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The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
INTERESTED ONLY
SIS AND MOVIES LAGS BEHIND

Two forces are contending for the
mastery of our institutions. One is
the power of wealth and the other is
the idea of democracy.
We may adopt some form of social
ism in the meantime. But socialism
is a European doctrine and. as taught
here, is not adapted to our institu-
tions 1t should be a doctrine for the
laboring classes, but in the last cleo
ton the Socialists opposed the labor
party.
England as a nation has been the
greatest eXploiter of labor the world
has ever seen. Physical degeneration
set in among the laboring classes and
various laws were enacted beginning
in 1918 to relieve them. If relief had
not been found, England would grad
ually have gone under.
Germany's factory system began 40
years after England's but she is far
ahead of England in labor legislation.
Germany is enthusiastic in her work
as a nation. She challenged British
supremacy and control of commerce
and that brought on the war
France is also enthusiastic as a ma
ton. But America in comparison is
sterile. We have no culture or art or
literature, and little real interest in
national questions.
If you talk to business men or
bankers in Paris, for instance, about
art, literature, war, military affairs.
politics or international law. you will
find them well informed. and unless
you are technically informed on the
subject you had better keep still.
In America we are not interested in
such things. Our business men do not
know anything about them.
We are interested in two things only
Wall street and movies.
We talk of our great prosperity and
our great accumulation of wealth 1t
is all money, money. money.
But if we do not wake up we will
find in a few years that Germany and
Japan will pass us.
They are more efficient and more
devoted to national ideals. We are
whipped and cannot resist them unless
we wake up.-Scott Nearing, Dean of
College of Arts and Sciences. Toledo
University
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
JUST LIKE A WOMAN.

Talk about your frenzied fnan-
ciers," remarked the cashier. as ne
came in and hung up his hat, "my
wife's got them all beaten to u
fricasseed fraZzle."
well, come on with the answer"
said the bookkeeper.
"She had made up her mind to pur-
chase skirt she saw in store just
around the corner from where we live
explained the cashier; but yester.
day she learned that she could buy one
exactly like it downtown for fifty cents
less"
And of course she went downtown
and bought it." interrupted the book
keeper.
You have said it, rejoined the
cashier, ''and incidentally she spent u
dollar and half taxicab hire while
looking for the place"
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
SUPREME COURT HAS GIVEN
KNOCK OUT BLOW TO LIQUORS

After all these years and years of
law-making, law-tinkering, voting, re-
voting, unvoting, agitation. appeals,
and oratory in so many staets, it re-
mained for the supreme court to enact
prohibition!
You can look at that fact from six
different angles, and from each of
them it will appear one of the biggest
of these times.
Does any state really want prohibi.
ton? Does it want in fact and not
merely in allegory to seize the rum
fiend by the neck and beat off his
hideous, horrible head? Does it want
in reality and not in words to Danish
from among us this blight, curse, stain,
stigma, abomination and the rest?
Does it want prohibition for the rich
as we'll as the poor, for the clubman
and the worker in residences as at the
tenement house corner?
Here's the chance.
Up to this point any prohibition
state had good, workable excuse for
suffering liquor to exist within its
borders. 1t might pass all known kinds
of prohibitory laws. annihilate the
ture or open sale. 1t could not stop
importation from other states.
The supreme court of the United
States stood in the way.
II had r,Iapted acrnsc tho road itS
famous Original package" decision
and there was no getting around that.
Liquor shipped from one state to an
other, the court held, came under the
head of interstate commerce. The con-
troll or regulation of interstate COM
merce was strictly federal function.
No state could interfer with it.
In any dry state, therefore, you could
bring in liquor from a wet state until
your head went around and nobody
could say you nay.
The court has now reversed that
ceebrated decision and held exactly
the other way.
A state may now interfere with in
terstate commerce to the extent of
shutting out the booze. original pack
age or no original package, and fed
eral control has nothing to say about
it.
Therefore, you see, as before OBJ
served, state with prohibitory law
can be as dry as bone. 1t can keep
out the smallest drop of alcohol if it
wishes.
This is a great and sweeping vic
tory for Prohibition and no wonder
the anisaloon men rejoice. Behold,
their ancient enemy is in the dust
Charles Edward Russell.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Jarne Family.

