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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
Congressman Plumley.

The announcement of Congressman
Plumley that he will not be candidate
for reelection clears the field at once
for any and all Others who may possibly
have had an ambition, even though then
latent to represent the second district in
the popular branch Of the national leg
stature
This action of Congressman Plumley
in making known his decision at the
very beginning of the campaign was a
Thoughtful and fair one on his part as
respects that duty he owed TO other
prospective party candidates, and in
view of the probability of an animated
and holly eontented campaign for the
choice of his successor it appears to The
Landmark. that he has also been just
and fair to himself in the matter of de-
elining to be candidate at his age, for
there is no honor in holding the Office
that is not already his.
The campaign in the second district
this year will be quite a different mat
ter than heretofore for, in all probable
ity, there win be three party candidates
instead of two as heretofore. In the ma
tional election of 1912 the Progressive
party had plurality in the second dis
trict but no congressional candidate.
This year il is likely TO have one, as will
also the Democratic party--White Riv-
or Junction Landmark.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
A women's Club With "the wallop.1

In the March Woman's Home Compan-
ion appears an account of the Women's
Civic club founded few years ago in
small city in New Jersey. This club
really does things. It's record of re-
markable activities proves that women
do not take part in government. The
explanation OF its success lies in ever
lastingly keeping at things. Following
are some of the things that the club
has accomplished:
after the club had petltioned the
city fathers for Is years to purchase two
lots opposite the station for a city park,
the purchase was made.
after the club had run snow plows
for seven years the city took them over.
'sThe club secured the appointment OF
a school doctor and school nurse; and
it also prevented the turning out Of an
able school superintendent for political
reasons, simply by campaign OF pub
LEFTY.
4The club has put up signs all over
the country as to the steepness of bills
and the danger of curves; it has proyid-
ed fountains, seats, trees, shrubbery,
cans for litter, spittoons and watering
troughs; it has sent incorrigible boys to
school; clothed INDECENT children; Sc
cured the investigation of vice eondi-
tions; carried on campaigns against flies
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
Sugarin'.

This is the time when the fortunate
possessors of sugar maple orchards are
marshalling them into service. The sea-
son for this industry is said to be OPEN
ing auspieiously. II has been anguish
ing somewhat in recent years, primarily
because so many of the stalwart trees
have gone into wood and charcoal, and
incidentally because the developments of
spring have undergone an apparent
change. We do not seem to enter upon
it by the same regular graduations as
formerly A mild March in which the
sap dries up may be succeeded by a
boisterous April, but the conditions at
present are more promising. The frost
has gone deep into the ground and a
gradual release OF the sweet blood OF
the maple will give us comparatively
bountiful crop. The nightly stiffening
of the ground, followed b. the days
thaw. means a free flow, and the sugar
bushes will be interesting camps for the
next three or four weeks. This will be
especially true Of Maine, Vermont and
New Hampshire. and to a less degree of
Massachusetts,. though there was time
when the western part of the state flow
ed with this delectable sweet in guam
titles that were very appreciate factors
in rural incomes. Once maple sugar and
maple syrup made the farmer independ-
that of the grocer for his domestic sweet
ening. Now it has become more or less
a luxury for all classes. 1t is getting
about as scarce as the real old fashioned
buskwheat cakes, such as our mothers
used to make.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
Not a Place for Politics.

The annual meeting and banquet of
the Greater Vermont association took
place in Burlington last week Tuesday.
1t was gathering of men of prominence
from all parts of the state for the pur-
pose of discussing affairs pertaining to
the states industrial development and
improvement. Politics had not place
in it, and yet it was made the occasion
for an attempt to launch a boom for
Charles A. Prouty for United States
rsenator.
The annual meeting of the Windham
County Agricultural association took
place in Brattleboro this week--a gath
ering of farmers to discuss agricultural
subjects and learn from state and feder-
al experts concerning better methods of
farming. Politics was not a part of the
program, but there appeared two pro-
moters of the Prouty boom who spent
the day hobnobbing with the members
of the association.
Is it possible that the call of the
people" must be fostered and braeed up
in this way? Whatever may be the
merits of Mr.. Prouty's candidacy and
however genuine the enthusiasm OF those
who are behind il we believe a grave
mistake is being made by utilizing pub
lie meetings for political log rolling. The
people of the state are not yet quite
ready to be swept off their feet on the
question of the United States senator
ship.-Brattleboro Phoenix.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
wAITSFIELD.

