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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-17
Mexican Rice.

Fry three pieces of salt pork or ba-
con until crisp, then add a third OF
cupful of rice, four tomatoes. one large
pepper and a medum-sized onion, all
cut up, and pour over the rice and fat.
AS it cooks add vegetable water saved
from draining potatoes or other vege-
tables; season well with salt and pep
per. add few dashes of paprika and
serve very hot.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-17

Wise and Otherwise.

Many a worthless man has .
good disposition.
! All typewriters are not types
of feminine beauty.
That man is generous to
!. fault who never corrects 1t.
Laziness isn't exactly a crime.
8 but 1t is the next thing to 1t.
A double wedding might prop
erly be called four-in-hand tie.
1t would be pretty tough on
: some men If others did the right
thing by them.
: Discretion Is the salt that pre-
{ serves life and fancy is the
i sugar that sweetens 1t.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-17

Mix and sift together third of
cupful of rye meal and two-thirds of
cupful of wheat -four add salt, two
beaten eggs and one cup of milk; mix
and FIJI hot buttered pans; bake ~
minutes.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-17
Mothers Cook Book

The people who indulge in honeyed
phrases seldom have any fear of eating
their own words
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
1t With the Presidents; Up With the Wages and Rates.

Argus" phrases it, "still owned by their
stockholders" Far from feeling any
concern over the prospects of these
stockholders, this paper thinks it mot
improbable that the dividends will be
greater to the stockholders than ever
before" And it adds that there will GER
tainly be an economy in salaries under
the new order. The salary of railroad
presidents, of course, vary-just as do
estimates covering them. But if you ask
the man in the street what is an average
yearly compensation for railroad pres
ident he will probably reply around $40,-
900 or $4,000. 1t is claimed that as
high as 100000 is paid. Under Mr..
McAdoo's plan the salary will be fixed
at $4,000 or $4,000.
Now, what will be the effect of this
smart decrease so far as the presidents
themselves are concerned, many of
whom, it is said, will be invited to re-
main in office? "The Milwaukee Senti-
nel'' points out that
at takes two to make a bargain, and some
gorgeously paid presidents may decline to
continue IN service at Uncle sam material
ly reduced salary figure"
But "The New York Times" thinks:
''There is little difficulty about the mat
ter of salaries. Some of the presidents are
Indifferent to the pay; others will work
more cheaply for the government than Tor
private employers; others, perhaps, may be
paid both by the government and the com
pany when the matter of subordination is
understood. 1t is a minor consideration at
worst, for the Director General can have
difficulty in finding railway talent at one
price or another"
Indeed" "The New York Evening
Post" is quite blithe declaring that, ac-
cording to evidence in "The Times" "thc
president Of railway must devote his
entire time to his job, and to that END
must have salary enough TO relieve him
absolutely of all worry about his finan-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

mands of transportation, both passenger
and freight, but instead of aiding the rail
road heads to accomplish these improve
ments, the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion took just the opposite stand and in
every way curtailed the activities OF the
roads and struck at their efficiency
And "The Florida Times Union"
promises that
"the experience of the government in man.
aging the railways will do more to en-
tighten the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in it's consideration of rates, if it is
willing to be enlightened, than all the tes-
timony that could De adduced.'f
Higher charges for service became
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

"The public will not be content with the
new policy of the Railroad Administration
unless it is accompanied by adequate ex-
plantations. If there is anything more in
the Director Generals action than appears
on the surface we ought to know what it is
1--WE shall look with particular interest
to see what men are put in the places of
the executives who retire. The railroads
certainly need the best possible managers
at this highly critical time in our national
history"
And in very similar phraseology "The
Butler Citizen" states that "Whether
Director General McAdoo's new plan for
the operation of the railroads turns out
to be an Improvement upon the old one
will depend altogether upon how he mans
the machine.''
Now for the matter of wages and
rates.
Under this head, "Fattening a Bor-
rowed Horse" after quoting the terse
notice issued by Mr.. McAdoo to the effect
that lin order to meet the railway oper-
atlng expenses, pay taxes, rents and
compensation to carriers, it is necessary
to increase the railway operating reve-
nue." The Tribune writes:
"The increase of freight and passenger
rates hereinafter specified will amount to
about s9o0,ooO,o0o year
"Only the day before, with similar brew
ity and dispatch, the pay of railroad en-
ployes was ordered to be increased $780,
100000 a year, agreeable to the recommen-
dations Of the Railroad Wage Commission.
Imagine the uproar that would have
greeted a request from the private owners
of the railroads to raise rates. 5000 900 900
because, for one thing, they had increased
wages $300,ooooO0, and how shrewdly and
persuasively the Clifford Thornes would
have argued that the predatory carriers
were making the public pay the higher
wage cost three times!"
The question may legitimately be
asked, and indeed has been asked,
whether, if the railroads had been
granted increase in rates when they ap-
pealed for it in the past, the present act
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

