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Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-24

Baton Rouge. La, Aug. Is, 1916.
Editor Enterprise:
Allow me a few words in your
paper to let the people in your Sec
ton know what is going on in this
neck of the woods relative to the
Congressional fight between Ex-
Governor Sanders and political
| Economist Amos L. Ponder, the
man of many minds, the most per
feet political acrobat in captivity,
the only living double Drained {?}
man in Louisiana, which enables
him to be both FOR and AGAINST any
proposition he sees fit at one and
the same time. The same man who
declared Sanders administration to
be the best the State ever had,
while he was holding office by ap-
pointlnent through Sanders and
who declares it the worst admins
tration in the history of the State
since he is running for office
against Sanders.
Mr.. Ponder made great threats as
to what he intended to do in his
Baton Rouge speech. He came to
Baton Rouge, spoke his piece, and
if | am any sort OF a Judge (and
:. hatter myself that | ann the only
effect his harangue had on Sanders
candidacy was to make votes fol
. Sanders, and while he was lCudl!
proclaimine himself the p0lltlca
saviour OF the democracy of the
Sixth District g large number oil
people left the hall in disgust.
The people of East Baton Roug
didn't have to be told anything
about Governor Sanders by Mr.
Ponder. The Ex-Governor was {
resident of the capital for severa
years and visitor for many more
and during all that period he PROVED
!. himself ever friendly to Batol
Rouge and her people. He know
more Of our people, personally ant
. by name, than any man who eve
!: graced the gubernatorial office, an
|. while he occupied that exalted pc
!. sition it never required visltln
]. card sent in on waiter to secur
!. an audience with him, even by tn
!. humblest citizen,-all because h
!. rose from the rank and file of tn
!. democracy, which made all me
!. look alike to him, be he rich or boo
!; His administration Of the affair
!: of the State will show that he dl
!: more for the working classes tina
!: any Governor Louisiana has eve
j. had. In his speech in this city
!; few days ago he put quietus c
!. the false and ridiculous chars'
!. hurled at him by Mr.. Ponder, an
! never in the political history Of tn
!. city has there been such an on
! pouring of democrats to listen to
! candidate deliver a political adore
! as that which welcomed the br
! liant Ex-Governor on that occaslo
! He proved by Mr.. Ponder hlmst
! that he, Ponder, is great Jusel
+ Of the truth as we'll as a past ma
! ter in the art OF fim-hammir
! Gov. Sanders in a caustic, thou
j Identified manner, ripped the ex-rt
+ Iident of Sabine wide open, and kill
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
Road Improvement Needed.

The finest piece of road I've struck
this season is from Woodsville to Lit
Teton" is the comment We overheard
a day or two ago from an automobile
list who covers good deal OF terri
tory. The same man made the com
ment that the road from st. Johns
bury to Littleton was about the worst
ever. How much better is the former
advertisement than the latter for this
North country. 1t is to be hoped that
the governor and council will soon be
able to look over the road over Wa
terford way and restore a good name
to Littleton's highways.-Littleton
Courier.
We can vouch for the poor road
between here and Littleton especially
on the New Hampshire side of the
river. The people of Waterford are
making some improvements on their
part of the road but it is not probable
the town of Waterford alone can get
the road in proper shape. The state
of Vermont should help this small
town in getting this main avenue
from Vermont to the White Noun
tains into good condition and New
Hampshire authorities should see
that the stretch through Littleton is
thoroughly repaired. The exchange
of tourists between the two states can
not be properly developed with the
roads in their present condition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
Attend to Your Garbage.

An epidemic of infaptile paralysis
is ravaging New York and the situa-
ton is serious. Some 524 cases have
thus far been reported, and the
number of deaths is 1875. The disease
started in the Italian quarter of
Brooklyn where filthy conditions pre-
vailed. A physician, called to attend
one affected, found garbage piled in
the hall And there is now little
prospect of stamping out the disease,
so the exports explain, during hot
weather.
We in Vermont, because of our
cool nights, have probably little to
fear of such an epidemic. But sani-
tation even in healthy Vermont,
must be emphasized, and therefore.
the disposal of garbage ought to have
more attention from our health au-
thorities. In most of our towns the
disposal of garbage is a voluntary
matter; some householders are con-
cerned over it's removal others are
not. There may be after all no con-
nection between garbage and this
dreaded disease. But our hap-haz-
ard, happy go-lucky ways are en-
phatically unsanitary. Our health
officers should wake up!
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
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Carranza's Reply.

