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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
THE VERMONT ATTORNEY GEN

The Office of attorney general in Yer
mont has been so thoroughly linked with
the name Of Clarke G. Fits that ii viii
take more than the usual caution to use
the new designation Of Attorney General
Sargent, the office having been assumed
Yesterday by John & Sargent of Lud,
low. The new attorney general Is fit for
the place, which is perhaps saying all
that is necessary.
AT this time ii may be proper to ex-
press to The retiring attorney general
the quite general satisfaction which the
people of Vermont have felt with his
service There may have been localized
dissatisfaction with some particular acts
of Mr. Fits, but we believe that in the
main his terms have placed the Office Of
attorney general on a high plane, both
as regards integrity of purpose and legal
skill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

petitor 10 step up with exactly the
same thing He favored the Alassa-
chusetts bill which forbids labelling in
a manner tending 20 deceive the pur.
chaser.
After MFR. Moore had gone over the
whole question Of paint, oil, varnish,
pigments, and the general situation Of
the country II this labelling idea con.
tmued somebody asked II he thought
the Massachusetts, law would protect
the ordinary consumer from fraud and
he replied that IL would il person
used ordinary Judgment In buying
Somebody asked him how person
could be supposed TO know what he
was buying In paint when the manu-.
iactiIrers themselves did not know
what was In their competitors paint.
He maintained that a consumer should
place some reliance on his local dealers
Judgment and honesty aud the paint
manufactures necessarily was turning
out a good article 10 the dealer in or
der TO keep up his trade. S. NJ Evans
Of New York chairman OF the legisla
tive committee Of the paint associa.
ton, made few brief remarks and
asked the legislators 10 consider
clause in the bill to protect a manufac.
iurer who was selling under contract
10 another corporation a paint for
certain purpose. lie thought that rs
long a. the paint was made by a man
uiacturer to meet the needs of the spec
ial business OF corporation the man
uiacturer should be protected from Civ
ing away his secret.
Several others spoke and nearly all
of the paint men did not believe the
Church bin just. There were five men
present from Boston; J. b. Lord, f..
Cole. II. A. Robbins. S. II. johnson and
IL. G. Barrows, members Of the legis-
lative committee Of the II. +. Paint,
oil and Varnish club.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

The Rutland railroad has engaged a
young but energetic lawyer to take
the place Of its old and tried attorney,
Judge and ex.Congressman Powers. At.
torney Edwin W. Lawrence of Rutland
and recently in the attorney generals
Office in Washington, is also a capable
man in his profession.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

The vermont Northern" railroad com.
pany viii perhaps bear watching to note
transportation developments through Or
ange, Windsor and Washington counties,
with an outlet into big railroad sys-
tenn. The bill to incorporate the same
has already passed the House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

The publication of the interchange OF
letters between President Roosevelt and
Il member of the victorious Harvard foot
ball team is interesting. We are sur
prised, however, that Roosevelt didn't
suggest to verWiebc that he is Dutch.
man, too.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
Underwear Special

Here's the biggest under
wear bargain we've seen
outside of New York this
year. 1t comes just in the
nick o time, too, when
cold days make you shiver
for more clothing. An all
wool garment. worth stag
to L.5o, shirts double
breasted, drawers double
seated and every detail
the best. Selling now for
S0c. Other grades. 25c
to So 90. Our underwear
stock is the largest in these
parts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
Risky.

81 think from the utensils about him
that this mummy must have been an
Egyptian plumber"
at would be interesting to bring him
back 10 life.n
'But too ricky. Who's going 10 pay
him for his time f'--Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
GRANIrEvILLE.

At the next meeting Of the W. G. O.
r.. Monday evening, Dec. Z, an members
are requested to be present, as business
Of Importance will come up before the
lodge. Per order Chief Ranger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

n ever there was a victim of inane
journalism, 1t is Miss Katherine Elkns,
the daughter Of prominent West Vir-
ginia family. Would that someone could
call OIL the disreputable hounds of unde.
sirable publicity
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

One of the important subjects still
before the legislature is that Of taxation
evils. These cannot be rectifed in an
hour, though in this matter The Times
believes the legislature can do no better
than follow out the recommendations Of
the special commission which spent near.
ly two years time in special study of
the subject.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
JINGLEs AND JEsTs


Brown--Did you ever have absent
treatment
Jones--oh, yes, and when ] get home
III have present treatment for being
rbscnt so long Brooklyn Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
Football.

Church-My son lost an eye and an
arm in the Philippines.
Gotham-0h. has football reached
there already -Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
upon the Sea.

