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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-22

LOST = Small pockethook between Aver
stree aud Homer Fitta' store Finder retarn
10 shis office aud be rewarded. l0et3s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-22
Ladies' Suits and Coats

II You want good Wool Suit at a
little price, see the values we are Offer
ing in colored Suits az one.half
price.
The sale Of Suits the past week has
interested many who wanted good Suit,
but there are some good values still
left, and these are mostly in the better
Suits.
When You can got the best seasons
Suit, that sold at $500, at one-half
price, S12.50. you cannot afford 70
wear the old SHIT.
AT SLIPS are a number Of Suits in
the plain colors. These are our best
values that sold at s2250.
In the cheaper Suits, there are few
odd ones left, and i your size is here
you are fortunate.
Ladies' Coats-what we have left IN
Ladies' Colored Coats 90 into this sale
70 clean up stock at one half price Here
are some very good values, 4 you can
get your size.
AT one-half price are a few children's
Summer Coats 20 close.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-22
CLOSE THEIR CONVENTION.
Vermont Funeral Directors Association
Elects ]. E. Keefe President.

Bellows Falls, July pa three.day
convention Of the Vermont Funeral hi.
rectors' association was closed here yes
terday. The sessions were held N
Knights Of Columbus hall with IN at.
tendance Of about rs undertakers and
% travelling men. The leotrrer and
dem0nStrator was Prof. A. j. Dodge 81
Boston. A ball game yesterday after.
noon between the undertakers and tht
travelling men resulted in victory for
the former by the score Of. IA to 3.
All the closing session the following
officers were elected; President, J. II.
Keefe 81 Bellows Falls; yice-pFcsident
]. r. Kelley Of Burlington and A. i.
Hale Of Bradford secretary, +. w. Var
ney Of Bristol; treasurer, J, b. Stearns
of Rutland; executive committee, ]. Il.
Keefe Of Bellows Falls A. +. Hale Of
Bradford, J. 3. Stearns Of Rutland. u.
". varney Of Bristol and ]. r. Kelley
Of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-22
.DRAWING OUR SUMMER BUSINESS TO A CLOSE

All goods that bought must be closed the
few weeks order make for the fall Stock which will be
coming every department. order do this putting
them that should all who material
make up We have only space mention few of them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-22

+. a. Robbins Of Rutland mad mar
row escape from drowning in LAX,
Champlain at Queen City park, neal
Burlington. last Sunday He jumped
from a spring board and struck his head
on the bottom OF the lake, being rendered
Had it not been for the
prompt action Of companion, Robert
Pinney, he would certainly have lost his
life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-22
Notice.

The Barre and Montpelier Street Rail
way company has made arrangements
for the Order Of Red Mems picnic t.
cross my premises TO Caledonia park
July %. 1910, and for this day only
All persons crossing after the said date
shall be prosecuted to the full extent Of
the law, until further notice.
George Benjamin.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

siding officers 10 be found in Vermont and
with N, knowledge OF legislative affairs he
would make an admirable speaker.
With him politics and official position
are side lines though the job OF clerk does
not leave him any poorer than when he
went Ia the capital.
When il comes 10 doing the gold lace
and gathering sword stunt at the govern
ors bah. watch Charles. lie Is genuine
confectionery in pink box. He learned
10 be soldier at Norwich university
where he got his degree in 1896. He was
born in Mortified and though he has
bland. chlld-like gaze he is over 80 years
on hls way He is modest almost to the
point of bashulness. and when called
upon 20 perform stunts requiring the spot
ligh, he shows marked annoyance at the
glare. He isn't afflicted with stage fright
though. and his white gloves do not crawl
a. he escorts Mrs. Heniecd up to shake
hands with a governor or Mn. Governor
once Charles marched down Pennsylvania
avenue in an inaugural parade at Wash
iington: he also knows how TO waltz. lie
IL married He isn't handsome but he has
twinklng eye. lie has taught school anc
one OF his specialties is keeping track Of
events aud people in Vermont
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Legislative Luminaries
No. 10
A Sometime Speaker

