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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03
New England Nearly Solid Against
Resolution.

Resolution.
The vote of the New England senators
on the rollcall was as follows; Ayes
Brandegec of Connecticut. Rurleign of
Maine Colt of Rhode Island Dillingham;
Of Vermont, Hollis Of New Hampshire,
johnson Of Maine, Lodge Of Massachu-
setts Mclean Of Connecticut, Page of
Vermont, Weeks of Massachusetts,; nay
-Gallinger of New Hampshire Senator
lippett of Rhode Island was not record
ed
Senator Gore himself voted to table his
resolution Senators Chamberlain and
0'Gorman were the only Democrats to
vote against the administration. The
other IL anti-administratio votes were
all Republicans. Forty-four Democrats
and % Republicans voted to table the
resolution.
II was said at the White House that
the result in the Senate was satisfactory
and met the wishes of the president. II
was added that attention would now be
eentered ON the situation in the House.
Gore Deserted BY His Colleague.
Senator Owen, the colleague of Senator
Gore, who amazed the Senate with the |
report that President Wilson had said |
the entrance OF the United States into |
the European war might render service I
to civilization. conferred with the presi-
dent this morning and said later that he
found Senator Cores account entirely
without foundation.
Senator Owen went to the White !
House at the request of several other
senators to learn the exact status Of the
situation before the Senate
met at noon to vote on the Gore resolu-
ton. He said after the conference that
while the situation is grave it was not
nearly as bad as pictured by Gore in the
Senate yesterday.
Acting Chairman Pou of the House
-ules committee also saw President Will
son and told him that his position was
mTe in the House
Senator Gore said yesterday afternoon
n support of his resolution:
Il introduced this resolution because
vas apprehensive that we were speeding
leadlong upon war.
Perhaps | ought to 60 further and
ay what | have hitherto avoided, saying 9
hat my action was based on a report,
which seemed to come from the highest !
nd most responsible authority, that GER q
ain senators and members of the House
n a conference with the president of the
jnited States received from the presi-
ent's information, if not the declaration, !
hat, if Germany insisted upon her posi-
ion the United States would insist upon
er position and that it would result
robably in alb reach OF diplomatic rela- :
ions, and that breach Of diplomatic re-
'tions would probably be followed by :,
tate OF war. and that a state of war !,
tight not be of itself and Of necessity an :
VII to this republic, but that the United !
tates by entering upon war now might
e able to bring it TO a conclusion by
Midsummer and thus render great :,
,rvice to civilization
The following statement was issued :
te yesterday at the White House:
"When the attention Of the White
ouse was called to certain statements -
Senator Cores speech this afternoon. :,
le president authorized an unqualified -
'Bial OF any utterauce 20 which any !,
ieh meaning could be- attached"
DENIES VII SON WANTS WAp
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
DISTRICT BUSINESS POLICY

Three years ago a bright young
lawyer was hired to be assistant
corporation counsel Of the District
of Columbia. With a willingness to
work unremittingly, and plenty Of
ability to make his work count, he
soon became the chief jury trial
lawyer for the municipal corpora
ton. He has handled hundreds Of
cases, and made a remarkable rec
ord for winnings. 1t is said that he
has defended the District in cases
involving claims for a round million
dollars in damages, while the total
Of verdicts secured against him has
been $4,000. In the last year of
his service he handled twenty-five
cases in which a total of $2OO, 900
was demanded, and the verdicts Sc
cured against him in all of them
aggregated $500!
A member of the District Board Of
Commissioners not long ago de-
clared that this young man, Roger
J. Whiteford, was earning $4,000
year for the city, and for like
services in private practice would
get it.
Whiteford didn't. He was paid
$1,000 year! An increase of this
was recommended, which Congress
allowed to the extent of 5000 a wear.
making the salary $4,000.
Today it was announced that Mr..
Whiteford had resigned to become a
member of the firm of Darr, Peyser.
Whiteford & Darr, in private prac-
tice. ..,..
1t doesn't seem difficult to under
stand why he resigned.
Nor to conjecture why public bust
ness SO often manages to be run
badly. ---------..-.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
COLPOYS TO ADDRESS
DISTRICT EMPLOYEES
Will Speak at Meeting of Federal
Union Branch.

