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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07
LEGISLATURE
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(IOHtluuGu from rage ~
dustries and abolishing the Factory
Inspector and the Industrial Accident
Board. There was no opposing vote.
Coincident with the appearance
this morning of circular letter writ
ten by T. n. Vail of Lyndon in which
he says that he has learned that there
Ii Il possibility of the Vail Agricultur-
al school being given up that state aid
may be devoted entirely to the Ran
dolph High School and says in SUBJ
stance that the Lyndon school proper
IT, in that event might be turned back
to the donor, namely, Mr.. Vail, a res
olution was introduced in the House
placing the general assembly on rec
ord as being in favor of maintaining
both Of the agricultural schools. The
resolution was made a special order
for tomorrow forenoon and there
promises to be a spirited debate on
the resolution at that time.
In the session this morning there
were several new bills introduced, the
most important ones of which fol-
lows:
BY Mr.. Barrett of Cabot, an act to
amend Section 5,26S of the public sta
tutes, relating to the appointment of
county and deputy fish and game war
dens. providing for appointment an
nually by selectmen in December of
from one to three deputy fish and
game wardens)
BY Mr.. Hunt of Danville (by re-
quest), an act to amend Section 1902
Of the public statutes, relating to fines
for violations of the laws, regulating
the operation of motor vehicles, pro-
viding for moiety for complainants
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07
FRIDAYS SESSION.
Joint Committee Asked for to Investi-
gate Brattleboro Retreat.

Montpelier, Feb. 2.-The sensa-
ton of the session was sprung this
morning when Mr.. Wilson of Pow
nal, presented resolution calling for
the appointment of a special joint
committee consisting of two senators
and three representatives to visit
Brattleboro Retreat, investigate and
report on the management of the in
stitution, land the care and treatment
of the persons who have been con-
fined therein" This committee is to
be given power to compel the attend
production of the books and papers OF
the institution. The resolution was
referred to the joint committee on
state and court expenses.
This resolution is the result Of re-
ported misuse of patients in the insti-
tuition One case is that of Mrs Gill
ford, a daughter of DR.. e. E.. Potter
of Pownal DIR. Potter is we'll known
throughout the state having been a
senator from Bennington county iE
two sessions Of the legislature. 1t is
reported that his daughter was mar
ried to a DR.. Miner of Rutland, and
was soon divorced from him. This
unsettled her mind and caused a ply
steal breakdown. The doctor arrang-
ed to have her cared for at the Brat
tieboro Retreat. She alleges that one
of the attendants attempted to as
sault her and she bears scars today
ranging from four to 20 inches in
length that she received in the strug-
gle. She further alleges that there is
a closed cage in the basement of the
building entrance to which is through
a trap door in the floor above, the
door being concealed by carpet on
the floor; that she was confined in
this cage for several months improp-
erly fed and clothed. After her re-
moval from the retreat her father
| brought suit against the management
of the retreat in the federal court
but it is alleged the management set
tied the case rather than have it Civ
en- publicity in court.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07

bill in which he brought out the very
low cost of the teaching of the rrin-
ciple business of the agrie,ul-
ture-and he, too, favored the es-
adjustment of more such schools.
The resolution was adopted with
out a dissenting vote.
This afternoon Gov. Graham ac-
cepted the resignation of Preston
Reeves as Colonel of the 1st Regi-
ment.
The largest legislative hearing of
the session was held this afternoon
in Representatives Hall. House bill
number Ct, known as the Hunt Five
Mile Bill" being under consideration.
President Benton of the University
of Vermont, spoke strongly for the
measure, and said in his speech: II
am not responsible for this measure
1 wish I were. If it becomes a law it
will immortalize Mr.. Hunt He said
the bill is not unique, and stated that
nearly every other state has such a
bill on it's statute books. Il plead
for this law President Benton added.
He explained that at mess meet
ing Of the student body yesterday it
was voted 263 to 72 to ask the legis-
lature for bone dry Burlington. He
further stated that of the 1854 male
students 81 are Vermonters.
II ann here pleading for your boys"
Mr.. Benton said in closing.
President Reeves of Norwich Uni
versity. Deans Perkins and Tinkham
strongly favored the measure. Sew
eTal of the student body made a plea
for the law. Representatives Stearns
of Burlington, and Fenton OF Rut-
land, spoke against the measure.
Senator Kicker of st. Johnsbury,
stated that in his judgment there was
no need of Intoxicating liquor either
in saloons, hotels or in drug stores,
and spoke of the absolutely clean
conditions in ST Johnsbury He made
the most forceful speech of the hear
ing
There seems to be a sentiment that
if the vote was to he taken at this
time, the bill would pass. A further
heading will be held next Wednesday
afternoon on this bill.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07

