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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Death of Almon E. Douglass

Almon E. Douglass, a well-knowu and
respected resident of this village, died at
his home about two o'clock Thursday
morning, after a short illness from pneu-
monia. Mr.. Douglass was i'll from grip
the previous week, but was able to attend
to his duties at the Mt. Mansfield cream
cry and made butter there the Saturday
before his death. He took his bed that
night, pneumonia having developed, and
his condition was critical from the first.
Mr.. Douglass was SO years of age in
September. He was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Micah Douglass of Morristown and
passed his early life in that town, but
had resided in Stowe for many years. He
had been employed for a number of years
as butter maker at the Mt. Mansfield
creamery.
He is survived by bis wife, Harriet
Douglass; one daughter, Mrs. Fl. w. Bar
rows; three sons, Willis NJ. of Benning-
ton, and Thomas A. and George A. of
Stowe; and ten grandchildren. A daugh-
ter, Mrs, C. II. Douglass, died several
years ago.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Normal School Notes
(Deferred)

Several new supplementary readers
have been supplied for the Training
School by the State during the past week
Mrs. Stratton spent Sunday in Burling-
ton, visiting her daughter, who leaves
this week for Columbia University. DR..
Peaks acted as matron during her alb
sence.
Miss Edna Bowen is at the Mary Fetch
er Hospital, where she underwent an op
Grafton for appendicitis.
Miss Elizabeth Coffran of Derby and
Miss Helen Hunt of Newport have er-
tered the Normal. bringing the number
up to Ill for this year.
Misses Gladys Morrill,, Ottobel Worthen
and Myrtle Clifford have been absent
from school the past week on account of
illness.
The New England supper and social
was ali unqualified success, and the stu
dents of the Normal School are to be
congratulated on the results of their eff
forts. Among the special features which
deserve credit should be mentioned the
music by the dumb Quartette" and the
promenade headed by the band and led
by the "Post Office Twins"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Take Up Republican Policy.

The Republicans have no desire tc
make any political capital out of the
national defense proposition, but the
administration is trying to do So II
is the hope of Republicans in the
house, not that the Republicans will
cooperate with the administration in
the great national defense question,
but that the administration will CO.
operate with the Republicans. 1t is
gratifying to the Republicans that the
Democratic party, led by the presi-
dent, is finally coming around to their
views on the matter of preparing for
national defense.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
STOWE

Mrs. FL. G. Reed of Berlin was a visitor
in Stove last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cairns are parents
of daughter, born February 6.
Herseradish of excellent quality was
harvested here during the past week.
The Mills school was closed last week
on account of the illness of the teacher,
Elton B. Forbes, who was confined to his
home by the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walker are parents
of son born Feb. 5. Mrs. Walkers
mother, Mrs. George Hayes, of Middle
sex, has been with her.
Dinner will be served at the mid-month
meeting of the H. Ell. Smith Woman's Re-
lief Corps on Feb. 16, and a program in
honor of Washington's and Lincoln's
birthdays will be given, The members
of the Post are invited to attend.
81. S. Matthews has received news of
the death of his mother, Mrs. Edward
Matthews, at Canister, N. Y. She was
about Is years of age and is survived by
her husband, the Rev. Edward Matthews,
and three sons and two daughters, all of
whom reside in that vicinity, with the
exception of the son in Stowe.
At the regular meeting of Harmony
Pomona Grange, No. 9, held at the A ke-
ley Memorial Building Wednesday, the
following officers were present Master
A. r. Straw of No. 274; Overseer' Levi
Small; Treasurer c. F. Smith, Lecturer
Mrs. j. r. Parker and Secretary Miss
Della Thompson of No. 233, Steward
John Parker, pro TEN, and Ceres Mrs.
Edward Norway of 237, Chaplain Mrs.
Nida Magoon, pro tenn, Assistant Stew
ard G. P. Scribner and Lady Assistant
Steward Mrs. G. F. Eddy of No. 274. The
morning session was devoted to business
Dinner was served by the members of
Mansfield Mountain Grange. The lee
turer's program included songs by the
Grange choir, with Mrs. Mudgett at the
piano; recitation, Mrs. Laura Robinson:
paper, 1.-THE Business Side of Farming,
FL. Fl. Cooley; reading, Mrs. Story of La
mobile Grange. A discussion of the Perry
bill and State prohibition and local option
was carried out, many of those present
taking part.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
HIS THEORY faulty
McAdoo Has Not Mastered Rev
enue Problem.
Experts Plainly See Necessity for Re-
vision, but Secretary Puts His
Faith in Unproductive "Shin-
plaster" Policy.