John colpoys. secretary Of the Cen
trail Labor linton. il TO address q
meeting OF the District branch of the
Federal Employees Union in the Cham
Der of Commerce Hall, Twelfth and r
streets. tonight at 8 o'clock. More
than 100 new mem bers. were enrolled
at the last meeting of the District
organization, and II Is expected q
large number of others will be en-.
rolled at tonights meeting.
The Interior Department branch OF
the union met last night at Perpetual
Building Association hall. 1t was
decided that every bureau in the De-
partment. regardless Of its size, shall
be entitled to representation on the
board Of the Federal Employees Union.
The organization rule allows . rep
resentative for each nifty members Of
any bureau. but as some bureaus do
not employ that number. they have
been without representation.
There will be a meeting of the War
Department branch next Tuesday
night in the Chamber Of Commerce
Hall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
THE "PUNCh" IN THE CAMPAIGN

Opponents of Mr.. Hughes have
been worried sadly because Of the
lack of punch" in his campaign.
They have been panied to note that
the candidate seemed-to them
unable to find an issue and en-
phasize it into paramountcy, and
convince the country that he had
a real talking point.
Well, 1t will be noted in the next
few days that fewer tears will re-
quire to be shed by Democrats in
behalf of the Republican candidate.
The punch has been produced, and II
is being administered not only by
Mr.. Hughes, but by another gentle
man who enjoys some repute for
putting ginger into his scraps,
Colonel Roosevelt The strike settle
ment, its manner and its already
manifest chain of disastrous con-
sequences, has impressed the public
profoundly. The danger of such I'M
thought dealings with great auss-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
The Cackle Of the Hen.

There are many kinds Of music
That thrill the hearts Of men;
But to me there's none so pleasant
As the cackle Of the hen.
There are rhapsodies and symphonies.
Oratories sublime.
There are melodies and harmonies
That stir the heart OF time
There's the classical selection
That fills the souls of men;
But to me. there's none so Joyous
There's the popular ragtime
That sets the heart Attire
And impels the feet to action
With maddening desire;
There's the old time band and orchestra
That please US now and then.
But to me their music suffers
with the cackle Of the hen.
Can MARBLE like a bird:
Paderewski. the pianist.
Greatest player ever heard:"
Mcdonald. bass profundo.
He stirs our very souls.
AS from the depths OF throat and chest
The music pours and rolls.
And Verdi. great composeri
'Rigoletto." to me. II seems.
Will fill our souls with rapture
And bright ecstatic dreams.
The great church chimes of Normandy!
How beautiful; oh my!
They seem to swell the chorus
or the angels in the sky.
The hooking bird and nightingale
That sing In wood and glen;
All these are very tame. indeed.
To the cackle Of the hen.
There are many kinds OF music
But to me not one Of then so sweet
As the cackle OF the hen.
Journal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08

bors Of the Antilles are in major
part now dominated by American
interests, and prosperity will come
to the little Danish islands only
when they are assigned to their
natural and obvious relationship.
Doubtless it is true that the price
which the United States proposes to
pay is altogether too high. But II
is a price set on sovereignty, not
on property; and sovereignty, especi-
ally over the keys and gateways Of
the worlds highways. has a value
that the commercial agencies and
the boards Of assessors find diff
Guilty in appraising. Our need for
these islands is twofold. We need
the one excellent and strategically
important harbor, because It Is q
necessary part Of the enlightenment
of the Caribbean and the protec-
ton of the Panama canal. Further
we need to make very sure that at
a critical time an enemy may not
appear in possession of those
islands, to be used as a base for
operations hostile to our interest.
Whether the Danish government
and people will finally approve the
transaction is yet uncertain. The
islands are a liability to the Copen-
hagen government, rather than an
asset. Denmark frankly recognizes
that they are Of no use to It. II
has no commercial or naval con-
Germs that can give such possessions
a value. Yet it is a matter of ma
tional pride to continue q little of a
world-factor among nations, to have
a colonial establishment, to main
tain the forms Of international sig
nificance even If the substance may
not be retained. National pride may
keep Denmark from doing the
sensible thing. But il Copenhagen
will take advice from Spain, which
has been more prosperous since it
was shorn Of its expensive colonial
possessions, it will seize the oppor-
tunity to sell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
THE WINDUP OF CONGRESS

