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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
MODEL STATE OF THE UNION
CONTINUED. from page one)

\OOnUlnuoQ. from page Ono)
Careful students of the situation
see in these possibilities new party
alignment in this country, split into
radicals and conservatives, and not
a few are of the opinion that if such
a division comes the radicals may
win.
This national non-partisan. league
has a fighting program of IA
points.
This platform was unanimously
adopted by the national committee OF
the league in its annual meeting at
St Paul last December.
Here in order are the IA points.
A United States of the world, max
ing an end of war by creating Z
world democracy.
World peace, to be won by con-
sent, not by conquest.
A reconstruction program that will
provide employment for all, reduce
the cost of living, maintain the earn
ings of labor and of primary produc-
ers, make an end of monopoly extor-
ton, and redeem the state and ma
tional governments from the auto
cratic control-ef monopolies.
No return of utilities or industries
taken over during the war.
Public ownership of all means OF
transportation and communication
and all other undertakings which il
their nature must be either great pri-
vate monopolies Or public enter
prises.
Employment for the unemployed in
cooperation with organized labor
through government works, all such
undertakings to be provided with free
schools for vocational training.
The complete enfranchisement OF
women, with equal opportunities with
men, and equal pay for equal services.
The national government to make
loans to the state governments
so that farmers can get loans from
their states at cost.
Immediate reduction of freight and
passenger rates.
Immediate abandonment of all in
reference with the political rights OF
employees in the public service.
Unearned incomes to pay the wal
debt, income and inheritance taxes tic
be graduated upward from $4,000, al
incomes and inheritances above $780,
900 to be appropriated until the debt
is paid.
Civil rights surrendered for wal
purposes to be at once restored.
So with industrial rights.
Gambling in the necessities of life
to be ended by denying the use OF
the methods, preparatory to the in
auguration of a complete socialist
system.
Even discrediting the leaders of the
league would not be likely to kill the
movement. Townley knows very wei
that "they are after him." In the
Twin Cities one learns that money
+, has been spent to search his record
and to keep tab on his movements. II
the Hotel Mckenzie here Mr.. Town
/ ley says: They've put spies in oul
offices as stenogs and janitors." He
has made hundreds of speeches, il
some cases defying crowds thai
threatened to ride him on a rail, anc
officials have watched his utetrances
but thus far he has escaped al
snares.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
Manor House at Brington, Now the
Washington House.

the chief treasure of Sulgrave church.
He received q grant Of Sulgrave
manor from Henry VIII, and on q pie
turesque corner of his estate he car
ried to completion that manor house
which the American pilgrim now seeks
with such affectionate interest. Part
ly, no doubt, this picturesque building
embodies the shell of an old structure,
but in the main it stands today as
finally remedeled by its most famous
owner.
AS at Sulgrave, so at Brington, it is
in the village church that the memo
rials Of Washington's English ances-
tors are to be seen in richest album
dance. The most notable Of these is
the long stone slab in the chancel floor,
now partly hidden by pews, the sur
face of which is carefully protected
by a wooden cover. This is to the
memory of that Lawrence Washing
ton who was the uncle Of the great
presidents American ancestor. Here
again is the Washington shield, but
the family arms are impaled with
those of the Butler family, one of
whose members became Lawrence
Washington's wife.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
THE HOME NEWSPAPER

