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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-09-10
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Wife-"That Mrs. Brown must be
an awful gossip. never can tell her
anything but what she's heard it be-
FORE -Blighty uOndon).
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
AROUND ONE COMMON TABLE

A statement from the Department
of Labor says that "the enlightened
business men of America know that It
is Impossible to come back to the con-
ditions of 1913 when the rest Of the
world is living in 1910" The intima-
ton accompanies the statement that
lot of our business men are short on
nerve. A sort of psychological state
has become general and It has induced
timidity.
Secretary Of Commerce Redfeld
has taken affirmative action to induce
business to "go ahead" He declares
that the slow economic process Of al
lowing factories to close, and work
men to stay idle until consumption re-
sumes, is dangerous. To prevent I'M
certainty as far as possible, he is or
ganizing a board that will fix the
prices that the Government will pay
for its own purchases. This price
does not bind private. purchasers, or
industry, but it is expected that the
Government scale will become basis
upon which others may agree in car
rying on their affairs.
Mr. .Redfeld is "very much hearten-
ed by the attitude which industrial
leaders have taken" He says that
capital should absorb the first shock
of readjustment, not only because it
is better able than labor to do so, but
because capital has profited more
largely from wartime business" Ac-
cording to the Secretary, capital is
carrying the most of the present bur-
den, and doing business without profit.
He maintains that prices must come
down, and that a readjustment that
will make everything cheaper than it
is now, must be arrived at. The fol-
lowing from Mr.. Redfeld seems to
reach the crux of the situation; "who
will complain, then, if the Government
now lends a hand to business to en-
able it to get back to a peace-time
footing; providing always, Of course,
that the things which business seeks
to do and which the Government helps
it to do are for the general good? In
substance, finally, we purpose to bring
capital, labor and the Government in
to common counsel together around
one table and with one purpose-to do
the best possible for the country"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Thomas A. Edison once predicted
that the time would come when only
the rich could afford TO burn candles
In 1916 the average American family
spent $22 q year for sperm oil and
candles, and they got rs candle-power
lights for their money. Then came
kerosene, and this form Of lighting
was only two-thirds as expensive as
candles. Gas lights in the average
home, prior to 1885, cost about $S4
q year, but Of course the illumination
was greatly increased as compared
to that furnished by candles and oil.
The average family is again back to
the $22 q year basis for lighting, but
instead Of Pickering candles, they
have something like 1880 candle
power-hours. When the Lord said,
"Let there be light" 1t must have
been in contemplation Of the present
times. But reckoned in the scale Of
the "cost Of living" electricity has
done marvellous things.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
THE PRIMARY LAW

The killing of the primary law II
the Kansas legislature and replacing
Il with the old time nominating con-
ventiop, IL occupying much attention
at Topeka. There are several bills
now before the Legislature to repeal
the primary law, the last being intro
duced by the speaker Of the house
This bill seeks to divide up the state
Offices and nominate q portion Of
them by primary and the remainder to
be thrown in with all the other can
didates down to constable and nomi-
nated by the old convention method
We trust this bill will be defeated for
In Il we can see q kind Of monopoly
for certain sections Of the state as re-
cards those to be nominated by the
primary.
Senator Getty and many others are
IN favor Of repeating the entire pri-
mary law and getting back to the con-
vsntion plan. This is the only sensi-
bic thing to do.
Again we ask, why nominate q por-
ton of . ticket by primary and the
remainder by convention?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
A NEW FORCE
AGAINST PROHIBITION


