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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
Financing Food Production.

| President Taft has again shown his
practicability as a public leader in
seasonably directing the attention OF the
governors of the state to proposition
| advanced by which the farmers of the
country may be enabled to secure the
| capital necessary for the economical
conduct of their extensive business and
at rate of interest comparable with
that paid by. industrial and other enter
prises He asks them to give the sug-
gestion consideration at the annual
meeting of the governors in Washington
in December.
In his discussion Of the general subject,
President Taft comes to the conclusion
that the suggestion comprehends an ef-
fective solution of the question of the
high cost of living in that il would re-
suit in an increased production Of food
stutfs and at less cost than can be pos
sibe under existing conditions.
Statisticians have found that the far
mers OF the United States are using
more than $4,000, 100000 of borrowed
capital upon which an average interest
rate of SO per cent is paid. II has also
been ascertained that the average rate
paid for the use OF money by the farm
ers Of France and Germany is from AZ
per cent to 80 per cent. In the latter
case, it is not above the average rate
paid by other classes Of substantial Dor
rowers; in the former, it is about
double.
1t is a well-recognized fact that the
farmer has not the opportunity, or, as
President Taft puts it, the machinery
open to him to secure needed capital for
his business and adopting APP
proved labor saving devices that is open
to other classes Of producers, altogether
the security he has to offer is in all re-
spects sound and safe. To some extent. |
his extraordinary interest burden is due |
to such fact, as is his failure to secure |
the working capital at any cost neces-
sary to produce maximum harvest.
A thorough investigation of the ma
'hinery that has made possible a better /
in that respect in European
has been completed through /
our diplomatic agents and special com
nissioners familiar with conditions here
have made a study of a practicable plan
to improve them. President Taft has
yiven their conclusions attention and has
made earnest recommendation TO the
governors. for the principal reason that
tate rather than federal action is pri-
narily necessary TO put into effect the
,lan. should it be undertaken Man
hester y. H., Union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
THE BARRE SITUATION.

The other cities and towns in the statf
will sympathize with Barre in her small.
pox predicament. 1t is to be hoped that
1t will be unnecessary to resort to a
guard line quarantine, but if it should
be found that this is the only way to
protect the citizens of Montpelier and
other places, then Barre's embarrass-
ment will be double but she will look
at it in the right light.-St Adams
Messenger.
Barre appreciates the kindly sentiment
therein expressed by the contemporary,
and at the same time Barre admits it
stands ready, if the necessity arises, to
undergo temporary isolation from her
sister cities and towns. However, Barre
appreciates that its position at the pres
ent time IS only such as various other
communities in Vermont huve been called
upon to cope with, in none of which cases
was it found necessary to 60 to any
such drastic measures. Surrounding cities
and towns may rest assured that every
effort is being made to observe quaran-
tine, that all suspected cases are kept
from commngling with their fellows, and
that the city is just as safe as far as
infectious disease is concerned as is any
other community in the state. In fact,
Barre, with the aid of the state board
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
THE woULD.BE AssAssIN's ACT.

| THE WOULD-BE ASSASSIN'S ACT.
| The attempt to take the life OF ex
| President Roosevelt at Milwaukee las
| night must have been the result OF tn,
wanderings Of diseased mind. Surely
no one with sound mind would have beer
instigated 10 such crime, for the enor.
nifty OF the act was only slightly less
than an attack on the life of the presi-
dent would have been. Without doubt
the miserable individual, who aimed at
tile former executive with murderous in
tent, had mad his head turned by the
heated political campaign, with its
charges and eounter-eh charges, ordinations
and recriminat;ons. The heat of the
campaign must have preyed upon u
mind already weak and Incapable of CIV
ing balanced thought, until he was in
duced to q crime, the horror of which
was only minimized by the later assur-
ance that the purpose of the would be
assassin had failed, in all probability.
That the mental pervert had failed of
his purpose was the glad news which
spread over the country almost stimuli
taneously with the announcement that
Roosevelt had been shot. 1t is blot
enough on The country that an expires
ident and a candidate again for the
presidency hos been the target of gun.
man; we were spared the ignominy of
an assassination. So much for the pure.
ly public side OF the crime. On the other
hand is the personal element, the threat
ened loss to the country of one OF its
leading citizens, the threatened sacrifice
OF person held as friend by count
less people throughout the country, and
the threatened depriving of family of
the husband and the father In the
light of those considerations, there Il |
reason for great rejoicing, even in the
hour of sorrow, that the poor fool who
fred the shot failed to accomplish his
1trDOSp
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
Fine Writing in Drama.

