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Evening journal., 1916-10-09
attacks Federal
AEROPLANE Plan
High Officer Says One
Machine is Supplied;
Three Needed
CHANGES MADE
IN APPROPRIATION

NEW YORK, Oct. AT last an
officer of the aviation section of the
United States Army has arisen to ex-
plain just how the National Guards
men are to be utilized in the making
of army liers This officer was not
Major William Mitchell. second IN
command. His emphatic condemna-
ton OF the National Guard has been
expressed. He once said TO member
Of the Aero Club Of America, who had
contributed much time and effort to
raise money for this same guard 1t
will never amount to anything
But il was a high officer who a =
tempted to state with clarity the plan
OF the aviation section. This sta e.
ment found its way to the ears of the
members of the Aero Club Of Amer
lea yesterday, and a pleasant time
was enjoyed by all
The members of this club are pro
National Guard. They left no stone
unturned until Congress had appro-
priated S9,640,S00, it was understood
according to a letter from Lieutenant
Colonel George o. Squier commanding
officer OF the aviation section. For
the organization. equipment and main
tenance Of twelve aero squadrons FOR
the twelve militia divisions ordered
into service. either in the militia or
from the regular army reserve and the
officers reserve corps"
Understanding is Changed.
When the army Appropriation bill
passed. however, the wording of this
understanding" had been changed.
The change seemed fair enough, for =
left expenditures to the discretion y
the War Department The provision
read Provided. however. that not
more than S13.9S1 $3.50 Of the fore
going appropriations shall he used for
the purchase. manufacture, mainte-
nance. operation and repair of air
ships and other aerial machines and
accessories necessary in the aviation
section. and for the purchase. mainte-
nance, repair and operation of motor
propelled passenger carrying We
hicles which may be necessary for the
aviation section lof which amount
100000 is made Immediately avail
able)."
Months have passed. The nine mill
Ions for the organization OF twelve
aero squadrons has dwindled to such
an extent apparently, that there Is
not enough money available TO organ
lie. equip and maintain for one year
oven one squadron. EXpeifs-avia-
tors. not Colonel Squier flor he is a
wireless EXPERT nor Major Mitchell
flor he is not a flie0, nor the avia-
ton inspectors (for most Of them are
past masters in detecting defects in
automobiles have reckonel that one
squadron can be organized, equipped,
and kept alive for one year on $780,
0OO
Success Depends on Units.
But hear what this high officer has
TO say: ANY success in aviation de
Evening journal., 1916-10-09
DANCE AT DELAWARE CITY.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY. Del, Oct. 3. -
The first club dance of the local Cen
fury Club was held Friday evening
with a large attendance, many out-ot-
town guests being present Among
those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Harry C. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs Stewart
L. Beck. Mr.. and Mrs. William u.
Reybold. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tu-
gend, Mrs. Laura Adkins. Miss Chris
tine Gassner. Mrs. William Jester
Miss Gertrude Malone. Miss Ruth
Clark. Miss Bunice Hayes, OF this
place; Miss Ethel Shaw, Miss Helen
Bowe. Miss Marguerite Baldwin. Miss
Eleanor Antweiler Miss Bertha Lynch
Miss Grant. Miss Gertrude Malone, Of
Wilmington; Miss Mary Schaefer,
Mrs. George n. Bright, Miss Mildred
Davidson. Miss Marguerite Mulligan
Miss Mary Jester, Miss Emma Multi
gan: Joseph Wheeler, P d. Georgia
gan. Charles O'Neill. BENJAMIN Vinton
William Weaver. John Long, Harry
GIN. Robert Wheeler. OF Wilmington
Charles Wood and Minschall Holden
OF Chester: Frank Tyson. OF Newark
George Clark. Ralph Mulligan, Al
bert Hemphill, Carlisle Spicer
Evening journal., 1916-10-09

