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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16
NO GOING BACK TO PROHIBITION
Correspondent Explains The Meaning
OF the Perry Prohibition Act.

There is considerable misunder-
standing in regard to the effect of the
proposed amendment to the liquor
law on the mo license towns il
passed. The town that votes for the
amendment to the present law, re-
mains precisely as it has been for IL
years, except that the license question
is settled if carried by the state and
will not be coming up at each March
meeting to be squabbled over, and pos
sibly carried by a majority of one vote,
as was the case in one Of our large
towns a year ago. The whole town is
getting the results of such majority
rule" in such a serious matter.
1t is repeatedly stated that we are
going back" to prohibition when we
have had just what we will have with
the license feature omitted. We ex-
pect that it will be possible to pro-
cure the goods" even ife the amend
ment is carried, but it will do away
with the most inconsistent law on our
statute books. whereby your boy or
mine can as lawfully purchase a bot
tie of whiskey as a pair of shoes, or a
bottle of milk. If he does what is
naturally expected, drinks it, and the
effect is as may be expected. causes
him to go insane, and he shoots his
brother, or sister, or mother. The
same law just reaches out its long
arm and suspends him between ''Hea-
ven and Earth, till life is extinct" or
gives him a life sentence. Now let us
voters look at this hideous thing
squarely, and wipe it off the statutes of
our fair state. We believe that most
of the opposers of the proposed
amendment ''do not believe" license
regulates the liquor traffic so that less
is drank, or that less crime and evil
exist than if that town that voted Ii
cense one year ago had voted it down
and out"
We believe that prohibition in that
town would prohibit, or many of them
would vote for it if it was to be voted
on at the coming 7th of March. Their
talk is inconsistent with their record.
(and their breath). And further we be-
lieve that if this measure is not car
ried it will be because some make the
mistake of thinking that their vote will
not be missed. and fail to be present,
or if present fail to deposit their vote;
and also because ''the other fellow
wont fail to coach his man as to just
where to make his cross, even to hav-
ing the ballot published with the mark
on it.
Now let us use Conscience and the
Golden Rule and vote accordingly.
G. II. KINGSBURY,
Walden. Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16
Loss of Sec. Garrison.

The announcement on Friday morn
ing last that Secretary of War
indley M. Garrison had resigned
his position in the cabinet and
that the president had accepted
the same was a surprise to
the country 1t was in the nature of
calamity to the administration be-
cause as the news dispatches stated.
The secretary everywhere was re-
garded as one of the strong men of
the administration, upon whom the
president leaned in the difficult situa-
tions, both domestic and international,
which have marked his administra-
ton" Two propositions before the
administration the secretary could not
support-the setting of definite time
for Philippine independence and a re-
lance upon the militia under state
control for national defense. The
secretary believed the only satisfactory
and effective preparation for defense
was a continental army under the
complete control of the national gov
eminent He denounced the militia
plan as ''unjustifable and imperilling
the nations safety" Holding this be-
lief the resignation of the secretary
was an act of the highest patriotism
He refused to imperil the safety OF
the nationlor support any who might
assume to do so.
Apparently the democratic congress
is with the president and favors the
scheme that Sec. Garrison has pro-
nounced so dangerous and this strong
man of the administration finds him
self ahead of his party and deserted
by those who should support him in
his commendatory position. But his
refusal to continue longer in the cab
met under these conditions is one of
the strongest indictments against his
chief and his party. The action on
the Philippines he declares IAN aban-
donment of the duty of this nation
and a breach of trust for the Fill
pinos'' The militia plan ''imperils
the safety of the nation" No one
the democratic party more
severely than this acknowledged
strong man of the democratic admin
istration.
This resignation will bring to the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

We wonder how many farmers read
the able article by Harry z. Crane on
Marketing and Distribution of Yer
mont Farm Produce published in
last weeks issue of The CALIFORNIAN.
1t is a longer article than the average
person would read but we gave it at
such length because il seemed so SEN
sible and practical. Mr.. Crane is
right in saying, 1T is not to be sup
posed that the proposed system can or
will spring up in day or. in a year"
We hope he is right in saying that a
system of marketing with a plan of
operation similar to that herein sug-
gested is bound to develop"
The plan in brief is this: To have
a central warehouse where produce
from individual farmers can be col
lected. the produce graded and ship
ped in large enough quantities to Sc
cure cheap freight rates to the best
markets obtainable. This storehouse
should be used also for unloading ma
terials like feeds. fertilizers and farm
machinery bought collectively for dis
tribution among the local farmers.
This plan has three large factors in
it. First is the desire of the farmers
to cooperate. then the construction of
a storehouse and lastly. the employ
ment of a capable agent to grade, sell
and buy goods.
The farmers should desire cooper
alton because experience has shown
il to be to their financial interest to
do so. There are many producers or
CARNATIONS in other parts of the coun-
try that are doing business on a large
scale which have made the fruit. po-
tatoes. dairy products and other ar
ticles OF their particular section
famous They have given to these
articles a standard that is recognized
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