learned uho y uhe IN the game Of Iiay'ns
10 the grand stand, When sEand slahd
,nrinl.r starts Ia 10 do things an ne h'.'t
Charlie gcis husy With the si1n on ~
drsk Tic can work and listen AMI shi,e
he listens he knows just What he s,n 20
hsiefr the housr meets again, 'hainV
knoas llle majority Il the men ~ nc
Luuss about tie lhiId day. q The sss,iet,
aud Il l. the easiest thing ~ the Notli 70
aDlnaini sone friend With the Annoiahfs
oi grand stand players There Aie no emu
III tricks that the clerk knows,
Like hi father ia congress, ,haIlie
lawyer Tie j. Ia business Win hls ls'hrls
lie father b ga orator but thaillr a"ss
moi gel by On that score unless y AZ
SOME stas affair Starting under the lAls
Frod l.. Hamilton a. an assistant el'lA
llnmley has mastered the game OF tcins
clerk. lIis Office records are ~ Shape
every minute Of the day and he has
mo.lern ollioe equipment. rlnmley may y
rlphiinlly lalelloll one Of the coming mrh
al the easi s,dr oi the mountain, some
dav the town ii Mortified viii elect him
rn,r.rniaiive and then he will preside y
speaker. II may not be generally known
bat 4 A Plumiey u one Of the hcst pfe
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
A Partial Parcels Post.

NIuiANAAAh ~ ''N'f
The rural free delivery system and the
telephone have helped to rcvolutlonne
conditions Of rural life, and II Is .s,gniii-
cant that men of the greatest wealth are
now seeking that degree OF seclusion dur
Ing much 81 the year which is enjoyed by
the well-to-do farmer
There remains one means OF stu further
promoting the convenience and enjoyment
of the rural frcside and that Is limited
parcels post such as Postmaster General
Hitchcock in his annual report recon-
mends. This official would start the par,
Gels post in connection with the rurai
free delivery and limit packages to not
over eleven pounds IN weight;
As tbe New York World well says, tins
i a beginning which even the express
companies NAV tolerate inasmuch a. they
do almost all their business in the cities
and comparatively little or none at al ~
the rural districts away from the railroad
lines.
In the course OF time a parcels post may
he the means of saving the people OF TIM
country from being squeezed more than al
present by the express combination
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
The Matter with Vermont


Vermont must he preparing 20 scccdc
from the Union. IT. legislative Joint com
mittrc on the federal income tax amend
men, has reported 90 both branches
against ratification. and il j. said that both
branches will probably follow the commit
tees Recommendation. The amcndmcn,
r..torts 10 the national government a tax
ms power It always had M TO 1879 and 4
denial ~ this power would Operate 70 ha'i''
such a. war. 4 this what the Vermont
.i,sislntur, wants TO do Ii II be ,aid that
consress would Use such taxing power IN
ordinary times, il Is TO be urged that tnese
taxes would 50 far take the place OF high
tariff taxes, particularly as against canada
and this i what Vermont should favor
How much has the state been gaining by
policy Of commercial isolation against
region with which Vermont Is naturally
and commercially allied! For an answer
consider the Vermont census figures sinc'
the civil war.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

records, the Job OF being the clcrk. OF the
house OF representatives, OF the Vernon,
legislature requires more than smile ana
an electric call button.
plumlcy has help when be needs i but
he goes in for doing his share OF WORK
and there are several tasks that he does
no, delegate 10 other An experienced
clerk reduces the work OF the speaker 70 a
perceptihle degree. II Is one OF Charlie :
strong points TO advance the business OF
the house as fast as he can, and many
committee chairman gets bundle o.
hills handed him several hours in advance
III the time he expected them, because
Plumlcy knows the game of keeping things
moving. ~,
Visitors are always welcome IN the
clerks Office after sessions OF the house
but they viii get the impression that u
they have any business to transact they
ought 10 be quick about II. With TWO oil
i three typewriters clicking and Clerk rum
LEV doing the glad.to-seeyou act at tht
same time he is attending TO some tasS
| impresses the visitor strongly with th'
/ inclination that it is time TO move along
! phmlev has been coming up from the Dot
River valley as one OF the house olhciai'
since 1900 and during that time he ha'
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

Hue ely always Is the theme With the
man Who prosidcs a, the dask down N front
az Speaker Howe, Sunshine and optimism
constitute the major part Of the working
equipment Of this individual With a hu,
morists's face. Even though be has trAii
the toll Of III. house q hall dozen times =,
rr,panse 10 a demand ioE the yeas shd
NAYS aud the gloom Of late bnccmbrt
afternoon has sci the nenes 81 TIE fusl
al the bunch on edge Charles A. f,nmiri
appoau unmfiled, lie will 80 10 the ,asl'
tke seventh time with the samo alaeals
that he displayed In the morning "
Charlie plumlcy ever wore a iFoNh u mns'
have been Nhtn no one Was looking lnf
You can't find a man who roeolleeis ever
seeing such an omameniaiion oh rum
lsys counlenanoe.
Wha, Plnmiey may think about Tom
Dick and Harry who are trying 10 90
spread eagles IN the way 81 oaiory he
never discloses Yet be : hy no means
i sphinx aud many a member gets hi'
over some pulling proposition iie,i
I Charles aud no one = the wisei' hil'
the clerk Of an organization - SUPPOSED "a
simply do a little writing and keep ih'
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