Perhaps the most encouraging and
most needed warning of the box -office 10
the would-be dramatist, writes David
Belasco in the October Century dis
cussing "The Playwright and the Box
office" is against spending years in the
requirement of erudition and formation
of style of tessellated beauty. A fam.
GUS American novelist, pre-eminent for
the subtlety of his style and the fineness
of his character drawing is said to be
now writing his first play. Reputation
in his case, too. win secure its produc-
ton, but | doubt whether any manager
familiar with the authors fiction be.
lieves him capable of turning out an
acting play" Experience shows that
the rather rough shod direetness of writ
ers of meager cultivation more often
achieves play in this sort than does
the finely labored adornment Of the pre-
cision. And the manager never accepts
the play of such an author because of
its precocity qualities, but despite them
If he accepts it at all.
1t is difficult indeed for authors to dis
abuse their minds of the notion that
play must be Literature" If a play
turns out to be literature in addition to
being play, 80 much the better; but in
producing plays we are not trying pri
marily to produce literature The pur-
pose is to tell convincing story in the
brief two hours during which the actors
may detain an audience. That is done
IN totally different way from that Of
telling a convincing story by means of
The printed page
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
CURRENT COMMENT
New England Apples.

The apple crop in some sections OF
New England is the finest IL has ever
been SO far as respects quality. In some
portions OF southern New Hampshire the
burden on the trees Is feast for the
eyes, TO 90 no farther, Many trees have
10 be supported, so heavily laden are
they, and the fruit grows in punches
clear TO the tips of the limbs, as il is
represented on the trees OF western or
chard lands that sell for several thou
sand dollars an acre, And IL is not
stunted fruit either, but an aggregation
OF great roly poly apples, fair and
round. The improvement in quality is
due to the greater care that is being
aiken with the orchards, especially in
,he matter of thorough spraying, which
the apple men credit with the gratifying
result In only one respect does spray.
ing fail of good effect. The leaves stay
on longer because of that process, and
as the sun does not have as free access,
the color is perhaps not quite so rich in
appearance. But other results much
more than offset that. OF course other
attentions are necessary, but enough
has been accomplished to show that we
need not go or send to Hood river of the
Wenatchee district for the best apples
in the world. They can be grown right
here in New England. Boston Tran
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
R00SEVELT'S CONDITION
NOT CALLED DANGEROUS
Continued from first pOge.)

Gus cheering. Thoroughly treasured by
the eolonefs action that he was In nc
serious danger, the people settled bach
into their seats TO hear his speech.
Colonel Roosevelt began to speak il
firm voice somewhat lower than it,
usual tone. and except that his charac'
teristic gestures were less emphatic than
usual, there was nothing about the man
t. indicate his condition. After he had
been speaking a few moments, however
his voice sank somewhat and he seemed
to stand rather unsteadily. DIR. Terrell
and Colonel Lyon stepped up to him and
the doctor insisted that he stop.
"I'm going to finish this speech said
the colonel emphatically. I'm all right ;
let me alone"
DR.. Terrell and Colonel Lyon sat down
again. The colonel continued his speech
evidently with increasing effort, but he
succeeded in making himself heard, and
talked for more than an hour. Then he
was rushed to his automobile and flashed
through the streets to the Emergency
hospital
The operating room had been placed
in readiness to receive Colonel Roosevelt
and six of the leading surgeons OF Mil
waukee were awaiting his arrival.
Colonel Roosevelt was undressed and
placed upon the operating table, although
he insisted that he was not badly hurt
and that the doctors were taking it too
seriously.
An examination OF the wound showed
that it had been made by bullet OF
large size. II entered the fleshy part of
the right breast, half way between the
collar bone and lower rib. The physi
slams found that they knew no more
after their examination than before as
10 the location OF the bullet, and il was
lecided to send for an N-ray machine to
determine to what depth the missile had
While he was waiting for
he N-ray machine. Colonel Roosevelt
iat up on the operating table and talked
politics and loked with the physicians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
MRS. ROOSEVELT WAS
REASSURED BY DISPATCH
President Taft and Gov. Wilson Re-
eeived Word at New York and For
mer Apparently Was Stunned
by Information.

