“BOOKS FOR EVERYBODY” MOVEMENT INAUGURATED 

The spirit of unrest that has been sweeping the country indicates that the foreign born, who have flocked to the United States from every corner of the globe have not been given the proper help and encouragement, in the opinion of the 4,000 librarians who make up the American Library Association and who are now enlisted in a “Books for Everybody” movement.

There are approximately fifteen millions of foreign born in the United States and of this number six million do not read or speak the English language. One phase of the Enlarged Program will be to bring the publisher and translator together with the view of furnishing the proper books in sufficient numbers to carry the message of American ideals and traditions to this vast army of uninformed people. They have been largely dependent upon the foreign press for their written messages. Many men who live with their fingers on the pulse of current events are firmly convinced that a sound foundation in Americanism can be easily built among the foreign born if the proper literature is placed within their reach in a language they can understand. 

In order to carry out the program, two million dollars will be required. This money will be obtained through the individual efforts of the librarians, library trustees and friends of libraries. 

ANOTHER “WORST STORM” HITS COUNTRY SATURDAY. 

The climax to a winter of unusual severity was reached Saturday, when Altamont and the entire country was in the grip of one of the hardest storms of the season, and by far the worst in years. 

… A train started from Albany toward night and managed to run as far as the slate cut west of Altamont, where it became stalled and remained until early Sunday morning, when it backed to this village. Here it remained until about 9 o’clock when it started west again. About eighty passengers on the train were served with breakfast at Hotel Altamont in the early morning, and it was much appreciated by the famished travelers. 

CENTRAL BRIDGE. 

The body of Frank Smith was found frozen in a snow bank between his house and barn on Monday. Mr. Smith was over 60 years old and lived all alone about two miles this side of the village of Sloansville. The full particulars concerning his death have not been learned. 

CLARKSVILLE. 

While J. B. Livingston was milking the other morning he heard a racket in the hen house. On going to investigate he found a large owl which was holding one of his hens by the neck. He killed the bird before it had done much harm to the hen.