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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
BASEBALL BRIEFS

BY the time the Brooklyn Robins and
the Boston Braves have concluded Their
super crucial series, the fans may have
a chance to see where the National pen
nant will lutter.
| The Nedeaus Of Kennebunk. Me-. have
the Coraski brothers beaten in all depart
ments of the game This family shapes
! up for a home team as follows: Peter
Nedeau c, Everett Nedeau p, Walter Ne
deau So, John Nedeau b, John Nedeau 2b,
George Nedeau 3b, Prentiss Nedeau If,
! Thomas Nedeau Of, William Nedeau ri.
| Here is one answer to the slipping
progress Of Grover Cleveland Alexander.
He is on his way to 30 victories while
there is no other pitcher with 20 to his
credit, as yet
The game left over in the Pirate series
lat Boston viii be played off in Pittsburg
ION Aug. 20. as part of a double header
bill. The Braves will be in the Smoky
city three days and three double bills will
be pulled off
Young Rice of the Senators has been a
great help to the Washington team since
he joined them few weeks ago. He was
formerly a pitcher but when he was put
fielders We're placed on the injured list.
he showed such promise that Griffith has
kept him there and it is doubtful if he
will ever be put on the mound again.
Probably playing his last year in ma
ior league company, Lajoie, one of the
greatest of all players, leaves the game
without ever playing on a pennant win
ming team. Struggling along the rocky
path that every big league player has to
travel ioie has managed to clout the
ball for the grand average of 343 during
his 20 years of service, an average that
few men ever attain in a single season of
their career on the diamond. and setting
a record that but few men will ever reach.
and that has been equalled but twice in
the annals of the game, that of playing
20 years of big league baseball. During
these 20 years on the diamond. Lajoie /
has batted over the 400 mark once and /
nearly equalled that record six other |
seasons, batting under the 800 mark but |
four times Iaioie entered the big show 4
from the Fall River team in the middle of /
the season of 1896 In 1901 he was
bought by the Athletics, but was let go
to the Cleveland team at the close of that
season before he would be given to that
team on court decision. From this
year until 1914 he played with the Maps;
he was sold to the Athletics at the be
ginning Of the 1914 campaign. This was
ne poorest season. as he only hit for an
average OF -255 but LIST year he rallied
md clouted the ball at .2Ss clip. To
lay he IS playing with boys that had not
cen the light Of dav when he entered the
w leagues. PLAYING now in the evening !
4 his career when these Youngsters are I
tarting out On the morn Of their profes-
ION. Z
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Saving and Small Earnings.

In the Scotch parish where the saw
Ings bank originated a great majority
of the inhabitants were poor cottagers.
Their average wages did not run over
S shillings about So a week.
1T seemed wrote Samuel Smiles,
"a very unlikely place in which TO es-
tablish a bank for savings, where the
poor people were already obliged to
strain every nerve to earn bare liv-
ing, to provide the means of educating
their children-for, however small his
income. the Scottish peasant almost
invariably contrives to save something
wherewith to send his children to
school-and to pay their little contri-
buttons to the friendly society Of the
parish
In four years this unpromising field
yielded to the Rev. Henry Duncan's
bank at Ruthwell nearly 5000. The
bank became self sustaining, and all
over Scotland and England the new
savings bank idea spread. - Chicago
News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Asquith Presents Bill to the
British Commons to
Extend Term
FOR PERIOD OF
EIGHT MONTHS
Question of Extending Fran
chise at This Time Involves
Some Serious Problems