The Home circle will serve dinner on
Wednesday in the vestry of the Con-
gregational church.
Mrs. George Ford of Warren has been
spending several days the past week
with relatives in town.
Alton h. Farr and Paul Buzzell have
been in Middlesex the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buzzell and little
daughter, Lena May, spent Sunday in
East Warren.
"A Noble Outoast" will be given by an
amateur company from Warren Tues
day evening in |. 0. 0. +. hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Freeman of
Warren spent the weekend at NJ. j.
Waterman's.
Charles Brooks of Mortified IS
spending the month of March with his
aunt. Mrs. Warren Palmer.
Miss Gladys Hill of Isle La Motto is
visiting Mrs. James Neil.
Miss Dorothy Miner left Thursday for
Montpelier, where she is training for a
nurse at Heaton hospital.
Miss Alice Booker of Burlington was
the guest of Mrs. c. J. Greene last week.
Harry McAllister, who seriously in
lured his knee recently, is improving,
but is still unable to attend school.
Members of the Nature club are re-
quested to answer the roll call at the
next meeting with a short quotation on
some nature subject. The meeting will
be held in library hall on Saturday,
March IA, at 3 P. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
Gov. Walsh's Salary.

Gov. Walsh is to be commended for
insisting that any proposed increase in
his salary should not be made appli-
cable to the term for which he has al.
ready been elected. He would be doing
still better were he 10 oppose the
change altogether The issue is not one
of $4,000, but of the atmosphere which
such an increase would create. Already
bills are under cosderation for increas-
ing the salaries OF other state and coun-
ty officers. We wish money were plen-
tiful enough so that they could all have
the larger compensation proposed, but
when we recall the extraordinary pro-
portions which the present state tax has
reached, and the iustifiable protestations
of the mayors OF our cities against its
further advance, we realize that all
such items count in the grand total.
The governor will be in a far weaker
position to enforce on the legislature the
economies which are necessary, if its
members see his own salary, although
affecting only succeeding terms, materi-
ally heightened Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
WATERBURY,.

The funeral of Mrs. Abbie w. Cros-
sett was held from the home Of her
| nephew, Fred Billings, in Stowe Satur-
day at ii o'clock, with burial in the Bill
| lings' lot in the Riverbank cemetery.
Rev. f. T. Crane officiated and Mrs.
Barrows sang in very effective man.
ner. The bearers were nephews, Fred
Billings OF Stowe, William Marshall and
Everard Marshall of Waitsfeld, and
James Jacobs of Burlington. Among
those present from out of town were
Mrs. Mamie Dewing and daughter, Miss
Bertha Dewing of Burlington; Mrs. Tru-
man Nichols and Mrs. Charles Hurl-
burt of Bellows Falls; Mr.. and Mrs.
James Jacobs OF Burlington, Mrs. James
Cass OF Randolph; William and Eyerard
Marshall of Waitsfeld; Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Shonio, Judge E. w. Huntley, S.
r. Kennedy and Miss Marion Kennedy
of this place.
The opera house was packed Friday
night at the last entertainment in the
lecture and entertainment course, a con-
cert by the Wilder school OF music of
Burlington, This, personally conducted
by George Hubbard Wilder, was enough
to draw his many friends in town to
the concert and those who expected much
were not disappointed. Mr.. Wilder act
ed as aceompanist and the different So
loists showed the worth of his teaching
Miss Doris Eleanor Taft, as coloratura
soprano, and Archie Stewart, as basse
chantante, gave some very fine numbers.
Mrs. Stewart is one of Mr. Wilder's
Rutland pupils, he having a large class
now in that city. Miss May Patricia
Magner, flute virtuoso, showed rapid
technique and her selections received a
merited applause. OF Mrs. George Hub
bard Wilder, who as dramatic contralto.
displayed not only natural talent with
the wonderfully rich voice, but also
great amount of work in the method,
too much praise cannot be said. Her sc.
lections from Samson eft Dalila," by
Saint Saens and the "Air from Carmen
Hubanere," by Bizet, were supplemented
by Tosti's Goodbye" and "0nly
Rose" for encores, also way Down
Upon the Swanee River" for second on
core. People were loud in her praises
and predict a brilliant future for her.
Mrs. Wilder's stage presence is also very
pleasing. The boy reader, Leo James
Casey, who assisted the musicians,
showed much promise and his selections
were all well received The whole pro-
gram was the most artistic heard in
town for long time and reflected much
credit upon the teacher, as well as the
artists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

