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"Rexau Swim Kaps" In popular shapes and shades, soc to $2.O0.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
A Contrast in Policies

lie mas other controversies on hand
with railroads. which are not as non
uiaf IN some parts of Texas as thew
are IN more progressive states. with
newspapers, with magazine publish
efs and with postal EMPLOYEES gen
orally In his home town, Austin the
day before Christmas the Austin
trades Council adopted UNANIMOUSLY
resolution calling upon President
wilson to remove Postmaster-Gen
Burleson because of his alleged atti-
tude toward postal employees.
me policies of Secretary McAdoo
on the other hand are epitomized in
the phrase which he first made POM
lar: The public be served.' It is felt
by many of his friends that it would
De OF more benefit to the admins
tratlon of which he, next to. the
president, is the figure most in the
public eye, if policies of Cancellation
rather than of tumult and distruh-
ance were followed at a period wher
the absolute need of harmony and co.
ordination is self-evident.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
Request to Academies.

In addition to the public schools
Mr.. Jones reached Bishop Rice by
telephone urging him to cooperate
in the conservation 10 which he very
kindly complied with the admins
traitors request. During the after
noon Mr.. Jones sent to each of the
academies in the state a similar re-
quest and looks forward to their CO.
operation in the same manner. He
is sending out an appeal to all lodges
clubs, amusement places and church
es requesting them to cooperate in
this effort of conservation of coal
Each institution of the state should
be a committee of one to cooperate
in this great work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
NO RELIEF FOR
COAL SHORTAGE
Government Has Taken Coal
Coming 60 Vermont
Must Use Wood

Montpelier, Dec. 31.-H. ]. NJ.
Jones. state fuel administrator, who
arrived home Saturday morning from
a conference in Boston, stated Sat
urday evening that the coal condition
is so critical in Vermont that towns
which have had the equivalent OF
their last years supply will be unable
to get more coal excepting in emer-
gency instances. When he left Wash
ington after the conference there he
was much encouraged about the CON
dition but the government in order
to coal some of it's ships at Portland
Me, has taken several of the coal
hauling boats that the $4,000 to 1907
600 tons of coal needed to supply
these ships can be carried to that
point which not only diminishes sup
ply coming to the New England
states that amount but also takes out
OF the movement of coal the number
or ships needed to handle the above
tonnage. Added to this is the con-
gestion which exists on some of the
railroads so that it is next to ilnpos-
sIble to move coal under these con-
ditions in any great quantity to re-
lleve the situation in the New Eng
land states.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
TOWN TOPICS

In order to conserve fuel the COM
mittee of the Academy Trustees has
voted to postpone the opening of the
Academy until Tueday morning jan
uary S.
Tho Chemical Truck was called
out twice yesterday once in the fore
noon for small fire in the partition
of the house owned by Ralph H. Paine
In the afternoon a call came from s63
Eastern avenue. A steam. pipe burst
in the kitchen causing a little damage
around the stove. f.s
The City Mission will serve dinner
to 80 boys and girls today.
The post Office observes its usual
holiday hours today, the office closing
for the day at 8 a m.a,with the lobby
continuing open until 6 p. IA. when
all mails will be closed for theday The
carriers make one general delivery in
the morning for the day.
Olive branch Rebekah Lodge No
4, will hold it's annual supper tonight
at $50 to which members Of the order
and families are invited. The instl-
lation of officers will follow the supper
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

three pounds, every pound of gain
requires FOR its production about
twice as much feed. This makes
plain why the three-pound size al
ways has been the favored bird in
Europe where both grain and meat
have been less plentiful than in the
United States. In the past. the de-
mand in. Europe has led to heavy
expectation of three-pound chickens.
Such exports having ceased, these
three pound chickens are now avail
able for home consumption, matter
on which the public is to be congratn-
lated.
For stewing, of course, the old hens
weighing UP to five or six pounds are
economical. AS these chickens have
been fed and kept primarily to lay
eggs. use of their meat when their
egg-1aying usefulness diminishes is
clear gain to the nation. Raising the
weight of the "softmeated'' utility
birds used for frying or broiling be-
You'd three pounds, however, involves
uneconomical use of feedstuffs to pro-
ducez an unnecessary luxury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
WEST WATERFORD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert West Observe
their Silver Wedding.