ss4t al the deer var arc TO The enes, that
almost as manS animals Az s..si'asn sns
81 away a. thrFr ate killed, ih.s ~ na'
tho esua part az Il, leaslng a trail oi I'm,
srsins suffering through the Noeis and
ssld. AZ western Massachusetts, lAml,lns
he Ncsf.aas 10 skai saHs n.-s u i.aill
.ssponsi6ls loo this, Tie desF is lassr
animsl and ia many INSTANCES a scattering
slarsg al shol fails Ia kil, though ssstfr
rIies permitted the danger 10 human nc
asuld he sTeaier, Moe, people VII be
.ial 'Nhen this cruel war r. o.etl ann
ain ho,s loT same either meIhei 81 sols
ins The main problem than by renewal "'
Il, ,s....,.,
That ought a. inIinrhe. Nrfinons
against ans law eliminating The rue iiv"
sleeF hunting,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Montpelier, Dec. IA.
..,.,,, ,ha General

Montpelier, Dec. IA.
First OF all | want to correct the general
mprcssion that railroad officials OF exalt
ed position are unapproachable personages
OF surly disposition. Nothing Is farther
from the truth. ! admit ! used TO ihlnk
so myself basing my opinion no doubt
ON preyious experience. but ! hereby &C
knowledge my error They are mighty
good fellows, all OF them, from the general
manager down, and all OF this talk about
their ublic.be-damned policy is buncombe
pure and simple. Since entering politics
have reached the conclusion that the
common people are much too ready to
lump on the railroads without provoca'
ton. There is nothing that will broaden
a man like legislative experience.
As | have already said | used to share
the popular grudge against everything that
savored of railroad domination. Every
time | saw an official train dash by our
station at home and caught a glimpse OF
the luxury that it contained my dander
would come MP. particularly ii ! happened
TO be waiting for the local that was side
| tracked to make room Tor the special. \
sense of oppression would come over me
at the thought OF those well-fed and well.
dressed individuals who were never obliged
| to produce a mileage book and who ddn' t
seem to care cuss how poor our freight
service was.
Now | know that those feelings were
the result of ignorance; | simply didn't
understand. When | was made member
of the railroad committee of the house |
| said to myself, Here is my opportunity
to bring the railroads to time | was
filed with high ideas about the benefits
| that result from competition, and had all
manner of theories about lower rates and
better service In short, | thought the
railroads stood in as great need OF pun
ishment as any corporations knew
about. | was in that frame of mind when
| started out yesterday morning as one OF
personally conducted party of legislators
to look over the site of a proposed rail
road development for which charter was
requested.
Our trip was made at the invitation of
one of the railroads involved in the dis
pute, the particular one in fact against
which my ire was directed, and | expected
the trip to be tedious one. Imagine my
surprise, therefore, when | learned that
we were to travel i'll special cars. | had
always wanted to see the inside of a spe-
cial. | boarded the train with some diff
idence, but was soon put at ease by
benevolent appearing gentleman with flow
ing gray hair who | found out later was
the president himself. Think of 1T!
The vice-president, and he called me by
name confess | began to think that my
efforts in the legislature had amounted to
something after all. "Mr. O. he said,
with a smile, I'm mighty glad you de-
cided to take this trip with us today. Now
if there's anything you want that you
don't see, just ring that bell and give your
order" / didn't happen to be thirsty
Just then but | did feel the need of a
Pippin, and so told the coon that answer
ed my call that | could use a cigar ii
there was a smoking car attached. There
weren't any Pippins in stock, it seemed,
but managed to connect with a Romeo
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Hotels and Towns.

The News has from time to time made
the statement that good hotel in town
il a magnet. 1t is more than a magnet
It's reputation is not confined to its imme-
date environment, its drawing power, ex,
tends to the limits travelled by, civilized
man. The reputation of hotel spreads
far and wide. The News does not intend
to hurt any hotel or any town. But IL
does wish to tell hotel story.
man who was lunching IN Dorm res
taurant one day in the fall told OF a con
versation which he heard between two
men up in Canada near Ottawa. They had
a man spread out on the table trying TO
Law out route for their proposed automoo'
lille ride through Vermont and beyond
The man who knew least about the route
decided by distance that st. Albans
would be about where they should stop
The other objected and said: "St. Adams
has not a good hotel; the proper place to
stop is Waterbury,
In that offhand way 'hotels are made
as well as unmade. The Great American
traveller goes all over the world con
ouering and to conquer. He always knows
where there is hotel worth patroonlzng;
and he is satisfied at any reasonable and
fair-to-all price.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
n.nrsssn,a,iss ooysrnmsn,f