man, =. There is dearth Of infor-
nation about the family budgets of the
rch but we are disposed to think that,
especially now that everybody ought to be
as economical as he can, railway presi-
dent could get on fairly we'll with $4,000
year. and still have closed car and
good doctor and dentist"
While many papers applaud Mr.. Nc
Adoo's action freely, and even enthusias-
tically, there are others which are skep-
tical. "The Providence Journal" for
example, noting that "the railroad pres
idents of the country are exceptionally
trained and efficient" declares:
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

imperative if bankruptcy and collapse
were to be avoided" said "The New York
World" which, with this as preface,
went on to observe:
"While war has intensified these condi-
tions, they have existed in some degree for
many years, with no disposition on the part
of the Interstate Commerce Commission to
meet them adequately. That body has been
quick at most times to reduce rates, but
il has never increased them except after
almost interminable hearings, and then
grudgingly The colossal advance now
made at one stroke would not have been
required if during the past decade the COM
mission had recognized that it's starvation
policy was as deadly for the public as for
the railroads.
"The Philadelphia Telegraph" charac-
terizes the situation thus:
"a few years ago the ffty-two Eastern
roads made a gallant fight to obtain a
freight increase which would add $50 00O,-
600 to their revenue. That was denied
them
"Now, without any debate or fuss, Mr.
McAdoo adds just sixteen times that sum
to the shippers burden, which means ulti-
mately the consumers burden, because Mr..
McAdoo finds that he cannot operate the
roads without more money"
Be that as it may, the fact at hand is
that the wage increase has been made
and the rate advance established The
press generally finds no fault with the
almost simultaneous action. The paper
just quoted argues that "only blather-
sixties and hypocrites even pretend that
government control would mean lower
fares and lower freights at the same
time that employees get higher wages >"
There is naturally some speculation
as to whether government control of
the railroads, now so emphatic reality,
will prove to be too satisfactory to drop
when the war is over.
The most serious difficulty in the way
of such control seems. to many papers.
to lie in the necessary destruction of
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

competition, with an implied wave Of
progress generally. Thus "The New
York Times" writes:
The deadening effect of government
management without the motive of profit is
apparent beneath the quickening of traffic
by the release of forces forbidden to the
railways by law. For a time it will be ben
efcial. But it will be a sad day for the
country If the railways are truly cured of
enterprise. There are counties as large as
Kingdoms which never have heard a loco
motive whistle and which are not likely to
so long as the Director General rules. Gov
ernment operation is good port in a war
storm But there will come time when
the people will want back what they lose by
1t, and which they will appreciate more as
they sense its loss"
But "The Nebraska State Journal
finds sufficient recommendation in the
fact that ''it begins to look as if the gov
ernment were bent on running the rail
roads with a direct view to public SER
vice"-which, it feels, will be a new
thing And as for the suggested draw
back on business basis:
America began by supposing that rail
ioaoo, competing Win each other IN their
own interest, would indirectly serve pri-
marily the public interest. 1t may have re.
suited so at first. II has not been SO in
the present generation. The roads are now
being welded together under temporary
government operation disregardful of the
orles Of competition. The egg can never be
unscrambled. The sabotage by which rail
roads make work for themselves by keeping
raw material and factory, producer and con
sumer far apart can surely never be re
peated. Public service. not self service. will
have TO be the future business of the rail
roads, whether in public or in private own
ership.
The Tribune. maintaining that what
has just taken place tends to crystallize
government control of the carriers"
asks:
II the Director General by decresinc
higher rates makes the railroads prosn.rors
can the private owneea expect to get thsu
back ?" se' '"e"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

