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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10
Business Opportunities
START IN THE NEW YEAR BY BECOMING
YOUR OWN BOSS


YOUR OWN BOSS
CREAMERY in live central Vermont town
is now doing a good business, and putting on
team. could increase the volume OF
business 250f
LUNCH ROOM AND RESTAURANT In
good town; very little competition. Price:
$4,000. 25otf
LARGE GENERAL sToRE-Has been es-
tablished for years and is sure winner. 2b0f
GRIST-MILL BUSINESS--In small town :;
no competition water power; will sell cheap
FARM TO EXCHANGE FOR CITY PROP
AZ miles 10 the city 100 acres
nearly new house and basement barn; near
school and neighbors. 2botf
FOR FULL PARTICULARS INQUIRE OF
THE ID. A. PERRY REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Barre, Vermont
Rooms 2 and 5, Howland-Caye Building
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j. ]. DASHNER
REAL ESTATE AGENT
Offers Something New
For Sale

NO. 292-N1CE PLEASANT MoNEY-MAk-
ING FARM. ONLY IA MILES FROM BARRE
CITY; 80 acres 25 acres very productive TIL.
age, balance pasture and woodland no hand
moving small sugar bush nice fruit orchard,
keeps 20 head of stock extra good barn, well
lighted, claphoarded and painted, basement IN
der all silo. horse barn with stalls and 2
box stalls very good l0-room house with bath
and hreplaces, both in good condition water
at house and barn: y mile to school; - mile
to creamery present owner sells milk 10 mix
dealers easy job paying $500 per year
goes with this farm with this farm you get 2
good cows q heifers coming 8. 6-months-oid
heffers, ! pr. horses, 40 tons ensiage, 70 tons
hay. $50 TO 800 baskets husked corn, IS bushels
oats, and all tools this Is very desirable
farm an investment and home 2aiu
NO 2sS--55-ACRE FARM: about 80 acres
rnachine-worked tillage; balance pasture and
woodland: on main road from North Mont
pelier to Plsinfeld 8 minutes from P. o..
miles from r. r. station: near creamery and
sRw-mill " mile to school; farm keeps 10
cows | large barn. ciaphoarded and painted
corn barn silo horse barn with stalls very
good 7-rooFn house: water at house and barn
with this farm you get cows, yearling
heifers. 6-imonths-od heifers, / horse, about
so hens. and all tools and crops the price on
this farm Is very reasonable. 231d
For particulars inquire of
]. j. DASHNER
Real Estate Agent, Barre, VI.
Rooms 8, .. 10, Rowland Bldg.--Tel $40
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10

Pansy, the eght-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Ford of st. Adams,
who was badly scalded recently when
she ran into an older sister who was
carrying dipper of hot water, is com
Portable and her recovery is expected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

The annual meeting of the Vermont
fish and game league will be held in Bur-
lington about March |.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10

WANTED--Position as foreman in granite
shed by experienced man. Address A. b. c.,
care Barre Daily Times. 249t6s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10

WANTED am ready to repair wagons,
sleighs, doors and all kinds of furniture and
carpenter work done at a reasonable price !:
also automobile truck bodies made. J. A.
Field. ia Washington street. 230t12.tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10
FEMALE HELP WANTED

WANTED Experienced table riri wanted a.
Eureka Rrsstaurant. aes North Main strces
Et5t
HoUsEgEErER WANTED At ONCE o.
farm s H. Gotfreg. Randolph. VI asftss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10
WORK WANTED

EXPERIENCED STENoGRAPHER AND
BOOKKEEPER would like a position in Barre
where formerly employed can furnish refer
ences Address Lucille NJ. Townsend, Hard
wick. VT. 24etl6*
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

For fun particulars inquire 81 II. A. Shepard.
Real Estate Harfwick. VI xsst3
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-on Fsa8 stress Friaay. q s-unn
hlsek paree Ouuer caa have sane - osHinF
IS ths eEhee. at2tls
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10
HELP WANTED

THOUSANDS MEN-wOMEN WANTED
for u s. government jobs: $500 month
steady work list of positions obtainable
free write Immediately. Franklin Institute.
Dept. 45sL, Rochester N. Y. 249t26s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10
For particulars. inquire Of
FOR RENT-House in webstervilie, $500.

