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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
Russia Rings True.

Elihu Root, head of the American
commission, said to the Russians:
America sends another message to
Russia-that we are going to fight and
freedom equally with our own, and
we ask you to fight for our freedom
equally with yours Russia's answer
was the passage by the Duma last Sat
urday of resolution for an Immediate
offensive by the Russian troops and the
declaration that separate peace with
Germany or prolonged inactivity on
the battle front would be ignoble trea-
son toward Russia's allies for which
future generations would never pardon
the Russia of the present day.
This is most heartening news from
the new republic of Russia and prom
ises good results for democracy
throughout the world. 1t is Russias
answer to German intrigue to try and
separate Russia from it's friends in the
great world conflict. Russian democ-
racy has declared itself willing to fight
for its existence and rights and be-
comes the world force it is entitled to
be.
Now, if the Chinese republic could
demonstrate it's ability to govern it's
great nation, the prospects for a per-
manent world peace would become
much brighter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
Railroad Rates,

The great Vanderbilt of the railroad
world is always remembered for the
contemptuous way in which he re-
ferred to the public. No longer, how
ever, is this the case today. Polite
ness is an asset to any railroad cor
poration and politeness always pays.
And this policy becomes in a measure
reciprocal, and the public as never be-
fore are sympathetic to the problems
and difficulties of the railroads.
An increase in all freight rates is
now the far-reaching question before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
And in the consideration of such a
question it must be remembered that
not for many years has there been any
change in these rates Meanwhile
wages of all railroad men have been
increased, and the cost Of all metals.
woods, and materials have scared
And thus the margin of profit has been
decreased and decreased, so that to-
day some roads are in the hands of
IeCelVeTS. NOT Is tnlS all TO De con-
sidered.
The great war presents new prob
lens and calls for additional expendi-
ture from our railroads. We have all
learned the lesson of military prepar-
edness, but railroad preparedness is
also essential. Not only the public
OF he off nj tIv Int oil
armies. Not a day must be wasted in
dilatory moving of munitions of war.
Mobilization camps are being estab-
lished all over the country required
on the part of the railroads new sid
ings and terminal facilities The sea-
board must be more quickly served for
transportation abroad. All roadbeds
and bridges and all equipment must
be kept in the highest state of eff
cheney. And the roads must not wait
for cheaper times to do all this very
essential work. Any delay would be
full of evil. Now all this calls for
money from our railroads, and money
comes from service to the public. And
if this revenue from service be INSULT
cient for railroad needs in normal
times, it is pre- emnently so in these
times of war.
We, therefore, are sympathetic to
the plea of the railroads, and we think
they are presenting convincing evil
dence for some slight increase in all
freight rates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
Museum Bird and Flower Notes

With the warm, rainy days of tn,
past week many new flowers hay
blossomed. Orchids are always inter
esting to the f1ower-lover and sevei
species are now shown on the fowe
tables. The small yellow lady's slip
per was sent from Rutland by W. L
Sargent, but the others are local. TIL
calendar lists the follows new plants
Ovate-leaved blue violet, hedge mus
tard, Clintonia, wild red cherry, horn
beam or blue beech, tall buttercu,
dubious buttercup and common flea
bane, June 4; sweet vernal grass, ger
mander speedwe1l, field or sheep sol
rel, butternut, cow lily, purple avens
water arum, swamp saxifrage, apple
wild black currant and from Quechet
VT, spotted dead nettle and show
orchis, June 5; marsh buttercup, hook
ed crowfoot, wood strawberry, whit
baneberry, sarsaparil1a, caraway, sta
flower, wood bitter cress, and alder
leaved buckthorn, June 6; Solomon
seal, June 8; dwarf cornell or bunch
berry, interrupted fern, long-Spurre
violet, false lily of-the-valley, WOOL.
sweet cicely, red oak, purple virgin
bower, large yellow lady's selippe1
stemless lady's slipper, creeping snow
berry, swamp black currant, tall cot
ton grass, blue-eyed grass, alpine cot
ton grass, golden-fruited sedge, chest
nut sedge, coralroot, long bracte
green orchis naked miterwort, Englisl
plantain or rib grass, June g; whit
clover, robins plantain, three-leave'
false Solomon's seal, and wild colum
hine, June II.
The birds recorded for this year nov
number 100. The last ones listed are
Connecticut warbler, June 1; red
shouldered hawk and yellow-bellieo
f1ycatcher, June 4; mourning MARBLE
and Trails fycatcher, June 6; towhe'
Or chewink, and water thrush, June S
Mention should be gratefully mad
Of the recent gift of 80 fine negative
of the Museum building and the valu
able habitat groups in it by E. A. Sis
by of ST. Johnsbury. These views wer
taken by Mr.. Silsby and are a valuabl
addition to the present collection O
pictures which have been taken from
time to time by w. E. Balch.
ALICE w. WILCOX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
WATERFORD.