The Underwood law was expected
by its trainers to bring sufficient rev.
enue to run the government, with
sugar on the free list. Part of the
duty on sugar was retained until May
!, 1916, not because the revenue was
deemed necessary but in order to
give the sugar industry ample oppor-
tunity to readjust itself When the
miscalled war revenue biil' was en-
acted, it was an emergency measure
to compensate for revenues lost
through the displacement of foreign
trade and the falling off of imports.
The revenues estimated from these
two sources for 1916, if the sugar duty
is retained and the war tax" extend
ed, according to Mr.. McAdoo, will to-
tai $56.0U0,0J0. The $112,000,0 900 deficit
estimated for 1867 by Mr.. McAdoo
contemplates the retention of these
two items. Thus, in estimating the
revenue producing deficiency of the
Underwood act, the $56,000000 should
be added, making the total $l6S.000,-
0O0 minus the $93,000,000 extra eX-
penditure for the administration ma
tional defense plan, or $75,00O,000, the
amount by which it may be inferred
according to Mr.. McAdoo, the Under
wood law has fallen short of the ok
pectations of it's trainers. Less friend
ly statisticians will make the shortage
much larger.
The failure of Mr.. McAdoo to rec
ognize this fact in proposing plans for
meeting the deficit is characteristic of
the administration treatment of the
revenue problem from the start. AS
the Underwood law has proved faulty,
the obvious remedy would seem to lie
in revision. Instead, as was the case
with the war revenue measure, the
administration resorts to a series of
shlnplasters, annoying drafts upon
the purses of selected victims-appar-
emily aimed principally at owners of au-
tomobiles and possessors of incomes of
$4,000 and over. The Underwood law
is defective, reasons Mr.. McAdoo,
therefore, let us keep the defective
law and meet the defect by shinplas
tiers applied to articles not necessary
to mention"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Difficulty With the Revenue,

The Underwood law was enacted as
a tariff for revenue measure only. On
the showing made by Mr.. McAdoo's
statement published recently, surely
no less friendly than authoritative-it
would seem that the law might more
aptly be termed one imposing tariff
for bankruptcy only"
1t will be difficult for the Democrats
to maintain, in the face of Mr.. Nc
Adoo's figures, that anything except
their own provisions are responsible
for the admitted failure of the Under
wood tariff act and the income act
administering the affairs of the ma
ton.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
the national joy smoke

The funeral was held at Unity church
at two O'clock saturday afternoon, Rev.
F. I. Crane officiating. G. A. Burnnam
rendered several selections Oh the pipe
organ. The bearers were two sons of
the deceased, Willis NJ. Douglass and T..
A. Douglass, a sou-I law, Dr.. III. w. Bar
rows, and a nephew, A. Alden Straw.
The burial was 10 Riverbank cemetery.
There was profusion of beautiful flow
ers and a large attendance.
Among those from out of town were
Mrs. Mable Noble and Mr.. and Mrs. G. S.
Edwards of Moirisville; Charles III Doug
lass, Lloyd and Lyle Douglass of Water
bury and Mrs. A. A. Emery, Mrs. Ring
and Mrs. W. j. Aver of st. Adams.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Shark Pulls Mans Tooth.

The shark commonly known as the
"hog shark" in native waters is now
fully qualified as dentist; or, in other
words, the big fish recently pulled a
molar in real approved style. A local
bank official was the man who under
went the experience of having his
tooth whisked out of his face. Here's
the way it happened:
He is P. F. Gleason of the Germania
hank force. He was in a launch in
Warsaw sound. While fishing he
placed the line in his mouth, holding
it between his teeth. There was sud-
den terrific tug as shark grasped the
bait and the tooth, exactly in the front
upper gum, was torn out.-Savannah
Dispatch to New York World.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Trend Is to the Republicans.

Philadelphia has been swept by the
old Republican organization: w. S.
Bennett has won back seat in con.
gress, as representative of a Bronx
constituency; and Maryland, though
carried by the Democrats-thus dis
placing Republican governor elect
ed four years ago-was carried by too
narrow margin to be pleasant. Such
are the straws that are taken to show
the way the wind is blowing; and,
while they may show nothing conclu-
sively, they are sufficient to Indicate
that the Democratic party is not in
high favor at this moment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Mr.. Taft's Position.

