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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
Group.
Amount.
Highest City.
Group.

A significant fact brought out in the
report is that per capita indebtedness
increases with the size Of the cities.
This is shown when the cities are ar
ranged in groups by popula ion. the per
capita net Indebtedness for the cities of
groups !. to v. being $3.50 s7l.ss,
S446l, S42.s5. and $3Sl2 Individual
cities may show the widest divergence
from this general rule, the per capita
net indebtedness of Chicago. ILL.,, the
second city in size. being Is per cent
less than that Of Council Bluffs, Ia.
the smallest OF the 1875 cities reported.
While the per capita debt is smallest
for group Y. and increases group by
group with the population, the cities for
the same group, having approximately
the same population, present remarkable
differences. For New York, N. Y, Bos-
ton, Mass, Cincinnati, O.. Los Angeles,
Cal. New Orleans, La. Omaha, Neb,
Tacoma, Wash, Portland, Me-, Atlantic
City, n. j., and Galveston, Tex, the per
capita net Indebtedness was in excess of
800. Eight cities showed net per
capita indebtedness of less than $40,
Denver, Col, Erie, Pa, Peoria.
ILL.,, and Lansing, Mich.
The report also Classics the debt of
the 1875 cities as incurred for general de-
partments and municipal service enter.
prises and for public service enterprise |
and investments. OF the total debt, 70.3 |
per cent was incurred for general pur-
poses and 29.7 per cent for public serv-
ce enterprises and investments
The total valuation of departmental
including land, buildings. and
was s2,l36, s24,s22, while the
,ross debt incurred for these purposes
mounted to 1902, o00,0l3, making a
alto of debt to valuation of 932 The
lebt incurred for public service enter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
PORK BARREL TO
BE MADE SMALL
Congress Ready to Cut River and Har.
Dor Bill Because of Decrease
ing Revenues.

Washington, Aag. Ordinarily wal
in Europe would not affect appropria.
tions made by Congress, but there il
every indication that one effect of the
war will be to make impossible the
enactment of the river and harbor bill
in its present form at this session.
As the result of a filbuster carried
on some days ago, and led by Senators
Burton, Kenyon and others, the passage
of the S53,000,000 river and harbor meas
ure was blocked. IT was, however, the
intention of its advocates to bring the
bill up again after passage of the trust
bills and make another effort No enact
it.
But the situation is changed complete
ly from what it was when the river and
harbor bill was under discussion 1t was
pointed out then that to enact the bill
without pairing it to the bone would
mean huge deficit at the end of the
current fiscal year. That sort of argu-
mant was potent before the European
war began. But now, with revenues
dwindling, and war taxes in sight, it is
stronger.
The opponents of the river and har-
Dor bill are convinced that the Demo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18

tors if there was anything / could
take to help me and they said there
was nothing that they knew Of. / am
thankful for such a good medicine and
will always give it the highest praise. !"
- Mrs. c. II. GRIFFITH, 1906 Madison
Ave, Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pa. I'll suffered from fe-
male trouble and the pains were so bad
at times that ! could not sit down. The
doctor advised severe operation but
my husband got me Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and | experienced
great relief in short time. Now / feel
like new person and can do hard
days work and not mind it. What joy
and happiness it is to be we'll once more.
i am always ready and willing to speak
a good word for the Compound. Mrs.
ADA Wilt, 1876 Stock St., Hanover, Pa.
If there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia Z.
Pinkham Medicine Go. (c0nfldentiaD
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will he opened,
read and answered by woman and
held in strict confidence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
Japan Enters.

| If we must have war calculated tc
astagger humanity it might as vel
settle many questions as to settle a few
This is evidently the war way Japan
looks at IT, She purposes TO restore
Chinese sovereignty over the German
possession of Kiao- Chau. And she can
probably do it. Germany will disregard
the ultimatum, but she will find it diff
cult just now to defend that distant
Oriental possession, with Great Britain
sitting at the gates of Gibraltar and
Suez. II may be very slow job to
reduce Kiao- Chau, the strongest fortifi-
cation in the Orient, but Japan has had
some experience in that line which
doubtless influences her present action.
Kiso-Chau ought TO 60 back to China.
In all the history of the relations of
Europe with Asiatics there are few less
eredltable chapters than the kaiser's
taking this peninsula from helpless China
as an indemnity for the killing of two
missionaries. That a nation should be
thus despoiled in the name of the Prince
I
travtsty Germany would never have
taken that territory from a nation of
her own size; she would not have been
permitted to take il from any country
on this hemisphere by our Monroe doe
trinc. She could take il from China at
that particular time, but Japan, the Gus
todian of Asiatie interests, has evidently
that ownership as a splinter in
her own flesh and now decides to pull
IL out.
The world viii believe Japan need /
lessly militant to go into a war in which |
she is not obliged 10 participate, over
burdened as she is by the debts Of past /
wars. But the Orient is not likely to be 1
brow-besten by the Occi. /
TENT. The sooner the western world 1
swakens to this realization the better.
As a by-product of the war Of 1914, the
OF this piece of territory to
Is honest owners viii be no misfortune.
Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
Latter Refuses to Admit
Foreign Ships to Coast
wise Traffic
VOTES DOWN THE
CONFERENCE REPORT
And Adopts House Measure
Bill Now Ready for
the President

