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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05

hoW railroad costs have mounted
up.
In little country railroad sta
ton 200 miles from any large city,
the agent concluded that his stove
was too near the wall and he wrote
to the general office asking for
piece of zinc. His idea was to tack
it on himself as it seemed a per-
fectly simple matter.
In a short time two men came
out from the office and looked the
place over and measured it and
went back to the city. Then later
two men came out and did the job.
The whole thing cost $4,000 where
as the agent supposed it could
have been done for $500 or $500.
A great many costly practices
grew up during the war, and the
ideas of many people has appar-
rently been to make work cost as
much as possible rather than as
little. Arbitrary rules and classifi-
cations have been arranged so that
frequently the work can not be
done in a simple way, but a num-
Der of different men have to give
their time to it, thus making the
expense mount up.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05
THE PARK AVE. NEWS

Weather. Unknown.
Spoarts. The new drug store
opened last Satiddan with a bis
sine saying Special Today a Free
Ice Cream Soda with eaoh so Cent
Perchase land Pubs Simkins and
Ed. Wernick went GROUND ringing
everybodys doorbell they knew
and asking if the wunted env free
errands to the drug store for eny-
thing, the result being Pubs SIM
kins got 10 ice cream sodas and
Ed Wernick got Is, Pubs being
the ony one got sick, one reason
proberly being because he took
different flavor each time and the
other reason proberly being that
10 is a unlucky number.
Things You Awt to Know. Wat
ter expands wen it teri to ice, SO
if you ever happen to be full OF
waiter and then froZe it would be
one of the most uncomfortable
sensations there is.
Pome by Skinney Martin
Forwerd Martch
Always be up and doing,
Never waste a minnit,
You cant finish everything rite
away
But the leest you can do is begin
it.
Sissiety. Mr., Sam Cross was
out till 1 o'colck last Wensday
mite on account of the train being
blocked he was COMING home on,
and he went to sleep on the frunt
steps vile his father was opening
the door with his key and after
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05
State of Ohio, City of Toledo.
Lucas County, SIS.


Frank J. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. J. Cheney G. Co., doing
business in the Cit sc Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scrlbed In my presence, this 9th
day of December A. D., 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken
internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the System. Send for testimonials,
free.
F. j. CHENEY G. CO., Toledo,
O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipa-
tion.-Advertisement.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05

that his mind was a blank till he
weak up in bed the next morning
in his pidjammers.
Intristlng Facks About Intrist-
ing People. Loretter Miners sing
ing fletcher says her voice is inn
proving but he's the only one has
noticed it so far.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05
Getting Ready for Winter

"Old Man Mansfield" indicates
that winter will be here in a lit
tie more than three weeks, the
date, by way of greater accuracy,
being given as con or about" Nov.
16. That ought to be just time
enough in which to finish the fall
cleaning, bank up the house, put
in the cellar windows, replace the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05

screens with storm doors and win
dows, patch the shingles, clean
out stovepipes and chimneys, re-
novate the furnace, select site
for the ash heap, locate the sitter,
remove the lawn mower to the
shed chamber and hang up the
snowshovel in a handy place. And
the weather is so lovely you want
to run the car every minute you
can till snow comes. What an ag-
gravating world this is to per-
son with a sense of duty.-Spring-
field Reporter.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05
Something to do in Vermont

A Bennington automobiles on
his way to Rutland a few days
ago picked up rowing laborer
who said he had come to Vermont
to get a Job. The man stated that
IN 20 years experience he had al
ways found that when he couldn't
find lob anywhere else, he never
failed to get some kind of work
IN Vermont.-Bennngton Banner.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05
Great Call for Chicken Pie

"The ladies cleared about $110
week. says a small town item in
a Vermont newspaper. .Ae size
of the net gain demonstrates anew
that as a going concern there is
nothing to beat chicken-pie sup
per as a money-maker. The sup
per in question was ~iven in a
small community of a few hun
dred people and probably the pro-
fits were larger than all the mer-
camille establishments there had
for week. A chicken-pie supper is
its own best friend.-Barre Times,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05
The Partnership Spirit