It is said that the Congress SEES
sion adjourning today spent or pro-
vidsd for spending more money
than any other session in the ma
tional history, not even excluding
the civil war epoch. If that is the
fact, it is merely interesting, but
nowise startling. This country has
grown, quite a lot since civil war
times. Everything comes higher now
than It did then, including peace;
and we are paying an impressive
bill for peace, hoping to retain il
BY being liberal in its behalf.
It is nine months since Congress
started work on program that
ought not to have been damned into
the last session before a Presidential
election. Take preparedness. The
session Of year earlier might well
have realized that there was a wal
in Europe and pretty much every
where else, and that this nation was
interested in it. But the session OF
a year earlier realized nothing of the
sort. Instead, it was assured by a
complacent Administration that
there was nothing to worry about
nothing against which to prepare
and it proceeded not to worry or
prepare.
Later, the country woke up; and
that necessitated crowding an I'M
considerable amount Of business into
one session of Congress. A good
deal of that business will be found
no doubt, to have been done in rather
o slipshod manner; but the mis-
takes will be corrected, and the gen.
oral program will stand. 1t has GER
tainly been a busy session. On the
general character and quality of its
work, verdict will be passed by the
country two months hence. A pc.
litical revolution would decide the
fate of some experimental measures
but the program of preparedness
the rural credits and road legisla,
ton, and other measures that repre-.
sent the bipartisan purpose of the
country will remain, and they will
serve the country we'll
The monument that this session
will leave to commemorate it is the
preparedness program. The new
navy will date from this time, and
1t will be remembered as having
been founded by this Congress, long
after people will have forgotten
whether this Congress was Demo.
cratic or Republican.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
OUR THRIFTY sERvlrORs

A hat boy in a New York res
taurant has valorously undertaken
70 establish magma charta Of lib
critics for his kind. p ~ ..
This young man paid for the
privilege of checking hats in a big
Broadway cafe. He was not con-
templatine an act Of philanthropy,
IND he was not hesitant about dis
playing the open palm to those who
left hats and other apparel with him.
Some folk, surely strangers to the
ways Of Manhattan, seemed to think
he represented an accommodation by
the proprietor. They failed to salts
~ what someone calls the "indige-
nous itch" Of that palm. Wherefore
the young man proceeded to drop the
hats, and otherwise annoy the remiss
patrons.
Now, strangely enough, the res
taurant proprietor wants to revoke
the boys privilege. He naturally
appeals to the courts. He could get
moral support from most any ven
turesome person who has braved a
Broadway eating place, for they will
testify that there must be fee for
the hat boy, another for the boy
who whisks a towel from in front
Of your nose and hands it to you
when you wash your hands, for the
boy who brings around box Of
cigarettes, for which you pay a
double price as a penalty for not
getting them outside, not to mention
the well-known and generally OBJ
served rite Of tipping the waiter.
Some day some ironical cafe pro-
prietor will place such items on his
bill of fare as: "Hat fee, 10 cents;
one towel, 10 cents; brush off, 10
cents; conveying food to the diner,
80 cents; food extra" But mean
time there is only the goodness Of
human nature for hat boys and head
walters to trust to, and their con-
fidence should not be abused.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
WEST INDIES, DEAL
RATIFIED BY SENATE
Purchase Treaty Is Approved
Without Roll Call, Much to
Surprise Of Leaders.

