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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
Rev. M. A. Turner, Pastor

Morning worship, 1890.
Everybody cordially invited
Sunday r--oal ?. 11.45 o'c7o
This being l-l-s1-o-.arg
short program will be used 81 tne
Sunday school missionary collection
will be taken.
The Kings Heralds will meet Sun
day afternoon at 400.
Epworth League, $50.
Leader, Mrs. C.. E. Hibbard.
The regular mid-week prayer meet
ing on Thursday evening at 7.3O.
Union service Sunday evening IA
this church
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29

There will be a Halloween social
at Charles Tatro's Friday evening,
Oct. 31st. All are invited to come and
bring eatables.
Urban Brown of Evansville and
Mrs. Clara B. Daniels of this place
were married at the Methodist par
sonage in Lyndonville Oct. 18. They
will be pleased to see their friends at
their home here where they will live
this winter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29
An Entertainment of Unusual Merit

The NJ. E. church has secured for
Friday evening, Nov. 7th, in Seaver's
hall the Marsh Entertainers and Bell
Ringers in a unique and versatile
program. A more detailed announce
ment of the features of their pro-
gram will appear next week. Both
the entertainment and the cause mer-
it your patronage. Secure your tick
cts early
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29

About 35 attended the poultry
culling demonstration at L. n.
Lund's Tuesday OF last week.
Miss Esther Stone, eldest daugn-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. P. g. Stone and
d. Chevalier of Island Pond were
married at Newport Oct. II. After
short wedding journey they return
ed to Orleans where both have en-
ployment Mrs. Chevelier has been
employed in the office of the j. G.
Turnbull Co. for over two years and
Mr.. Chevelier is working for the E.
L. Chandler Co. We sincerely wish
them a most pleasant and prosper
Gus life.
EVANSVILLE
Miss Vera Leland is i'll with CLAN
ical fever and unable to teach this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Farr of Island
Pond visited recently at Frank La
pierre's.
Levi Robinson of Westmore has
been working for w. S. Mcdowell the
past week.
Homer Martin of Newport spent
the weekend at the home of his
cousin, A. E. Tracy.
w. F. Nellie and Mrs. W. s. Mich
olson of Lyndonville were visitors at
S. j. Kittle's Sunday.
u. w. Brown of this place and
Mrs. Clara Daniels of Westmore
were married Oct. 18th.
Rev. and Mrs. l. P. Chase of Fran
coma, n. H., visited at A. E. Tracy's
the first of the week and called on
friends.
Verne Miles has sold his farm to
Mr.. Neddow of Canada and will
move his family to Barton village
for the winter.
W. S. Mcdowell, F. S. Foster and
U. w. Spencer attended the district
meeting of the Masons held in Iras-
burg Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Mcdowell
motored to Marshfield recently to
visit Mr.. McDowell's sister, Mrs.
Simeon Swerdfeger.
wEsTMORE
Jason Carter is stopping with his
sister, Mrs. Herbert Knight.
John Legacy of West Burke spent
Sunday with his brother, j. A. Leg
acy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Daniels of
Barton spent Sunday with his moth
er, Mrs. Urban Brown
Prayer meeting on Thursday eve
ming this week with Mrs. Margaret
Leland at Herbert Bowen's.
Temperance Sunday will be OBJ
served at the church Sunday. The
boys and girls are especially invited
TO come.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29
KEPT CHILD FROM SCHOOL
Fined SIS and Costs. Other Similai
Cases to Come to Court.

States Attorney Frank Thompson
and Judge Wright, both of Barton,
were in Newport last week holding
a session of the municipal court.
w. Paronton of Newport Center
appeared and pleaded guilty to the
charge of not sending his daughter
to school. He was fined $5 and costs.
Zeno Gervais and Oliver Boucher of
Derby, who were also charged with
a like offense, appeared and pleaded
not guilty, and their cases will come
up for jury trial in the Orleans coun-
ty court, which will convene at the
close of the Essex county court now
in session.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29
ADVERTISING

s----ssernents will be inserted under this
a. x. tI-C cents per word for first insertion
ot5 osS@ one cent per word thereafter. cash
81. s. company the order. No aGueTfiSe-
nj ,rifI Be inserted for less than facenfg-Ree
rents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29
BROWNINCTON
F. E. Newton is gaining.

