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The Washington times., 1919-01-20
HEARD ND SEEN

Their house being small and their
friends many. MR.. and MRS. ROY
L. WOLFE, lilo / street southeast,
found the public school a convenient
place to celebrate their fifteenth
wedding anniversary. This event
took place in the Tyler School, Elev-
enth and G streets southeast, on Sat-
urday evening, January IL. This is
the first time in the history of the
country that a public school has been
used for an occasion of this kind.
Friends and neighbors were made
happy with pleasant, sociable even
ing, a wedding feast and dancing;
the couple were made happy with
gifts of cut glass and congratula-
tions. All went away feeling that a
school house is a pleasant place for
these festivities.
This very interesting information
comes to me from MRS. ALLAN
DAVIS, 900 Eleventh street south
east, community secretary of the
Tyler School.
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planning TO the driver because Dad
did not send them in a closed car
Yesterday a beautiful Limousine
similarly marked, driven by a man
in the uniform OF our army and occu-
ped by richly clad woman and an
Airedale dog; drove up to w. & LIS.
The woman got out and turned the
dog over TO the soldier-driver to
look after while she was inside.
Query-Do you suppose my littlt
bonds brought in money enough 10
buy grease for these cars and there
by help win the war;"
In DOUBT.
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Put SOles on Your Children's
Shoes. You Can Do 1t.
1t Has Been Made Possible by Business Intelligence

An automobile, like human being wears out its shoes
But man. with his feet and the feet of his children Is
disadvantage compared to automobile. When his
shoes out, he must 60 to shoemaker to have
soes put on-and for labor to put them
than the cost of material
He put the shoes on his automobile. Automo-
bles expensive luxury. man had to pay fifteen
forty seventy five dollars for tire and then pay
body the amount to put the tire the automobile
industry would suffer.
Some time ago this writer suggested makers of
mobile tires that they ought to do for the feet of what
they have done so well for the wheels of automobiles
namely supply soes that could be applied to the shoes Of
workers and children without expensive work by shoe
maker.
It pointed that scarcity of leather poor
ing quality Of such leather the poor afford and the
high cost of half song could be met in some way with
enduring sole than leather and that could be
applied to WORKOUT soles without the especial skill of
shoemaker.
This editorial was sent to the principal makers of
automobile tires with request that they help the father
put soes his Shoes and soes the shoes Of the
children the mother puts seats the trousers Of
her little boy, new toes and heels in stockings
Shoemakers and shoe merchants will be glad to learn
that the Goodyear Tire Company has, with scientific
ergy adopted the editorial suggestion Other tire makers
let rs hope, will compete in the useful work.
We have received in response the editorial pack
age containing pair of waterproof soles tough pable
handsome and well made
With the soles come nails made with corkscrew
arrangement to give tight hold little tube of
fasten the new sole to the old worn out sole.
We informed that the Goodyear Company will put
the goods sale with shoemakers shoe stores and else
where They will be in all sizes for fathers mothers and
for the children.
This good for fathers and mothers of big
ss There is doubt that other energetic tire makers
viii compete and do what the Goodyear people have done
The task Of business ability is to make life better by
making it cheaper
Men that make shoes for automobiles that the owner
put in his garage will make the people grateful by
making soles that the father apply the shoes of his
children in the home that the workman apply to his
shoes.
1t is one wise way to diminish the high of living
It takes nothing from anybody The store and the
maker will than before for they will get their
profit the sales of sef applied soes and trouble
An editorial of this kind is not profound con-
corning the complicated problems of the Balkans the con-
troversy between Italy and the Savs But it is more
important to fathers of families and therefore, more i'm
portant to America than the whole Balkan problem.
The Washington times., 1919-01-20

1919
School Teachers Promotions,
Should Depend More on Merit
By e ARL GOODWIN.
And Less Length of Service The Present System
Iniustiees