London, Aug Ia Premier Asquith in
PRODUCED in the House Of Commons yes
terdsy bill to extend the life OF the
present Parliament for eight months or
until the end of next May.
When the premier made his announce
ment on August l that he would intro
duce the bill, he said he intended at the
lame time to announce the government 5
proposal regarding registration.
Yesterday, however, MIR. Asquith said
IL was not the purpose OF the government
TO ask Parliament at this time to take
up alteration OF the qualifications Tor
the franchise.
Dealing with suggestion that the
franchise should be extended to all sol
diers and munitions workers, Mr. As
quith said there were the grayest diff
cuties in the way.
There We're serious objections from
a military view point, he added, TO hold
ing a general election among the troops
in the field He added;
General enfranchisement has been
brought face to face with another prob
lem. What are we going to do with
women?"
He was bound to say the premier went
on, that representatives of the women
had presented to him a perfectly unan-
swerable case. They were content to
abide by the present franchise, but would
urge their claims if the qualifications for
the franchise were altered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
DEMOCRATS HAVE EASY TIME
Are Unopposed for Many State Offices in
Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. Is Candidates
for Congress in four districts and for
three judges of the state supreme court
will be nominated by the Democrats of
Mississippi in statewide primaries to-
day. In four of the congressional dis
tricts the present representatives., having
no opposition, have been declared the
party nominees by the district executive
com mittees. John Sharp Williams also
has been declared the candidate to sue
coed himself as United States senator. as
has Judge ]. B. Holden, incumbent, for
the supreme court from the southern dis
trict, for the six year term beginning
Jan. l, 1918.
As neither the Republican, Progressive
nor any other party has candidates for
the Senate, Congress or supreme court,
nomination by the Democrats is equiva-
lent to election.
Representatives Stephens, Humphreys,
Nenable and Harrison, all unopposed will
be returned to Congress from their re
spective districts. In the first district,
Representative f. S. Gambler is opposed
for denomination by Guy Mitchell and
j. f. Rankin; in the fourth district, Rep
resentative 7. L. Sisson is opposed by
William Ward and c. +. Franklin; sixth
district, Representative P. Z. Quin is
contesting against r. n. Miller, and
eighth district, Representative ] w Col
lier is running against j. II. HOWE.
Aspirants for nominations for the state
supreme court, in addition to Judge Hold |
en-, are:
First district term beginning Jan. !, !
l9l7)-Clayton D. Potter, incumbent H. |
B. Greaves and George H. Ethridge.
First district term beginning May 10, |
l9lS)-Sydney NJ. Smith, incumbent; A. |
H. Longino, former governor of Mis.issip-
pi.
Third district term beginning Jan |,
l9l7l-E. 0. Sykes, jr., incumbent; R. H.
Knox and J. G. McGowen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
WAYS of the Arab.

The Arab has some curious ways.
He takes of his shoes when he enters
a house, but keeps on his hat. He
reads and writes from right to left.
He eats scarcely anything for break
fast or dinner. but in the evening he
sits down TO a hot meal swimming In
oil. His sons eat with him, but the
ladies OF the household wait till this
males have finished. The Arab rides
donkey when travelling. his wife
walking behind. and he laughs at the
idea Of givia- up his seat for a woman.
The Arab has one strong virtue, and
that is, he is rarely seen drunk. He
is not very affecttonate, is very igno
rant and has SO little initiative that
he rarely takes on anything worth do
ing or attempts to carry out any en-.
terprise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
A Museums Worst Enemy.

One of the worst enemies curators OF
museums have to contend with is a
tiny beetle, which works so neatly that
there is no evidence of its woeful work
until the specimen is found dismember-
ed or otherwise ruined Neither in
America or England has any effectual
remedy been found. The tiny mischief
worker is the Anthrenus museorum.
The adult measures only or even less
than one-eighth Of an inch in length
and is convex In form. The female
lays eggs in specimens, and the larvae
feed on them-the valued butterfly and
the magnificent beetle-brought from
afar These larvae are small plump,
hairy grubs, and the sole sign of their
presence, likely to be overlooked by
the amateur, is few specks of brown
dust in the case.-Scientific American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Feathered Advisers.

A most remarkable superstition OF
the Kenyahs of Borneo Is the consul
tation of birds. II, for example, a
Kenyah has to undertake long jour
ney he will not risk 1t without having
FIRST consulted the ''fakka,' a kind of
hawk. If the hawk flies with It's
wings spread out to the right side 10
is a good sign, but II It goes to the left
or flaps its wings, then the journey is
not commenced. Next day another
trial is made until the hawk gives the
sign wanted. Thus the continuation
of the journey depends on the fight of
the birds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Next Door to Il.