]. j. UASHNER
Real Estate Agent, Barre, VT
Rooms 8, .. 10, Rowland Bldg.--Tel. $40
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D. A. PERRY, AuetiOneer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-10

FOR RENT-House. Maple avenue. si2,Oo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
G|RLSLEARN LATIN IN
SEVEN DAYS. STUDY
Two Win Prize for TranslatIng
After Only Week Of Instruo.
> ton. ,.>k,akLs>

PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. nat ths
University Of Oregon, at Eugene. Ors..
Betty 6chafer. thirteen. and Jane Camp
bell, fourteen. translated . few days
ago . 2oo-word composition into Latin
after only seven days instruction.
Dr.. Beris. an educator Of Cambridge,
Mass, 10 employing the services Of the
two girls to show the peda sogical class
- at the university the time that can be
saved in teaching.
Seven days before neither girl had
ever studied any Latin. In the COM
position submitted there was not a mis-
take in vocabulary or position and the
other errors were very few. The trans
lation called for the use Of the first and
second declensions.
THE secret lies in teaching the pu-
pills to associate" DR.. Berle said. IT
started Jane and Betty by having them
learn the vocabularies through looking
up every English deritative. When we
came to the word 'Magnus they went to
the dictionary and found 'rnagnani-
NOUS, magnificent magnify ana so
on. Those girls will never forget that
'rnAsnus' means great
As . result these girls know their
vocabularies." the educator said. 1.-THE
trouble with the average person 10 that
they cannot collect together what they
already know. Every subject studied
should be made to coordinate with what
one 10 studying In other lines"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
GOLFERS ALARMED, 4
STICK WOOD SCARCE
Hickory Fast Disappearing IN.
der Steadily Growing De-
mands Of Manufa cturers.

NEW YORK. Aug. n.-0oifArs anl
those especially interested In the manu-
facture Of golf clubs, both In this coun-
try and abroad. have suddenly awakened
TO the fact that there " threatened
scarcity Of material necessary to the
makins Of tho impiemsnts 81 The snciSnt
Recent agitation regarding the conser-
walton Of our timber reseurces has led
tbe port to invsstiSats ths a1iitu6s d
the United States Government toward
the preservation of trees from which the
supply Of golf shafts and club heads 10
The inve.tisatins golfers wee prtio-
uisrly anxious TO know whether ANY.
thing had been done in regard to pre-
serving the hickory forests. the main
;2SnsSs q shaft. r, ,snas ,, club h.: "a:
only wood nj for shafting and Others
eslisye that the best heads ere made
II is alleged that hickory IL becoming
each year. and both players and manu-.
lecturers believe that II would be the
part Of wisdom for the United States
Golf Association to get into comn1uni-
cation witt, the forest service and a..
by II looking to the projection Of stand.
ing timber and to the planting Of new
according to Nicholas Demane, Q
wood expert Of considerabis reputation,
there 10 In progress Q rapid destruction
OF hickory trees on account Of the ex-
traordinary demand for golf clubs.
owing to the reIna rkable growth Of the
game. Demnne asserts tiiat not only
the wooden clubs mads IN this ceuntry,
but those imported from Scotch makers.
| are shafted with hickory ahipped from
the United States. 80 the drain on
hickory Is not confined to the clubs
Hickory has been found TO be the only
wood suitable for shafts, and 10 genef-
ally favored for heads, although per-
simmon and dogwood share N DOpu-
larity with the harder wood for the
latter use.
The Threatened shortage IN the
| supply OF hickory and the other wood {
| used IN the nnanufacture OF golf
clubs has not been overlooked by
Uncle Sans timber guardians. Al
thouEh the matter has not been
erninr golf body Of the country,
there IL such q demand for these
hard woods that their conservation
became q proposition Of serious I'm
port some tine ago.
Much OF the hickory however.
grows In the ssastsrn and southern
portions OF the United States. where
the Federal Government controls
little timber land and the supp1y 10
left to the memory OF those who caN
see no further than the bank account
growing In proportion to the dspfe-
tion OF the hardwood forestsL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
LILY LANGTRY TELLS
OF ZEPPELIN RAIDS
Hand Of Time Lies Lightly on
English Actress, Despite
Her Ga Years.