T. E. Newton is gaining.
Miss Naomi Lathe is working for
Mrs. Gilbert Dutton.
Mrs. H. H Day is at the hospital in
Orleans for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Flint have NOV
ed to their new home in Orleans.
The regular grange meeting this
week will be held Friday evening.
Mrs. James Young and Mrs Clar-
ence House were in Barton Saturday.
Mr.. .Mason's family have moved to
the farm recently purchased of j. b.
Flint
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis of
Morgan recently visited at 0. A.
Grows.
Hale Clark has bought of B. C.
Boden the small piece of land near
his house.
Leslie Kelley and family of st. AL
bans spent a few days at the home
of his father, E. S. Kelley recently.
Several of the children in the vii
lage school have been absent few
days the past week on account of i'll
ness.
The good men of the town have
been working on poor piece of road
near the Going turn for the past
week.
Mrs. Walter Wright of North Troy
and Mrs Fred Burbank of Farnham,
P. O., visited Mrs. Leslie Dutton last
week.
Mrs. Merton Wilson of Montreal
has come to stay with Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Wilson, for a few weeks. Mrs.
Wilson is in very poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Grow were in
Littleton, n. H., Sunday to visit Mrs.
Crows daughter, Mrs. II. c. Little
and twin babies at the hospital
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Naomi Lathe is working at Gil
bert buttons.
VIM. Lacourse has been visiting
friends in Sheffield.
John Tate and son, Elmer, are
working on the road in Coventry.
Mrs. Collins Lacouse and son, VIM.
were visitors in Newport Friday.
Mrs. Lula Phillips of Glover is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Philo Powers.
Don't forget the chicken-ple sup
per at the hall Thursday night, Oct.
SO.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Smith have re-
turned home from Orleans for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lacourse of
! Washington, d. c., are visiting at
! Collins Lacourse's.
| M. and Mrs. Mahlon Seymour
spent Sunday with Mrs. Seymour's
parents in Newport.
There is no school this week on
account of the illness of the teach
er, Miss Vera Leland.
Mr.. and Mrs James Martin and
Mrs. Mcguire of Albany spent Sun
day at P. G. Stones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Woods enter
tanned their daughter and family of
Montpelier over Sunday
The moving picture entertainment
1 given by Geo NJ Bragg Thursday
| was fine and well attended
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29

WANTED-Two women of strong
character IN school for boys. One 10
take charge of dining room, no
waiting table. The other to take
charge of dormitory. A class of boys
help in each department. Salaries
$50 and S35 per month and mainten-
ance. w. Grant Fancher, Supt-
Lawrence, Mass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29
TO RENT
LOST

LOST-Spare tire from back Of car
Reward will be given. DIR. f. X has
tings, Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-29

WANTED-Two men for Boys
school. Night watchman, reliable and
dependable at all times and able to
care for stock Master In charge of
family of boys. Salaries $50 and $50
respectively per month and main
tenance. W. Grant Fancher, Supt-,
Lawrence, Mass 4l-44
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
UItimatum Issued to Ohio Electric
Must Begin Operating Its Cars Within FOrty-Eight
Hours or Forfeit Franchise

According to an ultimatum adj
dressed to the president, vice presi-
dent and other officials of the Ohio
Electric Railway on Wednesday by
Mayor Atherton, P. w. Faust, chair
man of the service committee, and
Phil Baker, chairman Of the safety
committee, the railroad company
must commence operating its cars
within forty-eight hours or the ordi-
nance granting the use of the city
streets would be declared void and
the company would be ordered to va
cate the streets and remove it's tracks
Mayor Atherton, R. L. Williams
president of the city council, and P.
w. Faust were in Springfield Tues
day, and together with the CITY Of
ficials of other cities met Vice p: 2si-
dent Dana Stevens, representing the
Ohio Electric, but could get no salts
faction from him. He fatty refused
to deal with representatives OF the.
Amalgamated Association, claiming
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22

