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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05

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Al TO STORAGE.


SNAIL. CRUISING AND TROLLING
launch 60 exchange for autouro-
bile. Phone owner. Queen Anne
1898 Address a1t5 5Tth Ave W
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
Vermont Banks and People.

Bank Commissioner Frank c. Will
Jams has issued 4 summary of the
condition of the state banks On Nov
amber 20. 1917, compared with their
condition on June 80 of this year.
t shows that there has been an In
>rease in the amount of money loan
ID on real estate in Vermont Of
s1,764.404 and a decrease in money
oaned on real estate outside of Yer
mont of $3,248,393.5e. These figures
how that Vermont banks are help
ne Vermont people more than they
lid at one time.
The report shows a loss in deposits
If $3.4I2, $50 45>|for the, same period
nd it Is presumable these deposits
lave been Withdrawn largely for. the
urchase of Liberty Bonds The
anks have purchased oyer $1,000
GO worth of bonds and the total
mount of bonds purchased in Yer
ont is $18,o0o,o0o. Deduct from
lis sum the amount of bonds pur-
based by the banks and the shrink
sc of deposits $6,412,882.4 5-and
We have $11,587,117.55-t amount
ne people of the state have taken
rom their own pockets for the pur-
base of Liberty Bonds. That shows
!, very healthy development of thrift
n1ong the people of this state.
These two facts indicate that the
,anks of Vermont are loyal to the
,eople of the state and that the peo-
pic are seriously practicing thrift.
'ossibly they will be thrifty enough
re coming year to bring the bank
|oposits high enough to enable the
inks to loan even more to Yer
enters during the coming year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
A Good Story Snnilcd.

The particular classic, to our mind,
among q host of good newspaper
stories is the one concerning the
editor of the Newport Express
and Standard. 1t is related that one
week he spread himself on a magni-
flcent editorial, which he thought
would fairly revo1utonize things. Not
hearing forthwith and at once over
the telephone from congratulating
readers. after some hours he sailed
forth onto the street and asked the
distinguished citizen of the town, an
ex-governor, Gen. Josiah Grout, what
he thought of the editorial The gov
ernor unkinked several feet of his
spare form and glowering at tho
editor, said: Il read the weekly EX-
press and Standard and always pay
for it $3.50 in advance, according to
its terms. But l want you to under
stand, sir. that 1 don't have to read
the damn thing. Rutland Daily
News.
The well-intention News has got
this story-which it truly calls Il
classic-badly twisted It is one Of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

necessities Of life. But nothing has
ever been done in clothing.
Go where you viii for suit o.
clothes and the purchaser cannot. rs
| rule. rely upon the materials used
Our clothing manufacturers can take
material that is mostly shoddy, and
press it. shape it. put the attractive
filings on. and the ordinary man can
never tell such IL manufactured
garment from IN all-W0ol. There
are. of course. many honest mer
chants who frankly tell to customers
he materials used in clothing. But
here are dishonest ones who do
palm off, shoddy for all wool Ana
he public find out III rainy weather.
IN the wear, that they have been
swindled The demand therefore.
from the West for some system to
protect the public is not utopian by
any means.
But this needed reform would pay
in the end Why do travellers from
al parts Of the world buy in Lon
don clothing? Because the quality
can be relied upon. And because this
is the case London does an enormous
business in cloths and clothing.
Travellers. however, do not do the
a me thing when arriving in the
states All because they cannot rely
upon the quality of the goods. And
shus our cloth and clothing market
"a exclusively domestic. and can new
n become worldwide unless the re-
'orm suggested be consummated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
Personal Pledge for the War.

Personal Pledge for the War.
The Brattleboro Reformer prints
:;e following pledge by. James H. Pou,
t. distinguished citizen in North
'arolina:
Il propose that we take upon our
elves five simple but solemn pledges.
have personally taken each and all.
Here they ore:
1. We pledge ourselves not to say
n do anything during this war which
fiu weaken the hands Of the govern
nent or which could give aid, com
.ort or encouragement to the enemy
2. We pledge ourselves during this
var to do promptly and cheerfully all
which our government shall ask US
% do, the same being in our power.
8. We pledge ourselves not to sup
sort any candidate for office who
does not whole-heartedly support orr
eountry's cause in this war.
4. We pledge ourselves not to lei
the family of soldier suffer for
want of anything we can supply
5. We pledge ourselves to give
preference in all things, where prac-
ticabIe, to the soldier who went and
did his duty over the man of Mill
tary age and fitness who did not
co.
If you and would adopt the same
pledge America will win the war.
Enough said
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