Washington, Aug. by vote Of
40 tc 20, the Senate yesterday rejected
the conference report on the shipping
bill to admit foreign built ships to Amer.
lean registry, and proposing to open
coastwise trade to foreign craft. The
House bill was then adopted by the
same vote. 1t extends American registry
to all foreign built ships. The bill now
goes to President Wilson for approval,
1t is believed he will sign it.
The House bill was passed on Aug. B,
and provides that any foreign built ship
may obtain American registry for for
eign trade. The existing law limits such
registry to vessels not more than five
years old. In the Senate the House bill
was so amended as to allow such foreign
built ships as might take American reg
istry within the next two years to en-
gage in the American coastwise trade.
The bill enacts into law the admin
istration plan to restore the trans-At-
lantic trade paralvzed by the European
war. 1t is also designed to enlarge the
American merchant marine. Already the
American line has received
for certain of its vessels now
in American waters, and the North Ger
man Lloyd line has announced that it
will sell some of its ships. Administers
ton officials expect to see many foreign
built ships come under the American flag
soon after President Wilson signs the
bill
Senator 0'Gorman, in charge Of the
bill, expressed ama1ement over the Dem
1eratic opposition. Discussion here to-
lay" said he, Indicates that Congress
5 directing its energies toward the pro-
.ection OF special interests rather than
he promotion of the general welfare
t amazes me that senators who not |
ong ago eloquently proclaimed the
American coastwise shipping an offensive
seem to find no difficulty to.
lay arguing for result that will be to
this monopoly that has fat.
ened on unAmerican principles /
careely can believe my eyes and ears,
caring senators, processing allegiance
0 the Democratic creed, paraphrase the
republican argument for 20 years in
upport Of a protective tariff. We have
cached sad day in the decline of the
party when Democrats rise
ere and use Republican arguments in
Ipport OF an offensive and I'M American
ystem of protection"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
Inokina Ahead.

81 have Just telephoned to our new
neighbors to ask them IL there is any
thing we can lend them" said Mrs.
Scrimpins.
Aren't you getting wonderfully
generousT- asked her husband
"Oh, it's Just as well to be neighbour
". Most OF our stuff IS pretty well
worn. and as they moved in saw a
lot OF things that win be worth hav-
Ing when il comes our turn to bor-
Wash ington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
MISSED THE TRAIN.
II Was Not the Agents Fault, Either,
Only His Misfortune.

II Was Not the Agents Fault, Either,
Only His Misfortune.
| The real estate man from the city
| was eager to close the deal for Uncle
Billy Weatherman's forty acres, which
would front on a beautiful lake after
the big White river dam in the Mis-
souri, 0zarks was built
The papers lay on the table awaiting
Uncle Billy's signature, The real es-
tate man was impatient He was in
hurry TO get back TO Hollister, the
nearest railway station, SO as to catch
the only train that would get him back
to Kansas City the next morning.
"Now. IL you'll sign right thereon
the dotted line" be said, handing a
fountain pen to Uncle Billy.
Uncle Billy took out his spectacles
and read the papers carefully.
al reckon I'd better not be in too big
a hurry about this hyar." he temporiz-
ed, with the shrewdness of the Ozark
mountaineer. ~ don't read as peart
as / used to. ! b'Iieve I'll have my
sons read them papers, mister"
ut would be a great favor TO me.
Uncle Billy" remarked the Kansas
City man, looking at his watch, If
you could manage to see them in time
to finish up this transaction by noon.
You see. I've got to get away today.
How many sons have you, anyway?'
Uncle Billy scratched his head q
minute and said, Eighteen. - Youths
Companion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
The White Plague war.

