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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-12
l,I;lrAL NOTICES
Oct.

of, being on the southerly line of
Hood Street as shown on the plat of
said Carroll 81 Hannah Addition;
thence easterly on said southerly
line of Hood Street to the north
west corner of said Block IT;
thence south on the west line there
of to the place of beginning; be and
the same is hereby vacated and the
land so vacated is hereby surrend-
cred and attached to the lots bor-
dering thereon respectively, as
part thereof, and all right or title
of the City of Tacoma and of the
public In and to the portion of said
street so vacated shall and does
hereby vest In the owners of said
lots bordering thereon, as provided
by Chapter 81, pages 175 and 176,
Laws OF Washington of 1901.
Passed Oct. IL, 1915.
Mayor.
Attest: w. D. NICKEUs.
City Clerk.
Oct. 10. 1916.
ORDINANCE NO. 6468.-An ordi-
nance authorizing the Commits
sioner of Light and Water to clear
and park the land belonging to the
City lying north of the Reservoir
and the north approach to the
bridge carrying the flume at La
Grande, Washington; and appro-
priating s2,75O.O0, or so much there
of as may be necessary, to pay the
cost of said improvement.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section /. That the Commissioner
of Light and Water is hereby au-
thorized to clear and park the land
belonging to the City lying north
of the Reservoir and the north APP
proach to the bridge carrying the
flume at La Grande, Washington,
being approximately five and one
half acres, according to the plans
and specifications therefor on file
in his office.
Section 2. That said work shall
be done by the method of day labor
and said Commissioner shall keep
an accurate time book and labor
account of all labor employed there
on, and an accurate expense account
of all materials purchased for or
used in the same, to the end that
the exact cost thereof may be
known and the sum hereby appro-
priated not be exceeded.
Section 3. Upon the certified pay
rolls of the Commissioners of Light
and Water the proper officers shall
draw and pay warrants to employees
upon said work for their wages;
and upon like certification as to the
delivery of materials purchased in
open market or upon contract, as
the case may be, the said officers
shall draw and pay warrants to the
vendors of such materials.
Section a. That the sum of $3.50,
or so much thereof as may be nee
essary, Is hereby appropriated out
of the Light Fund to pay the cost
of the engineering, labor and ma
terial necessary for the prosecution
of said work.
Passed Oct. IL, 1916.
A. v. FAWCETT.
Mayor.
Attest: w. d. NICKEUS.
City Clerk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-12
PAULA FINDS that SHE
Is IN LOVE WITH ERNEST

1--WE will have to get along without Madden til
1.awton, said the stage manager, when Mr. Lawton al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-10-12

Attest: w. d. N1CKEUS,
City Clerk.
Oct. IL, 1916.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23

twice as much as British engineers.
The British guards get S463 a yea,
while our highest class conductors get
$1,766, or nearly four times as much,
and our lowest class trainmen get
1926, or 78 per cent more than British
guards. The average yearly pay of all
classes of British railroad employees
is now $426, while that of Americans
is $S25-this including the army Of
track hands and other unskilled lab
orers. The American average is thus
more than SO per cent greater than
the British. 1t may be added, as
bearing upon the question of fair pay,
that the United States has more than
10 times the railroad mileage of the
United Kingdom, but carries about 25
per cent fewer passengers, though the
passenger mileage in this country is
doubtless the greater. On the other
hand the British roads employ only
about 40 per cent as many men as do
the American, and pay an aggregate
of only 20 per cent as much in wages.
OF course it is not certain the Eng
lish wages are right, but it is hard to
see why railroad employees in Ameri-
ca should be paid two and three times
as much as those across the water.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
WINNEsHEWAUKA ITEMS.

