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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12
HUGHES
| UNBENDs
AS News of His Nomination
Is Received at Wash
ington
is ALL READY
FOR THE FRAY
Washington Rather Expects
the Unconditional With
drawal of Roosevelt

! Washington, June l2.-The transition
from Associate Justice Hughes to Presi.
Dental Candidate Hughes was enacted in
a twinkling Saturday afternoon, and
Washington was greatly absorbed there
| by. The frigid, almost forbidding Judge,
who walked in the morning in the north
west section of the city, suddenly unbend-
ed as the news licked from the Chicago
wires. The closed doors of his Sixteenth
street residence flew open. The candidate
himself stood forth, even to shake hands
with the reporters. His resignation was
written, his message OF acceptance on pa
per. He was ready for the fray, fully
hsrnessed for hard campaign.
Republicans yet in town like this new
aspect of their standard bearer, even
though his transition seemed almost as
mechanical as the shifting of scene upon
the stage. The sudden expression of his
opinions on current issues. although sug-
gestive of echoes from political quarters
of recent months, was refreshing to par
tisans, who hoped these would mollfy
the colonel at Oyster Bay and impel him
to decline the Bull Moose honors A
prominent western editor, who tarried in
town during May declared that Justice
Hughes was the fisherman of the supreme
court. Saturdays happenings, of course,
with all the readiness of paraphernalia
indicate that Justice Hughes has been
eager for the nomination and had made
up the afternoons announcement in an
ticipation of what the Chicago convention
would do
All the federal capital is now on tiptoe
to know what Roosevelt win do and
a third ticket will actually re-
main afield. 1t was suspicioned that
Hughes prompt action may have fitted
N with general understanding by which |
Roosevelt would retire as soon as the Re.
publican nominee had made public his ar.
.icles of faith.
Congress Saturday oozed almost com
1letely out. The House was in session /
or couple Of hours to adopt special
nle for considerat ion this week Of the
ortitications bills. The purpose of the
ule is to enable to purchase on the APP
'ropriation measure of young John Hays
iammonds' patent for steering torpedoes
y wireless.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12
Encouraging Order in Children.

There is one way to encourage a child
to be neat, says the Philadelphia North
American. That is to provide it with
proper places in which to put away its
belongings. A tiny clothes tree, q di-
minutive chest of drawers are incentives.
As an incentive to keep its shoes in or
der, make the youngster a small shoe
bag. The bag can be fashioned from one
strip of material turned up at the bottom
and stitched to form little pockets. On
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12
Magnesia Constant Necessity.

A cake of magnesia and clothes brush
are frugal woman's best friends. After
brushing a dusty gown, rub both sides
of any soiled spots with the magnesia,
which comes in cakes for that purpose,
hang it away for day or two and then
brush again. The spots will be found to
have disappeared. Care taken with dain-
ty clothing is the secret of dressing well
ON limited means.
The late Nine Modieska had a wonder
full collection of laces which were worn
instead of being kept for show alone.
They were cleaned with magnesia liber-
ally sprinkled through the meshes, the
whole wrapped in tissue paper to remain
until the chalk absorbed all the dirt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12
Why FlanneIs Shrink.

One good reason is that soap has been
rubbed on them instead of soap jelly be
ing used.
Secondly-They have either been
washed or rinsed in water too hot or too
cold
Thirdly-They have been allowed to lie
about wet instead of being hung up to
dry Immediately.
Fourthly--They have been dried too
slowly.
Fifthly-They have been dried so close
to an open fire that they steamed.
Sixthly-They have been ironed while
wet with very hot iron.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12

the outside of each pocket outline in deli
cate blue or pink a shoe, or vary the
decoration by embroidering on one com
partment the word "shoe"
Bind the top of the pocket and the
edges of the bag with blue tape.
A mother cannot expect child to be
tidy if she does not arrange hooks or
shelves at a convenient height for the
younpster
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12

pound enough, for L
know my daughter
never would h a We
been so well if she
had not taken it. For
more than O year
S h e b ad suffered
agonies from irreg-
ularity, backache,
dizziness, and no ap-
petite, but is now
well. | recommend
lydia r. Pinkbam's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12

did me no good. My hands
were red and rough and would
crack open and bleed and
they would itch and burn so
that I irritated them By
scratching. causing dishglIre-
ment. I could not sleep and
| could not do work Of any
kind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12
MOTHERS WHO !.
HAVE DAUGHTERS
Read How to Care for Their Health.

