Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-20
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
Memorial Service for Henry A. Willard
-5eguars and Insurgents Likely to
CompromIse,
Washington, d. c., May IS.

Washington, d. c., May 49,
Secretary MacVeagh has decided to
change the design on the paper currency
of the country. The secretary of the
treasury reasons that the change In size
will affect a saving to the government,
while the change in engraving is calcu-
| lated to do away with so many different
designs, making the currency uniform
The paper used for the money of the
government is manufactured by the
Cranes, in Dalton, Mass, Senator Crane
being one of the firm. They hold special
contracts with the government for
special quality of paper which, owing to
a secret process, cannot be duplicated by
other manufacturers.
The National Anti-Food Trust league,
recently organized here, and which has
branches in several states has finally
settled upon very original plan to
fight high food prices. A number Of
farms are to be acquired by a co-opera-
tive corporation, having a large capitalize
ton, furnished by thousands of small
shareholders, members Of the league, who
win select a committee to control the
management of the farms.
Everything produced on the farms will
be sold at a little above the cost Of pro-
duction, and thus it is proposed to re-
duce the present exorbitant prices Of
skilled agriculturalists, and the scheme
will have its experimental trial in Vir-
ginia and Maryland, where the league
will buy number of farms contiguous
to Washington and its growing market.
Here then, is a possible solution of the
abandoned farms" problem II such
project as described, can succeed here.
why not in New England. why not in
Vermont?
The Ssth birthday anniversary of the
late Henry a. willard, who died in Wal
pole last fall was observed here in the
Church Of our Father, Universalist, Sat
urday night 1t was in the form of me-
mortal service, and was largely attended
by members OF the Oldest Inhabitants
association, who gave interesting and
reminiscent talks on the life work OF Mr.
Willard from the time he began his sue
cessful career In 1886 in the Willard hotel
here, till he retired from active business
some thirty years later painting OF
Mr.. Willard. which is to be placed in the
new District building here, was hung on
the side of the pulpit which was hand
somely decorated with palms and flow
ers The surviving son, Henry X VIII
lard, with his family, is stll in Europe
Senator Dillingham; viii speak at the
commencement exercises Of the University
of Vermont next month, on the character
and public work of Senator Morrill,.
Judge James l.. Martin Of Bratueboro
was a guest over Sunday Of Judge Robb
here. Judge Robb's brother. Clinton
Robb, who recently passed his law eX-
aminations and entered upon his duties
as secretary to the Judge, will soon open
| "A law Office in this city.
FREQUENT and repeated conferences be-
| tween the regular Republicans and insur-
| gents Of the Senate and the House OF
Representatives, for the purpose OF set
Ting upon some plan OF compromise by
which the railroad bill and other meas
ures might be early disposed OF, have so
far failed and at this time there
seems to be little probability of
satisfactory agreement. The Pres
ident has let 1t be known that so far as
| the so-called administration measures are
concerned, he was willing that certain
| sections should be changed, If thereby
harmony could be secured in the Repubh-
| can ranks The members OF Congress are
| anxious, that is most Of them are, TO ad-
| journ and get home in order to look
after their political fences, which accord
| ing to intelligent advices are badly
| down. Unless these are attended to in
! the very near future it is believed that
many Of them will have passed beyond
| the mending stage. Advices from the
| Middle West represent a spirit OF I'M
| rest existing in almost every Congress
II
| in the Northwest. as well as in many dis
| tricts in the East While the Democrats
/ seem very confident of securing the next
| House, the Republicans by no means con-
| cede defeat, but on the contrary they are
| preparing for the struggle Of their polit-
| ical existence, and all signs point to one
| of the hottest Congressional campaigns
ever experienced, especially in the West
The threat Of the insurgents to depose
| Speaker Cannon seems to have died out,
| at any rate one hears very little OF such
| threats about the capitol today, though
an active insurgent is authority for the
story that before the present session ends
| the attempt will be made.
| President Taft has decided to cancel
number Of his engagements to speak in
the East as we'll as in the West, having
| determined that his presence in WASH
| ington is OF more importance to the
country and his party in general than his
| public speeches. Mrs Taft expects to go
! to Beverly next month, and ii is hoped
| that Congress will have adjourned in time
| to permit the President to accompany
| her.
Senator Page has had a number of we'll
| known Vermonters as his guests at the
| Portland during the past month