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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-04
An Electric Toaster Is
Convenient and Economical

It costs varv little to own and use an Electric
Toaster VI Il is decidedly convenient, too
simn1v 49, Oh the plug to any convenient cleo
trio 5000 &c., The toast is always fresh and
tastv prepared just as it needed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-04
Standard On Subsidiary Stocks

Stocks-35.3%5.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
CABOT.
Yours truly,
w. H. TAYLOR.

| (Mrs. VIM. D. Barr, Correspondent
There will be an oyster supper at
! the Congregational church vestry
! Tuesday evening, Nov. 81, served by
| the men.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church
will hold their annual sale at the
| church vestry. Friday afternoon and
evening. Nov. "a.
Miss Marion Drew came home from
Montpelier Wednesday on account of
illness.
Enos Hopkins has finished work for
r. S. Barr and is working for G. D.
Morse at East Cabot.
Daniel Mcintyre shot three coons
Thursday while out deer hunting.
J. T. Drew is installing bath room
fixtures in the home of r. S. Barr.
Henry Goodell has installed a Unit
ed States cream separator.
Miss Esther Rowland of Marsh
| field is spending several days with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Rowland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Edwards and
son of Walden were at Harvey Rog-
ers' Sunday.
Mrs. William Blair is home after
weeks stay with friends at Walden.
Mrs. Ellen Webster left Monday
morning for California to spend the
winter with her brother, Mr.. Nor
cross
NJ. E. Beckley of Groton was here
Tuesday.
FRANKLIN Beaton, who works for
c. H. Davis of st. Johnsbury, spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Murdo Beaton.
A daughter has been born to Mr..
and Mrs Neal Barrett of Massachu-
sets.
Miss Inez Abbott has finished work
for Mrs. Millicent Mcintyre in her
millinery parlors and returned Mon
day to her home at East Cabot.
Charles Rowland spent Monday at
Barre.
Angus Beaton was a business visitor
at st. Johnsbury Monday.
Leon Haines returned Tuesday from
Burlington. He left his father very
comfortable, having undergone an
operation Monday forenoon.
Several of our young men left Tues
day for camp, and expect to be on
the march early Wednesday morning.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

President Wilson has issued his an
nual Thanksgiving proclamation
which as usual is a very well-worded
document. Here is the only unusual
feature of it:
And 1 also urge and suggest our
duty, in this, our day of peace and
thy of the stricken people of the
world upon whom the curse of terror
of war has so pitilessly fallen and to
contribute out of our abundant means
to the relief of their sufferings.
Our people could in no better way
show their real attitude towards the
present struggle of the nations than
by contributing out of their abundance
to the relief of the suffering which
was brought in its train.
The suggestion is good, but we feel
we were surer of spreading the
Thanksgiving spirit by helping the
unfortunate near our homes who are
unable to enjoy the day. 1t is true
the people abroad are suffering the
horrors of war, but we cannot help
feeling thew have it in their power to
stop it whenever they desire. The war
is not a war of peoples but of rulers
and if the people will refuse to fight
for their rulers the war would be
brought to a speedy end.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Vermont Court Expenses.

We gladly give space to a letter
from Justice w. H. Taylor of the Su-
preme Court Of Vermont giving the
facts regarding court expenses in the
states of New Hampshire, Maine and
Minnesota, states with which we had
previously compared the court ex-
penses and population of Vermont.
Very soon after the publication of our
former editorial we were informed
the same items were not covered in
giving the court expenses of these
states but were not informed what the
differences actually were. So we were
unable to make any definite correc-
ton of the statement, an official state
ment by the federal government, by
the way. Justice Taylor's letter does
give the information and we are glad
to publish it.
The fact that the court expenses of
Vermont are not so much in excess
Of the expenses of the other states
mentioned does not prove, however,
that the Vermont courts should not
be rearranged in the interests of econ
omy. II a return to the old system
of one set of judges for the county
and supreme courts would not damage
the efficiency of the courts but would
effect a reduction in expenses, it
should be done If the adjustment
of the office of assistant judges would
save the state several thousand dol
lars a year and not affect the courts
ability to do justice, the office should
be abolished. II the system of muni-
cipal courts, built up by piece meal
as political interests dictated, are
more expensive but no more effective
than former justice courts, good bust
ness and justice call for cleaning up
in that direction.
1t is because we believe these
changes can be made without dimin-
ishing the ability of our courts to do
justice and at less expense than the
present system that we advocate a re-
organization OF the Vermont courts at
the coming session OF the legislature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
DANVILLE