Editor George Harvey of the Nortl
American Review thinks the Presi
dent would do we'll to utilize tn
services of Theodore Roosevelt
either on q foreign mission or RICH
here at home. The suggestion ha
merit. The President has too much
responsibility on his shoulder, tasl
too big for any man to perform
alone. If he would call upon half 8
dozen mon of Mr.. Roosevelt's type t.
take. charge of a single department;
CT war work and be wholly ,respon
stble for it the war coudd be prose
cuted with greater vigor and peace
more quickly brought about. Their;
should be the same Organization thai
successful corporations have, re-
sponsible heads for the different de
partments with understudies ready
to fill any gap that may open in the
directing forces of the business
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

&c continued by the railroads wan
board composed of 500 heads and
he railroad off1eiaIs
To our mind the selection Of Sec.
etary McAdoo as director general
he railroads is a mistake Secretary
McAdoo has NOT been striking sue
cess as secretary of the treasury II,
)egan with the assumption that nc
would float the Liberty Loans but
Don found himself incapable of 40
ng il ana was obliged to call upor
CINE men whom he had ignored to
organize the work on n successful
oasis. He has a mans job as the
1cad Of the treasury department am
he director general of railroad
hould have been a practical rail
DAD man with real authority.
The object of this move is worthy
he complete uniflcation or all rail-
Dad systems But We believe the
sarne object could have been secured
bg suspendtng certain laws and OIL.
owed the railroads themselves r.
1ool profits and earnings. Thu
Tonld have removed from the gov
"rnment a great responsibility and
Flowed it to give undivided atten-
ion to the prosecution OF the war
The government has not done thu
md the only thing we can Go at pres
Mt is hope that it viii give as eff
lent results as government contro,
las given in England and Germany
Vermont has an able defender il
apt. f. w. Gibson Of Brattlebore
who sis stationed at Camp Greene a,
,harlotte, n. G. He has recently
fritten letter to the Observer OF
hat city quoting Gov. Graham't
tatement regarding Vermont's res
1onse in voluntary 'enlistments which
allied forth the following editorial
omment in that paper:
-. THE readers of this paper cannot
all in admiration of the spirit mani
e%sted by Captain Gibson in the de-
cnse he makes of his native State
md of the sentiment he expresses ir
he closing paragraph. Vermont
riends at Camp Greene have in. Cap,
sin Gibson q well-poised champiar
I'D one whose very earnestness EN-
sts the conviction of the reader AND
,ady sympathy with him
1t is said that during 1918 .Uncif
m will have more than two millio
-hting men on his pay roll who Wi
Il for '$1,24o, 0oO,o 900 pay and $3.50
5000 for food That is a lare
ce and if Is was ready to go to II
3nt and do effective fighting at one
probably could bring. a speedy en-
the war. But it is not and tn
lay may require twice that numbe
men to overcome the German
is is one item in the cost of di'
y preparation for war.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

=
il? the present war. with over 20 per
cent commissioned officers. is 4 record
o1 which Il much larger college might
be proud. -Bratt!cboro Rcformcr.
The West Point of Vermont" IS
indeed doing things. We would like
Ito Know what better time for the gov
eminent to see that this institution
Was given help to put it where it
should be as Il military college. Here
is 4 nucleus Of Il fine military outfit,
and mighty we'll handled by q very
able corps OF instructors and officials,
every one Of them giving Of their best
ana as Tho Reformer we'll says. Civ
ing OF its men for actual service, even
t. Gripping the higher classes. Such
an institution, doing such work, all
alcng the lines Of preparedness, is
entitled to have the government take
notice Of it. lIerc is q chance for
come real big men to shine, and we
arc wondering if it is not I'D to our
Representatives in congress to call at
tantion OF tho government to the mat
ter.
According to a statement recently
made BY Dean Fl. r. Roberts, acting
president OF Norwich University,
tAero are now 316 Norwich alumni
ana undergraduates in the military
service Of the allies. This does not
include a goodly number Of Norwich
men in other branches of war work,
and is also in addition to about ten
former members Of the faculty OF
members Of the board of trustees.
No less than six OF the 80 member.
of the board of trustees are in the
service. Phis. includes such men az
General Leonard Wood, u s. a, and
Colonel Fred p. Thomas of the Yer
mont regiment Lieut. Col Ira L
Reeves, Col. Jesse McCarter, Cav,
L. S. A, former commandant.
OF the 31G n T. men in the SER
vice, 244 are commissioned officers, or
100 percent. This list includes one
reGr-adn1iral, three brigadier gen
erals. three colonies, enc captain of
tic navy, three lieutenant colonies,
"A majors. one lieutenant COMMAND
or, 81 captains. one lieutenant Of the
navy, IS first licutenants, two leutc-
nants junior grade, navy, SO second
lieutenants, and nine ensigna. Most
CT the enlisted men are rated as non
commissioned oGiccr8.-Northfcld
News
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