ponds primarily upon trained units
able to take the field as units" (Avi-
ators say this is So true that It is a
platitude.)
Congress has appropriated $4,000
for training militia officers" he con-
tinues. This will be used in training
those who apply to go to San Diego
(the Government training camp for
army hiers). Besides that money the
Division of Militia Affairs has about
100000 out Of the general appropria-
ton for all arms, cavalry. artillery,
infantry, etc, which can be used for
equipment OF militia aero companies.
1t is thought that this sum will be
ample Though it takes 100000 10
maintain one squadron). However, If
it is found that the sum is not suffi
cient. additional funds will be re
quested from Congress in its Deem
Der session"
This officer then went on to explain
that when a State wanted 10 form an
aero company it might select the maj
best fitted and his second in command
They would be trained a. Dan Diego
at Government expenses. If they pas
ed the physical examinations.
One plane Available.
When they had received the course
Of training and their junior military
aviators licenses they could return g
their State "enlist their men and se'
cure one serv.ceable aeroplane."
The officer then believes. apparent
lv. that when these two men have
trained their corps the tota, corps ano
the zone serviceable aeropiane" Will
be taken into the Federal service. OF
course. every man who has FOLLOWED
the flying science closely believes that
three aeroplancs TO an aviator are
necessary for military OF traiun.
purposes. That is TO say, under ideal
conditions. a man should have three
planes He can get along on two
But it is 20 be doubted II zone service
able aeroplane" will be quite enough
for a corps Of thirty six men.
Evening journal., 1916-10-09
clerks
ASK S-H8UR DAY
Cite Presidents Speech in
Support of Passage of
AdamSon Law
SAYS 1900 PLACES
ARE UNTITLED

Demands for an eight-hour day in
the United States postal service are
made on President Wilson by the Ma
tional Federation of Postofilce Clerks
in letter made public Saturday by
Thomas f. Flaherty, secretary-treas-
urer of the organization. The atten-
on Of the Chief Executive is directed
to the fact that Congress. by a law
passed in 1912. established an eight
hour day for postofiice clerks. but de-
ciares that under existing conditions
they often are required to work twelve
hours
Because the Democratic party is
claiming credit for the establishment
of an eight-hOur day for men engaged
in the operation of trains in inter
state commerce. Mr.. Flaherty has ask
ed the resident to see to It that such
4 day lived up to in the Federal
departm nts Mr.. Flaherty tells the
Presiden that the last postofiice APP
propriation bill authorized the en-
plOyment Of 1900 additional clerks,
but he say these men have not been
given pRces because the Postmaster
General desires to make a showing OF
economy b. working the present
clerks overtime.
Mr.. Flahertys letter is in part as
follows
To Hon. Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States,
Asbury Park. n. J.
Dear Sir
After fruitless efforts TO have the
officials Of the postal department re-
lieve thousands o. postoiiice clerks Of
excessive overtime service, I am max
ing this appeal to you.
The working hours Of pOstoffice
clerks are governed by law passed
by the Sixty-second Congress on Au-
gust "a. 1912. which provides in sub
stance that clerks in first and second
class postofiices shall be required TO
work not more than eight hours a day
within ten hours and for work in ex-
cess Of eight hours they are paid in
proportion to their salaries as fixed by
law.
This law contemplated that only in
emergencies should more than eight
hours be required. Yet in many OF
the large postofiices. notably New
York. Chicago Philadelphia, Boston
and Cleveland the clerks are forced
Evening journal., 1916-10-09
The Treatment OF
Influenza or La grippe

tits quite refreshing these days % read OF
a clearly defined treatment for Influenza or
La Grippe, In an article in the lancet
Clinic. !" DR.. James Bell. of New York City.
says he IS convinced that too much medica-
ton is both unnecessary and injurious
When called to case Of la grippe, the
patient Is usually seen when the fever IS
present, as the chill which occasionally
ushers n-the disease, has practically passed
away. DR.. Bell then orders that the bowelE
be opened freely with salts, "Actoids" Cd
citrate OF maRnesia. For the high fever,
severe headache, pain and general soreness.
one anu-kamnia tablet every three houSs
10 quickly followed by complete relief
Ask for AK Tablets. They are also unex.
celled for headache, neuralgia and all pains
Evening journal., 1916-10-09

daily and nightly to work ten. eleven
and even twelve hours.
one need not. / am sure, point out
to you the injustice. You very hap
PLY expressed yourself on this sub.
lect In recent speech TO a gathering
OF New Jersey business men. saying,
we believe in the eight-hour law be-
cause a man does better work within
eight hours than he does within a
more extended day. and the whole
theory OF il. a theory which Is sus-
tanned now by abundant experience, is
Evening journal., 1916-10-09

that his efficiency is increased. his
spirit in his work has improved, and
the whole moral and physical vigor
OF the man is added to-"
These words have a direct applica-
ton to a postofIice mail distributor.
He works mostly at night, at top
speed, at high tension. performing an
important work requiring constant
vigilance. To compel long hours OF
overtime service from this class OF
workers Is inhuman: II ia also poor
business policy. resulting in errors in
Evening journal., 1916-10-09

distribution when the overtaxed brain
refused to respond and in the physi-
cal breakdown OF the worker.
The postal department officials have
placed you in the untenable position
OF advocating a principle in private
employment-th eight-hour day
which is not in effect in Government
employment. solely because OF a de-
sire for a greater postal surplus
Respectfully yours.
THOMAS r. FLAHERTY.
Secretary Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1916-10-09
nOCTORs mo- DISCUSS PAPERs.

