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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

ty in England. 1t is the center OF the spin
ming industry and the place where more than
half OF all the raw cotton we sell is turned
into cloth. The product is brought to Liver
pool, and some OF it from the Mersev UP the
Ship canal to Manchester, from where it IS
distributed. The cotton district is only
about hall again as large as Rhode Island,
but is so spotted with mills that it might
be called one great cotton factory Not
only in the city OF Manchester, but in the
villages and towns nearby, the spinning,
weaving and dyeng goes on. | have stood
i'll the town of Oldham and counted 600
factory chlmneys without turning round |
found them still making cotton at Black
burn, where the first spinning jenny was
set up, and also at Bolton. where Crompton
invented the spinning mule In Manches-
ter VISITED cotton factory which was EN-
ploylng 5000 hands and weaving 800 miles
OF cloth every week The floor space was
not as large as the overall mill have de
scrlbed, but ii contained 5000 looms AMI
there were 10000 spindles flying around
In that mill most of the hands were wonn-
I'll dlli SlllS ICll wages were ToHi lIlfcc
to five dollars a week and it took a skilled
workman to get as much as $40 Neverthe-
less the wages were considered good for
that time. They lave probably increased
greatly because OF the war.
It was at Omdurman. near khartum. al
most 2OO0 miles up the windings of the Nile,
in Central Africa, that | saw cotton ginned
spun and woven much as it was manufac-
tured before Whitney gave us his gin. Onl-
durham was a town OF several hundred
thousand, made up OF natives. The cotton
market was in the midst of several thou
sand acres OF mud huts. Which stretched
out on all sides OF it. The sheds and the
streets were filled with cotton. which was
brought III in straw bags and sold as it was
when picked from the plants. The samples
were displayed in flat, round baskets, each
of which held perhaps bushe
Near the market Twisted a factory lit
tie establishment consisting Of a half dozen
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

gets the most Of its raw cotton from us.
The profit is hundreds OF millions of dol
lars.
There are 45,OOO,OOO spindles, or one
third more than we have, working on the
continent, and the most OF these are in Ger
many. In the East Indies there are less
than 100000 and there are scattering
factories i'll Russia, Japan and China. There
are also few in Brazil, where a high tariff
is necessary to protect the industry.
| have visited cotton mills i'll most of these
countries. Japan has now almost 100000
spindles and its business is growing enor-
mously on account OF the war. 1t expects
to gobble the big market of China and it
has flooded the German province of Shan
tung with Japanese goods. During my last
trip through Asia | went through the mills
OF one Japanese company which had more
than 100000 Spindles at work. The machin-
cry was of the latest invention, the most OF
it imported from the United States One
OF the mills had S3,000,000 worth of raw
cotton on hand. A large part OF the en-
ployes were children and they worked ten
hours day. Their wages were from II
to 30 cents of our money, little more
than ! to 3 cents for each working hour AT
that time there were about 100000 women
and girls at work in the cotton factories
of Japan and there were $4,000 children en-
ployed, each of whom was under fourteen
years OF age. The goods made were equal
to any manufactured in the United States
] visited a cotton mill in Shanghai where
] found Chinese children working at cents
per day. Some of the little tots were no
higher than my waist and many did not
reach to my shoulder The smallest chill
dren were pulling baskets filled with bob
bins here and there about the room The
largest were attending the spinning mules
and they were working SO hard that they
scarcely looked up as ] entered. The pay
Of the older hands ranged from cents 10
20 cents. China has no laws against child
labor, and the manager told me that he
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

what it is 1t is sold everywhere in the
stores and almost every nottingham wears
it. The mill ! visited makes nothing else.
1t is now engaged on rush orders for the
United States government. 1t is running
out $4,000 yards daily. 1t takes three and
half yards of the stuff to make a suit of
overals for man The daily output is
enough to make suits for more than 10000
men, and the yearly output would furnish
suits for 10 100000 and leave some to spare.
The factory can make 100000 yards in
one year. The cloth is about as wide as
the strip of carpet which covers your floor.
The output of one day. if joined together,
would carpet railroad track from New
York to Philadelphia. The output of year,
if it could be Joined and stretched over
mountain and plain, over ocean and river,
would cover path around the world at the
equator, and there would still be enough
left to reach half way to the center of the
earth.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
GREENSBORO, N. c.