Contrary to general expectation ans
even in some measure to the surpriee
OF Senate Democratic leaders them.
selves. the Danish West Indies pur.
chase treaty was ratified by the Sen.
ate last night. :"
Following the ratification of the
treaty. Secretary OF state Lansing ad.
vised the Danish minister by cable OF
the success Of the measure. Notifies.
ton also was sent to the American
minister at Copenhagen.
The treaty provides for purchase
for $2b.0o0.000 of the Danish West
Indies. The treaty went through with.
out q roll call behind closed doors.
Little opposition developed. ~.
Senator Stone, chairman Of the For.
eign Relations, had feared obstruc.
tive tactics. but none developed. Sen.
ators Norris. Jones. and Cispp were
among the few Senators voting
against II.
Senator Norris sought to cut the
purchase price to 100000. but this
was defeated by a heavy vote. .
The real question now is whether
the Danish Rigsdag will ratify the
treaty. Serious opposition has de-
veloped in Denmark and has been felt
in the upper house OF the Rigsdag.
1t may result in a new general cleo
tiUn Of members Of the parliament
ard reorganization Of the cabinet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
PARATYPHOID NOT
LIKE BABY PLAGUE
Disease in New York Camp Bears
No Relation to Paralysis.

Paratyphoid. the disease which has
crept into the military dispatches
through Its prevalence in one of the
New York mobilization camps, bears
no relation to infantile paralysis or
its kindred ailments. according to
medical authorities here.
The prevalence of paratyphoid in
the camp of the Fourteenth New
York Infantry has. according to the
announcement OF the War Depart
ment, prevented that organization be-
ing included in the muster out order.
for the other New York troops.
1t Is explained that ,paratyphoid Is
a disease that Is similar In practically
all respects to typhoid, but does not
respond to the ordinary tests for
typhoid. 1t Is a we'll recognized dis
ease In medical circles. though not
as common as typhoid and some of
the other types Of malaria or intes-
final fevers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
DANISH RIGSDAG TO
DISCUSS ISLAND SALE
No Great Opposition Expected to
Develop in November.

COPENHAGEN. Sept. SIT 10 an
nounced that the new Danish Rigs
dag is to meet November 1 to discuss
the proposed sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States for $685.
000.0
The Rigsdag is the Danish Congress-
The House of Representatives is call
ed the Folkething. 1t will recruit
new members at an election In Ooto-
Der. The Senate Is called the Lands
thing. Election to membership there
in will be held about the same time.
Although there has been some argu-
ment as to the price to be given for
the islands and some hints of pressure
by the United States having been
brought to bear upon Denmark to
expected that there will be any oppo-
sition to the sales completion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
US. SEEKS BUSINESS
IN LUMBER ABROAD
Department Of Commerce Plans
to Send Commission in
Search of Foreign Trade.

One OF the most important steps
over taken to promote the sale OF
American lumber In foreign marts is
being negotiated by the Department
OF Commerce. cooperating with the
Lumber Manufacturers Association.
The plan involves the employment
OF q corps OF real lumber experts to
lumber trade.
Four or nve men will be required
for the work. They will be employed
by the Bureau Of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce. although the larger
part OF the fund from which they will
be paid will be furnished by the lum-
beI ASSOCIATION. These experts will
be paid $40 q day and will be allowed
~ per diem for subsistence expenses.
The applicants must be citizens Of
the United States. They will be ex-
anined as to their knowledge OF for
sstry. probably will be required to
have a knowledge OF delivering pub
lie addresses and must be proficient
In at least one OF the languages
spoken In Europe besides English.
Examination for the positions will
be held in most OF the large cities of
the country on September 20.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Gardner Cries Shame
In Most CausticSpeech
|N Present Congress
Flags Administration and Its Retaliation Proposals
in Bitter Speech Before Adjournment of Session.
Assails Democrats as Hypocrites.
Scores Pro Germans.

