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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
Christmas Keeps the Riddles Busy.

One wise mother thought of way
to keep the children quiet and il is told
about in the December Woman's Home
Companion. The writer says:
"One year it CHANGED that the children
were ali suffering with severe colds and
must be kept indoors for a few days
before Christmas. The mother was at
her wits end to keep them entertained
and quiet. when little Annie, after
whispered conference with her brothers,
came to her mother and asked timid-
"; Couldn't we make something for
the Christmas treer why not 2 thought
the harassed mother, ready to grasp at
any relief. Accordingly she brought out
a store of eolored paper, supplied paste,
scissors, and sewing materials, and ar
ranged a table on which the children
could work. They made gilt and silver
stars. cornucopias and tiny baskets from
lowered wall paper. and tarlatan bags to
be filed with candies. Pop corn was
popped and strung in chains. Cotton
Wa made into snow balls and snow
aakes. The children were kept happy
and busy. and their physical condition
improved each day
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
GREGORY HITS
PAPER TRUST
Turns Complaint Over to
Todd, Buster" for
Action
SUPPLIES
ARE CUT OFF
Publisher Says the Sufferers
Are Afraid to
Testify

Washington, Dec. 6.--Attorney- Gen
eral Gregory yesterday turned over to
Assistant Attorney. General Todd, gov
eminent trust buster charges made by
II. b. Warner, North Carolina publisher,
tending to show IAN understanding" be-
tween some manufacturers OF news print
paper to maintain "ruinous" prices.
Mr.. Warmers action in going right to
Headquarters with his charges followed
his appearance before the federal trade
commission which has been investigating
the alleged paper trust
Mr.. Warner told the attorney general
publishers invariably are afraid TO tes-
tify against the paper manufacturers for
fear of having their paper supply sum-
marily cut off. He said after agitating
the question in the South he found he
was unable to obtain paper except at
utterly prohibitive prices.
sour entire output contracted for"
he said was the answer received every
time.
Many small papers, particularly in the
South, Mr.. Warner says, are on the verge
of positive bankruptcy from the present
prices of paper, when, indeed it is pos
sible to get it at all.
The manufacturers, in an effort to
conciliate the publishers, urged they in
crease subscription price and advertising
rates, thus throwing the burden on the
public, said Mr.. Warner.
Inasmuch as some of the big metro
politan dailies operate their own paper
mills, it is mostly the rural papers that
are feeling the PINCH" he pointed out.
After filing his charges with the at
torney- general it was learned yesterday
Mr. Warner discussed possible remedial
legislation with Senator Simmons, who
said yesterday he believed that unless
the department of justice finds some way
to bust the news print paper trust the
freedom of the press is in danger"
"That there is combination OF paper
manufacturers is evident from informa-
ton now before the department of JUS
tice," said the Senator. 81 believe it is
an international trust.
"Without the aid of Canadian manu-
faeturers | do not think the paper man
ufacturers of the United States could
hold up the price of print paper.
"If the department of justice, the
attorney general and the federal trade
commission after exhausting their pow
ers find themselves unable to bust this
combination let them call upon Congress
for an increase in power and | am sure
it will be granted"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
General Sporting Notes.

