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PAGE 2 ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1916 ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WALLACE H. GILPIN, Publisher, Barton, Vt Published every Wednesday afternoon. Entered at the Post-office at Barton, Vt., as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTIONS One year $1.50. Six months, 75c. Eight months, $1. Four months 50c. Invariably in advance. When your subscription expires the paper stops. ADVERTISING Cards of thanks, 50c. Resolutions, $1.00 Reading notices, 10c per line per insertion. Classified advertising terms at top of column one, page one. Display advertising rates upon application. WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. PAGE'S WASHINGTON CLERKS The Monitor's editorial under the above caption last week drew fire from Senator Page's headquarters. Their reply is virtually what appears on page eight of this issue in the Page adver tising, to which the reader is referred. The Rich affidavit, not before pub lished in the Monitor, is found on this page in the Fletcher advertisement, to which the reader is also referred. The Monitor wired Page , headquar ters. "The Monitor's chief contention is that the Senator ha3 made it a custom to receive from his Washington clerks a portion of the salary paid them by the federal government. Does he deny it?" On the wire Tuesday Page headquar ters would not deny this contention but did deny that any portion of the salary of any clerk ever went to Senator Page's personal benefit. The Bean letter itself proves the contention. Rich did not get the salary allowed for his position by the government, Nor did he receive the $17.50 per week Bean said in the letter would be the minimum Rich was to receive. In testimony of Rich's good name the following, signed by a number of most prominent business and profes sional men. known throughout Orleans county, speaks volumes. "We, the undersigned, residents of Newport in the county of Orleans, say that we knew Arthur M. Rich while he lived in Newport and that the young man's reputation for veracity and hon esty in our judgment cannot be ques tioned." (Signed) E. Lane, E. C. Blanchard, F. R. Sherman, Frank D. Flint, H. S. Root, Geo. N. Root, C. S. Emery, D. N. Dwinell, H. B. Cushman. As between the Rich affidavit and the copy of a dead man's letter every man must decide for himself. But putting aside the entire Rich-Bean-Page affair, the Monitor cited another case to the Page headquarters and was told the Senator would be asked about it and the Monitor would be informed. The Monitor has not heard from Page headquarters. Page stands convicted for some cause or another of not allowing his clerks in many instances to retain the full salary allowed for their position. It is not criminal but a sordid practice. Both Charges False. The unwarranted charge that Gover nor Gates, in calling the special legis lative session, was seeking to push his senatorial canvass originated and was pressed from the Fletcher quarter. This fact ought to dispose of the claim, frequently made on the Page side, that Gates is running simply to help Fletch er. Randolph Herald and News. Aligned with the Stand Patters. The Northfield News makes the remarkable statement that it is back of the Montpelier Invisible Govern ment crowd, and winds up by support ing Senator Page. The News may not know it but it has by that simple statement shown the "line-up'' of the politicians against the candidacy of ex-Governor Fletcher for the United States senate. This situation has been known right along but none of the Page supporters have had the "nerve" to acknowledge it before. Senator Page had a fine' chance to receive strong support from the substantial and independent class of voters but his alignment with the Montpelier State House crowd, as the News states, will cost him thouands of votes. Burling ton Clipper. Let the Sunshine In. Draw up the shades and let the sun shine in. Sunlight is the tonic of life, bringing cleanliness, health, happiness and opti- mis.