Recent visitors at camp are Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Roberts and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Cheney from Springfield, Mass. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dunn from Gard
ner Mass; Prof. and Mrs. William
Burrage of Middlebury College, Mid
dlebury, VT; Miss Alice Smith of the
Boston Girls Latin School, and G. w.
Rasey from Santa Barbara, Cal.
Wednesday was an ideal day for all
the campers. A party of 10 took an
all day trip by auto, visiting Lost
River and the Flume. The remainder
of the campers went on a tramping
and fishing expedition. The evening
was happily spent listening to music
and Rotations from Messers Cheney
and Roberts, and readings by Prof.
Burrage.
Friday evening a play, written and
acted by the girls themselves, repre-
senting camp life with all the camp
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23

win, from Barnet have been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Roy Smith.
Little Marjorie Root spent a part
of last week in Kirby with Miss Ida
Lang.
Clara Bunnell, who has been visit
ing her cousin, Bion Humphrey, Jr.
has gone to Newbury to work.
Mrs. George Goss is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Wesley Humphrey be-
fore returning to her home in Port
land. Ore.
Scott Stafford from ST. Johnsbury
was Sunday visitor at J. P. Stat
ford's.
Fred Jenkins from Augusta, Ne,
is visiting at the home of his brother,
Harris, and other relatives in town.
Mrs. Lila Ames and grandson,
Percy Smith, are spending a few days
at Mt. Hunger.
John Lang and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Boulrusse motored to
Montpelier Sunday to visit Mr.. Lang's
brother
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Howard and
daughter and Miss Caroline Woodruff
from ST. Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
car Woodruff from West Burke, were
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Lawton
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stafford and
daughter. Ava, and Goldie Drown
from Lyndonville were in town Sun
day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
Some Tariff Information.

Some very interesting figures have
been compiled from Foreign Com
merce and Navigation" showing the
results of the present tariff law in our
trade with Canada. Under the Payne
law for the year 1913 our imports
from Canada amounted to $120,571,-
$50 and our exports to Canada were
$415,4 49,457. In 1915 under the I'm
derwood law the imports from Canada
were 59,571,712 and our exports
to Canada $780, ,812. This shows
an increase of imports from Canada
of $39,OOO,532 and a decrease in ex-
ports to Canada of s115, 162,645, a
total loss of $154,163,17 in our trade
with Canada in one year.
Of the imports from Canada dur
ing the year 1913 under the Payne
law SO per cent of the imports came
in free of duty but in 1915 under the
Underwood law sc per cent of the
goods were admitted free. The in
creased imports from Canada come
into direct competition with Ameri-
can made goods and the deficiency in
revenue caused by the enlarged free
list has to be provided by taxes on
Americans and American industries.
Mr.. Voter, which do you like the
better, the republican or the demo-
cratic methods?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23

"a years 81 of the governors of the
state have come from the west side
and the same number from the east
side. There have been only two ex-
ceptions to the practice of selecting
one of the United States senators from
each side Of the state and those were
due to unusual conditions.
There is a certain justice and an
assurance of the recognition of all
sections of the state in the observ-
ance of The Mountain Rule" The
population of the state is not equally
divided between the two sections of
the state, the larger cities and the
larger number of voters being on the
west side of the state. But the east
side will rank equal with the west
side in men of ability and has done so
throughout the states history BY
observance of 1.-The Mountain Rule
the ability of the east side has been
equally recognized in political honors.
Should this rule be abrogated it is
greater population of the west side
would be able to outvote the east side
and secure a larger proportion of the
political offices than it has in the past.
This possibility makes it seem pre-
posterous for a man on the east side
of the state to attempt to break that
rule.
There is no necessity for breaking
the rule at this time. The only call
for it is the selfish ambitions of a
man of whom it is said he came to
Vermont with the determination to be
elected a United States senator some
day or as quickly as he could. The
people of the east side are not anxious
to break the rule. They are better
served with it than they would be
without it. Then the west side pre-
sents a man for the senatorship bet
ter qualified to fill the position than
the self made east side candidate. In
Charles w. Gates the west side pre-
sents a man in the prime of his men
tai power, a man of unquestioned hon
or and integrity, of sound judgment
and a man who has succeeded in
whatever he has undertaken for the
people of Vermont His whole life
has been identified with Vermont and
he has always fulfilled the require
ments of good citizenship, and it has
tempted to evade his honest taxes
for support of the local or state gov
ernments. The west side has the man
and the strength of precedent and the
people of the east side will be serving
their best interests by scrupulously
observing 1.-THE Mountain Rule" and
voting for Charles w. Gates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
The Special Session.