The United States internal revenue
service estimates there are 100000
users of narcotics in New York City
alone; that there are a million known
drug addicts in the United States,
and probably as many more secret
drug users. Demand in "dry" states,
especially of the south, for narcotic
patent medicines has increased trem-
endously within the last year or two.
DR.. Copeland, health commissioner
of New York, says:
Cocaine in its effect is the next
thing to alcohol and naturally the
habit must grow as soon as the coun-
try is made dry. The narcotic evil
will become a menace in this country.
1.-THE evil can be controlled only by
registration of the 'fends'," asserts
DR.. Copeland. "Give them cards
bearing their fingerprints and their
photographs. Establish an agency
which they would have to come to
with their prescriptions to get their
supplies. In this manner their doses
can be gradually reduced until they
are cured of the habit"
Internal revenue Officers raided
one New York drug store and took
with them in taxicabs $4,000 prescrip-
tions for porphine and herOin. This
was Cohen's pharmacy, 16 Amster-
dam Ave. 1t represented that stores
annual crop of "dope" prescriptions,
and cost drug fiends $150,OOO. The
raiders found about $4,000 worth OF
"dope" in the store.
DIR. Charles A. Rosewater Of New
ark, N. j., has been investigating the
narcotic evil in other cities.
"The habit is increasing" he said.
"There are at least 100000 persons
in the United States who are addicted
to narcotic drugs, and make use Of
either cocaine or opium and its de-
rivatives."
DR.. Rosewater asserts people
without number use all manner Of
injurious. preparations containing
opium and cocaine, as for example,
paregoric, which may under the Har-
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
GOVERNMENT ISSUES
NEW FREIGHT RATE

But one increase Of twenty-five per
cent is to be made in freight rates
based on combination instead of thru
rates, according to an order issued by
the government and received by local
freight agents yesterday. This order
will affect large shippers as it will
materially reduce the cost Of shipping
on certain commodities, one straight
increase being charged for combina-
ton rate instead Of the same increase
for each factor in the combination.
A standardized form for the pre-
sentation of loss and damage claims
has been issued by the government
for the use of shippers who wish to
enter claims, and no application for
reimbursements will be accepted un-
less made on one of these forms. The
form is very complete, spaces being
left for the filling in ol all necessary
information in detail even to the
checking of all documents which are
required with the claim. These in
clude the original bill of lading, unless
the bill of lading has been surrender
ed previously to carrier; original paid
freight, or expense bill; original in
voice or certified copy of invoice and
other particulars obtainable in proof
of loss or damage claimed.
These standard forms have been is
sued to freight agents in all parts of
the country and may be obtained from
them by shippers.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
THE BLOODY TOWEL

Have you ever stopped to wonder
why BARRIERS have red and white poles
in front of their shops? A professor
who has spent many hours delving in
to the past has unearthed the reason.
Many years ago BARRIERS in England
were not blessed with the keen-edged
razors of today, but often were forced
to use blunt instruments. In fact so
unskilled were the. BARRIERS and so
primitive were their tools that it took
an uncommon amount of courage and
vanity to send a man to the barber
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

The War Department has announced
that the provost marshal general is
about to publish a complete list of all
draft deserters in the United States,
for the purpose of aiding local police
officials in apprehending these men
and sending them to camps. It is
stated that, to avoid the humiliation
of arrest and removal to a camp un-
der arrest, men charged with draft
desertion should voluntarily surrend-
er at the nearest camp post or sta
tion.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Despite the. constantly increasing
number of discharged soldiers seeking
employment, positions of the 'bettel
class" paying from $4,000 to $4,000
n year, are "going begging" accord
ing to J. o. Winslow of New York, di-
rector of the professional and special
section Of the United States employ
ment service, Men with executive
ability ne said, are in dtmand. This
condition, WinslOw said, is especially
acute IN the expert field. Accountants
expert engineers and banking execu-
tives are in similar great demand, he
added, while the coffee and sugar i'm
porting business and the advertising
field offer equally attractive OppOrtun-
tiles for the right men.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
QUICKEST WAX
IS TO ADVERT|SE|
Surest and Quickest Way 4
Bring Business Back
to the Pre-War
Basis

"The surest and quickest way 70
bring business back to its pre-war
basis" is q question that is agitatine
the United States department Of LABOR
and Roger W. BabsOn, the noted
statistican, who is acting as director
of the departments information SER
vice, has the solution.
In letter to w. B. Finney, head Of
the Finney Advertising Co., of Kan
sas City, Mr.. Babson says:
ut is the desire Of the department
Of labor to stimulate business by sug-
gesting to present advertisers that
they increase their space, and to pro
spective advertisers that they bring
their plans to a head, and start adver-
tising Immediately.
"The surest and quickest way I'd
bring business back to its pre-waI
basis is to overcome the general
apathy to buying, which exists tho
minds Of many people at present. HAdi
vertising will do this.
ave would like TO see more retail
advertising and more national adver1
tising, and believe that the press Of
the country and yourselves will apprel
ciate the fostering of such a move
ment by the department Of labor. Il
is imperative that this movement b@
gotten under way at once"
We might add to what Mr.. BabsO1
says, which is true, that there are nov
too many people, business people and
others,S who are absorbed in the tho
that something is going to happen i
our industrial condition which will upl
set the country. Too much psycholi
ogy here. Get out into the business
channels as of yore, begin your Ols
time advertising and see how quick
change will come throughout tn
country for the better.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
AMERICANIZATION