numbering in a land whose largest tree
does not exceed two inches in height
But there is coal. The hunters did not
get down to that. Not till 1900 was il
discovered and appropriated, seam 10
feet thick, beneath 40 feet of ice and 20
feet OF rock, at Advent bay, on the ISL
and of Prince Charles ForeIand. There
the Arctic Coal company, born in Bos-
ton, has coal field over three miles
long, and at two other points it is work
ing coal, which finds ready market at
Norwegian ports. That is really why
European nations want to have talk
with the United States about Spitz-
bergen affairs. One thing is certain,
that this country has no thought of an
nexation. The interests of all parties,
made valid by possession, may be easily
preserved if the nations agree to declare
Spitzbergen a neutral territory open to
all--Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
A "STRAW VOTE" FOR THE
SENATE.

If Governor Fletcher has aspirations
for a position in the United States Sem
ate, as he is credited with having, the
result of the "straw vote" in Lamoille
county on Tuesday is likely to serve as
wet blanket inasmuch as he received
only about 10 per cent of the total vote
registered in the test He was very
poor third to both United States Sena-
tor William P. Dillingham; and Charles
A. Prouty, the latter running somewhat
behind the former, although not so far
behind as to be out of the reckoning
should he reverse his plan of not being
an active candidate for the position.
Lamoille county's vote is small in COM
parison with the vote of nearly every
other county in the state, but its senti-
ment may be considered fairly repre-
sentative of the state in this matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

county jails could be employed for hous.
| ing the same prisoners in different
groupings. The cases of similar kinds
might be put together and receive the
same kind of treatment The hardened
vicious would have far less chance OF
spreading the infection of crime; the
opportunity Of getting at the men SEN
fenced for minor offences in the way
OF reform would be greatly increased.
1t would clear the path for enlightened
methods OF dealing with the penal com
munity, which look to the future as cit
izens of the individuals, while they are
paying the penalty of law-breaking.
Such a change in classification is
fundamental, if the state is to bring
its prison management to a level with
that of the leaders. And TO this step
the Republican party has definitely
committed itself. In the platform
adopted last fall, one of the social well
fare planks explicitly pledged the organ
'ization to support the transfer of con-
troll OF the jails from county authorities
to the state Not word of opposition
has been uttered either at the time or
since, even by the county commission
ers, who have in the past made so stub
born fight against the change, large
ly from regard for their own political
power. Whether they will be willing
to admit now that they do not read
party platforms, or give them heed,
or not, the pledge is on record. The only
obstacles they raise now lie in the finan
eial questions involved. These are not
easy to adjust, but they certainly are
not incapable OF adjustment.
1t might not be fair, of course, to
penalize any county for the care or
maintenance OF more prisoners than are
committed by its own courts, but the
problem here becomes one simply of ae-
curate bookkeeping and establishment of
a system of reasonable assessment. The
basic principle of the change proposed
is sound and has proved its great value
in the actual practical tests of other
states. The majority party here is
on record in support OF it. There was
a Democratic governor in office when
the declaration was adopted, as there is
to-day. 1t is a question OF politics but
OF social advance, and political consid-
ought not to be allowed to
block its accomplishment. Boston Her
aid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