There are discrepancies in the scale of pay
public school teachers in Washington and it is certain
that if the District of Columbia could VOTE-especiay
the women-those discrepancies would vanish
School teachers pay is one of the most complicated
subjects, there many classes and kinds and grades
of Teachers and various kinds of pay all mixed up an
illogical system of advancemen-NOT according to merit
but according to length Of service In other words no
matter how smart teacher may be- she cannot arrive
her full earning power until she has struggled for per-
haps fifteen years, during which time she will
of youngsters graduate from her school and RECEIVE
MORE MONEY THAN SHE does even if all they do is TO
take cards from box and stick them in another.
One OF the discrepancies and very weak spot should
say, is that young and nexper teachers are generally
placed In the first grade Here where the youngest chill
dren taught They at the tenderes most impress
slonabe most important have nothing against
the wonderful young who graduate from won
derful normal school and started off as frsterad
teachers The fault comes later
Some of these grade teachers may develop into
stars OF the first magnitude in their ne they may be the
best teachers earth And yet to get their
proper advance in salary they MUST on to higher
grades better plan would be to keep where they
are doing such good work and also give them their merte
raises in pay.
Under the present system of advances in paw for
length of service it is possible for teacher to get her
longevity pay not for actual length of service but for
length OF service In group She might stay ten years
one salary group and then be moved to another and
LOSE. THE CREDIT OF HER FIRST TEN YEARS =
There kindergarten principals who receive less
money than their assistants
The discrepancy in the length of service pay results
IN 50 per cent of the third and fourth grade teachers with
1our 10 ten years experience getting less money than first
and second grade teachers with two four years expert
ence
Teachers recently promoted to the fifth grade are
receiving lower pay than they would have received
had they stayed lower grades where they were last
There are other inequitable conditions all of which
am sure will be Strengthened out the teachers union
which is growing in the city out to see that
the proper scale is effected.
The whole subject of teachers pay is due for gigantic
shakeup for with the present salaries teachers will leave
for less important work at higher wages have in mind
wonderful teacher of twenty years. experience
whose salary $1,000 She of the best in the world
Her ttteen-yearod niece has been taking papers ont
o. BOX and putting them somewhere else for the War
RISk bureau for more than 81 200 a year.
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the kitchen stove smokes, as
though she had an actual daughter
ly share in these homely burdens.
But she hasn't. And probably
she never will have. And they'll
both die with lives unfulflled.
But it isn't only in villages that
you'll encounter dreary near-ro-
manCes of this order. Men and
women of this type can be found
anywhere. It's only a few days
ago that letter came to me from
the highly indignant friend of
young woman who for years had
spent her love on the promise
lodging, marriage-fearing, basely
self-protective type of man. She
writes:
A TWelve-iear COurtsbip.
"A young friend of mine has
been keeping company with a
gentleman for twelve or thirteen
years, and while he's never made
any promises of marriage, | claim
II there was a grain Of manliness
in him, he'd marry the girl instead
OF casting her aside with no other
excuse to offer save that he wants
to be free. Shes a very fine girl,
towering far above that devil in
every respect, but foolish enough
to let this disappointment kill all
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Chamber Of Commerce Directors

Meeting today at 4:30 to or
ganize. select executive commit
tee, treasurer, general counsel
and secretary.
"Be on time" says Col. Rob-
ert \. Harper, president OF the
Chamber.
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The Press Club is giving a show
tonight TO present for the first time
the Heart OF Humanity" which is
one OF those films with everything
In IT from a dog fight to a battle.
LAWRENCE BEATTUS is RESPONSE
BILE for showing the finn.
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BOND GEDDES says that since |
turned the light on his erratic gas
meter the old machine has been
working fine.
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We Are OF the People and For the People
Washington, D. c.,
January IS, 1919.
Editor, The Times,
Dear Sir:

Editor The IlmeS
Dear Sir:
On behalf of the employees of Bureau of Engraving
and Printing the undersigned representatives of be
respective organizations extend your our hearty an
probation OF the splendid service you have rendered in
the campaign for free lnercompany transfers. which has
just been brought to a successful issue.
1t is certain that the active support and uncomnro
missing position of The Times dominant factor in
bringing the question of these transfers to satisfactory
conclusion You may be assured that your attitude in
this matter will not be forgotten.
The Washington times., 1919-01-20