Over in Burlington lives "Jim" Tay-
lor.
Jim TAYLOR is a live wire with a
fighting face and bump of optimism
that fills the whole of the inside of
him. He's Vermont's official pusher.
AS secretary of the Greater Vermont
Association and half dozen other
organizations whose business it is
to boom things in the Green Noun
tain state in general and Burlingtonin
particular, he generally manages to
keep folks on the "qui vive" with
commendable reforms and live-wire
improvements.
I. All of which is commendable,. Yer
mont, all over the state, is mighty shy
on jim Taylors.
But Taylor has a bone to pick with
the newspapers.
He got the Caledonian Man off in g
corner of the Vermont House Sunday
morning and read him the riot act
about his-the Caledonian Mans
profession" According to Taylor
the destiny of Vermont hinges on the
newspapers The editors of the state
are its arbiters and dictators, its aut
ocrats and its kaisers. They can make
OF break any public improvement
And Jim doesn't think that the Greer
Mountain editors are sympathetic
enough in getting behind innovation:
and kicking out some cosmic sparks
They take too commercial view Of
their business. They run their papers
with an eye always to the box-offict
receipts. According to Taylor the!
are not business men-they are pro
fessional men, one of the greatest ane
most influential professions in human
life. And if they sit tight and refuse
to bulge, public Improvements JUS
Z naturally expire like wounded tom
tits. If they get the scuff of theil
coats up and hammer away at thu
public, and improvements go owe
because the white light of publicit!
!. can do anything with Wow Popul
And Taylor's contention is that the.
usually do sit tight. They are skep
teal of starting something. And h
wants to see newspaper action.
Well, maybe Jim is right somewhat
We newspaper men are sort of SLOW
when it comes to making public haste
All at some time or other in on
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
W0MEn'S COUNCIL
Meets IN PARIS
Eighty Well-KnoWn French Wom-
en- Guests of Y. w. C. A.
for Opening Session.

Paris, Feb. Eighty of the most
prominent women in France who are
Interested in all womens problems at
tended the first meeting of the Provi-
sional Council Of the American Young
Women's Christian Association, held
at Paris headquarters, s Place Edou-
ard VII, Jan. 80
Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the
Secretary of State, who is first vice
president Of the council, presided, con-
Quoting all sessions in French, as two
thirds of the members represent
French associations with whom the
Y. w. c. A. has been cooperating.
All women in France are looking for
ward to the findings of the council as
of tremendous Importance not only to
women in France, but all over the
world. The purpose of the council is
to collect and make available informa-
ton about conditions and needs of wo-
men, to become acquainted with wo-
men who are identified with different
kinds of work and to develop a few
TYPICAL WHICH VIII Set
standards for future permanent work.
Following are the societies repre-
sented: Union Chretienne des Jeun
Files, Student Movement, Foyer DIES
Alliees, Amies de la Jeune File, Ma
tional Council of Women. Among the
delegates were Nine Jules Siegfried,
Nine. Avril de st. Croix, Baroness
VAUDEVILLE, Countess Pourtales and
Nine. Waldegraye of London.
Mrs. William g. .harp, wife of the
ambassador to France, is honorary
chairman of the council and Mrs. Fran
els Mcneil Bacon president pro tenn.
Miss Charlotte Niven, director of Y.
w. G. A. work in Italy, is secretary.
Departmental and provincial groups
will hold meetings weekly to discuss
local problems, the entire council meet
ing at the end of each month. In April,
at the last meeting, each group will
decide how the information and expe.
rience may be used most effectively in
the future
Delegates are guests at the Hotel
Petrograd. the Y. w. C. A. Hostess
House in Paris.
:. --s--.-.------z,... - saxz~.x.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
HIS Family seat
Early English Home Of
Washingtons, Manor
of SuIgrave.

a THOUGH Warrior, in Lam
"a cashire, can claim - be the
& A earliest of the discovered Eng
lish homes Of the Washingt0ns, = IS
not until the family settled at SUI
grave, in NortLamptOnshire, they
emerge definitely into history. Even
with that restriction the story is car
ried back to the sixteenth century, and
introduces US to the Lawrence Wash
ington whose curious brass effigy is
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
Historic English Homestead.

The homestead Of the tenant of Shot
terry farm, brought to the hammer at
which Shakespeare and Anne Hatha-
way are said to have plighted their
froth according to the ancient rite Of
"handfast.'
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
Two Great Levers.

