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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
THE UNITED STATES
is PROSPEROUS
Taxes Amounting to Billions Paid by
Corporations and Individuals

Washington, Oct. 2.-Five states
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Ohio and Observation-Disclosures
nearly twc-thirds of the taxes col
lected by the government during the
fiscal year ending last. June 30. OF
the S., 694, 703,334 collected in federal
taxes, these states gave $2,282, 0OO,-
900, or 81 per cent, and of the ST.
839 ,083, 585 gathered from income
and excess profits taxes, the princl-
pal source of revenue, these states
supplied 81 ,S6S,000,0OO OF IS per cent.
From miscellaneous taxes, $855,619,-
TAB was collected in the whole coun-
try.
New York paid 1899, 378,000, of
which $689,265,000 was income and
excess profits taxes, or % per cent
of the ertire nations collections.
This was largely due to the fact that
many corporations with plants scat
tered through the country, reported
earnings from their New York head
quarters.
Income and excess profits taxes IN
1918 were 10 times greater than in
come taxes in 1917. A table of col
lections from these sources by states
in the two years shows that West
Virginia jumped from 1921 900 to
$45, SAG, 900, an increase of nearly "a
times, proportionately greater than
any other state. Utah stood lowest
in the record of gains with little
less than twice the 1917 amount.
New York, which showed So pei
cent of the total income taxes il
1917, reported only "a per cent this
year Pennsylvania collected lis
times as much in 1918 as in 1917
Illinois showed a gain of 10.5 times
Ohio II times and Massachusetts g.
times. Southern states with few
exceptions reported gains exceeding
the average for the whole country.
Vermont's income and exces:
profits taxes was S3,589,000 and the
total tax vas $4,001 900.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
THE EMMONS' BOYS
WRITE HOME
Arthur LaBay Wounded and in Hos
pital

Arthur LaBay Wounded and in Hos
pital
France, Aug. ~, 1918
Dear Cousins:
Well thought | would drop you a
line letting you know that Ed and l
are still feeling fine and sticking
with the Ammunition Train.
[ thought at times that my time
had. come as we have had some pref
ty close calls, believe me.
l think l have told you about the
Boche Smelling US one morning,
wounding and causing the death of
a corporal, and | was only few
yards from him at the time. 1t
wounded about IL or IA horses, in
Guiding one of mine
We took out a piece of shrapnel
as big as the end of my thumb.
About ten days ago the Boche
planes got their eyes on US although
we thought we were well camou-
tagged They came over that night
about II o'clock and poured their ma
chine gun bullets, so they meant to
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
VISITORS BARRED

Not Allowed to Visit Five State In.
situations for the present
: Visitors day is temporarily sus-
pended during the period of the cpl
demic of influenza at the following
state institutions:
State prison, Windsor.
House of correction, Rutland.
State school for predetermined,
Brandon.
Industrial school, Vergennes.
State hospital, Waterbury.
John E. Weeks,
Director of State Institutions.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
SERIOUS CHARGES
American Consular Officers Face
Accusations

Washington, Oct. 2-Charges in
volving the loyalty of an American
Minister and several consular officials
accredited to a Central American re-
public, were referred to the States
Department today through the Sen
tie Foreign Relations Committee.
The charges, if true, so connect the
American diplomats with German in
;erests as to make possible the filing
IF the gravest accusation in the Fed
2ral Courts, against at least two men.
Disclosures of ramifcation of Ger
nan propaganda, operating chiefly
through a business house of tremen-
lous influence and power, may also
cause a Central American eruption
which will GUST German influence for
good.
Accusations against the American
diplomats may, of course, be wholly
unfounded. They were made to mem
bers of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee from four Independent and
wholly trustworthy sources, one of
which was the secret service of an
important Government department,
another branch of the military SER
vice, and the others quite as respon-
sible.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
SEIZED GERMAN MINES
Big Plants Taken by British il
Spitzbergen

London, Oct. 2-Seizure by Brit
ish expedition of German mining
property and other development
plants in Spitzbergen, including big
wireless installation, is reported by
the Express, with the intimation that
the work of developing immensely
rich iron and coal deposits is proceed
ing.
It is said they will be of the
greatest Importance to Great Britain
and the Allies. The expedition to
Spitzbergen sailed few months ago
under the protection of the British
navy. Sir Ernest Shackleton, the
famous Antarctic explorer, was the
commander, but he was subsequently
obliged to leave to take up other
duties.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
Columbia National Bank, In
dianapolis. Indiana.

