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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
A Moral Embargo.

President Wilson called upon Congress
and the country yesterday to take high
ground on the Mexican question, and the
response will not disappoint him.
Mr.. Wilson's plan OF delivering his
message in person served well on this
occasion to draw added attention and
The world watched and listened while
he spoke.
In practical effect the presidents plan
would isolate Mexico as If it were Il
land afflicted with deadly plague, to
withhold from it the hand of interna-
tional fellowship and the money and en-
terprise of Americans, which have been
such large factors in its upbuilding. II
would withhold military supplies from
all the warning factions. Other nations,
influenced by the policy adopted at
Washington, have virtually withdrawn
their recognition of the government at
Mexico City and are diseountenaneing
foreign loans. The movement promises
to become moral and financial quaran-
tine on the part of civilization.
We have heard in the past of peaceful
bloekades by naval fleets. President
Wilson proposes a peaceful blockade of
Mexico by the forces of peace, by diplo-
mats and banks, by investors and bust
ness men.
1t is unhappily easy to fire the heart
of nation by appealing TO the passion
of anger and hate and the love of mar
tial glory. 1t is far more difficult to
rally men around the standard of peace
The call to arms is a positive act, filed
with promise of military adventure and
victory. Generally the call to peace is
a cold negation, a mere avoidance, pro-
posal to do nothing.
President Wilson, however, has set up
noble ideal for the national and has in
voked our better natures in its support.
We believe the country rs whole will
feel that his program is worthy of the
republic, and that it is an example which
all Americans will be proud to have set
before the nations. For it is real
program plan of campaign, cam
paign for peace which should enlist the
faith and patience of the country-Bos-
ton Globe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
MAY USE WATER
IN STONESHEDS


sidewalks account; Racquet Bros, $40 65
blacksmithing, streets, permanent streets
surface sewers, sidewalks accounts; n
p. Phelps Co., $266.55, labor and sup
plies, streets, permanent streets, surface
sewer, sidewalks, water, public building
fire accounts; Calder & Richardson,
1851, fuel, permanent street account
Clinton Wire Cloth Co., $22, supplies
permanent street account; j. B. San
guenetti. 1925, curbing, permanent
street account; Trow & Holden, $l4.92,
tools, permanent streets, fire accounts.
Consolidated Lighting Co., $650.ST,
lighting, lighting streets, public build
ings, fire accounts; G. w. Averll & Co.,
$S3, labor and supplies, surface sewer,
water, public buildings and fire ac-
counts; Allen Lumber Co., $l005, sup
plies, sidewalks, water accounts; Capital
City Co, $72, tar, sidewalk account; +.
J. Collins, $l9.04, assisting engineer, sal
airy account; G. A. Reed, services, $ll2.-
90, engineering account; A. G. Fay, $l0.-
25, services as inspector, water account !;
w. j. Loughheed & Co., labor and sup
plies, 1880, water account; w. III.
Miles, $l34.27, taxes, Barre Town, wa
ter accounts Anna Robertson, S38, serv-
ices, water account; Il. T. Scott, legal
services, S66.75, water, sewer, fire and
poor accounts; G. f. McAllister, Will
Jamestown taxes, sl210, water xccount;
Union Water Meter Co.. 1882, supplies,
water account; James Mackay, services.
S52, salary and miscellaneous accounts;
Elmwood cemetery commissioner, $50,
caring for uncared for lots; II. H. Ban
croft, veterinary services, $40, fire ac-
count; G. Z. Mcfarland, Sll42, straw,
fire account; j. W. Vaughan, Sl165,
sheeting, fire account; w. +. Shepard,
services, S4l.66; w. +. Shepard, care of
the poor, 500; N. b. Ballard. SIS, J. w.
Dillon, 5000, Granite Mutual Co., $780,
so, insurance, insurance accounts; f. w.
Cummings, $3.50, printing, printing and
stationery account; K. w. Bancroft,
services as alderman, $3.50; street de-
partment payroll, S41s.75, streets, per-
manent streets, surface sewer, sidewalks,
street sprinkhng; fire department pay
roll. SS0.05 police department payroll,
Sl00.33; G. A. Bemis, janitorial duties,
$l4; David Dawson, services as alder
man, $3.50; Daniel O'Connell 4 Sons,
$4,s47l2, to apply on paving contract;
George NJ. Rand, s9975, services as build
ing inspector.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
The Painfully Thin Woman.