{Mrs. A. M. Sunbury, Correspondent
A. NJ Sunbury and family were call
ed to ST. Johnsbury to attend the fu-
neral of his nephew, Harry Parker.
whose death occurred at Brightlook
hospital after a weeks illness of pneu-
monia-C. I. Harvey and wife were
in Littleton Sunday to see her mother,
Mrs Dow, who fell and sprained her
ankle. Mr. Keneson intends to finish
his bobbin work in the mill here this
week.-George Dee of st. Johnsbury is
repairing the stone work on the
schurch.-Jacob Richardson, ST., or
Concord was a recent guest of his
daughter, Mrs c. A. Caswell.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20

Rev. P. j. MacInniS will speak on 1.-The
Value of Service in the Nations Crisis"
Miss Gladys Young has gone to Lisbon,
n. H., to work for Mrs. Rupert Cut
ting.-Mrs. Frank Carpenter and son,
George Merton, are visiting friends in
Boston, while Mr.. Cobleigh is there on
a business trip.-At the regular meet
ing of Concord Grange, No 4O8, Fri
day evening, June %, bird night viii
be observed. The subject, Birds as
Friends or Foes of the Farmer" will
be discussed.-Mrs. Edward Cleary
who has been at the home of her sister
Mrs. Il. J. Christie, has returned to hel
home in st. Johnsbury. Mrs. Christie
is able to attend to her household
duties and Miss Leona is as comfort
able as could be expected, and making
favorable recovery-Mrs. Tia Joslin
and children of North Concord were
guests at w E. Remick's the first OF
the week.-Mr. and Mrs. William
Williams visited friends in Lunenbure
from Friday until aturday.-Jacob
Richardson, Sd, Malvern B. Cutting
and Miss Lena Williams have closed
their school duties at ST. Johnsbury
Academy Miss Williams went Mon
ton for the SUNNI er.-Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Howe Of Lancaster, N. H., visited
at George Whipple last Week.-Mrs.
Mildred King went Saturday to her
home in Fitzdale. Miss King will
spend her vacation in st. Johnsbury.-
A little daughter, Ruth Marion, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter johnson
June 4.--Willard Keech, George Lill-
crap, Harry Bennett, Clarence Llli
crap, Russell Moyse Leon Miller FREQ
Lillicrap and Ralph Shastney spent tho
weekend at Mountain View cottage
Shadow Lake.-Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Page Of East st. Johnsbury were recent
guests of Mrs. Myra Bedell.-Irwir
Streeto of st. Johnsbury is spending hi:
vacation with Mrs. Myra Bedell.-Mr
and Mrs. G.. G. Walter visiter in Lyndor
and West Burke the past week.-Mrs.
Luette Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.
Lewis, Mrs. J. E. Edney, w. H. Foster,
P. S. Woodbury., F. NJ. Cobleigh and
w. o. Rocheleau were in St. Johns
bury the last of the week.-Mrs.. John
Pratt has gone to Charlestown, N. H.,
to visit her sister, Mrs. Sophia Guild.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
CONCORD.
Closing of the Junior High School
Personal and Local Notes.

fcTSOIfsf1 ana Local. NOIeS.
(Mrs. c.. F. Cutting, Correspondent
The Concord Junior High schoc
closed Friday with exercises in tn
evening. Rooms No. 2 and 3 wer
given up to exhibits of the schoo
work, consisting of canned goods
cooking and serving by the young la
dies, and articles from the manua
training department, knot tieing ane
collections Of seeds by the boys. TIL
entertainment was given in room Nc
l and the intermediate room, eacl
being given time to accommodate tn
large attendance. In the intermediat
room was given a scene from Scott
'1vanhoe" written by Miss Belle Bur
bank of the Junior High and acted b.
Carroll Pierce Cobleigh as knight, am
Murray Clarence Cutting taking the
role of monk. Pictures of Yellow
stone park and other places of inter
est were enjoyed here. The program
in room No. 1 was both novel and orig
inal. consisting of living pictures, {
school paper, grinds, etc. The worl
exhibited as well as the programs was
a splendid testimonial of the work &C.
complished in the past year, and botf
the faculty and students are to be con.
graduated.
Mrs G. A. Thomas of st. Johnsbury
is visiting her daughter. Mrs. F. A
Cutting Arthur Edney and
daughter, Ruth, of Fitzdale were II
town Thursday.-Mr. and Mrs. ALFRED
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
Here is bit of information showing