Il am for Root, for preparedness
for peace, for a new tariff, and for Re
publican success" says Mr.. Taft.
These are the planks of my private
platform. l am out of political cam
paigns-not only this one, but all of
them-forever." But a good deal of
Mr.. Taft's private platform will be in
that of the G. o. p and it is a per-
fectly safe prediction that he will be
an important facter in next years po-
litical campaign, no matter what his
present intentions may be.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
GOOD WAY TO DO BUSINESS
Arthur L. Cheney Sells Reliable Remedy at
tialf-Price and Guarantees a Cure

HaitPriCe and Guarantees a Cure
When one can buy gold dollars for fifty
cents, it is good time to purchase.
In ordering a SOC bottle of DIR. How
ards celebrated specific for the cure of
constipation and dyspepsia at % cents,
Arthur L. Cheney is giving one of the
greatest trade chances ever offered to
the people of Morrisville.
Even though offered at half price for
introductory purposes the specific is sold
under guarantee to cure or the money
will be refunded.
II food does not digest well. if there is
gas or pain in the stomach, if the tongue
is coated and the breath bad, if there is
constipation and straining, DIR. How
ards specific will cure you. If it does
not, you have druggist Arthur L. Che
news personal guarantee to return your
money.
DR.. Towards specific gives quick re-
lief and makes permanent cures of con-
stipation. dyspepsia and all liver troubles.
These are strong statements, but Ar
thur L. Cheney is giving his customers a
chance to prove their truth at just half
the regular price-sixty doses for 25
cents. II they are not found true, all
you have to do is to ask for your money.
adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Arguments Will Not Stand

Just about the time that Mr.. Nc
Adoo was putting the finishing touches
upon his statement, declaring that the
deficit for the next fiscal year would
total $112, $685. 1874, the bureau of for.
eign and domestic commerce of the
department of commerce was an
nouncing that imports for October
reached a new high record-s334,63S
SIS. Obviously, falling imports due
to the European war no longer can
be blamed for the failure of the IN
derwood law to provide necessary rev.
enue.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16

The editor sat at his desk. A candi-
date entered the room and handed
him a manuscript The editor smiled.
The candidate smiled They both
smiled. However, their smiles ema-
mated from entirely different sources
The candidate was smiling because
he wanted, and really thought, his
manuscript was going to "get across"
The editor was smiling because he
knew there wasn't a chance in the
neutrality-suspicious. Punch Bowl.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Johnson High School Notes

delegation of eight Senior boys will
go to the Kake Walk to be held at Bur-
lington, Feb. %.
The annual Valentine party was given
to the Pathfinders last Monday night by
the the Blazed Trail Girls.
The play, "Little Buckshot'', will be
presented at johnson, Feb. IS, by the
Jacksonville Dramatic Society under
the auspices of the Senior class. Tickets
are on sale at Jones drug store.
May 80, Peoples Academy will play
Johnson High school. We are sure that
this will be good game. because P. A.
is an old base ball enemy of j. Fl. S. So
come early.
School was kept Monday, Feb. 10, and
is to be be closed Friday night, Feb. IS,
to be opened again the following We'd
nesday. This was done so that scholars
living out of town can go home Friday
night.
Last Saturday evening at the High
School rooms a very pleasant evening
was spent with G. D. Smith. Mr.. Smith
is travelling through the country, visiting
different high schools and giving lectures
on drawing, showing what one can do
with very few lines. He drew some
very interesting pictures on the black
boards in a very short time. A small
fee, ten cents, was charged for this.
One-half the proceeds went to the base
ball team, the other half to Mr.. Smith.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Information.

I'm just beginning to understand
why they label this window Informa-
tion.'"
Can you find out what you want
to know?"
mo. But it's place where you can
always go and inform somebody about
what you happen to have on your
mind"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Where He Got Them.

u see a number of magazines scat
tered about Pikesley's rooms. He must
take a great many" Il don't doubt it
in the least. He took four from me
last night and 1 hadn't read one Of
them"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
JOHNSON
Mrs. F. w. Leslie is i'll from grip.