that if he acceded to their wi she's i;
would lead to the organization of al!
branches of labor, even down uo the
humble car washers, and that the
never ending demands for more
money would constantly be ylng the
road up.
The action of the city officials IN
calling this bloodless corporation 10
time cannot be too highly commen-
ded, and will certainly bring results
The Ohio Electric has always en-
deayored to evade and sidestep every
thing tending to improve the city
Through false statements regarding
the impossibility to procure the nee
essary rails the improvement of Fast
Main street was halted, and an in
vestigation at Washington disclosed
the fact that the railroad company
had never even asked for them.
The public is greatly inconvenienced
by the present situation, and an early
solution of the difficulty IS earnest
1y hoped for.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
UNION WINS OUT
NAUGHTY CAR co. is HUMBLED
~
BY THE STRIKERS
Amalgamated Association Street and
Electric Railway Employees is
Victorious in Fight With
Brooklyn Transit Co.

New York-The anti-union Brook
lyn Rapid Transit system has been
jerked off it's lofty perch and forced
to treat with striking members of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees.
This concern is a financial wreck
and is in the hands of receiver
ex-Secretary of War Garrison. The
receiver has continued the company'S
anti-union policy and when the men
organized to secure wage increases
he refused to recognize them. He
said he would resign first.
But he hasn't resigned and the
strike is settled satisfactorily to the
men. Their union committee will be
recognized.
The agreement provides that if the
records Of the union will show to
Federal Judge Mayer and Public
Service Commissioner Nixon that so
per cent of the eligible employees Of
the system are members of the union
the receiver will treat with a griev-
ance committee headed by Organizer
Smith or other proper substitutes.
If the grievances cannot be adjust
ed by this committee and the receiver
the matter will be referred to an arbi-
tration board of three, of which
Executive Board Member P. j. Shea,
of the Amalgamated Association, will
be a member
The company has been most vicious
in its opposition to organized labor.
Last year it refused to accept an
award by the national war labor
board to reinstate score Of victim
lied members of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. A strike re-
suited and on November l a train,
manned by green operator, was
wrecked, killing nearly 100 passen-
gers. Company officials and the mo-
torman were arrested, but were later
acquitted.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
NEWARK, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22.
Meat Packers Are Blamed For Recent
Chicago Race Riots

and black workers were to parade to-
gether througout the stock yards dis
trict and gather to hear speakers in
public play ground.
con the last day before this event,
the packers called upon the police
and said they had information that
the negroes were arming to assault
the whites and they wanted the pa
rade permit revoked-at least they
wanted the negroes and whites to
march separately.
"They succeeded in having the
whites and negroes separated into
two parades, instead of letting them
march together. This was done, but
the marchers in the two parades
merged into one audience at the play
ground to hear the speakers. And
there they fraternized peacefully and
cordially-united workers.
cat every opportunity the packers
and their hireling famed the fires
of race prejudice and the fires of
prejudice between strikebreakers and
organized workers, hoping for the
day to arrive when union white men
would refuse to work beside unorgan-
lied colored men, so that the union
men, white and black, could be dis
charged and non-union workers, white
and black, put in their places, until
the spark came that ignited the
tinder pile by the packers and the
race riots ensued.
"The only thing that saved the city
from becoming a shambles was or
ganized labor. Night and day the Of
ficials of the stock yards labor coun-
Gil toiled and fought to hold in check
the forces of organized labor - to
show them that the situation was the
result of exploitation of white and
black workers alike by the criminals
of big business and to prevent work
ers from assaulting other workers.
"The rioting subsided and then
some one fired the homes of hundreds
of white workers back of the yards
and these homes were burned to the
ground. The newspapers and police,
jointly tools of the packers, tried to
convince the citizens that colored
L, -
"Why?
at is perfectly obvious that the
criminals that played race against
race until blood flowed in the streets
of our city, had carried their work
further and made this last effort to
infame the Polish and Lithuanian
white stock yard workers against the
colored workers."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
Possible EpidemiCs
Fatten on II. c. of [.