(Mrs. c. w. Bartlett. Correspondent
Miss Emily Davis went Wednesday
to the home OF w. G. Heath. where
she is to spend the winter.
Mrs. c. w. Bartlett and daughter,
Miss Edith, spent Wednesday in ST.
Johnsbury.
Austin smith and Harvey Peck have
gone to Concord, deer hunting.
Mrs. c. w. Lang spent the latter
part OF the week i'm Barnet
George Dole and Earl Fisher spent
a few days at South Ryegate recently.
The B. B. club held a promenade at
the Pythian hall on Friday evening.
The proceeds are to be added to the
fund which the club is raising to puF-
chase a town clock.
Mrs. Edward Stone and infant son,
Bartlett Henry, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Newell.
Mrs. Harvey Peck and two child
rem left last Tuesday for Maine where
they are to visit her mother, Mrs.
Charles Loud.
George I. Green held an auction at
his home last Tuesday afternoon to
dispose of his household goods. AL
though the day was stormy there was
very good attendance.
Mrs. Van Ness Worthen has moved
her household goods from DR.. II. L.
Pache's tenement and has taken rooms
at A. E. Curriers'.
Mrs. Laura Webster returned We'd
nesday from Lyndon, where she sDeh.
several days visiting relatives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

ounce, wool alcohol and denatured al
cohoI have been materially advanced
These advances are only in line with
advances in other lines OF goods.
The question is how long will the
public endure the tremendous ad-
vances in prices Of nearly all neces-
sites of life. We have failed to note
any material increase in the cost OF
production but in a large majority OF
the cases the advances are simply
speculative. In the case OF news
print paper, we have already called
attention to the fact that the cost of
production is actually less than for
merly but the prices are from 100 to
$50 per cent higher. One paper
Manufacturer has admitted that he is
shipping paper by the carload, one
car goes on an old contract for $1,000
and brings him safe profit. In the
same train may be another carload of
the same paper which is sold for
$4,000 at the market price. Coal
which has been selling at almost pro-
hibitive prices costs no more to pro-
duce today than it did before these
rises. Probably the same is true OF
the steel rails and of wood and de-
natured alcohol. The manufacturers
and dealers are simply squeezing tre-
mendous profits from the buying pub
lic They are making lots of money
at it just now but they may be only
bringing on government regulations Of
prices and restrictions that will seri-
ously annoy them in the near future.
1t looks to us as though these men
are OVERRIDING the public in a way
that will restrict rather than insure
profits in the future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
VT. COURT EXPENSES
Justice Taylor Tell What Was In
Guided In Statement Published
In CaledOnian.
Montpelier. VT. Nov. IA. 1915


Montpelier, VT, Nov. IA, 1915.
Editor of The Caledonian:
In an editorial in the Daily Gale
DOMAIN of Oct 26, under the caption
'Dabbling With the Courts which is
being quoted in the state press. you
compare the cost of courts in Vermont
with those in certain other states
Knowing that the comparison was
without foundation in fact and so
misleading, I have waited thus far to
see if some one would not set the
matter right; but so far as know the
statement has been permitted to go
unchallenged.
1 have examined the auditors re-
ports of the states selected and find
that the figures given for Maine cover
only the salaries and expenses of the
judges of the Supreme Court and OF
the reporter of decisions, the clerk of
the Supreme Court, the judges stem
ographer, the judges of the Superior
Courts and the incidental expenses of
the Supreme Court; that in New
Hampshire the figures given cover
only the salaries and expenses of the
justices of the Supreme Court, the
clerk and messenger of the Supreme
| Court, the reporter of decisions, the
| bar examiners, the judges of the Su-
perior Courts, the judges and registers
of probate and the attorney general;
that in Minnesota the figures given
cover only the salaries and expenses
of the justices of the Supreme Court,
the judges of the district courts, the
clerk, marshall and stenographers of
the Supreme Court and the reporter
of decisions. Thus it will be seen that
| in in, Uorvp1nT1f a
state bear the expense of the trial
courts In the states selected these
are paid by the counties, or by the
towns and cities.
On the other hand the figures given
for Vermont include items aggregat-
ing $114,757.00 not chargeable to
court expenses, so that in this state
for the year in question the expense
of all the courts would be $177, 821.00
| instead of $292.578.OO.
For comparison with Maine and
Minnesota the figures for Vermont
should be $51, 561.OO; and for COM
parison with New Hampshire the ex-
pense of the probate courts, bar ex-
aminations and the salary and ex-
penses of the attorney general for that
year (1914) should be added.
On the question of increase in
court expenses, an examination of the
statement furnished by the auditor
will disclose that, taking into account
the increase in revenue, the actual
| increase in court expenses from 1907
to 1916 is less than $1,000. When
compared with 1908, which gives the
expense for the first full year under
the new system, there is practically
no increase The increase of expense
A :, ,fe4,ar IT,.
of Justice for the corresponding year
is accounted for in items in no way
chargeable to court expenses. as you
will readily see by an inspection of
the auditors statement.
Believing that your motives are
good and that you will be as ready to
correct mistakes as to-point out faults,
I am prompted to call your attention
to these matters.
Yours truly,
w. H. TAYLOR.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Suffering In Germany.