Reed, left Wednesday for New York.
Mrs. William III. Zero and little
daughter of st. Johnsbury were guests
of Mrs. Minnie Seavey part of last
week.
The Outlook club from st. Johns
bury will present the drama, THE
Pursuit of the Parson" in the Town
hall Friday evening. Supper will be
served after the play by Red Clover
lodge. D. of r.
Miss Dorothy Goodreault has finish
ed work for Mrs. Robert Williams and
returned home.
Mrs. E. D. Lee was in st. Johnsbury
Monday.
Rev P. ]. MacInnis spent Monday
in ST. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16
EAsT sT. JoHNsBURY

(Mrs. G. w. Dodge, Correspondent
Job Damon lost a valuable heifer
last week.
Rev A. V. Fisher preached a very
helpful and interesting sermon Sun
day morning, his subject being. Lin
coin" and showing how this younger
generation might profit by his life and
example.
The c. E. Juniors gave a social Sat
urday afternoon to which they invited
their parents and friends. About 40
responded and were very pleasantly
entertained by the young people.
The committee in charge of the
Ladies society dinner Thursday are
Mrs. Evelyn Ranney, Mrs. Charles
Wark and Mrs David Ramage.
Miss Belle Wallace who has been
at work in Lyndon has returned home
Miss Mildred Shasteny has gone to
Springfield, Mass, where her parents
now live.
Miss Jennie Claxton, who has been
working for Mrs. Harry Moulton the
past three weeks. has returned to her
home in Newport.
The rs cent piece was made famous
by the American Liver Tablets, the
perfect laxative
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

The announcement of A. P. Gard
ner, Grafton D. Cushing, Charles
Sumner Bird and Robert M Wash
burn of their candidacy as delegates
at large from Massachusetts to the re-
publican national convention to sup
port Theodore Roosevelt for president
has caused some stir in political cir
cles. 1t indicates the weakness of
Senator Weeks in his own state. But
it is not a fair proposition. Theodore
Roosevelt deserted and defeated the
republican party in 1912 because it
did not obey his commands and today
neither he nor his friends would sup
port as a candidate a man who was
active in defeating him in that cam
paign. They should not ask the men
whom they would not support to sup
port them at this time. The nominal
ton of Roosevelt, Taft or Elihu Root
would repeat the fatal fight of 1912
and the republican party need not
make such a mistake. 1t has plenty
of men able to be president who would
be acceptable to both factions and it
should drop the factional leaders and
unite on a winner The gentlemen
named at the opening of this article
should not be given any encourage
ment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16
Farmers, Week At Vermont.

The eighth annual Farmers week
will be held at the university of Yer
mont on Feb. p to rs inclusive.
Twenty-Five addresses and a dozen
demonstrations will be offered. The
title of every address begins with the
same words: How May I Best"
Many phases of agriculture, horticul-
ture, veterinary science, forestry, etc,
will be presented. Programs may be
secured by addressing Dean J. L.
Hills, University of Vermont, Burling-
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

County politics are very quiet as yet
but there seems to be a demand from
Burke shaping for the election of Os-
car c. Woodruff for assistant judge.
Mr.. Woodruff is not unknown in re-
publican circles and he has horse
sense enough to see through some of
the legal technicalities that sometimes
defeat justice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

OH tie toes, tapes that stick TO the
make a package Of the toes, trying
blood bringing razors and scissors.
you ought to have seen that corn come
of-just like a banana peel" It's
simple wonderful. It's the new way,
painless, applied in two seconds, new
er hurts healthy flesh or irritates.
Nothing to press on the corn. Never
fails Quit the old ways for once any
way and try "Gets-It" tonight. For
cQrns, calluses, warts and bunions.
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere, Csc a
bottle, or sent direct by f. Lawrence
e. Co, Chicago, III. Sold in st. Johns
bury and recommended as the worlds
Chas SearIes & Co.; Flint Bros.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

front more sharply than ever the is
sue over the method of increasing the
military force of the country. We be-
Iieve with Mr.. Garrison that there is
no substantial solution except bring
ing the military forces of the country
under the exclusive control and au-
thority of the national government"
We do not believe it will be possible to
maintain a sufficient and properly
trained volunteer military force in
time of peace. The conditions are
against it. There would be plenty of
volunteers in case hostilities were inn
minent but they would be unframed
and unfit for real defense. But to
volunteer in times of peace for years
of training is another matter. The
compensation for such drudgery is in
sufficient, no danger awakens their
courage or patriotism and so we shall
never see enough volunteers to make
the army an institution of safety. The
trained citizens ready for effective
service in the hour of need is to pro-
vide a period of compulsory training
of all citizens capable of military ser
citizens that preparation for effective
defense is a duty to be performed be-
fore they can be allowed to enter up
on an uninterrupted career of peace
full citizenship. Sec. Garrison has
brought this issue clearly before the
country and to evade this duty is to
'imperil the safety of the nation"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