Postmaster General Hays in a
recent address, said that he pro-
posed to go to great lengths to de-
velop the idea that the 100000
workers in the post office depart
ment are partners in the enterprise
He is trying to make all of this
vast body of workers feel that
their individual needs will receive
personal attention, and that they
have an interest in giving good
service. If that spirit can be in
stilled into the postal servivce, it
must greatly improve its morale
and the class of work it will do fol
the community. "
if vast and overgrown machine
like the postal service, can pro-
duce a feeling of enthusiasm and
loyalty among its workers, it
should be possible to accomplish
even better results in the ordinary
business enterprise. Where this is
done, the result must be to improve
service and increase production.
The workers in any well man
aged industry are always partners.
They share prosperity. If the en-
ployes work with superior skill and
energy, the concern becomes bet
ter able to reward its helpers gen
erously and almost always it does
so.
What's the idea! WHY censure
Ambassador Harve'- for doing just
what everybody else is doing
talking!
Abe Martin says: "a garage
smells even wuss than tn old
fashioned livery stable"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05
Advice for Women Who
Suffer

al advise every woman who suf-
fers with kidney trouble to try
Foley Kidney Pills." writes Mrs.
Bessie Brawner, 1922 Scoville Ave-,
Cleveland, o. 81 could not do my
homework, but since taking Foley
Kidney Pills | feel like a new
woman and am able to do my
work." Rheumatic pains, swollen
ankles, backache, stiff joints, sore
muscles and sleep disturbing blad-
der ailments Indicate disordered
kidneys. Foley Kidney Pills act
promptly.-Advertisement.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05
RailroadinP Costs

A travelling man was telling the
other day of an instance he had
heard of giving an illustration Of
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05

Entered as second-class matter
May /, 1916, at the post office at
St. 'Johnsbury, Vermont, under the
cat Of March 3, 1879.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05
."sSATURDAY, NOV. S, 1921
SUNNY SQUIBLETS

-sFhere isn't any oil left to pour
onthe troubled waters, as it takes
all there is to keep our automobile
bearings from squeaking.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05

FOREIGN REPRESENTATI E
The Julius Mathews Special
Agency Offices: Boston, 1 Bea-
con Street.
Detroit, 242 Lafayette Boule-
valH West.
New York, III Madison Avenue.
Chicago, 1411 Hartford Build
ing.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05

Abe Martin says: IA garage
smells even wuss than tn old
fashioned livery stable"
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-05

As members of the Associated
Press that organization is ent..ed
exclusively to the use for repuo-
lection of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise
credited in this paper and all the
local news published herein. 49,
rights Of republication OF special
dispatches herein are also reserv-
ed. !,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01

Stork Tourist,
Likes Seattle

Miss Carroll Elaine Claiming was
among tho new arrivals In Seattle
Monday. She IN registered nj Mira C.
y. whitmore's private maternity
home. 4ss2 42d ave. s. w.
Miss Claiming weighs nine
pounds. when asked today how she
likes Seattle. Hhe replied In her own
way
III In the most wonderful city !
have ever seen. ! especially like your
climate. I have made up my mind
10 live here permanently
when interviewed today. Miss
channlng's father said:
My daughter has n wealth Of
black. curly hair. When ahe cried II
sounded like n song"
Claiming, face wreathed in smiles.
was passing the Mozarts around
among the boys ut The Star office to
day. Claiming il courthouse report
or for The Star.
a., Mother and daughter doing
create
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS

sheehan. J. l.. ssI7 18th n. F. boy.
RuRg. W. u. si7 y. sand. twins tboy
Boyd. I. a.. .To7 FAirview ~. boy.
cornueiic. A. l.. sis Mob mn. boy.
Hatfield. kenna. 1910 Winthrop at
girl
Dye. n. A.. e5s< s.nd g. girl
croasdlii. G. W.. t7bs 18th ave. boy.
Erickson. G. y. $50 sOth -. W. boy.
Johnson. H. W. SIG n. 4sth. boy.
Porter. {. w. 1917 W. Armour, boy.
Campbell J. A.. 5osi 18th ave y. T..
boy.
Jensen. W. L. ssis Evanston ave-
boy.
Holroyd. william. s7i7 sunnyside.
boy.
Ratica. John, Elsa Third W. boy.
NalSano. Y 4Ie Eighth ave. s.. boy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01
LOO JObIeSS Gipen
Jobs Since Jan. T.
Cooperation Asked