In the September Woman's Home
Companion Grace Margaret Gould, the
fashion editor of that periodical, writes
a most amusing and yet sensible article,
entitled "The Deceitful Mirror" in which
she shows how woman sees herself. As
a result woman frequently adorns
herself in clothing that does not become
her at all The following is an extract
from Miss Gould's article:
"rhere is the painfully thin woman,
who seems bent on displaying her ca
daverous charms. What would you
think of mirror that posed as a friend
and yet would let this woman wear one
of the new blouses with an exaggerat
edly low cult neck, Blouse which
brought into glaring prominence the poor
timid bones, which, if given the prefer
ence, would have hidden under the quiet
seclusion of not-too thin tube yoke
And-would you believe 1.-THE mirror
actually let this woman, with her sharp
long drawn out face, wear the new type
of earrings, not single stone fastened
close to the ear, which would help to
give just a suggestion of roundness to
the face that needed it so badly-not
a bit of it-but long, inch-and "a half
drop earrings, the sole purpose of which,
it would seem, was to drag away any
particle of flesh that they could discov-
err.
With her narrow, tight skirt and her
close fitting, pointed hat, to say moth
ing of her earrings and low cut blouse,
she starts forth with that delightful
feeling of assurance and satisfaction
which comes to the woman who knows
she is fashionably dressed. If her OBJ
ject had been to look her very thin
nest she could not have succeeded bet
ter. She was a study in angles"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
CURRENT COMMENT
Infantile Paralysis Causes.

Although one investigator who has ex-
tended his research into the causes of
infantile paralysis absolves the stable
fly from responsibility for this dread
disease the people of Providence, where
it prevails to serious extent, are not
yet ready to surrender the theory. TWEEN.
ty-two cases have been reported to date
and in all of them there have been barns
and stables within radius of five hun.
bred feet. This may be merely coin
cidence, but when an idea has found
lodgment in the public mind condolences
are powerful strengtheners of it. In the
poorer residential sections of a city it
is almost impossible to escape this pro-
pinquity though with the advent of tine
automobile this source OF danger, if it
be one. should be steadily lessening. The
disease is as old as civilization. Why
have they never been connected before? 1t
looks as though science were as mucn
in a fog as ever concerning both the
cause and treatment of this distressing
alady.-Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03

On Tuesday, September 8, the public
schools of Barre will reopen for the
years activities, and all the prospective
attendants should be on hand the first
day of school. Parents should see. to
il at once that their children are re-
called from their vacations and their
places of employment during the sum
mer so that the children viii be on hand
to start with their fellow pupils and not
be handicapped at the very outset Of
the school work. Many failure in a
years school work is traceable to late
start, the pupil being unable to catch
up with the Others who We're on hand at
the opening of the year. Therefore, for
the good of each child every effort ought
to be made to have all the children in
school Tuesday morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03

travelled state road should last indef-
nitely in the hill country with reason
able repair. In the course of time the
benefit would be large, not merely in
passing traffic, but in the greater ease
Of hauling supplies to and from the
railroads. particularly in the spring sea-
son. While rains and floods are ordi-
narily associated with injury TO roads,
this summers drouth has come not far
behind and shown with only less force
the desirability of more permanent con
struction. Some of the important hill
roads have become, during these dry
months, little more than stretches of
loose sand through which wagons no
less than automobiles lurch from one
rock to another of New England's foun-
ions.-Springfeld. Mass, Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
MANsLAUGHTER BY THE SCORE.

