Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-14
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Government Advertising.

Dy Cne government no OOuDC SuCL dU-
vertising will be Immediately curtail-
ed as the administration does not be-
lieve in advertising unless some pa
triotic individual contributes it.-Bur-
lington News.
Training Appetites.
Politics may make strange bed-fel-
lows, but war sure does produce un-
usual appetites! Before the war our
neighbor to the north didn't grow
enough corn for chicken feed, and ate
no corn beyond the roasting ears age.
The Canadian appetite wouldn't adj
| Just itself to Yankee cOrnmeal and
corn bread, they said. But now some
thing has happened to that appetite
Wari
Canada is going on corn ration
and Canada is going to like the diet.
Canada wants to save more of her
several hundred million bushels of
wheat crop this fall for her allies and
ours who must have wheat to eat or
starve.
And so she is going to sit right
down with the United States of
America to breakfast of corn mush
and corn cakes. When she develops a
fine taste for corn, her farmers will
redouble their efforts to produce corn
which will grow in more fourishing
manner in the short summers of AL
berta and Saskatchewan. That will
increase Canada's meal crop and the
fertility of her fields.
Canada is setting a good example
for the rest of the world-she is doing
all she can to help win the war-Rut-
land News
Williams for City Representative.
Hon. Frank C. Williams, who has
been a most satisfactory bank COM
missioner for some years, and with
headquarters at Montpelier, will no
longer be candidate for that office
when his present term expires. He
feels that he has held that position
still in this city, feels that he would
like to return and make it his per-
manent home. He has always taken
great interest in the future welfare
and growth Of Newport, always using
his influence towards it's progress
whenever an opportunity offered, and
was one Of the prime movers in plac-
ing the Newport Wrapping Machine
company in our midst. As city we
are now entitled to a city representa-
tive to the Vermont Legislature. In
response to our editorial of last week
calling for a candidate to run for that
Office, Mr.. Williams has vouch5afed
his name. He will meet with no OPP
position. AS it was proper that Hon.
c. S. Emery should be our first mayor
50 it is likewise proper that hon.
Frank c. Williams should be our first
city representative, and it is evident
the voters viii look at it in this light.
So we take pleasure IN announcing
the name Of Hon. Frank c. Williams
press and Standard.
Judge Ho"e's Horse Sense.
Judge Earland B. Howe of the Uni
ted States Court for the district of
Vermont presided at the trial of
Beusscl the Bristol clergyman charg-
ed with seditious talk and greatly i'm
pressed all who saw him in court. The
Hartford Courant has an article de-
scribinG his characteristics and in a
measure revealing his quality.
Asked about himself Judge Howe
said: Il am from Vermont. Just
Vermont cOuntryman." In one case
before him the defense asked that the
prisoner be fined rather than impris-
oned. Judge Howe asked how much
the man had and was told $92.-
50. The prosecutor thought he should
De fined $50. The defendant thought
that s. was enough. Glow much are
you going to charge for your fee?"
asked Judge Howe of the defendants
lawyer. Il told him $780," said the
lawyer. "Too much, too much. Oh
that's too much; $50 for a S. case,"
said the Judge. And then after some
talk he fined the man $40 and the
lawyer took S25 for a fee. Thus he
saved the culprit something to start
again on.
When one of the lawyers objected
that witness was chewing gum, he
said he didn't believe the court could
interfere with it; that was a matter
of personal right. But the hint was
enough so that the man threw his |
gum away. In another case where !
objection was made that a question |
was leading question the judge said |
that he wasn't in the habit of recog- |
nizing objections to leading questions
It is waste of argument, he said |
He usually allowed the question and |
then let the counsel take an excep-
ton. Whenever there was a confer
ence between the court and a lawyer,
he made the latter stand around far |
enough so tnat ne mad TO talk IN |
voice that could be heard instead of
permitting him to come up to the
Judges bench, leaning his elbows on |
the desk and talking in confidential |
tone. This is too common thing, |
he said, and he wanted no such conf
Dental conference with lawyers.
The judge passed some rather plain
comments on some of the habits |
which prevail in Connecticut courts
as they come under his observation. |
They were critical but not disagree
able. The impression he made was
that his own methods, in many re-
snects, were better and conducive to |
Of time and to fairness all |
around-Waterbury Comm Ameri-
can.
Thomas III. Bradley, Proprietor, Oc-