The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-19


and South America and IN most Of those
in Europe, to say nothing N China,
British India and Asia. Al tricnn cot
ton cloths 20 to 20 nations milady
wears them in Europe, and the savage
Of Asia, Siam, Liberia, 0ceanica covers
his nakedness with the same stun.
Events may shortly determine what
the policy 81 President Taft is 10 be
towards the work that has been carried
on BY The bureau Of corporations. A
large number of the investigations which
were started By the former administra-
ton are in various stages Of completion.
They include the following subjects;
Tobacco and harvester trusts,
Conduct Of the cotton exchange
Water transportation
Water power Of the United States
The timber resources, in the public do
main and IN private holdings.
The steel trust.
The sugar trust.
Completed reports on water power,
timber. Steel cotton and tobacco are
now in Commissioner Smiths hands
awaiting final supervision.
The bureau has been subject to some
criticism because Il carried along the IN
vostigation Of the tobacco trust after
the department Of justice had SUCCESS
fully prosecuted its suit under the Sher.
man antitrust law. The case Is now
before the supreme court, but the re-.
port Of the commissioner is not yet
ready for publication.
Tr5a4 rekaf ula0a fkn No 4rtts4
inquiry has taken is not known. Mouths
before the close Of the Roosevelt admin
istration. Attorney General Bonaparte
was endeayoriug to have the bureau or
corporations abandon ITS inquiry in order
that he might begin the action against
the harvester people which he announced
ne was prepared TO do. Just why he
had delicaey in beginning suit, when
he did not hesitate IN the tobacco trust. |
IA q mystery. Anyway. Il Il recognized
in the middle West that the failure Of
the government 70 get after the harvest /
ct trust ut that time resulted in the
defeat Of Senator Hausbroueh Of North ]
Dakota. He even tried to get Congress /
to pass a resolution directing the com.
missioner OF corporations to abandon bis |
investigation but failed because his coll |
leagues commended that the matter was
one susceptible Of adjustment between
the attorney general and the secretary /
of commerce and labor.
Another act IN the drama Of aeronau.
ties Is to be played upon the world t
stage. with Fort Mver for a setting, dur I
ing the closing days of June. in many /
ways il will mark the climax Of the I
brilliant play that has been in progress I
since last summer crammed with mere /
melodrama and tragedy and comedy than 1
the feYefish imagination Of the modern I
author IL the ten-twenty.thirt valNssy +
% spectacle could devise in a lifetime.
The Wright brothers will come 70
from their home in Dayton,
o., as soon as the congressional medal
has been handed 10 them. and A. NJ. Her
ring Of New York, il his hopes are real
lied. viii come also to compete with
them for the plaudits Of the multitude.
In many ways the spectacle will be
4 study in national temperament Amer
cans are not inclined to let loose their
as the French and Spanish
and Italians at the first hint OF achieve
ment. The signal corps Of the army,
which in this particular instance Is the
loncahlant onlOoker, is more careful Of
is enthusiasms than the people at large,
and Congress, the deep, dark villain Of
he piece. cannot be pried loose with the
lverwoTked Archimidean lever II the
Two aeroplanes soar with the facility
III their builders expectations, IL ii 60
ng TO be amusing TO watch the effect
"a the congressional countenanca.
II is no easy test that the signal corps
las mapped ont for the air navigators
The specifications Of the contract which
hey must fulfil before they can get any
II the government money are exacfing,
Il may be seen from the following para
graphss
"The machine must be designed to
AIRY two passengers having combined /
weight Of about $50 pounds, also suff
lent fuel for fight OF I25 miles.
"The machine should be designed to
nave speed Of at least 40 miles per
lour ID still air The trial speed flight
hall be over a course of more than
niles, against and with the wind.
"A trial endurance flight will be re-
Iuired Of at least one hour. The ma
hine shall return to the starting point !
nd land without any damage that would
'revent II Immediately starting upon an
'ther fight. During this trial fight Of
me hour it must be steered in all direc-
ions without difficulty and at all times
inder perfect control and equilibrium.
Three trials win be allowed for speed
nd three trials for endurance
1t may be said frankly that when
hese specifications were drawn up. Meth.
r General Allen nor any Of the officers
f the signal corps had any idea that
hey could be carried out by inventors.
Wilbur and 0rville Wright were at that
ime unknown except for certain mys-
erious fights they were said to have
nade among the Carolina sand dunes.
iut genius is persistent When the spe
ifcations were submitted to the public.
hirty five inventors submitted bids. OF
hese two were accepted. Herring failed
o try the test. Orville Wright aston
shed the world until the fatal accident
j which Lieutenant Selfridge was killed
rought the demonstration to an abrupt
nd.