and mosquitoes, and engaged popular
lecturers TO exhort the voters on civic
righteousness"
| Here are extracts from the minutes OF
one meeting:
"QI Mrs. Lacy was authorized to
have the sign about unchecking horses,
at the foot of Pixies hill, reprinted at
cost not to exceed $3.50.
"t21 Mics Brown was requested to
find out whether the bubbling fountain
is OF such an altitude as to be properly
used by drinkers, and to report on this
at the next meeting.
"(3) Miss Crane was appointed
committee Of one to take photograph
of the vacant lot at the corner of Bleak
and Snow streets and to mail same to
owner.
ga II was resolved that as many
members as could find it convenient
should drop in at the Home Meat Store
and congratulate the proprietor upon his
new arrangements for keeping fruit un-
der cover"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
What About spitzbergen?

Ii seems that Europe would like to
know what America is going 10 do about
Spitzbergen. Our government mas been
asked TO send delegate to an interna-
tional conference at Christiania, where
the other countries represented will be
Russia, Germany, France, Great Britain
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Holland
Which flag is to fly over the Spitzbergen
archipelago Are the different islands
to come under different flags? Is there
to be sovereignty at all, or friendly
recognition of all interests by means of
some plan of naturalization? These are
some of the questions that are in the
minds of the interested nations, and
that will have to be considered at the
conference, with the hope of arriving at
an agreement.
Ii is late in the day to talk about any
thing like national rights in these is
lands. The property of none, they have
been the prey of all. England wished to
annex them 800 years ago, when her
whalers were hauling fortunes from the
waters around the peaks of ice. But the
Dutch and the Danes came sailing in
with such fleets that she aba adoned the
idea. The Russians followed, and the
Norsemen of the nearer lands were all
the time taking their share. Then there
was what they called hunting ashore,
which meant the indiscriminate slaugh-
ter of every living creature which had
fur that could be sold. And these arc
the consequences: The whale has dis
appeared. the seals have been extermi-
mated, the walrus nearly so. the polar
bears and arctic foxes are few, and the
reindeer are approaching extinction.
What is left to attract American in
terest! Not timber, for there can be no
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
The State Control of County Jails.

1t will be interesting to watch the
action of the Republicans in the legisla
ture on the bill providing for the trans
fer of control of the county jails to the
state as drafted by the prison commits
sioner and still in the committee on So
cial welfare. The measure is based on
the need of carrying out, If we are to
make a real advance in prison re-
form, some intelligent system of CLASH
fication of the inmates. At present,
DRINKS, drug cases. professional crimi-
mails, perverts are all kept in one insti-
tuition, according to the county from
which they are committed. The results
are anything but encouraging. More
often the prisoners lose rather than
gain during their stay.
Under state control, the twenty-one
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

While the interstate commerce com
missions report on the Puget Sount
railroad property is bound to have de.
pressing effect on railroad stocks and is
likely to cause loss to stockholders OF
that particular line, it seems that such
revelations are needed to check some OF
the manipulation of railroad stocks and
properties in order to protect prospec-
tive stockholders of other lines and, at
the same time, to give the needed sta
bility to all railroad shares. A house.
cleaning or two along this line will do
temporary harm and permanent good.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