-n with it. The window shade is its enemy. If you keep down your window shades you harm only yourself and your family. You restrain the best disinfectant from killing the germs that accumulate in your home. Germs live and thrive in darkness. You draw your shades to keep the carpets and draperies from fading. But while you do that, the cheeks of your children facie, instead. Better to have faded rugs than faded children. Beyond the physical effect from the sun is the mental. You feel light, joyous, good natured and optimistic while the sun shines. And who wants to be gloomy, grouchy, these days? Let the sunshine into your home, into your body and all the world will be a blaze of glory to you. Then you will like living, and in spite of all the adversities you may meet, you will keep on viewing life from the joyous side. Burlington News. VERMONT NOTES Mrs. Mary Bolio, who makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Isaac Barcomb. at Brookfield, has reached the advanced age of 102. years. She retains her mental faculties to a re markable degree, only her sight being impaired. The Vermont Equal Suffrage associ ation has perfected plans to make a campaign in the Vermont legislature the coming winter, and for co-operating with the National Woman Suffrage association in securing the passage of the so-called Susan B. Anthony amend ment to the federal constitution it was decided to put an organizer in the field. The state board of health has ordered that all children under 15 years of age be excluded from the fairs to be held in Vermont and moving picture shows in Rutland, Bennington. Windsor and Windham counties. The action was taken after an extended discussion which was participated in by Gov. Gates and other prominent men. There will be no Valley fair at Brattleboro this year. This was decid ed Saturday -at a conference of the directors of the Valley Fair associa tion with Dr. Henry Tucker, executive officer of the Brattleboro board of health, at which Dr. Tucker ordered that the fair this year be given up. This was done as a precautionary measure against infantile paralysis. Daniel Pilhin of Elmore is in La moille county jail at Hyde Park charged with assault with intent to kill. At a late hour Thursday nigbt officers went after Daniel's brother, Charles, who is charged with falling upon Wilson Vigeant, and beating him up. Daniel is said to have shot twice at Mr. Vigeant and once through a door at his sister, Emily Vigeant, Thursday morning. Jesse Young of Rutland, former cVef nf rtr i fck nf that cihr tttq a inatunth; killed Saturday afternoon just east of 1 people of Hyde Park). The History of Arthur Rich's Connection with Senator Page The Rutland Herald, on Monday, Sept. 4, published the following affidavit, made by Arthur M. Rich now of Boston, Mass., formerly of Newport, Vt. This affidavit contains the plain simple story of Arthur M. Rich, former clerk for Senator Carroll S. Page, listed in the con gressional directories of 1910 as Senate messenger. The affidavit sets forth a straightforward story of Rich's employ ment by William S. Bean, clerk of the Senate Committee on Standards, Weights and Measures, of which Senator Page was then chairman, at a salary of $120 a month, $60 a month of which he was required to turn over to Senator Page, through the Senator's private stenographer, Miss beymour. (Mr. 13 ean has since died). According to the best of Rich's knowledge and belief, this money was appropriated by Senator Page and not applied to .any other pur pose. Rich also swears that the checks sent him in Vermont were turned over to Senator Page in full, and that as a result of working on half pay in Washington and without compensation in the summer he was obliged to seek other employment. To The Herald representative, this young man stated that he was never discharged by Senator Page, that he never had any correspond ence with Prof. Stannard or any one else regarding the 6owhich he was obliged to surrender and that he never owed the Senator any mon ey which would justify him in holding back part of his compensation. Rich also swears that Donald H. Scribner. assistant manager of Senator Page's calfskin and poultry business in Hyde Park and who married the Senator's niece, was never in Washington, so far as he knows, except for a short visit, yet Scribner appears in the directories of 1911 and 1912 as clerk of the Committee on Cuban Relations, of which his wife's uncle was chairman. (Tnis is verified in part by Robert H. Norton, former clerk for Senator Page and by the towns- Insurance Talk BUSINESS DIRECTORY No matter what kind of Insurance you want, we have it. Call and let about it. us tell you F. W. CUTTING Agent Barton, Vermont Ymti The early fair is handicapped in many ways but this year the early fails escaped the infantile paralysis scare. The railroad strike was barely avert ed and a great national catastrophe avoided. That legislation is necessary to regulate such vital problems as a national railroad strike is not a pleas ant commentary on tne manner in which combinations of capital and combinations of labor look upon their power with its relation to the people. buch events only point the way to more and more power by the govern ment and a resultant less free people. the House of Correction, when an east bound main line trolley car which he was driving as motorman, jumped the rails and turned nenrly at light angles to the track. Mr. Young was thrown from