Upon the moonlt sea we float.
And likewise in little boat
II We the latter should ignore,
fear we should not fioat much more.
Buffalo Express
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

They say. "Hair is the
browning glory of wom-
en-" but to men, it's GER
tainly the Hat; that is. if
the right man gets the
right Hat.
Here it's sure to be
right, because we study
the shape of the head and
the form of the face more
than the size of the
pocket book.
You know at some
stores the clerk says" How
much do you want to
payi"
1.-Two dollars. "
Heres your Hat"
But at our store Hat
fitting is a careful study.
WE CLEAN, PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
STAGE Money.

Time is stage money to the man wbf
Is out on the highway in quest OF -
jOb.-Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
FUR COAT TALK

Why rent a fur coat or 60 with
out ore when you know you
actually ought to have one?
When such trades in fur, fur
lined and fur trimmed coats are
put before you as the following,
there no excuse for your not
having one.
S35. 90 all fur, moth proof
Coat. .............. $24 so
$40. 90 all fur, moth proof
Coat. ............. 20 40
sos 90 Coonskin, moth proof
Coat. 1880
Others from $11, 20 up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

"Is her husband a medical MANI"
''No; think he's Just specialist OF
somethin'. "-Clevelan Plain Dealer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
A. A. SMITH
& BRO.
SALE

Colder today and will be
from now on. You need a
heavier suit of clothes, one
that's in style, made of
good stuff and that will
wear and look we'll for all
winter and more. Overcoat,
100, you'll need. Don't
wait longer and half freeze
thinking you can skip buy
ing a new one this winter.
We've a big stock here,
and we're turning it into
cash as fast as mighty low
prices will do it.
$1,000 Suits and Over
coats, S4.o3
sra. so Suits and Over
coats, 7.o8
$1,000 Suits and Over
coats, 0.03
SIT. 50 Suits and Over
coats, IL. 43
$3.50 Suits and Over
coats, 1926
S2I.oo and %. 50 Suits and
Overcoats, Ia %
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

II is understood that the joint tenn
perance committee will report favor
ably a license bill providing for the
appointment Of one state license COM
missioner by the governor who shall
appoint three license commissioners IN
each town voting for the sale Of in
toxicating liquor. The committee some-
time ago decided to favor the bill turn
ing over the moneys received from the
licenses to the state instead of the
towns which voted license. The state
treasurer will later turn over so per
cent. of these receipts to all the towns
in the state regardless of whether they
voted yes Of no.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

Edward II. Forbush Of Boston, orin-
biologist of the Massachusetts board Of
agriculture, will speak in the hall Of
Representatives on Thursday evening"
on the hunters license bill. This bill
has passed the Senate but has not yet
been considered in the House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
Human Nature.

To err is human. yea.
And yet We know
More human it's to say.
81 told you soi''
Detroit Free Press
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02
NOTES AND COMMENT
ON THE LEGISLATURE.

The committee on fish and game
held meeting on Tuesday at which it
was decided TO report bill fayorably
allowing piekercl fishing through the
ice in all waters of the state except
those in which members OF the trout
family made their home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-02

copies, the largest paia circulation Of
any daily paper in this section.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
FAVOR FOREST
RESERVE PLAN

Gov. Mead, of Washington, and
Chamberlain, Of Oregon, are open.
ly in favor of the policy of the
United States government in Great.
ing forest reserves. In signed
article appearing in an eastern
magazine they go on record unre'
servedly as favoring the policy OF
the government in preserving the
forests of the West to the people
by the creation of reserves. They
also point out that such a policy is
necessarily in the interest of the
farmer and agriculture.
While Mead and Chamberlain are
going on record publicly for preser-
walton of the forests it is notice
1ble that n 0tune of the announced
candidates for congress from this
section of the state has mentioned
this important question.
The preservation of the forests
by the creation of reserves was
endorsed unanimously at the re-
cent meeting of the State Fedora
ton Of Labor and was cOncurred in
by the representative of the State
Grange in attendance. The plan
is meeting with the approval of all
those interested in the permanent
Of the Pacific Northwest,
if Gov. Chamberlain is correct. In
writing on this subject he says:
Opposition to the policy comes
not from those interested in the
of the country and the
perpetuation Of our institutions, but
from the predatory class who care
for naught but temporary gain"
1t would be interesting to know
how many Of the candidates for
congress from this district are
courageous enough to uphold
Roosevelt in his efforts to preserve
to the people the forests of the Pa
cific Northwest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
WATCHPARCELS
POST FIGHT

