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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-28
East st. JOhnSbury
Pleasant Reception to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruce Wakefield

A reception was given to our
new merchant, Bruce Wakefield,
and his bride Wednesday, Deem
Der q at the vestry. After all
had greeted the bride and groom,
the gift of a DINING table was
presented to them. Il. f. Blodgett
made the presentation speech. Mr..
Wakefield responded happily, and
other brief addresses were made,
Refreshments were served, consist
ign of sandwiches, cake and cof-
fee, and social hour with games
followed. Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield
are counted valuable addition to
our community and all wish them
happiness in their new home and
success in business.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-28
McIndOe Falls

Bradford Basket ball team ut
Academy Hall Tuesday evening,
score so to Is, in favor of the
Town team.
Miss Olive Cromwell is caring
for Mrs. Moses Roy.
Miss Theresa Liddlc is home
from Mr.. Moody's School at
Mortified, Mass, for the holidays
Miss Mary Gleason, who has
been in France and Germany for
several years travelling and doing
canteen work for the Y. M. C. a.
with her brother, H w. Gdeasoh
that she has been appointed sec
retaary to the American Embassy
at Constantinople Turkey.
Miss Violet Guthrie, who is
studying music at the New Eng
land Conservatory at Boston.
Mass, is home for the holidays.
Harvey Phelps who is caring
pulp here spent Christmas with
his family in Barre.
The Sunday morning church
service was held at II O'Clock with
sermon by the pastor, Rev. c. B.
Bliss several musical selections
a solo "Abide With Me" by Violet
Guthrie.
Edwin Skinner is visiting his
uncle, Charles Armstrong and sis
tiers. at Barre.
Roy Parker is home from Bay
Path Institute Springfield, Mass.
for the holidays.
Conner E. Moore and son Fran
els and Robert from Peacham Wis
tied Mrs. and Miss ]. P. Moore
Friday.
Miss Adine Lawler is having i
vacation from her school in Mon
roe n. H.
John Gibson from Barton AMI
Miss Florence Gibson from Bur-
lington are spending Christmas at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Folsom observed
their golden wedding anniversary
Friday evening at the home OF
their son and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Chamberlain.
About eighty of their relatives
and friends were present.
Francis Byron Montpelier gave
selections on the violin, Mr..
Byron accompanist, Mrs. Gray
and Miss Bessie Kellogg from
Claremont, N. H. rendered several
duets, Miss Violet Guthrie sang
"Laddie." Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
from East Ryegate and Mrs. Mill
er and Mr.. and Mrs. Folsom from
Lexington, Mass, son and daugh-
ter of the bridal couple of fifty
years were present, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kellogg from Clare
mont, n. H. The house was beau
tifully decorated.
Miss Edith Thurston is hons
from Plymouth Normal school foi
the holidays.
The Graded school closed Fri
/ dav for ten days vacation.
Miss Edith Hazelton, primary
teacher is at home in Barnet.
Mrs. Raymond Jenne is spend
ing the vacation at her home il
Lunenburg.
The Pythian Sisters elected the
following officers, Dec. 13, M. (.
| c. Carrie Guthrie; E. s., Ida
/ Nelson; Z. j., Agnes Gibson; man
ager, Esther Roy; NJ of F, Mar
! garct Parker; NJ of r and c..
| Kate Bedcll; p, Mary Wilson; G.
| Barbara Roy; P. c., Mabel Cham
berlain; Trustee Mary Wilson;
press correspondent, Belle Kent.
The body of Fred Guthrie OF
Peacham, who died at BrightlooE
hospital Thursday aged 68 years
was brought here for burial IN tn.
family lot Friday. Funeral ser
Evening star., 1921-07-16

ton. II it doesn't produce it is worth
less.
When I was in Washington during the
war l had a wonderful opportunity O.!
meeting the representatives of capital
and labor. l had some preconceived
IDEAS on the labor question when | went
to Washington; but now they are all
gone. About the only thing i am sure
of Is this-our present system. some
how. for some reason, fails to stimulate
men to produce.
BY nature men like to produce. Our
boy. as soon as he can toddie out of
doors. starts instinctively to make a
mud pie. When he gets a little older
he gets some boards. shingles and nails
and builds hut. Just as soon as he
gets a knife. do you have to show him
how to use it? He instinctively begins
to make a boat. or an arrow or perhaps
something he has never seen Why?
Because in his soul is natural desire
to produce and an Unborn joy in pro-
duction. But what happens to most OF
these boys after they grow up?
Our industrial system has resulted In
almost stultifying men economically and
making most of them economically nom
productive. Why? I don't know. l
simply say 1t happens. and the saliva
tion OF our industries depends on dis
covering something which will revive in
man that desire to produce and that Joy
IN production which he had instinctiyely
Wnen ne was a small boy.
Evening star., 1921-07-16
NEARLY $1O,0OO,OOO EXPENDED
IN D. C. HOME BUILDING IN 1920
Exceeds Amount Invested in Similar Con-
struction in Many Cities of Larger
Population, Report Shows

