The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-28
BARRETT'S REPUBLICS
ARE TROUBLESOME
But He Is Resourceful and II Is Ex-
pected That he Will Settle the
Troubles All Rieht.

4foupteS All Nlknt.
Washington. D. G., April 2s. John
Barrett's little family Of American re.
pubIies is causing that suave and re.
sourcsful gentleman some anxiety par
ticularIy ID the Central American seq
ton. In his position Of director Of the
bureau, under the expansive roof Of
which the representatives Of the twenty
one governments are supposed to exude
peace and good will, John has time
If 1t. He mnst utter the word excel
lencyg with the same infection Of cor.
diality and gladness Of heart TO each Of
the twenty.one or someone won't like
it, and il be says inst Costa RIGA is
q fine little country one day, be must
say that Honduras is a very nice country
the next.
Steering an impartial course IS not
easy these days. particularly in the
muddle in which Central America finds
itself Kelaya Of Nicaragua has his eye
on Salvador, Is part Of bis ambitions
plan 20 proclaim himself the dictator
Of the whole region. Honduras is al
ready fairly fl his clutches. Costa Riea
Is waiting for something to happen
And Estrada Cabrera. president Of Cute
mala, Is obieetimg because he wants to
Be dictator himself, and there can't be
two dietators-at least not on the same
day.
Secretary Knox may say what he
likes about Zelava and get away with
il. John Barrett has 10 such choice. An
application to him for an Interview on
Central American affairs will bring forth
a statement on the new street car sys.
tenn down in Managta. The beauties Of
the summer capital in Brazil. or the
decorations Of the patio il the new
bureau building n Washington
Al you need TO do ii order to extin-
puish petroleum OF gasolene fire il 10
put foam Oh II. This simple remedy for
i class Of flames that has batfied hrenen
for years comes in report from Consul
Thomas II. Norton Of Chemnitz. Ger.
many. The use al water has only served
10 spread such fires, and. as a rule. the
firemen have been Obliged To stand help
lessly hy until the danes exhausted
themselves from lack If fuel En- very.
few cases The use Of steam has been &c
feetive, but usually an oil fire burns IT.
self out.
Now ii appears that the Germans have
perfected scheme for killing oil fires
with foam. The apparatus employed
consists IF simple metal cylinder pro
vided with long spout and divided
into two chambers. One chamber is
charged with an aqueous solution Of pot
ash-alum and sodium sulphate, the other
with d similar solution Of sodium biear-
Donate, sodium sulphata, and Iiporice-
root extract. The Cylinder Ii 10 arranged
that ON being reversed the two solutions
mingle ais they issue from the spout. |
The result II prompt evolution Of car
hon dioxide, which, IN contact with the
licnrice solution, forms an exceedingly
stiff and persistent foam
Heads Of fire departments have tested
this scheme and pronounced the foam
fire extinguisher a snccass. They say
X will prove especially valuable III all
places where c0mbnstihle LIQUIDS are
stored, such as groceries, drug stores, au-
tomobile garages and motor yachts.
The board 81 inquiry which Is to de-
Eermine whether on not the soldiers IF |
solored regiments implicated ii the
episode may be reinstated /
II the army, Is beginning To realize Tie /
magnitude Of its task The comment I
& made that a year is d very short time
q decide the question. inasmueh as Con.
yress has been haggling over it for more
han two years without arriving at 4
very definite conclusions
The hoard will be occupied some time
with sizing up the work before il and /
making preparations. There are many
witnesses to b heard, folios Of testi-
nony to be taken, and many other things
d be done before the officers constituting
he board will venture to pronounce an
opinion. Al this win require many
weeks If not months. The members are
Ill now il Washington, but the court
viii not organize until definite pro
ram has been mapped out. This is
lone in order that advantage may be
AIKEN Of the full year allowed BY Con
ress in which to come to 4 conclusion.
The prevailing opinion among officers
$ that practically all The men will be