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.--when the
American liner 81. Paul reached port
from Liverpool IT carried . heavy
shipment of dramatic art. composed Of
a score OF actors and actresses, most
ly English. Ono Of them was Lady
de Battle. better known a. Lily Lang
try.
Though Lady Dc Battle was glad 70
see New York again. she will remain
here not moro than six dsGs, purpos-
ing to 60 to San Francisco to begin
q vaudeville tour.
Far from being disturbed by the
prospect Of a road tour. with all its
inconveniences. Lady dc Battle said
she was looking forward to the trip.
Sixty -four years and many experiences
did not seem to have dimmsd her In.
terest In the world about her. Her
carriage seemed as erect. and her
voice as flexible and clear toned a. In
the days when "those inflammabie
Mexicans' had q quarrel In El Paso.
Tex. because too many stares were
directed her way In a restaurant.
''Zeppelins." she said. have come to
be so common near my home In Kent
ford. Suffolk, that finally gave Up look
ing at them whenever I heard the
thrcshing Of their, propellers. But two
weeks ago I saw one afire In the sky..
Cautiously enough. u seemed to I've
going upward In jerks. instead Of down.
ward. The newspapers never reported
1t. SO I don't know what became Of 1t.
often the Zeppeiins appear TO be In q
hurry to finish their work. sometimes
dropping their bombs into the sea before
reaching England.
"A bomb In the latest raid killed .
L. n ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
NEW ZEPPELINS DROP
6OO-POUND BOMBS
Captain Tells Of Attempt to Make
Craft Shell-Proof.

BERLIN. Aug. 1.-THE principal in
provement In the larger Zeppellns. In
addition to their greater carrying ca
pacity. Is increased protection against
the effects Of shell fire by anti-aircraft
guns. according to a naval officer who
commanded a super-zeppelin in a re-
cent attack on England.
The officer said the measures taken
by the British to protect themselves
against aircraft raids have improved
recently, a more effective use Of search
lights being noticed.
The detectives of air raiding craft.
the officer added. were military estab-
1ishments, munition works, and camps.
He admitted that at the great eleva-
lions at which the Zeppeiins fly ac-
curate aim 10 difficult but that ex-
perience was showing that bombs
dropped by the airships generally
reached their marks.
Bombs Of 600 pounds dropped on q
largo foundry. the officer continued,
causing the collapse OF all the walls Of
the building. while fire bombs dropped
at another place set whole buildings
afire.
It is the opinion Of this officer that
most diffcuit 10 combat. especially
those Of the new type.
Questioned concerning the possibility
OF q super-Zeppelin crossing from Ger
many to the United States, the officer
said such feat would be perfectly
feasible II atmospheric conditions were
not wholly unfavorable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
Girl Flees, Sans Clothes.

MUNCIE. Ind. Aug. 21.-Local po-
lice are wondering where "BuHom
Blond Edythe" has taken refuge
than Eve. she lsaped from Q window
IN time to escape from two police
men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
NARROWED ARTIST
signs EORLEMoN PIE
Carl Bohnsn, Of Minneapolis,
Held In Munich, Homssick
for United States.

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. IA. ticket
good for two rolls. and a newly coined
German 8 pfenig. which would buy Q
Eiass Of beer In Germany, both pasted on
the reverse side Of his photograph. and q
reproduction of one OF his picturcs-a
hausfrau grinnInG over a stein and Q
turnip-as n lucky card, sent by Carl
Bohnen. Minnesota artist. now marooned
In Munich. mentioned among German
cities as stricken with famine because of
war. were received by Secretary Of State
JuliuA A. Schmahl. Bohnen. letter, dated
April 10. was censored and delayed.
Bohnen refers not only to the high
cost OF living. but the red tape con-
nected with obtaining food.
There are many things that make me
homesick for the United States" wrote.
and one II the lighthesrtedness which
II generally prevalent and so character
fstic-Just to see real American smile
again. Then. to say nothing about a
loaf Of white Vienna bread. spread with
fresh Minnesota butter. and, on! the
doughnuts. lemon and apple pies and
that thick. Juicy porterhouse steak.
which costs here about u cents a pound.
and not to be bothered with bread cards.
rice cards. butter cards. meat cards. and
others"
He plans to leave Munich about oc-
tober I. he says. war having interfercd
with his plans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
SHARK BREAKS UP
SWIMMING RACE
Forces One Contestant to Quit
After IA Hours in Water.