Mrs. F. w. Leslie is i'll from grip.
J. d. Corley spent Sunday in Orleans.
Mrs. w. II. Nye is convalescing from
the grip.
D. A. Barrows has been confined to the
house several days by Illness.
Frank Sargent, farmer residing down
the river, is confined to the house by i'll
ness.
Sons of Veterans regular meeting on
Washington's birthday with exercises.
Supper will be served.
The teachers division in the Normal
School had sleigh ride to Morrisville
Friday night to attend Japanese enter
tainment.
Regular meeting of the W. r. G. Feb.
% Washington's birthday. Exercises
appropriate to the day. Lunch will be
served after the meeting. A large at
tendance is desired
Miss Edith Leslie's SUNDAY School
class remembered Mrs. j. X. Fu er's
birthday, Feb. II, by calling on and sing
ing 10 her. Such birthday calls are very
thoughtful and much to be enjoyed.
The Ways and Means Society held its
annual meeting last Friday and elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs. Laura Landon;
Vice President. Mrs. Emma Maxfield
Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Gertrude
Odell; Drectresses, Mrs. Ella Waters,
Mrs Nora Hill, Mrs. Jennie Porter, Mrs.
Persis Mcfarland. Mrs. McCuin. Mrs.
Ida Jones was appointed to take charge
of silver and purchase more, Mrs. Persis
Mcfarland TO look after the linen, and
Mrs. Mary Hazen to church decorations.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Proof of Success,

The making of friends who are real
friends is the best token Of a mans
success in life.-E. e. Hale.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16

A household remedy in America for
% years-Dr. Thomas Electric Oil. For
cuts. sprains, burns, scalds, bruises. 25c
and SOC. At all drug stOres.-adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16

Thomas Bros, Jacksonville
H. n. Gray, Cambridge
Fl. Waite & Son, Morrisville
Coates & Cove, e Calais
w. HI. Nye, Johnson
Miles, McMahon & SOB, Stowe
M. w. Carlton, Morristown
F. A. Amsdep, Greensboro Bend
Fl. VI. Wells, e Firfield
Mann & Austin. Waterviio
Jesse A. Foster, Waterbury
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-16
Listen

RS easy to change the shape
and color of unsalabIe brands
to initiate the Prince Albert
tidy RED tin, butt is impossible
to initiate the flavor of Prince
Albert tobacco! The patented
process protects thati
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-21
ROYAL OAK

Lee white has left 10 Join his
company - tho National Guard
Mr. and Mrs - T.. Perry. n Kali
amaZuo. are visiting their daughter.
Mts walter Lobder. Of 40. $40
Washing tDn-ave.
Miss Wluifred Bradbury. Of Lon
don England. is the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs Frederick Dare, OF Wash
Mr ana Mrs ". n LiehthaiI and
daughters. Ethel and ins, have re-
week with Mr.. and Mrs Aleck Clark
a. Lake orion.
Mrs Oliver Peake, % Detroit, is
spending two weeks with her daugh-
tor. Mr-. e. IS Edwards. u Kenil-
worfh-aye
Caspar Srhwemler il confined 20
hi7 nome hy "rysipeias
All members - circle NJ. Of the
Methodist Ladies' AID society arc re-
quoztad 10 meet with Mrs j : Nor
rlsDn, ~ Washlugiou-aNc.. tomorrow
Mr. and Mrs l. -. HaRgerty. Of
thchoygan. ana Mark pike. ~ North
Yakima. Washington. have been the
guests ~ Mr. and Mrs VI - GsEOod,
~ East First-st.
Clarence Cummings Of Washing
fDu-aVr.. has left for two wee ks
trip 10 Battle creek Muskcgpn
Jackson and Grand Rapids. visiting
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Kate IloWeling has gone 20
visit her sister iu Iog MOincF. Iowa.
her daughter. Mise Helen BLACK. left
her BOO chicago and went 20 Winni-
peg with her brother and his wife.
AII Royal Oak schools have closed
Tor tho summer vacation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-21

tabled for one week when II was
discovered that over 90 clerks In
the city hall would suffer a salary
decrease for year as a result OF
the proposed Reconsideration. Under
the equalization plan as reported
out by the committee, consisting Of
Aid. Freiwald. Vernon Barnett, Ell
lis, Kronk. Jskel and Lodge, the
salary roll OF the city would be in
creased by s35,5O724, all OF the in.
crease going to the police and the
fire departments. The reduction In
salaries would amount TO s5,3l2.76,
without comment the council re.
ferred the mayors communication,
that city employees
who might be called 10 serve in the
Michigan National Guard. be car
ried on the city payrolls during their
period OF service. was referred 10
committee on ways and means.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-21