''How long does il take you to read
your morning paper Mr.. Gadsby?"
About an hour
You must read it rather closely"
mo. L wait 40 minutes to get it."
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Slams and Portents.

"What does II mean when smoke
ascends in straight lineT"
"That there Is nre somewhere
about"
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
An Unexpected Retort.

where demanded the female suf-
frage oratress in fierce tone, would
man he today We're it not for woman?''
She paused for a moment, and
glared at the silent audience.
''Once more l repeat" she came
back, where would man be were it
not for woman?"
Then from the gallery in timid
masculine voice, came this answer
He'd be in the garden of Eden eat.
ing Strawberries
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Behind the Scenes.

Fun many mans a paciiist.
Philanthrcpist ana all that.
Yet scolds wife who can't resist
And slams the door and kicks the cat
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Mary.

Mary.
Mary had a little lamp;
It was well trained. no doubt
For every time fellow called.
The little lamp went out
A Neat Trap.
Il see you have your hand in a
sling" said the inquisitiye passenger.
Broken. isn't it,
Yes. sir" responded the other pass
enger.
Meet with an accident"
NO: broke it while trying to pat
myself on the back"
Great Scott: what for?"
For minding my own business
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26

Would you be willing to fight fur
your country if necessary
Not me. I passed two weeks IN
the country last summer"
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Still Honeful.

"a girl should think twice before
saying yes when man proposes"
Most girls do replied the cynic
Even a mature spinster on the shady
side of thirty likes TO think some 9TH
er man wants to marry her while she
is listening to positively the last pro-
posal she'll ever receive"
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
The Modern WAY.

"Say," said the theatrical manager
TO the chap who writes between meals,
do you want job?"
what kind Of job?" queried the
play manufacturer.
Il bought a job lot of scenery at an
auction sale today" explained the /.
m., land l want you to write play
to lit 1t. See?"
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Too Particular.

''Six women in our neighborhood
started n community kitchen"
How did the venture turn outY'
ut was dismal failure. None of
the six would eat what the Others
cooked"
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Sad Case,

81 certainly do feel sorry for Mrs.
Doppel."
"Why so?"
"She patronizes Mrs. Dubson when
ever she gets chance, but Mrs. Dub
son is blissfully unconscious of it, so
it's no satisfaction to her at ALL"
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Just a Little Game.

The signing lover led heart,
a club the villain played;
The hotel clerk a diamond had,
And the sexton held a spade.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-26
Promisina.

Every time the baby looks into my
face he smiles" said Mr., Meekins.
Well" answered his wife, 'it may
not be exactly polite, but it shows he
has sense of humor."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
To Enlarge Bennington Hatchery.

Linus LeavenS, the new fish and
game commissioner says that 4,0GG,-
900 brook trout could be Matched and
field station in the Bushnell district in
Bennington, if the facilities were full
ly developed. The commissioner
authorized County Warden Edward S.
Higgins to at once begin the con-
struction of another 100-foot raceWay
for the trout that have already been
Matched at the station. In the COM
missiOner's opinion, the temporary
building should be moved from its
present site in order to make room
for breeding ponds. In the raceways
and troughs at the station there are
now 100000 brook trout fry, $4,000
lake trout and $4,000 landlocked
salmon. Because of the high tenn
perature Of the water the eggs hatch
ed in Febluary and some of the
young fish are now nearly two inches
long. The mortality has been excep
tiOnally low and the fry are growing
rapidly. The larger portion will be
kept in the raceways until July when
they will be fairly good sized finger
Iings and will be distributed as the
commissioner directs. While there is
every reason to believe that the water
is all that could be desired for hatch
ery purposes the test of the supply
will be continued through the sum-
mer. The permanent work will not
be PVT in till fall.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
TO RAISE SHIPS e
SUBMARINES SINK


Amsterdam, via London, May H.
The problem of salving ships sunk by
submarines is solved, according to- the
Hamburger Fremdenblatt which
says that German naval engineers
have perfected a process of raising
ships from the bottom of the sea.
Details are withheld, except that
specially equipped salvage vessels will
be employed and that they will be
able to operate even in stormy wealth
err.
The Fremdenblatt, which, as an ex-
ample, puts the value Of the ships
sunk in February alone at what it
calls the moderate figure of $l8O,00O,-
zoe, says that the number of ships
sunk and their favorable position, in
most cases. for raising guarantees for
many years after the war plenty of
work and rich profit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
PLANT SOILINC CROPS
Some Things To Raise To Help Out
The Feed Bill.