A brief but graphic picture Of real
conditions in Germany is given by a
sister of Mrs. Hiram Walker of Bur
lington in a letter sent from Dresden.
This woman is the mother of an
American official and her mail comes
through without being censored. Here
is the picture as the woman wrote it:
The only subject discussed here is
the great trouble in getting food
the war is a secondary consideration.
Hotels and restaurants are filled-by
the wealthy, for only they can afford
to live, and even then not at home,
because of the scarcity of food, and
the great difficulty in getting 1T. In
Berlin, when one walks down Inter
den Linden, there is to be seen no
more Of that gaiety, which was form
erly eQualled only in the Champs
Elyses of Paris. Instead, the faces
one sees are those of gaunt, ill-fed,
half-starved persons, with hunger
crying looks. Street urchins and
gamins are seen begging everywhere.
for what? Food, Food, Food! Bak-
er's carts rarely go out after dark for
fear of being plundered. Here and
have temporarily closed, because
foods can not be obtained. Little
thought is taken of the war. Every =
where is the cry for bread.
If YOU keep house here in Dresden
you would have different cards for
different things, and these things are
to be bought on certain days. The
following is what each one gets with
each ones card: Meat and chicken,
4 pound a week; butter Is pound
every two weeks; margarine, rs
pound every two weeks; bread, oil and
flour, with cards; eggs, one a week:
coffee, ~ pound a month and none to
be had; tea, " pound month; sugar
" pound a month.
No marmalade or vegetables sold
in jars or cans, and no more canned
meat. Hotels and restaurants are
serving pretty good meals. Many
families with plenty of money can
not buy enough food, SO they take
their meals at hotels and restaurants.
There are plenty of apples, cream and
cheese, the latter coming from Den
mark. When you were here we had
to have no passports and now we can
not go out of Dresden-even to Meis-
sen without one.
This letter from one sister to an
other that has escaped the hands of
the censor gives us a true idea of the
sacrifices made on account of the war.
It also shows how much truth the
censors are keeping from the outside
public. One cannot help wondering
how the people can be induced to
undergo such hardships in a war
forced upon them by an emperor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

The railroads report that the United
States has the lowest freight rates per
ton per mile than any other country
in the world except India and they
pay higher wages to their employees
than any other country in the world
wages to their employees than any
other country in the world except
Western Australia. That will sur
true it is a great credit to American
management.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
WELLS RIVER

Mrs. D. G. Farwell. Correspondent }
Josephine Caldwell Of Groton spent
the first of the week with Mrs. Ray
mond Littlefeld.
J. f. Hale was in Concord, N. FL,
Wednesday to meet Mrs. Hale, who
has been for several weeks in Need
ham, Mass.
H. Crabtree was in Groveton, N. H,
on business Wednesday.
Madam Ray and Madam Basho-e,
who have spent the summer with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Bashore, left Thurs
day for Kansas City.
The lecture on Turkey by G. K.
Tracy Of STAFFORD was well attended
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Frank Bashore is in Spring
ield, Mass, for a few days.
The next meeting of the Study cluu
will be held Monday evening at the
home of Miss Baldwin, instead of with
Mrs. John Peach, as is on the pro-
gram.
Miss Elyia Deblois has finished her
duties in the Deming hat shop al
Woodsville.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
SCHOOL FAIR SUCCESS
Pupils Have Spirited Competition in
Barnet Exhibition.