Here is bit of information showing
what the printer is up against The
preliminary report of the Federal
Trade Commission on the bookpaper
industry shows that contracts made by
% manufacturers in the last half of
1916 on the average were "a per cent
higher for machine finish book paper,
and SIS per cent higher for coated
and IS per cent highere for coated
book paper than in 1915. The profits
of IT important mills were taken for
the first quarter of 1917 and the aver
age profit in 1915 was SAT- per ton
and for the first quarter of 1917 1854
per ton, an increase of $23.43, or 1898
per cent. Notice this is not increase in
cost of production, but in profits The
printer has to pay all these profits and
the increased profits the paper jobber
is getting. OF course he has to in
crease his price on printing but dares
not make any such tremendous in
crease in his profits. It is probable the
government will some day compel the
paper men to be more reasonable in
their exactions from the public.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
Many Billions Increase.

1t would be very interesting to know
just how many billion dollars more are
necessary to continue the business of
this country than was required in
1909. 1t seems safe to say that twice
as much capital is required to conduct
a given business today as was in 1909.
1t certainly does in the newspaper
business, in most lines Of manufacture
and in agricultural operations
Take manufactures alone, the value
of products in 1909 was $20,672,051,
$40 This doubled means about forty
one billions output at present. 1t
seems safe to say that there is an in
crease Of seven billion dollars in the
value of farm crops during that peri
cd. The increase in the amount of
capital in the mercantile business can
We are unable to give any figures on
mining industries But it is apparent
that the business of this country re-
quires from thirty to forty billion dol
lars more than it did in 1909.
This immense amount of capital
has had to be made out of the bust
ness itself. Probably it has not all
been made, but a large proportion of
it is carried in borrowed capital. The
vital question is, can the business of
the country produce enough more
revenue to care for this tremendous
increase of capital demanded? In adj
dtion to this comes the call for q
three billion dollar loan to the govern
ment to be followed by calls for bill
lions more. High up in the millions is
the sum contributed for the Red Cross
and other war relief work.
America is much richer than ever
before in its history and has more
money in circulation, but it is facing
demands that were undreamed of q
few years ago and if it supplies all
the money required it will accomplish
the most stupendous task OF all his
tory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
ALBANY,

CIV. A. Sanders, Correspondent
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs
L. j. Newton. The literary program
was carried out as planned, but as
there were only few members pres
ent it was decided to postpone the an
nual election of officers until the next
meeting.-Dr. A. M. Goddard has
purchased a new runabout-Mrs J.
A. Brown is quite sick with stomach
trouble.-Frank Day moved his goods
from his former home here Tuesday
The M. e. church is being cleaned
preparatory to the coming of the new
minister, Rev. w. E. Craig. A new
carpet is to be laid.-F. w. Tenney
and c.. R. Winget were in Newport
Tuesday on business.-C. NJ Hitch
cock went to Lisbon, n. H., Tuesday.
Charles Goddard, who has been
spending a few days with his brother,
DR.. Goddard, has returned to his
home in Hyde Park.-H. R. Cutler
and George w. Russell were in town
selling Liberty Bonds Tuesday.-R. M.
CoWles made a trip to Newport We'd
nesday.-Albert Burt. who has been
visiting relatives here, has returned
home.-There are several cases of
measles in the other part Of the town.
and many more exposed-Mr. and
Mrs. Andrus visited his sister in Hyde
Park Wednesday.
The Red Cross society met at the
NJ. E. church vestry Wednesday af-
ternoon. Not much was done, as the
supplies have not yet arrived. They
are, however, expected to reach here
by the next meeting, so next Wednes-
day everyone come, ready to work.
Mrs. Jennie Blake is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Della Honey.-Jasper Tyler
is shingling d. H. Hackett's house
F. w. Tenney went to Montpelier Fri
day to attend the funeral of his cousin,
Frank M. Bryan.-Mr. and Mrs. V. O.
Miles are the happy parents of baby
boy born Thursday.-Mildred Stewart,
who has been attending school at Bel
lows Falls, is at home for short visit.
The village school closed Friday for
the summer vacation. Those who
took the state examinations are Allen
Nelson, Alison Mills and Donald Kel-
1ey-Joe Fisher. Lloyd Vance, Joe
Gonyaw and John Taylor went to
Morrisville Friday with Henry Good
hue.-Mrs. JENNIE is visiting at r. M.
Cowles' There no Epworth
League meeting Tuesday night, but
there will be one next Tuesday as
usual The subject is Students Recog-
milton Night, and the leader is Miss
Barbara F'Ietcher.-Mrs. Brown is
slowly gaining. Wayne Sanders is
helping at the exchange during her
illness.-Those from Albany who at
tended the Junior exercises at Crafts
bury Tuesday night are DIR. and Mrs.
Goddard, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. T. Miles. Mr. |
and Mrs. J. D. Kelley and c. e.
Cllaffee.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20


