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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
NAVAL CONVENTION
SECRET WAS KEPT
Because the Press Failed To Learn That
it Was Held in an Unusual Place
in Paris-Comparison of French
and Germany Army Recruits.

| Paris, Aug 24.-The announcement of
the naval convention between France and
| Russia might have been made three
kweeks before it actually was, if the Sc
cret had not heen we'll kept. Political
acts of national importance have here
tofore been invariably negotiated at the
| foreign office, on which the press. both
French and foreign, always keeps a care
| full eye.
| This time the center of operations
was the palatial building at the other
extremity of the Place de la Concorde,
where Theophile Delcasse, minister of
marine, presides. The Russian admiral
chose quiet hotel close at hand, and
| for once in way the Paris press missed
the scent. Every day the negotiations
were held at the ministry of marine.
and no one was in the least aware of
the fact.
The scheme was drafted in the second
week Of July, just in time to allow
NJ. Delcasse to be present at the naval
maneuvers in the Mediterranean. The
communique revealing the fact was
made at the wish OF Premier Raymond
Poincare, it is understood, in order to
give an inkling to the public as to one
of the objects of his visit to the imperial
court of Russia.
The proprietor of cycle factory at
Saint -Etienne placarded his establish
ment with a printed notice under the
caption Advice to Workmen," contain
ing certain number of maxims, such
as thine is money! "Punctuality is
the first quality of the conscientious
worker" "Dirty machines mean dirty
operators" Drink is the greatest breed
er of tuberculosis" BE clean in your
persons. in your homes and in our work
shops"
The only effect of this display OF
proverbial philosophy was to arouse
violent Indignation among the employ
ers; two-thirds of them demanded the
withdrawal of the notices. and being re-
fused, threw down their tools and went
on strike.
A treatise by Professor A. Berget,. of
the recently inaugurated Institute of
0ceanography, giving the result of ex-
haustive researches into and prophesy-
ing the ultimate destruction of the
earth. has attracted widespread atten-
ton, especially as the authority of the
professor is undisputed in his particular
field.
THE Life and Death of the Globe"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
Says Women Can Dress Fashionably and
ret Cheaply.

In the September Woman's Home Com
panion, Grace Margaret Gould, editor of
the fashion department, and great au-
thority on such matters, says:
"There is no need of woman spend
ing large sums of money to be fashion
ably dressed. Style, the very latest
style, and good taste in dress can be
acquired by any woman
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
WOMAN DIZZY
PARTLY NUMB
Doctors Did Her No Good
Testifies How She Was
Helped by Lydia E. Pink
hams Compound.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. :" Last fall had f.
male weakness very bad, and was ner-

vous ana run down.
I was dizzy and had
numb feelings and
my eyes ached. /
took Doctors medi-
cines but they did
me no good, so / de-
cided to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. ] did
so, and now I feel
stronger and better.
/ have told other
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
The Trials of a Traveller.

81 am travelling salesman writes
Z. E. Youngs, E. Berkshire, VT, "and
was often troubled with constipation and
Indigestion till began to use DIR. Kings
New Life Pifis, which ! have found an
excellent remedy" For all stomach
liver or kidney troubles. they are I'M
equalled. Only % cents at the Red
Cross Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
GRANITEvILLE.

Socialist lecture by Winfred r. Gay
for, state senator OF Wisconsin, Sstur-
day evening. Aug. "a, at 1880 p. m. in
niles hall. The dance, which was to
De held in Miles hall OH Saturday night,
has been cGzoailsd.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24

arms were all covered up
to my elbows with a thick
crust, and it would split
open like a cut where the
skin of my hands creased.
l had a few blotNhes on
my face which were very
disflguring. for when I
went out In the cold air
they would be dark red
and would burn. L sIlf-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
DANISH NAVY
WILL BE WELL
REPRESENTED
At Commemoration of the Opening Of
Panama Canal and Prince of
the Royal Family Will
Attend

Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug 4.-The
Danish navy is to be well represented
in the great fleet which is TO assemble
to commemorate the opening of the
Panama canal. The big cruiser of 'Val-
kyrien," one Of the finest ships in the
navy, has been chosen as the Danish
representative.
1t is planned to send as one of her
officers a prince Of the royal family
either Prince Valdemar or his son, Prince
Axel, both of whom are naval officers.
1t is also known that Prince Gustav.
brother of the king, would like to make
the voyage.
The "Valkyrien" is best known in
America as the Danish warship which
rendered splendid relief at the time Of
the Martinique earthquake. Some years
ago under the command of Vice-Admilal
Prince Valdemar, she made trip to the
East Indies.
The long stock plays which are be-
shows. are severely criticized BY the edu-
eational authorities and Others inter
ested in the welfare of children. Most
Of the plays in subject matter are on
a level with the most sensational dime
novels and Others are mediocre varia-
lions ON the problem play without any
saving grace of cleverness, Thousands
90 to these shows on account of the
low admission charges and the effect
on the young is considered so harmful
that the demand for censorship Of
these films is growing. Most of them
are of Danish manufacture, and many
of them are exported to other coun-
tries.
Prince Knud, the second son of King
Christian X, has obtained the permis-
mission of his parents to join the boy
scouts. The young prince, who is very
bright. has earned the cost of his. uni
form by saving up his pocket money,
Just as the other boy scouts are re-
quired to do.
In drill the prince has taken lead
ing place and, like all Of the Danish
boy scouts he has learned to cook while
on the march.
The lesson in the culinary art was so
well learned by the prince that he in
vitcd his mother and father to little
dinner which he had prepared with his
own hands. He served his august par
ents with soup, an excellent course of
meat, vegetables and some nice dessert,
and at the conclusion of the meal their
maiesties agreed that they had enjoyed
an excellent dinner and they promised
the prince that they would soon again,
become his guests.
#+
The Danish farmer is looking for
ward to America as a future market
for his bacon and butter. Formerly he
did not consider the American market,
for it looked as if the local farmers
could supply it for many years to come.
but he now realizes that there is not
enough bacon and butter of the best
quality produced there to meet the in
creasing demand.
Some of the big New York hotels
have made inquiries as to the prices at
which they can get the Danish prod
nets, and the matter will soon be under
by the rural cooperative so
cieties of Denmark. These societies will
not attempt to compete with low
priced article, and the tariff may be the
obstacle which will prevent the export
of much Danish bacon and butter to
the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
WILLIAMSBURG.

There will be social dance held in
the grange hall Saturday night. Gauth-
ier's orchestra will furnish music.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24
CRUST COVERED
HANDS AND ARMS
Up to Elbows. BIotches on Face.
Very Disfguring. ltched and
Burned. Could Not Sleep. One
Cake Cuticura Soap and One Box
Cuticura Ointment Cured.

Montgomery Center, vt. - 1.-THE trouble
began with my hands. 1t looked like chaps,
but it kept getting worse until my hands and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24