HAVE just visited the big
gest overall mill of the
world. | mean the biggest
cotton mill that makes
cloth for overalls. The
technical name of the cloth
is blue denim. We all know
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

This factory is known as the White Oak
mill take it as a sample of the great
cotton manufacturing industry of the south
1t stands on the edge of the cotton fields,
and hundreds of thousands Of bales are
raised within few hours ride of it by rail-
The cotton can be brought from the fields
almost to the mill, and the saving in trans
portation is great.
The mill is a three story building, cover
ing acres It is made of brick, stone and
glass The glass windows are many. They
look like eyes shining out of the red rim
OF the bricks surrounding them. The build
ing has eighteen acres OF floor space, and
its rooms are of vast extent. The room
where the spinning is done is about 1870 feet
wide and more than 900 feet long. It has
10000 spindles within it. They go whrling
around so fast that it makes you dizzy to
look. The weaving rooms contain about
1000 looms. They are equally large. The
building is filled with machinery OF the
latest make and of cost-effciency patterns.
The managers tell me it is up-to-date, and
the old machines go to the scrap heap. The
motive power Of the mill is electricity fur
nished by the Southern Power Company
and generated in some of the larg est ,tur-
hines ever erected in the United States.
The labor OF the factory is white. It is
composed mostly of women and girls from
the country about and from the mountains
nearby 1t is American labor, and the EN-
rloyes work sixty hours a week and strikes
are almost unknown The company treats
its hands well. 1t has a mill village of 500
houses of from three to sixrooms each. The
rent is 81 a month"; and this includes cleo
trio lights and running water from an ar
tesian we'll 900 feet deep 1t has a store
where the employees can, if they wish, buy
goods at slight advance over cost The
manager of the mill tells me the wages
are about the same as those OF the cotton
mills OF New England.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

1t is for reasons somewhat similar to
those which have built up the Lancashire
cotton factories in New England. One
third of them are i'll the state OF Massachu
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23


w. J. Hart place the real estate was
sold TO O. c. Woodruff of West Burke
for $3.50. 00.-MisS Isabelle Corfow,
who was attending school at Lyndon
Institute, is i'll With bronchitis follow
ing measles. She was remembered by
4 post card shower by her friends re-
cently.-AIrs.> d. d. Gray visited her
son at Middlebury for some days re-
cently.-Ray Gray of Newark and
Miss Charlotte Mcfarland of Sutton
were married at Lyndonville the past
week, Rev. j. ]. Hutchinson being the
officiating clergyman.-Arthur A. Cur
tbs is victim of the measles, which
confines him to his home.-Mrs. Will
lis Wilkie is to work at Pisgah Lodge,
Willoughby Lake, the coming summer.
Ray Gray and bride visited friends
in New Hampshire for their wedding
trip the past week.-Mrs.. A. p. Sias
from Greenland. N. H., is visiting her
| father, G. T. Curtis, who is in poor
| health. Mr.. Curtis health has failed
since the death of his wife last Win
ter.-Mr. and Mrs. Van Sanborn (Beth
Switzer) have gone to New York state,
where they are to have employment
the coming summer-George Dean
from Barton, formerly of West Burke.
visited in town recently.-C. A. Aid
rich and wife and Miss Sadie Blake
visited friends in Newbury last Sun
day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23

Sheriff Worthen and States Attor-
ney James b. Cambell went to Hard
wick Thursday ON business.
Dorothy May. who has been i'll with
the German measles, is once more
able to be about.
William Holloway of the Central
Fire station, who has been i'll, has re-
turned to his post.
Mrs. Emma Albee went to West
field, N. j., Monday for a months WIS.,
it.
Misses Elizabeth and Mary McGin
of Danville were among the out of
town visitors in st. Johnsbury Thurs
day.
Mrs w. A. Kicker rs IN Yonkers,
n. Y. the guest of her daughter Mrs.
Philip L. Thompson.
Edward Hudson who is with Com
pany d at Fort Ethan Allen recently
visited his mother, Mrs. May Hud-
son.
Judge Henry C. Idle has returned
from New York City. where he spent
the winter, and opened his house at
107 Main street.
Mrs. Frank Palmer of Peacham
and Mrs. Florence Palmer of Dan
vile were business visitors in town
Wednesday.
! F. H. Merriield and Howard Elliott
of this town returned Wednesday from
Burlington where they have been OF
| business.
Paul Gilman and Paul Sherry lef
! Wednesday evening for Lisbon, where
/ they will spend some time on bust
ness.
Mrs. Edith Eastman left Wednes
day for Hanover, N. Fl. where she ha
a position.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23