Gov. Graham has appointed James
R. Hartness of Springfield chairman OF
the Vermont Committee of Public
Safety to succeed Col. Ira L. Reeves,
who has resigned to report to Wash
ington for duty in connection with the
militia bureau. Mr.. Hartness is thor
oughly- awakened over the war condi-
tions of this country and will undoubt-
edly render good service as the head
of the committee. Vermont has lost a
very strong man in Col Reeves, bu,
he has gone to a larger work than Yer
mont could give and will be positive
help to the national organization with
which he is allied.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
MILES POND.

(Etta R. Brown, Correspondent
Miss Gladys Thomas has been Wis
iting her mother and grandmother
Miss Eta Brown accompanied by
Harry Young and Leo Brown and Miss
Titus. attended the dance at Concord.
Mrs. /. H. Brown was recently in st.
Johnsbury on business.-Raymond
King visited his mother in Guildhall.
Harry Young was in st. Johnsbury
on business.-Mr. and Mrs. G. j.
Rreakwood were in Concord on bust
ness.-Mr. Boutan and son, Berthe.
were Sunday guests of his mother,
Mrs. O. w. Boutain.-Mr. and Mrs.
D. A. Fisher are in Littleton visiting.
Mrs. Rose Kimbal1 has returned
home from visiting her sisters.-Mrs.
Ida Thomas remains quite ILL.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20

The federal trade commission adj
mits that it's plan for relieving the
news print paper situation has failed
and asks that all paper producing
plants be operated on government
account and distributed by a federal
agency OF course the government
has yet to prove that it can conduct
Industries better than private con-
Germs, but it looks as though it in
tends to try it. The government that
has failed to build ships authorized
by Congress when threatened with i'm
mediate war is seeking food control,
editing of newspapers, and produc-
ton and distribution of news print.
1t looks to us as though it is asking
for more than it can do.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
WEST WATERFORD.

(Mrs. E. A Blodgett, Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs Edward Wright and
two children have been visiting their
daughter. Mrs. George Warrcl.-E. O..
Cushman was at Walter Cushman's
Friday and Saturday-Walter Cush-
man has bought an engine to separate
with.-Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Lyster and
daughter, Hildred, attended the graf
uating exercises at Lyndon FRIDAY
when their daughter. Hazel, graduateo.
Phillip Lyster visited relatives ae
Littleton from Friday until MONDAY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20

Vermont has done nob1y in subscrib-
ing for the Liberty Loan. Nelson w.
Bailey reported yesterday that he had
secured subscriptions for s17o,250 IN
the little village of Wells River, more
than 100000 above the allotment
asked from that section. st. Johns
bury has subscribed more than half
million dollars, or nearly double the
amount asked So we might continue
naming towns all through eastern Yer
mont that have subscribed more than
asked. If the whole country has done
as we'll as the people in this section
the loan will be largely over-s1bscrib-
ed and Germany will realize that the
people of America are in this war
heart and soul for victory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20

will be given to the Red Cross.-Ruth
Cowan returned to the Institute at
Lyndon Center last Wednesday.-Mr
and Mrs. e. N Willis and son, Lloyd,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Powers.-Miss Hattie Franklin
Of South Newbury is at her uncle,
George Franklin's. Chamberlin
and Miss Sadie Freeman of Woods
vile, n. H, were quietly married at
the parsonage at Ryegate Corner
Thursday evening.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ezra Dickinson of Barnet spent Sat.
urday at Mrs. Fanny Chamberlin' S.
Mrs. Richard Roden and children of
Woodsville, n. H, were guests at c.
NJ. Wallace's Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20