Says: We are bothered quite a
little by rats in our basement, de-
stroying our stationery, but after dis
tributing your RAT-SNAP very
thoroughly, we are pleased to report
that we are no longer bothered with
them. Four sizes, Csc, Soc, S100 and
$500. Sold by Charles A. Searles &
Co., and Arthur E. Smith, st. Johns
bury, VT, ]. Fl. Goodrich, Barnet,
vt.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03

st. Vincent de Paul, who are in
charge of the work of the colony
Owing to the prevalence of malaria
there, large quantities of quinine are
necessary, but the regular supplies
were suddenly stopped by the prohi-
bition Of the export of the drug from
France. An appeal was thereupon
made to the American Red Cross,
which obtained the required amount
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
154.1 POUNDS TO ACRE
Is Estimated Yield of American
Cotton Crop

Washington, D. c., Oct. 2.-This
years cotton crop was estimated at
11,818,000 equivalent 50-pound bales,
by the department Of agriculture to-
day, basing it's estimate on the condi-
ton of the crop on Sept. %, which
was 544 per cent of normal and
which forecasts a yield of 154.1
to the acre.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
STRIKE IN BUFFALO

Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 3.-A strike
completely tied up the trolley traffic
n Buffalo and adjacent cities and
towns. The company made no effort
to move cars. There was no disorder.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
THE FIGHTING FOURTH

Passed the Half Billion Mark
Washington, Oct. 3.-Liberty bond
sales have passed half a billion mark
but the country is still that amount
behind schedule for the first four
lays of the campaign.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
OUININE FOR LEPERS
Furnished Madagascar by the Amer
lean Red Cross

London, Oct. 3.-Twenty pounds of
quinine has just been shipped by the
American Red Cross to the leper
colony at Farafangana, South NADIA
gascar, for the use of the Sisters of
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
MASONIC NOTICES

Passumpsic Lodge, No. II, F. & A.
M.
Regular communication Thursday,
the 18th of October, at 7.30 p. m.
Masonic Temple. Visiting brethren
welcome
Orville N. Pinney, w. M.
Fred Ell. Dolloff, Secretary
Haswell Royal Arch Chapter, No. II
Stated Convocation Friday even
ing, Oct II, at 7.30 P. M.
Birney L. Hall, e. H. p.
F. G. Moore, Secretary
Palestine Conmandery, No. S, K. T.
Stated Copclave, Tuesday evening,
Oct. Is.
z. S. Waterman, e. C..
Sept. 9, 1918.
Juneau, Alaska.
The American Chemical Co.,
st. Johnsbury, Vt.
Gentlemen:
| Will you sned me two boxes of the
American Little Liver Tablets and
two tubes of Nazol?
Very truly yours,
Mrs. C. r. A
Juneau, Alaska.
Letter received by American Chem
ical Co., Sept. 20, 1918. adv.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
PUPILS WANTED

am now ready to take limited
number of violin pupils for advanced
instruction. No beginners need
apply. Pupils will be received at my
>me, No. Is Charles Street
T. F, BURROUGHS
St. Johnsbury
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
RAILROAD COLLISION
Twenty-Six Men Killed on the Penn
svIyania system

Cleveland, Oct. 3.-Twenty-six men
were instantly killed when the Penn
.sylvania train crashed into crowd
of workmen druing fog.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03

a reasonable price at No. IA John
street. 80 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-One No 35 Ann Arbor
belt power hay press. Also one 8
horse power gas OF kerosene engine
with Gluten pulley. These machines
are first class and will be sold cheap
if taken soon. L. w. Ford, 6 Har-
rison Ave, St. Johnsbury, Vt. 80-85
FOR SALE-One Ash chamber set
and one Oak, both with springs. Mrs.
Flora E. Danforth, Danville, VT.
81-86 pd.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03

WANTED-A girl for general house
work. Mrs. George Caldbeck, North
Pearl st. 81tf
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03

The countess of STAFFORD, formerly
Mrs. Samuel Colgate of New York,
has converted her London home,
Shadow house, into an annex to the
Young Mems Christian association
officers inn.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-03

FOR SALE-Nearly new parlo1
stove. 90 ST. John ST., Tel. 569-M
S1-S
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Letter received by American Chem
ical Co., Sept. 20, 1918. adv
The Adair County news., 1918-08-28

Brief funeral services will be
conducted at the Christian
church this morning at ten
o'clock by Rev. E. W. Elliott.
The burial will be in the Glasgow
cemetery.
In the death of DR.. Loren E.
Williams the town loses one of
it's leading and skilled profession
al men. Truly good and noble
man, an honorable man and in
fluential citizen, and a prince
among men has gone to his eter-
nal reward.
Peace to his ashes!-Glasgow
Times, at time of death
The Adair County news., 1918-08-28
Resolutions.

