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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Better Roads for Vermont

Secretary of the Interior Franklin
X. Lane soon will visit Vermont in
the interests OF bette" roads for this
state. The subject is one OF vital in
terest 10 Vermont; and incidentally,
it might be noted that whatever in.
provement is made in Vermont condl-
tons is m Improvement to the coun-
try us IL whole. There arc a few
stretches Of good highways in this
state; bat there are also many
stretches of execrable roads. COM
pare the cost of the highway maintcn-
apcc today with that of twenty or
thirty years ago, and We find that it
takes several times the amount OF
money now for their up-kcep that it
did in those days. To begin with bet
tor roads are demanded. W'hat4would
do for tire WAGON viii not answer for
the automobile. Also, by reason of
much higher wages and less efficient
help, a hundred dollars will bring
about only a small fraction OF accom-
plISHIIleul III IOdu iCpdillAS thuS tAAS
same sum formerly would do. But the
state assists the towns and the ma
tional government is beginning to
help the states; so, with a strong
pull altogether and with wasteful
methods discarded, we may hope to
see our highways not only maintained
but also improved. We cannot leeis-
late a man into Heaven; neither can
we lcgislate excellent highways. But
we can legislate system of road
building and road repairing that, with
cooperation on the part of the people,
and with national aid, will work a
wonderful improvement in our high
ways. 1t is worth striving for, and
we welcome whatever advice or en-
thusiasm that may be impaired to us
by any and all workers for the good
roads Observation-Disclosures Ban
ncr.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
HALF.RATE FARES
Clergymcn Will Get This Rate on
Railroads

Clergyncn Will Get This Rate on
Railroads
BEGINNING with the New Year the
half rates of travel for clergymen
will be restored in the eastern pas
..enger division Of the United States
railway service. ....,..
For several years past this privil-
eye has no. been granted in the cast
but has been retained west of Chica-
go, where the regular. rates are hlGgh ne,
er and as many believe the miles. are
shorter. e.. .,
As all the roads are under govern
mcnt control, the half-fare now will
apply TO all roads, whereas formerly
roads like the New York Central with
a two-cent rate, did not grant the
half rate. D.. -
A single ticket in the form Of a
coupon book will be recognized by
all roads in the cast. In the former
days of reduced rates the clergymen
annually received a card from each
road which when presented at the
station entitled him to a first class
ticket ut half price.
Under the new system each clergy
nan sends to the clergy bureau in
New York city an application blank
with fec of one dollar. In return
he receives u book Of 100 coupons
resembling q bank check book, one
of which is filed out each time a
ticket is purchased. More than one
book nay bt obtained during the
year if necessary. The coupon is
detached by the train conductor and
kept with the ticket.
In giving out the now privileges
the bureau is more particular than
ever before. The aim is to benefit
the pastors of churches in actual SER
vice and Tot ordained who are EN-
gagged in secular pursuits. 49,
Great care is taken to head off
book agents and eanvassers and the
answers to questions must be very
specific and O. KID by the local sta
ton agent. -
Again lecturers and secretaries of
the 101 different organizations s will
have hard time to get by under the
new regulations. Provision is made
however for Salvation Army officers,
dcaconcsscs, nuns and all others ac-
tually engaged in religious work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Overseas Vote Unnecessary

Our friends of the Local Option
League seem anxious that the sew
eral thousand Vermontcrs in the mil
itary and naval service of the United
States should he consulted in regard
to the Sheppard amendment before
legislative action is taken thereon;
and they argue that these boys, most
ly voters, have IL right to be heard
before ratification becomes fact.
Just wherein lies the force of this
contention is not quite clear. If re-
ports are true, the. boys on the seas,
and overseas, as we'll rs in the camps
and naval stations at home, have been
getting helpful object lessons on the
subject of Intoxicating liquor as d
non,esscntial, and it does not occur
to us that n majority of them would
be inclined to interfere with the ex-
listing sentiment in favor of ratifica.
tion.-Ludlow Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
High Structures in America.