points out, there were 2sS cities hav-
ing a population of $4,000 or over.
Their total population was nearly
3S,000,000. OF these, 131 cities. with
population of SIS per cent Of the
total. have reported their building
permits to the housing bureau of the
chamber. If the rate of building in
the cities not reporting was the same
AS in the Sl.5 per cent which re-
ported, the total number of buildings
in all cities may br estimated at
$4,000. with an estimated cost of 81
2s0. .000,0
The number Of one family dwellings
may thus be estimated for the coun-
try at Sl.23g. or 81 per cent: of two
family dwellings at 5,S5i, or Z per
cent. and of multi-family dwellings
at 2,175. or per cent. with total
of dwellings estimated at S9,26s. fur
nishing accommodations for 1903
/ families.
The above figures are said TO COM
prise proba bly, the most complete in
formation on the building situation
America ever assembled. Covering
only one year. it deals with new con-
struction projects exclusively. The
! housing bureau emphasizes the value
of a similar compilation for reference
purposes for preceding years. but ex
plains that to secure such data now
would he almost impracticable. be-
| cause of incomplete records in the
cities. ne years NOW
il was predicted. the federal govern
ment will be in a position to furnish
this information by assembling the
facts regularly.
Need Of Method in Records.
In the process of gathering the sta
! tisticS on the construction industry
I; the need for uniform method oF
! keeping building records in various
! cities was cited From some cities.
/ it is stated. complete returns came in
promptly. From others only partial
returns were made. From many
: others there were no returns at all.
| The civic development department
| of the United States Chamber of Com
merce therefore took up the matter
! with local chambers of commerce
! pointing out the value locally and
/ nationally of the data sought and
! asking their cooperation in enlisting
| the interest of city officials. This
J brought in many more returns. but II
! also showed that many cities have no
adequate records and that others keep
! their records according to systems
1 peculiar to themselves and therefore
were with difficulty brought into
relationship with others in the COM
| pilation of figures.
Evening star., 1921-07-16

Statistics just announced by the
housing bureau Of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce disclose that
nearly s10.000.000 was expended dur
ing 1920 in the erection of new resi-
Dental buildings in Washington.
eclipsing the accomplishments of
many cities of larger population.
These buildings were apportioned as
follows: Six hundred and sixty one
family dwellings,, costing s4,955,00o:
sixteen multi-family dwellings,. in
cluding principally apartments, cost
ing S3.295.G00, and three other types
Of dwelling, such as hotels. club
houses etc, costing Sl.450.0O0.
! Excepting residential structures.
more money was invested in erection
Of garages in this city during the
past year than in any other class OF
! buildings. report shows. total OF
| 81 1880. 900 was used in the construc-
tion of 794 garages. This proportion
! also exceeded the figures submitted
! in number of the larger cities.
other structures were erected mere
as follows: Seventeen office build
| ings. costing s77s,o00; 106 stores and
other mercantile buildings. 1856. 600;
IA amusement places, s4E. 900; .
: churches. s2l5.000; hospitals and
charitable institutions, S7sS,000;
schools, s669,O0o.
Reports From Other Cities.
| summary of the figures compiled
: from reports in 131 cities shows that
! in 1920 approximately 40 per cent OF
, the families provided with housing
accommodations received one-family
houses; IL per. cent. two-family
i houses. and 19 per cent. apartments
in multi family dwellings, 1t also is
| indicated that the proportion OF
multi ia mily dwellings provided III
! 1920 was largest in the small cities
which have not had much experiencs
with this type of habitation. than if
the larger cities.
! At the same time it is shown that
there was more house building in
! proportion to population in the small
! er than in the larger cities. For ex.
/ houses or apartments provided ir
cities of $4,000 to 100000 population
averaged one for every 25S inhabit-
ants. while in cities of more than a
million population the average wa.
one for every 591 inhabitants. and
the average for all cities listed was
| one for every $50 inhabitants.
| OF the estimated one billion forty
three million dollars spent on build.
| ings throughout the country in 1920
! in the cities reporting. over Sc pei
cent. or S3S2.307.000, was devoted to
dwellings. Factories and workshops
: came second. with 16.S per cent: stores
! and mercantile buildings third. with
| 1873 per cent. and Off ecbuildings and
| garages tying for fourth place. with
So per cent. each. Schools. hospitals
and charitable buildings together
called for 5.4 per cent. or $17.SsS,0O0
Amusement places cost more thar
churches. hospitals or public build
| ings, with s3S.637,0 900 expended.
! Census Bureau Figures.
According to a United States consu
report for 1920. the housing burea,
Evening star., 1921-07-16
Making Good in Business
BETTER THINGS FOR WORKLNGMEN.
BY ROGER w. BABSON.