the car onto the pavement. Dr. C. B. Ross of West Rutland was the only other person hurt to any extent. He was cut about the face. Is it not possible to have some cen tral bureau of information about Wil loughby lake summer cottages and ho tels the editor has been called upqn many times this summer to furnish in formation about cottages to rent, ho tels, etc. He does not begrudge the time and effort spent in answering in quiries but acknowledges such a task a puzz'e. Who knows anything about accommodations at tie lake except as one telephones to Tom, Dick and Harry. The St. Albans Messenger is only newspaper in the state that the has put any life into the Page senatorial campaign. The Messenger has devoted most of its leading editorials, about half of its editorial paragraphs and some seven-tenths of its editorial space for the past ten days to slam ming Fletcher, with an occasional boost fcr Page. But the peculiar thing about this whole campaign is the fact that neither Fletcher nor Page devote much space to booming them selves. It's mostly knocking the other fellow. The Man for Lieutenant Governor. The smoke of the senatorship fight is beclouding all other contests. It should be remembered that there are two candidates for lieutenant governor. In stating that John E. Weeks is worthy of the place it is a pleasure to repro duce a characteristic sketch of the man from the late John E. Harris, an early editor of this paper. It is not supposable that omnipotence ever made a mistake, but if the Eter nal Architect ever had such a moment ary lapse it was when he designed John Weeks and located a large and energetic soul in perhaps too frail a body. His immense voltage is fre quently a case of a powerful motor racking too light a trame, but tne latter has thus far fairly well with stood the strain. He was born in the thriving and substantial town of Salis bury, June 14, 1854, located in Middle bury in 1896, and is now and always has been a large and successful farmer. His school education was finished at Middlebury high school, and since then he has been taking a continuous course in the great school of life and with results which have been splendidly vindicated in his public career. This latter includes service in the house in 1888 and in the senate in 1896, in the house again in 1912 and in his repre sentation of his town again tbis year when he was elected to the position of speaker. From 1892 to 1894 he was a'.so associate judge of his county court, and was state cattle commis sioner in 1906. It is no disaparagement of his excellent services in the above capacities, however, to say that his larger and more pleasing title to the consideration and regard of the state has come from his service on the state's penal boards. In 1898 he was ap pointed to membership in the board of trustees of the state industrial school at Vergennes, and has been chairman of the state board of penal institutions since 1906. It is in this latter capacity, offering such limitless opportunities for service of the most valuable and far-reaching nature, that he has well won a name and fame extending far beyond the borders of Vermont. ine iiooa kook allows that a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country," but this is not true of Mr. Weeks. For some time Ver montera were slow to realize the magnitude and immense benefit of the work he was certainly accomplishing m the line of prison reform, but they fully realize it now and have constantly increasing respect and esteem for the unostentatious and qaiet mannered man who has accomplished so much to put Vermont in first place on the map in penal uplift work. Judge Weeks is distinctively a man of large executive capacity, a genius in the sense of his qualification for painstaking and infi nite detail in his work, with admini3 tratie and constructive ability plus. The innate kindliness and humanitari anisrn of the man, coupled with the above talente, commands the very best results in dealing with these great questi)s affecting nurnan brotherhood. and along these lines the world has indeed a most efficient benefactor in John E. Weeks. Long may he be spared to serve Vermont in any capac ity where his valuable qualifications may Le most useful. The Advance. Byron In an Ugly Mood. I have not j'et read Byron's "Con versations" but there was an anecdote In one of the extracts which confirms what I heard, long since, but which I could not depend on before, ne had an aversion to see women eat. Colo nel was at Byron's house in Picca dilly. Lady Byron In the room, and luncheon was brought In veal cutlets, etc. She began eating. Byron turned around in disgust and said, "Gorman dizing beast!" and, taking up the tray, threw the whole luncheon into the hall. L-ady Byron