The annual fair of the schools of
the town of Barnet was held at the
Schoolhouse hall last Tuesday. The
work was in charge of District Supt.
Harvey Burbank, assisted by the
teacher. Addresses were delivered by
Leland A. Wood, Federal boys and
girls club work leader, Milton Danzi-
ger of Washington. D. c.. and Mr..
Burbank.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Apples, Clarence J. Orr, George H.
Amadon and Paul E. Nelson; beets,
Edwin v. Skinner, Lois M. Burbank,
parsnips, Matt B. Burbank, Lois M.
Burbank; turnips, Locke Goss; car
rots, Matt B. Burbank; sunfiowers,
George H. Amadon, Theodore A. Am
adon; cabbage, Herbert G. Orr;
squash, Henry Jordan; wooden arti-
Gle, Perley Henry, Leon Holbrook,
squash, Lois M. Burbank, Matt B.
Burbank; corn, Burns A. Goss; chick
ems, Robert L. Warden; wooden arti-
Gle, Locke Goss, Herman E. Hoyt; pc.
tatoes, Paul E. Nelson, Ellsworth Am
adon, Matt B. Burbank; embroidery,
Harriet Elliott, Marjorie E. Clark,
plain sewing, Lois M. Burbank, Jen-
ME M. King; darning, Mildred Goss,
Mary A. Orr; patching, Mary l.. War.
den; fancy work, Nellie M. Wright,
Ruth C. Stevenson, Tillie M. Roy,
Margaret E. Stevenson; sofa pillow,
Mildred Goss; print apron. Ruth E.
Walker. Zildia Cheney, Lois M. Bur-
bank, Addie NJ. Arthur; mounted
wild flowers, Teresa J. Liddle, Mildred
Goss; drawing, Mary L. Warden, Ruth
E. Stevenson; jelly, Elizabeth V. Nut
ter, Mildred Goss; candy, Jennie NJ.
King, George H. Amadon; canned veg
etables, Marion Nelson. Marshall c.
Orr; cake, Eleanor I. Peck. Nettie Q.
Witty; white bread, Elizabeth V. Nut
ter, Theodore Clark; canned fruits,
Addie NJ Arthur, Agnes NJ. Labay;
doughnuts, Maude Douglas.
The Passumpsic Grange prizes went
to Edwin V. Skinner, Paul E. Nelson.
Ellsworth Amadon. Jennie M. King.
Elizabeth v. Nutter and Matt B. Bur-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

The Kansas City Times suggests the
substitution of cheaper foods to
cheaper the cost of living. 1t says
sweet potatoes have as much nourish-
ment as the Irish potato and cost only
half as much. Corn meal is as nu-
tritious as wheat flour and consider
ably cheaper and that molasses is
cheaper than sugar and has more
food value than butter. Sweet pota-
toes are not so cheap in this section
as the Irish potato but corn meal and
molasses are. 1t will probably be
some time, however, before they are
generally used in village homes.
Their color is not the popular shade
in foods at present. Then too, they
might not be so well adapted to people
with present day habits as they were
to people of former days engaged in
active outdoor pursuits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
ST. JoHNsBURY CENTER
Sheppard Pomona Grange Elects Of
flcers For Ensuing Year.

Shepherd Pomona Grange held their
regular meeting at Firemen's hail last
Wednesday evening The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Master, c. J. Hall; overseer,
James Moore, Passumpsic; secretary,
E. H. Hallett; steward, Homer Shat
tuck; assistant steward, John Ben
nett, st. Johnsbury; lecturer, Frank
Hastings, Passumpsic; chaplain, Mrs.
James Moore, Barnet; gate keeper,
James Grady, Lyndon; Pomona, Ellen
Louie, Passumpsic; Ceres. Mrs. w. j.
Henders on; Flora, Mrs. E. H. Hallett;
lady assistant, Bertha Louie, Pas
sumpsic.
Mrs. G. I. Hall has been confined to
the house the last week on account of
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Gray have moved
to Rumney, Me-, where they have en-
ployment-
Mrs. Bertha Morrison has been sick
the past few days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
MARSHFIELD.

