
avail is it to build magnificent struc-
lures or great commercial organiza-
tons if the human beings who are to
be the motive power in them are not
of the proper kind? We like to think
that in our democracy there are upon
the streets today some future presi-
dent of the United States or some
future governor of our commonwealth.
''It is true that out from the chill
dren must come the a seringde etao
dren must come the leaders in good
ness, but the future leaders in wick
edness and crime are also to come
from the same group in communal
life. The child cannot speak for it.
self, it therefore behooves those of
us who are interested in the better to-
morrow as well as a brighter today
to see to it that the children's rights
are protected and their interests con-
served"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
UNIONS ARE NECESSARY

Greenville, S. Give told you so, r"
SAYS Editor Peden of the Home Circle,
commenting on the announcement by
the Textile Manufacturers associa-
ton that it will test the new law re-
lating to docking employees in cotton
mills.
Millions of dollars have been
solen from the cotton mill operatives
through graft and robbery of dock
ing" continues the Home Circle,
which again gives this advice to
workers:
eff we had a we'll regulated labor
union that alone would be the best
law we could have-it would better
regulate matters"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
BREWERY WORKERS GAIN

e st. Louis, Mo.-The various brewery
workers Unions and their employers
have signed three years agreement
which provides for wage increases
that range from 81 a week upward.
The drivers helpers are to be or
garized and their rates increased from
81 and $3.50 a day to $2,25. The
wages of girls in bottle shops are
raised $3.50 a week; brewers, $1.50;
drivers, 81; stablemen, $1.25; fire
men, $1.20; oilers, $1.20; bottlers,
from 81 to $3.50; freight handlers, ice
plant workers an dlaborers, $1.2O.
Engineers secure a six-day work
week Formerly these employees
worked seven days week with two
days lay-off each month.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
WHAT is WAR?
Geo. r. Kirkpatrick.

Geo. R. Kirkpatrick.
War is:
For working class homes-empti-
ness.
For working class wives-heart-
ache
For working class mothers-lone-
illness.
For working class children-or-
phanage.
For working class sweethearts-
agony.
For peace-defeat
For death-a harvest.
For buzZards-a banquet.
For the grave-victory
For worms--a feast.
For nations-debts.
For justice-nothing
For thou shalt not kill"-boister-
Gus laughter.
For put up thy sword'-a smear.
For Christ-contempt
For bankers-bonds, interest.
For big manufacturers-business
profits.
For preachers on both sides-fero-
cious prayers for victory.
For leading business men, leading
politicians, leading educators, leading
preachers, leading editors, leading
leading lecturers-for all of
these windy patriots who talk bravely
of war-never positions as privates
in the army up close where they are
likely to get their delicately perfumed
flesh torn to pieces.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12

statement that this Is a movement for
the promotion of foreign trade, as the
organizers of these corporations de-
clare and as patriotic business men
have been led to believe. AS has
been seen, none of the countries of
Europe have materially advanced
their trade and commerce by the Or
ganization Of banking institutions for
that alleged purpose. Rather the
foreign banking agencies are engaged
in obtaining concessions, building
railroads, securing mining, land and
oil grants, the making of loans to
weaker powers, and in cooperating in
the sale of munitions.
"And an examination of the in
terests of tn ebanking institutions
that are promoting the new corpora
ton shows that their relations are
not in the field of manufacturing,
trade and commerce at all. They are
in the field of monopoly finance and
speculation.
CAS- happened in Europe, it is
necessary to give patriotic sanction
to financial imperialism to identify
the nation with it's program. Wall
Street can easily finance dozen
$50,000,000 corporations. But that
would leave them Wall Street cor
porations. The flag would not will
ingly follow their investments; the
nation would not be complacent col
lection agency for such questionable
claimants: so the new international
corporation is to include as many
other interests as possible. Such
strength is needed, the announcement
says, as can only be found by arous-
ing the interest and securing the CO.
operation of the entire country. 1t
is necessary to make it national
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
Part of Reply of Thomas G. Fitz-
simons, of Cleveland, Ohio,
to Myron T. Herrick

We certainly want national Sc
curity. We want preparedness, if by
preparedness you mean something
more than armor plate. No country is
prepared, no matter how large its
supplies of munition or how large it's
army may be, if it's people have moth
ing to defend but their landlords and
boarding houses.
On the envelope in which you send
me your circular appears the follow
ing: "America The land of a billion
bushels of wheat-the corn-fed coun-
try!"
Fine, it's true, but what mockery
to throw into the faces of these men
and women and children of Cleveland
who were starving in that dreadful
winter of 1914-15, when shiploads of
this wheat were leaving our ports,
bound for Europe to feed strangers!
You say: America! The greatest
garden in all Gods earthly empire!"
1 say: What a trayesty then that
babes are forced to go to bed supper
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
PATRIOTISM and PRIVILEGE

undertaking and appeal to the conf
dence, enterprise and patriotism of
the American people.
mo element is lacking in this new
imperialism of finance which, under
the glamour of patriotism, aims to
exalt America to the dignity of Great
Britain, Germany, Russia and France
as a world power Line by line the
history of the exploitation of defense
less people is foreshadowed in the
program that privilege would have us
enter upon. High finance, the making
of munitions at colossal profits, over
seas exploitation, dollar diplomacy,
and a great navy ready and willing to
demand the open or the closed door,
as the immediate advantage may die
tate, these are the elements of
financial imperialism that have
brought Europe to its present end.
"Only the chance election of
President might deetrmine the uses
to which this preparedness would be
put, with the power of high finance,
the control of the press, and the in
visible powers of privilege ready at
moments notice to urge the unleash
ing of guns in the name of dignity
and national honor
THIS IS THE PROGRAM OF
PREPAREDNESS OFFE RED B Y
THOSE WHO HAVE MONOPOLIZED
THE RAILROADS AND PUBLIC
SERVICE CORPORATIONS, WHO
HAVE SEIZED THE IRON-ORE,
COAL AND COPPER DEPOSITS OF
THE NATION, WHO HAVE EN-
CLOSED THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
AND LAID THEIR HANDS UPON
THE BANKS AND CREDIT RE
SOURCES OF THE NATION, AND
WHO, HAVING EXPLOITED PROS
TRATE AMERICA, ARE NOW TURN
ING WISTFUL EYES TO THE VIR-
GIN OPPORTUNITIES OF WEAK
AND DEFENSELESS PEOPLES in
OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
"Yet these same classes are un-
willing to bear their share of the cost
of preparedness; they cry confisca-
ton when taxes are suggested on the
things they own no heavier than Eng
land and Germany were carrying IN
times of peace. They suggest that the
cost should be borne by a higher
tariff and by indirect taxes on the
things the people consume.
Democracy has a right to insist
that preparedness is not merely de-
mand for private profit; that an in
creased navy is not designed as an
agency for the promotion of overseas
finance, and that militarism shall not
be the grave of the things we hold
most dear"
In a later bulletin the Committee
will quote what DR.. Howe has to say
about war and labor.