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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

New England gets representative
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion by the naming of George w. An
derson of Boston. For years New
England had been sighted in this re-
spect but the administration evidently
is more inclined to do us justice. Pres
ident Wilson has strengthened the
board by putting Mr.. Anderson on it..
A Tennessee farmer recently adver-
tised for a tenant for 140-acre farm
in the city papers and one-third of
the 1879 replies came from families in
the city that wanted to get back to
the farm. There's a suggestion here
to farmers that is worth trying out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

Theodore Roosevelt says, If I were
this minute a member of the United
States senate would be ashamed to
sit in that body until I found out
some method Of depriving Senator
LaFollette of his seat in that cham.
Der which he now disgraces by his
presence there" That is sufficiently
explicit and expresses the sentiment
Of great many Americans today. +.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

His many Vermont friends are
pleased over the overwhelming VIC
tory Gov. Samuel W. Mccall had at
the Massachusetts, primaries Tuesday.
1t was great endorsement of his
work Of the past two years. We
shall not be surprised to see the vot-
ers of Vermont give Gov. Graham just
as large AN endorsement for second
term when Vermont's campaign opens
next year, if the war is still in
progress.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03
LYNDON CENTER.
mildred Rivers. Correspondent.

mildred Rivers, Correspondent
Little Eddie LaPoint had the mis-
fortune to fall down stairs and break
his collar bone. He is gaining at this
writing.-Roscoe Carter and Herman
Squires have returned from fishing
trip at GIover.-Miss Olive BENEFIT has
returned to. school. after attending
the wedding of her brother at ST.
Observation-Disclosures McNeal from
Newport has been visiting his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs A. A. Batcheld-
err, recently.-Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Ducharme, have been spending a few
days in Montpelier visiting relatives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

week. Certainly this is not because
the work IS done but probably because
the members want a little rest and
change before the opening of the reg
sular session in December. They are
entitled to rest but during the war
can not reasonably refuse their whole
time and effort to the government.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

The government is calling for $50
woodsmen and mill men from New
England to constitute numbering
battalion Tor immediate service in
France. Lumbermen already find it
almost imposs.b BILE to get men for
their regular work but will have to
yield still further toy the demands of
the government. They certainly are
not able to conduct business as
usual these days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

This from the New York Sun is
contribution in the interests of food
conservation: -
Old Mother Hubbard went to the
cupboard
But when she got there
To get her poor dog a bone;
She found that the bone had been
used by Miss Hubbard, her daughter,
in making tasty dish from yester-
days left overs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

Another trite statement by Thee
.dore Roosevelt is: IF we take heed:
of any peace utterance Germany pre-.
pares we will show that we are not
prepared yet to go out into the world
without a guardian"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

The pacifists can no longer follow
William Jennings Bryan in his view
point as he has seen great light.
The former champion of peace at any
price now says IT don't know how
long the war will last, but I know
that the quickest way out is straight
through. Any division or discussion
now would simply prolong the war
and make it more costly in lives and
treasures
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

Vermonters generally and those who
have had any business with the YER
mont Industrial School especially.
will, regret the departure of Superin-
tended John M. Barss from Vermont.
He has been connected with the in
stitution. for ten years and has dealt
with the boys and girls sent there in
3 way that has helped them to become
good citizens. He hassbeen avery in
telligent observer Of conditions in Yer
mont and brave. enough to tell Yer
monters what was needed to improve
them. Vermont still needs him, but
undoubtedly he goes to a field that
will offer him better compensation
than he could get from this state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

2 Sen. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois has
just brought to the attention of the
enate that for years there has been
report from Admiral Dewey to the
navy department that in 1898 Captain
ron Goetz Of the German Imperial
navy told him that Germany would
start war for world conquest in
about fifteen years from that time.
The plan as outlined by Capt. Goetz
was that Germany first would cap
cure Paris, subjugate England and
hen take New York and Washington
10 secure a large indemnity from the
United States. The Monroe Doctrine
was also to be smashed and South
America placed under German con-
.rol. That simply reveals the long
defined plan of Germany and con-
.irms the fact that Germany started
his war with designs against America
rom the first. It shows this is really
war of defense for France, England
md America and takes away the last
prop for anyone with pacifist lean
tngs. Sen. LaFollettes claim thai
his country was forced into war by
he capitalists is made as ridiculous
md contemplate as the man himself
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

If the testimony brought out at the
trial of the anti-draft case in Okla
homa to the effect that the Industrial
Workers of the World were planning
a general uprising in the United
States is true there will be some
drastic action by the federal authori-
ties necessary. Traitorous plotting
will not be stopped until some of the
plotters have been lined up and
shot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

The governor Of Minnesota and the
State Public Safety Commission have
done their duty in asking the United
States senate to expel Sen. LaFollette.
The country can no longer afford to
let him serve its enemy in the highest
Legislative body Of the nation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03
SICK WIFE'S STORY
SURPRISES ST. JOHNSBURY.