The greatest results in life are us
ually attained by simple means and
the exercise of ordinary qualities.
These may for the most part be
summed In these two-common sense
and seyerance--Feltham.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

AS members of the Associated
Press that organization is entitled
exclusively to the use for republica-
ton of all news dispatches credited
TO it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news pub
Iished herein. All rights of republi-
cation of special dispatches herein
are also reserved.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

Somebody sent us that card of old
fashioned matches we spoke about
the other night and few minutes
later chap walked in with an 1888
hair cut. Now if the high cost OF
living will only go down, we'll set the
calendar back Is years and write an
editorial on the impossibility of pro-
hibition and the ladies voting.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

Why is it that woman's pantry is
the most important room in the
house?
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

Entered rs second-class matter
May /, 1916, at the post Office at st.
Johnsbury, Vermont, under the act
of March 5 1879.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

Why is it that in a railway car
most folks like seat to them
selves?
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

Most every man thinks his knock
out in masculine beauty every time he
buys a new hat.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

The chap who names the Pullman
sleeping cars would make good Boil
sheviki if he only had the whiskers.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

A man is in love with his job when
he forgets to go to dinner.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

The Salvation Army does not get
a laugh any more.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
THE CALIFORNIAN STAFF

Responsible for good newspaper in
St. Johnsbury
Editor and Manager w. d. Policy
Local Editor Chas. c. Lord
Reporter Mrs. Alice Massey
Bookkeeper Robert Mackinnon
Office Manager Miss Florence Rouse
Proofreader Miss Margaret Roble
Subscriptions Mrs. w. E. Barrett
Foreman Raymond Packard
Operator Miss Ruth Impey
Operator Myles S. Gilman
Pressman Arthur Boucher
AID, Compositor Mrs. Annie Moran
Press Tender Maurice Barrett
To save time on phone business, call
for the person desired by name
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

We are always bored with the 9th
err fellows account of his accident,
waiting to tell about our's-then he's
bored.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
Uncle Eben's Philosophy.

'De kind OF optimism" said Uncle
Eben, "dat ain ltched up to hard
work can't last"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

BARRIERS are not necessarily good
fellows because they have to be.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
OUR WANT ADS PAY
WHAT GRANDMA SAYS:

Mrs Louise Amend said: 81 want to tell you about
my grandson, Kenneth Cronk, who lives with me- He is
IA old and have had the awfules with that
lad wettng the bed you ever saw We thought he
would outgrow it but he didn't At last we became wor-
red and began doctorng him, but got hold of
anything that would stop it until this man here who
sells Goldne told to try his medicine and gave
sample packages didn't believe it would help the lad
but it did. He bad before he started taking Col
dine that every night night of torture and dis
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

TERMS-By mail, 81 a year: six
months 81; three months, 81. Deliv-
cred by carrier in st. Johnsbury at
so cents a month. All subscriptions
by order of the government are
payable in advance.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

his weakness that he would about he couldn't help
That medicine stopped it and he hasn't done it
"He is glad that he don't
and ALL just wish every
about Godne know how glad they would all
that will really stop bed weg Maybe the Godne Man
the they to NV
house and let me tel hmm about don't help
the children who to
MRS. LOUISE AMEND.
Godne A. Price l;ou;d
Sl15 Tablets, $100 per
Godne No to seno+h
No for kidney and rheumatism, also blood
Godine the naners e.
friends -
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26, 1919
LIES DREARY PATH

A moustache is a poor camoufage!
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

Published daily, except Sundays
w. d. Policy Publishing Co., Inc,
IFS Eastern Avenue
st. Johnsbury, VT. Telephone go
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-05-14
Annual Press Meeting.

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the South Carolina Press
Association held in Columbia Friday,
it was decided to hold the annual
meeting of the association in Green
vile the latter part of June or the
last week in July, the exact date to
be fixed by sthe Greenville hosts. The
time will be announced in few days.
In many respects Greenville is an
ideal convention city. The hospitality
of the people is proverbial, the eli
mate is ideal and hotel accommoda-
tions are among the best in the State.
It is believed that the meeting this
year will be the best held in years.
An attractice programme will be ar
ranged, including addresses by strong
men of nationwide reputation. The
attendance should be the largest yet
recorded. After three strenuous
years, made more strenuous by the
war conditions, the newspaper MAX
ers should lay aside their work and
relax for a season. There is no bet
ter occasion for this than, the meeting
of the Press Association. All rail-
roads under government control are
authorized to exchange transporta-
ton to this meeting in Greenville for
advertising space, thus providing a
way for everybody connected with a
paper who desires to attend to do so.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-05-14
Gensrous, Patriotic People.