From the foundation of the pedestal
to the torch the height Of the Statue
OF Liberty ia New York harbor is 305
feet 9 inche' the height of the statue
to the base of the torch is Ill feet 1
inch. The light ut Nnvcsink is the
highest from the level of the water,
being 246 feet above mean high water.
The, tower of this lighthouse Is but 5.
feet in. height. The highest tower is
that ut Cape Hatteras, y. G., $50 feet
In height, The tower at Cape Charles,
Va. GENES next, being 1T5 feet In
height. Along the New Jersey coast
the towers at Atlantic City and Cape
May Point arc the highest, being each
150 feer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Rural Development

Rev. William Shaw, one of the
strong men of the Methodist drnomi.
nation in Vermont, in an address al
Montpelier said:
"The rural population of New Eng.
]and is practically static. Lack of Oh.
rortunjty for advancement in the
rural community sends the young PEG.
pic to the city and the community life
thus Impoverished dcteriorates both in
tellectually and socially.
"Thc church is planning to meet
this situation by establishing adequate
centers of training and education for
the rural young people. Efficient
churches arc to be established in the
scores of small towns where no
church services are held.
THE church will provide rural
workers for sparsely settled sections,
who viii infuso now life and ideals
into the Impoverished life Of the COM
munity.
Morgan memorials arc to be es-
tablishcd in several cities, which Gill
have public forums, schools of relig-
ious education, and recreational facii-
tiles for the young people, to meet
the need i'll the congested districts"
The truth of Kew .Mr. Shaw's rev.
marks is not questioned and the work
for the benefit of rural young people
is unquestionably needed. A few
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Farmers Organize Dairy Company

Farm-bureau leaders, and the
county agent who merely furnished
information as to how to organize a
company on strictly cooperative ba-
sis, saved the farmers of Middlebuly
from a heavy loss. A milk company
through which dailymen had been
shipping their milk, went into bank
ruptcy. The milk plant was to close
in few weeks, leaving the dairymen
without a means of disposing of their
product. The dairymen's clsims
against the company were covered by
"a bond for $4,000. The farm-bureau
president, who was a patron of the
milk plant, after comforting with the
county agent, called meeting of the
executive committee. As a result of
this meeting committee was APP
pointed to attemp to interest the
farmers in purchasing the plant. A
creamery-equipment expert was Sc
cured from the office of the State De-
partment of Agriculture to appraise
the value OF the plant. Later, d meet
ing OF the patrons was called and it
was decided to organize cooperative
dairy company and purchase the milk
plant. The cooperative company as
sumed the claims of the farmers and
issued stock to cover the cost. The
quick action which was possible be-
cause of the county farm bureau or
ganization thus saved the farmers
considerable loss.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

The third entertainment in the lee
turc course which was to have been
held Friday evening has been post
poned on account of so much sick
ness. This entertainment will be Civ
cn Iatcr and it is one of the best in
The course, "Blignati and the New
England stage Children" 80,
Albert Smith has moved his family
from Walden to this place where they
will spend the winter.
Miss Ruby Smith of Burke is sup
plying in Mrs. Stealms' room in the
Junior High school.
Mrs. II. Carpenter and son Of Lam
caster have been spending few days
with Miss Kathleen Carpenter at IL
Main :ittcni.
Mrs. Abbic Skinner of Detroit
Mich, is spending a few weeks with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Il. P. Skin
ncr.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Municipal Building