The following has surprised st.
Johnsbury: A business mans wife
suffered from dyspepsia and constipa-
ton for years. Although she dieted
she was SO bloated her clothes would
not fit. ONE SPOONFUL buckthorn
has QUICK EST action of anything we
bark, glycerine, etc, as, mixed in Ad-
ever sold w B. Eastman, Eastern
Ave, St. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03
FOOD CoNSERV ATIO N
CONTINUED from page y

Burbank; Burke, A. Jameson; Dan
Vile, Judge Nelson A. Dole; Groton,
3. S. Eastman; Hardwick, James Gal
laghcr; Kirby, Harvey Graves; Lyn-
don, Charles Stuart; Newark, T.. w.
Gray; Peacham, C. A. Bunker; Rye
gate, Rev. William Simpson; st,
John sbury. Arthur F. Stone; Sheffield,
H. P. Simpson; Stannard, Jason
Hutchins: Sutton, Herman Chapman;
Walden, Ernest Orion; Waterford
Milo Laid; Wheelock, Burton A. Por-
ter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

The families of Vermont governors
md other public men are pretty well
represented in the war service of the
present time. Ex-Gov. E. c.. Smith
has two sons in the service, Edward
;. Smith being captain of the machine
gun company at Camp. Bartlett and
Curtis Smith is at the Plattsburg
training camp; Mortimer Proctor, son
of the late Fletcher D. Proctor, was
drafted and is in the regular army;
iRedfield Proctor, son of the late Red
field Proctor, has enlisted in the en-
gineering corps; Carroll G. Page,
grandson of Sen. C. S. Page was
drafted; Richard Lester Greene, son
of Congressman f. L. Greene, is in
the artillery: and Timothy Dale, son
Of Congressman Porter H. Dale, is in
the American ambulance service in
France. While this is a good repre-
sentation of the men who have been
identified with the official life of Yer
mont, it is no better than you will
find in the homes right through the
state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

The decision OF the coal miners of
this country to demand wage in
crease Of from twenty to seventy per
cent shows how Unreliable labor can
be. These men made an agreement
for term of years with their en-
ployers as to the wage scale, but now
they ignore the agreement It is pos
sible that some advance in wages
should be granted owing to the in
creased cost of the necessaries. of life
but it can not be any such increase
as the men are asking for. Their de-
mand and that of the ship-workers
on the Pacific coast are simply hold
ups in a time of unusual hardships.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

On Monday we saw men ON farm
in Waterford busy drawing in hay
that apparently had been cut that
day So far as we know that is the
record for late haying in Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

The many friends in Lyndonville
and st. Johnsbury of Gov. Mccall are
much pleased over his handsome en-.
dorsement at the Massachusetts pri-
marfes Tuesday. We are confiden..
that his election will naturally. follow
as 1t would be folly to change leaders
in the old Bay State in our National
crisis.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03
Frank H. Brooks Speaks.


In a short but eloquent talk Mr.
Brooks pointed out the Individual re.
sponsibility of each person in the
state. He based his remarks on
statement made by prominent farm
er of a community who said, mo
government or food conservation cam
paign will compel me to give up one
lump of sugar in my coffee He then
went on to say, 1.-THE more we eat
here the less there will be on the
other side and the longer the war will
continue, all because of the lack of
sacrifice among our 10 million PEG
pIe.''
The speaker deplored that more
were not able to attend the Rutland
meeting, and said, IF any of you were
there you will not hesitate to get into
the game as enthusiastically as those
that were present. In closing he re.
lated an incident occurring in France
showig the self sacrifice prevalent in
that county. since the beginning o:
the war, ad again emphasized the
need for personal sacrifice in carrying
on the Vermont conservation cam
paign.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

With the price of steel cut, in half
and no reduction of wages there will
be less revenue from excess profits
than was figured when the senate
formulated the war revenue bill.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03


1t will surprise most people to
know that of the 6o.700.o0o horse
power of water power in this country
only 5,s0o.ooo horse power of it is
utilized The scarcity and high
price of coal will undoubtedly lead to
further development of water power
in the next decade. At present the
excessively high price of copper and
labor restricts its development. but
as soon as the war demands are
filed it will be practical to develop
such projects as The Fifteen Mile
Falls and the Victory powers and
conduct the electricity to distant
places where it can be used.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03
KIRBY.