cried and left the room, Told by Haydon, the Painter. Page's office and told to DISAPPOINTMENT. All day I worked and waited, Next morn the sun rose not, 1 felt as one ill fated, -Alone and God forgot. The air no' tidings freighted. Full weary was my lot. Far in the sullen spaces Has sped my heart's desire. And hemmed with strange, dead faces Wilts in its own glad fire. Naught's left save common places To build my soul a pyre. Robert Alden 1 Sanborn In Trend. Supervisors of the insane have brought a petition in Washington county court for a hearing to be held on the question of the sanity of Mildred Brewster, the Montpelier woman who shot and killed Anna Wheeler 19 years ago, and who has been confined since the murder in the Waterbury asylum, having been found not guilty by reason of insanity. A hearing will probably be held before Judge Frank L. Fish during the Sep-1 tember term of court. Funeral services for Private Henry Lawson of St. Albans 24 years old, of Co. B, First Vermont regiment, who died at the post hospital at Eagle Pass August 26, were held at St. Albans Thursday, Rev. George W. Smith offi ciating, following a brief service at the home of the young man s father, John Lawton, on South Main street. The church, which seats over 400 peo ple, was filled long before the hour for service and there were over a thousand people outside. The 300 Vermont National Guards men who lett the state mobilization camp near Fort Ethan Allen Aug 31st to join the regiment of troops at Eagle Pass, Texas, returned to Camp Gates Thursday, having abandoned the trip because of orders from the war depart ment. According to an officer the rail roads could not guarantee their arrival at the border before the time set for the railroad strike. The troops had reached Brattleboro, when orders came to return to camD. The last of the 124 head of regis tered Holstein cattle consigned to the auction sale at the pavilion of the Purebred Live Stock Sale company of Brattleboro was disposed of Thursday, closing a successful two days' sale. Sixty-four head were sold Thursday for a total of $11,540, or an average of $177 each. The total for the two days was $20,225, an average of $163 each. Better prices ruled the second day Morris B. Carpenter of Phoenix, Arizona, was the largest purchaser, paying $2,650, and the next heaviest purchaser was F. H. Metcalf of Holy oke, Mass., whose purchases aggregat ed $1,800. Mr. Metcalf paid $415 for a cow seven years old, within $5 of as much as he paid for a heifer the first day. B. C. Buxton of Middletown Springs, who had 22 head in the sale, received $4,470 gross. A tuo of celebrities is about to descend upon the good green hills of Vermont. None other than Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and John Bur roughs are to take a joint vacation. They will fish first in the Adiron- dacks and Catskills and then invade Vermont. No guns will be taken be cause the party are bird lovers and partly because Mr. Ford is along, Hdison win not even take his razor, so pacific is his expedition. The trio will travel in a touring car and their sup plies will follow them in a high-speed motor truck. They plan to dodge the city folks and will stick to backwoods reads most of the time. They are going to camp out as they did when thev were boys and either Burroughs or Edison will do the cooking. Edison says that he wants to do the cooking but doesn't think Burroughs will let him. The campers will take five tents and each will have his own quarters. Four men will go a3 attendants, to pitch camp and rustle supplies, which will be bought from farmers along the route. "When I was summoned into Senator give up half of my salary to Miss Seymour I could hardly believe my ears," said young Rich. "I understood that Miss Seymour was Senator Page's confidential stenographer and devoted practically all her time to his calfskin aud poultry food business in Hyde Park which he directed largely from Washington, Senator Page, in response to my protest, merely turned his back and continued his work. He has a way of making it impossible to continue a conversation a way that proved very effective in my case." EVERY VOTER SHOULD READ THIS AFFIDAVIT How's This ? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty five years, and has become known as the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poi son from the Blood and healing the dis eased portions. After you have taken Hall's Catarrh Medicine for a short time you will, see a great improvement in your general health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Medi cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. . . F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio, Sold by all Druggists, 75c. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU SETTS Suffolk, ss. Boston, August 17, 1916. Then personally appeared before me, the undersigned, Frederic A. Crafts, a notary public within and for the county and commonwealth aforesaid, Arthur M. Rich, who deposes and says : That he lived in the State of Ver mont from the time he was eleven years old, except for a few months when he was in Washington, D. C, until about two years ago when he came to Massachusetts ; that he gradu ated from St. Johnsbury academy, St. Johnsbury, Vermont; that he went to work in a law office at Newport, Ver mont, and continued to work in law offices for a number of years : that he was very anxious to study law and become a lawyer ; that he was unable to go to college or worK nis way through a professional school because of lack of funds and because he had a dependent mother; that William S. Bean of said Newport, who was clerk of the committee on Standards, Weights and Measures, of which Sena tor C. S. Page of Vermont was chair man, informed him that Senator Page at that time had another appointment on said committee, that this would be an opportunity for said Rich to work and earn a living and at the same time attend a law school nights in Washing ton, D. C. ; that the salary paid was $125 a month ; that at this time said Bean informed him that Senator Page would like to see hira at Hyde Park, Vermont; that he immediately went to Hyde Park and told Senator Page of his ambitions; that Senator Page told him that Mr. Bean was his secretary and also clerk of the committee on Standards, Weights and Measures, and that he had one more 'appointment on said committee, that of assistant clerk or messenger, and promised him the position; that Senator Page told him to report for work in Washington, D. C, on January 1, 1910, which he did ; that he was enrolled and placed on the pay roll at the senate disbursing office as assistant clerk or messenger of the committee on Standards, Weights and Measures, the salary being $120 a month, payable twice a month when the senate was in session, and once a month when not in session ; that the first time he was 10 receive his pay, the committee clerk, Bean, told him to get his pay at the senate disbursing office and to take the money to Senator Page; that he received that day $60, being two weeks' pay, for which he receipted as said assistant clerk or messenger : that Senator Page then told him, for the first time, that he was to receive only one-half of said salary ; that from that time on he only received one-half of said salary, or $60 a month, the other half going to Sena tor Page; that he remonstrated with Senator Page, but found that it was useless and that he would have to take that amount or go home, and he therefore gave up all hopes of law school; that he found that he was obliged to pay $30 a month for a small room and two meals a day, that his lunches at the United States Capitol, where he was obliged to eat at noon, cost him approximately $12 a month, leaving $18 a month to pay for laundry, car fares, clothes and incidentals; that when he went down there he had to pay his carfare and also upon his return; that the latter part of May, 1911, Senator Page informed him that he would have no further work for him during the summer, that it was ex pected the session of Congress would close very shortly, but that he expect ed to see him again in December; that said Rich having received an opportu nity to work during the summer for the Vermont public service commission, went home the very last of May; that Senator Page's refusal at this time was not because he could not give him work in the "hide business," but that there was nothing to do during the summer in his position as assistant clerk or messenger, that before he left Washington, Mr. Bean had him sign a transfer of his salary to one Donald H. Scribner, of Hyde Park, Vermont, so that no checks would come to him during the vacation period ; that in the fall, Senator Page having been non committal about Mr. Rich's returning to Washington, Mr. Rich finally forced an answer from Senator Page and learned that he could return to Wash ington upon the same terms as at the previous session ; that he went to Wash ington a second time in the winter of 1 1911, still hoping that Senator Page I wouia give nim mis position, ana was again placed upon the senate pay roll as assistant clerk or messenger of said committee; that at the end of the 61st Congress it was learned that there was to be a special session of congress ; that Senator Page informed him that he would not require his services dur ing the special session of congress ; that said Rich returned to Vermont on the 4th of March, 1911, that soon after his return he received a check from the senate