At the last village meeting the
matter of Il municipal building fc,
St. Johnsbuly was suggested and by
vote of the meeting n committee was
appointed to look up a site, and ap-
proximate the cost of a building that
would house the various departments
of the municipality and their offices.
This committee is composed Of men
that will give the matter serious at
tention and their report at some fu-
ture meeting will be awaited witt,
interest.
The proposal to have municipal
building is not new one, but it be-
coracs more necessary at this time
as the village cannot keep its fire sta
ton in the present location after
Feb. 20. Ii we are to have new fire
station good many people think it
would be advisable to go still farther
and get a municipal building.
If there is any prospect Of having
a municipal building we hope the
committee will recommend one with
an auditorium large enough to hold
our town and village meetings. On
numerous occasions meetings have
been held in the Town Hall when it
was impossible for all to get a seat
and where the ventilation was most
undesirable. st. Johnsbury is large
enough to have public hall that will
contain all who may desire to fill it.
st. Johnsbury also hopes to be con-
veption city and withtwo large hotels
it IS we'll equipped to house all COM
ers. But aside from the Armory
where there are few chairs there is
no public hall in town that can &C
commodate crowd. In considering
plans for municipal building the
crying need of a municipal hall should
not be overlooked.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
No Chevrons for Them

There will be no chevrons, red, yell
low, silver OF blue. for the army Off
cially and honorably discharged by
the Red Cross on Saturday. This
host, now free after II months Of ac-
tive service, was made up from the
knitting women Of the nation. All
its members we're volunteers. They
rallied by thousands, without con-
scription or even Il sclcctive draft.
And they established the knitting
needle firmly in support of the bay
onct wherever the cause of world
right was being upheld.-New York
World.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
New Verb in Language.

Burton warmly advocated generosity
provided he was the recipient of it,
but he generally managed to appropri
ate his own things ana Il large share
Ut littlA brothers as we'll. One day
the brother had a large, luscious apple,
which he was consuming With great
relish when along came Burton and
said: Give me half" Nope, roth.
ing doing" was the unexpected reply.
YOU never divide anything good with
me.' Il will next time" alihly prom
lsed Burton. Little brother calmly
continued enjoying his apple and tart.
~ remarked, "Sa", Burt Quit your
kaiserirg'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
PRESS COMMENT
A BETTER VERMONT

There are many good reasons why
the Vermont Legislature should rati-
fy the proposed prohibitory constitu-
tiolal amendment promptly. But the
one fundamental reason for national
prohibition of the beverage liquor
traffic should never be lost sight Of.
All others are of merely secondary
Importance when compared with this.
We need national prohibition in
order taht we may have better YER
mont than we can have without 1t.
And for the same reason every State
in the Union needs it. Every restric-
ton ofthc traffic however small, even
keeping the saloon off of the street,
on which one lives, tends to make
conditions better. But every restric-
ton, whether by ward, township,
county OF state, that does not elimin-
ate it from the Nation falls short
of the goal. Such minor restrictions
arc palliatives, not a cure.
The beverage liquor traffic exists
for one purpose and one only, to
make money. The nature of the traf-
fic is such, that for the most part the
men who engage in it will not be
troubled by conscientious scruples as
to the methods employed. When men
without scruples set out to make
money, the result will not be doubt
full. The history Of the ]icquor traf-
fc is one long, disgraccful trail Of
political corruption, graft, lawless-
ness and fraud. 1t besmirchcs, defilcs
and dcgradcs every man who has any
thing to do with it.
If VIC shut it out of our town, it en-
trenches itself in some neighboring
town. and works INCREASINGLY to break
through our ,defences. We shut it
out Of our State, and by hook OF
crook it sneaks across our borders,
and then taunts Us saying that "Pro-
hibition doesn't prohibit" 1t prates
OF the Tyranny of fanatical minorities,
and then when after a fair fight it
finds itself IN Il minority, it seeks in
every possible way to defeat the will
of the majority.
~ .OjiS tt1 lIitii' ~ L SttIOOllS III Any
State, just so ]ong Vermont will suf-
fer to some extent through their evil
influence. When one member suffers,
all the MEMBER suffer with il. This
has boon strikin%ly proved in u multi
tudc Of ways gcc"ntly. If the coal
miners Of Penn lvania are spending
their time in Tho saloons instead of
digging coal We cannot keep warm.
If Few YORK City sends Represent
tativc' to Congress who represent the
moral deals Of the New York liquor
saloons, VIC in Vermont suffer from
the resulting lower grade Of lcgisla-
ton enacted. Ii Chicago is governed
by1:saloon keepers, President of the
United States may be elected who viii
reflect their sentiments. Vermont
cannot re;ch her highest possible de-
velopmen, as long az the liqucr
saloon eAerts its pernicious influence
in any section Of this great Nstion of
which We are a constituent part 81
Vermont Issue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