Ar acquaintance of the late Josh
Billings was one day talking with him
about the remarkable increase of i'm
itations and substitutes for original ar
ticles, as oleomargarine for butter, cell
iuloid for ivory, and so forth, and"
said he, many of the substitutes go
ahead of the real thing. l guess In
time there will be a substitute for ev-
erything, though l don't know about
wisdom"
NO" replied the humorist, up TO
the present time at least there is no
really good substitute for wisdom But
silence is the best that has so far been
discovered
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Makes s4ls.so on $50 Investment.

Farm and Preside relates the expe
rience of young man who, at II, bought
a mare for $50. The writer SAYS:
"At seventeen | was the proud posses
sor of $50. ] bought mare (Jessl
good but old Dad fed her for the use
of her as a buggy horse.
AT twenty | married. In couple OF
years we wanted to go into business for
ourselves, and Dad sold the first colt
a coming four year-old, for Sl25.
"The second colt, when a four year-old,
got mixed up with a cyclone, which
slammed him through three barbed wire
fences. He recovered, but only brought
SAC when sold.
The third was a mare colt which |
gave dad. The fourth was a mare colt
also; then twin colts, which died; an
other mare colt; then old jess died. I
sold the two mares at five and three
years old for S24T.JO for the two
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
SCOTLAND MAY TAKE
OVER LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Commission Recommends That Trade by
Grocers Be Abolished and That
Inns Be Run by State.

London, Aug. 1.-THE committee ap.
pointed some time ago 20 advise the gov.
eminent in regard to the proposals for
purchases by the state of the licensed
liquor trade Of Scotland has recommend.
ed that the trade in liquor by licensed
grocers should be abolished and that no.
tells and inns which depend mainly on
this traffic should be taken over by the
state. The committee reported against
the purchase OF distiIleries.
II is suggested that the price paid for
hotels and inns should be estimated on
the basis of their annual profits over a
fixed number of years, payment to be
made in -four per cent. stock issued at
par.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
WEEKS REVIEWS ATTACK.
Senator AsSails Provision in Ship Bill
Which Admits Foreign Built Vessels.

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Weeks
Republican, yesterday continued his at.
tack on the ship bill. assailnig particular
~ the provision which will admit for.
eign built vessels to the American coast.
wise trade. The Senate continued work
on the bin.
This bill constitutes a virtual declar.
alton of war by the government on the
American shipbuilding industry" said
Senator Gallinger, Republican leader
This determined attempt to force the
government into the commercial ship.
ping business is a startling and danger.
Gus step toward Socialism
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
CUT VILLA FROM SUPPLIES
Carranza Forces Surround Bandits on
Way to Ammunition Cache.

Chihuahua City. Mexico, Aug l5.--Re-
ports received here Yesterday from Gen.
Domingo Arrieta said that one of his col
umns has surrounded a band OF 100 men
under Nicholas Hernandez Villas former
chief OF staff at Los Angeles, Chihuahua,
and will attack Immediately upon the ar
rival Of achievements. Hernandez. It
was reported, failed in his mission to 10
cate caches of ammunition with which
Villa had hoped to resupply his forces.
was made at the Comman-
dancia here that Gen, Luis Gutierrez,
the Torreon.Laguna district,
has been transferred to command the
at Aguascaientes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
GOOD TURN IN EPIDEMIC.
The Best Report Made in New York in
Weeks

New York, Aug. l5.-The epidemic Of
infantile paralysis took turn for the
better yesterday. The number of new
cases of the disease reported to the
health department went under the hun-
dred mark for the first time in several
weeks During the "a hours ending at
10 o'clock yesterday morning, the plague
killed 81 children in the five boroughs of
New York City and 95 new cases were
reported, 43 of them in Manhattan and
81 in Brooklyn. This compares favor
ably with Sundays figures, when there
were IA new cases discovered and 81 ia
talities. The falling off in cases was
attributed to the cooler weather recently.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15

During Victor Hugo's exile Dumas
went to Guernsey, where Hugo re-
ceived him kindly and took him to
breakfast on a veranda overlooking the
ocean. 1t did not take Dumas long to
discover that Hugo was already pos.
ing as the prescribed prophet. and the
poet said. with an Olympian wave OF
his hand you see me. my dear Du-
mas. on my rock Of exile like the pro-
scribed one of antiquity"
Never mind" said Dumas, with his,
mouth full. The butter is far better
ing that"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
THE DEMOCRATS
WOULD TAX 100000
CORPORATIONS
Senators Agree 10 Cut Levy on NUM-.
tions Five Per
Cent,