Washington-The loss of resisting
power through the high cost of living
will cause "serious apprehension" in
the event of recurrence of epidemics
says DR.. Louis l. Harris, of the New
York city department of health, in a
letter to A. F. of L. Secretary Frank
Morrison.
The medical men called the union
lists attention to study of the eff
fects of the high cost of living upon
the health of citizens of New York,
and stated that he believed the con-
ditions set forth to be typical of the
majority of American families.
"This study undertaken officially
and in a dispassionate spirit" writes
DR.. Harris, "has revealed the exist
ence of considerable amount of de-
privation and want. | have reason
to know that since this study was
completed conditions have, if any
thing, become worse. In view of the
fact that according to various studies
which have been made, there are
probably more than 100000 persons
sick in this country at any given
time, it is of great moment, from an
economic viewpoint, to consider how
gravely the sick are handicapped in
their recovery and convalescence be-
cause of the high cost of living.
Properly interpreted, the facts
presented in this report would seem
to indicate that many who are suf-
fering from the effects of the high
cost of living will have their power
of resistance to various diseases
greatly weakened and this would
be cause of serious apprehension
in the event of recurrence of the
epidemic of influenza and pneu-
monia."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22

Chicago To disrupt the trade
union movement, meat packers start
ed the recent race riots which re-
suited in the death and injury of
several hundred persons.
This charge is made in a proclama-
ton issued by the officers of the
Chicago federation of labor.
In their proclamation, the officers
of the federation of labor say:
"The profteering meat packers of
Chicago are responsible for the race
riots that have disgraced the city.
ever since organized labor first
started to unite the stock yards en-
ployes, the packers have fought these
efforts of the workers with every
weapon at their command
discriminating against union men,
they have fired them and hired nom
union men in their places. In recent
years their principal recruiting points
for non-union workers have been in
the south, and non-union colored
workers have been brought here in
great numbers.
"Organized labor has no quarrel
with the colored worker. Workers.
white and black, are fighting the
same battle. The unions met the ac-
tion of the packers by starting to or
ganize the colored workers.
GAS soon as this work commenced
the packers started to fight the unions
with foul tactics. They subsidized
negro politicians and negro preachers
and sent them out among the colored
men and women to induce them not
to join the unions.
"Their purpose in this, which dur
ing the last several weeks has borne
bitter fruit, was to play upon race
prejudice and create dissension be-
tween whites and blacks, which would
prevent the colored workers from
joining the unions and prejudice the
white workers against them for that
reason. Notwithstanding their efforts
the colored workers came into the
union in large numbers.
Squads of union organizers held
street corner meetings as the workers
I IL L L 1
Captain Caughlin of the stock yards
station for mounted police to break
up these meetings, and Capt. Caugh-
lin, tool of the packers, sent his blue
coats there to ride down the men who
gathered to listen to the speakers.
"The union planned gigantic mass
meeting and demonstration to take
place Sunday, July 6, at which white
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
Trade Union Method
Is Applied by Actors

New York-A strike of several
hundred actors and actresses has
tied up a score of large theaters in
this city because of the reactionary
attitude of the managers association.
The actors movement is directed by
the Actors Equity association.
Francis Wilson, president. The best
known players in America are in
volved and the walkout has extended
to the chorus girls, who have organ
lied and elected Marie Dressler pres
ident. The choristers say they are
paid $25 and $50 a week and must
pay for their stage shoes, stockings
and tights.
Pickets are maintained in regular
trade union style by the strikers, who
have been arrested and enjoined and
are now sued for damages that will
run into six figures.
George Cohan, one of the mana
gers, declared in the public press that
he would lose every dollar before he
will do business with the actors or
ganization. Trade unionists who are
aiding the players show that this is
cold stuff" and has been used so often
by employers of industrial workers
that it has lost its scare qualities.
The spirit of the actors is shown
in talk by Ethel Barrymore, who
addressed them. She said:
81 don't know how to make
speech. 1 just came to tell you that
l am with you; l am more than with
you. Don't be discouraged. Stick,
Stick, That's ALI"
The strike now includes Chicago
and other cities may be involved if
the difficulty is not adjusted.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
NO INDIVIDUAL ACTION