AT last Opportunity came
To man who bur,ened with cares,
And said L now offer the same
Opportunity that has been theirs,
Here's duty that ought TO he done,
It's chance if you've got the time to take It,
Said the man with grin,
Come along. pass it in!
I'll either find time or I'll make it,
.Of all the excuses there are
BY which this old world is accursed,
This haven't got time is by far
The poorest, the feeblest. the worst
delusiOn II is and snare;
II the habit is yours. you should shake it,
For II you want to do
What Is offered to yOu
You'll find time to do Ii, make II.
Don't wait for the opportunity. The
only kind of situations and positions
that come to one who waits are unpleas-
ant situations and embarrassing posi-
tions-if one waits long enough
Once for my own amusement ! re-
dUced making good to an aigeDralc
equation. The result is as follows:
Ability-Opportunity
Observation-Disclosures.
No ability No Observation-Disclosures.
Ability OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The above algebraic equation clearly
shows that ability is the basis of all
success. 1t also shows that along with
ability must go opportunity before sue
cess can be conSummated. Ii one has
tunity to exploit that ability it is not
failure but disappointment. There are
thousands of people with ability along
certain lines who never get an oppor-
tGnity to use their ability There are
thousands of people with marked ability
who. on account of the obstacles on the
road to success, never develop the abil-
ity to its ma aXimum.
Failure comes to those who get the
opportunity, but have not the ability to
q ~ rsrhr
sess ability and never get an oppors
tunity live in ignorant contentment.
Dare a WorkinEman Hope.
In a previous article l made this
statement:
Zone of the saddest features Of the
present teachings Of trade unionism is
the false doctrine that labor no longer
has any hopes of developing into the
employer class. Surely organized labor
is making it's saddest mistake in ac-
cepting this position as final"
OF course, all labor leaders do not
make workers believe that it is impos-
sible for them to develop as individuals.
But whenever they do the idea Is en-
tirely wrong. Instead. every worker
should know that 1t is possible for him
to become an employer. that 1t is pos
sible for him to become even a capi-
talist, and that all these things are pos
sible under our present social. eco
nomic and political order. Not only pos
sbie. yes, they are all stimulated by
our present system. Hence. labor lead
ers should not teach labor that 1t must
always remain labor. The possibilities
of development of the individual should
be inculcated in the minds Of the great
mass of workers. Each should know
that there is an attainable goal; that he
has latent power: that he has talents:
that he has intellect: that all OF these
things are capable Of development; and
that the possibilities of developing them
lie almost wholly within himself.
If you visit the Boston Common on
Evening star., 1921-07-16