Papers op THE Essentials OF Cor
dial Diagnosis and "Broncho Pneu-
monia," will be presented by DR.. W
r.. Williams, OF Philadelphia, and DR.
Patterson, Of this city, respectively
at the monthly meeting of the HomeO-
pathic Medical Society OF New Castle
County. in the Board OF Education
departments in the City Building, on
next Friday night
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12

London, July 11-Ths another
making steady advance all fronts striking illustration Of
and of the remarkable defensive
trench warfare which characterized the allied operations
months found the number prisoners taken These
for the battle the Some $4,000 prisoners and 04
captured the Germans While the official figures the Rus
drive to the 10th Of July adds 27 620 prisoners 312 and
1866 machine guns.
Todays heavy fighting
allies
finally captured the fercey
of COnaman after desperate day and night fighting and
holding the against German counter attack The import
the Germans attached this position measured by the
threw Prusslan lighting
British of Mamez
have ecapured nearly the whole of Trones woods
The British Chief Sir Douglas Haig thus
marizes the result the 10 days operations Our troops have
completed the methodcal of the whole Of the enmy first
400 yards nearly eight miles The
from the front equally satisfactory from the allied point
of view.
admits fighting
Sokhod approaching sides railroad and
Hutevich Much
today by the German denial of alleged
claim that Pnsk had been evacuated such claim has yet
made clear that the Russian drive the direction OF
brought German offensive at Lusk sandu
corng the Russian communication The Germans have brought
defend the Stokhod line and Kove Gen.
impossible Pnsk
Kovel
The huge confagratons noted the Russian communica
railroad regarded PerOgad
by Germans their retreat impede the
which within 20 miles of KOve The capture OF
Russians between July and the Sokhod
indicate the Germans have been unable
throw sufficient renforcmnts stem the RUSSIAN advance
According report from Bne, Switzerland the Austrian are
and Montenegro
in an attempt o hold back the Russians :
confronting the Central Powers meeting the all
the allies indicated the Italian ocla state
says have been obliged to recall to the Ia
ian front men mustered for the Russian front.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
Bradstreet,s vermont Report.

Bradstreet's Burlington Office re-
ports for the week just closed state
that manufacturers of garments,
h woolens, knit goods, hosiery and
white goods are as Of one unit re-
garding a better than normal busi-
ness for this time of the year. In
each line skilled labor is still in de-
mand. Notwithstanding surplus of
/ business ahead, several different lines
of manufacture granted a two days
holiday including the Fourth. The
customers department for the state
of Vermont shows in it's report for
the month of June an increase in
both imports and exports over the
same month Of year ago. Farmers
have commenced harvesting and re-
port an extraordinary heavy hay crop.
I Retail trade in the cities is better
than in the country districts. The
warm, sunny days of the week slim
ulated purchases of seasonable goods.
Manufacturers Of garments state
trade from the larger centers is COM
ing in better than from the rural
sections. In nearly all cases the pro-
1duction is behind the demand.
Woolen business shows a healthy
condition for the present season, but
manufacturers are not inclined to
commit themselves in forecasting re-
garding the coming season. Some
complaint, however, is heard regard
ing the amount of textile products
that are finding their way into this
country The high prices of raw ma
terial and the advance in wages
places the manufacturer in no uncer-
tain position as to what he is called
upon to do under present conditions.
A heavy demand and a shortage Of
skilled labor is one Of the problems
confronting the hosiery and knit
goods manufacturer The production
is better than normal, July and Au-
gust are conceded to be quiet months
among the manufacturers of white
goods, but the demand and supply Of
orders ahead will not admit Of any
curtailment this year. The shirt fac
tories in the state could use addl-
tional help.
Commenting upon hay and cereals,
the farmer states these crops are
bumper ones this year, but late un-
seasonable conditions have affected
potatoes and corn. 1t Will be noted
in examining the reports from the
state Of Vermont customs district for
the month just closed that there was
an increase in imports Of 40 per cent
and an increase of exports Of los per
cent compared with reports for June,
1915. The week was free from mer-
camille failures in this state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
MISS BANCROFT TO SPEAK.
Will Address August Meeting OF
WOman'S Club.