The effort of the various grOcers'
associations and other organiza-
tons of retail dealers to stifle the
parcels post is being watched with
interest by all classes. There is
an underlying sentiment that the
country should adopt the parcels
post that the people are entitled to
some measure Of relief from the
various trade organizations that
seek to crush out competition and
from the vexatious burdens levied
by the express companies.
In speaking of the parcels post
this morning P. F. Quinn, former
representative. stated that he be-
lieved the fears of the grocers' as
sociations and other retail COM
binations to be unfounded. He did
not think the business of merchants
in this section of the country would
be seriously interfered with, and
that the people were entitled to the
parcels post and should have it.
1t was suggested to Mr. Quinn
that legislation such as the parcels
posi- was seriously hampered by
electing too many attorneys to le-
gislatures, and that no measures of
a nature to benefit the people as a
whole could be expected until few
err lawyers are elected to legisla-
tive positions. Mr.. Quinn said le-
gislative bodies would be benefited
by the election of more attorneys,
but the people should see to it that
they were the right kind.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
ASK C0TTER|LL
To SPEAK

An effort will be made to induce
Sen. George Cotterill, of Seattle,
to speak on the Oklahoma constitu-
ton in this city. Sen. Cotterill was
an active campaignet during the
great fight in that state for the
adoption of the constitution. So
fierce was the contest that Taft and
Bryan participated in the campaign,
Taft in opposition and Bryan for.
The constitution is regarded by
many as being the greatest docu-
ment of the kind in existence. 1t
has been proclaimed by Bryan as
being great improvement on the
constitution of the United States.
Taft said it was not a constitution,
but code of laws.
Sen. Cotterill, in speaking of the
constitution, recently stated that
he considered it's adoption almost
providential He said the constitu-
ton was drafted by the farmers
and labor union men of Oklahoma
in Joint convention. After drafting
it they went out and saw that 1t
became the law of the state.
Sen. Cotterill is an interesting
speaker and If arrangements can
be made to have him come here
those attending his lecture will be
well repaid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
Free Postal Graft
Costs u. S. Millioni
Special Correspondents to The rress.

Special Correspondence to The rress
| CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Do 20,
know that if you lived in a suburt
and should carry sealed letters
from neighbor and deliver then
you would be violating the posta
laws and would be subject to pun
ishment as a criminal? That is thf
law, and yet generous Uncle Sam
valves the rule SO that he gives a
few favored men more than $1,000,
900 annually.
The Goulds, the Harrimans, the
vanderbilts and other railroad
kings have the advantage of this
amount of money each year. 1t
comes out of the postal revenues
and at the end of the year they
point the finger of scOrn at the gov
eminent and ridicule the "only gov
eminent monopoly as a business
failure.
The postal deficit last year was
about $1,000, 600 Yet if the rail-
way kings had merely paid their
postage bills, nearly the entire
deficit would have been wiped out
AS matter of fact, they pay no
postage on business letters. The
government monopoly they ridicule
is not a monopoly. 1t does not claim
a monopoly on anything except first
class mail matter and makes one
important exception to this, which
alone would almost account for the
yearly deficit. Let it gets nothing in
return for this favor. 1t continues
to pay high rates for postal cars
and the transportation of the mails.
Here is the clause that let's the
railway mail go free:
"A railroad or steamboat COM
pany or other common carrier may
carry letters written or sent by it's
officers and agents, which relate
to it's business only, without enclos-
ing the same in stamped envelopes.
Such letters may be to other of
such carriers officerh and agents,
to those of connecting lines or to
anyone else, so long as no other
carrier intervenes."
Other sections provide that let
tiers may be addressed to these Of
ficers or agents and carried by the
railroads, that eating house agents
may receive and send such letters.
In fact the railroads are permitted
to carry any business mail of any
description to anyone ON their own
or a connecting rail or steamship
line. ..-- --- -
In order to get some idea of what
this concession amounts to | have
visited the mailing rooms of some
Of the larger transcontinental roads
and from the heads of these depart
ments, from passenger agents, vice
presidents and others obtained fig
ures which resulted in an estimate
that it loses the government at!
least $7,212,500 each year. II
Some people who receive their
mail free are these: $500 railway
station agents, 1000 steamboat sta
ton agents, 1000 purchasing
agents, 1000 freight and passenger
agents, conductors and steamboat
captains, Harvey and other eating
house managers, Engagement, ticho
ct agents exclusive of station,
agents, all company officers, officers
and agents of subsidiary coal COM
panies, land agents, car service as
sociations, traffic associations, pri-
vate car companies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
'bURCLAR|zE
HIS MOUTH
THREE YOUNG HOLDUPS GET
AWAY WITH G. e. HEDGER'S
GOLD TEETH WHEN THEY
FAILED TO FIND ENOUGH
CASH.