Some farmers are fortunate enough
to have a quantity of silage on hand.
which will be held over until mid
summer pasture shortage is felt. 9th
ers not so fortunate will depend upon
peas and oats planted at intervals of
two weeks for early summer feeding.
Millet or Hungarian planted on land
that has borne an early crop of hay
are excellent hot weather crops.
Early corn should be ready by the
time the millet is gone and should
last until the middle of September.
Barley and peas are valuable for
a late crop as they will continue to
grow after light frosts.
The acreage to seed and number of
paintings depend upon the number of
COWS, amount of feed in natural pas
ture, etc.
For nogs and sheep, dwarf Essex
rape has been found excellent. 1t
can be planted throughout the seas
on and furnishes an abundance of
feed at small seeding expense. Glover
and blue grass alternate well with
rape. giving the animals a change
and the pastures a chance to recuper-
ate.
Consult your county agent or write
the Agricultural Extension Service.
University of Vermont, Burlington.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
WELLS RIVER

(Airs. D. G. Farwell, Correspondent
Another military whist party is
planned for Friday evening at Mason
ic Hall. Benefit of the Red Cross.
Also a similar party will be held next
Tuesday evening.-Mr. and Mrs
Frank Bashore left Boston Saturday
for 4 western trip, which will include
visits to relatives in Kansas City, Mo-
and Sapulpa, Okla.-Mrs. Josephine
Clark gave a tea from 3 to pm, at
her home Tuesday for the benefit of
the Red Cross.--Rev. Donald Fraser
went Tuesday to Brandon to attend
the Congregational State Conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Buck motor
ed to Burlington Tuesday taking
Henry Munsell and Rev. Donald Fra
ser with them.-Mrs. Kate D. Lee re-
turned Monday from a visit in Wind
sor.-Lieut Henry Munsell was in
town the first of the week.-Mrs.. +.
S. Crabtree is hostess today to the
Thimble C1ub.-R. F.. Farwell was in
White River Tuesday on business.
Through the patriotic effort of DR..
Perry. an eight-foot flag has been pre-
scented to Camp May by the business
men of the town. The railroad sec
! ton men contributed the flag POLE
Mrs. Charlotte Marcy of North Haver-
hill is visiting her son, Carl Marcy
! this week.-Mr. and Mrs. Freeman
| Lyons returned Monday from a visit to
Oscar Lyons and family in Boston,
Mrs. Ida Young came Monday from
Boston. where she has spent the past
two months.-A Red Cross Tea will
! be served on Tuesday afternoon, May
IS, at the home OF Mrs. Josephine
Clark-Mrs. Raymond e. Farwel
was hostess Wednesday to the Ladies
Aid SOciety.-Dr. Woodman and DR.
Perry gave interesting and helpful
talks at the mothers meeting Tuesday
afternoon, held under the auspices OF
the Study Club. A good number were
present. Mrs. Daniel FarWell sans
two child songs at the opening of the
| program
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
EVANSVILLE

(Raymond Foster, Correspondent
Paul f. Randall was in Orleans
Saturday on business.-Charles p.
Gallup is Working for W.. Monteith
in his -mill.-Mrs. B. A. Wilson
of Orleans is spending a few days
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Monteith.-Mrs. Nettie Marshall and
children have returned to W. S. Nc
Dowell's where they expect to spend
the summer.-Mr. and Mrs. Dick Be-
ment of Orleans visited at G. r. Flet-
cher's Wednesday.-Please telephone
items to 126-14 Orleans.
w S. Mcdowell has bought Dick
Devereux's Ford car.-C. r. Hilliard
has finished work for the Pike Manu-
featuring Company, and is working
for w. J. Monteith in his saw mill
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Mcdowell and
family of Bloomington Center was in
town Sunday visiting friends. y. 8
Foster was in Orleans Friday on bust
ness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
GREEKS ARE SUFFERING
Relief Measures for Those In Con-
stantinoplc Becomes Sacrament