disbursing office for $120, being one month's ealary; that Senator Page ordered him by letter to send the check to him, which said Rich finally did; that about a month later he received a check for $240, from the senate disbursing office, being another month's salary and an extra month's salary voted by the senate at the end of the session, which check was sent to Senator Page after repeated requests; that Senator Page informed him, in substance, that said Donald H. Scrib ner had been appointed to succeed him as said assistant clerk or messenger ; that at the time he returned the last check he signed and executed a second order transferring said salary to said Scribner, at Senator Page's request; that notwithstanding his repeated re quests that he be allotted the salary allowed by the United States govern ment for that position, which would enable him to earn a living in Wash ington and attend law school, Senator Page never in any way recognized his demands. Said Rich further deposes and says that during the time that he was em ployed as said assistant clerk or mes senger of said committee inWashington, approximately nine-tenths of the work done by him concerned Senator Page's private business at Hyde Park. Ver mont, and not his work as United States senator. Said Rich further deposes and says that on page 199 of the Congressional directory of the 62d Congress, second session, beginning December 4th, 1911., Donald H. Scribner is given as clerk of the committee on Cuban Relations, of which Senator Page was then chair man; that said Donald H. Scribner was, to the best of his knowledge and belief, never employed in Washington for said senate committee, and was only there, to the best of his knowledge and belief, once with his wife, who is Senator Page's niece, for a week's visit. (iiai) Arthur M. Rich. Subscribed and sworn to in said Bos ton on the day and year first hereinbe fore mentioned, before me, (Signed) Frederic A. Crafts, L. S. Notary Public. "NOBODY WANTS FLETCHER BUT THE PEOPLE THE ALLEN M. FLETCHER SENATORIAL CLUB Northfield, Vt. destroy ne&rly billion dollari worth of food and property every year. mt and mice and Mop .row lost with mr cam V b csfo to nse. Deadly to E but harmless to man being. Rats simply 4rf a p. No odor whaterex. Jiluabio booklet in each can, ' Hoir to Destroy Rats." : 25c, SOc and $1 .00. tn Seed. Hardware. Dnur and General Stores. ' F. W. BALDWIN Attorney, Insurance Agent, Surety Bondi BARTON, VT. J. M. BLAKE, M. D. BARTON, VT. Special attention given to treatment ol diseases of the eye. ear, nose and throat, and the fitting of glasses to defective eyes. Office Hotjhs: 11 a. m. to 3 p. m., except Sundays, and by special-appointment. C. A. CRAMTON, M. D. 8t. Johnsbubt, Vt. SPECIALIST. EYE. EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT. Office 29 Main St., over Pest Office. Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m Appointments for examination of the eye for glasses can be made in advance by letter or telephone. Harry Dickens AUCTIONEER Orleans, Vt. N. E. Telephone N. H. DREW Licensed Auctioneer Glover, Vt. Satisfaction Guaranteed. FREDERICK LANPHEAR, M. D. ORLEANS, VERMONT riKNERAL PRACTICE, Eye, Ear, Nose -and Throat. Examination of eves fnr glasses bylappointment. JOSIAH A. PEARSON, DENTIST, BAETON, VT. OFFICE IN Owen's Block. HUBBARD HASTINGS CONSULTING FORESTER Timber, Estimating and Surveying 18 Summer St., St. Johnsbury, Vt. RITCHIE & COLBY REAL ESTATE GREENSBORO BEND, - VT. PROBATE COURTS Special sessions of the Probate Court will be held at the office of F. W. Baldwix, in BARTON, on the second and fourth Fridays of each month in the afternoon; and at the office of Colby Stoddard, in ORLEANS, in the afternoon of the third Friday of each month. Parties desiring to transact Probate business at Barton or Orleans should notify the Judge in advance, that he may take the necessary papers. The Probate office at NEWPORT will b open every day, except Sundays and holi days : but those coming from a distance, as far as possible, should make special appoint ments with the Court in advance. RUFUS W. SPEAR, Judge. (Ccemmeimft is selling fast these days. The quality and price is right. A fresh lot of Graham and Table Corn direct from the mills just received. Meal RAY P. WEBSTER Barton, Vermont Mans e ousmess unites a large part of the business fabric of this community, gathering together its work ing capital, placing it where it is most needed to meet legitimate requirements and strength ening the stability of each business interest represented. We are working for community progress, a cause worthy of the, heartiest co-operation. We cordially invite your accounts ank BARTON SAYINGS BANK & TRUST COMPANY BARTON, VERMONT Surplus $60,000 Capital $50,000