Harvard, Dartmouth and the Universe
ty of Pennsylvania will meet in their
annual indoor meet at Mechanics hall
on Feb. II, and is expected to draw one
of the biggest houses of the season.
Larry Sutton, the old Brooklyn scout,
will do that kind of work for the Cincin-
matt Red Birds next year.
Under good authority, it is said that
Billy Murray will be chosen as the next
secretary for the Boston Red Sox.
Thomas Mccarthy will give the Boston
Red Sox the first choice OF his service as
scout.
Wednesday night in meeting OF the
is b men at Brown university, they
elected Mark Farnum of Georgiaville, X.
l.. to lead the Brown football team dur
ing next season for his second captain
cy. The choice was very popular one
at Brown, as it was through his guidance
that Browns successful year was accom-
plshed. Farnum has played on the Brown
varsity team during his three years in
college. In his first two years there
he played at right tackle, and was Sc
lected as an all-American tackle on ms
second year. Last year he was shift
ed to right guard on account of the lack
OF competent guards on the squad.
William Meehan, the California heavy
weight, who is so fat and looks so little
| like an athlete that on many occasions
he has been denied the chance Y enter
the ring by the authorities because he
| looks to be in too bad condition to
enter such a strenuous game as boxing,
l.. l,tt -fErht O IA
recently defeated Al Norton with aston
ishing ease and now is matched with sam
Langford for battle.
| Candidates for the William college
hockey team are practicing at present
on boards. The team seems to be show
! ing up in good form, and as soon as pos.
sible Captain Rochester will have his
men out on the ice The Williams team
has one of the hardest schedules in the
history of the game at the college.
Bob MeAllister, the lanky California
boxer. who came east two or three years
ago and boxed in the middleweight class,
doing very well until he ran up against
| Mike Gibbons, is coming this way again
in the near future. McAllsster has not
| lost bout since he returned to the
coast, where he has been doing good
deal of boxing. He is now heavyweight
and he feels sure that he can clean up
about all the New York heavies, in
Guiding Battling Levincky, whom he cas-
lily defeated when here on his first trip
The international league Wednesday
in its meeting at New York ratified the
proposition for an interleague post sea
son series of As games next year with
the American association. The series
was arranged by Edward G. Barrow OF
the international league and Thomas D.
Hickey, president of the American asso-
citation According to terms OF the agree
ment between the two leagues, the sum
of $4,000 will be awarded to the league
winning the greatest number OF games
and divided among the players OF the
eight clubs in that league irrespectiyely
OF the number of games won by each
team. The purse will be raised by the
subscription of S625 from each team IN
| both leagues. IL was announced that the
opening games of the interleague series
will be opened in the West.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
DENMARK FAVORS
SALE OF DANISH
WEST INDIES
Women Vote for the First Time-The
Island Endorses the
Plan.

Copenhagen, Dec. l6.--T'he plebiseio
held on the question ms to whether the
Danish West Indies be sold to the United
States has resulted in a vote OF 2s3,o0o
in favor of such action and $4,000 OPP
posed.
1t was the first time under the new
constitution that women enjoyed the
ballot Long lines of women were present
at all polling places. The referendum
was preceded by week of vigorous cleo
pioneering.
st. Thomas, D. w. l., Dec. l6.-At a
mass meeting held here Thursday reso-
lutions were adopted stating that tine
island does not desire to be governed by
Porto Rico but wishes to be permitted
to manage its own affairs under federal
government, American ownership to be
accorded Immediately on the transfer oil
the island and the port to be free"
1t is likely that a delegation will be
sent to Washington to support tins
stand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16

and so the protests which we make here
tonight represent the known and easily
ascertained sentiment of the people OF
this country"
If war is to be waged, he said, with
the purpose OF making human slavery
again part of it, whenever power, or
necessity, or brutality may dictate, 1t
will not make much difference in the fu-
ture world whether. provisions are made
for the preservation or restoration OF
peace as proposed or not"
This country, he said, had Joined the
whole world in sbolishing slavery OF men
because they were black and we now
Join the whole world in protest against
the return to this condition of white
men. long after it has been abandoned
for all men" The treatment of the Bel
gians, he said, is the one urgent world
question of the day and the advance or
the defeat of armies "has far less in
fluence upon the future of the world
than this one problem"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16

peace developments served as a pretext
rather than the real reason for part OF
the heavy selling OF the last four days.
1t was pointed out that the market had
become topheavy as result OF large
and unwieldy bull account, which made
it easily vulnerable to untoward events.
Another important factor was the at
titude Of local banking interests, which
mad expressed disapproval OF further
market excuses, this being shown in the
sharp scrutiny of speculative stocks in
loans.
United States was again the outstand-
ing feature almost 900 shares chang
ing hands before noon at an extreme loss
OF Az points Greater weakness was
shown by Industrial Alcohol, Marines;
Atlantic, Gulf and West India, Central
Leather, Lackawanna Steel, Utah Cop
per and Information Paper. Sales to
noon totalled 100000 shares.
Rallies of one to three points were
made in the early afternoon, but the
market, continued extremely sensitive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
MARKET VIOLENTLY SHAKEN.
Enormous Offerings in New York Tax
Machinery of the Exchange.