Led Stanton'S best, and the Judge has
no superior as a raconteur. The real
story is as follows:
Some twenty-five years ago, when
Thcophilus Grout, a younger brother
of the then Congressman Grout and
the later Governor Grout, was the
owner and editor of the. Newport IGX-
press and Standard, it is related that
he did what the News ascribed to the
present editor Of the Express (who
won't relish the mistake). The party
whom Editor Grout approached for
IN expression of opinion was not
Josiah Grout, but tho then proprietor
of the Memphremagog House, a we'll
known local character quite equal to
making such a rejoinder, which was.
following the election Of a copiouS
mouthful of tobacco juice, See here,
Theoph, | do my duty as a citizen in
every way, even to taking your paper
and paying a dollar and a half year
for it. But my duty ends there; l.
want YOU to understand don't have
TO read the damned thing. Herald
and News. ...+.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

Railroad executives will he the
first to feel the axe in the govern
nent control of the railroads. Pro-
badly many of them do receive I'M
reasonably large salaries and should
be reduced but there are some super
intendents OF roads that do not re-
eeivc as much money n year as some
Of the engineers working under
them. It will not be wise, to make
the officials of the roads subordinate
o the men under their employ.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

t Congress is studying a plan o
government aid SO that every Ameri
can soldier mustered out of the ser
vice and people thrown out Of EN-
kploymcnt when war industries COM
to an end will have farm. Tli
sounds pretty good, but it should
rememDered that farmers cannot4 b
turned out of a machine like hl
dogs. 1t takes something more tina
land to make q farmer. There mus
be knowledge of farm work and
Industrious application of it cay afte
day. There was time when AInen
can colleges turned out great bune
OF insists along with some very abb
men. A government farm factor
would be likely to give the same r.
suits. Better go slow on spendin
billions of the taxpayers money
Utopian schemes of this nature Th
country would get more red tape tina
good farmers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

notwithstanding the ideas of Sec
,etary Of War Baker that universal
raining should be asked at this time,
here is to be a determined effort to
ecure the necessary legislation by
he National Security League. ThiE
>rganlzation has aeco mplfslled much
God work in the past few months
nj there is reason to hope they viii
,e abie to secure this much needed
agislation. We wish them complete
uccess in the coming year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
XIII The Cur. Save the Sheep.


1t was long held that the only good
Indian was a dead Indian. 1t would
be great thing for Vermont's sheep
Industry, if we. could all act on the
theory that the only good dog is
dead dog, An 'opcn season" for dogs,
might become as attractive for hunt
ers among sheep breeders as an open
season for deer is for the average
nimrod
Woodworking Improvement and
anti-cur sentiment go strictly togeth-
err in this country, and all publicity
which will explain the situation to the
public is a national service. The best
grades of wool are raised in average
farm fiocks where sheep can be pro-
perly clipped and cared for. Even in
Australia, which Vermont did so
much to stock with sheep a few de-
cades ago, the. best grades come from
focks of moderate size. The ten
dency there, where Woodworking has
been carried to Us high a stage of de-
Velopment as that shown in any coun-
try, is toward the farm nocks rather
than the large sheep ranches. The
greatest obstacle to wool growing in
this country has been the roaming
cur, protected by the humane senti-
ment of city people who believe that
in reasonable restrictive laws for the
safeguarding Of sheep some injury is
done to the dog as they know him.
The kind Of dog that works damage
to a flock of sheep is the common UNI
derfed cur.
A dog breeder says heavy tax
should be paid on mongreal dogs, es-
pecially ours kept by farmers them
selves, who underfeed them, give
them no training, and allow them to
roam at large. This breeder believes
that the situation calls for an inn
provement in dogs. If people buy
well-bred dogs, paying good prices
therefore, they will take better care.
Of them, and the roaming, sheep-kill-
ing "everybodys dog" the common
cur that does most of the damage,
will go out of fashion In every Sec
ton where Sheep are grown hocks are
constantly being destroyed by dogs
Such news should be gathered and
published for the encouragement OF
woolgrowfng Industry. -Burlington
Free Press. t
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

The efforts of the Bolshevikr to
make separate peace with Germany
l2.ve come to naught because Ger
many insists on II guarantees that
Rnssia's allies recognize and fnllil
tho terms upon which it is made.
Russia's allies do not recognize the
Rolsheviki Us the government OF RUS
ain and will not bind themselves to
arrS- out any agreements they
maize The year 1917 will pass out
without any definite progress towards
peace
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