|, some nice sunny spring Sunday after
noon you may hear polyglot OF ora =
tions blaming our social, economic or
political order for the failures of the
great mass of people. 1t is rather para =
doxical that Joseph Fels. manufacturer
Of Fels' naptha soap. once blamed the
same social, economic and political or
der for his marvellous success. The same
energy, time and effort spent in blaming
our economic order devoted to making
good would achieve the desired result.
Men are successful because they have
certain six characteristics referred to In
a later article. These soap-box orators
seem to think that men are successful
because they have money or because an
economic system favors them. The
causation is just the other way. Men
are not successful because they have
wealth. They have wealth because they
are successful. Men are not successful
because the economic order favors them.
but they are successful because they
take advantage Of the opportunities ex-
listing under the economic order.
Sometimes the erroneous concept OF
the causes of success finds its way into
the laws of our land. This Is evidenced
by the various hindrances that are
placed as distinct barriers in the path
Of business. but even laws cannot pre-
vent men from being successful, unless
those laws can obliterate the intellect
from the mind of man. So far laws
have been unable to annul intellect or
its .result-and the result of intellect
is success.
Especially for Employers.
And now l want to say word to
employers.
Perhaps the saddest Of all failures is
the failure Of the man who has ability
to sue .eed In one line, but who missed
his opportunity and is forced by circum-
stances ito work along, half-hearted and
discouraged. at a task for which his
main talent is useless.
I beseech the employers of this land
periodically to look over their plants
with view to finding men in the ranks
of their laborers for the specific pur-
pose Of giving them the opportunity to
develop themselves.
Quit looking around for stars from
other concerns. Look into your own or
ganization. Who are the men who are
really doing things? Are they the men
you acquired readymade from other
concerns? No! They are the men who
have risen and developed right in your
own plant.
I have a young man in my business
who was delivering trunks for an ex-
press company twelve years ago. Today
he Is my sales manager and has built
our gross business from 100000 to
man who is sought for by the leading
chambers Of commerce all over the land.
was a carpenter on my garage nine
years ago. Another one Of my experts.
man the demand for whose services l
cannot supply. never acquired recog-
milton until he was over forty-five years
Of age. I found him keeping hens at
Wellesley Farms! A young lady in my
office. to whom I pay $500 a week. and
who is worth, to me, $1,000 a week. l
picked up at 81 a week twelve years
ago.
Men Falling to Produce.
There Is only one reason for the ex-
istence Of our modern industrial or
Evening star., 1921-07-16
ELEVEN PROPERTIES SOLD
BY FIRM DURING WEEK
~
Bungalows, Homes and One Store
Throughout City Change
Hands.

Eleven properties aggregatnig in
value $4,000 were sold this week
through the office of the F. NJ. John
son Realty Company.
The list of transactions follows:
Louis j. Raeback sold to Michael
Polumbo store and residence prop
erty, 1915 Sth street northwest.
S. F. Brunner sold to John l.! Ber-
lin a six-room and bath brick resi-
dence. 1911 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast.
F. NJ. Johnson sold to Mrs. Fannie
Shaffer one of row of new houses
built by Mr.. Johnson last year, prem
ises 2S4 Upshur street northwest.
Mrs. Lucille A. Gaines sold to
Royal Bartlett. premises 224 Upshur
street northwest. another of the
houses built by Mr.. Johnson last year.
1t is six-room and bath home, con-
tanning all modern improvements.
and was purchased as home for Mr..
Bartlett.
]. S. Fraser sold to S. F. Brunner a
new modern bungalow, 26 Pine ave
nue., Takoma Park, which Mr.. Brun-
ner will occupy as a home.
Charles E. Martin sold to Alex L..
Jones premises 253 Tennessee avenue
northeast, brick home of six rooms
and bath.
c. NJ. Johnson sold to DemetEio
Surraci premises 1921 goth street
northwest This is a ten-room and
bath brick home. which was pur-
chased as an investment.
George Y. Worthington &, Son sold
to Gen. Mark l.. Hersey property at
2714 Cathedral avenue, Woodley Park.
This is home of ten roods and
three baths. which will be occupied
by Gen Hersey as a home.
T. l.. Funkhouser sold to c. W.
Burgess a new bungalow on Harris
street. Mount Rainier. Md. built by
MIR. Funkhouser.
Mrs. Gertrude McPhail sold to Mrs.
Louise NJ. Alter premises 1926 Will
lard street. This is a modern brick
home of ten rooms and two baths.
F. NJ Johnson sold to c. II. Nichols
premises 22S Cpshur street northwest.
! This is one of row>Of homes built
BY Mr. johnson.
Evening star., 1921-07-16
This is the fourth of a series Of articles
by Mr.. Babson appearing in The Star. The
fifth will appear in next Saturdays Busi-
$ ness Section.