Some good advice is being given
people by Stage Manager G. f.
Hedger of the Columbia theater,
who last night was held up while
en- route home. He says:
Keep your mouth shut"
So far as the advice goes at first
it don't appear to amount to much
more than one often hears from
philosophers all about, but Hedger
continues and explains that when
the three thugs had him at the
point Of pistols last night he would
have been loser only $500 If he had
kept his mouth closed and not re
vealed some gold teeth. The most
expert of the holdup men. who was
doing the touching" wrinkled his
brow when he counted only
$3.50.
But when Hedger opened his
face to say tits all I've got" the
robber exclaimed, Jimmy, wot's
those in yer MOUTH"
Before the stage manager could
expostulate one of the other rob-
bers got his cue and deftly extract
ed the bridge from Hedger's mouth,
The teeth were worth $25 and it
pleased the holdups so well they
overlooked gold watch in his
vest.
Hedger says all three of the high
waymen were boys not more than
20 years of age. None wore masks
and only one was armed. They
were we'll dressed. Hedgger is the
third man who within the past
three weeks has been hold up by
this trio of youngsters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
WHERE JUSTICE TIPS SCALES
IN WEALTHY OFFENDER FAVOR

tons and curses so awful in their
intensity as to chill the blood.
There is something radically
wrong when petty misdemeanant
is turned out of a court room threat
ening murder.
In the heart of every human be-
ing, no matter how low they have
fallen, there is something that rec
ognizes jnstice, that refuses to be
deceived by man-made imitation.
God weighs the heart and it's mo-
tives, strikes balance between the
man who sins wantonly and he who
is forced into wrong by social con-
ditiOn and environment. Man
judges only the act done and pun
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
CHARGES MURDER
ON DEATHBED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-The
police are trying to unravel shoot
ing mystery by note, scrubbed by
Fred Pichler in conscious mo-
ment before he died of bullet
wound inflicted more than a year
ago by a companion, Hugo Mat
enstedt. On Nov 4, 1906, Ficnler.
boy of 16, was shot over the right
eye from a revolver in the hands
of the other lad of 10, but it was
supposed at the time to be wholly
accidental.
After more than a years silence,
during which time he has under
gone three operations, the last of
which proved fatal, Pichler left a
note directly charging his COM
panion with murder.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
BY JESSIE M. partition

Moving pictures of New York S
underworld, all the crime and sor-
row and mistakes of weak humanity
are exhibited nightly in jefferson
market court
Here has been established the
first of New York's night courts,
which is simply a police court open
from 9 D. m until 3 a. m.
Revolving against the horrors of
police system it apparently can
not control, New York evolved this
new idea.
Its aim is to wipe out the bail
sharks that prey upon the dregs of
humanity-whose usrious proffers
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
Employer Gives Rent Free To
Workmen He Puts on Half Time
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Henmar
A. Metz, the city controller, owns
the Ettrick mills, located in New
England village. A few days ago
the painful duty devolved upon
him of notifying his 500 employees
that it would be possible to operate
the mills only three days a week.
The gloomy countenances of the
workers indicated what the order
meant to them.
Then Metz added that the en-
ployes who live in his houses,
would need to pay no rent until
they were working full time again.
A cheer that could he heard
Throughout the town was his re-
ward.
Asked to explain his action, Con-
troller Metz said: ~ felt that my
employees could not earn enough in
these three days to enable them to
| live with any comfort, and 1t Is
only just that | should aid them
until work starts in full force.
"To begin with. factory employ
es are lily paid. and for that reason
are rarely ever prepared to meet
adverse conditions. In my opinion
they are the class of people most
deserving Of help and encourage
ment. The rents | am giving TO
them amount to something like
$4,000 a month. but know the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
N0NuNI0N MEN STRIKE
AGAINST OPEN SHOP

SEATTLE, Jan. 23.-Contractors
on the federal building, who have
been largely instrumental in bring
ing on the open shop fight in this
city, are now confronted with a
strike of their nonunion brick
layers. The contractors blame the
union for this. One of the strikers
is cousin of member of the CON
tracing firm. The men had no
objection to the wages, but CON
cluded to kick on the open shop
rule. After striking they joined the
bricklayers' union. Work on the
building is now tied up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
DEATH ROLL
IS INCREASING

WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. %
The interstate commerce commits
sion's railroad accident list for
July, August and September last
year shows 1888 killed and 21,724
injured. This is an Increase of 1877
deaths and 3,055 injured over the
same time last year. In one col
lision &c persons were killed and 33
injured. This was due to a dis
patchers error.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-23
SNATCHED HER TEETH

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 23.--May
a wOman's teeth be taken from
her mouth for debt? Justice Ter
rell is called upon to answer this
question in a suit brought by Mrs.
Tress Preskind against DR.. F. G.
Roller. She says the doctor snatch.
ed her teeth from her mouth be.
cause she still owed him part OF
her bill,