BOSTON. Aug. H.-Henry +. Sullivan.
of Lowell, was declared the winner over
Charles 10th. of Boston. In an attempted
swimming race between Race Point.
Provincctown. and Nantucket Beach.
10th was taken from the water by his
trainers when a shark circled about him
after he had covered seventeen and a
half miles In q little more than fourteen
hours. Sullivan kept on for twenty-five
miles, and his followers asserted he was
in the water twenty hours and twenty
seven minutes.
Officials said that Sullivan had estab-
lished new American endurance rec
ord, beating the mark Of is hours and q;
minutes set Nd by 10th last year In a
swim from Charlestown Bridge to Bos-
ton Light and return.
Toth's unexpected nnish was exciting.
The Boston man had reached a point
seven miles of Brant Rock. In Massa-
chusetts Bay. when Captain Durkee. his
trainer. and two oarsmen in Toth's pilot
boat said they saw the I'm Of q shar X
cutting the water close to the swimmer.
They shouted n warning. and 10th
dove. coming up on the other side Of the
pilot boat. to be helped out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
Committee on Public Morals
Attacks Universities, Who
Permit Suoh Practice.
SUGGEST CATHOLIC THEATER
Committee Commends Anthony
Comstock and SCOTS at Re-
; ports Of Government Control

NEW YORK. Aug. n.--Eltter denun-
dalton Of directors Of American univer-
dties and colleges who permit an alien
sadicalism to contaminate at the fount
the youth Of our country" was con-
tained In the report Of the national COM
mittee on public morals made here to-
day by Edward Feeney. Of Brooklyn.
to the fifteenth annual convention Of
ohe American Federation Of Catholic
Societies.
''Insist that the minds OF your sons
be not .debssed." said Feeney. steer
clear OF the school that tolerates with
IN Its precincts the pagan idea Of the
maserialistie conception OF history.
either through addle-brained profess
morally or dfsioyStty 70 the religion OF
your fathers. or. to your country. shall
not be tolerated In any form"
Suggests Theater.
The Catholic theater as q means Of
solving the problem of regulation Of
motion picture and photoplays was pro-
posed In the report. The seriousness
Of the divorce evil was emphasized.
and states that permit Of easy divorce
xnthoHy uGomstock, late president of
the Society for the Suppression of Vice.
was lAuded as "a brave and unseifish
Fighter against impurity." In the re.
port.
Feeney declared persistent reports that
The Catholics are trying to gain control
OF the Government was the most ridicu-
lous OF rumors.
ut may seem strange that In our
country In this enlightened day there
can still be found men ready to swal-
low the lie that thalf n humid rod re- N 4. ~ .
on the banks of Tiber' are plotting 10
steal away the liberties Of the American
people," he said.
In closing. Feeney appealed for a
greater Catholic unity. and asked for
more help In the work Of sustaining
public morality among all people.
Loyalty to God and nation was the
keynote Of the meetings held today a
. part OF the annual "Catholic week.
celebration. in which 5000 persons are
participating.
In opening prayers blessings were in.
vo,eed upon the nation. Before the
sound Of religious songs died away. new
voices sang patriotic airs. The papal
sc!erS-yeilow and white-appear with
tha eSars and stripes: 60,
ysrsln. held In the Church Of 6t. John
the Baptist. opened today's program. A
pontlfioiAl mass opened the convention
Of the Catholic young mems national
union. Other organizations which held
opening sessions today are the American
League Of Catholic Societies and Catho'
Ito Women's Union. 4 mass meeting to.
night ct Carnegie Hall to discuss socia
service work being done by the Amer
loan FEDERATION Of Catholic Societies
win close the days program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
u. S. Farm Machines Too
Heavy, Say Latin Cousins

BUDNos AIRES. Aug. n.-A commit
re Of South American farmers today
complained bitterly to representatives
Of Agricultural implement concerns in
the United States against the heaviness
Of farm machinery. particularly horse
drawn equipment. that North American
manufacturers ship into this territory
and try to persuade them to buy.
German manufacturers. whose trade
10 now cut of, had studied the South
American farmers desires In this re-
spect and gave him what he wanted.
The smaller. lighter German machinery
was purchased and the heavy North
American product let alone.
To-day the American agents. as the
only machinery men In the field. are
trying to compel the farmers TO buy
heavy implements on the theory that
big machine can do more work at a
relatively lower initial cost and less
power. proportionately. than a smaller
one. The weakness Of their argument
10 that the South American horse Is
email and lixht and can't draw Q heavy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
Priest, Killed in America,
Nav Now Be Canonized

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-The cause OF
beatincation Of the Rev. Father Isaac
Josues. one OF tn efrst Roman Catholic
missionaries to this continent. has been
introduced before the Congregation Of
Rites Of the College OF Cardinals. In
Rome, for definite consideration and set
Element So the Rev. Father Charles
Macksey. OF the 0resorian University,
Rome, cabied 10 the Rev. John J. Wynn,
s. J., editor Of the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Father Jogues was tortured and KILLED
by the Mohawk Indians IN 1881. on the
site of the present village Of Auriesville.
N. Y.
The cause OF having him declared a
martyr and worthy Of the veneration Of
all Christians was not begun until 1909.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
Soldier Refuses to Bury
Wife Who Killed Self