AS told in our news columns yes
terday. Gov. c. w. Gates has issued
call for a special session of the
legislature to provide for the care
of the dependents of members of the
Vermont National Guard now on duty
at the Mexican border. Governor
Gates and others had hoped the nee
essity of calling a special session for
this purpose had passed and he had
made a temporary. arrangement by
appointing a committee to act in each
town from which companies of the
National Guard have gone. This
committee evidently has acted to the
best of it's ability and the members
of it have signed a note for $500 to
get money to give aid where it is
questions connected with the work,
like the amount of aid or method Of
assisting the dependents, that the
legislature alone can decide. The
committee could not say whether the
money they have provided, with the
expectation the legislature would re-
imburse them, should be paid at the
rate of eight, twelve, twenty or TWEEN
ty-five dollars a month. This is
matter the legislature should decide.
1t seems probable at this time that
much. more money than the $500
provided by the committee will be
needed and the committee could not
be expected to commit the state for
such a large sum. The legislature
alone should do this and Gov. Gates
call will allow them to do it.
In this connection what Canada
does for it's volunteers may be of in
terest. The Canadian private re-
ceives $40 a month, as contrasted
with the base pay of the private of
the American army of SIS. From
this S33 the Canadian government re-
quires that the private assign SIS to
his wife or dependent mother who is
also given what is called a separation
allowance of $40 a month plus SIS
from the patriotic fund raised by in
dividual subscription throughout the
Dominion, so that the wife receives a
minimum of $40 a month with certain
further additions for children between
certain specified ages from the patri-
otto fund.
Vermont will want to do it's full
duty to the boys who have gone to
the front and whose dependents at
home are lacking the neoessaries OF
life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
..The Mountain RnIe.,,

In the present senatorial contest an
attempt is being made TO break The
Mountain Rule" which the historian,
E. p. Walton, says has always been
accepted from the admission of Yer
mont to the Union" Frederick w.
Baldwin of Barton in an article writ
ten for the New England Magazine,
speaks of this rule as "a practice
rooted in tradition, unrecognized by
law, but as binding in effect as the
constitution itself" The party at
tempting to break this rule is ex-Gov.
Allen nj. Fletcher. who is a candidate
for United States senator.
Mr.. Baldwin's historical article
shows that from the earliest history
of Vermont political honors have
been divided between the people of
the west side and east side Of the
Green Mountain range which runs
north and south through the state.
The natural division Of the state was
recognised in the first division of the
state into counties. For the past
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
British and American WAGES.

The Boston Transcript gives the
following comparisons of the wages
of British and American railroad
men:
The British locomotive engineers
now get on an average $474,
and the highest paid only 1925 a
year. The highest wages paid to
American engineers are $2,041 a year
or considerably over three times as
much. while the lowest grade fremen
in this country get sS7s, or nearly
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23

jokes, was given in celebration of the
birthday of one of the camp man
ayers.
Saturday evening a jolly report Of
the long tramp last week to Willough-
by Lake was given around a great
campfire. Original songs and dances
eplivened the report.
Sunday. the goth, Mr.. I. w. Stew
art from Detroit, Mich, spoke at the
Vesper service and Miss Marion Cam
eron from Pawtucket, r. l., added a
great deal of pleasure to the evening
by her splendid work on the piano.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
Candidate Hughes says: 81

Candidate Hughes says: 81 pro-
pose a wise tariff without abuses, but
frankly tariff to build up and main
tain American industries" The
democrats in their revenue bill they
are now completing at Washington
are saying, I'VE want to tax every
form of American industrial activity,
even the temporary one of manufac-
turing war munitions, and leave
without any protection or encourage
ment the establishment of a dye in
dustry here that would lead to Ameri-
can industrial independence in many
of its immense textile industries" The
voter will naturally stand for Mr..
Hughes policy of building up and
maintaining American industries
rather than the Wilson policy Of hit
ting every American industry that
may exist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
Watch Out When Voting.