tiny
/ ought to shoot i'm where c stands
A whinin' 'un with lifted 'ands,
For e called me "Kamerad!"
ME, what's fought i'm clean an
fair,
Played the game an played it
square
e crucified me pal out there!
An e calls me "Kamerad"
Va low-down, stinkin' 'ound Of ell,
I've seen the work va do so we'll
YOU, what shells 'elpless crew,
What rapes and murders women,
too,
A bloody blackguard, through an
through
AM va calls me "Kamerad"
va bloody, bleedy, blinkin' 'un,
After what va went an done,
Don't call me "Kameradp
' ] hain't no bloomin' 'ypocrite,
There hain't no 'alo in MY kit,
But when you calls me this I'm
quit!
Don't call me "Kamerad"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Athleiicism in the East.

The general athletic awakening ID
perhaps The Iunst Important effect that
orr occupation OF the Philippines has
had upon the far East inst as the old
Olympic SaGlrs. begun b.: one village,
grew to be tn great recurrip. event ct
which NJ The Hellenic peoples could
meet In peaceful competition, 50 this
modern athletic movement starting
from Bagnio has spread to other far
eastern peoples, and has given them
not only II ground for friendly meeting,
but also basis for genuine respect
pnd mutual understanding.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Noro's Golden Palace,

The golden house was the pnlaee of
Nero in ancient Rome, which occupied
the valley between the palatine and Els
outline. and connected the palaces OF
the Caesars with the gardens Of
Mnecenns. It was built after thessreat
fire Of 81 a. d.. and was 60 large that
1t contained portieos $500 feet long
and inelosed lnke where the colos-
scum now standN. Tho forecourt con.
tanned colossus u Ncro 100 feet high.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Taxpayers May Take Notice

AS the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company is assured Of its
8 per cent dividends under Govern
ment assumption of the property, its
own interest in Burleson's experiment
may be less keen than that Of the
Government and the taxpayers. The
service was taken over rather be-
latedly as i war measure, but as the
war recedes in the background the
period of Government retention of
control, instead of diminishing in rel
alive proportion, appears to be dis
posed to cxpand.-Ncw York Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
NORTH DANVILLE

Mrs. Harriet Bailey is i'll and Mrs.
Fred Oderkirk is caring for her.
Mrs. Eva Langmaid, Will Badger
and Orrin Langmaid were the guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank SWEET, Sun
day. ,tt+,..
Clarence Pinkham spent the week
end with his uncle, James Cassidy.
Mrs. Milo Matthews is very i'll
with influenza. 81.
The village school opened Monday
morning. Rev. d. d. Johnson is sub
shutting for Mrs. Burbank. ~ ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Cracked Militarism

"Thc American army did really
crack the European system of mill
tarism il Germans returned from the
front are telling their home folks
that the Yarks showed by their fight
ing that it was not necessary to train
men three OF four or five years to
make good soldiers of them. -
Springfield Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Speaking OF Birds,

When little Nillie's mn used to tel,
him she had been informed Of his mls-
deeds by bird, Willie probably had
inisgivings that either ma was prevari.
eating In good cause oi .Ile tale-bcar
ing fowl was q Tyre bird.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

Edward Martins right foot was
broken at the instep as he was saving
wood in Jericho last week, using Il
gasoline engine for power. He had
his foot on the balance wheel, when
it started up suddenly and caught
him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
VERMONT NEWS;

Influenza has almost reached the
proportions of an epidemic in Green's
boro and public gatherings have been
given up to Il large extent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

E. W. Valncy's automobile hearse,
which was returning to Bristol from
a funeral at Lincoln, slid down To-
foot cmbankment last week and into
the New Haven river. Three men
were in the car, including Rev. f. W.
Gould, the officiating clergyman, all
of whom were uninjurcd.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
Daily Thouahi..