Thirty-two years ago to-day (Satur.
day was discovered the fatal germ OF
tuberculosis which had caused more
deaths since the beginning of the human
family than any other disease. Its dis
Icoverer, DIR. Robert Koch, changed the
whole worlds attitude toward tuber-
culosus
Since the DAYS of the ancient As
syrians the destroying germ has ravaged
humanity. Moses witnessed its fearful
devaststions among the Egyptians, and
in all the successive generations at least
every sixth human being was at some
time affected by its presence in the
blood. Less than half a century ago the
disease was regarded as fatal and hope
less" Some people regarded it as
Divine affection upon the human race,
and an indication of mankind's degenera-
ton. Thirty years ago Europe was re-
porting over 100000 deaths every year
from tuberculosis, while the United
States was reporting at the rate of $50
every day.
To-day the civilized nations of the
world are conducting a universal war
against the tubercle bacilli Millions of
ANtAdAs HAf HtAiE spent W tNAANtl TINS
enemy of the human race. In the United
States over s20,o06.000 is being expended
annually for the purpose. Science and
common sense are forcing the little germ
TO retreat The death rate in twenty
years has fallen from ratio of 245.4 to
l5s lper 100000 populationl Expert
medical researchers are at work search
ing for a specific cure, while the ma
tons are conducting a vast educational
10 prevent the spread Of the /
disease. Physicians have long known /
that the baeili lurk in every ones sys- !
TEN waiting for the vitality to sink to a I
low ebb when they can begin their fear I
ful scourge Consequently. the univer- +
sal campaign il 20 make everyone strong /
enough TO resist the destroyers. The 4
world has thrown upen its windows to
let in sunlight and fresh air. knowing .
that these are fatal to the bacilli- The 4
old fear Of might air. has given way TO
the practice Of siving. sleeping and work
ing out Of doors where the bacilh cannot
follow and live Economically consid
cred. IL l. great fight to save the Unit
"a states alone over half billion dol
lars which an authority has said the
annual money loss 10 the nation through
the loss Of tie afflicted individuals
ssges snd value Of Production--Conc0rd >
Monitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
High. Water Marx for Linz.

The manufacture Of lime in the United
States in 1918 broke all previous records.
the production amounting to 3.595. 800
short tons. valued at sl4,6is.362, accord
ing 70 r. ". Stone. Of the United States
Geological Survey. This was an in
crease over 1912 Of 6592S tons in guam
tity and Of s67s.24s in value. The aver
age price per ton in 1918 was S4.07. a.
compared with S3.q6 in 1912 and st03
in 1911. While Pennsylvania Is the
largest producer. the output Of this state
y Only 2.36 per cent Of the total. in
dioatiHg the aide distribution Of the in
dustry. in fact, - states reported 20 the
survey = production of lime in 1913.
lime used in building operations repre-
sents nearly = third OF the total out
pat. but large quantities are sold 70
chemical work. sugar factories. tanner
iss. etc. as well 80 70 farmers for broad
casting on Agricultural land.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18

USING beating salvsz and ointrents
To use knives. hles. sezsors End razors,
ii'einE and haekinE ~ q corn. only make i,
srcr fssisr snd hiEFrr. II slzo brings dan.
So q bleeding and blood poison- The new
uag. the ne prncirie usvsr known before n
corn hisio1. r. ~GETS-IT.~ It's l5auis-z
druTs On c1rn do-s the uork. Pair r-.-
~ corn heVfus 10 shrivsi and cot e oo-.s
Hou arrir % tn to- secrns-. N-stf-r 4,
stlcs. ncthinE - ha-7- snf 3 never FfHs
tn -6Ele-II~ to--trhf en- Germs. oaIluas-r.
rsrts o. tania-s
fsETs-iT s solf ~ d-1Erisfs rr-rruhr-s
- hsstls, ~ Esat id--ct b z LsHrsnos q
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
An early unasraround Road.

London's underground railway sta
tons are decidedly different from
what they were when first built A
writer in London Society of May. 1868,
describes Harrington street statisn as
resembling "a family vault on large
scale. with a series of hip baths In
troduced diagonally into it for light
and ventilation. The hip baths are
lined with glazed tiles. and to keep the
resemblance to their prototype we find
the leakage drained Off at the end into
n vessel something like a soap dish. A
dense fog filed the place when / was
there. and, as the people waiting for
the trains were seen wandering mp and
down the platform. one might have i'm
aglned them ghosts Of the great IN
washed condemned to linger in sight
of those lavatories they neglected in
their mortal life"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
ROYAL DOUBLES.
UnderstudTes Who Played the Role of
Monarch In Public.