unemployment situation for at icas,
the next 60 days.
Alaska with ita cnnneries. fishing
industries. mines and various occu.
pations. Will take large crews from
the city In sthe spring. while rail
road work. state. county and city
construction. together with work in
reclamation districts. will call sev.
eral thousand more into the ranks Of
the employed. Agricultural sections
are not taking men now and con
struction work IL at n minimum.
show his reports.
According 90 figures gathered b.
SIR. Shields and the unemployment
committee Of tho Chamber Of Com.
merco. there are In excess OF 1000
unemployed ex-seryice men in Seat
tic. and Their, are more than 500
residents OF Seattle. home-owncra.
who are registered with the public
employment Office. However. IL n
pointed out. that many home owners
and heads OF families have. because
Of n belief that registration Will not
help this situation. failed TO register
as unemployed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01

Mayor Hugh Caldwell today mott.
fled the unemployment committee OF
the Chamber OF Commerce that mp.
proximatcly i.fo0 men have been
helped with temporary employment
by the city since January l thru
measures taken by tho various city
departments 10 advance work.
a registration Office In maintained
az Seventh ave. \. and Charles 81. by
tho public works department
The number OF employed register.
ing IL increasing. on January 10.
goa were registered and on January
"a. 3a5. OF this number 2s2 were
married. rs unmarried but with de
pondents. and bb single. or the 545
men, $50 were civilian and lis were
former service men. or the 200 men
registered January 10 20 had homes
all paid for. 81 were In homes par.
TALLY paid for. 60 were renting. and
10 living with relatives and es board
Ing.
Reports mndo 10 tho mayor were
that Fred McCeo. an cx4aervice man.
In charge OF registration work. was
using much tact In his work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01

Men used to wear hats In church
until 1851 when an agitation was BE-
gun against the custom in England
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01
IMPROVEMENT LOOKED
FOR IN 80 DAYS

According 20 J. III. Shields. superin-
tendent OF tho public employment; OF.
ficc. there promises 90 bo some Inn
provcment IN tho unemployment sit.
uation within 30 days. as lumber and
nhlngie mills and some logging camps
promise resumption Of operations fol.
lowing the annual nidwintcr close.
down which has been more extended
this year than usual. due 10 the fall.
ing OF In demand for lumber. Mr..
shields assumes that there are be.
tween 1000 and 10000 unemployed.
and he thinks that people OF this
community win have 20 assist In the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01
Mountaineers Hear
Talk on EverQreens

Evergreen Trees" was the subject
OF a lecture 20 Mountalncers at
broadway high school Monday night
by Professor George u. Rigg. of the
University of Washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01
A complete automatic telephone

system IL planned for communication
between tho dams and hydraulic
works under construction along the
Ohio river.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01
TO ERECT AVN 10 A. BUILD.

ING at the corner OF 18th ave. ~ H..
and aga st. n drive has been begun
ON tho University campus FOR $500.
600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-01
CALDWELL APPEAI1S
To EMPLOYERS

Mayor Caldwell today made This
statement:
Tho city. under the ordinance gov.
crnlns public work. can initiate only
10 much work. and wo are doing
what We can. However. feel that
II In up to IN. employers 10 function
otherwise than from "A purely selfish
standpoint. My investigation OF the
unemployment situation leads me TO
say that employers instead OF de
ferring operations and work until IA
more convenient time owe II TO tho
community to do now aH much Of this
work aA possible. There would be icna
incentive for men 20 yield 10 radical
teaching. A man with an empty
stomach IN much more liable 10 feel
a grudgo against society than one
who Is given employment"
The engineering department. since
tho conference called by Mayor Caid-
well on December ~. has let con.
tracts for work TO the amount Of
$3.50 900. and previous 10 that date
had LET contracts for 1855 900
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
ALICE MAY SPASH
 TO BECOME
 BRIDE TOMORROW

