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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-28

liberal supply OF music rolls.
Here's another, a Steinway
Upright, S22S, and still an
other Steinway in beautiful
mahogany, looks exactly like
brand new and the low price
on this is an even S2l6 less
than the original cost. What
do you think of real Chick
ering? You know a CHECKER
ing Piano is always as good as
gold. Well, here's one on
which we can save you S2lS.
Also a fine Knabe. $500. and
a dandy Weber Upright. $335.
We have them at all prices in
this Sacrifice Sale-$l35. Sl65,
$l70, $io5, 1886 and hundreds
of others, but space will not
permit. We will add. though,
that a fine Grand Piano can
be bought here now for as
little as $4l0. which has al
ways carried a price of $3.50,
almost $3.50 saved to you at
this Retiring Sale.
We must touch on the
startling values in player
pianos. Just think of a
Player Piano for only $3.50
with free music rolls, and
there are more at S365 in
beautiful Circassian walnut
wood that you could not buy
anywhere in ordinary business
for less than $3.50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-28

No matter what you have TO
sell. a Star Want Ad will sell
II for you.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
TELLING THE WAR NEWS
OFFICIALLY.

II is easily possible to explain the wide
discrepancy in the official reports of the
Nerdun fighting as they are given out by
the official censors in Paris and Berlin,
because those censors choose to divulge
to the world only those features of the
fighting which are likely to be interpret
ed as favorable to the side giving out the
information. Then, too, the censors pick
the news from one or two sections of the
long Verdun front, to the exclusion of
news from all other fronts; for instance,
the French may be telling of fighting in
the Woevre district while the Germans
may be relating the struggle west of the
Mouse river. Again, the events chron-
icled by the two war Offices are not al
ways simultaneous, the events in one re-
port antedating the events in the other
report by some hours, whereas the re-
ports are OF necessity printed in the same
edition of the newspapers Of the United
States and are interpreted by the readers
of those papers as information concerning
the same engagement. Those three chief
reasons, therefore, explain why the Paris
and Berlin reports are directly eontrsdie-
tory even when the official ceusors may
he absolutely truth-telling As far as The
events they write about is concerned.
Such being the discrepancy, the news
rsppr-rea ding nublic is left 10 form its
own conclusions Of the progress of the
battle in its entirety rather than in any
separate engagement in that battle as
related from day to day. We must bear
in mind too. that We must not expect /
too much frsnkness from the war Offices
At time when the struggle il At a crisis.
absolute frsnkness in publicity Is not
generally 3 part Of a war campaign.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
GRANITEVILLE

John Mathewson. who has been tht
guest of his daughter. Mrs. Neil Mcken-
gle has returned to his home in Canada
Miss Lena Degnan of Waterbury il
spending a two weeks vacation with her
parents
Mrs. w w. Bellville has returned from
a several weeks visit in Hanover, Conn.
Mark Degnan and Thomas Haley re-
turned from Boston Monday.
w. III. Miles was business visitor IN
Burlington Monday.
Leslie McIver has returned TO e. Y. NJ,
Burlington, after few days visit with
his father.
w. H. Gregory has completed his du-
ties at the Turney & Churchill meat
market. MIR. Gregory has not decided
plans for the future and is visiting rela
tives in Montpelier for few weeks.
Arthur Pareault and Arthur Emond
have gone to Chicopee Falls, n. Y.
Lester, son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ~.
Campbell. is i'll with pneumonia.
Dan W'oolsey of Meriden, Conn, ar
rived here yesterday where he is to
make his home with his son, George
Woolsey.
Mrs. William Mitchell and son have reaI
turned to Barre after a two weeks visit
lt the home of Mrs. Mitehell's father.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
The Bailey Pamphlets.