MANSlaCNhIE En- u HE StOhE.
In two short years, dozen serious
wrecks of passenger trains have occurred
en- the lines of the New York, New Ha-
yes & Hartford railroad and nearly three
scores of lives have been wiped out, five
times that number of people have been
MANNED, disabled, disfgured and lacerat-
ed and an amounted number have been
injured to lesser degree and put to
great suffering, not 10 mention incon-
venience, by the shortcomings Of this
railroad system which has been bidding
for the control of tn New England
transportation business. Nine of the
wrecks have been staged in the state
of Connecticut and three in Massachu-
sets. And yet the apologists for this
road come to us with the explanation
that the hostile criticism from the pub
lie and the press has driven the EN-
ployes into a condition of demoraliza-
toni That, they say, drives engineers
past set danger signals; causes them to
make hurricane speed between stations;
them to jump eross-overs
with undiminished momentum. We don't
believe it. We don't believe the unfavor-
able comment on the management o,
a railroad will induce the employees of
that road to disregard all general rules
of railroading or the specific regulations
which the railroad management may inn
pose on them. The employees would not
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
Ellis Island Witnesses.

Reports that reach The Globe indicate
the ACCESSIBILITY Of referring once more
to efforts making to stife the investiga-
ton of Ellis Island The plan is to
frighten off witnesses or close their
mouths. 1t will fail. Secretary Wilson
is not to be misled by such tactics. He
is determined to get TO the bottom of
the situation, and he will not tolerate
brow beating Every man or woman in
possession of information bearing on the
conditions that have prevailed at Ellis
Island is assured of the fullest protec-
ton as witness and afterward.
Those persons that are offering induce
ments for silence or half truths are
pretty sure to find themselves when the
inquiry is completed without means TO
carry out their promises or threats. The
government is thoroughly in earnest and
will not be put off with evasions.
Wonderful reforms have been put in
operation at the island since The Globe
made its first exposure. For this every
one concerned is no doubt duly grateful.
III effective assurance could be given that
present conditions would be permanent,
so far as The Globe is concerned, the
mdIIef mlSub " uAVPPtu. put Nht lioe
ter is not in the hands of The Globe,
which has merely called public attention
to what many persons know, and from
those that allowed or were responsible
for the conditions that did exist assur
ances of permanent reform are of no
great value.
What has been may be again unless
the whole machinery is put in proper or
der. Uncle Sam must know that the
stranger Just come within his gates is
treated at least with common honesty
and decency while he is still in Uncle
Sans care.-New York Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03

|
Morris Coffrin of Burlington was at
the home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. w. Coffrin, Sunday and Monday.
George Olney, who has been ill with
pneumonia for the past week, remains
about the same.
| Misses Grace and Jennie Dennis have
returned to their work at Tilton, n. FL
Mrs. Clara Parks and Raymond Scott
were at Montpelier yesterday.
Mrs. w. A. Reid and son, Edwin, left
Saturday for Concord, N. II.
Miss Mile W'hitehill is teaching school
in Topsham.
Mrs. T. 0. Jones and Misses Maud and
Gladys Jones returned to their home All
Manchester, n. H., Monday.
Mrs. Allen Taylor has been passing a
week with friends at Bradford.
Miss Carrie Downs left Saturday for
Sheldon, to resume teaching.
Alex Hall of Barre was in town over
Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Althea Stanley and little daugh-
ter of Piermont, N. H., were over-Sunday
visitors at the home of her brother, Levi
Wilson.
Mrs. Taylor of Bradford was visit.
or at Rev. r. A. Smiths, Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. A. McIane of Barre, former
resident here, was in town the last OF
the week
Mrs. Zellis Tenny and son of Tilton,
n. H., who were called here to attend
the funeral of her cousin, Mrs. Raymond
Scott, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Josephine Clark and son, Robert,
of Wells River, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. f. Clark, Friday and Saturday
Miss Eunice Carpenter went Tuesday
to Newbury, where she has employment.
Mrs. Emma j. Clark was at Wells
River on Tuesday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Josephine Clark, who left to-day
for Boston, where she is to make her
hone.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. F.. Clark and chill
dren and Mrs. Emma j. Clark. q. II.
Pillsbury, Miss Carrie Chalmers and Dan
Murray were at their cottages at Lake
Groton over Labor day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wielch and their
three children left Saturday for their
home in Boston, having spent two
weeks vacation at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. M. WEIGH.
Miss Addie Turel of Boston was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Bailey over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Burnett and daugh-
ter of Barre visited Mrs. Burnett's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall, over Sun
day and Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03