(Mrs. w. r. Russell, Correspondent
Mrs. Arthur Davis is still very ill.
Her aunt, Mrs. Mathews, from Grove
ton, N. ELL, is. with her for a time
Miss Fanny Slayton from Woodstock
is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. III. Nick
erson.-Rev. Holloway, a missionary
rece tftIy returned from Turkey. gave
a very interesting discourse at the
church Sunday afternoon. MIR. and
Mrs. Harry Bowman from East
Burke were Sunday visitors at e. II.
AIftchem s-Men from Maine are buy
ing and cutting Christmas trees in
this section.-Mrs. Winnie Webber's
sister, who has been visiting her for
several weeks returned to her home
in Boston Monday.-Dennis Wright,
who lived in town for many years,
making his home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Davis, passed away at their
home in Lyndon, Friday morning.
after a long illness. Funeral at the
house Sunday afternoon, Rev. j. J.
Hutchinson officiating. Interment at
Lyndon Center
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

The adjournment of congress this
week undoubtedly means the senate
win take no action on the appeal from
Minnesota to expel Sen. LaFollette.
Perhaps it could not reasonably expel
him anyway but the country would
like to see him placed where he could
not hold up the government with his
disloyal ideas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03
WHEELoCK.
Mrs. g. y. Gerry, CORRESPONDENT. )

(Mrs G. L. Gerry, Correspondent
Mrs P. j. Shovey and Mrs. Roy
Bickford, who have been sick the
past week, are better-Red Gross
meeting last week was with Mrs. A.
w. Porter and this week Wednesday
will be with Mrs. L. w. Drake
Road Commissioner Smelling has fin
ished the state road on Mathewson
and commenced on the road above
the creamery Monday morning.
Mrs Florence st. Pierre was at her
fathers, William Porter's, last We'd
nesday and Thursday. She returned
to her work at st. Johnsbury Center,
taking her little daughter, Evelyn.
who has been stopping at her grand
fathers the past year, with her
Pent Porter spent several days last
week with friends and relatives at
Newport.-W. P. Darling and family
were called to Glover last Sunday to
attend the funeral Of relative
Miss Thelma Wilcox Of Boston is
spending a few days with her uncle.
w. P. Diamond, and family.-All
roads lead to the Old Red School
House this week Thursday, when the
school reunion will be held. Promi-
nent speakers will be present. Miss
Gladys Bigelow, who is teaching at
East Burke village, was in this place
visiting friends over Sunday. She is
former teacher in this village
where she has many friends.-Mr.
and Mrs. Will Thompson of Green's
boro visited Mrs. Thompson's broth
| er, w. P. Graves, over the weekend.
Lyman Sleeper district deputy.
made an official visit at Riverside
grange last Saturday evening. Two
candidates took the first and second
! degrees that evening. The next meet
ing there will be class of two for
the first and second degrees.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03
James p. Taylor Speaks.

James p. Taylor Speaks.
In opening his address Mr.. Taylor
expressed his pleasure at being, pres
ent at the county meeting, and gave
orief resume of the Rutland war con-
vention, telling of the stirring I'D
dresses given at that time, and of the
great appeals made by noted speakers.
Vermont, he showed, was the first
state to have great conservation
meeting and really started the nation
wide campaign.
He dwelt on the Importance of get
ing the individual behind the move
ment and enlarged on the inclusive
plans to be carried out in this state.
He told of the plan about to be put
under way of enlistfng the school chill
dren under the movement, and ex,
planned the cards which it is planned
TO have signed as far as possible by
women of each household. He also
emphasized the Importance of enlist
ing the sympathies of the men and
children. then Mr.. Taylor went on to
say: "When the women sign the
cards for the entire family family ii
will only be a record of what. has al
ready been begun" The pledge cards
call for less use, of concentrated foods
greater use of substitutes, less
waste of food and took up wheat
beef, fats and cereals concerning tn
use of each it offers suggestions.
In taking up Mr.. Hoover's direc-
tions as to the carrying out of the
| campaign he said, ut is not com
mand but rather request on a sup
position, thinking everyone is read,
to go the limit" And he added, 81
will take a lot to put the thing over
Reports will be sent to headquarter:
from each. town in the county eacl
day while the campaign is in force
States will compete with each other
Vermont will take responsibility fol
$4,000 families and on that the per
centage will be based.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

Entered at the st. Jofnsbury post
Office 40 second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-03

Editor and Publisher.
u Eastern Avenue. st. JohnsbuFy. VI.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
YOUR WEDDING DAY
And the Famous Men and Women
Who Have shared II.
BY MARY MARSHALL.
July 1--Anthony Hope and Eliza
beth Sheldon,