A letter from, Constantinople which
has just reached the offices of the
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions speaks of the tle-
,plorable conditions Of the. deported
Greeks. Hundreds of this nationality
are now in Constaptinople in condi-
tons of dire poverty. Many of them
were driven from comfortable homes
in the districts around the. city and
are now reduced to beggary. In scy-
eral localities in the interior of TIlr-
key, too, the, condition of these I'M
fortunate people is said to be dis
tressing.
w. W. Peet, treasurer of the boards
Turkey missions. who is administering
several relief funds, recently said that
he hoped Greeks in. America were
realizing the necessity of helping their
unhappy compatriots in Turkey. Mr..
;Peet writes:
"A short time ago I agreed to help
the Greek community to start a soup
Kitchen for the poor in Boyadjikuey
"a Bosphorus village) on condition
that the people would take the res
possibility of the work and furnish
the bulk of the funds. +.
+ gave Is Turkish. The committee
raised IS Turkish more. They started
the soup kitchen and it proved q pop
ular thing. The community was filled
with joy to find that they could give
food to 800 of the very poor in their
midst
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
CONCORD

The adjourned annual meeting of
st. James Episcopal chapel was held
Monday evening, Rev. DR.. Grint pre-
siding. The annual report of the
treasurer revealed that all notes have
been met and all debts paid and the
church is ready for conservation. The
election then tok place resulting in
William J. Chapman, warden; Mrs.
William H. Foster, treasurer: Emanuel
Lillicrop, secretary; executive COM
mittee for the coming year, William J..
Chapman. John Moyse, Emanuel
Lillicrap. Bishop Bliss will visit Con-
cord the last Sunday in June for con-
firmation. IL
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
Developments of Africa

London, May 13.-Developments on
an enormous scale are expected in
South Africa after the war, and plans
in this connection are now being made
as regards the export of food. 1t is
confidently predicted that SO far as
meat is concerned the Union will be
in position to compete very soon
with any other part of the world, and
in order to assist the expansion OF
the industry all the steamship lines
propose. it is understood, to increase
their refrigerated space. very consid-
erably and to place more vessels in
service.
1t is also intended to give special
attention to tobacco which has been
grown in South Africa from the best
seeds for nearly hundred years. OF
late those engaged in the industry
have had the benefit of expert advice
from the United States and Turkey
and planters are very hopeful Of the
future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
u. S. MAY STOP ALL.
TRADING IN FUTURES

Washington, May All trading
Trade and other grain exchanges is
likely TO be prohibited under the adj
ministration food control legislation
which President Wilson is urging
Congress to pass at once.
AS a result of the skyrocketing
price of wheat in the future market
on the Chicago Board of Trade. and
the advocacy by the Illinois Council
of National Defense of strict gov
ernmental food control. the President
has sent word to his leaders in Con-
gress that he expects the passage of
the Lever bill this week.
This bill, which was drafted under
the direction of Secretary Houston,
confers on the Department of Agri-
culture the power to regulate food
distribution agencies and grain and
produce exchanges. Administration
officials say under this authority it
would be possible to confine grain ex-
changes to a cash grain business.
1t was learned yesterday that so far
as the Department of Justice has been
been watching developments on the
| Chicago Board of Trade for the pur-
! pose of determining whether an at
tempt was being made to establish a
corner in wheat
District Attorney Clyne had not re-
| ported the results of his investiga-
tons, but it is stated that if evidence
| of corner activities is discovered the
| operator would be liable to indict-
ment for violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
Two food bills have been introduced
in the House. and if possible, they will
| be hurried along this week. although
the revenue bill may hold them UP for
several days. The bill to increase the
yield of foodstuffs is now the untinish,.
ed business of the House.
The control measure is being con.
sidered by the House committee on
agriculture. Food spectators will
use their influence to defeat the con-
| troll bill. Opposition to that PROPOSE
ton is forming but it is believed by
the administration that the President
will be given power to take some sort
of action to check the food gamblers.
The department of agriculture feels
that the food problem has resolved
itself into q matter of control by eith-
err, the government or the spectators.
1 The SPECTATORS are; now in command
and it wiilyrequire the passage Of the
i pending legislation !. to overthrow
them, it is asserted. -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16

