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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

towns delegates to the state and district
conventions on the day prescribed. 1t
also called, and widely advertised, pri-
mary to preeede the caucus, at which a
test vote was provided for, and Repub-
Leans were invited to come and cast
their ballots for their choice for presi
dent Taft or Roosevelt. A printed bal
lot was provided, after the form of the
official election ballot. The test resulted
in 81 votes being cast for Roosevelt and
q for Taft, so that Royalton was clearly
and unquestionably recorded as a Roose-
welt town. No delegate tickets had been
provided, but after the test ballot known
Roosevelt men were elected by acclama-
ton. No speeches were permitted before
the ballot, nor any campaign tactics
inside the building Everyone was free
to express his preference for president
direct by the simple means of the ballot,
and the delegates carried out the finding.
The chairman of the town committee
presided and the secretary OF the COM
mittee scanned the voters and distributed
the ballots No checklist was used.
Randolph Herald and News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
CURRENT COMMENT


Porto Rico has not yet received all
that it hopes to get from the United
States, but it has been given protec.
tion for its sugar industry which has
brought the island far greater prosperity
than it ever knew before For this it is
properly grateful and it's representatives
are now in Washington begging that
Congress will not ruin this prosperity by
the passage of the Underwood free sugar
bill. The $4,000 acres which were und
cultivation with sugar cane when the is
land came under American control in
1899 have grown to 100000 acres. There
are now one hundred and forty-six sugar
factories in operation, and sugar consti-
tutes fve-eighths of the exports of the
island
Porto Rico says that it must have the
present tariff protection on account of
the rise in price of labor under American
rule and on account of the soil and eli
matte conditions, which make it neces-
sary to replant the cane more frequently
than in most sugar cane countries. As
one part of their plea for continued con-
sideration from Uncle Sam the Porto
Ricans in Washington point out that
their island now buys more from the
United States than Japan, Russia, Spain,
Austria, Turkey, the East Indies or the
majority of the South or Central Amer
lean eountries.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
EHMlG!:!!E!!:''R!|'''!.S''|!, 4, % q
ia North Main Street, Barre, Vermont
The Big Store With the Little Prices.

the shrewd Yankee wisdom which was
gained through early association with
hardships in his Vermont home. This
latter feature was revealed by nothing
better than the demand that the insttu-
tions receiving his aid first show some
element of self-relance; and that self
reliance he insisted on by requiring them
to raise sum larger than the amount
which he contributed before they could
become the beneticiaries of his largesses.
Montpelier seminary was one of those
institutions which benefited through DR..
Pearsons generosity; and doubtless, too,
it benefited through the rigorous expert
ence it had to 60 through before being
permitted TO realize upon the Pearsons
donation. All those institutions which
received aid from Dr. Pearsons were
brought to a comprehension of the value
of money, with the consequent develop
of it when once acquired. Therein was
DIR. Pearsons' teaching lesson of thrift,
while at the same time he was respond
ing most generously to the calls for as
sistance. For both-the lesson and the
money Montpelier seminary and the
thirty other colleges and schools which
he helped will have reas to remember
the donor with great appreciation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
Breaking Into the South.

Mr. Roosevelt within a few days has
said tina, if he is nominated for presi-
dent he hopes to carry some of the
southern states and break into the solid
South.
The only southern states apart from
the border States that in recent years
have looked at all promising are North
Carolina and Tennessee, and four years
ago Mr.. Taft failed to carry North Caro-
line by $4,000 and Tennessee by 1900.
None of the other states look in the
least encouraging, and in South Carolina,
Mississippi and Louisiana there are al.
most no Republicans; for instance, only
1000 voting in the whole state Of South
Carolina and only 1900 in Mississippi
The only possible chance Mr.. Roose-
welt, Mr.. Taft or any other Republican
has of breaking into the solid South now
is more than Offset by the chances a
good Democratic nominee has of break
ing up the solid North" and overturn-
ing such states as Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio,
Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Califor-
mia or Oregon, to mention only few
of the old-time Republican strongholds.
Boston Globe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
Primary Law Coming.