| treats not of the dream of metaphy-
stefan, but of problem the solution
of which is the result of deductions in
the sphere of physics. Nj. Berget con-
siders that, as our globe possesses an
| independent life, careful study of the
conditions of this life is bound to re-
veal its ultimate fate, in the same way
as a physician prognostieates after a
careful examination Of patient.
The first agent of the earth's destrnc-
ton is the sun, and in this way: Rocks
are but poor conductors of heat the
side Immediately opposed to the rays Of
the sun alone is affected. Hence ex-
pansion of the mass being only partial,
the molecules are disintegrated. Every
day this expansion occurs and every
night the corresponding contractions. In
the end the rock cracks; its surface De-
comes covered with riffs and assures
As vapor is continually condensfng on
the higher regions, water will soon be
gin to penetrate these assures and
freeze. The rock will be rent asunder,
making the second stage of destruction.
The fragments will fall from the sum
mits to the valleys, where the water
courses will carry them on ever to y
lower level, the fragments acting as
destructive agents by friction wherever
they 60
The action of the rivers in carrying
away portions of their banks is still
another agent of destruction. In addi-
tion large masses of earth will become
impregnated with water and slide down
into the valleys.
The result-@far off but certain-of all
these ceaseless processes will be that
after many centuries the continents will
be levelled and the oceans, filled with
the accumulation OF their materials. will
rise and ioverwhelm them. The oceans
themselves are factor in the work of
destruction, attacking the coasts with
their wave power of ten tons per square
foot. The coast lines of the globe total
nearly 100000 miles, which will give
some idea of the immense extent of
surface offered to the destructive action
of the sea.
Biologists calculate that the amount
of solid matter worn away annually
from the earth and carried down tawards
the sea level represents about fifteen Gu
bic miles. II this action worked mathe-
matically it would require four million
years for the earth to be worn below
the level of the ocean. But as the mat
ter disintegrated finds il way into the
ocean the level of the water rises mex
orally. diminishing the mass of earth
remaining for destruction, and it is cal.
cnlated that three and half million
years would suffice for the engulfing of
the earth by the waters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24

A comparison between the average
statures of the French and the Ger
man army recruits shows difference of
.59l inches in favor of the latter. OF
the entire number of French recruits
in 1911, 1873 stood over 6 feet 4 inches,
and were accordingly classed as of Eek
ceptional height" The tallest man was
recruit from La yendee, who measured
6 feet inches, while man from the
Isere came second with 6 feet Z inches.
The shortest recruit of the 1911 con-
tingent measured exactly one meter 3
feet 3.4l inches. The average stature
of the French eonscripts in 1911 was
) feet ) inches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24

President A. Rosenberg Of the Inter
national Ladies Garment Workers un-
ion reported among other things to the
eleventh convention that "The long hours
that formerly oppressed the workers of
our trade have disappeared. Eighty per
cent. 1907 of our members do not work
more than so hours per week. Some
of our locals have within the last two
years even gained an eight-hour day.
Saturday afternoon work has been
stopped throughout the trade" During
strike of twenty-five weeks duration
at Cleveland, o., 100000 was disbursed
in strike benefits.
81 Since June |. 1910, and up to June 1,
1912, sixty-two new local organizations
were chartered. Up TO few years ago
the organization was composed of %
per cent. of one nationality, and the ter
ritory of the organization was bound
ed within a stones throw of the gem
eral office in New York City. Now the
organization is spread over the entire
American continent, with locals as far
west as California. as far south as
Georgia and has considerable member
ship in the several Canadian provinces.
The membership now includes nine diff
ferent nationalities. The Italian ele
ment alone can be counted in thous-
ands. OF such record we feel justly
proud.
Meyer London, attorney for the or
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-24

BY vote of lsy095 against 1905, the
members of the British Amalgamated
Society of Engineers have ratified the
agreement between the engineering and
shipbuilding employers decorations and
the twenty trades unions in that indus
try, which provides for the settlement
of jurisdiction disputes without stop
page of work. The agreement goes into
effect Immediately on the east coast of
Scotland, the Clyde, the north coast of
England, Barrow, Liverpool and Birken-
head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16
ALLEGED BOOKMAKERS
MUST STAND TRIAL
Demurrer and Motion for Bill of
Particulars Are Overruled
by Judge Pugh.