Middlebury college is to be eongratu.
lated on acquiring the notable collee
tion of Vermont pamphlets of the late
Horace w. Bailey. While their value
as sources of information of Vermont
history is considerable, there is an added
interest in them as collected with great
patience by one of the truest Vermonters
of our generation. Horace Bailey worked
to gather and preserve these records Of
our state with almost religious zeal. Ev-
very day for many years he did some
thing, wrote a letter or looked over a
book auction catalogue, to increase his
collection. He read every pamphlet and
knew the contents of every book. 1t
was because he loved the story of Yer
mont, and was proud of the achievements
of Vermont men and women, that he
worked and sacrificed for his collection
of Vermont literature.
10 would be false to his memory to let
this collection stop where he was Obliged
to Law il down. II should be added to
year By year. old documents as they can
be obtained and important contemporary
In honor Of its founder the
collection should continue to be called
.'Bailey's Collection OF Vermont Pam
phlets," No matter TO what size il may
grow.
such a collection must inevitably Gre
ate a liking for Vermont history. ln
the college it will affect the taste Of
many future citizens OF the state and
make them better Nermonters- In eX
erting such influence over young minds.
4 viii perform q service which Horace
Bailey would have most heartily sp-
proved. Middlebury Register.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
The British Surrender at Kut-el-Amara

Coming as it does at the time Of the
revolt in Ireland. the surrender Of the
British garrison at Kut.el Amara 20 the
Turks is as severe a blow 70 Great Brit
ain as was the miserable failure at CALI
poll.
The force that fell into the hands Of
the Turks was made up of British and
Indian troops and did not number more
than 1900 men. They had been hemmed
in at kut-el Amara for several months
by a much superior Ottoman army and
their plight had been the subject Of much
bitter discussion by the British Parlia-
ment and also BY the people
The defeat will be felt not SO much in
the number Of troops lost or in the STRAIT
egic value OF the position surrendered az
in the loss of British prestige India
and the whole East have discovered again
what they discovered at Gallipoli. that in
contact with the East the empire i not
invincible and that the efficiency 81 the
home government Is not equal 70 rescu-
ing own soldiers in the East from 4 crush
ing defeat-Ncw York sun
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
WILLIAMSBURG
Funeral of Mrs. Lois G. Smith, Widow of
David M. Smith, Held Monday.

The funeral of Lois G., widow of David
M. Smith. was held at the Universalist
church on Monday, May /, Rev. John b.
Reardon of Barre officiating. The bear
ers were Alven M. Smith, Percy G.. Smith,
Neal b. Smith and Walter H. Granger.
There was singing by Miss Arlene JEFF
fords, Lois G. tThomsonl Smith was the
daughter of John Thomson and Abigail
(Abbottl Thomson OF Barre and was
born Sept. 20, 1888. She attended Spauld.
ing academy and was married on Feb. %,
1856, to David NJ. Smith. whose death
occurred on Dec. l6 last. Three sons
We're born to them. John r., Clement f.,
and Alven NJ, the last named, pastor of
the Universalist church here, being the
only one now living. Mrs. Smith was
quiet, unassuming woman, whose home
life will long be remembered by her
friends and kindred II il worthy of note
that Mr.. and Mrs. Smith lived for nearly
60 years on the farm to which they went
after they were married, on the road to
Berlin in Williamstown. Miss Persis
Thompson, SO well known to many a.
class OF Goddard students. was a sister
Of Mrs Smith, the "pn in the name being
preferred by her to the older spelling
Mrs. Smith had peculiar affection Of
the throat that made swallowing difficult
for the past 10 years, though this had
been much worse for the past few
months. She was a constant attendant /
and member OF the Uniyersalist church. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
On the Right Track.

The Barre board of trade has made
a wise decision in the course of its re-
organization in that it viii engage a
paid secretary Any business mems or
ganization will do more systematic and
effective work under this arrangement.
Indeed there are few chambers OF COM
meree that viii last long or render very
substantial sustained service TO the COM
munity unless competent executive Is
employed.
II is passing strange that city, which
is simply the combined business propo-
sition of number OF individuals, as a
general thing expects to develop and ex-
tend its size and influence without en-
ploying an agency which no large bus;
ness corporation would think for a mo-
ment OF doing without,
Just as the advertising department
and the sales force, with its travelling
men, are a necessary adjunct of any en-
manufacturing establishment,
so, it seems is paid promoter and pub
Lefty bureau and business getter of adj
vantage to an community that is am
bilious to increase in Importance in a
and manufacturing direction.
Rutland News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03