The civics committee of the Wo-
mans club has secured as speaker for
the August meeting Miss Jessie Ban
croft, assistant physical director of
the public schools of Greater New
York. Miss Bancroft is also president
of the American Posture league. Her
subject will be Posture and the
American Posture League empha-
sizing the vital relation between cor
rect posture and proper physical de-
velopment and the bearing which ill
fitting clothing, improperly. construct
ed furniture, etc., have upon the
health of growing children.
By preparation and practical ex-
perience Miss Bancroft is qualified to
talk most impressively and instruc-
lively on this phase of physical cul-
ture whose Importance. is only re-
Gently becoming appreciated.
The lecture will be generously IL
lustrated by stereopticon and there
fore interesting to children as well as
adults.
The meeting will be held in the
South church the evening of Monday,
August Z. 1t will be an open meeting
to which the public is cordially in
vited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
SCORES ST. ]. MORALITY
Unknown "a. Nj. Allen" Claims to BE
Representative of Vice Prevention
Society and Makes Complaints.

A number of letters have been re-
ceived by Chief Finlay from a party
claiming to be a member OF the So
ciety for the prevention of vice and
signing himself "A NJ. Allen" The
letters are relative to the existing
moral condition of a number of To-
calities in town mentioned in the let
ters and the names Of the parties and
the time that the misdemeanors oc-
cur are explicitly set forth.
Upon the receipt of the first letter
on June goth, Chief F'inlay made an
effort TO find the writer but could find
no one in town by that name and
after looking the matter over decid-
ed that If the people interested would
appear in person or write under their
own name, if any such condition ex-
listed, the police would be glad to CO.
operate but until something more
conclusive appeared nothing would be
done.
The letter first received was type
written, leaving no clue to the writer
or a basis upon which the writer
could be judged. But a second let
ter was received a day or two ago by
the Chief written in a very poor hand
with the same name attached, call
ing attention 10 the TACT InaL the
former letter had passed unnoticed
and charging that although the Of
fenses were still being committed the
chief was blind to them and had in
some way put the parties on their
guard. AS Chief Finlay. after finding
out that the name signed to the let
ter was not responsible, had made no
investigation, the charges in the let
fer and the evident ipnOranna Of fha
person writing it closed the incident
as far as he was concerned. The let
ter closed by saying 1--WE have brok-
en- up 10 places in Vermont since
Jan. 1st, and will be in town again
Saturday"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
AUTO HITS WAGON
Angelo Bona Taken to BrightIOOk
Hospital After Smash With Car
of Alexander Dunnett.

A serious accident occurred at Lyn-
don Tuesday noon when the auto own
ed and driven by Alexander Dunnett
of st. Johnsbury crashed into the
fruit wagon driven by Angelo Bona
also of St. Johnsbury, completely
wrecking the wagon and tipping the
automobile onto it's side. The fruit
team was owned by G. T. Santolucita
and Bona, who was driving, turned
into the bridge crossing the Pas
sumpsic at Lyndon to escape a
shower.
While waiting for the shower to
pass he put nosebag on the horse so
he could be eating and had climbed
back onto the wagon when the auto
driven by Mr.. Dunnet going toward
Lyndonville swung into the bridge
and owing to the rain on the wind
shield did not see the fruit team un-
till too late to slow up.
The mudguard on the left side
caught the rear wheel on the wagon
and partly swung it around, smash
ing it and at the same time the auto
skidded and went over on it's side.
In the crash Bona was caught in the
wreckage and it was thought serious
ly hurt. He was taken to Brightlook
and later in the day DR.. w. B. Fitch
gave him an Xray examination but
found no broken bones.
Although badly bruised he was
quite comfortable later in the even
ing. Mr.. Dunnett and those in the
auto were not injured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
WILL MEET IN GREENSBORO
Annual Meeting of Passumpsic Con-
gregationaI Club To Be Held Today.