Those three citizens of the United
States who have forsworn their allegi-
ance to the American constitution and
sworn allegiance to the government Of
Great Britain just because of the de-
mand which the income tax imposes on
them are probably no great loss to the
United States anyway. as they have
made their residence chiefly in Great
Britain and have established most of
their interests there except for the in
come which pSurs in from the country
they have deserted. At the same time,
if an injustice has been done them and
Others of their class in the imposing of
the tax against which they protest, the
matter ought to be remedied by Con-
gress at the first opportunity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

The late George Washington Wander
bilt was benefactor to certain ex'
tent willingly, but unwillingly he was
more so when compelled to pay thous'
ands for farms which were valued for
hundreds prior to his move to build a
great country estate in North Carolina
The best that can be said about the
latter was that it put vast amount
of money into circulation that otherwise
would have been locked up in the Van
derbilt strongbox.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
CURRENT COMMENT
Why Waterbury Voted License.

1t was sure to come sooner or later
and it might just as well be this year
as any. The demoralizing experience of
having license for one year had to come
in order to wake up the class of people
who are saying mo danger; no need
of my voting" The license vote was all
out -206-and the no-license element
some 550was represented by 20l
votes. This is just how it happened to
go license, and blame rests upon the
shoulders of the no-license people who
failed to go to the meeting and do their
Waterbury Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

Larry Gardner. the Enosburg Falls lad
who was detained from making the trip
with the Red Sox's advance guard ten
days ago because of illness in his family,
left this week to report TO Carrigan at
Hot Springs. He was accompanied by
Harold Janvrin the youthful inielder.
One Of Bill Carrigan's best assets as
manager OF the Boston Americans is
his personality. The players swear by
him. Ii is said that ii he was to jump
to the Federal league large number
of the Red Sox would go with him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

One days papers tell of the New Ha-
ven's deficit of $Ss9,l7s, and the next
days papers tell of enormous profits
made by banking firm in handling the
securities of the railroad and its subsi-
diaries. Perhaps there is effect and par
tial cause placed in rather damaging
iuxtaposition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09
Things Look Biggest

from the small end Of telescope. Life
insurance is system Of small payments
by which large sum of money is kept
constantly in sight for the family. Ma
tional Life ms. Co., of VT. Mutual
s. s. Ballard. general agent, Lawrence
building, Montpelier, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

The Sims bill to uphold the president
on canal tolls exemption is moving mer-
rily along. This is one instance in which
party lines are nearly obliterated; and
well it is, because the question is not
one of politics.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

1t is authoritatively denied that Iris
Speaker of the Boston Red Sox has
bought out the Standard Oil corpora
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

Mayor Curley is quite modest in figur-
ing that he has saved the city of Bos-
ton only S7,9o0,oOO. Why stop 100000
short of round eight-million?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

If those Texas Rangers are one half
rs bad as painted, the Mexicans should
begin to run to their storm cellars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

The recent baseball tour by the Giants
and the White Sox was an important
step in the AUGMENTATION of the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-09

The town of Roosevelt, J.. l., wishes
to change its name to Providence--swap-
ping diyinities, so to speak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-19
EXPECT MELLEN TO
GIVE MORE J0LTS
Commerce Body to Hear Further
Testimony To-day from
Former N. n. Head.
From The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington, May is-Charles S. Mellen
former president of the New Haven Rail
road. will go on the witness stand again
tomorrow in the New Haven investiga-
ton.
IL was intmated at the office OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-day
that Mr.. Mellen had merely scraped the
surface I'm his testimony last Wednesday.
and that disclosures OF sensational
nature may be expected when he takes
the stand again.
Mr. Mellen arrived here this evening,
accompanied by John w. Ii. Grim, his
counsel, and with a black bag containing
letters and papers which he has brough.
from his homes in Stockbridge and New
Haven. These papers are supposed to
contain the inside history of financial
transactions Of the New Haven.
Chief Counsel Folk had long confer
ence with Mr. Mellen and his counsel late
this evening. at which he went over Mr..
Melen's papers and gathered additional
Information from the former president "
the New Haven Railroad which, he said