pltal physician who Is a member Of
tho reserve medical corps has hecn
notified 80 prepare Tor service. al
Though no call to report has been
l. e r A VIII meet "Wednesday
evening In e. NJ q \ hall
Petitions for tho paving ~ one
street. spruce was received and dled
Tuesday night 10y the city commits
sion. and petitions for the paving OF
two others In the southern part 81
tnc town are being circulated So
th8'. with the recently approved
paving petitions. hut few streets Of
Importance viii remain uupaNed at
the "nd ~ the present year
Morris B.rrnsum. Junk dealer. Nas
street IN front ~ hts junk yard.
Mulberry ami Fi-st-sts
The .ltN attorney was requested
- arrange final details for the j ~
Eishop land transfer. or park pur-
Report 81 the poor commission ~
s. Expenditures for May vas &C
cNptcd
Petition ~ GiannoIa brothers FOR
permission 20 run q fruit stand on
BiGdle-ar", AZ Maple and First SITS
was denied a. was ~" petition ~
clrh FOR permission 20 run private
club. with pool tahi"s. cards and
beer the latter was fsrfed hrraus"
% lack % Authority thS commission
decided
BIDS sor the construction ~ an ad-
djfton 20 'hp municipal building. 20
house the additional FIRE apparatus,
displaced when the police ambulance
was housed 10 -" main hath
CONTRACTS FOR the Construction -
200 fssf ~ sewer between SNrorlur" -
- and Eurrka-Rye., were let 20
Charles Rar kra
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-21
GIRL STRUCK BY
AUTO, WOMAN
BY STREET CAR

Seven -year-old Reta Miners, Of
No $40 Larnedst, was struck BY
an automobile Tuesday evening,
while crossing the street near East
Lafayette and Medium ayes. s.
Stein. driver Of the car. stated that
no did not SEQ The child in time 20
stop. While severely cut about the
face and body the child's injuries
are not thought 10 be serious. She
was taken 10 the Office Of Dr. J T.
Henry. near Tventythird.st. and
Michigan ave
When Mrs. Ciramas Granken. OF
No l79 John R.st. attempted 20
rescue her sons hat. which had
been blown on while they were on
Woodwsrd.ave car. she vas
struck by a following street car.
She was taken 10 Grace hospital.
Her injuries are thought 70 be
slight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-21
FORD VOTES
BOND ISSUE

FORD Mich. June 2l-With a
total Of bur 80 no" against the
two propositions. village electors
Tuesday approved the bonding OF
the village tor more than $4,000 10
provide a new Are hall and equip.
ment. and 20 allow extension OF the
water system 10 the new suodi-
vision
The vote for the Are house bond
question. which asked for $4,000.
was Yes. 1853, no, -. For the
water extension issue, asking for
s2s.47e. the vote Vas Yes, 1871,
no II.
Unprecedented booming OF real
estate IN this neighuorhood has
caused the demand for water eX'en.
slonS and inadequate fire protection
the latter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-21


Al least. that "watchful waiting has
run it's course.
Ofncials themselves today pointed
TO the note sent Carranza as evil
dence that President Wilson and
Secretary Of State lansing are final.
~ convinced that some other man
than Carranza and some other gov.
eminent than the present de facto
structure r. needed 10 bring Mexico
out OF her lO-year period OF revolu-
ton. rebellion and internecine strife
No better evidence OF this atti-
tude OF the administration could be
found today than in the statement
OF the high administration Official
mentioned. who said
This government still hopes for
peaceful settlement Of the Mexican
situation. We are even yet far re-
moved from war or intervention.
But even should il become neces-
sary, through some overt act of
Carranza or his armed forces, for
the punitive expedition 10 take up a
more serious task, who would our
armed forces set out 10 fght?"
War department officials declared
that in the event OF real trouble
they expected no more than two or
possibly three real engagements.
But there would sill DO loft the
more serious work Of policing and
pscifying the country south Of the
Rio Grande II would not be a mat
ter. they say. OF taking two or three
strategic positions by force Of arms.
and then treating with tho estab
lished government for peace, for
they are convinced that one o. .wo
decisive victories for American