81, About GO relatives, neighborS and
friends met Thursday evening, Dec.
81. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert West to help them celebrate the
25th anniversary of their wedding
and the home coming of their son
leonard, who is serving in the
United States Navy. A fine program
of music, readings and poems wa
given by the people in the neighbor-
hood. The song of Herbert West, {
parody on "Hiawatha" composed b.
Richard S. Ladd, was EXCEPTIONAL!
good and very appropriate to the oc.
casion. NJ. e.. Laid presented Mr..
and Mrs. West with dozen solid
silver teaspoons, three dessert spoon:
end a purse of money from the
neighbors, a beautiful silver service
from their son, a hand woven ruf
from Mrs. Helen Stockwell and man,
other gifts of silver and money.
Since Mr.. West and Mr.. Ladd have
known each other since boyhood, hf
had many happy incidents to relate
all time keeping in mind the higl
esteem in which Mr.. and Mrs. Yves
are held. Games were played and re
freshments of apples, bananas, wa
fers and peanuts were served. Tn
party broke up at late hour wish
| ing Mr.. and Mrs. West at least 81
years more of happiness. Among tn
out-of-town guests were Mr.. West:
sister, Mrs. Edward Hamlen, her hus
/ hand son "a nd niece Mise F,the
Burnham of iLtueton, Mrs. Heller
Stockwell and Miss Hemingway O
| Concord. =. -.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
CALL BURLBON
A DEAD WEIGHT
Men Close to Administration
Fear His Policies of
Disturbance

Washington, Dec. 27.-Before tho
present recess of congress evidences
OF the antagon:sm between tho no,i
ccal friends Of Postmaster C;eneral
= ui1eson and Secretary McAdoo tthe
men themselves as associated IN +,,a
residents cabinet, are on varv aooa
lerlhs) became increasingly evidant
complete break when conorosr
meets would not surprise MANY. Tho
oflsth Oh the political difficulty (for if
Is wholly politicaD, is not obscure
secretary McAdoo and Postnaast er-
'enelil Burleson are of the same age
ooth porn in the south in 1863 Mr.
McAdoo in Georgia, Mr. Burleson
IN Texas. But Mr.. McAdoo went nort -
IN 1892, and his .acquanitan noes ana 81
liahces since that time have all hean
~ Tue north, and usually among the
most progressive, far-seeing, and suh-
se0iIt4al men OF affairs in the country
MI Burleson has maintained either
d nome on in Washington the stan
oards OF Austin fTexas,-which arc
parochlal almost to the verge of rms
eiclty' me standard of Texas and
otheF gulf states, in which most of
tne labor is colored, is antagonistjc
70 unions, and as q consequence ~
MF. Burleson's labor views, or rather
MS anti-labor views, it is nointad
out that he is now in direct and
open antagonism with the America
eoeTatlon OF Labor-the paid mem
pershlp> OF which is not far from two
nllilon- distributed among $4,000
locals
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
Must Conserve Coal.

Mr.. Jones says it is not a matter of
economy, but the only way to have
fuel now is to conserve it. There is
no chance of improvement in the ar
rivals of coal in Vermont. In many
places the churches are meeting in
one edifce and in others the services
are in the vestries. Mr.. Jones has
received a letter from the district
superintendent Of the Methodist
churches of Vermont in which they
CO. operate and will urge the churches
in their districts to minimize their use
Of coal. The condition is so critical
that he urges housekeepers to use
wood day times, for they may have
to use it all of the time before the
winter is finished. The conservation
of coal in the homes for next years
use applies as much as it does to
schools where they have sufficient
supply.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
USE THREE POUND CHICKENS
They are More Economical than
Squads or Heavier Birds.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 81
Housewives who wish to help relieve
the meat situation will buy three
pound broilers and fryers and refuse
to use SQUAD chickens" weighing a
pound, one-half or less, say the dress
ed-poultry specialists of the United
State Department of Agriculture.
The serving of underdeveloped or
SQUAD chickens in hotels. restaurants
and homes, they regard as unpatriot-
ic because such chickens, if kept foI
four weeks longer, including two
weeks of crate fieshing, will weigh
about three pounds. Moreover, under
proper feeding, the chicken makes
the extra flesh largely from such by
products not ordinarily used for hu-
man food, as buttermilk, sour milk,
skim milk, and low grade grains.
A three-p pound broiler or fryer of
one fthe utility breeds, the special
lists say, reaches this weight with a
relatively less consumption of feed
than the chicken which has been kept
until it weighs four or five pounds.
Up to three pounds, moreover, chick
ems of utility breeds make their flesh
most effectively from feed. Above
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