uays earlier in removing all the railroad
presidents from Office in pursuance of a
pan whereby Federal managers, directly
|fesponsible to Mr.. McAdoo, will operate
sne roads as units making up the vast
government controlled system And yet
lsSen this, the first radical stroke since
We President took over the roads last
k'nter, as "The New York Herald" OBJ
esves, has created less commotion than
'ght have been expected"
As regards this deposition at one
"oop' of railroad heads, the paper just
uoted concludes that "the chief pur-
use OF the order is evidently to bring
operation of the various lines at
lce under immediate and solid Federal
(ntrol."
ihe Philadelphia Press" finds this
aer wholly consonant with Mr.. Nc
oos policy Of drawing a sharp line
uemarcation between the government
lessee of the railroads and the
sAnoiders, who, as the owners of the
ks1tles, are the lessors."
81 course, the drawing of this line
NOT IN any sense mean that the
Acs are not, as "The Daily Eastern
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

would have been rendered unnecessary
"The Bangor Weekly Commerciap de-
clares:
Railroad men have long seen the i'm
perative need of increased railroad facili-
ties to keep pace with the increasing popu-
laton of the country, the increase of man
ufactures and the consequent increased de-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

cial situation and his FUTURE" To this
end, pursues "The POST
che must have the best doctor and the best
dentist in the United States'-one to two
thousand dollars for appendicitis, fifty dol
lars for small gold filling-'a limousine
to carry him to and from his office in
stormy weather'-taxicabs are so leaky and
drafty-and freedom from domestic wor-
ries and cares of any description Happy
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

S t a r" 1T h e an
nouncement that Di-
rector General Nc
Adoo has ordered a
general advance in
fares a n d freight
tariffs is in no sense
surprising. - M u c h
m ore of a S h o c k
seems to have been
his action of a few
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

NJ WAS inevitable that railroad
freight and passenger rates
Il should be increased. There was
provision to be made for wage
increases and betterments "Conse-
quently,' writes "The Washington
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

WITHOUT noise they slipped into the the
w large drum of the regiment kept.
With extreme precaution they pred open the drum and
dumped the bird inside restoring everything carefully to the
state in which they had found it.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

Is and Bob when they beautiful French
escaped from the Vandas sporting poultry ward
conceived brilliant idea They knew that following day
the German band to give open air
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
WOMEN TO WORK
ON VERMONT FARMS
Suggestion Made at Meeting of
Agriculturists to Discuss the
Ever-Present and Increasing
" Acute Problem of Labor
No Real Solution Found.

A meeting of the Vermont Farm War
Council was held Friday evening in the
roof garden of the Hotel Vermont. The
principal subject discussed was the
ever present problem of farm labor.
The meeting was presided over by e. s.
Brigham, state commissioner of agri-
culture, and the discussion took the
nature of an informal talk, with no set
speeches.
Leaders in all the different organ
izations pertaining to the agricultural
interests were present. The different
methods of securing labor were brought
up and all remedies for taking care Of
conditions arising out or the war were
gone over Even the proposition OF
getting women on the farms. as has
been done in Europe, was discussed
Other remedies suggested were the
getting of farmer soldiers home on
furloughs. securing of labor saving
machinery and letting 1t work through
n section of country on cooperative
plan, getting men away from the softer
city jobs and letting women take their
places 1t was suggested that one way
Of helping out the situation might be
to see if some of the men who had
been drafted in class one could not be
classified over again SO they could
help on farms. This latter suggestion
did not meet with much approval be-
cause it was felt the farmer boys would
object to being classed as slackers and
letting the city boys fight their battles
for them.
This is the first meeting of the coun-
Gil since it's organization in Montpelier
a month ago, but the machinery was
put in working order and meetings will
be held frequently from now on. Presi-
dents of the county bureaus from all
over Vermont were at the meeting and
about so of the leading agricultural men
Of the State also were present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
Four P0stulants Clothed in Habit OF
Sisters Of Mercy.