The people of the town of John
ston and vicinity deserve hearty
"Well DONE" The figures published IN
this issue as result of the Victory
loan drive are indicative of the gen.
erosity and patriotism of these good
people. More bonds were bought by
the Johnston people than by all of
the other sections of the county COM
bined. The figures published this
week of the Jewish Relief Work also
show up well for Johnston.
To every call that has been made
during the past two years of unusual
stress and strain, Johnston has made
"a fine showing, having had large
part in the making of the splendid
war record that Edgefeld county has
made. The eastern side of the county
sent a number of fine young men to
the front and the people left at home
gave them loyal, generous support.
Again we say "Well done" to the
Johnston people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-05-14
Simple Life Has Its Reward.

AS a result of the war, the present
generation will go down in history as
a tax-paying generation. A victory
has been won for this and subsequent
generations that cost heavily but it
was worth the price and more be-
sides. Much of the cost is being paid
through a well-thought-out system OF
taxation. The taxes, however, fall
heaviest upon those who are most
able to pay. The wealthy class, those
who indulge in luxurious living, car
ry the major portion of the burden.
Those who lead the simple life, those
who are simple in their diet, in their
manner of dress and in their social
customs, have the burden fall light
est upon them. In this day OF con-
spicuous tendency toward excesses IN
every form, is it not well that pre-
MUM is being placed upon the simple
life. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-05-14
No Feeling or Prejudice.

The Southern white man and the
Southern negro rallied alike to their
country's call. Not infrequently they
were trained in the same camps and,
if needs be, they fought side by side.
The people of this section anticipated
no friction between the two races in
uniform, for the Southern white man
understands the Southern negro and
the Southern negro understands the
Southern white man. Why should
feeling and prejudice be engendered
by their wearing the uniform? They
were fighting for common cause
their homes, their country ana hu-
manity everywhere.
An unmistakable evidence that the
young white soldiers entertain no
feeling or prejudice against the negro
soldier is found in the. fact that
Lieut. Greneker, one of number of
Edgefeld's sons who made an honor
able record in the homeland and over
seas, came to The Advertiser office
yesterday and exhibited certificate
from Gen Petain, the commander-in
chief Of the French army, which ac-
companied croix de guerre that had
been bestowed upon a young negro
soldier from this county. In fact, this
young negro won the distinction of
being awarded two French crosses OF
honor. The point is this: this young
white officer expressed the opinion
that public notice should be made OF
the honor that this young negro,
George Byrd, had won. He was right
and The Advertiser cheerfully pub
fishes this week the letter from Gen.
Pesain. The young negro came from
the trenches of France back to the
farm in Edgefield county from which
he went and is discharging his duty
at home as faithfully as he did over
seas.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-05-14
Eggs BY Weight.

The Literary Digest is arguing for
selling eggs by weight instead of by
the dozen. Everybody knows, and has
long known, that that is the only fair
and just way; but everybody goes on
following custom; just like the boy
who carried bushel of corn in one
end of the sack going to mill and a
big stone in the other end to balance
it for no other reason than his daddy
and grandaddy carried their corn to
mill that way. But these are record
breaking times, and new things are
in order. Why may not Newberry or
Prosperity start this sensible custom!
When EGG. brought 10 or Is cents
a dozer--...e writer has bought many
dozen or s 1-9 cents-it did not
make so much difference about their
size; but when they weigh all the way
from an ounce to two ounces and
half apiece, forty cents dozen
makes a pretty considerable differ
ence in the quantity of food one gets
for his money.-Newberry Observer
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-05-14
When Congress Meets Next
Week.