mander of the Atlantic fleet. Follow
ing are the other admirals from Yer
mont, with place and date of BIRTH
George T. Emmons, Clarendon, Aug
I23, 1911; Stephen Rand, Norwich
May IL, 1874: George A. Converse,
Norwich. May IS. 1874; George p.
lColveeoresses, Norwich, April 10,
l1S47: William c. Temple. Rutland,
March %. 1924; George w. Beaman,
Rutland. May 7, 1897; Franklin c..
Prindle, Sandgate, July s, 1871; Ed
ward Fahner, Weathersfield, March
1, 1895. All of these were either rear
admirals in service or. were promoted
to that office upon their retirement.
There is also Commodore Simon B.
Bissell. who was born Oct. 2S, 1903,
and who has often been mentioned as
a native of Vermont, but of whom
the Vermont Historical society has no
record of the place or his birth
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
Vernont's Adnlirals.

Dorman B. Eaton Kent, nephew of
the noted lawyer and publicist who
lived in Brattleboro many years, is
doing large amount of historical
work of particular interest to- Yer
monters and one of his recent COM
pilations relates to the 10 admirals of
the United States navy who came
from this state. Admiral George
Dewey born in Montpelier Dec. rs,
1887, the hero of the battle of Manila
bay in 1898, naturally holds first
place, the second to him is Admiral
Charles e. Clark, born in Bradford
August 10, 1843, who brought the
Oregon around Cape Horn from Cali
fornia in the Spanish-American war
in record time and had his vessel
stripped for action on arrived in the
waters of the West indies. Admiral
Henry T. Mayo, born in Burling-
ton Dec. 6, 1856, is the present COM
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
Mrs. Seraph A. Bliss.

Mrs. Seraph A. Bliss, InoIner O.
Rev. c. B. Bliss, pastor Of the Con
gregational church in McIndoe Falls
died Saturday morning Dec. 20. Sh'
was born in Warren, Mass. Oct. 6
1885, educated at Westfeld Norma
school and Mount Holyoke College
and April 20, 1S66,.swas married tt
Few. Daniel J, Bliss, who was alsc
born in Warren. He died April sc
1903. Since then she has made he
home with her three children, Mis-
Seraph A. Bliss, Miss Mary Allie,
Bliss and Rev. C. B. Bliss. Her sol
has been pastor of the church in Nc
Indoes for the past four years
Funeral services will be held in tn
Vermont home Tuesday, Jan. 1, an
IN the old Massachusetts home tn
following day at 2 o'clock each day
Rev. Mr.. Carter, pastor of the Meth
odist church in Monroe, will con
Duct the service. $50
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
TO INCREASE
SHEEP BREEDING
Seven Eastern States Repre-
sentatives Meet-Discuss
Wool Production

Boston. Dec. 2S.-Means by which
the amount of WOO; produced in New
York and New England may be in
creased were discussed today at "a
meeting of a commission, including
representatives of each of the seven
states The conferees agreed to sub
nit bills to their respective legisla-
lures providing for the transfer OF
dog legislation from municipalities to
the state, and for reimbursement of
farmers for losses coming to their
sheep folds through depredatiens .oe
dogs.
Plans also We're formulated for
sending lecturers to explain to farsflA
ers the peculiar requirements attend
ing sheep breeding, and emphasizing
the profits accruing when the farm
ers become ardent in this branch of
the business. sa
Eventually the commission hopes
to establish centralized market
places where both sheep and wool
may be sold.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
WAR EMERGENCY FOOD sURvE,
Local Agency Opened At ST. AIban
Who Must Report.