The tragic ending to the days pro-
gram at the Rutland fair yesterday,
when George Schmidt, local aviator,
was killed in a fall with his aeroplane
and his passenger was injured slightly,
is likely to discourage the practice OF
taking passengers into the air until such
time as the machines in common use
have become perfected to greater ex-
tent than at the present time. Schmidt
was skilled aviator, having made many
fights at national meets, not to men
ton his frequent appearances at fairs
throughout Vermont and other states of
New England. The reports of the ac-
cident say that his handling of the ma
chine was probably interfered with by
the passenger, who became frightened as
they were making descent, causing the
aviator to lose control of the vehicle.
Whether that was the cause or not, the
occurrence should put an end to exhibi.
tons with passengers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03

Governor Fletcher's new appointee on
the Vermont public service commission,
Park Pollard of Proctorsvile (Fletcher's
home town., is little known throughout
the state, but he has had some expert
ence in handling local affairs in the lit
tie village of Proctorsville and the town
Of Cavendish which embraces it. 1t is
an experiment to place a country mer-
chant on commission of such great
Importance as the public service board
ought to be, but the action of the ex-
ecutive in trying out new material will
be commended by those who have become
aggrieved over the policy of appointing
over and over again those persons who
are constantly in the public eye and
whose hands are constantly reaching up
to the public treasury. Mr.. Pollard,
therefore, starts in his new position with
the good wishes of those who like to
see new timber tried out in Vermont ad.
ministrative affairs and who feel that
the state would not go to wrack and
ruin if few of the old FOUNDERS were
excluded from office now and then.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
The Lady Past Forty-Five Who Dotes
on Parrots Wings.

The September Woman's Home Com
panion is an advance autumn fashion
number, and Grace Margaret Gould, the
fashion editor, has prepared great ar
ray of facts and suggestions about fall
clothes. Miss Gould advises women to
be moderate in following the fashions.
She is strongly opposed to extremes that
make women appear ridiculous. One of
her articles is entitled THE Deceitful
and in it she shows how many
women follow the fashions so foolishly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03

Howard Elliott had bad second day
as head Of the New Haven system; but
the criticism win not be directed to-
ward him until he has had chance to
remedy conditions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03

Pennsylvania still leads Vermont in
the total production of stone, but Yer.
mont stands at the head of the nation in
production of granite, with Is per cent
of the total output. What decadent
state Vermont is!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
His Duty.

Policeman tloquiterl-T seen my duty
an l done it. | says to the captain,
There's a guy runnin' a tough joint
down the street" The captain says to
me, GO pull"-an, / starts TO go-"his
leg says the captain. So l seen my
duty an done it.--Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
JINGLES AND JESTS
Giving Life Its Flavor.

The salt of the earth.
Sweet dispositions.
Bitter experience.
Sour tempers,
Peppery people.
Spicy stories.
Honeyed words.
Little pickles.
Sage counsel.
Mint juleps.
Gingery comments. Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
Death Does Mo- Wait

for a changed tariff o. the crops to
move. Therefore insurance propositions
must be governed by present conditions.
Decide now, and decide to take it. Ma.
tional Life Ins. Co OF Vt. (Mutuai.l
S. s. Ballard, general agent, Lawrence
building, Montpelier. Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
Up Against It.