An impressive ceremony took place In
the chapel Of Mount st. Mary Academy
Tuesday morning, when four postulants
were clothed in the habit Of the Order
of the Sisters of Mercy. The Rt. Rev.
]. j. Rice, ID. d., performed the cere-
mony and was assisted by the Very Rev.
J. F. ellis, V. G., and the Rev. Thomas
Liddy. Present also in the sanctuary
were the Rev. Hugh McKenna of Pitts
ford Mills. the Rev. William p. Crosby
of Proctor, the Rev. Arthur Griffin Of
Wallingford and the Rev. James Thomp-
son of the Cathedral. The Rev. Thomas
Liddy preached the sermon.
The postulants dressed In bridal robes.
approached the altar and requested ad-
mission and the habit Of religion and
when the Rt. Few. Bishop Rice in the
name of the church granted their petit
tions, they withdrew to exchange their
festive garments for the somber robes of
the Sister of Mercy. The new novices
are Sister Mary Assumpta, Miss Kathleen
Miles of Barre; Sister Mary De Pazzi.
Miss Mae Gardner Of Quechee; Sister
Mary Michael. Miss Florence Gallagher
/ of Hardwick; Sister Mary Celestine. Miss
Alice Lambe of Fairfax. The solemn
profession ceremony followed the recep-
ton, during which Sister Mary Callista
who has completed her term Of proba'
, ton. took the vows of poverty. chastity
and obedience.
The friends from out Of town whit
witnessed the ceremony were: Mr.. ant
Mrs. Howard Miles of Melrose, Mass.
J Mrs. ]. w. Stewart, Miss Marion Car
roll, Eunice Mclaughlin. Miss Clair
Bennett and Mrs. Mary Carney Of Barre
Miss Mary Grigg of Somerville. Mass.
Mrs. ]. +. Sullivan of Hardwick
Thomas j. Gardner Of Quechee. Mis-
Mary Garland of Fairfield. Mr. and Mrs
Il. M. Gallagher. Mrs. Earle p. Aims
worth and son, Miss Ellen Gallagher
Mrs. Nora Sheehan OF Hardwick, Mis-
Dora Gallagher of North Craftsbury
Miss Mary Leonard and Miss Grac
Gleason of Richmond and Mrs. Catherin
Freeman Of Essex Junction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
THE SMITH.HUGHES ACT.
Topic for Discussion at Closing Session
Of Teachers' Conference.

Of Teachefs' Conference.
Teaching Agriculture under the Smith
Hughes Act was the topic of discussion
at the Teachers conference held at Will
liams Science hall Saturday morning. Pro.
fessor F. B. jerks of the University Of
Vermont gave a short history of the
Smith Hughes act which provides for
federal aid for agricultural. vocational,
and home economies in secondary schools,
outlining the various acts of Congress
which have authorized federal aid from
the early thirties until the present. The
early bills gave money directly to the peo-
Pile. without restrictions. Later specific
subjects were mentioned and certain con-
'ditions imposed. among them being the
sending Of reports to the department Of
education at Washington at specific times.
The act, which Is now called the Smith
Hughes act, was at one time In a little
different form known as the Page bill and
Senator Page did much for its passage.
which, however, failed during the Taft
administration. Early In the present ad-
ministration Senator Smith of Georgia
called for a committee to investigate needs
for vocational training. Representative
Hughes of Georgia submitted "a similar bill
in the House and thu present act bears
the name of these two statesmen.
The act provides for a certain amount
of money to be given to each State for
agricultural instruction. another amount
for vocational training and another fol-
the training of teachers. The act stipu-
lates that each State which accepts the
aid must pay dollar for dollar but each
State has right to accept or reject an,
or all Of its apportionment, which money
must be used In schools maintained
wholly by public money.
II. II. Gibson. director Of agriculture
education In Vermont. spoke on Hon,
Projects Under the Smith Hughes Act
His talk was a discussion of the relation
between theory and practice In agricul
tural schools.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
THE EVIDENCE.

A traveller who believed himself to
be the sole survivor OF a shipwreck
upon cannibal Isle hid for three days.
In terror of his life. Driven out by
hunger, he discovered thin wisp of
smoke rising from clump Of bushes
inland. and crawled carefully to study
the type of savages about 1t. Just az
he reached the clump he heard a voice
say: why in hell did you play that
card| He dropped on his knees and
devoutly raising his hands cried
THANK God. they are Christians"-
Everybody's Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
DAIRYMEN's LEAGUE.