The reply of Gen. Carranza to the
two notes of Pres. Wilson was very
direct and clean statement. 1t was
couched in civil language and stated
clearly what he most desires, the
withdrawal of American troops from
Mexican territory. 1t also indicated
the purpose Of Mexico to restrain
further invasions of American terri
tory by Mexicans. So far very good.
While his answer is good we doubt
his ability to maintain order in Mex
leo and the establishment of an effec-
tive government there. Without eff
.fective government the invasion OF
American territory cannot be sup
pressed. nor the lives and property Of
Americans in Mexico protected.
Therefore we feel it would be unwise
for this government to depend upon
the promises and implications OF Gen
CarranEa in the settlement OF the
Mexican problem. If II should. the
matter will not be settled. 1t VIII
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
aH-BaIIard.

A pretty wedding took place in the
vestry of the First Baptist church at
st. Adams on June 81. 1915, at 2.30
o'clock in the presence OF relatives
and a few friends, when Marian Adel-
la Ballard and Harry Renfrew Hail
were united in marriage, the Rev. J.
Wesley Ratfer performing the eere-
mony.
The bride was attended by her Sis
ter. Miss Florence Ballard, as maid Of
honor. Albert Hall of Ryegate.
brother of the groom, was best man.
The bride wore a becoming suit Of
blue silk popIin with hat to match,
and carried white bridal roses. The
maid of honor wore a gown Of blue
crepe de chine and black and white
hat and carried pink sweet peas.
Mrs. Harold II. Ballard played the
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin. The
scorations consisted of palms, ferns
and flowers A reception was held
Immediately after the ceremony. Mrs.
Edward Murphy catering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall left for trip to
Lake George.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
The Mexican Fiasco.

The Rutland Herald sums up the
Mexican fiasco in fairly plain terms
when it says:
For all practical purposes we have
been licked, cowed and driven from
Mexico, without striking blow except
in the desperate attempt of brave
troopers to save themselves from
death. Meanwhile, a fawning note
from Carranza is received with COM
placent joy in Washington, the crisis
is declared over and Mr., Lansing
goes on a well-earned vacation!
We have failed to catch Villa;
We have failed to establish stable
government in Mexico;
We have failed to preserve peace;
We have failed to impress Mexico
with anything but contempt;
We are licked out of our boots and
now we are sneaking out of Mexico
under cover of censorship.
What a proud record for posterity!
How nobly we appear in the light of
our accomplishments!
The Mexican chapter of woodrow
Wilson's administration fills every
virile American with shame and indig-
nation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12

neglected his horse" Now that the
automobile is so common on all our
highways we suggest that spooning on
the public highway be abolished.
Anyone concerned in the operation of
an automobile certainly cannot in
dulge in any such pastime and it is
more dangerous for anyone in a team.
Chaperones are so plenty these days
that plenty of spooning for the young
can be INDUCED in the summer camp
or some place off the highways.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12

built to accommodate so boys and a
store room 4Ox4O feet furnished in
matched hard pine and oak stain.
After the present work is finished a
new f1agpole rope will be put in place
at the school in Arlington and also
part of the building will be reclap-
boarded and the locks repaired.
The underpinning of the Maple
Street building will then be patched
and a new rope put on the fiagpole.
Where new ropes are placed it will
be necessary to take the poles down
and reset them.
At Fairbanks Village a new cement
basement will be laid and 80 feet Oh
blackboard erected.
From there the boys will go to
Pierce's Mill school where a piazza
will be added to the building, 100 feet
of blackboard put in place, the Chin
neys cleaned, and the entire building
shingled. At Starks school two
flights of steps will be erected to the
outbuildings. While the locks and
windows at the Goss Hollow school
will be repaired. Ninety feet of black
board is to be put in place in the Four
Corners school house.
This work as done by the boys is
a great saving to the town, for though
the laborers are young the amount of
work accomplished is surprising. NJ
carpenters have been employed for
labor on any of the school buildings in
the past two years, the repairs being
made very satisfactorily by the manual
training class.
Supervisor Baxter is much pleased
at the progress that has been made
towards the completion of the worF
and invites inspection from any who
care to look it over.
The mem bers of the class doing the
work this summer are, Philip BecI
Theodore Beck, Leonard Peabo0
John Lee, Edward Nelson, Clayton
Gray, Clayton Silsby, Arthur Ripley,
Amos Scott and Wallace Carter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12