The following Resolutions
were adopted recently by the
Metcalfe county Colored Teach
ers Institute.
We your committee On Resolu-
tions of the Metcalfe G., color
ed Teachers Institute respectful
ly submit the following:
Whereas, having been in the
town of Edmonton for the past
week, and sharing the hospitality
of the citizens, therefore we turn
to them our heartfelt thanks for
their cordiality and respect
shown us while in their midst.
Whereas, having embibed great
good, and rendered enthusiasm
from having been here, we re-
solve, to return our several dis
tricts, with renewed vigor, to do
more for the raising Of the edu-
cational Standard of the colored
Schools and Youths of Metcalfe
Co.
Be it resolved that we return a
vote of thanks to Mrs.A, E Muir
ply for the noble and efficient
manner in which she did the
clerical work of the Institute.
Be. it further resolved, that
we turn a vote of thanks to Prof.
R. Lasley for the high and eff
cient manner in which he in
structed this Institute.
Be it still further resolved,
that we extend a vote of thanks
to Prof. R. A. Palmore, our Co,
Superintendent for the manner
in which he conducted our In
stitute.
Respectfully Submitted.
R. B. Smith CHR.
Your Com. Miss Ora Wood,
Miss Emma Clark.
The Adair County news., 1918-08-28
DR.. Williams Passes Away.

The death of DR.. Loren E. Will
liams yesterday morning at 4:35
o'clock, is deeply regretted by
all.
He was born at Montpelier, in
Adair county, in 1875, the son Of
Rev. z. T. Williams, and Mrs.
Williams, who was a Miss Wheat,
one of Adair's oldest families.
His death followed lingering
illness of Brighr's disease. which
involved a general complication.
Twenty-one years ago he grad
uated from the Louisville Col
lege of Dentistry, and then came
to Glasgow, where he has resid-
ed ever since in the continuance
of his dental practice. In 19Oe
he was married to Miss Minnie
Depp, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. P. Depp, of this place, who
survives, with two lovely little
children.
The city never had a native OIL
adopted citizen more popular
than DIR. Williams. For many
estimable reasons he was mar
of immense popularity. He was
what he was at all times and ir
all things. In the social side oil
life, in the business world, anc
in the many phases that go tt
make up the human life he wal
every inch a man, His grear
sincerity was guided by his deep
conscientious spirit and his as
The Adair County news., 1918-08-28

he brought down on the desk in
front of him, he exclrimed with
all the vehemence he could COM
mand; 1--WE have made an order
to build court house, and we
intend to build it according to
the plans as agreed upon," The
members of the Fiscal court sus.
tanned him, the discussion ended
and a quietus was put upon the
opposition.
To be continued next week
The Adair County news., 1918-08-28

pirations to be genuine in all
things.
Those who knew him best will
substantiate the fact that his
humblest and poorest patient re-
ceived his best known workman
ship, his undivided interest and
the same gentle. courteous and
affable treatment that the rich
est man received. DR.. Williams
was an exemplary type of citizen
ship and a greatly beloved man.
Kind. benevolent, courteous and
reserved TO a certain extent, his
lovable personality always drew
and held the affection and admir-
alton of all To every good and
worthy cause ne was a liberal
contributor, and always stood
for those things that represent
ed the betterment of the town
and the community. He was an
ideal husband and father.
Aside from his very great use
fulness, as man he was a lover
of music and possessed a beauti-
full tenor voice of appealing and
sympathetic qualities. Ever
since he had been in Glasgow he
had been one of the leaders in
the choir at the Christian church,
of which he was a devout and
consecrated member. His repE.
tation as gifted singer far ex
ceeded local bounds as he haC
often been the soloist in many
church conventions out in the
, state. His church Relationship
was a glowing example of JUS
what the kindredship between {
man and his church should be
He was a member of the Board
, of Deacons and was a leadins
, and active member Of the Christ
ian church.
Surviving are his wife ant
two children, Jane Armstrong
Williams and Loren E Williams
Jr. Also his father, Elder q. T
! Williams, of Columbia, survives
} as well as the following brothers
, and sisters: Elder Lawrence
: Williams, Texas; Mr.. Luther
Williams, Cave City; Mr.. Jot
Williams. Columbia; Mrs. Bert
Epperson, Columbia; Mrs. Kirby
> Smith, jamestown, Tenn, all o.
t whom attended the funeral ant
burial except Elder Lawrenc,
Williams, who was called hom'
from here q few days ago.
The Adair County news., 1918-08-28