1t was real romance that led up
70 the marriage. fourteen years ago,
OF Anthony Hope, famous English
novelist. and Eliztbeth Sheldon. Miss
sheid0n was an American girl and
Mr.. Hope had known her for some
time before his marriage to her. She
lived in Connecticut and had an older
sister. Suzanne Sheldon, who, when
Mr.. Sothern originally played "If /
Were King" gained tremendous pop
Sheldon herself was considered a very
clever young woman and had special
ability as musician.
In 1901 Miss Sheldon injured one
wrist and her family sent her TO
LONDON to recuperate from the shock
caused by this injury. She and Mr..
Hope saw a good, deal of each other
at that time, but il was not until
Two years later, when they made the
journey from New York to England
on the same steamer, that Mr.. Hope
realized that Miss Sheldon was the
ideal he had been trying to depict
in his many sketches OF charming
femininity.
1t is rather interesting that at the
time the engagements Was announc-
ed different newspaper writer's and
admirers of AnthonyfiIope's stories
saw in the bride-to-be the original
OF several different characters made
famous In his books. Some called
her the real Dolly of the ''Dia-
logues." Others said she was the
exact counterpart of the Princess Fla
via, the heroine of THE Prisoner of
Zenda" and Rupert OF Hentzau."
The truth of the matter probably is
that Mr.. Hope depicted in these char
acters very popular and attract
I've type of femininity-a type we'll
Illustrated in the personality of Miss
Sheldon.
She was very good looking. She
was tall, had a charming figure, glo-
rious golden hair and had really beau
tiful features.
The wedding took place on the first
or July, in St Brides Church, lust
on Fleet street, London, England.
MISS Sheldon's parents wished TO have
IL take place in their home in Green
wich. Conn. but Mr.. Hope could not
conveniently come to this country at
the time so persuaded them to have
the wedding in the church of which
his father, the Rev. Edwards Cor
nersford Hawkins, was rector As
everybody knows, Anthony Homes
real name is Anthony Hope Hawkins.
Copyright 1911
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
Course Of War Not Affected
By Many Religious Creeds
Members of All Churches Take Part in Gigan-
tic Struggle Across the
Water
Water.

Protestantism in France is restricted
to very narrow circle, and has
never. since the days of the revocation
of the Edict of Nantes. tried to ex-
pand, says Herbert Adams Gibbons,
Paris correspondent of the PhiladeI-
phia Evening Telegraph. If you were
not born Protestant in France, of
Protestant grandfathers and great
grandfathers, you do not become one.
In spite of their limited numbers
however. the Protestants are an intel
lectual and political force in France.
As a general rule. they are people of
means and education.
At the Hotel Lutetia last week the
Comite Protestant Francois gave a re-
ception to the American newspaper
men in France. The gathering was
very small. But every member OF the
Protestant COmite is a man of weight,
prominent professor. senator, deputy
or literary man.
NJ. Andre Weiss, member OF the In
stitute, in receiving the American
journalists, said: 1--WE attribute TO
you large part in the alliance which
unites today so happily our two re-
publics. The immortal words of Pres
ident Wilson are the translation and
reflection of the opinion of which you
have long been the interpreters and
which you have so greatly contributed
to create"
To Greet Church In U. q.
NJ. Weiss announced that a commit
Tee would soon be sent to the United
States to carry to the Protestant
rnlIFRhn0 -,
greetings OF the Protestant churches
OF France. In very striking speech,
Senator PuauX recalled a debt Ameri-
ca owed to France prior to the time
OF Lafayette. He spoke of American
sympathy for the devastation of
Noyon, and wondered how much of
this was due to the fact that Noyon
was the birthplace of Calvin. The
American republic was built upon the
principles of Calvinism and built
by Calvinists. What came back to
France after 1T76 from the United
States to help in making the French
revolution was the result of what had
gone from France earlier in the teach
ing of Calvin. France, misguided
had sent abroad the Calvinists to take
root on other soils: but it was the
spirit OF France, intellectual as we'll
as moral, that imbued the teachings of
Calvin, although these teachings went
forth from Geneva and were accepted
by other races and other civilizations
On Sunday afternoon the Protestants
of France held a celebration at the
famous old Church of the Oratoire,
opposite the Louvre The union be-
tween France and America was cele-
brated in aseries of salutations from
the American pastors in Paris, to
which the response was made by
Pastor Charles Wagner. famous in
America for his philosophy OF The
Simple Life
Two Striking Facts.
But when one listens to the speeches
on an occasion like this and reads
what is written. he is struck with two
facts: The incongruity of trying to