Washington, Aug ia still further
reduction OF the tax 10 be- levied on mu.
lions materials and the imposition Of a
new tax ON corporations capitalized al
more than 100000 yesterday were com.
Ponent parts Of the general revenue bill
approved by the senate Democratic eau.
Gus.
Materials which enter into the manu-.
facture of munitions will be taxed on
their net profits at five instead OF a
ten per cent rate,
II the entire capital, surplus, and un.
divided profits Of any corporation ex.
coed 100000, all that sum which il in
excess Of 100000 is 10 be taxed so cents
on each $1,000.
The caucus estimated that 100000
would be lost by the munitions mate.
rails change and that S20OO0000 would
be gained by the corporation tax,
The motive for the munitions material
tax frankly was political Senators from
cotton and copper states led the fight.
Even after the reduction OF the materials
tax from ten to five per cent "A motion
by Senator Underwood to strike out all
material tax was lost By
close vote.
An amendment by Senator Hughes OF
New Jersey was adopted, providing that
when foreign country excludes any
article manufactured in the United
States not offensive 20 morals or pub.
lie health the president may forbid by
executive order the admission OF similar !
goods from the offending nation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
HUGHES is "PETTIFoGGINGp
This Is McAdoo's Answer to Charges in
Case of Appraiser Clapp.

Washington. Aug l5-Charges Of
Charles F. Hughes regarding the APP
pointment Of Daniel h. Finn to succeed
Henry Clapp as assistant appraiser Of
merchandise at New York have drawn the
following statement from See MeAdoo:
"Mr Hughes is merely pettfogging
He is welcome to a monopoly Of that
field. The Clspp case is a very unfortu-
nate one for his purpose If I thought
that the public was really interested !
would make a statement about it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
WILSON TO MAKE
A NEW EFFORT
TO AID SYRIANS
Elkus Instructed to Appeal
Again to Turkey in Behalf Of
Starving Christians.

Washington Aug l5.-New represen-
tations 10 Turkey in behalf OF starving
Syrians will be taken to the Porte by
Abram !. Elkus the new American am
tons yesterday from Pres. Wilson and
See Lansing before departing for Con-
stantinople. The United States does not
accept as sufficient Turkeys declination
to permit outside aid on the ground that
the harvest is ample.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
GET RID OF HUM0RS
AND AVOID SICKNESS

Humors in the blood cause internal de-
rangements that affect the whole system
a. well ~ pimples, hoils and other erup'
tons, and are responsible for the readl'
ness with which many people contract
disease.
For 40 years Hoods Sarsaparilla has
been more successful than any other medi'
cine in cNpelling humors and removing
their inward and outward effects. Get
Hoods, No other medicine acts like it,
ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Renort on Manransse Ores

The annual statement Of the geological
survey. department of the interior. on
manganese and mangauiferous ores in
1915 i nOw available for distnbution
During the year s0l 20 long tons Of
mangsniferous ores were produced IN the
nited States
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
RtddIes.

What is 1t gives a cold, cures a cold
and pays the doctor bill? A draft
What is the difference between an
accepted and a rejected lover? One
kisses his misses: the other misses his
kisses,
What is the most modest piece Of
jewelry? A watch, because it always
keeps its hands on Its face and runs
down its own works.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Slow Fathers.

Mamma, I'm afraid papa was pref
ty slow when he was young man"
Perhaps he was. He always paid
his debts. and used good English, and
knew nothing about cigarettes. and
never saw a taxicah and hadn't any
clubs. and was able to support a wife
before he married, l guess he was
pretty slow "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
/. w w. Leaders Arrested.

Kinney, Mimi, Aug 1.-Two promi-
nent members of the Industrial Workers
of the World are under arrest and the
police are searching for two others in
connection with the attempted kidnap-
ping Sunday night Of Mrs. Edward Emo,
wife of a deputy sheriff, Mrs. Lucy
Clark Of Virginia, Mimi, and her four
Year. old son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
HUGHES IN YORK, ME-, SEPT. 7
The Nominee Will Make at Least Five
Speeches in Pine Tree State.