T last weeks article ls. named AIMED, eisn. s,,.
prosperity as nation by hinder
ing our progress as individuals. l
discussed five of these.
Because the three remaining have TO
do particularly with the hardships-
fometimes real and sometimes 1magi-
n nary-that are faced by men who work
for employers. | have reserved them
for more extended discussions this week.
These three obstacles are:
|. A Willingness to sit down and wait
for opportunity to come around.
> A belief that the position of a
workingman is without hope of better
ment.
g. A tendency to blame our present
economic system for all our ;rubles.
A certain man is working in the same
shop today where he worked in 1S72-
n man who is mentally. morally and
physically fit in every way. He is doing
the same routine work that he did nifty
Years ago at approximately the same
real wage" Another man that went
through the same factory has in a
period of five years gone from s100
mechanics position to a 100000 mama
Eerial position with firm of con-
tractors.
Luck may have had something to do
with the selection of the latter man.
but it had absolutely nothing to do
with his making good in the position.
The former may not have had the op-
portunities of the latter. but it is safe to
say that he failed to utilize as well what
opportunities he did have.
Captains Of Industry
The captains Of industry today came
from the ranks Of the wageworkerS of
yesterday. The captains of industry to-
morrow must come from the ranks of
the wageworkers of today Opportunity
to develop is the sine qua non of making
good. Make your own opportunity II
you can. A great many progressive
employers are awake to the need Of
giving YOU the opportunity. Co-opera-
tion in this betw,e en- employer and wage
worker is an important factor in our de-
velopment. A much more important
opportunity when it arrives. Opportu-
nifty taps at least once at every mans
door.
Opportunity tapped at a door.
With a chance for the brother within;
He raped till his fingers were
And mutterei: Come on. let me In.
Here is something l know you can do
Here's hill that I know you can climb
But the brother inside
Very quickly replied:
old fellow, I haven't got time.''
Opportunity wandered along
In search Of man who would rise,
He said TO the indofent throng
: Here's n chance for the fellow who tries'
But each of them said with smile,
I wish could do 1t. but I'm
Very busy today
And I'm sorry TO say
That 1 really h#rea,t got time
Evening star., 1921-07-16
HOUSES BUILT AND SOLD.
First Unit of Group in Woodley
Park Is COMPLETED.

Completion of the first unit of homes
in w. c. and A. N. Miller's building
operation in Woodley Park and the
sale of the entire group was an
nounced this week.
Purchasers were: Edward White.
2S05 2Sth street: Mahlon T. and Edith
r. Hill. 2S07 2Sth street: Mrs. Jere-
miah Tickling. 2S09 2sth street: Mrs.
Margaret Senior. 2S11 2Sth street, and
S. NJ. Revness. 2S13 2Sth street.
All of the houses are constructed of
light bricA with Indiana limestone
trimming, and contain seven rooms
and bath each. They have large front
and rear porches and are equipped
with the most modern plumbing,
heating and lighting fixtures. The
floors are oak throughout and the
woodwork is finished in white enamel.
A group of six houses identical in
type has been completed adjoining the
row.
Evening star., 1921-07-16

Increased wages will not do it. Shorter
must must feel right. ign and the ne employer must
feel right 1t is all question of feel
ing. Feelings rule this world-not
hings.- The reason that some people
are not successful with collective bar
gaining and profit sharing and all these
other plans is because they think that
men act according to what they say. or
according to what they learn. or accord
ing to that in which they agree. Men
act according to their feelings and good
feelings" is synonymous with the spirit
of cooperation. One cannot exist with
out the other and prosperity cannot con-
'inue without both. Hence. cO-opera-
lion is necessary il we are to make
prosperity permanent.
(The overcoming Of all obstacles and
he winning of prosperity is accom-
plished by the development of six quail
ties that, strangely enough. all begin
with the letter 'I.'' Next weeks article
will deal with 1.-The Nix Is Of Pros
perity.D
Copyright. 1921. Fleming H. Revell Com
pany. First published in The Star by arrange.
ment with Associated Editors. Chicag0.J
Evening star., 1921-07-16
AIRSHlP ROMA IN N. Y.
Big Craft Will Soon Fly to Lang.
ley Field.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. July 1s.-
The huge airship Roma. purchased
from the Italian government by the
United States. now is in New York
and will be flown to Langley Field
within the next few weeks. accord
ing to officials at their air station.
The Roma was brought to the
United States on the naval collier
Mars.
Evening star., 1921-07-16

North Carolina lumber mills re-
port that costs are lower than in
1915
Evening star., 1921-07-16

Building wages are being cut in many
cities. declares the American Lumber
man
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-11

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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-11

,tITCHELL.-Mrs. Edith Mitchell.
aged 81 years. residing at SIS First
avenue southwest. died in the city yes
tarday morning. The funeral will be
held at the w. H. George company
chapel at 3:45 o'clock Saturday after
noon. The Rev. T. T. Fike OF the
Warren Methodist church will offici-
| ate. Burial will be in Highland ceme-
fery.