The Department Of Education at
Wahsington is pressing its work thru
out the country to Americanize the
forsAKn-S0rn. The effort is persistent
TO baeak up those communities that
eondmst their affairs in foreign
-tunkSes. The war put 4SS German
newspapers out Of business and these
papsrs reached three million subscrib-
ers Q day. Germany was the worst
oGeSder in peace times in perpetual
Ing de customs Of the parent nation
But in our antipathy and distrust OF
Germany we should not overlook the
fact that ten million papers in foreign
languages are circulated in America
every week. There were approximate
ly $4,000, 900 people in this country
in 1910 who were either born abroad
or under foreign home conditions and
neiehborhood environment. In all
thers are thirty-eight different Ian
Kusee groups in the United States.
The war has brought the acid test to
millions of these people, and most OF
them have proved loyal. But the
troubles with the dislOyal ones make
It very plain that the bonds should be
drawn very tight, and Americaniza-
ton must become an accomplished
fact rather than an ideal.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

chair. This probably accounts for the
many boards Of other days.
When a man was possessed with
sufficient vanity, or courage, perhaps,
to brave the agonies Of a shave, he
was more than likely to receive a few
cuts. So common was 1t to draw blood
that BARRIERS did not even take the
precautiOn to apply caustics furtively,
or to offer alibis for cuts discovered.
Instead, the barber sauvely wiped
away the blood with a handy towel
hung over his arm for the purpose. In
fact, so shameless was q barber over
his chickering's that in time he used
the evidences Of his slips to advertise
his trade. So accustomed had the
public become to the Sight Of the
bloody towel in the barber shop, that
the barber eventually took to hanging
bloody towel outside the door as q
reminder that the public might be
shaved within.
Bloody towels were replaced by red
and white rags or flags which, with
the course of years, were replaced by
a red and white pole, with red, white
and blue as the American colors, blue
is often added to the colors on the
barber pole in this country.
So has the bloody towel of the bar
ber evolved the striped pole Of present
days.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

]. w. Kelley, director of the U. s
Employment service for Kansas, who
recently visited agents of the employ
ment service at Wichita, says the
labor situation in Kansas is about
cleared up. He says the reason il
largely because Kansas is essentially
an agricultural State and the farms
are claiming their own. Practically
SO per cent of the farmer boys who
are coming out of the army are re-
turning to the farm and enough city
men with farm experience are apply
ing for farm work to make a regular
"back-to-the-farm" movement.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

That the mining districts and the
mining industry as a whole and the
entire middle west and the south are
to experience q wonderful period Of
growth and prosperity as a result OF
the development of the after-the-war
period, is the belief of A. E. Habber-
ton of St. Louis, manager of the
southwestern division for the Nc
Graw-Hill Publishing Company of
New York City.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
81. ,csne a the average New YOrL

The scene at the average New York
Aotsl desk, says an eastern dispatch
resembles the cartOonist's version Of
. Monday morning bargain sales, with
Q crowd jamming its way towards the
reRiSter behind which stands bored
locking clerk. repeating over and over
Establishments that the house is COM
plCteIy full. The returning soldiers
SesanR the city and their relatives
msstiAg them has caused q congestion
with the hotels they can scarcely
handle.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

So many of the ministers Of
Bavaria are being assassinated now il
is hard to keep a fresh news item 60
ing without seemingly warming il
over. Since Saturday three more min-
listers have been shot and the soldiers
and workmen's council has declared
soviet government in Bavaria. -
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Snugly hidden in the kneepad of
the artificial leg worn by'T. G. Nichol-
son, editor of the Colfax, CAL, Record,
who died suddenly, was found gold
note for $1,000. The examination was
made by the authorities at the request
of Mrs. Mary Schillinger, his office
assistant, who said he had instructed
her to claim the leg brace should any
thing happen to him.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