TOM BRADLEY. the atty, wears a
brown bow tie with white spots in IL.
The Washington times., 1919-01-20

BOB MATTHEWS, who is BILLY
SUNDAYS secretary and also takes
The Washington times., 1919-01-20

Homer Rodehesyer's job, is due here
today.
remember that song GEORGE
oCONNOR used to sinK-aThs
Christenin
George Washington, Christopher
Columbia,
roosevelt, Douglass, Lee,
Joe Cans, Dixon,
Jim Jefries.
Ring in Booker 7"
And SO forth?
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Coil him Cousin Cdrus. jr."
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Anyhow, when things are dull at
Georges house he can always amuse
the baby with a verse OF song.
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Well, George is going to have lust
such a time himself. because a great
big fine baby boy has arrived al his
house, and George is stepping high.
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Respectfully,
EDWARD WILLIAMS w. r.
Ceaners
DANIEL,
WoMBLE
4.
- NORA JAMES PRESTON
-
EDWARD NJ HAAS
- Plumbers
BENJAMIN GoLDswoRTHY. C. HARDWOOD
- Pressws
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
MARIE LEE FLEWELLING

Mrs. Maria Lee Flewelling, daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. E. P. Lee Of
East ST. Johnsbury, died in Boston
Thursday, Jan. 16, of influenza. She
attended the ST. Johnsbury Academy
and business college in Boston
where she has since held position
Mrs. Flewelling was 27 years old and
is survived by her husband. Robert
Flewelling, and daughter, Christine
her father and mother, and one broth
er, Edward, Of Pittsburg, Pa. The
funeral will be held at St. Peters
Episcopal church in Boston on Mon
day. The body will be brought &c
East St. JoEnsbury for burial.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
KILLED AT HIS
OWN DOORSTEP
John Curtis Thrown From His Sleigh
and Almost Instantly Killed

AS John GUSTS was driving early
Friday evening to his home in Pas
sumpsic street just above the bridge
on the Passumpsic river, his horse
became frightened and ran away. AS
Mr.. Curtis has only one hand it was
difficult for him to stop the horse
which ran into the yard, throwing
Mr.. Curtis out just as the team reach
ed the doorstep. Mr. Curtis was
thrown violently from the sleigh and
his head struck the house. His nose
was broken by the blow, his skull was
crushed and he was rendered I'M
conscious He never recovered con-
seriousness and died soon after.
Mr.. Curtis was born in Waterford
81 years ago and moved to st. Johns
bury II years ago. He lived on a
farm until June and then moved into
town and occupied house on Pas
sumpsic street. He had worked at
the scale factory until last October
when he had a severe attack of in
huenza and never returned to work
He leaves a wife and the only other
near relatives are two cousins.
The funeral will be held at the
house Monday afternoon at one
o'clock.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
DO Your Own Thinking.

You can't become q man Of mark, q
man of real achievement, so long as
you are but an echo of other people.
You can't possibly progress as you
should in your chosen life work. For
the highest success demands vigorous,
alert, independent thinking. And your
thinking is the opposite of this, as re-
vealed by your blind, uncritical assim-
ilation of other peoples ideas.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
DAIRYMEN'S BANQUET
Bouquets for Judge Fish and Mr..
Brooke

boHI1clo IoI JuuSS HASli anu NAi i.
Brooke
In reporting the Vermont Dairy
mems banquet at Burlington, Thurs
day the Burlington News has the fol-
lowing about two well-known Yer
,nonters: "The witty sallies and
really good stories of the POSTMASTER,
Hon. Frank L. Fish of Vergennes
kept everybody happy. Judge Fish.
comes along when Congressman
Greene can't be present, and in the
opinion of the company present last
night the Judge made good, indeed
as usual. The Van Ness orchestra
played and the Liberty chorus which
sang patriotic airs, was led by Frank
Fl. Brooks of St. Johnsbury who has q
wonderful voice.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18

Be Kind and Patient.