The president and his friends are
Boosting of a great diplomatic victory
over Germany in the settlement of
the Lusitania massacre. That's good.
but one more victory like it and it
would be legal for Germans to blow
up munition plants and murder
American citizens right here on
American soil.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

To our mind Sen. w. P. Dillingham;
has made the most practical and eff
fective temperance suggestion that
has come before congress. While the
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton prohibiting the interstate ship
ments of intoxicating liquors was be-
ing discussed by the senate committee
he proposed an amendment that
whiskey should not be shipped beyond
the confines of any state which per-
mits it's manufacture. Such a law
would come pretty near making any
state voting mo- dry and it could be
passed by a majority vote in con-
gress instead of being endorsed by
three-fourths of the states if submit
ted in the form of a constitutional
amendment Vermont certainly has
pointed the way for the prohibitionists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

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vMoe Rm Becond-clasg mail matter.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16
We want your job now.
Corns Come Off
Like Banana Peel

Wonderful, Simple "Gets-If1 Never
Fails to Remove Any Corn Easily.
Wouldn't Ii jar your Here I've been
going along for years, with one des-
perate corn after another, trying to
get rid of them with salves that eat
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Editor and PubTImhmF.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

The Is cent piece was made famous
by the American Liver Tablets, the
perfect laxative
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-03
WIN nont Is nut Of Mar!

Only once in the year and 4 nan
of E,lropean war has this country
been IL real danger of becoming IN
yolyetf the conflict. That real Crisis
occult d when the president almost
succeeded in forcing through the Dem
ocratic Congress his ship purchase
hill. So long as nations at war SANK
private merchant ships CARRYING war
supplies to other warning nations inc
controversies that arose were queS-
lions which could be settled by ne,
rotiation. We have never doubted
the right of any belligercnt to prevent
IL 1t could, the delivery OF contra
hand" goods TO its adversaries' we
exercised that right during the elNiI
war. ..,.
But if we had undertaken to carry
American goods in government owned
ships, as was proposed by TINS au-
ministration-and. moreover. in shipS
formerly owned by nations at war
those ships would certainly nave Dee peer,
captured and destroyed. NO one VIII
disnute the assertion that such actioh
would have involved us in the wal
Immediately. The American statesmen
who ayerted the only real and serious
crisis-the men who actually kept us
out of war. were the Republican SEN
ators aided by seven patriotic Demo.
Gratis. who prevented the pass"se VI
the. ship purchase bill
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-03
1tinernnt Mcrchnnt-nnd others

THE itinerant merchant pays no
taxes; pays no licenses; pays no rent;
has no local payroll; does not en-
rich, but rather drains the commu-
nifty. 1t has been suggested that
there should be a cooperation Of eff
fort between commercial organiza-
tions and city authorities that will
tend to lessen or entirely do away
with these itinerant merchants. The
local taxpaying business man should
be protected
The above quotation is from bull
letin of the Chamber of Commerce
OF Portland, Ore. 1t is true state
ment Of facts and the business men
OF our town are, or ought TO be, in
terested in it.
The business men OF every COM
munity and their city authorities
should cooperate in protecting the
taxpaying business man from the
nonresident whose only interest is
to drain money out of the commune
ty and deprive home workers OF their
livelihood. This is business mat
ter-not politics.
In the larger affairs of the nation,
Il is Just as important that cham
bers Of commerce cooperate with ma
tional authorities In protecting Amer
ican business men from the non-res-
ident who seeks to sell here the
goods produced by foreign workers,
thus draining our country and de-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-03
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations 10
West Virginia, PennsyI-
vania and Ohio.

