The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-19


BY the secretary Of the Society Of Min.
iature Rifle Clubs Of Great Britain with
proposition to hold 3 friendly inter-
national cable match with small bore
rifles on gallery ranges, which was imme-
diately accepted.
The conditions Of tho match were 80
men on a side each man firing so shots
al rs feet on target having a la-inch
counting hulls.eye, the RE used not to
be over 23O calibre.
A business firm in England presented
a trophy which will be held by the conn-
try winning Il until the next contest,
and each member of both teams Is TO
receive medal commemorative Of the
event. After the conditions were de.
cided upon, Australia was allowed TO
come into the contest.
A cable has Just been received from
the British association announcing that
their team has made the grand total Of
1853 points Of possible 10000, or an
average Of 29l per man.
The scores Of the American team were
l4l79, showing that we were beaten by
404 points or points per man. Aus
trala has not yet been heard from, but
it is hardly probable that their scores
win equal those Of the British team.
In view Of the fact that the American
team was made up Of some Of the best
known experts OF this country, il Is
hard to explain why we are so inferior
to our British cousins in this style Of
shooting.
The high score man Of the American
team was W. L. Reynolds Of New York
City, VINO made the magnificent total OF
POS points out Of q possible 800 A few
of the high score men on the American
team were Theodore Gabriel of Newark,
n, j.; G. w. Chesley, New Haven, Conn;
and William A. Towes, Jersey City, N. J.
Beekman Winthrop, who was shunted
of into a by-path on the road TO great
ness by a mean trick of Congress in re-
fusing TO create the post Of under secre-
tary OF state, Ii apparently in training
for a sprint when he gets back on the
highway again.
As assistant secretary Of the navy he
is following Mr.. Newberry's regime In
this respect he Is much different from
the secretary, George Won L. Meyer, who
appoints a board whenever be wante TO
find out about something.
The assistant secretary is finding out
for himself. He is poking his nose into
the navy yards and hospitals and prov
ing grounds and discovering what they
are there for and how near they come
to doing it. lie comes early and STAYS
late. Without committing himself he is
analysing the line and staff controversy
and the marine question and the armor-
belt problem II he ever steps into the
Office of secretary Of the navy Is New
berry did, he will be on to all the fine
points OF the game as Newberry was.
Secretary Meyers methods are differ
ent. He is deliberative. BY the time
he arrives at his Office there are six
admirals, two civilians, chief clerk and
General Elliott commandant Of the ma
rines, waiting for him.
They have become good walters. The
tide Of discussion and controversy NAV
surge at the doors. but they do not open
the more quickly for all that. The setre-
tary must be sure before he makes an
announcement He takes his morning
rides and his afternoon affairs with tres
mendous gravity The Office apparently
has no humorous aspect for him. On the
ptHNl rANt Nitrtr AhEAtuAn Winthrop
holds forth, loud outlaws Of spontaneous
laughter pour forth.
Oxalic acid II used IN q great many
households in the country for cleaning
purposes, etc. It has been taken from
the free list and taxed one cent pound
ia the pending tariff bill.
Thereby hangs tale. 4 year or two
ago Louis Emory, a state senator Of
discovered that he had at
hand all the necessary materials to man
this acid. So he built $780,
600 plant. It is the only plant in the
United States making oxalc acid. Prior
to his venture II was all imported from
where the product IS controlled
by a trust.
When Emory started to market IFS
first output the acid was selling at
twelve cents per pound. He offered his
product at eight cents. The German
trust promptly reduced its price to six
cents. The same thing happened when
Emory went to market with his second
output.
Then he came to Washington aud
asked that at least two cents per pound
protection should be given to his infant
industry, so as to enable him to meet
the German competition on even terms.
The ways and means COMMITTEES gave
him one cent, which Emory says is not
enough, but he viii probably continue
10 run bis plant.