A meeting of the Dai"ymen's League has
been called for the purpose of effectinc
permanent organization IT Essex Center
Thursday evening, March IA. at eight
O'Clock. At this meeting officers and direc-
tors will be elected for the ensuing year.
and all dairymen are earnestly requested
to be present ID. ID. FeDnell Of Mexico.
Oswego county, N. Y, is expected to be
present to assist in the formation Of the
local branch. Frank Moselle of Lowville.
Lewis county. N. Y, is at work finishing
up the work among the dairymsn a<
Underhill.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
GUINEAs VERSUS TURKEYS.

Now that the item of feed cost plays
such controlling influence on poul-
try production the feeding habits of
poultry families can well be studied
more carefully.
The turkeys ability to "rustle" for
a goodly part of it's living after get
ting by the early delicate period con-
stitues a profit-saving factor now
more than ever of Importance. But
some are coming to believe that the
guinea is n better prospect for Profit
than the turkey.
The demand for young guineas when
f--~o- ,~o to three months old. weigh
ing at that age from one to two pounds
10 steadily growing in favor as a sub
stitute for game birds. which are now
much less plentiful. These young
guineas bring the growers from 81 to
s1.25 per pair. Sold at the age named
they need not cost the grower for feed
a over one fourth TO one third as much
as chickens having the same market
value.-Farm and Fireside.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
WINDSOR NEIGHBORS
OF PASTOR WALDRON
GIVE TESTIMONY

Jury Completed and Evidence Begun in Second
Trial of Clergyman Who Is Accused of Vio-
lating Espionage Act in melting Disloyalty
to the United States and Attempting to
Obstruct the Draft Laws-Holy Rollers
Figure in Evidence Until Court Calls Halt
on Ground That Topic Is Immaterial to the
Case aisess.ssasax
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
SPRING IS NICE. BUT

Lack of fresh vegetable food and In
terrupted. changing habits make these
trying weeks for any . one ,nc',nea to con,
a., the thing for Indigestion. biliousness,
an stomach, furred tongue. headache,
o,her condition indicating clogged bow
" ~, cause no bad after effects. j. w.
OSulliyan. 80 Church st. (adv.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
Personally, would resist the draft
to the point Of being shot"

Personally, l would resist the draft
to the point Of being shot"
1T is wrong for Christians to fight"
of course the boys will have to reg
lister. but when the call comes they
will not have to answer it, The law
will fool around with them for a year
or SO and then the war will be over"
Il am sorry you enlisted. hope
you will not co.
do not join the Red Cross. To do so
would be taking part in the war. They
repair men and then send them back
to fight"
Refused to participate in any Red
Cross meetings because the Red Cross
was conducted with the war.
1.-THE Kaiser was chosen by God and
he Is pre- ordained to win the world
war. 1t is useless to fight against
him.
"They are sending the cream Of our
young men across to be slaughtered
when they don't want to go. II this
is patriotism say to hell with patriot
ISM"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
POST CEMETERY.
Enlargement Of Fort Ethan Allen
Makes Action Necessary.

1t has been decided to add Post
cemetery to Fort Ethan Allen and while
no location has been definitely decided
on, the field on the south side of the road
east of the Fanny Allen hospital prob
ably will be selected. The field has been
used during the last few years as gar
den. 1t has been customary to bury SOL
diers who die at the Post in Lake View
cemetery. when their bodies were not
sent home. With the enlargement Of the
Post cemetery will be one Of the neces-
sites, for at some times there are more
men at Fort Ethan Allen than there are
of mature years in the city Of Burling-
ton,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Annual Meetings Of state Federation
I'm burlington June 40.

Tho GARD annual meeting of the
state Federation OF Women's clubs
will be held in this city on June T.
and 6. with the Athena club.
The headquarters OF the tederation
,,,,,, n. at the First Church. and two
luncheons VIII DC ee'''" a. '"' S"'
tartan Church.
prano lions for the annual meeting
,.,a not been completed but the COM
,,';ttsa In charge consists of Mrs. b. II.
S.ons chairman. Mrs. c. F. Dalton,
,,rss,1ent of the Athena club, Mrs Il. d.
Wor,han. Mrs. r. d. Lewis, Mrs. w. H.
a,,ss and Mrs. C. c. Briggs.