A quiet home wedding will take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock when Miss Alice May Spash, daugh- ter of Frederick Henry Spash of 30 Sherman street, becomes the bride of Miller of Shelton. The home will be pretti1y decorated with dahlias and asters. In the living room where bridal party will walk through an aisle of palms. Rev. Frank F. Moorehouse of Shelton. will off ciate.
 Miss Spash will wear a handsome suit of dark blue tricotine, with a hat to match, trimmed with pheasant feathers A corsage of roses will complete the costume. The brides maid, Miss Martha Johnson, will wear a charming gown of black can ton crepe with picture hat of georgette to match. She will wear pink roses. Maurice Gould will be the best man.
 Following the ceremony recep- tion will be held at the home and re- treatments will be served. In the evening the couple will leave for Shelton from where they will start ton,a on i9ng can9s htT trip up the ,so House several weeks with relatives in White Plains, N. Y. After Nov. 1 they | will be at home at 80 Sherman street.
 MISS SpaSh IS exceed1ngly well known in this city and is very popu- | lar in Y. w. c. A. circles. She is a member of various clubs in the or ganization and is particularly an en- ergetic worker in the Athletic Asso- citation and especially the Tennis club. For some time She has been em- ployed as a secretary in the law of | flee of Shapiro & Shapiro. AL though from out-of-town, MT. Miller | Is popular here. having been employ. ed in this city for some time. A few months ago he received his dis charge from the Navy where he held the rank of boatswains mate. first class.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
ALDERMEN TO ACT ON PETITION OF
 WATER COMPANY

When the Board of Aldermen meet tonight the most important subject that will probably appear before them is that of the petition of the Hydrau- lie company for an increase in the minimum meter rate from three to six cents. The company wants to appeal for an increase to the Public Utilities Commission, and as the city will have to pay an annual increase in the neighborhood of $5.000, it is thought that the chances of the Commission granting the request is much greater if the city's approval goes along with it.
 An opinion of City Attorney Com- le wis now in the hands of Alderman Wilbert Sanford, chairman of the miscellaneous committee, to which the matter was referred when it came before the Board at its last meet ing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
BOY SCOUTS
 SAVE TRAIN

Omaha, Neb.. Oct 3.-James Cald- well. 13 and Clarence Swingh olm, 12. Omaha boy scouts yesterday saved passenger trtin number six. a through train on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy between Omtha and Chicago from what road officials said would have been a serious wreck.
 The scouts discovered a large tree lying directly across the railroad track near Camp Clifford. a scout camp six miles south of Omaha. At the same time they heard the whistle of the train, which carried more than a dozen coaches, on the other side of a curve, 300 yards away. Pulling young CaldwelPs red sweater from his back, the scouts ran down the track waving it frantical1y. The engineer stopped the train few yards from the tree
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
Bridgeport's Distribution

From the above it will be noted that the outstanding factor is the pro portion of two thirts or more of the entire budget consumed by salaries for instruction.
 It would appear that this in time would create an embarrassing finan- cial problem.
 A great deal of objection all over the country is raised to the auto matic annual increase to teachers un- til they have re ached their maxi mum. Paul Sholtz of San Antonio twho is considered an authority on school budget SystemS) is quoted na- ationally on this matter,as opposed to the automatic annual increase to teachers, giving as one of his reasons that there is a tendencysto create in efficiency in the teaching corps.
 Had it been possible for me to att tend the Detroit convention of School Board Business Managers last spring I would have replied to Mir. Sholtz's paper to the extent of quoting the system in operation in Bridgeport. Dr. Slawson's office maintains card record system of the qualifications of each teacher and under our rules no teacher receives an increase in the salary who has not taken the neces- sary work required by her certificate of classification.
 Regardless of the above the fact remains apparent. however. that we are operating under an inversely pro portioned budget and it will become necessary in the very near future to have a well proportioned budget in order to secure sufficient supplies for instruction, plant operation. overhead and maintenance repairs. It is ob- vious that the older a building be- comes the greater the upkeep. There is but one remedy and that it by in creased appropriations.
 The present budget totaling s1,- 6S0.31S.00 should be increased to ap- proximately s2,00o. 00O.O0 for the next fiscal year.
 The total appropriation of s1.31s- 900 for instruction and it's supplies should be at least Sf.50o. 00o.00. all
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
Proposal To Double Investment
 In School Plant At Earliest Moment
Wnkoop That Cost of Operation Should Be Increased to Two Millions of Doars-Fve Millions Worth of New School Houses Suggested As the Minimum Which Will Suffice