The 27th annual meeting of the
Passumpsic Congregational club will
be held at Greensboro today with
the following program: 1880 a. m,
conference of ministers with Rev. c.
E. Burton, D. D., Rev. H. F. Swartz,
D. d.; 1.3O p. m, discussion of the
question, "Shall the Passumpsic Con-
gregational Club be Revived?; 2 p. m,
business; p. m, address, ''The Ter
Centenary Program, Rev. F. H.
Swartz, D. D.; 3.45 p. m, address,
Rev. c. E. Burton. D. D.; 5 p. M,
banquet, served by the ladies of the
church, with post-prandial addresses.
The officers of the club are Frank
H. Brooks, st. Johnsbury, president;
r. W. Spear, Newport, first vice-presi-
dent; n. A. Dole. Danville, End vice
president; Miss Helen L. Graves, st.
Johnsbury Center, secretary and
treasurer; Robert MacKinnon, St.
Johnsbury, Rev. z. G. French, Hard
wick, H. G. Wilson, Lyndonville, ex-
ecutive committee; Rev. w. G. Clark,
Barnet, c. E. Gay, Orleans, J. B. Hale,
Newbury, membership committee;
Rev. c. H. Merrill, st. Johnsbury, au-
ditor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
SPECIAL SESSION THE 18TH
Believed Gov. Gates VIII Call Legisla-
ture for Two Days.

Montpelier, July 11.-Although no
official statement has been issued by
Gov. c. w. Gates or his secretary, ii
is understood from a reliable source
that the special session of the legisla-
ture suggested as soon as the call
came from the National guard to go
to the Mexican border will be held
Tuesday. July IS. The legislators
would probably not tarry longer than
two days.
The big meeting of the Greater
Vermont association to be held in
Montpelier July ~ and 13 prevented
the session being called for this week
on account Of lack of accommoda-
tions.
1t is reported that the suggestion
that the members of the legislature
refuse TO vote themselves any pay for
their work while in session meets with
favor. but that they will accept the
mileage allowed at the rate Of 20
cents a mile.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
Fishermen Return.

The camping party composed of DR..
w. P. Fitch, S. A Moore, Olin Ad-
ans, Alvin Cummings and Bert
Spencer returned to town Tuesday
after spending 10 days in cam pabout
25 miles from Megantic. A fine catch
of fish was reported, the party bring
ing back about 100 pounds amongst
them.
The fish were said to have bitten
fine while the party was in camp.
About 40 good-sized trout were nee
essary to make satisfactory meal for
the party The party brought back
besides string of trout a goodly col
lection of insect bites as souvenirs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
LOCAL NOTICES


Notices will be inserted in this
column in reading matter type at the
rate of ten cents a line for the first
insertion and five cents a line for sub
sequent insertions Of the same copyO
Miss Bertha Wesselhoeft Swift of
Boston, soprano, and teacher of sing
ing, will spend the summer in this
vicinity and will commence teaching
the first week in July. Her address
will be SS Main street. st
! First class seven-passenger auto for
hire. G. E. Sparhawk, Phone 336-W.
! Mrs. A E. Grow, foot specialist,
will be in town Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays only until September
! 25.-Adv.
Try the new College Ice, ruby
Flop at Searles Soda Fountain.
From May to September The Gale
donian Office will be closed Saturday
afternoons. Bring in your business
! Saturday morning.
Fairbanks Coffee, sold by A. H.
! Gleason, 73 Main street.
If you need a monument or any
lettering done in cemetery write or
call 534M. J. E. Walker.
LOCAL NOTICE
Food Sale at First Baptist church
by Ladies Aid society, Saturday, July
Is at 2.30.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
NFANTILE PARALYSIS
NOW IN BURLINGTON

Burlington, July 11.-Vermont's
first case of infantiIe paralysis
was reported today. The victim
is a four-year-old boy. There is
no connection between his illness
and the New York epidemic, the
physician said. A dozen houses
where children from New York
are living have been quarantined
as a precaution against a repeti-
ton of the epidemic which ragged
in the state two years ago and
appeared in a milder form last
year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
CAPITALIZED AT $500. 900.

The Essex Storage Electric Co.,
Inc, Of st. Johnsbury has filed arti-
cles of association with the secretary
Of state, with capital stock of $780,
600. The company, as the names i'm
plies. plans to develop water power
and storage reservoirs in Caledonia
and Essex counties on the Moose riv-
er and tributaries: and the subscrib-
ers are T. W. Chase of Passumpsic
Fred d. Gilman. Harry H. Carr, Free
man A. Pierce. Charles G. Bailey, all
OF St. Johnsbury.