There is more special grace requi-
site and manifest in watchful perse-
verance in little kindnesses and habit
ua1 patience at home, in abstinence
from conversational disparagement of
others, and in resistance to habits Of
sloth and undue self-indulgence in
private life than in the performance
of great public duties under the OBJ
seryation Of multjtudes.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
At the North Congregational Church

1890, morning worship. The pas
tor, Rev. Frederick B. Richards, viii
preach. Subject, "The New Death.
100, Sunday school; 6.15,. Union
Young Peoples meeting at Grace
Methodist church; TOO, Globe Thea
ire service. Subject, ga Happy New
Year in a World like This
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
At tile Church of the Messiah

Harold Guy Don Scott, minister.
Young Peoples service at 1890. In
stallation of officers of the Young
PEOPLES Christian Union, with adj
dress by PRESIDENT; II Church School;
$50, Y. P. C. U. meeting; 7.3O, teach
er training.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18

The Better Course.
1t is better to fight for the good than
to rail at the nl.-Tennyson.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
Grace Methodist Church

The morning sermon will be by
the Rev. Clifford II. Smith of Burling-
ton, superintendent Of the Vermont
hnti-Saloon League. Sunday school
at IL. Young, peoples union at 6.15.
Leader, Miss Grace Rodliff. Evening
sermon, "The Love That VIII Not
Let Me Co."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
At the South Church

The pastor will preach at the
morning service. Subject, ''zaccheus
and Matthew, Financial Operators,
st. Johnsbury." Evening service at
the Globe theatre. Subject, "a Hap
py New Year in a World Like This"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
SUNDAY SERVICES
At ST. Andrews Church

Rev. A. P. Grint, Pr. D., rector.
Sunday services, 8 a. m, Holy Com
munion; 1890 morning service and
sermon; IL Sunday School; p. n.'
evensong and sermon.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18

PUBLIC sTENOGRAPHER-Mrs.
Vera d. Hooker. Telephone the Arm
DRY mornings. 545-W., the rest of
the time, 554-M. ITO
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
First Church of Christ

At the Christian Science church
Sunday morning, the subject will be
"I.ife."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
Mean.

Said the almost philosopher, @The
fellow who married for money instead
of love couldn't be persuaded to do it
again for love or money
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18

FOR SALE-wood of all lengths. T
Fl. Lyster. ITO
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs

Apollo Lodge, No. 2. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening, Jan. 81, al
7.30.
II. w. Clark, C. C.
Il. E. Anderson, K. r. & S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-21
PASSED WORTHLESS CHECKS.
Thomas A. Diven, Jr., Had Been Study.
ing Law in Richford

st. Adams, Aug. q. Thomas A. Div
Ell, who claims New Haven, Conn, as
his home, is wanted by the police in this
city on the charge of eashing worthless
checks Diven, who claimed that he was
a student at the Yale Law school, went
to Riebford and secured position with
the Nelson and Hall company. While
working for that concern, he applied to
States Attorney A. B. Rowley Of Rich
ford for an opportunity to study law in
his office during the summer. Mr.. Row
ley gave him all the opportunities pos
sible, allowing him to borrow his law
books and at the present time Mr.. Row
ley il looking for a valuable set.
Owen apparently was not more than
% years old and made good appearance,
He made numerous trips to this city,
bought clothing and made other pur-
chase# cashing several checks. generally
receiving substantial amounts in change.
An Of the checks were drawn on the
Weldon National bank Of this city.
Among other acquaintance among the
business men were A. + Mahoney, chief
Of police He made application for join
ing the Champlain Country club and
made full use Of his privileges there
while the application was pending
Everything went smoothly until a
few days ago when he went to G. II.
Mortons store to purchase suit Of
clothes on credit. Mr. Morton telephoned
some Of the people .he young man gave
as reference aud asked them If they
knew the man, they replying in the
negative After Mr.. Rowley received in.
formation that Diven was in ST. Adams
trying to get credit in the store he dis
charged him from his Office There was
some delay in cashing the checks passed
by Diven, giving him an opportunity to
leave The checks presented up to this
time total about $l75.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-21
WANTS PEERLESS
KNITTING MILL AND
is GOING TO GET 1T
Continued from first page.l