N. following letter from =, W, nii''s',
IA ths Harrington Free ffsss has ''e 81
H. ~ El,inr Il he fFer fisssi
iour legislative eoueslonslrhi, "a ne
ss,fsint ii tho action II ii.s shsis
ihs pfal0sed constitutional aiilsh 'lsl.' nv
mslss The statement that ~ mrhiFts ~
,hs senate 81 the stats q vermont hass
ala by their vote that lhr is"lF -
state Watu not - u tnlsi"i 20 49, M
,.,.titutioo III the state ufteneF Than J"
80. ,,In other Wnfls that 10 mstnilsis
,,,,,.,i 10 .yrn allow the people - W.
IA. Ia AN Nhsihrf ~ nol they arsiits'
M lave she time lurk ga the constitution
Renewed" IN your editorial oi ihr sAi's
49,. Kou sag KOu aTr surprised 70
marked drsIee thai any msihbrf ~ w
,igte senate should take 4 upon llilis'l
M ,ay thai the pr0ple should mol hsNr
rhaner ~ i,aFs upon the inaiirt'
Nv dear editor, there afr many - yoAi
,.sl.rs wba fail 90 understand Nhy. ygi
az ,oat legislative correspondent, shoAt
/ ~ .,iflrisssl al any fvinsal TO even allow
~, t.-al.le ii the state 10 sat whether =
MOI they desire" this o. that. When y
[ iart have the people Of vermont 80
I b,n allowed 81 actually say shat thsl
idssifrf After - Srafs 81 the tu' ~ " =,
Iolitirai l,uss aud the point 'siah, alts' =
v-ar. al depnsing the people 81 scn rug
- Ia =. saving aho their public official
l shail l.. through the instTumeniAli'y
,L, fareirsl caucus and convention system
liter .ufIsfins successive sessions o. IN
80, legislature 90 be- controlled and %
LAS dictated by the lobbyist, the -cii
am. politician Who has selected on. OF
lr,als = n any .0urce 81 surprise ihai =
lsas, 10 menber. OF the state sehat
.Ln,,ld became possessed Of the idea INA
die ueopl. 0i the state are not 10 p
tns,ed With saying what they actuaii
wants Has not uuf party by T. att,ud
ltowatd the primary election idea said y
effect. that the people shall not DC trustee
hall not have ANYTHING 70 say about WI l
their public officials shall bc. ne p"isN
clans dictate who shall be nominated -
oibce The detaiion i made the cholc
!, the Marty through manipulation OF IN
,aur,ts. Tn. choice OF the party Is rat
lh.d Al election time because nothing els
can be done. When lobby . required a
Nontpelicr 10 influence the legislature, IN
,ame politician who has selected our can
ldidates becomes a member OF II. The o.
l6ce.holder i RESPONSIBLE TO the politician
Tho politician gets what he wants. IN
client OF the politician gets what he pay
lfor In that shuttle where do the peonl
stand any show OF getting what they d'
sirey -
Isn't il more surprising that III senator
should be found IN the Vermont senat
under present conditions who appear to b
willing to trust the people to say wha
they desire. than il is that 10 are iioun'
who still think with an apparent malor,
Of our party that the people cannot b
trusted :. -, ca,
Brattleboro, Vt, Dec. 10, 1910.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
1.-THE Sun Do Move.
(St. Albans Messenger. J


The country yesterday was gwen re
markabe and unmistakabie declaration
that there are no lines OF creed, section, OF
party when the filling OF a high public oil
ice Is the duty OF the president, for IN IN,
nomination OF Associate Justice Edward
Douglas White for the chief lustlceshil
Of he supreme court, President TAFT Sc
lected a Catholic, southerner who mad
served in the Confederate army, and
democrat. The Unitarian nominated th'
Catholic, the republican nominated the
democrat. and the middle, W esterhei
nominated the southerner who at on,
time had horne arms against the nag, An'
10 make this blotting out process an th'
more unmistakable the senate took th'
most unusual course of confirming thu
nomination the very day that 1t was re
ceiyed. 1t is most encouraging sign To-
ali who hold high ideals OF public service
and the community and fellowship OF al
mankind in the best intentions and bene
fits of our social order. And yet only
few years ago, such an appointment woul'
have provoked a storm of criticism and re
nToach, Verify, as Brother Jasper use'
to saw. The sun do move
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Confessions of a Legislative Junketee