! There is much feeling among the con.
sentative Republicans of the state
! against the direct primary Senator Dill.
lingham is radically opposed to it, and
great many less important reaction.
aries are ready to applaud whenever they
hear a sweet sounding argument agans,
the system, although they do not quite
dare TO attempt an argument against il
themselves. 1t is not surprising that
among those who doubt the wisdom OF
letting the people rule, the outcome OF
the recent primary in Illinois should be
viewed with alarm. The deliberate
action of a state convention like those
recently held in New York appeals to
the ultra conservative mind as much
safer than direct expression of opinion
from the great mass of voters, especially
when it is evident that the great mass Of
voters do not agree with the political
leaders. There are people who in all
sincerity point to the outcome of the re-
cent conventions in this state as a strong
argument in favor of the caucus-and-
convention plan. stop and think they
say in a Mortified whisper. III there
had been direct primary law in YER
mont. all of the states delegates to the
Republican national convention might
have been for Roosevelt" In other
words, let us be thankful that the people
did not get the chance TO say whom they
favored for the presidency because they
might have elected delegates favorable
to his candidacy.
Despite the apparent fallaey of this
doctrine when subjected to the light of
logic. it is being draped with shadowy
arguments and circulated throughout the
state in the hope that direct primaries
NAV be averted at the next session of
the legislature. But the people who seem
most in fear of the so-called progress
sive' movement that carried this district
for Roosevelt are digging their own
graves by crying out against the iniquity
Of the direct primary. They do not stop
to think that argument against this pop
ular political principle will give their
opponents the most powerful sort of
campaign material. They evidently for
get that both Republican candidates for
governor have expressed themselves em-
phatieally in favor of the primary elee-
ton system, and that trying to fight
against it is like attempting to walk up
a waterfall.
The Reformer is not enthusiastic
enough to believe that direct primaries
constitute a political cure-all, or that II
primary law suited to Illinois would OF
necessity be the thing for Vermont II
does not feel certain, even, that the sys-
tenn has vet passed its experimental
stage. But il does believe that the idea
has been sufficiently tried already TO
prove eonclusively its superiority over
the present arrangement; likewise; that
the number of NermOnters who share
this belief is large enough to compel the
next legislature to enact a primary law
suited to the needs Of the state.-Brat-
tlebOro RefOTmer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
l Remember-I Remember.

! remember remember
The town where | was born;
A sleepy burg" that ne'er will wake
Till Gabriel blows his horn.
Naught had happened in that town
Ere | came on the scene;
And naught has happened ever since
Nor ever will, ] ween.
/ remember remember
The mossbacks' old and gray.
Who used to hang about and talk
OF nothing all the day;
They talked of how this poor old land
Was in an awful plight;
And all that ever happened there
Was-morning- noon-and night
remember remember
The depot, as twas then;
IL looked more like the domicile
OF some poor lonely hem
often think OF that old town,
And my heart IL fills with ioy,
To think I'm many miles away
From where | was a boy! Satire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
DIVIDENDS PUT
BEFORE SAFETY
Continued from first page.)