For many months Roane county,
w. Va, has been completing nothing
better Than light bumpers. Despite
this fact, operators are quite active in
development work in the old districts.
On Mckowen creek, Walton district.
the Hamilton Company has drilled No.
is on the Nancy c. ilively farm into
the Big lnjun sand and it is a better
producer than the late average. The
location is 900 feet south of No. 8 on
the same farm and is good for thirty
five barrels u day.
Wood county is another that has not
been supplying anything better than
very ligGC bumpers, but the South
Penn Oil Company has an exception at
its No. 10 on the j. b. Henderson,
farm, located in Union district, The
well has been drilled through the Be-
rea grit and is natural producer
good for twenty barrels day. After
il has been given shot it should in
crease its production.
In Central district, Doddridge coln-
ty, the Hope Natural Gas Company
has now drilled its No. CT, the Z.
NJ. Jackson farm through the Big
Injun sand and it did no. improve.
About ten barrels daY will be its
speed. Near Bealsvills postoflice, Cen
terville district. Tyler county, the
Carter Oil Company is due in the sand
test on the ]. L. Mccullough farm and
II is a gasser in that formation. n
the same locality the / uro iii Fro
ducing Company is cue in the sand at
10. 6 on the G. a. Risgs farm.
New Work in i'ylec County.
There is some test work starting
in Centervlle district. rhe Carter Oil
Company has started to drill Il test
on the ]. S. Hamilton farm and tie
Carnegie Natural Gls Company IS due
in the sand at test on the J. D. Riggs
farm. The Knox oil Company has ire
rig completed for test on the j. NJ.
Villies farm. Across the dividing line,
in Lafayette distric', Peasants county
( the Concrete Oil Company IS drilling
/ No. is on the W. y. Mcknight farm.
On Bear Fork, Drgal district, Lin
coin county, the Dig Creek Develop
ment Company has started to drill No
I IL on the B. +. Curnes farm. The
Carter Oil Company is de in the sand
at a test on the Charles Wagner farm
Starting and Drifting Tests.
There is always more or less interest
attached to drilling lost wells. Ehe
most interesting are those located In
new territory and back of them al
ways the hone that a new poo! may
be discovered Very Few point the
way to new producing territory, hut
failure does not deter others from
/ trying in some other locality, On
Dry run, Clay district, Wood county,
Rothwell and Company have started to
drill a test on the Lille +. Rogers
farm. On Middle Island creek. Center
vile district, Tyler county, /. y. I'm
derwood is starting test on the An
drew Taught farm. On Short run, In
the same district, Walton Brothers are
starting test on the Nathan Cain
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-03
MESSE"
Of the Annual Spring Fair in
Leipzig is to Open This
Yaer March 6.

LEIPZIG, Feb. 3-The opening Of
the annual spring business fair or
"Wesse," in peace times one of the
biggest institutions of It's kind in Eu-
rope, has been set for Monday,
March G, this year. A year ago the
number of exhibitors fell from 1000
to $500 because of the war. This
years prospects is that the number
will be more nearly normal than in
1915.
Already there are assured a large
number of exhibitors Of glass and
metal ware, wood. paper. leather,
rubber. basketware and toys. The
peacetime exhibitors from Russia,
France and England, as well as the
buyers from those countries. will
again be absent, of course. but it is
anticipated that they will in part at
least be replaced by Germans.
The authorities are arranging to
facilitate as far as possible the free
movements of all who wish to go to
the fair, so that exhibitors, buyers
and others shall have minimum Of
difficulty about passes. which now are
necessary for everyone who travels in
Germany.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-03
FARMERS
Are Taking a Great Interest in
the Extension School at
Good Hope Now.

County Agent w. D. linn writes
the Telegram from Good Hope that
the extension school opened there
Tuesday morning with twenty-six In
attendance. He states that Prof.
Kemp, of the state university. gave
a splendid talk on soils and Prof.
Swift. of the same institution, talked
on breeding and feeding.
The farmers asked a great many
questions and the interest was very
good. One farmer reported that he
had already bought a silo for next
year.
Mr.. Zinn says the Good Hope sec
ton is one of the finest in the county
and what 1t needs is n sllo on every
farm and a few acres OF alfalfa. Last
year great many farmers fed bailed
hay but, there will be none bought
this season. Mr., linn adds that far
mers are all interested in their live
stock,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-03

priving our working people Of cor
responding amount Of profitable en-
ployment.
We see no distinction. II city
peddler's license Is defensible, so is
national protective tariff. II ma
tional free trade Is sound economic
policy, then we should repeal every
law that imposes license on ped
dlers. If our policy Is to be buy
where you can buy the cheapest" let
the foreign producers and ltlnerant
merchants be given a cordial well
come. If chambers Of commerce arc
to be enlisted in the fight against
Americans who wish to go into neigh
boring states to sell their wares, let
them also enlist In the fight against
citizens OF foreign nations who would
come here and undersell our home
producers.
Let us be consistent Let US be for
America First, as we are for this
town first.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-03
THE Value OF truth

Truthin business is just as important
as truth in everyday life; truth creates
confidence, establishes goodwill and
builds a reliability that will not be
wrecked by the storms Of competition.
Through three generations people
have learned to place reliance on the
advertised words of SCOTS Emulsion,
because they are untarnished, unex.
aggerated truisms about a household
remedy Of real and actual worth.
The popularity of SCOTS Emulsion
is increasing as intelligence advances,
because in these days of authorizations
Il continues to guarantee pure cod liver oil
incidentally perfected with glycerine and
hypophosphitcs to build strength, inn
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it is free from harmful drugs whole
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