An innocent-looking, dirty jumper,
that aroused no suspicion, rode safely
to Pratt from Somewhere" in Mis-
souri, on top Of a Rock Island train
1t was not discovered until a car tend
er went to the top Of the car to re.
plenish the water tanks. He noticed
the jumper and kicked 1t from the tor
of the car. It hit with crash. He
jumped from the car and found the
jacket contained eleven quarts Of
booze. The jacket was evidently made
for the business, for it contained
twelve pockets inside, similar to a
cartridge belt. Six Of the bottles were
broken in the fall from the car, but
five remained intact. The jacket was
watched by the greatly surprised
workman, but no one appeared to
claim it.
The Sunday school Of the Methodist
church opened their contest Sunday
with an attendance of 245, this being
twenty above the regular enrolment
The contest will close early in April
and R. M. Gilman, the superintendent
hopes to have an enrolment Of 500 al
that time. Next Sunday it is hoped
the attendance will be 300. Every
child not interested in other Sunday
Schools of this city are given a cor
dial invitation to enroll in this Sun
day school.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

The prayers Of an auctioneer are
frequently answered as well as those
Of . preacher. It is told that Col.
John Ewing, crying n sale near Ok
ford said, "A little rain would do no
harm, we want good weather for the
farm" And It is related that within
half an hour, J. Pluvius turned on q
doWApOur that put the sale out Of bus
mess for the rest Of the day.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

A new implement making its first
public appearance this year is the
wheat tractor. A distinctive feature
of this tractor is the construction Of
its rear wheels, permitting a quick
change from the lug wheel for farm
work to q rubber-tired wheel for road
use.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Therefore, there should be joy in
the thought that human beings who
have come here to destroy our forms
of liberty, are being loaded onto ships
and sent back to their former coun-
tries where they and Bolshevism, So
cialism, etc., were born.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

rison law co. sa.n two grains Of
opium TO the ouaei
zone physician n southern city
prescribed 25,coo oiphine tablets in
six months pisct .. The importa-
ton Of coca leav from which CO.
caine Is extracted HIS increased.
"The enforcement Of national pro-
hibition without control Of the traf-
Rc in drugs will be followed by an
increase in the use Of patent medi-
cines in which narcotics appear as
ingredients"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

The department of agriculture at
Washington is, discussing the advis-
ability Of prohibiting the importation
Of wheat, rye, oats, barley and rec
from foreign countries on account d
Dag smut and foOtrOt said to be af-
fecting these grains.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Twelve inches of snow in South
western Kansas and still showing, on
the 22nd day Of February, is not a
very good record for that animal with
long, stiff hair. The brute.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

The, United States Senate has re-
ported q bill which if passed will pun
iSh ianarchistic activities and the dis
play Of red flags or emblems Of
violence.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Nebraska suffragists have won in
An ii months contest in the courts for
The Hight 10 vote for President and
VIos President and for all municipal
and county officials.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

A. Rakestraw left Sunday for hi
home at Huntington Beach, Calf. -
was accompanied by Attorney N. 7
McNeill, who will remain for a shoF
visit with friends and relatives z
Huntington Beach and Los Angeles.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

The lower house Of Congress has
passed the two twenty-six wheat bill.
This should cause the farmers to take
an extra hitch in their suspenders.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

"What to eat next week." says a
headline. That is not what bothers.
It's how to pay for what we eat this
week.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Nearly 100000 union workers in
New York have voted to walk out in
strike July /, on the principle Of mo
beer no work."
The Republican journal., 1919-03-06