We congratulate the people of Derby
on being the leaders of New England
in subscribing for the Liberty Loan.
1t can hardly pass in Vermont as
town of only 400 inha bitants. The
census for 1910 gives the total popu-
lation of Derby as 1853. and that is
the basis on which it should be fig
ured. A subscription of $4,000 by
that number of people does not equal
the $360,250 subscribed by the S,09S
people of st. Johnsbury. Derby has
subscribed 1888 per capita and st.
Johnsbury s44.54.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
u-sr wu.r SHE NEEDED.

When women complain OF WEAKNESS.
,oss Of strength and vitality. back
ache. pains in sides and hips. dull
- similar ailments, they too often
accent these troubles as their lot be-
cause they are women. when the all
ments may be the result of disordered
kidneys. Mrs. Mary V. Bunker. NIL
ton-on- the Hudson. NJ Y. writes. ct
am now on my second bottle Of Foley
Kidney pills They seem tn be Just
what I needed" Try them.-CHARLES
A. SEARLES & co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20

Gov. Samuel Mccall of Massachu-
sets gave the best explanation of
what the sending of millmen to Eng
land means that we have SEEN He
said: cit means comfortable build
ings erected for the wounded back of
the lines; it means the rapid restora-
ton of bridges necessary for military
strategy; it means trenches lined with
wooden sheathing which will obviate
to a great extent the unpleasantness
of mud; it means the accomplishment
of work for. which the allies have
neither available or trained menu
It will be seen that the young men
who went from Vermont in this states
sawmill unit are giving real service to
the allies. They will not receive the
recognition that any men on the fir
ing line would get, but they will
really do as much for the cause as any
men who cross the Atlantic
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
what a million Men Means.

The Rutland News gives some in
teresting information about what is
necessary to put one million men into
the trenches in France which reveals
the enormity of the task and the
time necessary to do it.
First. there would have to be 4,00O,-
100000 rifles, $4,000 machine guns.
$4,000 field guns, 100000 rounds of
field artillery ammunition, and about
4.250.000,0eo cartridges The men
would require at once $4,000, 900
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
A fine of $4,000 and two

A fine of $4,000 and two years
Imprisonment was imposed on Louis
Kramer for conspiracy to block con-
scription, and he was given another
year in prison for failing to register
That was a good healthy punishment
for one of the most serious offences a
citizen can commit. Possibly it may
be necessary to shoot one or two
animals of the same nature as Kra.
mer before they will fully respect the
law and the government.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
CABOT.

Mrs. w. D. Barr, Correspondent
Two hundred and twenty-five at
tended the M. E. church sunday
morning to hear the baccaiaureaIe
sermon by Rev. j. S. lCrossiand.-
Charles Rowland, Miss Esther How
land. Mrs. w. r. Rowland and daugh-
ter. Esther, and Mrs. William Barre
were visitors at Barre Thursday
Several from East Cabot were here to
attend the lawn party and promenade
given by the school.--Miss Pearl VIII
kins Of Barre is guest at c. ii. How
land's-Dr NJ. d. Warren ana MIS-.
Nina Preston were married TUESDAY
evening Harvey Rogers is building
large shed and carriage house
This is commencement week at the
Junior high school. Glass exercises
Wednesday evening at p. m. at Io"h
hall commencement exercises Thurs
day evening at s p. m. at Iown nah.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20

The Council of National Defence IA
vors a heavy restriction Of the return
goods privilege in retail dry goods and
department stores, and it is not I'M
likely that the restriction will be made
by the merchants. The packing and
delivery Of goods at the homes is very
expensive, and when the goods are
returned without sale there is no
profit from which the expense can be
paid. It may be this war will force
the women of the country to go to
stores and markets to buy their goods
and eliminate very heavy distribu-
ton expense the retailer now has to
bear. 1t would release men for other
service and reduce the high cost of
living. Go buy your goods and save
money.