Augusta, Ne, Aug 15.-Charles E.
Hughes will make at least five speeches
when he visits the state of Maine next
month, according to the tentative ar
engagements for his itinerary announced
yesterday by Frank J. Ham, chairman of
the Republican state committee. On
Sept. : Mr.. Hughes will speak at York
Beach at p m and in the evening he
will speak in Portland. The following
day he will address audiences in Lewis
ton at 1880. Wateville at p. m. and
Bangor in the evening. 1t is possible
that brief address may also be made in
Pittsfeld.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
His Handicap.

MY most disturbing thought is that
may die and leave my son unprovid
ed fer
"But won't he be able to make his
own living?"
mo; the poor fellow is too sadly
handicapped. He is genius. "-Hous-
ton Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Boiled Down.

Editor-How's the new society re-
porter? I told him to condense as
much as possible.
Assistant-He did. Here's his ac-
count of yesterdays afternoon tea:
Mrs. Lovely poured, Mrs. Jabber
roared. Mrs. Duller bored, Mrs. Rasper
gored. and Mrs. Embonpoint snored. ~
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
THE COOLEST AUG. IA.
Only Once, in 1870, Was 1t Cooler on Any
August Day.

New York, Aug. Is Yesterday was
the coolest Aug Il in the history OF the
local weather bureau Only once in 1879
was it cooler on any August day than
il was at o'clock yesterday morning
when the mercury stood at Sc The TEN.
perature rose slowly during the day,
reaching 90 at 1880 a, m. The cool
wave will remain indefinitely, the wealth.
er man says.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
FINANCING THE CAMPAIGN
President Discusses Matters with Nor
genthau and Marsh.

Washington. Aug. Enhancing the
Democratic national campaign was dis
cussed Yesterday BY Pres. Wilson, W. W.
Marsh. treasurer u THE national commit
tee and Henry Morgenthau. chairman 81
the finance committee
The president entertained the members
Of the campaign committee At lunch
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15

When James ". OF Scotland went TO
London TO propose for the hand OF
Margaret, the daughter Of Henry VII.
he was somewhat Disguised to find her
at their first meeting so busily engaged
in game OF cards that she was scarce
~ able 10 give him any attention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Representations to Porto.

Washington. D. c., Aug l5.-New rep
reservations to Turkey in behalf of starv
ing Syrians will be taken to the porte by
Abram Elkus, the new American ambss-
sador. who received his final instructions
yesterday before departing for Constsn-
tinople
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

AT Philadelphia First game Phila-
1elphia s, New York 0; (second gamel
7, New York 4.
AT Brooklyn Brooklyn 5, Boston 2
At acknowledgements 6, Chicago 8.
At st. Louis-Pittsburg and st. Louis
on account of rain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
One worker. Two Dependents

Il Is common rule that everyone who
works or trades for gain supports at least
two other people. Therefore. one third Of
the people should insure and the other
tvo-thirds should put EN- M % il. We
serve those who come in time. National
Life Ins. Co. Of vi MUTUAL : :.
ballard general agent, Rialto block.
Montpelier. VI.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Oil Goes Down.

New York. Aug. l5-The Standard Oil
Co. of New York yesterday reduced the
prices Of refined petroleum for export IS
points, making refined in cases 1925
cents a gallon, in tanks five cents, and
standard white in barrel SIS cents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
A Germ Crank.

The Author describing his play
And then the villain is made TO bite
the dust The Lady-How very insan-
itary Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

At Boston Washington 2, Boston /.
At Cleveland--Cleveland 3, Detroit =.
At New York Philadelphia 3, New
York {.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Sugar Drops.

New York, Aug. l5.-All grades Of re-
fined sugar yesterday were reduced 25
cents per hundred pounds, making fine
graduated ZOO.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Easy Role.

Johnny-Papa. what is philosopher!
Pa--A man with good liver, heart,
stomach and bank account - Chicago
News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15

For an the disorders Of the tongue
the remedy must begin In the hesrt.