The annual report of the financial condition of the Board of Education as prepared by Assistant Secretary John B. Wynkoop presents some mat .ters that the taxpayers will wish to consider seriously. It is suggested that the school plant. which is now valued at four and one-half millions, should De increased by new buildings worth S5,OOO,OOO and that the cost of operation should be in creased from S1,630,OOO to S2,- 100000. The report in fuil is IS follows:
 Tn accordance. with Chapter II, Article VII, Section 10 of the Book of Rules governing the duties of the assistant secretary, I beg to submit the following annual report of the finances of this department for the school year ending July l, 1921.
 The financial statement attached represents the compiling of each monthly report of your committee to the board and which they have in turn approved, ordering all bils and salaries paid. A copy of this report has been sent to all members of the board and the superintendent and as sistant superintendent of schools.
 The grand total expenditure of S1,- 572. represents a cost per cap ita of day and evening schools com bined of $48-96, an increase of S6.73 per capita over last year.
 Of the grand total cost of maintain ing all schools during the last school year S1 209, ,579.?5 or " per cent was spent for instruction or teachers sal aries, The average percentage of tho total budget so spent by school boards throughout the country is 75 perecent. and according to Dr. Geo. P. Strayer of Columbia, in his survey the amount of 70 to 75 per cent. is set up as an ideal.
 The survey by Dr. Leonard P. Ayers of the Russell Sage Founda- ton, however, differs somewhat from that of Dr. Strayer, but Dr. Ayers, after finding the following prevailing distribution, does not claim it to be the best I have compared our dis tribution with it for reference:
 Bridgeport's s Distribution
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Washington, Oct. 3-Secretary Den by today issued a call for volunteers in the naval reserve forces-reduced from 100000 to barely 5000 by his recent order disenrolling all members of classes not on active duty. Mr. Denby, in a letter sent to each reserv- ist. explained that the department s action was made necessary by the lack of appropriations and pointed out the opportunity of joining the sixth class the volunteer reSerye-which serves without pay in peace time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
EXPECT TROUBLE TO END TO-DAY

Newi York, Oct. 3-Officials of the International Longshoremen's As sociation were endeavoring today to induce several thousand striking men employed on the Chelsea and Hobo ken piers to return to work immedi- ate1y and abide by the terms of the new agreement by the union.
 Leaders expressed the belief that their efforts in that direction would be successful and that the trouble would be over before the day ended.
 The men walked out Saturday in protest against a wage cut from so to 65 cents an hour
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
DIR. HERMEs OFFERED POST.

Berlin, Oct 3-The post of German ambassador to Washington has been offered to Dr. Hermes, food minister answer has yet been received, the of ficial Deutsche A11egemeine announce ed today. This newspaper is the Tnouthpiece of the administration Dr. Von Rosen, the foreign secretary who was formerly mentioned in connection with the Washington post has been offered the portfolio of food minister.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
COR. MAIN AND JOHN STREETS.
MOVE THREE BILLION IN CASH.

New York, Oct 3-The New York Trust Company opened for business in it's new offices opposite Trinity church today after $3,0O0,000,000 in cash and securities had been carried through the streets from the old bank building The treasure was locked in steel built strong boxes and each truck was guarded by l 5 armed men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
CONSIDER WAGE CUT.

Toronto Oct. 3-The question of a cut in te1egraphers' wages will be dis opened here today. International President Roscoe H. Johnson said re- duced living costs and general condi- tions in the telegraph business would be taken into consideration in dis cuSSing a wage cut.