New York, Dec. l6.-The stock market
experienced another session OF violent
liquidation yesterday, credited to contin'
ued apprehension over the effect of pos
sible peace on earnings of munitions,
steel and kindred concerns which have
profted by the war. Losses in the stocks
Of these companies ranged from three to
II points compared with Thursdays low
est quotations, with 32ia for Bethlehem
Steel. 1t was the third severe down
ward movement since the announcement
of the German peace proposals OF Dec
II
Selling came from all quarters, the
out of town element being a considerable
factor, Bearish aggression again contrib
uted to the enormous offerings, which
taxed the machinery of the exchange to
such an extent that bonds remained I'M
quoted during the forenoon.
In the opinion of some observers the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
THE MODERN TEST
OF EFFICIENCY
Is Fully Met BY Hoods sarsaparilia and
peptiron Pills.

Because of what IL contains, OF the
way it is made and of the record II hSs
achieved. Hoods Sarsaparille Is warmly
recommended TO you for rheumatism, ca
tarrh, seroiula, eczema and other trou,
bles arising from impure blood or low
state of the system.
In cases that are radically anemie and
nervous marked by paleness, thin hesh'
sleeplcssness, nerve. exhaustion, the pow
err Of Hoods Sarsaparilla is greatly IN
creased by Peptiron Pills, the new pep
sin. nux and iron tonic. These two med
icines make the strongest combination,
course of treatment for the blood and
nerves of which we have any knowi'
edge.
Thousands of families are taking these
medicines. Let your family take them
too. Get them now.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
cARRANZISTAS STAY AMERICAN.
Alfonso Leiva Executed, According to
Another American

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. l6-Alfonso Leiva,
an American citizen, formerly of Browns
vile, Tex, was executed in Juarez by
the military on Oct. 81, according to
report brought here by an American re
leased from ,Iuarez jail after being held
several weeks on a minor charge. Leiva
was a former Villa lieutenant colonel,
who was granted amnesty by the Car
rama government and was Afterwards
arrested in Juarez by Carranza officers
the American said. According to the
American, Leiva tried to obtain pardon
because Of his American citizenship. but
the Carranza officers informed him he
had forfeited his citizenship when he
Joined Villa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16

of the conference of 1899 bound itself in
the conduct of war on land to be gov
erned BY these lofty and noble stand
ards"
A Protest on Behalf of Helpless Human
ity.
Alton B. Parker declared that the pro-
test was on behalf of helpless human
ity outraged anew by return to meth
DDS abandoned hundreds of years ago and
not revived even in the most savage OF
the late contests in which men have been
engaged"
After describing the hardships already
suffered by the Belgians, he went on to
saw that to "these must now be added
the systematic carrying away into dis
tant slavery of many thousands OF work
men-none but the best is wanted
without any serious pretense that 1t is
done for any othe. purpose than the
benefit OF their enemies.
mo official announcement is made oil
the number of unfortunates, OF how long
they will be kept in bondage, or whether
they will ever be freed, or not. Some
admiration must be confessed for the
fact that no apologies are made, There
is no claim that the policy is not OPP
posed to the promises made or that the
laws of nations have not been violated
Nothing is said in justification except to
assert the law Of necessity and its logic,
the will to power, and the determination
to put them both into effect without re-
gard to right or convention, and appar-
emily without regard to the protests Of
either belligerents or neutrals.'
The protest of President Wilson
against the action of the Germans, he
said. eve endorse from beginning to end
and further than that we propose to
stand BY the president in his effort to
secure the release from bondage OF the
deported Belgians."
The sympathy in this country for the
Belgians, he said, sis not based upon in
terest, or politics, or desire for power, or
upon either a willingness or an unwill-
ingness to be drawn into the niaelstrom
of European complications, but upon the
sufferings of deeply wronged people,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
CANADIANS USE LESS
LIQUOR AND TOBACCO
A Big Increase in Exports Shown By
Annual Report of Inland
Revenue Department.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. l6.-That liquor
and tobacco are waning in popularity in
the dominion is indicated by the annual
report of the inland revenue department
The per capita consumption OF spirits i
.745 gallons, as compared with .sl2 gal
Ions last year and LOCI gallons in 1914
Wine drinking also has decreased.
The decrease in tobacco consumption
is somewhat smaller, 1898 pounds per
capita being smoked, as compared with
3.427 pounds the previous year
Exports of Canadian spirits, however,
show tremendous increase, s0S.l35 gal
Ions being sent outside the country. as
compared with 275oll gallons in 1915.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
Hard Times Ahead.
adored daughter was sad.