Continued from first page.)
of the manufacturers, and / am moo
blaming anybody with wllful SHINING;
the blame rests upon all of us, and it
grows out OF ignorance and carelessness.
Here, as in many other ways, we have
been deaf to the voice that says: Life
is more than food And we must listen
to this voice We are beginning to do so.
The recent order Of the board of health
relative to the abolition of the common
drinking pail and cup in the stoensheds
and other shops is step in the right
directions but that is but small part
of what yet remains to be done.
This is big problem, but it is not
linsolyable. We must and we can work
out the solution. / wish we might have
some conferences on this subject, having
some experts come here and tell us what
to do and then do it. There are a lot
of things that are available and that
must be applied to this appalling stua-
tion-things that will eliminate the dan
ger and make for the comparative safety
Of the men who are engaged in this
business We must do this or else had
better let those already dead lie in UNI
marked graves than kill other men in
making markers for them. Life is more
than monuments.
And there is just one more word |
want to say, viz; The higher moral
and spiritual life of the community is
more than dividends. The safety of our
boys and girls ought to be our chief
concern. We are building cites to-day,
as in the days Of the old prophet at
the price OF blood, from money that
comes from licenses and protected vice
protection that means dividends to
some spoilers at the expense of the
higher life and welfare OF the commun
ity. I am proud of our little city, and
am interested in its highest welfare.
/ am trying to invest my influence here
in every way | can to make this city,
first OF all, safe place in which TO live.
am interested in all the material i'm
provements that we have, and that are
still needed but / want to put safety
before all of these things; for Life is
more than food and safety than divi-
deuds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

If anyone thinks Vermonters are not
on the jump, let them watch Capt Gut
terson of the university of Vermont, who
cleared the remarkable distance of 245s
feet in the running broad jump in the
trials at Philadelphia Saturday, thus
making himself sure contender for the
United States in the Olympic interna-
tional games at Stockholm the coming
summer. The performance was all the
more remarkable because of the muddy
conditions of the field; but even under
those conditions Gutterson's jump was
near the record. This young man is not
a one.event athlete, either, being quite
proficient in the hurdle races, high jump,
short dashes and other events. His COM
petition at the Stockholm games the
coming summer will be watched with
great interest, because of the promise
which his early performances give.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
Gold Coins.n

The recent arrival of a carload OF pota.
toes from Ireland in White River June
ton is worthy of passing comment. 1t
was part of shipment from abroad sew
eral of which have been sent to American
ports this spring. The stock of native
potatoes hereabouts is very small and
many of the tubers are of poor quality.
Those who are lucky enough to have
potatoes for sale or on hand for their
own use can feel like Crpsus if they wish
TO. Seems like he was the man that
turned everything to gold that he
touched.l Whether the spuds went into
the ground last spring from bag labeled
Irish cobblers, Green Mountains, or from
an unnamed pile in the cellar they are
all Gold Coins now. Possibly before new
potatoes come into market The Land
mark will be willing to take potato or
two in payment for a years subscrip-
tion.-White River Junction Landmark.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
EAST BARRE.

A large company of friends from Gran
iteyille. Websterville and East Barre as
sembled in the Foresters' hall on Fri
dav evening and rendered Mr.. and Mrs
Birnie surprise party. Alex. Lawson
OF East Barre, on behalf of the company
presented the guests a nice dinner sci
and dress suit case, referring to the
many friends they had made since com,
ing to East Barre Mr.. Birnie thanked
the company in behalf Of Mrs. BirniC
and himself for the expression of theii
Kindness towards them. The evening
was spent in songs and dancing, music
being furnished by Messrs. Cooper and
Medium. Light refreshments were
served at intervals. The singing Of
"Auld Lang Syne" brought a very pleas
ant time to a close
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
JINGLES AND JESTS
The New Stenographer.

| have new stenographer-sh came
to work to-day.
She told me that she wrote the Gra-
ham system.
Two hundred words minute seemed
to her, she said, like play,
And word for word, at that; she never
missed 'em.
gave her some dictation, letter to
man,
And this, as | remember, was how the
letter ran:
Dear Sir: have your favor, and in
reply would state
That accept the offer in yours of recent
date.
wish to say, however, that under no
condition
Can | afford to think of your free lance
proposition.
shall begin tomorrow to turn the mat
ter out;
The copy will be ready by August 10,
about.
Material of this nature should not be
rushed unduly.
Thanking you for your favor, am yours
very truly
She took it down in shorthand with
apparent ease and grace.
She didn't call me back all in a furry.
Thought 1; "At last have a girl worth
keeping round the place"
Then said NOW write it out--you
needn't hurry"
The Remington she tackled; now and
then she struck key,
And after thirty minutes this is what
she handed me:
"Deer sir, have the fewer and in u
Pile sit,
And except the offer as you have rea.
soned it.
| wish to see, however, that under any
condishun
Can for to think of your free lunch
preposishun.
shall be in tomorrow to turn the
Mother out
The Cap will be rcd and will Cost $40
about,
Material Of this nation should not rust
n. Dooley.
Thinking you have the feever, | AM
yours very truely."
Chapple's News Letter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