Mrs Jason Johnson and daughter,
Mrs. Ella Emery, were business Wis
itors in Montpelier and Barre Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rowland Wis.
tied their son. Wilbur, and family at
Beaver Meadow Farm Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crane and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barr of Cabot
were Sunday callers at w. r. How
lands.
Charlie Emery has returned home
after few days stay at his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Lucas.
Mrs. Fred Drinkwater was Wis
itor at East Calais Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Testing the Adamson Law.

The country is to learn sometime in
son Law, enacted under duress BY
Congress is constitutional, several
railroads having instituted suits in this
Federal courts. There is talk that
the trainmen's unions will strike Il
the law is not put into force. Samuel
Gompers is reported to have said the
law will go into effect "injunctions or
no injunctions.'
This is a very rank statement fol
any man to make. In effect it is that
the union men will have the increased
pay regardless of the law. We do not
oalieve Mr.. Gompers is correctly rep
resenting the rank and file of the
union in making such a lawless and
defiant statement.
The railroads have the right to ap
peal to the courts to determine wheth-
er or not the law is constitutional.
The courts may be depended upon to
decide the question correctly. The
the legal decision. The issue at stake
is a large one. The railroads claim
that the law interferes with their con-
stitutional right to contract for EN-.
ployment and wages and that it i'm
poses excessive fines. They also claim
it is not an act to regulate interstate
commerce but is merely an arbitrary
increase of wages. These are proper
questions for the court to decide and
both parties should be willing to al
low the court to decide them. We be.
lieve the rank and file of the unions
in question will be willing to accept
the courts verdict Should they DO
otherwise an army might be necessary
to enforce the law in this country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Vermont,s Apple Record.

Vermont apple growers will feel
some pride in the record made at the
New England fruit show. held last
week in Montpelier. OF the 1913 priz-
es awarded Vermont apples were Civ
en- 100 or sixty per cent of all the
prizes. OF the seventy-one first prizes
Vermont apples got forty-one or fifty
eight per cent. Vermont naturally
had more exhibits than any other New
England state and it's percentage of
the other states. The percentage of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

The Coos County Democrat an
nounces the purchase of the Ian
caster Gazette and that only the
Democrat will be published from now
on in Lancaster. We congratulate
Editor White on this deal because it
will enable him to get out one good
paper at a reasonable profit. This
is all a town the size of Lancaster
should attempt to support, but it
should support one good paper to an
extent that will make it prosperous
and creditable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

We are obliged to explain to our
readers and correspondents that an
accident to the machinery has made
it impossible to set all the town news
for this weeks issue. Accidents will
occur and generally come when you
are driven the worst, which was the
case this week. We hope next
week, however, to give our readers
a better paper than ever, printed on
our new Duplex press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22

Probably the record price for po-
tatoes this season was paid by Arthur
Dorset of Jamaica. He managed to
steal six bushels while digging pota-
toes for Edward Raw son of that town.
When Rawson discovered the thief,
Dorset paid him SIS for the potatoes.
A little later he was hailed into court
to $42.8O. This makes a cost OF
$113O a bushel. Inc result shows
that it is more hazardous to steal a
few potatoes from a field than to
steal million in an Office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Brooks Morse.

A pretty wedding took place Wed
nesday evening at the. home Of the
Rev. Paul D. Moody, pastor of the
South Congregational church, when
Miss Florence Hazel Brooks. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George w. Brooks,
became the bride Of Murray Dole
Morse, formerly of Danville. After a
short wedding trip they expect to take
up a residence in st. Johnsbury where
the groo mis- employed in the dial
room of the Fairbanks company.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Advancing Prices.

In Wednesdays issue OF the Boston
Transcript We note the price of steel
rails has been advanced IS a ton. the
price now being SIS and $40 a ton
compared with s2s a ton last spring.
that different grades Of -four have
advanced from five cents to twenty
I'VE cents a barrel the last week; that
Quinine has advanced FIVE cents an
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-22
Snarhawk-shanahan.

Carol E. Sparhawk, better known
as Doc, the Speaking, took his last
trip as driver, at Bellows Falls. We'd
nesday afternoon, where he was unit
ed in marriage to Francis K. Shana-
han of Boston. The happy couple will
spend the winter in st. Augustine.
Fla, where the groom has a position
as cashier at the Alcazar hotel.