on the fifth day of June, 1917 from
O'Clock am, to 9 O'Clock pm. at the
usual voting places in the several
towns and cities. The proper author
tiles of the towns and cities will cause
the voting places to be suitably pre-
pared for the purpose.
"A board to conduct the registra-
ton in each town and city is hereby
constituted, to consist of the modera-
tor or mayor, as the case may be, tho
town or city clerk and the town OF
city health officer The moderator Oh
mayor will be chairman and execu-
tive officer of the board, the clerk viii
be chief registrar, and the health Of
ffcer, the surgeon. Vacancies in the
board will be filled by the Governor.
1.-The Federal Government author
ICES pay for registrars, and the chair
man of the local registration board
may appoint registrars upon the ba
sis specified in the federal regulations
Additional registrars may be appoint
ed if such volunteer to serve withou
pay. It is confidently hoped and ex-
pected that all registrars will be Will
ing to serve gratuitously, and l ash
that no citizen of Vermont shall &C
cept pay for this patriotic service. Al
registrars must be citizens of the
United States and legal residents
their respective towns or cities; the
should be competent clerks who's
handwriting is neat and legible ant
they will be required to take the oatl
as prescribed in the federal regula
tons.
Nov nd
furnished with. complete instruction
relating to the registration of person
absent from their home towns, or to
sick to present themselves for regis
tration.
'Sheriffs and county clerks will per
form the ministerial duties prescribe
for them in the regulations publishes
by the bureau of the Provost Marsha
General of the United States pertain
/ ing to the registration, except as here
in otherwise specified. The severa
towns and cities will be regarded an
treated as precincts within the mean
I ing of said regulations.
"All town, county and state official
are hereby enjoined to render sucl
/ service in connection with the regis
! tration as may be required of them b
/ federal or state authorities.
THE Adjutant General at the Stat
House will furnish information an
printed forms.
f, your earnest and full complianc
with the terms of the proclamation
the President and with the terms
this proclamation will be evidence nc
alone of those enrolled but of tn
whole people that, having taken u
this war, we intend to carry it un
falteringly to the end. We are wit
our allies, as one nation, determine
that government by the people sha
continue for all time.
"All persons concerned are require
to take due notice hereof and COVER
themselves accordingly.
"Given under my hand and tn
Great Seal of the State at Montpelie
this nineteenth day of May. 1917.
"(Signed) Horace F. Graham
Governor"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23
ACADEMY STUDENT
BOARD BANOUETS

The Student Board which has charge
of the publication of the Academy Stu
dent, st. Johnsbury Academy's schoo
paper, held a banquet at the st. Johns.
bury House last evening at O'Clock
B. L. Stradley acted as POSTMASTER
calling several of the members for re.
sponses. The Kramboinoff trio served
as very appropriate nucleus for an
Interesting musical program including
vocal selections. Miss Mary Davidson.
the faculty member of the Board rem
lered several popular selections on the
ukelele.
1t was decided to give the prospec-
tive Board of next year some practi-
cal experience by permitting them tc
perform the bulk of the work on the
Commencement number Beside the
twelve members Of the Student Board
IN attendance, seven Academy stu
dents were present as guests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23