want Germany to win this war. Yet.
the overwhelming mass Of the Ameri-
can people pin their faith on the ban
ners OF the allies.
crook seek access to the luscious prof
its of the contraband market, yell
against q blockade which hampers their
lust for more gold to Jingle In their
already overweighted pockets.
Empty Theats, He Says.
And to all this we yield and In our
statute book we inscribe another threat
at whose unfulfillment countless Am
orleans Of the future will blush with
shame. I say, that the threats in this
bill will be unfulfiffed. President Will
son may rattle the saber which you
have given him; doubtless. he will do so
In series of resembling notes. He will
not draw that saber. He will bark, but
he will not bite. He will buster. but
he is too proud to fight
He has not dared to force from Ger
many q disavowal of her horrid crime
to face the banded trainmen and re-
auire them to withhold their hands
till the Nation's Government could ex-
anime into the Justice Of their cause.
You are closing this Congress by
adding q sorry chapter to q sorry re-
Didn't Aid Helpless.
You saw Belgium violated with wan
ton inhumanity. and you held your
peace. You listened to the shocking tale
OF the cruel death of Edith Cavell, and
you smusly continued on your way. II
was brought to you that thousands Of
helpless maidens In northern France
were being ravished from their homes to
serve the needs Of their bloody conquer
ors. You pretended that you could not
hear their shrieks. Deaf to the cries Of
women and children! Mute when you
should have spoken! Shouting when you
should have been mute
What has Congress done? Your only
protests have been aimed at the allies.
who are lighting our night and the night
OF civilization. The maniac Easement
failed In his attempt to stab in the back
10000 gallant Irishmen fighting for civil
ization In Flanders blood soaked
trenches; you strove to stay the hand Of
Justice.
And now you pass your paltry threats
which secretly you believe and hope are
empty. Pass them Nag and hinder the
allies II you will Bring a satisfied grin
to the hideous face OF hatred feed an
other snarl to the nasty countenance Of
spite-but remember that for every grin
and for every snarI future Americans
must pay million-fold In blushes!'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
THE DANISH TREATY WINS.

In ratifying the treaty by which
The United States is to buy the Dan
Ssh West Indies from Denmark, the
Senate has done its share and done
It promptly, to bring a conclusion
that seems inevitable. Those islands
are going to be American property,
sooner or later, and our ancient and
at times, overworked friend, Mani
fest Destiny, can explain why. They
have no real common concern with
Denmark; they are Of our Carib-
bean system, our American system
They naturally belong to the Ameri-
can group. They should be part
ners in the American tariff and gen.
exsl economic system. Their neigh
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
WASHINGTON BOASTS
FINE WALNUT TREES
Members Of Northern Nut Grow.
ers' Association Are to In
spect Them Today.

Washington has some Of the finest nut
trees Of any city In the country. Most
Washingtonians may not know this. but
specialists on nut trees are aware Of II.
and when they come here today and
tomorrow one Of the FIRST things dele
gates to the Northern Nut Growers As
ISOLATION will do will be to view speci-
mems Of English walnut to he found in
Georgetown and on Capitol Hill.
The association convenes at a room IN
the New National Museum building
today at . o'clock. Addresses are sched-
uled for DR.. J. II. Kellogg. of Battle
Creek, Mich. on Proper place Of Nuts
in Human Diet" and Thomas Price
Littlepage. OF this city. on Nut Trees
for Lawn and Dooryard Planting"
To Go on Sightseeing Trip.
This afternoon the delegates will be
taken on q sightseeing trip through
Wisconsin avenue and other sections OF
Georgetown to view some of the fine
old English walnut trees to be found
there. Then they will go to Capitol
Hill. where there Is one fine specimen
In the Capitol Grounds. and others OF
both English walnut and pecan on the
streets east OF the Capitol.
II they have time the delegates may
so to Takoma Park. where there are
some excellent specimens of English
walnut.
This evening DR.. J. Russell Smith. of
Pennsylvania University. president OF
the association. will deliver his annual
address. DIR. Robert r. Morris will talk
on "Filberts and Hazels."
Specialists Coming.
other prominent specialists who will
attend meetings are Prof ". n. HUT.
of Raleigh. N. c., president Of the Ma
ticnal Nut Growers Association; Col
C. A. Van Dusee. of Cairo. Ga. presi-
dent of the National Pecan Exchange;
r. T. Olcott, OF Rochester. N Y, ed
itor Of the American Nut Journal, and
DR.. w. C. Deming. of Georgetown
Conn, secretary Of the Northern
Growers Association.
In charge of local arrangements Il
Mr.. Littlepage. with C. A. Reed. of the
Bureau of Plant Industry, Department,
of Agriculture, assisting.
The association Is formed to pro-
mote the planting OF nut trees, not &c
much for commercial as for family
use. The planting. Will have to bt
gradually developed to become com.
mercially profitable, 1t Is stated.
The session this year Is the seventh
annual convention OF the association