New York, Oct. l5.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt was attending a musical com
edy at Broadway theatre last night al
the time the attempt was being msdC
upon her husbands life in Milwaukee
The news was broken to her as she sal
in box with a party Of friends at the
theatre.
In fear that the announcement OF the
attempted assassination might be made
from the stage and be an unnecessarily
great shock to the colonels wife. George
". Perkins. chairman Of the executive
committee OF the National Progressive
party. who was among the first to re-
eeive the news. had dispatched mes
senaer 10 Mrs. Roosevelt
Although assurances were given in
the first dispatches that the colonel had
not been seriously wounded. Mrs. Roose-
welt was alarmed and Immediately left
the theatre. driving to the headquarters
81 tho national Progressive committee in
the Hotel Manhattan. Here she awaited
anxiously further details from Mil
wsukee.
President Taft and Governor Wilson
were among Others 70 he quickly ad-
vised Of the attempted assassination Of
Colonel Roosevelt The president was liz
attendance at banquet which the may
or % the city was giving last night 20
the president. the members 81 his eshi-
net, 600 naval ofhoers and several dis-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
MONTPELIER.
Large Farm Deal, When H. M. Farm,
ham Purchased Leland Property.

! The Wilmer A. Leland farm ON the
Mortified road has been sold to Horace
! NJ Farnham, whose present farm land
adjons that of the Leland place His
/ purchase consists of 1875 acres.
| Otis X. Lawrence was run into BY
another team Sunday. while driven home
from Wrightsville and suffered COM
pound fracture OF the leg. He was
brought to Heaton hospital He was
which ran into him drove along without
stopping to ascertain the extent Of his
injuries.
The Wells River passenger train
struck the Calais stage last night when
the driver attempted to make the eros
sing when the train was backing. The
harness was broken and one wheel dam
aged and only quick APPLICATION of the
air brake on the train prevented more
trouble. No one was hurt.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fled Benway. recently.
A son was born yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henson Of Hubbard street.
w. f. Tcrrill, who has had long and
very severe illness with typhoid fever,
is able to be out OF doors, and w. Price,
who has been caring for him, has return
ed to Burlington.
Miss Evelyn Harris, the ls-yearold
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o. @. Harris,
who left this city about three years ago,
died recently at their home in Brundage.
Texas She had been in poor health for
some time
Delbert knight and Mrs. Alice Whit
ncy were married Saturday at the resi-
dence Of DR.. H. A. Flint.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
WILLIAMSBURG.

Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ Edison and Mr.
and Mrs. George T. Colby took an auto
trip to Lyndon early in the week and
visited relatives and the Vail farms at
Lyndon Center.
second meeting of the season with Mrs.
Randall and Mrs. Rowell on Thursday,
October IL. Subject. "Manonnas," in
charge of Mrs. Mary Downs. Art quota
tons
New timetables have been posted for
the winter running of trains on the G.
Y. r. r., but there is no change in the
time of arrival or departure of trains
from this station.
A. +. Covel. administrator of the es-
tate of i. j. Poor, advertises sale of
real estate and personal property be-
longing TO the estate on the premises
on Wednesday, October %, at Q o'clock
in the forenoon; 43 cows, 4 horses and
a lot of farm implements and machinery
arc to be sold, also sugar tools and
dairy tools.
j. Lindsay Winchester began work in
the office of the Grearson- Beckett com
pany, Monday, October H.
The ladies' aid society of the VI. f.
church are TO hold their annual fair on
October 81 and November |
Work was begun yesterday on the
sidewalk on Beckett street. Granite
chips and cement are to be used in
making the curbing. J. NJ Hutchinson
has the work in charge.
Mrs. Fanny " Wilbur is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Celia A. Clifford, at Ran
iolph.
Frank Smith of Hamilton, Ont, is Wis
ting at Rev. John Irons
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
WAS TOLD IN DREAM
TO KILL ROOSEVELT
Was Statement Found Written on Paper
in Prisoners Pocket--There Were
Other Rambling Statements Per-
tanning to the Third
Term Idea.