Regular convocations of Ores
ent Lodge. f. and A. NJ. in Masonic
hall Saturday evening, Feb. 3, at 1.30.
Work in the second degree.
|, Miss Helen Steele of ST. Johnsbury,
was visitor at her aunt's, Mrs. john
Lincoln, last week.
Miss Gladys Walter is playing the
piano at the Star Theatre.
Mrs. G. A. Whipple is at Concord,
N H., visiting for a few weeks.
Mrs Anna Mordant of Cliftondale,
Mass, is here visiting Mrs. w. S. JEFF
fers.
Miss Beatrice Buck of Charleston,
is in town visiting for a few days.
E. A. Cook was in Montpelier, last
week, and attended legislative hear
ing on a measure that has been intro
duced to repeal the primary law. Mr..
Cook spoke in favor of retaining the
present law and amending it as SEEM
ed best.
Mrs. F. j. Wiley has gone to Port
land, Me, where Mr.. Wiley is now
employed.
Mrs Anna Sargent has gone to her
home in Barnet on account of sick
ness.
| Cliff, P. c., attending the funeral of o
friend
There will be a meeting Of the v.
at $50 p. m.
Porter Dixon of Beebe Plain was
with G. D. Stevens over Sunday.
William Cavanaugh is to move into
the tenement in Mrs Depends house
which is being vacated by r. La
Chance, who is working at Newport,
r. /.
Miss Charlotte Legendre of st.
| Johnsbury was at the home of her
/ brother, Joseph Legendre. recently.
Mrs. Charles Erich Of Boston is
visiting Mrs Oza Mcdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. M. Campbell ex-
| pect to leave next week for Florida
to be gone the rest of the winter.
Mrs. Bixbee of Beebe Plain is here
/ to spend the remainder of the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. George
McShane.
Mrs. Shepherd, one of the teachers
at the graded school, has been ill and
Mrs. .. ]. Sheehan took her place.
Mrs. Charles Ladd and Mrs. George
| Wheeler have returned from a severa
! days visit in Boston.
Mrs. Wallace Spencer visited Supt
and Mrs. G. A. Jameson at Wes
Burke recently.
Mrs E. G. Circuit and children have
been visiting relatives in Swanton.
The Red Cross committee of The
Lyndon Union club has decided te
open popular subscription to the
war relief fund. This subscription
paper will be in charge of Miss Eliza
beth Hill at the Cobleigh public Ii
brary Feb. /.
Lyndon Institute Notes
Letters advertised the week endin,
Jan. 81 are: Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Cert,
Currier and e. A. Garter.
S. c. Carpenter of st. Johnsbury
was a business visitor in town recent
ly.
Miss Sadie Sherman Of MorrisvHle
VT. is here visiting Miss Myrtle Be
dell.
Varney V. A. S. '16 has gone t,
his home in Fairfield, after an ill
ness here of several weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07
Bill Establishing District Courts.


An act establishing district courts
and abolishirg municipal and city
courts relating to justices of the peace
will be introduced Monday by Sena-
tor Morse Of Caledonia.
Jurisdiction OF District Courts
Under this bill district courts are
given the same jurisdiction heretofore
given city and municipal courts eX-
cept that district courts are given fl
nal jurisdiction in civil causes where
the matter in demand does not ex-
coed $500. County courts are also
given jurisdiction in civil causes for
amounts between $500 and $500. The
defendent in an action in a district
court may have the cause removed
to the county court in cases between
$500 and $500.
District courts have final jurisdic-
ton in criminal matters where the
maximum penalty does not exceed
five years in states prison and also is
empowered to accept pleas of guilty
for felonies, except where the maxi
mum penalty is states prison for life,
and except for murder.
The place of trial of district courts
is where the plaintiff resides unless
the court otherwise orders.
All municipal and ~city courts are
abolished. The criminal jurisdiction
of justices of the peace is taken away
The civil jurisdiction is limited to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07
LYNDONyILLE.