The midsummer term of Congress
called in extraordinary session by
the president-which meets next
Monday, May 10th, will find many
important problems to handle, but it
is safe to say that the first few days
will be taken up in expert surveys of
the political situation, rather than the
Legislative field. For, after an absence
of six years, the G. o. P. adherents
will WELD the gavel in both houses,
barring the perfunctory manipula-
tions of that instrument at the hands
of Vice President Marshall in the SEN
ate. This will naturally bring on lot
of political talk and the eventful
times occasioned by the gigantic re-
construction process will cause care
full and studied processes to be fol-
lowed before any really constructive
national legislative planks is promul-
gated.
Aside from the League Of Nations
question, about which many have al
ready manifested symptoms of right
about-face, there is multitude of
other issues bobbing up serenely for
those who want to disturb the water
of the political stream. The railroad
question looms paramount among the
internal affairs that must be conclud-
ed, one way or the other, before the
American people will be satisfied a.
bout the way to vote, and if congress
deigns to let it remain in its unset
tied state there is danger for the re-
publicans; for the president has said
that the matter is so big and broad
that congress must pass upon it.
The appropriation bill must, also,
be considered, and, again, it is up to
the house and senate to indicate to
the American people just where the
government stands. Do we want a
standing army and big navy, and If
so, are we to have it? This vital ques-
ton must be- answered by the appro-
priations provided and without such
an answer we will be in chaotic
state. Anyway, it means that congress
must apportion some three or four
billions of dollars out for use next
year anyhow-the next year meaning
the governments fiscal year, from
July 1st, 1919, to June 30th, 1920.
Along with some of the other
troubles comes the vast business OF
the telegraph and telephone lines, to
say nothing of the express business,
an of which must be discussed at
length and handled in some manner.
It is, indeed, a big undertaking that
congress has on it's hands, and by the
time President Wilson gets back
from France, which it is rumored Will
be about the middle of June, congress
ought to get over its first activities
| in the matter of reorganization, and
be ready for real business; in the
pursuance of which, it is to be pre-
sumed, congress is going to have q
freer hand this time-for it is not at
all likely that the president will seeS
to dictate 10 ! rcJ@J.:--sl 80. rsf'-'''
to anything like IT, r%:::.-:: -...-' :"
tx years he hss L.c;;,::v,: - -
oc,ratic house az! 1a:!.,;... -.
does, he is likely to b, +a.d. :"t
way quick, just wharc - &C.,
as the saying goes,-Augusta Car0ai-
Gle.
Eggs BY Weight.
Tho ;+ararv DIGEST is. arguing for
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-05-14
The State of South Carolina,
County of Edgefield.


County of Edgefeld.
By w. T. Kinnaird, Esquire, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, George Rhoden and u.
w Scott, of said county and state
made suit to me, to grant them let
ters of administration Of the estate
of and effects of Elijah Rhoden, de-
ceased. late of said county and state.
These are therefore to cite and ad,
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Elijah
Rhoden. deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court OF
Probate, to be held at Edgeheld, 5:
G. in NV office on the oath day of
Nav. next, after publication thereof,
at il O'Clock in the forenoon, to snow
cause, if any they have, why the said
administration should not be grant
Given under my hand, this 5th day
Of Nav, Ammo Domini, 1919.
" W. 7. Kinnaird,
Judge of Probate Court Edgefeld
County, S. c.
Published on each intervening
Wednesday up to May oath, 1919,
in Edgefeld Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-05-14
Better Render Canned" Chorus.


The Newberry Observer observes
that some large stores in Charleston
open for business in the mornings
with chorus-singing and suggests that
Newberry stores adopt this forward
move" Well, The Advertiser is more
considerate of the merchants inter-
ests than The Observer, in that, if
the singing be for the purpose of at
tracing shoppers, we suggest that
some other means be adopted. Cho-
ruses in ONE Of Edgefeld's stores
would hardly be a concord Of sweet
sounds" Better render canned"
chorus from a victrola.