"That woodpecker is persistent, but |
think he's beaten this time
Whats he trying to dot"
Drill hole in an iron trolley pole.'
Kansas City Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03

Bryan is racing around the Chautau-
qua circuit again. That man is bound
to make record of some kind, it seems.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
A Wise Dog.

81 never take sides in town row."
Il always do. Then | don't have to
listen to the grievances of both fac
tions. kansas City journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03

Travelling doesn't look so bad on the
old C. V. after all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1913.

Canada is coming to its senses over thu
Thaw case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
GRoToN.
Mrs. Almon Brown Died at the Home OF
Her Son in Westville.

Mrs. Almon Brown died Sunday night
at the home of her son, Hiram Daniels,
at Westville, where she had been i'll for
some time with complication of dis
eases. She was about rs years of age.
Funeral services were held to-day at her
late home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-03
Special Sale this Week of
Blankets and Outing

We want your fall and v
pleases us to offer this sale o,
Flannels this week, so that you
of new fall goods.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-12

NLC uCplAIJ
a last encouraging word to the man
in whose welfare he was so earnest
ly interested.
1t was like transition to Para
disc, the new life of the honor squad.
Not man among them worked as,
did 4 4. He became the director
of the public work under construc-
ton, he encouraged the others to
work out their chance for liberty with
earnestness and hope.
Once Nina visited the camp. For
the first time in three years the hap
py lovers were allowed to sit apart by
themselves under a tree and discuss
their hopes, their plans for the future,
their imperishable love.
And then, at the end of two
months, there came terrible blow
to the trustful Nina, vivid shock
to the deputy warden; 4 4 was
missing, had disappeared from the
convict camp, The curse of twelve
hundred convicts were registered
against him and a double sentence
marked against him on the prison
books if he was ever recaptured.
Not a word was heard concerning
the fugitive for over month. One
dark, stormy night a man, closely
muffled up, appeared at the great
iron gate of the prison and asked for
the deputy warden. AS the latter APP
peared, the -enveloping cloak and hat
were thrust aside. Pale, emaciated,
there stood evealed-COnvict 4.
"You-you" fairly shouted the as
founded deputy, in amazement, and
then the clear ring of joy and relief
in his startled tones.
Yes, it is l." responded Moody,
weakly. 81 have come back at the
first moment of my liberty"
why, you ran away"
Never. was drugged while l
slept in the convict camp, carried
AWAY and locked I'D in the hands of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-12


fancy to the girl. Since Moody has
been in prison he has prosecuted
Nina PerciEal with his unwelcome at
tentions, but to no avail. She says
she will remain true to the lover who
gave up his good name and liberty for
her mothers sake, if she has to wait
a lifetime for his release"
Send in 4 4 f." was the only
comment the superintendent made,
and within few minutes young
man entered the room. His convict
dress could not hide the nobility of
his face and manner.
81 A." said the superintendent,
in his hard, decisive way, II have
chosen you as one of the forty honor
convicts."
81 thank you," spoke Moody, quiet
ly enough, but drawing in his breath
as though the first CLEAN Of free
dom had come.
"The state has decided to send out
an experimental squad to make a
park at town fifty miles away. Its
members win not wear the prison uni
form, nor win an armed guard be put
over them. They will be placed on
their honor, have a camp of their
own and If, at the end of ninety days,
they return to prison with no attempt
to escape, the experiment will be con-
sidered a success and the system
adopted for other prisoners. Think
what it means for thousands of con-
victs pihing for air and sunshine and
a free life, if you forty men are true
to your promise.
81 shall not attempt to escape"
pledged 4 4 fervently
eff any Of you do" continued the
superintendent gravely, you crush
out a system that might mean life
and hope to thousands, you would be
cursed to all time by those whose flu
ture you have blasted. If you return,
every man in the squad will be given