promise to get up in the morn
ings and kindle the fire and
bring the water from the spring,
and otherwise demean yourself
as a good husband?
Betsey, do you love John? Do
you promise to continue to love
him, and to do the cooking, and
keep Johns socks darned and
his pants mended and otherwise
demean yourself as a good wife
should? All right, you two are
married now, and you can go on
home"
At the time of the building of
the new court house, there was
quite an anti-court house senti.
ment upon the part of some of
the tax payers of the county, An
order had been made for the
building, but it was drawn in
somewhat vague terms and q
lawyer had been employed by
some of the "antis" to try and
have the order rescinded, the
parties thinking, if they could
get clear of the order, they
might be able to block the enter
, prise and prevent further actor
in the direction.
Quite a discussion arose befor'
the court of claims, presided Owe
by Judge Sallee, and towards
evening, as the discussion pro
crossed, feeling grew quite warn
as is often the case when a ques
ton of taxation is involved.
Judge Sallee was the las
speaker, and while he talked, b
remained seated. He reviewe,
: the action which had been takel
by the court, and urged the mem
bers of the court to stand to thei
first order, insisting that if j
was not sufficiently comprehens
? i've, it could be made SO withou
f undoing what had already bee
e done. Rising to his feet, an
|, holding a stick in his hand, whic
The Adair County news., 1918-08-28
SKETCHES OF AD|AlR
COUNTY.
Historical and Biographical that
Will be of Interest TO all
Readers of the News.
BY JUDGE II. c. BAKER.
No. 80.

In November, 1892. the Co.
lumbia Milling Company was or
ganized, its incorporators, Geo.
j. Reed, w. B. Rowe, q. M.
Staples, w. W, Bradshaw, and
w. w. Jones. The stock was
subscribed by a number of the
citizens of Columbia, and the
building near the bridge, this
side of Russell Creek, was erect
ed. George Nell was the mana
ger. After a few. years the
stock fell into private hands, and
the business is now owned and
controlled by a private company.
The organization of this Mill
ing Company was the beginning
of the improvement which has
come to Columbia in the addi-
ton to the town along Russell
Greek, consisting of dwellings,
mills electric plant, etc., and,
although it brought in individ-
dent to its promoters it has add.
ed greatly to the growth and
prosperity of the town, illustrat-
ing how the starting of one en-
terprise may lead to others.
The introduction of CONNER
cial fertilizer, sometime after
the close of the civil war, worked
quite an improvement in our
farming interest and methods.
Its use was very gradual, and at
first in very limited quantities.
DR.. Samuel B. Field is entitled
to the credit of its introduction,
and it came about in this way.
He was at the time tobacco
weigher at Louisville. At the
time an Office authorized by law,
and | was editing the Spectator,
at Columbia. He wrote me that
his friends, VIM. Skeene & Co.,
were manufacturing a fertilizer
superphosphate, bone meal, &C.,
and they wished to introduce il
in the county, and asked me if
would insert an advertisement in
the paper, and take my pay in
the fertilizer. Having space tt
spare, as was usual with the pa
per at that time, | agreed to d.
so, and several sacks of theil
products were shipped to me
Personally had no use for it
as | had nothing but a garden
and did not know what effec
it might have on the soil or veg
etables-thought possibly
might faint or poisson the who'll
outfit, so, | requested the farm
ers to come in and get SINAI
quantities and try it in a few
hills of corn, tobacco, and Other
crops. They did this, taking
away in paper sacks, oyster can
&c. No one cared to ventur
more than a-gallon on a field. an
very few that much. They wer
willing to try a few hills, bu
they did not care to risk to
much.
The experiments resulted ia,
orably. The doctored hills ou
grew the others, were heaIthie
and more vigorous, and it We
but a little while until the farm
er who had commenced with
pint was using a ton.
1t was along about this tin
when the first Jersey cows wei
brought into the county, and
little earlier the first male (
that family. He was placed
charge of Matthew Taylor, 9
eDterprising citizen of the Gle
vile neighborhood. This amin
met an ignominious death at Il
hands of some disaffected pc
sons in that locality who we
not friendly to Jersey bulls. M
The Adair County news., 1918-08-28