NORFOLK. Va. Aug n.--Maurice J.
scully. corporal in the sixty-ninth Com
pany. Coast Artillery. on duty on the
Mexican border, has refused to bury tho
body Of his wife who committed suicide
here several days ago. The woman left
q note to her husband. 1t read: II have
done what you told me to do"
The police received this message from
scully: "As am divorced, l feel I have
no authority to suggest disposition Of
body" Mrs. Scully came here from New
York
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
The Roll of Honor

List of Recruits for District National Guard
Monday, August ri, for the Preceding "a Hours.
George H. Yates, 1929 street southeast.
Frank w. Morris, 14f8 Monticello avenue northeast.
Francis G. Brown, 724 D street southwest
Rufus Brockenbough, Washington.
Albert Nelson, Boston Hotel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
Sails to Get Wines for
Hebrew Church Services

To obtain permission Of allied govern
ments for the passage past their Syrian
blockade of certain wines used in He
brew religious services, produced only In
Palestine. Lewis Epstein, treasurer Of
the provision executive committee for
general Zionist affairs. has sailed for
Europe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-21
"Bantams" Are Peeved.

LONDON. Aug. N..--The Manchester
Bantams who charged with the first
brigades IN tho big push, took no pris-
oners. They were angry at the Ger
mans for sending UP derisive "cock-a-
doodle-do" every once in q while.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
ROCK ISLAND ROAD
MAY GET S75O,OOO
Receiver Asks Court TO APP
prove Reid Group Settle
mpnt

Payment Of $4,000 il likely 10 b
accepted by the Rock Island Railroad
IN full settlement for claims the road's
receiver has made against Daniel L.
Reid. ". G. Moore and other former
directors because OF transactions in
volying them during their Office tenure.
Walter c. Noyes, the receiver yes
terdav asked Federal Judge Mayer -
approve Of this settlement Of the
claims against the former director.
lie argued that any one OF numerou
defences offered bv the men might pre-
vent him from winning suit agains
them, and said the road needed TINS
money. -,
According 20 Noyes's claims, Reid
and Moore. while directors Of the RocS
Island company, purchased a maJouty
Of the stock OF the Frisco Line. Later,
es directors Of the Rock Island COZ
poration, they caused the stock 20 be
sold al such loss that the receiver
after investigation, questioned IT,
legality In spite of the great iJi'
through the sale Of the Frisco Linf
stock the directors voted dividends
aggregating s545.00O during the years
of 1910. 1911, 1912 and 1913. u "a'
because of these unexplained transac-
tions that the present claims arose.
Judge Mayer took the case under adj
vieQment
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
TRADE UP $l00, 900, 900
WITH SOUTH AMERICA
City Bank Gives Total, Export
and Import, at $467, 900, 900.

Trade Of the United States with
South America IN the calendar year
1915 exceeded that Of any other year
by more than 100000 900, according to
compilations completed yesterday by
the foreign trade department of the
National City Bank.
Imports TO this country were s322,-
100000 while exports totalled Sl4o,-
00.000. making the aggregate equal to
Sl67 600 600. against $500 100000 IN
1914 and S3l5. 100000 in 1913. the for
mcr hirh record year. The imports
exceeded Those of 1914 by S92,OOO,OOO
and were Si2i,000,000 above those OF
1913. The exports we're Sl45,OOO,OOO,
against $9l 100000 In 1914 and Sl46,-
OO0. 900 the previous year.
The exports to Argentina were Sb2,.
S33. .O33. against $27,i27,95S in 1914 and
S5LgSO.4l5 i'm 1919. Goods valued at
S3i. .SS3,5i0 were shipped TO Brazil, an
iucrease Of S1i,60i,646. while the eX-
ports TO Chilli were Sl7,SOO,Gll. gam
Of S4,172.993.
The increase In imports. amounting
10 nearly Sl00,000,000 occurred chiefly
in coffee, cocoa and rubber from Brazil,
wool from Argentina, copper and iron
rom Chilli The fresh beef and corn
imported from Argentina in 1915 were
less than half those Of 1914.
More than half million horses, val
ued at about S2i5.000, 600. have been ex-
ported from the United States since the
beginning Of the European war. accord
ing TO the City Banks calculation.