viii attend the field day given by the
first squadron of cavalry, composed OF
cadets attending Norwich university. The
plan is to make Mortified the Mecca OF
all Vermonters who are interested in
things military and it is hoped that ma
chimes by the score win roll into the
grounds of New England's West Point
carrying not alone citizen soldiers, but
just plain every day citizens as well.
There is offered to the people OF Yer
mont an excellent opportunity to demon.
strate to the men and officers of the regi
ment that their work is receiving the
support and sanction of the state as a
whole In every city and town where a
company is located, there should be a
spontaneous offering of automobiles to
carry the soldiers to camp. 1t offers a
splendid opportunity to see what can be
done in the way of mobilization by auto.
There ought to be no half way meas
ures. If young men can give OF their
time to train themselves in military at.
fairs surely those who are fortunate
enough to own automobiles ought to be
willing to put their cars at the disposal
Of the militiamen for this one day. Aft
er all, it won't be the citizen soldier who
will be put to the test, but rather the
automobile owners.--St. Adams Messen.
ger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03

The fourth contingent of Russian
troops has reached Marseilles to assist
the French in resisting the invasion Of
France by the Germans. Granting that
the size of each contingent was only
5000, as claimed by Berlin report con
corning the first arrivals, the four CON
tingents make total of 10000 men, At
this time of the struggle even 10000
fresh troops could do great deal to aid
the French in stemming the tide. How
ever, it is probable that the number of
Russians in each contingent was consid-
enably larger than the figures claimed by
the Berlin estimate because the first re-
port spoke of the arrival OF "fotilla of
transports" meaning, of course, several
ships. 1t would not be surprising, there
fore, if there are already 10000 or $4,000
Russian troops on French soil, ready for
active service at whatever point in the
defending line they be sent. Further ad-
ditions are also to be expected because
Russia and the other members of the en-
tente allies would scarcely consider a
proposition of transferring an army OF
only 10000 or $4,000 to the western front
from Russia's great horde of soldiers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03

A regular standing army of 10000
men in times of peace would not, OF
course, be nearly as inadequate as an
army of scarcely more than 100000, but
when the plan of "skeletonizing" that
army of 10000 down to peace basis of
100000 is carried out the whole policy of
preparedness gets blow in the head.
If the United States decides to have a
standing army of 10000 why not keep
its standing right up to the mark Why
allow it to become reduced on account Of
objectionable lethargy2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
One WAY to Beat Roosevelt.

One Rutland Republican is firmly OF
the opinion that good many Vermont
Republicans will vote on May 10 for VIII
son in order to stem the tide that is I'M
mistakably setting in toward Roosevelt.
That il one way Of looking at it. How
ever, it would seem that the more effec-
tive course for such as he to pursue
would be to vote for delegates to the
Chicago convention pledged to Justice
Charles e. Hughes. Incidentally, it
would be some distinction for Vermont,
if it CHANGED to be the only state sending
a delegation to the national convention
instructed for Mr. Hughes.-Rutland
News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03

The alleged German expectation before
the war that Canada, as well as Ireland,
would revolt is still an iridescent dream;
and Canada still continues to send along
brave troops to fight the Germans. Pro-
viding that such was really the German
expectation before the war, it must be
fully as great disappointment to Ger.
many as the death of the Irish revolt yet
sborning. If the Germans expected Can
ada to revolt they had little first hand
and reliable information about the do.
minion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
VERMONT SLATE DECREASE
But Total Of United States Also Showed
Loss.