effort at one time was made to
introduce the barbed wire fence
in the county, but it met with as
little favor as the animal named
above. There has been a pref
udice to its use except in a mod
flied form. This may be due in
part to a remark made by VIM.
Stewart, Esq.,, upon his inspec-
ton of the first one built in the
county.
After giving it a critical ex-1
animation, he said; "Well, it
may keep the stock inside from
getting out, and the stock out
side from getting in, but my
judgment is that the wires can
never be put close enough to-
gether to keep the man out of
h. who would build such a
fence"
Following this the man took
the fence down, and no one has
used it since except as top
wire, or in connection with WOW
en- wire or plank. Possibly
Stewards remarks may be re-
garded as prophetic.
The contract to build the pres
ent courthouse in Columbia was
let at the July term of court,
1884. The contractors were Win.
H. Hudson, of Columbia, and
Columbus Stone, of Burkesville,
KY. The contract price was ST.
486. John Eubank, James G..
Conover, and w. U. Chelf, COM
posed the building committee,
The house was accepted by an
order made at the May term,
1887. When the bills were foot.
ed up at the close, they amount,
ed, including contract price, in
cidentals, etc., to the sum of
$3l, 23O 81. The clock, whic h
was not included in the contract,
cost several hundred dollars. A
change in the location, after
quite an amount of work had
been done on the foundation, en-.
tailed a loss of several hundred
dollars. The house is a hand.
some building. we'll constructed,
and convenient and comfortable
in its arrangement.
Judge A. E. Sallee was county
court Judge when it was built
He served in that positions fol
twenty years, and had he lived
| it is probable he would have con
tinued in the position for an in
definitely longer time, as he hat
ways that made him very popu
lar with the masses. Although
he was not an old man when h,
died, he was Familiarity know
as "Old jack" a name which
was given him by some of hi
comrades of the town. Tn
name stuck to him to his death
He was never married.
Pickwick did not have a NOR
benevolent countenance, nor
warmer heart than Judge Sallee
and, with it all, he was not with
out a sense of humor. While b
: never married himself, he occs
sionalIy tied the knot for other.
In the discharge of his offici;
duties, and in doing so impose
obligations that were very sp'
cific and strict on the contrac
= ing parties. On one occasion.
e was in substance as follows:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-27
CALLS FOR STATEMENTS
administrative Bo1rd VIII award Con
tracts for City Supplies in

Leads of departments under the
supervision d The Administrative
li"hrc wcr" directed Yesterday tha.
Whcf" Trey have contracts for Supplies
expiring or March, 81 20 furnish Tho
BOARD not later than the second wcel:
OF March ar itemized lis. OF all ma :
i"rials needed by them This acton
Wa taken in order that the board may
invite Dds for the supplies. the con-
tracts TO be awarded not later tina Ii
April i.
The STATE Highway Commissioner
rr"se:tcG 10 The board bills agere-
eating Sal for repairs to the Pc
'ershurg Turnpike within the tcn-r,iic
limit from the corporation line. city
Engineer Boiling wa: directed t. draw
~" necessary rcQuisition for this work
which is 10 be charged TO the $4,000
appropriation fer the improvement of
the turnpike.
The petition Of the Cohen Mutual
Md Association for permission to use
the First Regiment Arnory the night
of Arril 20. was referred TO RailGing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-27

Inspector EutIcr for report rhn
twelfth Comrauv OF Virginia Coas-
ARTILLERY was granted permission to
use tho drill hall of the Firs; regiment
Armor% Tuesday and Friday nights o.:
each Week.
superintendent cohn. ~ The stree,
Cleaning Department.. was directed 10
haul manure from the West End
stables I" tho ci,y farm on the City
Home property. and to rcuov. ,wo
frame buildings il Sherwood Park. IN &,
lumber TO b. removed 10 the city farm
Mr.. Cosin was also directed TO use scr.
'ai:' property on Dock Sit~cct. between
Fourteenth and Screutcruth Streets FOR
public dump In accordance with
permission granted the buard .cs.cr-
day by James y. sloan