ter. Old fogies use the word for cloak
for their old fogyism. A sullen face, stiff
attire and rigid manners are not dignity.
After all, when you come to think OF II,
a corpse is the most dignifed thing there
is, and for quiet dignity and reserve, a
grave yard is the goods. Few socalled
dignifed men are kind or progressive.
Now there is lot of truth In this def
milton of dignity. We people of Barre
are not SO dignifed that we cannot work
We are a city Of workers and are proud
Of the fact; and, Furthermore, we be-
lieve that anything which il worth hav-
ing is worth working for and that is why
we are going after this Peerless Knitting
mill for our city, and we are going to
get it.
People who work have common sym
pathies and common viewpoint, That
is why Barre pulls together so strong for
anything which will benefit the town.
We are not afraid to get down and pull
together to put il over It was this spirit
which built our hospital and later erect
ed for us one Of the finest hotels in the
state. 1t is the only spirit which ever
accomplishes anything.
Why did the United States govern
ment turn in the crucial days of the war
to Charles M, Schwab to take over the
building of our merchant marine, fairly
begging him in desperation to speed up
the shipbuilding program, the delay Of
which came near bringing national disas-
ter? Simply because he understood and
felt the sympathies and aspirations of
his men, because he was once one of
them and worked with them in the
ranks. They knew Charlie and would go
through hell-fre for him. They felt a
community Of interest with him, the in
terest which unselfshIy does things for
the common good. There is no joy so
great, no compensation so rich that may
come to any person or community OF
persons as the knowledge that they have
done something worth while
If Barre did not possess this quality
or community spirit, the Peerless Knit.
ting mills would never come TO Barre.
Barre would have never had the oppor-
tunity which she has to-day If she did
not possess this quality, for a live con-
Germ of this character does not wish TO
tie up to a dead town Ii would be sui
eide for them, and they know ii.
We people Of Barre believe that prog
ress means cooperation, and co.opera.
tion means the united endeavor Of all
for the good of all
The bringing of the Peerless Knitting
mills to Barre means genuine progress
made possible through the efforts of all
our citizens
We are entering q new era in the in
dustrial life Of our nation, and this is
bound to be reflected in the business ac-
tivity of our town, and we must be
ready to meet the new demands and re-
gard our obligations to our city In a
broad minded, unselfish manner. We
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-21
CURRENT COMMENT
A Well Balanced Town Industrially.

The citizens of Barre bid fair to be
successful in big enterprise, having al
ready raised 100000 in subscriptions TO
the stock Of the Peerless Knitting works
that proposes to erect $4,000 factory
building in the Granite city, giving en-
ployment to 200 persons, The project
will unquestionably be brought to a sue
cessful issue. and Barre is to be congrat-
ulated on securing an additional manu-
featuring plant of this size. 1t is par.
ticularly we'll for town in which the
principal industries employ men should
have also factories giving employment to
the female members Of their families.
The best balanced town in manufac-
turing sense is that town where the in
dustries employ both men and women in
just the right proportions. Rutland
News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-21

Some Of the newspapers of Vermont
seem to place much Of the blame for the
Jonesville accident on the driver Of the
motor vehicle which was struck by
Central Vermont train; at least, they
give most of their advice to the users Of
motor vehicles who have occasion to use
grade crossings, rather than to urge the
responsibility Of the railroad to do its
part toward protecting the crossing This
in spite OF the testimony Of various peo-
pie that the driver of the motor vehicle
in question exercised far more than the
usual precaution of the average auto.
mobile driver before attempting to drive
over the crossing. 1t is good advice to
warn motorists, but it also quite neces.
sary in this case to insist that the rail
road shall do something to protect the
public until such time as an underpass
or ovefpass is constructed A bell signal
might fill the need