"Father." she said what has come
over you? Since can remember | new
or had wish you were not anxious TO
crafty, and you even anticipated my
wants and handed me money Tor all sorts
of things that / hadn't even thought OF.
But now have to ask you for every
cent / need, and you growl and grunt
and ask if think you are made OF mon
ey, and you rail at woman's extrava-
pance and invariably ask me what on
earth did with that last check or doi-
lar or half dollar you gave me. u Is
very strange. Don't you love me any
more, fatherf"
''My dear Ethel" her father answered,
81 love you as much as everi but you are
soon to be married, and | am trying
gradually to prepare you for the change
Brooch pins, stick pins, cuff links ana
fobs at Holmes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
GERMANS MAKE 100000
LEVY AGAINST WILMA
District of Lithuania Called on to Pay
for Supplies Which May Be
Furnished

Amsterdam, Dec. l6.-The Nord-
deutsche Allgemene@ Zeitung says the
German authorities have announced a
single levy of 100000 on the district of
Wilma, in Lithuania, to defray the cost
of supplies provided for the population
of wilma in the past and to cover the
expenditures on supplies which may be
provided in the future.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
On the Farm.

Farmer-''Now, let me see if you can
milk that cow
Girl tby vocation barmaid, regarding
the horns (Which handles for the milk
and which for the creamf"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
To Cure a Cold in One Day

take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails TO cure. T. ". GROVES signature
is on each box. 25e-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
House Committee Stands by
Postmaster General Bur-
leson's Recommendations
MASS. DEMOCRATS
ARE DISSENTERS
They Will Fight the Measure
in Debate in the
House

Washington, Dee l6.-The House com
mittee ON postofiices and post roads sot-
ed in executive session yesterday 10 re
port bill, based on the recommended
tions of Postmaster General Burleson,
abolishng the pneumatic mail tube serv-
ice in Boston and several other cities and
substituting the use of motor trucks.
Representatives Paige and Tague OF
Massachusetts,, members of the commit
tee, were recorded as dissenters. They
will file minority report Chairman
Moon agreed not to file the report with
the House prior to the Christmas recess.
Both Paige and Tague and other Massa-
ehusetts members will fight the bill when
it comes up for debate. 1t is believed
that the bill will be defeated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
Lodge offers Army Bill Change.

Senator Lodge yesterday offered the
following amendment to section 3 of the
army reorganization bill of June 81 PRO
vided that An enlisted man may, in his
election, perform one or two or the whole
period of his reserve in active service,
and provided that at the expiration OF
six years of active service an enlisted
man may re-enlist in active service for
a period of one, two or three years add.
tional service as he may elect without
further liability. TO reserve service
The amendment was presented because
of conflict of the national and state laws;
also because it is felt that the national
law is unfair to enlisted men who had
to take the federal oath when they an
swered the call for duty on the border,
The amendment was suggested by Col.
John Fl. Sherburne of Brookline.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
Universal Training Hearings Monday.

While Adjt Gen. Mccain was telling
the House military committee OF the Ell.
forts necessary to get recruits for the
army under the volunteer system, the
Senate committee authorized public
hearings to begin Monday on the subject
of universal military training and serv-
ice. The specific business before the Sen
ate committee will be the Chamberlin
bill for universal military training. In
yitations to present their views will be
sent to prominent men among the adyo'
Gates and opponents of universal train
ing system.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16

of the conference of 1899 bound itself ii
the conduct of war on land to be gov
erned by these lofty and noble stand
ards"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16

Brooch pins, stick pins, cuff links and
fobs at Holmes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-09-22
Do It NOW
Middlebury People Should Not Wait
Until 1t Is Too Late