Milwaukee,. Oct. l5.--After a lonl
siege, the police forced from the mar
Who shot Roosevelt the statement that
he was John Schrenk OF $40 East Tenth
street, New YORK. Clippings found III
the mans pockets showed that he had
studied Colonel Roosevelt's itinerary
carefully, with the evident intention 81
| selecting the place at which he might
accomplish what he had in mind.
| 1t was said at the Fitzpatrick hotel
that while Colonel Roosevelt was at
dinner, Snort dark man about 40 years
old, made sour attempts TO gain admis-
sion to the dining room, being turned
away each time.
Those who saw him said that he bore
no resemblance to Schrenk. From this
circumstance the report gained currency
that two men were engaged in the at
tempt TO take Colonel Roosevelt's life.
lie police were unable to gain any eyi-
dence to bear ont the theory.
The would be assassin is five feet FIVE
inches in height, weighs 10 pounds, light
complexion, bald fairly well dressed.
He confessed to the police that he fired
the shot ard made the remark; "AnY
man looking for third term ought to be
shot"
A written proclamation found in the
clothing Of the man reads:
Sept Is, 1912.
Sept. Is, 1901. 30 a. IN. In a dream
/ saw President Mckinley set up in a
monks attire, "a whom | recognized
Theodore Roosevelt. The president said
This is my murderer; avenge my DEATH
September II, 1912, 1880 a. m, while
writing poem, someone tapped me ON
the shoulder and said Let not a MUIR
derer take the presidential chair. Avenge
my death
Il could plainly see Mr. McKinley's |
features.
before the Almighty God. | swear
his above writing is nothing but the
truth"
fnother note found in the mans peck
ri reads.
$50 iorg az Jepan could rise to tie :
power of the world despite her
tradition more than 1000 years
old as General Nogi so nobly demon
strated. ii Is the duty of the United
States of America to uphold the third
term tradition. Let every third-termer
be regarded as traitor to the Americas
,ause. Let il be the right and duty of
,very citizen to forcibly remove a third
termer. Never let a third-term party
emblem appear on the official ballot.
81 am willing 70 die for my country.
God has called me to be his instrument,
20 help me God.
(Signedl innocent Guilty
written in GERMANY
"a strong tower is our God"
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tinguished citizens, when the news was
communicated to him. II was evident
that the report fell upon the presidents
ears as great blow He declined at
/ first to make any statement, being APP
parently reluctant to credit the report.
Later as the news was confirmed the
president said to the newspaper mem:
81 am very sorry TO learn of the assault
upon Colonel Roosevelt, and ] am glad
to learn that no harm was done"
Governor Wilson was at his home in
Princeton, \. j., when newspaper men
advised him of the attempt to kill Col
onel Roosevelt.
at is with the greatest distress that
hear this" said Governor Wilson "but
/ rejoice that Colonel Roosevelt has APP
parently escaped serious injury"
Colonel Roosevelt's son, Theodore
Roosevelt ir., heard Of the attack upon
his father late in the night and hurried
to Progressive headquarters to meet his
mother and to await details from Mil
waukee.
Roosevelt Telegraphed Wife.
Shortly after midnight Mrs. Roose-
welt received telegram dictated by her
husband assuring her that be was in no
danger
The telegram follows: Il am now in
the American hospital. The bullet did
not hit anything vital and | think they
will find il somewhere around. 1t is no
more serious than the injury the boys
received. My voice is holding out well
and ! will go on with the trip. Don't
worry Love to all.
tSigned), Theodore Roosevelt"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
The Food We All Used to Have Bach
Home