tMadlyn Dudley, Correspondent
Edith Ellen Lee, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Lee of Orleans, died Monday night of
typhoid pneumonia, after an illness
of but three days. She was born in
this town twenty-one years ago, and
had always lived here. Miss Lee was
a graduate of the Lyndon institute,
class Of 1916. Her parents, a grand
mother, Mrs. Henry Dudley of Or
leans, three sister, Mrs. Ernest Mar
tin. Mrs. Ernest Gour, both of this
place, and Mrs. Verne Aldrfch of
White River Junction, three brothers,
Jasper and Allen of this town, and
Fern. survive her.
- w. H. Taylor of Derby, has been
in town on business.
e. j. vigenault is quite i'll with
bronchitis.
The infant son of Edwin Dresser,
formerly Of this place, is very i'll with
pneumonia.
The fourth number of the lecture
course held in Music hall Tuesday
night, Jan. 80, was the Zideler Sex
tette. A large crowd attended and
everyone enjoyed it.
Lyndon Union Club held meet
ing in Cables hall on Tuesday even
ing, Jan. %. The meeting was in
charge of the home economics and
conservation committees
Mrs Walter IS. Dodd of TopShar,
lectured in place Of Helen Louise
johnson, who, on account of illness,
had to cancel her engagement.
Mrs. ,Dodd urges the point of great
er cooperation in home and public
life, greater interest in developing oul
own natural resources and consef-
vation of our physical efforts. Mrs
L. r. ,Huntley led the chorus, which
sang .'sWynkin, Blynlxin and Nodd,'
very beautifully. The social comit-
tee served chocolate and waters dur
ing ! the social hour following the
meeting.
The Art Circle met with Mrs Gro
yer Foster Thursday afternoon al
$50. The subject was handicraft
The Industrial Glass met in G. A
r. hall Monday evening. A large
number of members were present
Mrs Hinman, trained nurse at Lyn-
don Institute, gave a demonstration to
the class ON the use of 'bandages fol
the different parts of the body. Re
were served by Mrs. Ruth Crafts, ant
Miss Lora Raymond. The next meet
ing will be held at Lyndon Institute
Feb S. There will be Il car at 3. G.
Allyn's at 7.30 for the nembers wish
ing to ride if the roads are in condi
ton for automobile. Hostesses will
be Mrs. Rose Allen and Mrs. Jennie
Aldrich.
Jenny Lind Council D. Of l.. ha
installed the following officers, thu
installing officer being May Gibson
past c, assisted by Clyde Gibson:
Coun,. Rose Allen; asso. c., n. A
Norton; V. c., Maisie Bemis; asso. V
c., Lillian La Bounty; r. Sec, Emma
Simpson; asso. r. Sec, w. e. Drown
financial Sec, William Bemis; treas.
A Simpson; guide, Jennie Farrar; l
G., Lillian Allyn; Q. G., Everett ORES
ser; trustee, Warren Drown. Mex
meeting Feb. Z. Social committee. a
Simpson, II. w. Allen: w. E. Drown
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07

800. The Office of trial magistrate
IS provided. These magistrates simply
have jurisdiction to accept pleas of
guilty in prosecutions heretofore
within the jurisdiction of justices Of
the peace.
County courthouses can be used by
istrict court, when county court is
2ot in session. The fees payable to
district courts are the same as form
erly payable to city and municipal
courts
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07

Beryle Campbell has gone to her
home in Sutton, VT, sick with the
grip.
Fourteen of the Institute teachers
spent the day at Elmer A. Darling's
Saturday, Jan. q.
A son, Robert Branstrom, was born
Jan. 81 to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert O1ney
of Lexington, Ky. Mr.. Olney was
former instructor at the Agricultural
School
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07
SATURDAYS SESSION.
automobiles Used for Hire Must be
Bonded for $1,000.