The Bennington Banner says that
nc little town Of Searsburg, with a
population of 142. has ten young men
1 the army and none at home, ex-
,pt one WHO was refused. Prob
bly, but few towns in the country
an make a better showing and this
oes to show the small towns are still
he backbone Of the country. 1t is
5tonfshing the amount OF real pa
iotism you always and in these
mall communities.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

A Civil War veteran says: zone
hing is certain. We cannot ask our
oys to go to the front and fight for
ur country and pay their own ex-
enses. Therefore the government
INST supply the money, and its citi-
ans must furnish the government
III that money. There is no other
ource." Remember that and buy 4
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

At-12 O'Clock tonight the Tear 1917
asses into history To those of as
7ho believed q year ago war would
,e ended before now the year has
cen disappointment 1t has been
;: great year, nevertheless, and the
MY year to surpass it is the year to
ONE
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
Vermont Needs Better Milk.

costs less TO maintain COW q
,roduce quart OF milk in
than in any other state in n 8
gland, The report Of the co
tee on agriculture of the Bost
mber Of Commerce which =
lie an extensive irvestigat' -
that the cost of matntainin
in Maine was $194.68 and
of milk per quart was .0t
is; in New Hampshire. the cost
.intaining the COW was $171,4
the cost of milk ,0567' per qua
Vermont maintenance Of the On"
, st s161.97 and milk 1884 pc.
art; in Massachusetts maintenana'
the COW cost s19asI and mil
tT69 per quart, while in Connectica
re maintenance of COW cost $20s.6
I'd the milk o6S2 per quart.
Milk testing three end one-half pc
ent butter fat brings about six and =
,slf cents at st. Johnsbury. So whe1
ne cost of delivery is added to tht
ost OF production It will be seen the
armefs producing three and a hait
,er cent milk are just swapping dol.
rs Milk that tests better brings E
letter price and evidently it costs nc
nore to produce four and a half pei
'&nt milk than the poorer grades. Sc
would seem desirable for the farm
rs to produce the higher grades of
lflk.
The time is near at hand whAn
lean milk will bring more money
'I1n dirty. poor keeping milk, an(
Nc farmer will do we'll to prepare II
arnish this high grade OF milk, even
sell for Boston markets.
We still believe. however. that the
lanufacture of butter at a good
reamery and use Of the skim milk
n the farm is more profitable to the
afmef' than selling whole milk. Ii
h3s is done the better the quality OF
he milk the larger the income viii
.. Vermonters should aim to pro-
'uce better milk as we'll as the
'heapest milk in New England and
hen they can get an established
G:aif<et at more profitable prices.
yNfsoI and sEbo.ldy
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

There is a grand opportunity fo@
he government, as manager Of the
teilroads of the country, to develop
he unused water power to move the
rains and save coal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

A republic for White Russia i.
g latest division Of the great coun-
of Russia to be announced. This
,oks like q completed division Of
L,,ssia into small governments. but it
ay be this division will be strons
Rough to cause reorganization OF
Il Russia into a powerful republic.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

Seems as though it is about time
or the back of winter to crack
anyway we hope the old saying
When the dayss begin to lengthen-
he cold begins to strengthen" VIII
3ot prove true. this year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

While wishing for warmer weather
'emember that the kind Of weather
gu have is all you are going to get.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

Some papers are strongly adTocat-
ng the killing Of dogs to encourage
he raising of sheep in Vermont.
rat may be good but it looks quite
IS necessary for the farmers to go
. raising the sheep if the sheep in
lustry is to thrive.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02

Everyone realizes that the Goa
business Of this country is enormou;
but only few have correct idea o.
its amount A government repor
shows that during the year of 191?
there were 570,048, 1875 tons of Goa
mined in the United States. Let;
put this amount of coal on cars anf
sec how much it Will make. Allow
ing 40 tons of coal to a car, it make:
|14,251,203 carloads. Allowing g.
feet for a car, this number of car;
would make train 172,74 miles il
length a train of that length woulf
go practically seven times around tn
Garth at the equator. We do no
have the figures for the production
1917 but it probably Is enough T.
make a train that would encircle tn
earth at the equator eight time
These figures show something of y
enormity Of the coal business in tFi
country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
PRESS COMMENT
Wonderful Record.

Norwich. University is a small lnsti-
ltion comparatively, but as Danlel
Webster said Of Dartmouth years ago,
there are those who love her To
ave contributed 316 men for service
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