Whateyey chance shall bring we will
fteer With observation-disclosures.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
"KAMERAD"

George E. Eager, Jr., in The Bulle-
TIM
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

Three popular young people OF
Wardsboro have died since Christmas
with pneumonia, following influenza.
They were MI. and Mrs. j. f. Cole
man, proprietors Of the hotel, for
v.h,m a double funeral was held, and
the postmaster, perlcy Kiddcr. Many
others arc sick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

While cutting Il dcad pine tree Il
few days ago, George y. Bates OF
Pittsford found between the solid
wood and the dccayed part thousands
of live mosquitoes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

Private Samuel Bertrand, who re-
Gently arrived from France to visit his
mother liz Nfiasoski, was iESIiaed q
St. Mihiel. On July 81 q truck ran
over him, breaking both his ankles
His father, Adelord Bertrand, died
about three weeks ago, just before the
son returned from overseas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

Mrs. B. Burke, administrative Of
the estate of her husband, james
Burke of Fair Haven, has brought q
$40, 900 damage suit against the Rut'
land Railroad, Light and Power Co
for the death of Nh. Burke, alleging
that negligence on the part OF the
trolley company was responsible fo'
the accident.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

The Christmas offering at Trinity
church in Rutland has reached $500.
Usually it is around $500.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

Schools in Blnttleboro will not open
this week, as was expected, on ac-
count Of the prevalence of Influenza.
There are over 200 cases in town. The
health board has made no restrictions
in regard to public gatherings, the
school board taking action independ-
emily of the health officials.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

Rutland had II cases of influenza
during December.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

Nine cases of diphtheria are undcl
quarantine in St. Adams.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08

When rug slipped on u vanished
floor, Miss Katherine Wolcott of Wal
lingford fel. and broke her right am
klr.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-08-11
ORGANIZED

Nose, a negro coachman, was very
proud Of his ability with the long whip
that he carried and with which he
could easily reach the leaders of his
four-horse team. Showing off one
day, when he had distinguished pas
senger, he neatly ficked a horse fly
from the neck of his off leader. Pretty
soon bumblebee lighted ON the ear
of the near leader. The whip cracked
again and the bumblebee fell off,
stone dead. The driver repeated his
well-aimed blows with wasp, with
smaller flies and with swarm Of
gnats. ~
Soon they drove under a great tree.
On one of the branches, within easy
reach of the drivers whip, was a big
nest of hornets. One of them lit on
one of the horses. Nose made no
move to flick the insect off. sg:.
''Mose, why don't you get after that
hornet?" asked the passenger. And
don't you see that big nest of them,
on the tree there?"
tDeed, no, boss," responded Nose.
81 amt skeered Of dem flies or wasps
or gnats or bumblebees. But dem
hornets, boss, dat's a diff'rent propo-
sition. Dem hornets is ORGANIZED."
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-08-11
DO 1T NOW

If you have job to do, do it now; if you're what we
think OF do it want to organize catch big
business by surprise your eyes, do it If
years, do it you just help them by delay they'll sting
you more each day. it's the profteerng way do it If
just as loud do it it's their have you wait until
It's just too ate for they know they'll get the gate do it now
ing spiel do now they don't want surise that their
promises are lies stop their hypocrc sighs do it now #
s a ban 40 NOV for 4 the can only raise most
you've got an inch of spne join now; n the wa
me- 40 1t now we're in need Of support show
you're regar sport for think you're our Sort do
it now! - - -
w
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-08-11
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

When the frost is on the pumpkin,
And the folders in the shock,
The law will then allow the sun
To verify the clock.