Montpelier, Feb. AT today's ses-
ion OF the House and Senate several
Jew bills were introduced at the for
mer and several old ones given final
passage in the upper house. Among
the new bills introduced was a meas
ure providing for the licensing and
bonding persons transporting people
for hire in automobiles 1t requires
that a bond not to exceed $4,000 be
furnished by each person so licensed
to pay damages to any person injured
because of the carelessness or neg
lect of the operator. Another bill pro-
vides that evry town shall maintain
a high school or pay tuition at some
academy or seminary for each pupil
not to exceed $50 year.
In the House.
Among the bills introduced Friday
were: i,
H. 205, by Mr.. Allen of Wolcott, an
act to amend sections 1 and of No.
IS of the Acts. of 1912, providing for
an annual census of the maple sugar
crop and OF certain domestic animals
[Changes the taking of the census Of
maple trees from annually to time Of
quadrennial appraisal. General.
II. 1S5, from the General Commit
tee a substitute for II. IS and H. 20,
an act relating to vehicles on wheels
carrying lights at night on public
| highways. Provides that every We
hicle on wheels, whether stationary
! or in motion on a public highway,
shall have attached to it a light so
i displayed as to be visible from front
and rear from As minutes after sun
set to As minutes before sunrise; ex-
cept vehicles propelled by hand or
/ those carrying hay, straw, wood, lum-
| ber stone, machinery or heavy freight
! Penalty of SIS for each violation.
In the Senate.
Passed.
s. SO, an act to amend section 2
of No. 219 of the Acts of 1910 relat-
| ing to the annual meeting of the
! board of registration of nurses. CAS-
amended.)
S. 63. an act to give the right of
| appeal from the probate court to the
supreme court in certain cases.
S. Ga, an act relating to inquests.
| CAS- amended).
H. 6, an act relating to trustees of
deposits in savings banks and trust
companies. with proposals Of
amendment.)
S. 80, an act relating to the value Of
animals killed by order of the live
stock commissioner Defining his
powers and duties CAS- amended aft
ter being recommitted to the commit
tee.)
S. 55, an act relating to the ac-
acknowledgement of written instruments.
The bill was amended on recon-
mendation of the committee to which
it was recommitted that sections 2, 3,
| T. g. and be stricken out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-07

Mr.. Wilson, the introducer of the
resolution, is a deputy sheriff of Ben
nington county and has visited the
institution on several cases He say
he has seen patients SO roughly anC
brutally handled there that he tol6
the superintendent he would neve1
take another patient there. He say
that in addition to Mrs. Clifford other
people who have had experience
the institution will be brought befort
the committee to testify.
Bills Introduced
H. 1914, by Mr.. Bell Of Lunenburg,
an act to pay the town of Lunenburg
the sum therein named. (Appropriates
$S1. for error in school expenditure
in 1914.)
H. 100, by Mr.. Prouty of Newport.
An act to establish the militia. CA
codifcation of the militia law, and
increasing the appropriation for ar
mories from $4,000 biennially to
$4,000 annually
H. 2O2, by Mr. Stuart of Lyndon,
an act to amend Section of number
210 of the act of 1880, as amended
by Section 4 of number 163 of the
acts of 1896, and Section 5 of number
IOO VI lIlG dClS I'll 1000,
the village of Lyndonvilie.
H. 203, by Mr.. Stuart of Lyndon, an
act to authorize Caledonia county to
raise a tax to defray the expenses of
the Caledonia Fair Association. AS
sesses a tax of one cent on the dollar
of the grand list of 1917 and 1918 to
defray expenses and premiums.
Governors Appointments
Governor Graham has appointed
Arthur w. Hewitt of Plainfield, mem
Der of the state board of education,
q delegate from Vermont to the con-
ference of the National Society fol
the Promotion of Industrial Educa-
ton, to be held at Indianapolis Feb
ruary 21-24.
Governor Graham has appointed
Amos Eugene Parlin, M. D., of Island
| Pond, as member of the state board
| of medical registration for the term
| of six years from Feb. 1. T. II. God
frey, MD, of Chelsea, a former mem
| Der of this board, declined a reap
| pOintment
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
CULTIVATE HABIT OF THRIFT
impossible to Learn Too Early the
Importance of Spending Ones
Money in Wise Manner.

Any fool is good spender, but it
takes wise man to save money.
That there are more fools than wise
men is proved by the fact that one
tenth of all the people who die in the
United States are buried in pauper's
graves.
With a population of 1OO,O00,O00
there are 100000 people in the Unit
ed States who would be hungry in ten
days after losing their Jobs.
There are 100000 men with steady
jobs and little children dependent on
them who have not saved enough to
feed their own babies for two weeks.
There are 100000 "well-to-do"
men who could not pay their debts and
have enough left to buy gallon Of
gasoline for the automobile they ride
In every day.
What is thrift? Industry earns,
economy manages, providence plaAs,
and frugality saves. Thrift embraces
all these.
Training in thrift should be part
of the curriculum of every school and
part Of the training Of every boy and
girl, every man and woman. Thrift
of mind, Of time, and most Of all Of
money, needs greater emphasis
Houston (Tex.) Post.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
Make Home Happy.