To facilitate the taking of the ma
ttional inventory of foods in the STATE
of Vermont, the Bureau of Market
of the United States Department O.
Agriculture, which has the Wal
has placed an agency of the survey
with its local Office at ST. Adams, il
care Of the commissioner of agricul
ture. III. r. Tolstrup, in charge OF
the local office, has received a sup
ply of the schedules and will dis
tribute them in response to persona
or mail request on or after January 2
Copies Of the schedules have beer
mailed from Washington to most OF
the dealers in food materials in thu
State Of Vermont. The names O
new concerns. and of few Others
were not available, however, and ar
engagements have been made there
for to supply them locally. Applica.
tons for schedules should not be
made to the local agency before Jan
uary 2. This will permit schedules
mailed from Washington to reach
their destinations, and thus eliminate
duplication
Persons Required to Report.
M. r. Tolstrup points out that the
Act of Congress providing for the
War Emergency Food Survey re-
quires every dealer in, and manufac-
turer of, foods or food materials, and
every holder of such commodities in
lots substantially greater than family
supplies, to fill out a schedule and
mail it to the chief of the Bureau of
Markets Washington, D. c., by jan
uary 10, 1918, and fixes the penalties
for failure to do so. This includes
not only all wholesale and retail
| dealers in fooq and feeds, public
warehousemen and food and feed
| manufacturers, regardless of the size
of the stocks which they hold, but
also those in charge of hotels, restau-
rants, commissaries of industrial con-
Germs, schools, institutions, ETC., pro-
viding that their stocks on hand
have value of $3.50 or more. Even
manufacturers are included who use
food product in the preparation of
another product which cannot be
considered food, such as bottling,
chewing gum and drug manufacture
ing concerns.
Holders of foods of the classes
named above who have not received
a schedule through the mails by Jan
nary g. or who used additional copies,
should obtain them from NJ r. Toll
strup. ST. Adams
The War Emergency Survey will
be the most comprehensive inventory
of foods ever made in the United
States. Its purpose is to show the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

Washington, D. G.. Dec. 1.-THE
capitol is one big question mark to-
day It is hard to find a committee
room from which does not issue the
word why"
Why do we have to depend on our
allies for guns? ;,. f.
Why have men in our camps no
overcoats? 49,
Why are we short of rifles?
Why isn't our destroyer program
further along?
Why haven't we, come UP to our
shipbuilding program?
Why is the navy overburdened with
big guns when the army cannot get
nearly, as many as it needs.
Why is there a sugar shortage
when the worlds supply Of sugar is
greater than ever before?
Why is there a coal famine when
the mines produced 100000 tons
more this year than last?
Why did it cost $1,350,0oo to oper-
ate the Creel bureau and what has
the country got for it?-Charles
Nicholson in Chicago Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

sent out notices by telegraph to the
schools superintendent where coal is
being used for heating purposes that
these schools under the superintend-
ents supervision refrain from open
ing until January 14th. He urged
that the schools that use wood for
heating and those that can get wood
for that purpose operate as usual,
but those using coal for heating will
not open until January 14th unless
they get wood to heat with. -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

total stocks OF food and food ma
terials on hand in the country sc
that the public and the officials o.
the governments may have the eneces
sary information on which to bas,l
plans for conserving and distribut!
ing supplies already ON hand, and foS
producing the foods needed nexi
season.
To Show Food Holdings In U. s.
To a large extent the Food Surve1
will be carried on by means OF
schedules or questionnaires. In ad
dition, inventories will be made
stocks held by several thousands rep.
resentative families in various part
of the country. The average hold,
ings so determined will be used as
basis for an estimate of total hold
ings by families throughout tn
country The total quantity of foo
stuffs held on farms will be deter
mined by estimates made by the Blu
| reau of Crop Estimates of the Unitec
| States Department of Agriculture
The addition of the stocks in tn
stocks in the hands of these thre'
classes of holders will give the tota
| supplies in the country December 81
so far as it is possible to reckon
| them.
| To furnish figures with which t
check the accuracy of the mail sur
vey of stocks held by the hundred
| IF thousands of retail food dealer
the Bureau of Markets, through til
| active cooperation of local official
/ will make a store to-store survey {
he main classes of such dealers in
selected counties which best repr,
sent their types, geographically, il
dustrially and economically. Thes
counties range from Cuyhoga Count
Ohio, embracing the city. of Cleve
land, to rural counties having no vi
lage of more than $500 populatio.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
Charge ENLIGHTENMENT
Of Federal Property