UnderstudFes Who Played the Role OF
Monarch In Public.
In land of distrust like Russia 1t Is
only natural that the precautions TAX
en- should be of the most drastic order;
hence the use OF royal understudy
who has always been a conspicuous
figure at that court. Indeed, it was
the understudy of the late Car Alex
ander lila man named Komaroff--
who was murdered in Moscow some
years ago, when the murderer thought
he had covered himself with glory by
assassinating the car.
Nicholas, like his father before him.
has an understudy. and the many state
functions he attended at the opening
of his reign, when the relations with
his people were less strained than they
are today, were attended for the most
part by proxy.
No monarch. however, made such
frequent use of his understudy as the
late Emperor William of Germany.
Every day as the clock struck IL the
palace balcony. 1t was not until some
time after the emperors demise that
the secret was made known that the
man who appeared daily on the bal
cony was the royal understudy. And
the person who gave the secret away
was the great Bismarck. - London
Black and White.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
A MARKET IN SPAIN.

With Bargain In Cheese Plus tho
Price Of the Compliments.
At early morning the market place
Of Medina Is rare sight. says O.
| Bogue Luffmann In his Quiet Days In
| Spain" 1t is thronged with hundreds
of tilted carts and pack animals. load
ed with all the materials that the pop
ulation requires. So universal is the
practice of buying in the market square
that there are very few shops, and
those are both small and old FASH
Toned. s'iaase tes-,s
At stall in the market place a
bright eyed dapper little woman was
offering tiny cheeses of goats milk A
countryman examined one carefully,
tucked it In his pocket and put down
real. thought the cheese bar
gain and said to the little woman. "rll
have one" and gave her a peseta.
which is four reals. She beamed and
gave back two reals. | remarked,
1.-THE price of the cheese Is one real"
"Ah," said she. with winning smile.
"but you are caballero." "a noble
MANI NA
enjoyed her audacity so much that
had to laugh and say. you are
little rogue" and she, seeing that she
had beaten me, curtsied and laughed
as she cried. "Ah, great senior mine,
you are many times caballero"
/ do not complain. Such incidents
and compliments are cheap at the
price.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18

prises was Ss43 2B4 ,0l5. which consti-
tutes ratio of 6g4 to their valuation Of
Sl,2l4,744,357. The cities with the
greater indebtedness for public service
enterprises and investments were New
York. N. T.. Philadelphia, Pa Boston,
Mass, Baltimore, Md, Cincinnati, O., and
Los Angeles, Cal. The ratio between the
debt incurred for water-supply systems
and the total value Of such systems ia
Of special interest. These systems were
valued at S909, 604. 279 in 1912 For these
properties the report shows funded
debt Of s475544000. or 52.3 per cent of
the valuation
Increase in Debt
OF the 1875 cities covered BY this re-
port. III cities show an increase in net
debt during the year amounting to sl44,-
900, 422, and III cities show decrease in
debt amounting to sl000o,075, one city
reporting the same debt at the close Of
1911 and 1912.
Comparative Indebtedness Of Cities
A tabnlation of the total and per cap.
ita net indebtedness of the nation, of
the 10 cities for which comparative
data are available for the period from
1902 to 1912, and OF New York City, for
which the figures are more striking than
are those for the nation or for the l46
cities taken as whole, shows that mu-
niciTe, indebtedness not only is much
greater than national indebtedness, but
Is rapidly increasing, while that of the |
nation is remaining practically station.
ary.
While the per capita net debt Of the
national government decreased from |
1924 in 1902 to sl0.77 in 1912 that OF |
he l46 cities reported annually by the
bureau of the census for that period in.
'reased from SAID in 1902 to s70,47
n 1912. and that Of New York City in
'reased from S76.45 in 1902 to sl56.57
n 1912.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
PER CAPITA CITY DEBT
GROWS WITH SIZE