simply be prolonged and more Ameri-
can lives sacrificed to the Mexican
bandit.
We have no doubt Pres. Sgilson will
accept Carranza's note as satisfactory
and an excuse for backing out Of
what he has made show of intending
to do. 1t will be in accord with his
policy of refusing protection to Amer
lean property. even if American lives
are sacrificed. He will evade still
longer the duty of the United States
in its relation with Mexico.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
CAPT. WILCOX WRITES
Tells of Regular Evening Diet of Sand
Expresses Deep Appreciation of
Men for Money Sent.

The following letter to The Gale
DOMAIN from Capt. Wilcox of Com
pany D, has been received from Eagle
Pass:
July 8, 1916.
Camp General ShafRr. Eagle Pass,
Texas. $50 p. m.
To the Caledonian:
At present the wind is blowing like
it never blew in good old Vermont,
and at times one can't see 10 feet
away. Last night we got it while we
we're eating supper and if there was
anyone who didn't eat his peck of
sand he must have been too scared to
open his mouth. The natives tell us
this sand storm is a regular diet
every night at about $50 p. m. They
says they have had no rain here in
nine months. There is not spear
of grass in this section, nothing but
mesquite and sand. On the way here
we saw several dead cattle near the
railroad. They tell us that one large
ranch near here mas lost about Is, 900
head of cattle this season. At every
station that we struck in the day
time the people all turned out and
gave the men post cards, fruit and
lemonade. Everyone here is more
than cordial and reckon that after
we have been here a bit we will get
used to the warm weather.
First goes, 5.45 a. M; mess, $50;
drilI\ 7.15; recall, 1915. The men
are off till $50 to 4.30. Retreat at
p. m. 1t is very hot during the
day but the nights are cool so the
men can sleep well. was down
town this afternoon and found every
one very cordial and eager to do any
thing for the Vermonters. The men
all stood the trip fine and are in good
spirits. We were surprised to re-
ceive $500 by telegraph from the
good people in st. Johnsbury and 1
can't begin to express the feeling OF
the men for this kindness. This
money is sure a god-send, for it will
provide things that the men really
need to make them comfortable. A
Kansas outfit came in today, expect
the Maryland troops tomorrow. This
with the regulars will make quite
decent force here. The examining sur
geons trimmed Company d in great
shape, but they say man with
heart trouble would not last long
here. I have a fine lot of men left
and if there is anyone at home that
really wants to come, they can enlist
at Fort Ethan Allen at the state
camp and we will get them later.
Regards to all,
CAPT. H. A. WILCOX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12

Several members of the St. Johns
bury Commercial Club are planning
to attend the annual dinner of the
Greater Vermont Association at Mont
pelier on Wednesday. 1t would
seem proper that the delegation ex-
tend to the association an invitation
to hold its next annual meeting in ST.
Johnsbury~ With the addition on the
st. Johnsbury House and the improv-
ed Avenue House. St. Johnsbury will
have ample hotel accommodations
and with the Armory and Colonial as
sembly halls large enough to accom-
modate all sessions will be available.
St. Johnsbury certainly should show
the members of the Greater Vermont
Association that it is on the map and
get them over here to see that it is.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
REPAIRS ON SCHOOL
St. JOhnsbury Manual Training Stu
dents Doing Some Very Efficient
Work During the Summer.