New York, Dec. 28.-Louis David
son, proprietor of a cloth shrinking
and ref1nishing works in this CITY.
was locked up in the Tombs prison
last night on a charge of embezzIeing
government property. The arrest
was made in connection with the dis
appearance of $50 bolts of olive dra b
uniform cloth, valued at S5O.OO0.
which for several months had puzzled
the quartermaster's department of
the army. The conspiracy to steal
uniform cloth is said to have been
extensive, involving at least two civil
ian employees of the quartermaster's
department and it is probable other
arrests will be made. Books of ac-
countants at the army building and
one of the government clothing ware
houses are still under examination.
Davidson was arrested, Assistant
United States District Attorney Knox
said, after information had been re-
ceived that he had sold 100 bolts of
the cloth below the cost price. The
cloth, Mr.. Knox said, was shipped
direct from the mills or sent from
army warehouses to Davidson's es-
Enlistment for sponging and shrink
age. The government price is about
$500 a yard for olive drab cloth.
The quartermaster's department is
said to have known for several
months that cloth was being stolen.
Because of the fact that accounts ap-
parently had been altered to cover
up the shortage, the problem was
puzzling until information of sales
below cost is said to have been OBJ
tanned.
Detectives said they believed other
sponging houses would be involved
and that the cloth stolen will aggre-
gate 100000 in value.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
ices should be sent to Mrs. George
\ Wright, 25 Cliff street, phone

'iccS SHOULD ne sent TO Mrs. George
\. Wright, 20 Cliff street, phone
ss3fs- NJ. - =.
Robert l.. Stonek returned to st.
Iohnsbury Friday, having concluded
his duties as night clerk at Hale's
Tavern in Wells River.
Mrs. Helen sTowne of Morrisville ia
listing her daughter. Mrs. w. NJ.
Tillotson.
J. Fl. Conlin has returned to his,
Tome in East Georgia after a visit to
lis daughter.
Several clerks from the local
reight Office attended the annual
meeting of Memphremagog Lodge,
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks, held
t Newport Thursday evening. The
5dge' includes clerks on the Pas
+ umpsic division of the Boston g.
1aine railroad. Following the cleo
ion of officers banquet was served
nd later a concert was given In the
odge room. Among those attending
rom here were: Harold Coakley,
yle Spaulding, Miss Edna Mann.
riss Laura Stanley and Ray Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Carrier have
eceived word of the safe arrival of
heir son, Arthur Carrier, in France.
gorge Carrier of Binghamton, N. Y,
J spending several days with his pa
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Carrier.
DR.. w. B. Fitch and son, Perry,
re spending a week in Mooers, N. Y.
sturning next Friday.
At the 30th wedding anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Gray observed
thursday night, the host and hostess
ere pleasantly surprised to find
mong the guests, Mr., and Mrs. e. II.
lilies of Passumpsic, both of whom
j tended the couple at their wedding
years ago in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hersey have
4turned from their wedding trip and
ire located at their new nome on
ummer street.
Donald Blodgett is spending a six
ays' furlough at the home of his
\ ,arents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert w.
1 :lodgett. He is training for an am
4 ulance driver at the United States
eneral hospital at Fort Ontario, Os-
vego, N. Y. Il
4 Anthony J. Julian of Boston, is in
he employ of The Daily Caledonian,
4 the mechanical department.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Kyburg
# Springfield, Mass, have received
rord of the prom otion of their son,
Tenry Ely Kyburg, from End lieuten-
ut of infantry to the rank of lSt
eutenant. Lieut.. Kyburg, who Is a
randson of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry "a
Fly, went to France with the, first
ale ambulance unit and received hrs
commission as End lieutenant inhtRe
l ocular army in August. =. y 49,
Mrs. Emma Albee is at Brightlobk
4 offering from a bad cut on the tenn-
lie received in fall on Thursday,
l he was near the F. "A. Scott store
| nd slipped on the ice striking on a
l tone. i. q. ~
Mrs. George Severance is spending
1 week with her husband in spring
| cid, Mass, and Miss Marie Beaure-
| ard is taking her place at the Globe
| heater. @ r.
| Warren Peck, who is connected
| 18th the Overland Automobile Com
/ any. has returned to New York after
listing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G!
:. Peck. ~5t., i
| Francis Dinsmore is at home from
/ AVER until Sunday night the guest of
is parents, MI. and Mrs. A H. Dins-
more. III ~