| FINDING OF Government Experts VINO
Have Been Investigating Indebtedness
of Cities of the United States Hav-
ing $4,000 or More Population.
In the report OF financial statistics OF
cities for 1912, recently issued by Direc.
tor William j. Harris, of the bureau of
the census, department of commerce, the
total gross debt for 1876 cities having a
population Of 10000 and over was 81
S35, t64,02s, with per capita of $96.7l.
| OF the total Indebtedness, $2,55S ,54S,.
5i7 was funded and floating, while the
rema .nder, $276,9l5,4sl, was classed as
current and comprised special assessment
bonds and certificates, revenue bonds and
notes, warrants, and obligations on ac-
count of trusts. As the current debt is
usually offset. by cash on hand and UNI
collected revenues, the bureau arrives at
the net debt by deducting from the total
Of the funded and floating debt the as.
sets held in sinking funds. These assets
amounted to $542,94s,527, leaving net
Indebtedness for the l95 cities of $2,0l5,-
ouu'u-W' VI quota per capita.
TIE cities are divided into five groups:
Group J., cities having population of
100000 and over; group H., cities hav-
ing population of 100000 to 100000;
group Ill, cities having a population
of 100000 to 100000; group ~, cities
having population Of $4,000 to 100
600; and group ", cities having a popu-
lation of 10000 to 10000.
The per capita OF municipal indebted
ness in the cities of groups l. and H.
are larger than they otherwise would be
because of the fact that New York, N. |
Y, Philadelphia, Pa, st. Louis, Mo-. |
Boston. Mass, Baltimore, Md, San Fran
cisco. CAL New Orleans, La, and Wash |
ington, D. G., exercise all the executive |
and judicial functions usually possessed |
by counties. To secure Compatibility |
between the Indebtedness OF these cities
and that OF the other cities of groups |.
and II. which exercise no county func-
tons, certain percentages OF the indebt-
adness Of the counties in which the 9TH
ar cities are located are combined with
the city Indebtedness.
The cities of each group which had the
highest and lowest per capita net debt
ire as follows:
Highest and Lowest Per Capita Net
Indebtedness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
PANAMA CANAL
TAKES IN $4,000
TOLLS IN DAY
So Far the Receipts Total 100000
Seven Steamers Were Expected to
Complete Passage Yesterday.

Panama, Aug. ls.-Tolls Of $4,000
were taken in Sunday by the Panama
canal, which was officially opened Sat.
urday, Aug. Is. Three steamers are 60
ing through the waterway and four more
started last night The total receipts
in canal tolls up to the present time
amount to 100000 OF this sum, S25,.
900 was collected from the barge line
which has been using the waterway for
some weeks. The balance has been OBJ
tanned from commercial steamers.
Four merchantmen and one yacht
passed through the canal Sunday. To-
day the Peruvian torpedo boat Teniente
Rodriguez will pass through. She win
be the first naval vessel to use the
canal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
Samples Free by Mail

For pimples and blackheads the following
is most effective and economical treat
ment. Gently smear the affected parts with
Cuticura Ointm&nt. on the end Of the finger,
but do not rub. Wash off the Cuticura ONT
ment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap
and hot water and continue bathing for
some minutes. This treatment is best on
rising and retiring At other times use
Cuticura Soap freely for the toilet and bath,
to assist In preventing Inflammation. irri-
tation and clogging Of the pores.
Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are
sold everywhere, a sample Of each with 32-p.
Skin Book will be sent free upon request.
Address: .'Cuticura. Dept. T, Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
Two az One Trick.

"Let me pillow this field"
Thanks"
I'm canvassing this district for con
gress." said the willing worker after
finishing the Geld do you own this
fne farmT"
oh. no" replied the other man: I'm
the candidate on the cher ticket The
farmer has gone 10 town. but ! sssur-
81 him tire Geld would Be piowed hy
the tine be got back --Philadelphia
LedSer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18

1ApCSsSu w navy w
undergo an opera
ton, but the first
bottle | took 0 Z
Lydia E. Pinkham s
We e ia bic Com
pound relieved meof
the pains in my side
and ! continued its
use until | became
regular and free
from pains. | had
asked several doc
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18

In pImpIes, very small and
looked as II small white seeds
were spilled all over my legs
and face. IL burned and
itched so that / scratched and
irritated 1t. My clothing made
1t worse and / could not sleep
many nights. For two months
! tried other remedies and they
didn't helm me. Then | got
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
ADVERTISING PARCEL Posi-.
Exhibits at County Fairs This Fan VIII
Show Farmers Value Of the System.

Washington. Aug. ls.-Raroel post tx
hihits VIII b = feature az county fairs
throughout the country 10 the fall In
response 10 q widespread demand. Post
rnsster-seneral Buriesou has instructed
postnssters 10 provide exhibits. the pur-
poss heing h show the farmers the sd-
ysntsges 81 the parcel post.