rived Saturday to spend a few weeks
as the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Robbie, of this town.
r.. G. Marshall supplied. the pulpit
of the Congregational church at Dan
vile Green. Sunday.
Mrs. William Colby, who has been
confined to her Pine street home by
Illness is once more able to be about.
David c. Horner, who has been i'll
at Bright1ook Hospital. is improving.
Dr. Milo B. Hillegas was in ST.
Johnsbury, Saturday.
Frederick Mason, of Medford, Mass,
has been visiting in the town the past
few days.
Edward B. Wilson, who has been
working in this town the last month
has resigned his position and return
ed to his home in Massachusetts.
Allen Hill. of ST. Johnsbury Cen
ter, and Frank Johnson, have return
ed to Holy Cross college at Worces-
ter, Mass, after a few days visit to
| their homes here. 30
| Mr. and Mrs Asa Weston of Dan
vile, were in town over Sunday.
| Mrs James Eawrie and daughter
of Newbury, were in town over the
week END.
John S. White of Philadelphia. Pa.
was among the business visitors ir
ST. Johnsbury Thursday. @
w A. Taplin returned THURSDAY
| from Windsor where he has beer
serving as juryman, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Goodrich are
now located at their new home a
| Sc Summer st.
Mrs. Lois Stoddard of Waterbury il
in town for medical treatment.
Sylvester Paino left early Thursda.
morning for Boston where will visi
friends.
Mrs Harry Green, Mrs. II. F. Greer
and William Silsby of Littieton, N. H
visited relatives in st. Johnsbury Wed
nesday.
Mrs Bessie Randall and Miss Ver
Drury of Bath, N. H, were bushes
visitors in town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Mitigate and sol
of Jefferson, N. H., who are connecte
with Hotel Waumbeck, have been il
ST. Johnsbury the past few days.
Albert Stone of Orleans spen
Thursday in St. Johnsbury.
George Howe of Orleans visite
in town Thursday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Dow has resumed he
duties in the Quality Restaurant afte
a short vacation.
Martin Roe was in Danville Thurs
day on business.
Claude Roundy and Helen May at
tended the ball last evening at New
port.
Raymond Worthen visited his par
entss, in st. Johnsbury Thursday an
left in the evening for Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23
THE CALL FOR
CONSUMPTION
Men From II to 30 Years
Old Must Register
June Fifth
REGISTRATION AT POLLS
Provisions Made Tor The
Sick, Absent And aa
Exempt

Montpelier, May I9.-Acting in ac
cordance with. the provisions of the
selective draft war army bill passed
in the Congress Of the United States
and signed by President Wilson, Gov
erflor Graham of Vermont has issued
a proclamation of instruction to resi-
dents of Vermont concering the reg
istration of military age.
The proclamation, following the
terms of the bill passed by Congress,
notifies all men of the state between
the ages of Fl and 80 inclusive, that
they shall present themselves at their
regular voting places in their towns
or cities, between the hours of a. m.
and a. m. on the fifth day of June.
1917, and register. It is from this
poll of young men of the United States
that the first increment of 100000
men to be sent to the battleffelds to
fight against Germany will make up.
Men will be selected from the reg
istration by lot, with a regard to their
abilities, their present occupation, and
physical ability.
Certain men are exempt The re-
gistration blanks to be filled out
allow space in which men may state
possible reasons why they should be
exempt. Provision is made for men
who are sick. or away from home
whereby they may register.
Proclamation
The proclamation of the Governor
follows in full:
Pursuant of the Act of Congress OF
May IS, 1917 and the proclamation
NF ho thoraI1ndpr
ing all males between the ages Of
twenty-one and thirty, both inclusive
to present themselves at their accus
toned voting places for registration
I, Horace F. Graham, Governor, here
by prescribe the following regulation.
for the conduct of such registration
in Vermont:
The registration will be conducted
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23
Order of Notice OK Allowance I
Account

ESTATE OF FRENCH F. CARRICK
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the dis
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested in
the estate Of French f. Carrick. late of
st. Johnsbury, in said district, deceased,
greeting:
Whereas, said Court has assigned the Goth
day of May next for examining and allow
ing the account of the Exc Cutors of the es-
tate of said deceased and tor a decree OF the
residue of said estate to the lawful claim
ants of the same, aud ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons inter
ested in said estate by publishing this or
der three weeks successfully previous to
the day assigned, in the Calcdonan news
paper published at st. Johnsbury In said
District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to ap-
pear at the Probate Office in st. Johnsbury.
in said district, on the day assigned then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account if you see cause, and to establish
your right heirs, 1egatees and Lawful
claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand this Sth day oil
May A, D., 1917.
WALTER P SMITH. Jucge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23
SUTTON.
(H. A. Blake, Correspondent