The dancing party of the Wohelo Camr
Fire Girls under the management of Mrs
Earle r. Richards, guardian, on Frida,
evening was a most successful event
The grand march saw the circle complete
ly filled, caps were distributed by the
matrons, confetti showered the dancers
streamers were thrown, and everyone
entered into the spirit of the occasion
The music by Mr.. Albert Batchelder and
his daughter Miss Jennie, was especially
pleasing.
A delegation from Stockton Lodge, l.
o. Q. F., went to Brewer on the after
noon train Tuesday, Feb. Is, by invitation
of Wildey Lodge, and in the evening en-
joyed the work of the degree team on two
candidates, followed by banquet. Those
who found themselves able to make the
trip were Messrs. O. A. Brown, H. w.
Dunham, d. F. Shannon, L. F. Landry,
Isaac Littlefield, W. l.. McKeen, G.. P.
Crooker, |. w. Sargent. A. M. Ames, G.
D. Eye, and J. W. Lambert. Hiram
Eaton, for many years a member of
Wildey Lodge, who is now foreman of
the iron working at the Stockton Yard,
Inc, also accompanied the party.
The Republican journal., 1919-03-06
CAROLINE SIURGIs GILMORE.

| Mrs. Gilmore was born in SearsmOnt
April 13, 1882, the daughter of the late
Nathan and Mary (Chase) Packard. She
was one of family of five, two of whom,
Marlborough Packard of Searsport and
her twin brother Edward Packard OF
Searsmont, were men well known through
out the county, both having at one time
/ served in the State Legislature. In 1853
she was married to Anson B. Gilmore
and spent her married life in Searsmont
until her husbands death in 1892. Since
that time she had made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Frank L. Whitten of
belfast, the youngest of her three chill
dren, of whom the other two died in in
fancy. Besides her daughter, she is sur
vlved by her three grandchildren, Alice
L., Leverne and Bertha Whitten; her
nephew, Joseph Packard of Searsmont,
10 whom she gave mothers care during
his early years; and by several other
nleces and nephews. Mrs. Gilmore pos
sessed mind unusually bright and alert
and a sympathy and appreciation of 9TH
ers which drew people to her, yet owing
TO poor health she had for years been de-
prlVed of the pleasure of an active social
lie In spite of her enforced retirement,
however, she retained to a remarkable
degree her genial spirit and her interest
In all the affairs of the day and a certain
untlring mental energy which her physic-
al 1rallty could not daunt. She exerted
herself far beyond her strength in her
devotion to her home and family. AL
though afflicted with blindness during
the last four years of her life she never
showed impatience or bitterness, but al
ways expressed an unfailing trust in her
Heavenly Father. She passed peacefully
INTO her last sleep March 1st The funer-
al services were held at her late home on
Congress street Mondayafternoon March
3rd, Rev. G.. w. Martin of the Methodist
church officiating. The bearers were
Messrs. V. A. Simmons, Chas. S. Bick-
ford, Allen L. Curtis and Benz. NJ Mud
gett. There was a profusion of very
beautiful flowers, the offerings of her
many relatives and friends. The re-
mains were placed in the tomb at Grove
Cemetery to await burial in the Gilmore
lot In Searsmont
The Republican journal., 1919-03-06
PR OF. ANDREW A. DRURY.

Andrew A Drury, we'll known Pro-
lessor of Phrenology, died at his home on
the be!m Mt road Saturday morning,
March 1st aged 73 years, 1 month and 25
days He was born in Enfield, the son
of the late Andrew A. and Matilda
CLARK Drury He travelled for many
years as lecturer of phrenology, and
was for time engaged i'll the hotel busi-
ness in Brockton, Mass, but moved to
Belfast with his family about IS years
ago and for time engaged in farming
When his health failed he moved to the
McClintock block and opened the Colo
nlal restaurant, but later suffered Sc
we're shock and was obliged to retire
from active employment His death re-
suited from shock. He was very
genial and social man, good husband
and an honest citizen. He was a mem
Der for about 81 years Of Phoenix Lodge,
F. x A. M. He is survived by his widow,
formerly Miss Edith L. Bashaw, their
three daughters and one son, Alberta f.,
wife of Edward E. Littlefield, Virginia
NJ, wife of Neil Sanders, Alwilda and
Loyal A, who live at home. A half
brother Fred J. Clark, and half-sister,
Mrs. Cora M. Sides, also survive. A
Masonic funeral was held in the chapel
at Grove Cemetery Tuesday at p. M,
with Rev. Arthur E. Wilson officiating.
The interment will be in Grove Gene
terry.