Washington-In a letter to Director
General of Railroads Hines, President
Wilson has notified railroad shop men
who are engaged in an unauthorized
strike that their wage demands can
be considered only through the duly
chosen international officers or the
regularly constituted organizations
and their authorized committees"
Trade unionists are contrasting
this declaration by the president of
the United States with the attitude
of the steel trust, telegraph COM
panies an dother employees of labor
who insist on bargaining with indi-
vidual employees, and who refuse to
meet representative of these en-
ployes.
In addressing congress on the high
cost of living, the president said:
"There are many things that ought
to be corrected in the relation be-
twwen capital and labor in respect to
wages and conditions of labor and
other things, even more far-reach.
ing, and l, for one, am ready to go
into conference about these matters
with any group of my fellow-coun-
trymen who know what thev aro
talking about and are willing to
remedy existing conditions by frank
counsel rather than by violent con-
test"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
Car Men Raise Wages

Rock Island, Ill.-Striking street
car men have accepted a compromise
which raises rates to Sd, 81 and 60
cents an hour, according to length of
service. Car men in Moline and Rock
Island were also involved.
Worcester, Mass. = Through arbi-
tration street car men have raised
wages 27 to 40 per cent and esta-
blished a minimum rate of $5.13 a
day.
Pittsfeld, Mass. = Platform men
employed by the Berkshire Street
Railway company are asking for an
eight-hour day and SIS minimum
The company operates 142 miles OF
trackage.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
R. R. OWNERSHIP
WORKERS TWO PLANS HAVE
NO CONNECTION
Believing in Native Ability of Amer
lean Labor the AmericaniZa-
tiOn of the Railroads
Now Asked For

Washington-Offi of the rail
road shop men and railroad brother
hoods have signed statement that
their solution of the railroad prob
lem embodied in the Sims bill, and
their demand for wage increases are
separate movements and are in no
way related.
They have found it necessary to as
sure exitable editors and lawmakers
that they have never considered the
strike method to "Americanize the
railroads" The railroad workers say:
"Two distinctly separate considera-
tions now confront the people, the
wage requirements of the railroad
employees and the Sims bill (embody-
ing the railway employees plan for
reorganization of the railroads).
"In the matter of wages we have
submitted an eminently just PROPOSE
tion. We have said that if we are to
continue to live as Americans should
live, and are to care for our families
as American families should be cared
for, the profteers must be restrained
or our wages increased. Every fair
minded man, and every intelligent
housewife, will recognize the reason
ableness of this request. If congress
and the president cannot meet this
request, it is still a living question,
and we shall have to try to find an
other solution.
"This, however, bears in no way
upon our sponsorship of the Sims bill
We do hold to our conviction that
the railroad employees are in no mood
to consign themselves finally to the
autocratic control of financial dicta-
tors, but in proposing the elimination
of capital and the tripartite director
ate, we have no purpose of intimida-
ton. We appeal to the statesman
ship of America and to the common
sense of American manhood and wom-
anhood. We are all voters, and un-
less our democracy in government is
a failure, our democracy in industry
need not be. We believe in the native
ability of American labor. What we
ask is the Americanization of the
RAILROADS"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
Brewery Workers Gain

st. Louis, Mo.-Organized brewery
workers in this city have secured the
Saturday half holiday and 44-houl
week, the first in this country in this
industry, tits declared. Wages have
been increased to figures that were
heretofore unknown. Brewers were
formerly paid $22.50 to $23.50 a week
and are now paid $32 for a five and
one-half day week. Freight handlers
are jumped from $500 to $28, and
laborers from $3.50 to $28. Similar
increases have been secured for dr1v-
ers, ice pullers, oilers, engineers, fire
men, bottlers and other employees.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-22
ATTACKING II. c. OF |.

Washington-In an address to con-
gress on the high cost of living,
President Wilson told the lawmakers
that he intended to have the govern
ment dispose at cost Of all food and
clothing on its hands. He stated that
wheat exports would be limited, that
storage supplies would be placed on
the market, that traders who seek to
control supplies and prices would be
prosecuted, and that profteering re-
tailers would be exposed.
Congress was asked to pass the
following legislation:
Extend life of the present food con-
troll act, which expires when the war
is officially ended, and include other
commodities.
Exclude goods from interstate
commerce if law is not complied
with.
Impose a penalty for profteering,
The food law now prohibits profteer-
ing, but imposes no penalty.
Limit the period during which goods
may be kept in cold storage.
Require that prices at which
goods are placed in storage be marked
upon them.
Require that all food destined for
interstate commerce shall be marked
with the price at which they left the
hands of the producer.