Following the overruling of a demurrer
and a motion for bill Of particulars filed
by Ezra Collins and Joseph Walker, two
alleged bookmakers. by Judge PuSh in
the Police Court today, their trials We're
set for the latter part of the month.
Collins. against whom there are five
counts in the information. is to be tried
March 2S, while Walker, who faces seven
different charges, will be tried March 20
The charges against the two men have
been pending since last summer and
were filed by agents of the Department
of Justice. Various objections were
raised by counsel for the defendants to
the informations filed against the two
men, which resulted in the government
being forced to fight them, and the cases
continued for some time. ALL however,
now have been overruled.
In his ruling today Judge Pugh refused
to grant the motion of Walker for a bill
of particulars and also a demurrer filed
by Collins. The counsel for the defend
ants cndeavored to make the prosecuting
attorney specify the place and time that
the alleged races were held. and also the
particular horses on which the alleged
bets were placed.
In behalf of the government. Assistant
United States Attorney Ralph Given con-
tended that the offense alleged is the act
of betting. He said 1t made no difference
whether the race was held or the horse
on which the alleged bet was made ever
started in the race. This contention was
sustained by Judge Pugh.
Mr.. Given stated To-Day that there are
about twenty other alleged handbook
cases pending in the Police Court. and
that as soon as the Walker and Collins
cases are settled the others will be placed
on trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16
ENEMY OF SOCIETY.
Means Should Be Taken to Suppress
the Wild Young Man.

3.
A boy gone wild or travelling in that
direction is greater enemy of society
than biting dog. Sometimes the harm
he does is immediate and plain to see.
as when he runs people down with an
automobile. Oftener the harm is unseen
at first, but farther reaching and more
terrible in its effects on the community.
The wild young man needs to be dis
couraged in his wildness by all possible
means at the command of his family
and friends and neighbors. 1t should be
recognized that wild young men are I'M
safe as citizens as employees or as hus-
bands. If decent young women would
stop marrying indecent young men one
great blow for human happiness would
be struck. If people would stop smiling
indulgently on the sowing of wild oats
there would he fewer wild oats sown.
There will come time. and it might
as we'll come soon late, when public
sentiment will be as strong for social
honesty as for commercial honesty. Bac-
teIiology points touay to solution of
the problem of human misery, but all
the science in the world avails nothing
without public sentiment to back it up.
AS long as the wild young man can
be sure of a welcome on the doormat
and a glad hand in the parlor when he
gets ready to reform there will always
be tragedy, sorrow, wretchedness and
wasted lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
As Mr.. Dooley,' the Inimitable
Irish Philosopher. Sees Il.

We'll, sir" Said Mr.. Dooley, IF there's
wan thing that st. Patrick did rr Ire
land that l like betther thin anything
else it's tn day he fixed FIR his birthday.
He convarted the haythen chiefs, It's
thrue. an he dhrove out tn snakes, an
a good job he made iv both, but he niver
showed his sanity charackter bother
thin whin he fixed on tn sivinteenth iv
March f'r his birthday.
mo wan knows whin he was Dor rn
He wuddent tell. an no more wud j.
But he was a thoughtful an janyal
man, Hinnissy. an says he to himsilf:
Nv coorse. afther I've gone firm this
pleasant island to return no more tn
good people that come afther me will
want to cillybrate me birth. I've got to
fix a date f'r thin whin it won't be a
hardship. IL must be a big day that ivry
wan'H look for'ard to with hope an look
back on with regret that it's past
holy an we'll read in tn calendar. he
named a day that was sure to fall some
where's in tn middle iv Lent. An now
about this time of tn year I'm beginnin'
to get tired iv Lent. It's fine thing in
it's way an it's betther an cheaper thin
that place where ye'er boss goes whin
he's had too much to ate and drink
Carlsbad, that's it besides helm good FIR
tn sowl as well as tn body"
For the rest of this inimitable satire,
see Mr.. Dooley on st. Patrick'S Day" in
the Special Features Section Of the Sun
day Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16
SPOORING.
Man the Only Animal That Follows
a Trail That Way.