Middlebury People Should Not Wait
Until 1t Is Too Late
The appalling death-rate from kidney
disease is due largely to the fact that the
little kidney troubles are usually neg
lected until they become serious. The
slight symptoms often give place to
chronic disorders and the sufferer may
slip gradually into some serious form of
kidney complaint.
If you suffer from backache, head.
aches, dizzy spells; if the kidney secre.
tions are irregular of pessage and unnat-
ural in appearance, do not delay. Help
the kidneys at once.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially for
kidney disorders-they act where others
fail. Over one hundred thousand people
have recommended them. Here's case
at home:
Mrs. John ISignor, Seymour St., MID
dlebury, says:"I suffered intensely from
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splendid relief from Doan's Kidney Pills
On later occasion | had symptoms of
kidney trouble aud again got Doan's
Kidney Pills at Sheldon's Drug store
They quickly brought relief from the
pains in my back and strengthened my
kidneys"
Price SOC, at all dealers, Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pllls-the same that Mrs. Signor
had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props, Buff
falo, N. Y,-adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-09-22
EAST MIDDLEBURY.

At the annual meeting of st. Barna'
has Guild held at the home of Mrs.
C. F. Partridge on Thursday afternoon,
September IA, the following officers
were elected for the year ensuing
President, Miss Laura Ross; vice presi.
dent, Mrs. A. H. Sumner; secretary,
Mrs. E. M. Day; assistant secretary
Mrs. Francis Sumner; treasurer, Mrs.
C. F. Partridge; assistant treasurer,
Mrs. Alma Manney.
Miss Ruth Russell, who spent hel
vacation with her people here, has re-
turned to Simmons College, Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Searle Nash and family
who have been several weeks with theil
people here, have returned to Bocas
Panama.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Boutell of Nor
wood, Mass, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Boutell during the
week.
The ladies of the Aid society held a
picnic at Lake Bomoseen on Wednesday
going by automobile and returning by
the way of Rutland. About 20 were in
the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Allen of New
port, former residents, visited friends
in this village during the past week.
Miss Emma Lafarier was home for a
short visit during the week.
The village schools commenced the
fall term on Monday with Miss Wanette
Gill in the primary department and Miss
Helen Hodges teaching in the grammar
grade,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-09-22
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS,

Mrs, Walter Billings visited her
daughter, Mrs, Ola Houghton, in Wal
lingford during the week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Brown have re-
turned from Sudbury,
Mr., and Mrs, William c, Collins and
two children have returned from Bran
don,
Miss Nora Bullock has gone to Wor-
cester, Mass, to visit her sister, Mrs,
Mae Bannister.
Miss Stella Turner has gone to Fer
risburg where she will teach.
Arthur Lamb has returned from a
visit at Vergennes.
Dorothy Meyer has returned from a
visit at Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter King have moved
to Rutland,
Barbara Russell has returned from
Rutland where she passed the summer.
The mission to be held at st. Mary s
church by the Dominican Fathers Foley
and Riley will begin October ! and con-
tinue one week.
Harley Lane has returned from
Bristol.
Mr. and Mrs Benjamin Hayes, who
have been on a carriage drive to New
fame, have returned,
Mrs. John H. Burns and her daughter
Miss Grace Burns, have returned from
a visit in Burlington.
Miss Mary Allen, who has been visit
ing at the home of DR.. and Mrs. E, H..
Martin, has returned to White River
Junction.
Charles Bullock has returned to Rut-
land after spending the past two weeks
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Bullock
A very pleasant social was given
Monday evening by the ladies of circle
No. 5, Ladies of the Grand Army, at
the home of Mrs. Carrie E. Nash on
Water street in honor of Mrs. Mary A.
Langworthy, visiting member of the
circle. Mrs. Langworthy started Tues
day morning on her return to Hampton,
NY.
Friday night was to have been neigh
} bors' night with Middlebury Grange and
the Addison Grange was to have been
in attendance and give program but
owing to the rain storm the Addison
members did not come. The locaI
Grange members enjoyed banquet,
; 100 plates being laid. During the even
ing a subscription paper was started
and about 500 raised toward the finish
ing off of the basement of the Grange
hall into dining-room and kitchen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-09-22

When baby suffers with eczema or some
itching skin trouble, use Doans Oint.
ment. A little of 1t goes long way and
it is safe for children. SOC box at all
stores.-adv.