IONA Gale, writing story called "The
Bridge" in the October American Maya
zine, presents broker named Casseday
dining at his club in New York. While
he dimes. Cassoday is visited by a mem
tai reinearnation of himself called Lit
tie child. The story then goes on;
"'What's thisy' said Littleehild over
the soup. Green turtle. But | remem-
Der the chicken soup we used to have
the day after mother had had boiled
chicken dinner and dumplings. What's
thatY / don't know sole The fish
we used to have was baked browner out
side and whittier inside, with no hot
gravy-oh. not like this at all. What's
thati Mother wouldn't have done any
flet tricks But / can smell the roast
beef when she was thickening the brown
gravy Just after she took the pan out
OF the wood stove oven-dont you know
how we stopped TO sniff with every arm
full of wood we brought in? Endivel
can't place it-you know we used to
run out and pick the lettuce last thing
before we sat down at table-we got il
from the shady side of the patch toward
the well house. Glaze WHAT Yes. but
don't YOU remember her apple buildings
with cinnamon in the saucef Apples of
the seedlings that grew by the corn
crib
''Cassoiay pushed back his chair.
Wasn't it right, sir asked the
waiter anXiouslv.
Devilish right, thanks, said Casso-
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
An Old-Fashioned Idea.

Editor, Times At the outset OF the
prevailing excitement in regard to
smallpox. an old-fashioned idea con-
corning diet my be helpful When a child
heard it said that strict diet Of
hulled corn and milk during the two
weeks between the exposure to and COM
ing down with smallpox would lessen
the severity Of and danger from the dis
"a g, implying that the favoring of al
kalines and avoidance of fats and fat
producing foods viii clear the system
to a great extent Of fever-creating
elements. "A word to the wise etc.
Reader.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15

Curiously enough, few hours before
Roosevelt was shot, Eugene Chain, the
Prohibition candidate for president, was
calling Roosevelt coward. Events at
Milwaukee proved that Roosevelt is not
a physical coward by any means, else
he would not have insisted on making
a political speech after being wounded.
Mr.. Chain will have to revise his esti-
mate to that extent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
Draws Out Foot
Soreness And Agony.
Also Fine for Bunions, Corns and Cal.
louses-EZ0 for the Feet
Only IS Cents

Thousands bless EZO. Thousands Of
discouraged, footsore people who tried
other things without success now joy-
fully boast Of strong. vigorous feet that
never give out that can stand the hard
ct kind Of day without the least
symptom Of an ache
No fus-ing; no bother; Just rub on
soothing EZO. a pleasant ointment. and
no matter what causes your foot misery
ELO viii draw it ont and blessed re-
lief viii follow at once Get EZ0 az
dfuggis- for eous. bunions. caiiouses
or any fno; trouble and II il doesn't Do
a. We say. money back from Red Cross
Pharmacy. Great for rough skin. chill
h.aiHs. chaps and Prostitutes
Ask for FZO FOR THE FEET -Adyt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
BURDENS LIFTED
From Bent Baoks-Relief Proved by
Lapse of Time.

Baekache is heavy burden;
Nervousness, dizziness, headache.
Rheumatic pain; urinary Hiss
All wear one out.
Often effects of kidney weakness.
No use to cure the symptoms.
Relief is but temporary II the cause
remains.
If it's the kidneys, cure the cause.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for kidney
ills;
Read about your neighbor's case.
Here's Barre testimony
The kind that can be investigated.
Mrs. William Stephens, rs Maple ave-
nue.. Barre, VT, says; "We have not
used Doan's Kidney Pills as the cure
they effected some years ago has proven
permanent. You may continue publish
ing my statement as heretofore"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's--and
take no other.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
Have rou Assurance

Of lifelong employment II not. what
provision are You making for the day;
when a younger man will b. wanted in
your places Endowment insurance is 4
combination Of savings and protection
Rates quoted on request. National
Life Insurance Company Of Vermont
Mutual : = Ballard. general agent,
LAWrencs building. Montpelier, VT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15
WASHINGTON.

The total receipts of the grange fair
we're S27olS. from which the grange
cleared s22sO7. to be applied on the
debt from the new piano. with a sur
plus for future use. The committee. Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. W. Hyland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Downing and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
LAWYER. feel very grateful for the CO.
operation Of the public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15

President Taft must have been i'm.
pressed by his review of the United
States fleet yesterday so impressed that
he realized its enormous power ought
not to be brought into use except in
extremities
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15

With only seventy million dollars at
his command, Vincent Astor had to leave
college and go TO work. Perhaps he is
better of M work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15

Automobile for hire. by the day or
hour; fine, new Buick car, can carry
five passengers; will 90 anywhere. Jones
& Nye's livery stable. Depot square.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15

Three weeks to national election. We
trust that Barre won't be DISTINGUISHED
by reason of any outbreak.