There is not so much need for a
speed limit on the ocean as a require
ment that ships be speeded in a manner
not negligent. Speed of itself in the
open ocean is not particularly a menace
to navigation; it is speed without eau
ton in dangerous conditions that is to
be condemned And for that matter,
slow speed without caution is almost as
hazardous as high speed without caution,
for an iceberg or floating derelict can
gouge slowmoving ship with wound
practically as damaging as it could in
flict on a faster-moving vessel. The cry
for slower navigation is far less impor-
tant than the urgent demand that great
er safeguards be provided for fast and
slow boats alike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
DIR. PEARSONS' GREATEST AMUSE
MENT.

DR.. Daniel Kimball Pearsons' cup of
joy must have been running over in the
last few years of his long career, if we
are to Judge of the quantity of his joy
by his assertion that giving away money
is more sport than baseball more JOY
than any other entertainment, because
DR.. Pearsons had all but impoverished
himself by his donations to colleges and
schools after having once been a million
aire several times over. He had accumu-
lated the money easily, large part
probably having represented the I'M
earned increment incident to the devel-
opment of the city of Chicago, where he
settled Just prior to the boom times of
that metropolis; and it went from him
with like facility, but was detected with
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

No department in our
store receives more care
than Juvenile Clothing.
No, there is not much
profit til c way we sell
boys clothing but it is a
help in building up a
growing trade, building
for the future.
Our store is represen-
tative of the styles shown
and worn in New York
City.
Our N. Y. resident buy
er keeps US in touch with
every new idea as soon as
seen in the best metropo-
Titan shops.
Today we make a spe-
cial showing in Chill
dren's Worsted Sailor and
Russian Suits, sizes 8 to
s. So. 90 each.
We CLAN Press and Renair Clnthin
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
EAST MONTPELIER.

The grange next Wednesday evening
will have forestry program, as fol-
lows: Paper, "The Possibility of Profit
in Forest Tree Planting; discourse on
Trees; poem, The Planting of a
Tree; music; question. rs it the duty
of the farmer to himself and his town to
take better care of his forestf"; paper,
81 nnsplanting Small Trees; talk,
"Best Trees and Shrubs for Ornamental
Paintings; poem, "The Cry of the Wood
land; music; closing thought.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
An Unsatisfactory Transaction.

"I'll admit, said Erastus Pinkley. "dat
de mule | done traded off fob bushel
of oats warn't much good. But jes' de
same feels like | been cheated"
what are de troublef" inquired Miss
Miami Brown.
II traded de mule Off foh bushel of
oats. While | had my back turned de
mule done ct de oats, an | don't see
how rs gwinter break eyen."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
The Royalton Primary.

Royalton Republicans feel quite sat.
listed with their recent experiment in
the way of conducting a preferential
presidential primary the first. we be-
lieve, ever tried in Vermont. Acting
in compliance with the state committee's
directions, the Royalton town committee
called caucus for the election of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

Bradford, VT, finds greatness thrust
upon it in the reflected prominence OF
DR.. Pearsons. But Bradford is not de-
pendent on this sort of prominence; it is
something of itself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

By planting seven trees on his states
Arbor day Saturday, Mayor Fitzgerald OF
Boston set good example for Vermont
ers to follow on their Arbor day next
Friday. And, too, pick your locations
yell, so that the growing trees will not
have to be cut down for the march of
progress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