Mrs. O. E. Harris, who has been
with her sister, Mrs. Ordway at Or
leans, through the past winter, has
returned to her home here for the
summer.-The Ladies' Aid Society are
to hold a sociable at their hall Friday
eveing at which time the usual good
supper will be served-The next
grange meeting is to be held on Sat
urday evening of the present week.
N. j. Seymour, w. w. Sanborn, H.
A. Blake were at Lyndonville Thurs
day.-There has been but little seed
put into the ground as yet on account
Of the cold backward seasOn.-Mrs.
c. e. Lafoe and Mrs. E. [. LaClair
were called to Craftsbury last week,
their father, Mr.. Thayer, being seri-
ously ill.-Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Butter
field, who have been at West Thorn
ton, N. H., for some time past are ex-
pecting to return to their place here
at the village.-At the auction Of the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23
Order of Notice Will
ESTATE OF JULIA BISH OP

4 )
STATE OF VERMONT, District of aledonia, IS.
The H on orable Probate Court for the Dis
trct of Caledonia: Toall persons interested
in the estate of Julia Bishop. late o: St.
Johnsbury. in said district, deceased.
Gree ting:
At a Probate Court, holden at st. Johns
bury within and for said District on the 21 st
day of May. A. D. 1917, an instrumen t
purporting he the last Will and Testa-
ment of Julia Bishop. late of St Johnsbury
in said district deceased, presented
to the Court aforesaidfor Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court hat the
9th day of June. a. D., 1917. at the Pro.
bate Office in said st. Johnsbury, be assigned
for proving said instrument; and that notice
thereof be given to all persons concerned. by
publishing this order three weeks successive
iy in the st. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN, news
paper circulating in that vicinity, in said
District. previous to the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to ap-
pear before said Court, at the time and place
aforesaid, and contest the probate of said
Will, if you have cause.
Given under my hand at ST. Johnsbury. in
said District. this 21st day of May
A. d 1917.
WALTER P. SMITH. Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23
PROBATE OF WILL
ESTATE OF GILLIAN w. DEAN

ESTATE OF GILLIAN w. DEAN
STATE OF VERMONT. District of Called onia. IS
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Caledonia: To all persons interested
In the estate of Gillian w. Dean, late OF
ST. Johnsbury, in said District deceased
Greeting:
At Probate Court. holden at ST. Johns.
bury within and for said District the / 1t h
day of May, A. d. 1917 an instrument pur-
porting to he the last Will aud testament
of Gillian w. Dean, late of St. Johnsbury
IN said District, deceased. was presented to
the Court aforesaid. for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that the
End day OF June A. D. 1917. at the
Probate Office in said St. Johnsbury, be as.
signed for proving said instrument; and that
notice thereof be given to all persons con
cerned. by publishing this order three weeks
successfully in the Caiedonian. a newspaper
circulating in that vicinity. in said District
previous to the time appointed
Therefore, you are hereby notified to ap
pear before said Court at the time and place
aforesaid. and contest the probate of said
will, if you have cause.
Given under my hand at St. Iohnsbury. in
said District. this 1+th day of May, A D.
1917.
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23
Mrs. EStabroOkS Returns

Mrs. Lydia EStabrooks who was ia
ken to the Robert Brigham Hospital,
Boston, for treatment about two
weeks ago, returned to st. Johnsbury
Wednesday. 1t was found impossible at
the hospital to do anything for Mrs.
EStabrooks, who has been an invalid
for four years.
She was taken to her North Pearl
street home, where she is resting com
fortably-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-23
II. f. MARSHALL is DEAD.
Passes Away After Brief Illness of
Pneumonia.

T. T. Marshall passed away at his
Portland street home at s o'clock We'd
nesday evening after a brief illness of
pneumonia. He is survived by his
wife and two children Fred Marshall
and Mrs. Asa Wilson of this town.