Happy, well-ordered homes are the
foundations Of society, solid basis
on which to build state. Home-mak-
ing Is something beyond and superior
to mere housekeeping. It is high
calling. 1t requires noble traits OF
character and fine executive ability
and real wisdom. The responsibility
of the home-making does not devolve
on one alone. Every member Of the
family has his or her share. Friends
are dear, strangers have certain
claim on us, but the members of our
family are nearer and dearer. Give
of your love, your help, your sympathy
and comfort to your own family first
and most. Those with happy homes
are more able to give from the heart
to others in need. No one can tell
how far the influence Of happy home
will 20.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
HOME ECONOMICS

tie of boiling water, to which has
been added salt in the proportion of
tablespoonful to 4 quarts of water.
Boil rapidly, with the cover off the
kettle, until the vegetable is tender.
Pour off the water, and chop the
kale rather fine; then put back into
the kettle and add l tablespoonful
of butter and 2 of meat broth or
water for each pint of the minced
vegetable Add more salt if requir-
ed. Cook for ten minutes and serve
at once. The time required for cook
ing kale varies from 80 o so min
utes. If young and fresh from the
garden it will cook in 80 minutes.
Sea Hale
This is a delicious spring vege-
table. 1t requires practically the
same culture as asparagus, and the
young shoots are cooked in the same
way as this vegetable. Sea kale may
be cut the third year from the plant
ing of the seed. Cutting should not
be continued after the flower heads
begin to form. The flower heads
may be cooked the same as broccoli
Spinach
This vegetable is a great resource
in cold weather when green vege-
tables are scarce.
The common spinach, which is the
sort usually met with in gardens or
markets, goes to seed quickly in hot
weather. but New Zealand spinach,
which is a very different plant from
ordinary spinach and far less we'll
known in the United States, yields
tender green's all summer. The
shoots should be cut regularly; if
not, the old shoots become tough
and rank favored.
Spinach has little food value, but
it's refreshing and slightly laxative
qualities make it valuable adjunct
to the more substantial foods. 1t
contains little starch and only a sug-
gestion of sugar, and is therefore one
of the vegetable that physicians in
clude in the bill of fare of many in
valids who require a diet without
these carbohydrates.
Like most other vegeta bles, it is
rarely cooked to perfection, yet it is
not difficult to prepare. Except for
special reasons the simplest methods
are the best for this vegetable. No
matter how cheap the raw spinach
may be, it is always expensive in two
things-labor and butter 1t takes
a good deal of time, water, and pa
thence to wash it clean, and no other
vegetable requires so much butter if
it is to be at it's best. Where strict
economy must be practiced, sweet
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
PLOW Is MOST ANCIENT TOOL
Has Been Used by Man Since He First
Attempted to Make the Earth
His Servant.

Three very ancient implements have
been used in human industry-the
pillow, the sword and the pen. OF the
three, the oldest is the pillow. A his
tory of the development Of this ag-
ricultural tool would take us back
through centuries to the time when
man began to subdue the earth and
make it his servant. Thousands Of
pillow models are now to be seen in the
patent office ct Washington. These
tell us what has been done by invent
ors in recent years, but there is long
story back Of these plows.
From his study Of Babylon brick,
In the museum Of the University Of
Pennsylvania, Doctor Clay concluded
that he had found true picture of
the first pillow, which was invented by
Abraham. For his proof that Abra-
ham was the inventor Of the pillow,
Doctor Clay refers us to the "Book Of
Jubilees," which was published in the
second century B. G. This book says
that the Babylonians were punished
because they had yielded to satan,
and that the form Of their punishment
was that the ravens came and ate up
the grain they had sowed in the fields.
Abraham devised an instrument that
should SOW the seed in furrow, in
order that 1t might be covered up so
that the birds of the air could not eat
it. The apparatus shown on the an
cient brick is a sort of combination
pillow, planter and harrow. 1t required
three men to operate it. When the
people sowed according to Abraham's
commands, they feared neither the ra-
vens nor the birds. Whatever the
value of the story in the "Book Of
Jubilees," the brick, at least, gives a
picture Of perhaps the most ancient
tool used by man.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-04
EXERCISE FOR YOUNG CHICKS
Cool Room Is Better Than Warm One
for This Purpose-Avoid Leg
Weakness by Giving Bone.

Early Matched chicks should be
given plenty Of room in which to ex-
ercise. A cool or slightly cold room
is better than warm one for this
purpose. 1t hardens the chick and
there is little danger from chilling IL
properly handled. AS soon as the
youngsters get cold they will run back
under the hovers and warm up, then
run out again to work in the fresh
air. Brooding in a cold room produces
stronger chicks, with better appetites.
Indoor chicks should be allowed &C.
cess at all times to dried bone, small
size. They need this to maintain
strength in the legs; otherwise, when
closely housed, leg weakness results.
Fresh, green-cut bone fed in limited
quantities once per day will ward off
this trouble.