Repairs are being made on the
school district by members of the
manual training class of the ST. Johns
bury schools and complete and very
thorough job is being done.
Only the members of the class
whose work during the school year
has been most efficient and who have
shown a willingness for hard work
are selected as members of the class
who for the past two seasons have
made most of the repairs on the
school buildings.
Under the direction of L. H. Bax-
ter, supervisor of manual training the
class is now working at the Portland
Street school where about 1000 feet
of cement is being laid.
A walk four feet wide around the
entire building is in the course of
construction, and also the old asphalt
walk leading up to the building has
been broken up and removed and the
foundation laid for a new cement
walk ten feet wide and IS feet long.
The walk in the course of construc-
ton around the building beside being
an improvement over the old asphalt,
which was badly broken, will act as
water shed in turning the rain drip
ping from the caves away from the
building. 1t is rs feet long and four
feet wide on the four sides making a
total of 1900 feet of cement to be laid
there, and with the $50 feet in the
large walk there will be approximately
1000 feet of cement laid by the boys
whose average age is about II years
The boys receive a dollar a day for
their labor besides getting a valuable
training in different lines Of manual
work.
The entire work is done by the
boys for after being shown how to get
the desired cement mixture once or
twice they turned out a cement that
would do credit to older and more ex-
perienced workmen.
Before coming to the Portland
Street school, swings were erected on
the Summer street playground and
among the repairs to the Summer
Street school building were lockers
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12

The crossing of the Atlantic by the
underwater liner Deutschland with a
cargo of dyes is the latest achieve
ment of the Germans This is one
of the inventions growing out of the
necessity of war and may revolution
ize merchant business between bellig-
erent and neutral countries. Ameri-
can business men will be pleased to
receive the $50 tons of costly chemi-
Gals and dye stuffs the German vessel
brought over.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
IMPORTANT MEETING
The Commercial Club Directors Plan
For the Greater Vermont Meet
ing and the County Fair.

An important meeting of the direc-
tors OF the Commercial club was held
at the Avenue House Thursday evening
with President Peck in the chair s.
A. Moore having declined to serve
as secretary the directors elected Ar
thur +. Stone to serve as secretary of
the organization.
1t was decided to have the town
we'll represented at the big meeting of
the Greater Vermont Association
at Montpelier today and sew
era1 present offered to furnish
their automobiles for this purpose.
The speakers for the afternoon meet
ing, which commences at 2 O'Clock.
are Admiral Peary, Gov. E. c. Smith
and Hon. John Barrett of Washing
ton. Col. George Harvey of New York
VIII be POSTMASTER at the banquet at
$50 and among the speakers will be
Il. A. Filene, the Boston merchant,
Hon. Theo. n. Vail, Gov. S. w. Nc
Call, Judge Stafford and President
Hustis of the Boston & Maine. Most
of the party will return to ST. Johns
bury after the banquet
The sum of IS was appropriated
from the treasury towards the play
ground movement that is being car
ried on by the Woman's club.
By invitation several representatives
of the Caledonia Fair Ground associa-
ton were present and measures were
taken whereby the Commercial club
will cooperate actively during the
next few months to make the fair a
greater asset to st. Johnsbury. 1t is
expected that this years fair will be.
far bigger and better than aver be-
fore. A committee consisting of Z.
S. Waterman, Henry ]. Goodrich and
Frank G. Landry were appointed to
take charge of the work which the
Commercial club will assume Ten
tative plans of the committee already
point to a community celebration and
gathering Of the people from the en-
tire county that will make st. Johns
bury the Mecca of northern New Eng
land.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
STILES PARTY
REUNION
rs of 80 Travellers Who Took Trip
Across Continent Last October
Guest Of DON Stiles
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED

The first reunion of the Stiles trav-
Ell party that made the trip to Cali
fornia in October, 1915, was held at
the St. Johnsbury House Monday.
The genial host; Don Stiles, arrang-
ed most interesting and pleasant day
for the visiting travellers. From the
buffet luncheon served at noon at the
Stiles residence until the banquet
served at the st. Johnsbury House at
O'Clock, and later to the evenings
entertainment at the home of Mrs. s.
). Somerville on Prospect avenue,
things were kept moving by the host
ana MS assistants, so there was not a
Iull in the days proceedings.
Out of the 33 travellers, who made
the trip in 1915, &c were present at
the reunion and were met and well
coined by Don Stiles and George H.
Stuart.
The first of the days entertain
ment was buffet luncheon at noon
in the hosts house in Arlington,
which was served by Miss Edith Gal
braith.
After being pleasantly entertained
the party motored to the st. Johns
bury House where a fine menu was
served to the 81 diners. Favors were
at each plate in the shape of souvenir
cards tied with the state colors of
Vermont and California, green and
orange, and containing a picture of
the ST. Johnsbury Museum of Natur-
al history.
After the banquet a social hour was
spent in the hotel parlor after which
the party went down town to the
movies.
The entertainment for the day end
ed with pleasant evening at the
home of Mrs. S. J. Somerville on
Prospect avenue.
Miss Bertha Salmon of st. Johns
bury Center rendered a number of
piano solos and letters were read
from absent members who wrote to
express their regret at not being able
to attend. Letters were read from
Miss Miriam A. Livingston, Ludlow;
Misses o. and J. Harwood, Cambridge
port; Mrs. Gertrude E. Parker, Han
over, N. H.; and Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl
Lanier, Montpelier.
Refreshments of ice cream and |
cake were served by Mrs. Somerville |
and Miss Ella Mclaughlin of the re-
ception committee.
Among the things noticed was the |
hearty greetings, given during the at
ternoon by the mem bers Of the party
to Mrs. Lucy P. Collision of Barton,
who was the popular matron Of the
travellers on their trip.
Besides the representatives of the
local papers, Miss Florence May and
Miss Gertrude Menut, who were in
vited guests, the members of the par
-y attending the banquet were: w. D.
Miller, Troy, VT; Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
ner A. Andrus, Albany; v. B. Blod
gett, Waterford; Miss Emma Barnard.
Gorham, Me-; Mrs. S. J. Somerville,
George H. Stuart, Miss Bertha Sal
mon and Miss Ella Mclaughlin of
st. Johnsbury; Miss Gertrude Noyes,
Lancaster, N. H; Mrs. G. E. King,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Coe and
laughter, West Burke; Mrs. E. E. Or
,utt, Woodsville, n. H.; F. D. Spauld-
ng and Judson S. Gray, Lunenburg;
Mrs. Lillian Dow, Passumpsic; Mrs.
Lucy P. Collision, Barton; Miss Edna
Stevens, Lancaster. N. H; Mrs. L. A.
Startling; Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Mcclure,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Smith,
rasburg. VT; Mrs. Nellie Goodall,
lancaster, N. H, and Mrs. Schofield,
Hyde Park.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12

We wish to call attention to the list
of subscribers in the Fairbanks shops
to the fund for Company D, which
was published in Thursdays issue. In
the first place it shows that a pretty
good list of men are employed at that
plant. In the next place they were
almost wholly names of citizens who
have been employed for years at the
plant and are permanently identified
with the life of the town. ST. Johns
bury is to be congratulated on having
such a substantial lot of men profit
ably employed in local plant. There
is a permanence and certainty about
such people that enables the plant and
the town to develop in the best and
most advantageous way.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12

The Brattleboro Reformer in dis
cussing safety on the highways says:
Another danger spot is the narrow
road with sharp curves where it is
impossible to see ahead on account
of shrubs and trees. Automobiles
have considerable trouble at times
when they meet on such curves. but
the danger to them is by no means so
great as it is to the young man who is
holding his best girl in a buggy and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
Warm Weather Brings Out First Real
Crowd of Year.

A large crowd of people attended
the band concert in Summerville
Thursday night. 1t being the only
real warm concert night this summer
the largest crowd of the season turn
ed out to hear the band which rem
dered its usual fine program.
Owing to the narrowness of the
streets on each side of the band
stand the police had a hard evenings
work keeping the road cleared for
traffic. The work was made more
difficult by the parking of autos or
each side of the streets near the
stand, leaving only narrow right Of
way for teams and autos going in
either direction. But the autos were
kept on the move first from one way,
then from the other direction, so no
jams resulted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12

The coming week promises political
news of as much interest as the devel-
opments of the past week and we
hazard the prediction that before the
end of the week the candidates for
United States senator from Vermont
will be Senator c. S. Page, Elk Gov.
Allen NJ. Fletcher and Gov. Charles w.
Gates. The fight will be one of the
keenest in the history of Vermont.