From the Strand.
Spooring, properly speaking. means fol-
lowing footprints. but the term COM
monty implies much more than that, and
signifies holding the trail by means of the
many marks an animal leaves behind on
its path.
1t is essentially tracking by sight when
the quarry itself is hidden from view, and
it is this use of the eyes alone i'm the
pursuit OF invisible game that dis
tinguishes man, the hunter. from other
animals.
There is no reason to think that any
animal other than man employs eye
sight to any material extent for this
purpose. Conspicuous tricks, 1t is true.
may catch the eye OF the stoat or wolf
questing for prey, and draw attention to
the fact that a possible victim has pass
ed by
But it is hardly to be believed that
either of these animals. high though in
certain particulars his intelligence be.
has a knowledge Of the shape and struc-
ture of the feet such as is necessary
for telling the nature of the species
that has left the spoor and OF the direc-
ton ii has taken.
These essentials are learned by the
sense of smell. Smell will tell the stoat
if the tracks are those of a hare it
would be profitable to pursue, or OF a
FOX II WOuu De unWlSe 10 IOltOW, ana
the gradual waxing or waning of the
scent in this or that direction will in
dictate the course that has to be chosen
if the quest is to be crowned with sue
cess.
TO man alone, then, is confined the
power of knowing these things by eye.
Not that the knowledge is instructive.
1t has TO be acquired by strenuous ap-
plication and long practice. And only
the individual with keen ylsualizing pow
80. "a Indictment ~ hone
a successful tracker and attain proficien-
cy i'm the science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16
CEREMONY BY CARDINAL,
Bishop 0'Connell to Be Installed as
Head of Virginia Diocese,

BALTIMORE. Md, March 16-Car-
dinal Gibbons will leave here Monday aft
ernoon for Richmond, where he will in
stall Bishop Denis j. OConne,l. formerly
assistant at San Francisco, as the head
Of the diocese of Virginia.
This ceremony will be one of the most
impressive and one of the largest attend
ed of any that has taken place in the
southern city for long time. The new
appointee has a wide circle of friends in
this section of the country, and his induc-
ton into office will be made the occas sion
of demonstrating the high esteem in
which he is held The bishop is going to
his new post determined to uphold the
high traditions that his predecessors have
maintained there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16
SISTER IS |NDiSCREET;
POSTAL CLERK TRAPPED
Woman Carries $1,000 in
Stockings; Tells Friends,
Furnishing Clue.

LYNCHBURG, Va. March l6.-After
stoutly denying his guilt and creating a
general belief as to his absolute inno-
cence, George f. Huffman, postal clerk.
who has been on trial in the federal
court here since Wednesday. broke down
and admitted that he stole the tWen-
ty-thousanddolla registered package
from the mails here on the morn
ing Of October %. Shortly after
ward Huffman was sentenced to three
federal prison at Atlanta In passing
sentence Judge Mcdowell said that
it would be increased if the money
was not returned to the government.
Huffman was sent to the city Jail, where
he will be held until the money is i'll
possession of the government.
Mother Grief Stricken.
The grief of the mother of the self-con-
fessed robber was pitiful, for she be-
lieved him innocent until she could no
longer do So When he confessed in one
of the consultation rooms. where he was
in conference with all of his attorneys,
the woman broke down, and her sobs
could be heard throughout the court
mouse. AT the Tune tnS HOtner gave
way Huffman's wife left the building.
She had been apprised Of what was
coming and she quietly left and went to
her room at the hotel.
There, two hours later, Mrs. Huffman
delivered to Inspector Mosby her hus-
bands grip, wherein was found 81 700 in
twenty-dollar bills. At IL o'clock court
reconvened and the plea was changed
to guilty. Lee & Caskie, his counsel,
made strong pleas for leniency. The
government did not ask for the maxi
mum, but District Attorney Gillespie
thought the sentence should be severe.
Sisters Act Betrays Him.
Huffman's detention came through
women of his family. Three weeks ago
his sister. Miss Sallie huffman. of Rock
ing county, went to Norfolk with
S.0Jo in her stockings. This, according
to the inspectors. was turned over to her
uncle. l.. Z. Huffman of that city. The
uncle told his wife and she wrote the
fact to Mrs. W. +. Huffman. in Rocking
ham,, This Mrs. Huffman in turn wrote
to Mrs. Lee. whose address is not
known. This letter found it's way to the
inspectors. 1t was the first bad move by
Huffman. Gradually he began to dis
tribute the loot. Every move from that
time yesterday morning was known to
the inspectors.