AZ Juliet. which was almost o. good 4
though a little Simmer, and found
could smoke where ! sat.
That was only the beginning o. a sef1
of surprises. | learned 10 my aslohl,1
mept that I was known not only ,py 20
yice-uresident but by the general maj
ager and a number OF other officials hll
10 mention several prominent attoIae'
whom | had seen about the capitol Eve
one of them seemed anxious TO make
comfortable. and cigars were onerea
so fast that | nearly smoked myseN ~ j
About noon we were notified that ulIu1e
was ready. and we all went forward
about spreads. Why, that dining car
the Montpelier House beaten to iFall
and the fact that we were ruhh!l
through no-lcense territory dun I III
the meal either. We weren't hall thious]
dinner when we reached our destlnauo
bat the railroad men told Us not 10 Hu''
and we didn't ,.- .; .,.srv
Finally, when we had ,partaken oi en w.
thing in sight. We left the tram anu uie,I
n trim over the territory through gI
the opposing railroad wants 70 uu.,u
line. 1t was colder than the ueHgy MIR
ing M and down the tracks, ana / ulun
feel like standing still long enough 10 g
anime the plans produced by the gnE
neers. | was glad. too. when 'he Cn%.,
man of the committee, at the Susse ehor
of the eeprcsident, decided thaI 'n on
was no need for us to go up town ~, Gn
hear the local people talk about ,r mHa
they wanted in the way OF raroa I SCI N n
/ This decision didn't seem to please n WI
natives to any great extent pun .ha+ ~ ~
sumo they didn't stop to think !na' !
had work to do back at MontpeIler, a., ;,
any rate we boarded our tram again i,, AM
were soon on our way back As 'e, ,,or
her it. the return trip was even 'HO'
pleasant than the outward Journey ;,t
| haven't examined very carefully rn mt
the merits of this particular chaLl'l L aas
ter, but it looks to me as II 1t was d .t to,
of dog eat dog. | don't take nu ,ato ', raj
in what i hear about the INADEQUATE r tai
road facilities down below HI o4iciai
convinced that a railroad whose o', t5o.
are as courteous and generous, a. o,n n
with whom we travelled YESTERDAY t trv +
possibly be as bad as some Peop's ~
make out.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Eli H. Porter.
Wilmington Times.)

Eli II. Porter of this town retires from
office after four years of efficient service
as member of the Railroad commission
and of the Public Service commission. HIS
place has been filled by the appointment
of w. Fl. Warner of Vergennes, who was
Governor Mead's lieutenant for Addison
county during the campaign for the noml-
nation for governor.
Mr.. Porter has faithfully and efficiently
performed every duty which fell his lot to
perform as public servant. He added
great weight to the commission by reason
of his practical experience in business and
his sterling integrity and honesty. He made
a most efficient officer and it is much re
gretted that he has to step aside for his
successor.
II has been intimated that the successor
of Mr.. Porter was appointed for the pur-
pose of paying political debt for the sup
port of Addison county. We sincerely
trust that this is not the case, because the
use of public office for the purpose OF pay
ing private political debts is an usurpatlon
which cannot be condoned by the. people
of the state of Vermont. But whatever
NAV be the causes for Mr.. Porter's dis.
placement he retires without a regret and
with the satisfaction of having fully per
formed all his duties in public office and to
have honestly and efficiently administered
the trust reposed in him.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Municipal Judgeships,

lllclloNs Falls Ilmrsl
A munieipal ludgoship IN Vermont seems
10 be q political football Munle'ps courts
arr a part 81 spoils system. " These
eouri. arr worth maintaining al All They
ane wotth taking out Of politics. his opih.
IN /. M, expressed because Of the recent
change ia the bellows Falls court. lieis
m. N o'Inen was presumably appointed
,h,. nr.t ,udrr I'll the court AZ Iecognf
,,on AZ poluical activity on the right slie
A. anv rate Ia the ante convention cam,
,,a,sn AZ l,nN Mr, inrn was not found
lighting und,e the Iel stanton banner
L.rrntly q u Thompson Nas appointed
',,ls, i,r..umAhlN a. friendly reminder
,hat ~ supported the right man ier goN
.fpor A any rate. Mr. Thompson vas
NJ, conspicuous ior activity ~ pronolins
the guhsinalaiil chances OF =, u, tle.t
,aof Tie whole system j. founded ON the
uf0ns principle. II ought no, to he posi-
lie 10 convert any court into CON lot 'h'
payment ri political debts,