Two things in connection with the
new primary law should be remem-
bered when the voter goes into the
booth on September IL. First the
fact he has signed a mans petition
does not bind him to vote for that
man. He could not sign a second pc
tition but if. there have been develop
ments since he signed a mans petit
ton that make him want to vote for
another man he is at liberty to do so.
Second, he can vote in only one
political column. He cannot vote for
one or more of the democratic candi-
dates and then vote the rest of the
ticket republican or vice versa. He is
not obliged to vote for all the candi-
dates in either party but all he votes
for must be in the same party or his
vote will be thrown out as defective
So don't attempt to split your ticket
when you vote if you want your vote
to count.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23

mont and End Maryland had game
today and we beat them IL to 10. 4
didn't play, as it was a pickup team
and was sorted out in 10 minutes. L
am in hope of being able to be a
water boy for the team if nothinL
else. We have a piano here in the
place where we write.
Your friend,
THOMAS RUSSELL.
Private Co. D, LIST Vermont Regiment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23

The Rutland News, an ardent sup
porter of Sen. C. S. Page, is very Wig
orously attacking Bank Commissioner
F. c. Williams for making public at
this time the irregularities he discov-
cred in Sen. Pages bank. It seems
to us it is not helping the cause of
Sen. Page at all in doing this. 1t will
make a repetition of the bank COM
missioncr's statements possible and
show that he called for a discontinue
ance of the improper practices as
soon as he discovered them, that Sen.
Page promised to discontinue them
but did not do so, making it neces-
sary for the bank commissioner to
insist again on the correction of these
matters. AS to the time of making
the matter public the situation is just
this: Several papers were inquiring
what the bank commissioner had
done to rectify the rumored wrongs
and whether or not he had been
evading his duty. He was publicly
QuSSlAOnSQ anu d pQD11C dASWOA was
called for. Mr.. Williams gave it and
his answer does not discredit the
banking department of the state gov
eminent, but does damage Sen. Pages
reputation and the more the News
attempts to hammer Mr.. Williams
the worse matters will appear for Sen
Page. 1t is not good policy to at
tack a state official for performing his
plain duty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
A wOMAN,s HELPFUL ADVICE

Mrs. G. II. Eveland. Duncan Mills.
bago, unable to turn myself in bed. A
neighbor brought me Foley Kidney
Pills. Said she had been similarly
afflicted and they cured her. 1 tried
them and was completely cured by
three bottles" Mrs. Eveland heartily
recommends Foley Kidney Pills for
kidney trouble When the kidneys are
not functioning properly, impurities
left in the blood cause rheumatism.
lame back, aches and pains.-C. A.
SEARLES. & CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23

entered at the st. Johnsbury post
wm@@ AH Bocond-clann mail matter.
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TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN
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Editor and Publisher.
70 Eastern Avenue. st. Johnsbury. Vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST %, 1915.
PUBLIgHED WEEKLY By

TME CALEDONIAN COMPANY.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-09-07
New Goods

are arriving so fast that we
cannot take space to enumer-
ate them. But bear in mind
that we have an unusually large
stock for your fall and winter
needs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-09-07
The Clerkship Controversy
To the Voters of Benton County:

To the Voters of Benton County:
My opponent, w. S. Jenkins, claims
that my statement, that the postage
used in the county clerks Office is
charged as an operating expense of
the office, is untrue, and that postage
is paid out of what is called a general
fund.
I desire to say that the law requires
each officer, during the month of Aug
ust, to make an estimate of the ex-
penses of his Office for the coming
year on a form prepared by the Blu
reau of Public Offices. This form of
"Detail Distribution of Expenditures"
for 1917 is now on file with the county
auditor. Item No. 4 is headed, post
age, Telephone and Telegraph" I'm
der this item, for my Office, included
an estimate of $4,000 for postage for
1917. Under the law, the postage bill
must be charged to each Office as an
expense of that Office and not to any
other account. If my opponent makes
good his promise to pay the yearly
office expense with the sum of 500,
he must buy the postage with that
amount. No Juggling of the figures
can be resorted to, to show it against
any other fund.
Has not Mr.. Jenkins revealed his
hand? Evidently his plan is, if elect
ed and the expenses of the Office ex-
coed 500, to take refuge in the sub
terfuge that the excess is not operat-
ing expenses, but should be charged
to the general or some other fund. Is
it not distinction without differ
ence? No matter from what fund it
may be paid, or what you may call
the expenditure, the simple and vital
fact remains that the taxpayers must
foot the bill.
In talk he made at Finley, August
30th, Mr.. Jenkins stated that "the
clerks Office is the biggest snap in
Benton County" Is person who SO
regards public trust the kind Of a
man the people want to elect to Of
flee?
His statement about putting up a
bond is simply political buncomb-
nothing else than "mere molasses with
which to catch flies.". He knows such
bond is unenforcible. The county
commissioners have no authority to
enter into any private contract with
candidate concerning Office expense.
On the other hand, it is their legal du-
ty to furnish whatever is necessary in
the way of equipment, supplies and
assistance - nothing more, nothing
less. They, not the officer, are the
ones authorized to expend the county
funds and determine the quantity of
essential supplies.
M. C. DELE.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-09-07
Merely Incidental

An aged negro was crossing-tender
at spot where an express train made
quick work Ct buggy and its occu-
pants. Naturally he was the chief
witness and the entire case hinged up
on the energy with which he had
displayed his warning signal.
A gruelling cross-examination left
Rastus mistaken in this story: The
night was dark, and he had waved his
lantern frantically, but the driver of
the carriage paid no attention to it.
Later the division superintendent
called the flagman to his Office to COM
pliment him upon the steadfastness
with which he stuck to his story.
"You did wonderfully, Rastus," he
said. "I was afraid at first you might
waver, in your testimony"
"Nossir, nossir," Rastus exclaimed,
"but I done feared ev'ry minute that
'ere durn lawyer was gwine ter ask
me if nah lantern was lit" Puck.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-09-07
Mr.. Editor

Mr.. Editor
Please accept my thanks for courtc-
sy in granting me your columns to
answer your editorial in issue of the
31st ult. Mr.. Dele has addressed a
communication "To the Voters of Ben
ton County" furnishing copy to each
of our papers and they have given it
publication either as an editorial, in
terview or signed letter. What he
states is not according to the facts, is
misleading and has misled you.
You state that postage alone
amounts to more than $4,000 per year,
meaning thereby, that it is charge
against the Office. I beg to state and
will do so on oath, that not one cent
of postage is charged against the Of
fee for the year 1915. have exam
led the records for that year and post
age has not been charged in prior
years unless thru error. 1t is now and
always has been the custom to charge
postage, express, telephones, freight
and other items to "Court House Ex-
pense" and these items are not segre-
gated and charged to the various of
fees. My calculations and statements
are based on this recognized custom.
Regarding help state definitely
that the only time that help is re-
quired is during jury term Of court.
We have had one such term, lasting
three or four days during the past
twelve months; SIP would easily cover
the cost of an assistant.
Stationery, legal blanks and mis-
cellaneous supplies amount to but lit
tie. Printed records and blank books
last for years; the Office is well sup
piled and $25 will probably pay for
any that may be required during the
next term.
It is not preposterous, Mr.. Editor,
to hire the necessary help for less