Allard Of Lewiston. Me. was a bust
ness visitor in town Tuesday.-F. w.
Brassen of Montpelier was in town
Tuesday on business.-F'rank DnVal OF
MOrrisville was in town Tuesday on
business. r. Kimball of Nashua.
n. H., was in town Tuesday visiting.
Mrs. w. D. Wilcomb of st. Johns
bury was a visitor in town Tuesday
w. e. Tombly of Cincinnati. Ohio,
was business visitor in town Tues
day.-E. w. Tukeshury of Boston was
in town Tuesday on .business.-C. ID.
Gilmotar of Providence. r. L., was in
town the first of the week on bust
ness.-P. M. Cady of Windsor was
out of town visitor the first OF the
week-AI w. Kicker was here from
South Royalton Tuesday on business
Curtis-Campbelt
Miss Florence Curtis, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. c. l.. Curtis and Ronald
Il. Campbell both of st. Adams We're
married at the home of the formers
parents Tuesday evening at o'clock.
the Rev. John Benjamin Magee. pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal
church. performing the ceremony. Mr..
Campbell will be rem embered as a
graduate of the Vail Agricultural
School with the class of rs. He has
the best wishes of his many friends
of this place.
Locals and Personals
| A. M. Harvey of New York was a
| visitor in town Monday-Morris
Schwartz of Boston was a business
visitor in town MoEday.-C. w. Nay
of ST. Johnsbury was in town Monday
| on business-Mrs. M. L. Spencer OF
ST. Johnsbury was in town Monday on
| business. II. Winslow of Montpe-
| lier was a visitor in this town Mon
| day on business-E. w. Shieb of New
York City was a visitor in this place
! Monday on business.-George w
| Smith of Needham Heights, Mass.
was visitor in this place Monday
c.. E. Flanders of McIndoes was a
i business visitor in this place Monday
%. B. Wells of Burlington was q
business visitor in town Monday
| James F. Pope of Boston was bust
ness visitor in this place Monday.
Institute Notes.
! The girls in the gymnasium classes
are rehearsing for the May day festi-
| val, which is to be given some time
| this month.-Mary Batten went to hel
home in Hardwick the first of the
week on account of having the mea,
sles.-Chrissie Roy went to her home
! in West Barnet sick with the measles
Miss Bingham of ST. Johnsbury hal
been at the Institute taking picture!
of the different classes this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
NEWARK

(Porter Wallace, Correspondent
Mrs. Allard of Littleton, N. H., has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Howard
Lyndon.-Mrs. Fred Simpson is sick
threatened with pneumonia.-Mrs.
Marvin Ball, Miss Louise Ball and
Miss Alice Ham and some of their
pupils attended the maple sugar fes-
tival at Lyndonville last Friday.-Miss
Blanche Straw of Worcester, VT, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Damon.
Edwin Annis of Co. c. located at
Fort Ethan Allen, was at home, over
Sunday.-NeXt regular grange meet
ing VIII be held May 49, All members
come prepared to speak on the discus
sion: What Can We Do to. Help the
Nations Need?'' -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-16
PUBLIC SAFETY NEWS
Food Shortage-NO Reduction OF
Prices In Sight.

The following items of food short,
age compiled from information gath
cred from the State Agricultural Col
lege axe interesting from the view
point of the farmer who fears an
Overproduction and consequent slump
in foodstuff prices the coming year.
The 1917 wheat crop of the United
States was 51,744.000 bushels less
than the 1916 crop and 243,947 GOO
bushels less than the 1915 crop.
This years wheat crop in Argen-
tina and New Zealand is only 10 per
cent of last years crop.
The corn crop of the leading corn
producing countries of the world was
439.00a.000 bushels less in 1916 than
in 1915. 49,
The stock of lard on hand in the
United States Aril l, 1917 was 42.5
per cent less than the stock on hand
the same date 1916.
A decrease of 1858 per cent occur
red in the stock of eggs from April l,
1917, to April /, 1916.
The government of Argentina, fear
ing a shortage of wheat for local con-
sumption, declared an embargo in
March, which absolutely prohibited
the shipment of wheat from the
country. >r
In connection with these statistics
the following extract from a personal
letter is of interest: with the great
food shortage in the world and eS-
pecially in the countries of our AL
lies, there is every reason to believe
that prices for producers will con-
tinue on a high level" d. f. Hous-
ton, United States Secretary of Agri-
culture A similar statement was
made by the same authority in the
March issue of The National Geo.
graphic Magazine. Because of the
shortage of such crops practically
throughout the world, there is nc
risk in the near. future of excessive
| production.
MASON S. STONE,
Director of Publicity