Two weeks ago the Titanic went down
with over 1900 souls, and already the
horror of the thing is beginning to be
CLOSED over with the interest in new
events. However, it is to be hoped that
the lessons of the disaster will not be
forgotten for all time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

II the Titanic wreck inquiry has de-
veloped anything, it is the adyisability
of forcing all sea-going ships to be
equipped with wireless apparatus and
that the equipment be constantly in
charge of at least one man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

Governors Bass of New Hampshire and
Mead of Vermont have named the same
day, May 3, as Arbor day in the two
states. Let's have a friendly rivalry as
to which will best observe it,-Concord
Monitor.
It's hardly fair, for we have the advan-
tage at the outset; our proclamation
fairly sprouts verdure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
WASHINGTON.

]. j. Dasher, agent for the D. A.
J. J. Dashner, agent for the d. A.
Perry Real Estate agency of Barre, sold
the c. C. Scales farm in Chelsea to f. ].
Cook of South Barre. II was considered
a good trade by both parties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

Gov. Wilson of New Jersey seems to
make hit, whether playing ball or on
the lecture platform.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

If Taft was fishing for a "rise" out OF
Roosevelt, he got tia roily rise, too.
Whew, such language
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

Apparently death is no surer thing
than victory for each and every candi-
date in Massachusetts,.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
5000

Such time as they are having in
Massachusetts,!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
Report of the Condition

The National Bank of Barre, at
Barre, in the State of Vermont. at
the close OF business, April 18th,
1912
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
Report of the Condition

The Peoples National Bank of Barre.
at Barre. in the State of Vermont.
at the close OF business, April Is.
1912.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29

We Clean, Press and Repair Clothing
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-18
RE||()| IS
Break Out in Divisions Of.
Portugal and Government {,
-. 4 is Disturbed.


LISBON, Portugal. May tS,-The
government is greatly disturbed over
revoltg, which have broken out at
Timor (Malay Archipelago, Macao
(China), Goa Portuguese 1ndial,
and B:he (Afrlca). The most i'm
portant outbreaks are at Timor and
Macao. According to officiG tele-
grams all the natives of Timor arc
in complete revolution against consti-
tuted authority. They number several
thousand, and being. of the Malay
family, are described as very fierce
and warlike. Many of them, how
ever, are educated and both read and
write Portuguese.
They are well armed with rifles
and have field guns whicA were cap
tured from the Portuguese troops.
Their, chief stronghold is at Mapufae,
situated in the heart. of the. noun
tains, some Of which range as high
as 5000 feet in altitude. They have.
however. descended towards the
coast and approached near to the
capital, Oily, which at last accounts
they were attacking The Portuguese
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-18

discussed in the newspapers. This is
due to the disclosure that the inmates
If Limeiro fortress, the central
prison of Lisbon, have been often
placed in dungeons with little air or
light, as means Of forcing them to
reveal their supposed secrets. AL
though these dungeons are wet and
damp, prisoners are only allowed to
wear light shirt and trousers. Their
food is bread and water. 1t is
charged, moreover, that when. they
refused to disclose their secrets. they
we're beaten with sticks made from
rawhide which leave terrible wounds.
These revelations, which came out
through newspaper interviews with
some of the prisoners, have caused
great sensation and have induced
the government to promise to begin
an inquiry and to put an end to any
cruel treatment.
The British and Portuguese gov
eminent are now in negotiations for
the protection of the port of Lisbon.
The idea is to make 1t strong basis
for naval operations. The old fort os
Armada, situated across the Tagus
in front of Lisbon, will be demol-
ished and reconstructed with the
latest improvement and armed with
attest improvements and armed with
successo and Sac Juliao de Barra
will be likewise improved and fitted
out with new artillery. These inn
proyemenEs form part of the de-
tense OF the Portuguese coast and
the strategic triangle of Madeira,
Lagos and Cape Vert, which has been
included in the provisions of the
Anglo Portuguese alliance.