| iooos
The total value Of slate OF all kind
sold In the United States in 1915 wa
S4'95S,5l5, according to the United States
Geological Survey. This was a decrease
OF 10 per cent compared with 1914. Th'
sales OF roofing slate in 1915 were 967 ,7st
squares, valued at S3,745,934, and of mil
stock 4,578,ll2 square feet, valued al
Ssl9,672. Blackboard material and school
states decreased nearly 81 per cent.
Several producers have reported to G.
+. Loughlin, of the geological survey
that during the last three months of the
year conditions began to improve and
that early in 1916 prices for slate of all
| kinds were more encouraging than at
corresponding times for several years.
At present many of the quarries can
greatly increase their output to keep
pace with any increase in demand.
| The producing states in 1915 We're the
same as in 1914 and maintained the same
rank. In Maryland and New York there
were substantial increases in the value
of the slate sold, and in Virginia a small
increases; in the other states Maine,
New Jersey Pennsylvania and Vermont
there were decreases.
The total number of operators, which
had decreased from III in 1918 to l57 in
1914, continued to decrease in 1915 to l4s.
Virginia was the only state in which the
number increased--from 7 to s. OF the
states producing roofing slate, Maryland
gained not only in quantity and value
but in price per square of slate sold;
New York and Virginia also gained in
quantity and value, but the price per
square decreased in each state. Pennsyl-
vania and Vermont, which together yield
ed more than SO per cent of the total
value of roofing slate, decreased in guam
tity, value and price per square. Only
Maine, Pennsylvania and Vermont re-
ported sales of mill stock in 1915, and in
all these states both quantity and value
decreased.
Exports and Imports Affected by War.
The value of slate exports, which was
S226,4l3 in 1918 and $l39,l25 in 1914 was
only $46,l37 in 1915. the lowest recorded
since 1895 England, which has hereto
fore been the largest user of American
states, did not import any in 1915; Meth
err did Belgium, Denmark, Germany, or
The Netherlands. The failure of the
United States to export considerable |
amount under these conditions indicates |
a worldwide decline in building opera.
tions during 1915.
Next to the United States. Great Brit
tain and France are the chief slate.pro-
lucing countries, and Belgium ranks
fourth. Other countries reporting an
output OF slate are India, Germany tBa-
Farial, and Canada As all these coun-
.ries were directly or indirectly involved
N the European war during 1915, both
heir production of slate and their de-
nand for slate doubtless greatly de-
'reased Canada's production, according
o John McLeish, of the Canada depart
nent of mines, decreased from LOTS
quares, valued at $4,s37, in 1914 to 3o7
guares, valued at $1,000, in 1915,
Imports OF slate into the United States (
ave for many years been insignificant.
n 1914 and 1915 the total values OF i'm
'orted slate were respectively 1855 and
4, 1865 II
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
The 80 DaY a Northfeld.

Colonel Reeves Of the Vermont VA
tionsl Guard regiment Is making a direct
bid for the interest and support Of the
citizens 81 the state IN the military or
cauiEstion Of the state. The regiment L.
% be modified at Mortified Nav ~.
transport 70 be BY automobiles furnished
b. owners of cars. The success Of the
plan depends upon its reception BY ma
chine owners. for IL does not have % Be
pointed out that National Guard com
rsnies are not recruited from the ranks
- those who BIAS AUTOMOBILES
Arrived az NoFthfel8. the militiamen
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03

utah's eight delegates to the Republi
can national convention were not in
structed by the recent state convention
Therefore, it might be incumbent on Yer.
mont Republicans to go and do likewise
inasmuch as Utah and Vermont were the
only two states to vote for Taft in the
last presidential election. Anyway, Yer.
mont could do no better than TO follow
Utah's examples in this matter of I'M
pledged delegates to the convention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03

ed in almost eXterminating the cascara
tree on privately owned land, leaving
the national forests as the last available
source of supply.
| The tree from which cascara bark is
obtained is variously known as cascara,
chittim and bearberry II is said that
bears are very fond Of the black berry
like fruit which the tree produces and
sometimes scratch the bark badly in
climbing the trees to secure IT, The
bear scratched trees are so difficult to
peel that they are frequently left by the
bark gatherers, thus providing a few seed
trees to help perpetuate the species.
Most Of the cascara bark is peeled by
settlers and small ranchers in the re,ion
where it grows. The peeling season
opens in April and closes when the bark
begins to tighten in August. Bark OBJ
tanned on the national forests is cut un-
der methods that provide for future
supply. Stumps six inches high are left
with the bark undisturbed. These sproutr
readily and produce new trees. The bark
is taken off the tree in as long strips as
possible, spread on canvas or other ma
terial to keep it off the ground, and dried
in the sun. In some localities ii is no
Unusual sight to see the ranehers' fences
and smaller buildings covered with the
drying bark
1t is said that peelng and selling cas-
cara bark has furnished many poor
homesteader with the grub stake neces-
sary TO keep him going while he was
getting land cleared and ready for Gull
tiyation. Fifteen years ago the bark was
still plentiful and worth 10 to 90 cents
a pound, which meant good profit for
the bark gatherer For the last seven
years the price has been from three and
one-h half to six cents per pound at Port
land SO the ranchers have lost much of
their interest in bark peeling, and only
engage in it when nothing better is in
sight
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
CURRENT COMMENT
Horace Bailey's Library,

It is good news for the state and for
Middlebury college to know that the val
liable historical collection of Vermont
books and pamphlets gathered through
long term of years by the late Horace
Bailey have been bought for the college.
The Bailey library will thus remain in.
tact and will be available to all persons
wishing to make study of Vermont
subjects. 1t would have been almost a
to have had this collection
broken up, or bought by interests out.
side the Brattleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
An Experiment.

A certain college president wore side
whskers. Whenever he suggested re
moving them there was a division of
opinion in the family. One morning he
entered his wife's dressing room, razor
in hand, with his right cheek shaved
smooth.
How do you like it, my DEAR" he
asked. "If you think it looks well, ! will
shave the other side, too"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
The Multiplying Medics.

One little doctor
Looks you through and through,
Can't diagnose your case.
Then there are two.
Two little doctors,
Failing to agree,
Call a consultation.
Then there are three.
Three little doctors
Poke YOU DER and DER,
Send for specialist.
Then there are four.
Four little doctors,
Wonder you're alive
Another brings a stomach pump.
Then there are five.
Five little doctors,
Trying fancy tricks,
Order in an alienist.
Then there are six.
Six little doctors
Preparing you for heaven,
In comes a D. d.
Then there are seven.
Seven little doctors
Decide TO operate,
Call in a surgeon.
Then there are eight.
Eight little doctors
Think it's your spine,
Ask for a neurologist.
Then there are nine.
Nine little doctors,
All Of them are men,
Send for Mary Walker.
Then there are ten.
Ten little doctors,
Standing BY your bed,
Come to a decisions
Find that You are dead
BY Kenneth MscGowan in Golfers
Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03

Great Brtiain's internal discord, which
has just been put down in Dublin, is a
warning of what might be expected in
the United States were this country to be
brought into war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
Two war Threats at Once, Again.


As under Polk, 50 under Wilson. There
is talk OF war in two different quarters
at once. II may be that there will be
actual and serious war in neither. But
1t is also possible that between the two
we shall suffer embarrassment if not
qualification.
1t was in 1914 that the country was
stirred with the campaign cry for "The
remuneration of Texas and the reocct-
patton Of Oregon!" Also there was the
cry "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" The
| next year, after his election, Polk SEN
tentiously spoke OF our "clear and un-
questionable title to all Of the Oregon
| territory; much as his remote successor
in like vein spoke OF "strict accounta-
bility." Also, Calhoun. Folks secretary
of state, had announced a policy of mas
terly inactivity" and precursor OF
"watehful waiting"
Then what was the sequel? Beginning
with boastful professions of readiness to
fight Mexico for Texas with one hand
and England for Oregon on the other
Polk presently found that such a course
would be- exceedingly inconvenient As
he could not help being involved in ona
Of the threatened wars, he decided to
avoid the other at any cost. So he swal-
lowed the "Fifty-four Forty or Fight"
rodomontade, repudiated our "clear and
unquestionable title" and settled the !
Oregon dispute on basis of compromise |
which he himself few months before
rad declared TO be entirely unaecepta
bic.
In the present case the policy Of
Awatchful waiting or mastery inacty,
ity" has brought us unpleasantly close
to danger of acute troubles with two
countries at once. 1t remains to be seen
how much further the parallel will he
carried; especially whether the necessi-
ty of keeping stiff upper lip toward
one of our potential antagonists will con-
strain the government to make compro.
mise at any price with the other. We
trust that there will be no occasion for
anybody to repeat the seorn which Ben
ton heaped upon Folks policy, when he
demanded to know why we had not
up into Oregon as brayely as
we marched into MeXico.-Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-03
DO you KNOW THAT
Light promotes cleanliness


A clean mouth is essential to
good health?
Physical training in childhood is
the foundation OF adult health?
The Z. S. public health service
issues publications on hygiene and
sanitation for free distribution?
Isolation is the most efficient
means of controlling leprosy?
Headache is natures warning
that the human machine is running
badly?
Bullets may kill thousands flies
tens thousands?
Obesity menaces longevity?