New Orleans, La" cannot praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12
SALT RHEUM IN
WATER BLISTERS
On Hands, Red and Rough. Would
Crack Open and Itch and Burn.
Could Not Sleep.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

81 had salt rheum on my hands. rt came
IN little water blisters which began to itch
aud tester and then 1 was treated but 10
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12

pulp and cut up with an equal amount
of crisp celery. Refill the shells with
this mixture and garnish with celery tips.
Serve with mayonnaise dressing.
Precipitsted chalk is excellent for
cleaning furnished silver. Place little
in saucer and add just enough liquid
ammonia to moisten it. Rub this lightly
over the silver, and the stains will quick
~ disappear. Then wash in hot water,
dry carefully. and polish with clean
chamois leather.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-12

AT last I sent for a sample OF Cuticurs
Soap and Ointment. The sample did 50
much good that bought one bar Of Cuti-
cura Soap and one box Of Ointment. and in
q short time I was perfectly hesled.'
tslEneil Miss Lena n. Goodale. 10 Mt.
vernon Ave. Augusta, Ne, sept. IL. 1915.
Sample Each Free by Nail
with S2-p. skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard +'Csticura. Dept r, Bo>-
ton" sold throughout the world.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-17

We have been seeking earnestly for sew
eral months past to bring to the attention Of
Congress and the public the reasons why we
believe it would be wasteful to construct a
Government armor plant. We have sought
to answer candidly and frankly every criti-
cism which has been made, and every rea-
son urged for Government plant.
l. 1t has been said that we have charged
extortionate prices for armor-plate.
Our reply is that, according to official
records of the Navy. this Government has for
twenty years paid less for armor than any
other great naval power.
2. 1t has been said that it costs only
$3.50 ton to manufacture armor; whereas
we have been paid $425-an ''exhorbitant
price"
Our reply is that $3.50 is the estimated
shop cost In a 10000 ton plant running
full. The Naval Bureau of Ordnance re-
ported June 28, 1913, that in a 10000
ton plant running at one-half capacity the
cost would be 1894 per ton-with no
allowance for interest If interest were
charged, the cost would be $40 per ton
more.
Our plant in over % years has been
operated at an average Of about one-third
capacity. We could at any time have man.
ufactured armor much more cheaply if or
ders had been more nearl y equal to our
capacity. If we had put into a commercial
steel plant the same amount of money we
have invested In an armor factory our profits
from the steel plant investment would be as
great as have been our annual gross receipts
from the armor plant Armor manufacture
in fact is the most difficult and the least prof.
liable feature of the steel business.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-17

3. 1t has been said that our offer is
a "death-bed repentance" that if the Gov
ernment plant is not built we will soon be
trying to hold W" the nation again.
Our reply is that our offer is made in
complete confidence that thorough exam
nation will show that our past prices have
been reasonable, and that the lowest price at
which the Government can possibly manufac-
ture armor, accounting for all proper charges
but entirely without profit, would be higher
than the prices at which we could manufac-
ture and earn small profit.
We say this not in a spirit Of boasting,
but because our plant was built under eco
nomical conditions, and because our operation,
in connection with other steel undertakings,
together with our long experience, make it
possible for us to effect economies which the
Government itself could not realize.
, We also agree to make our offer good
just as long as the Government so desires.
4. 1t has been said that we have threat
ened in case the Government armor plant
was authorized, to raise the price Of armor
while the Government plant was being built.
Our reply is that we have made no such
threat and we have authorized no one to
make on our behalf any threat of any kind.
We do not do business that way.
S. 1t has been said that we have sold
armor plate abroad cheaper than in this
country. IT,,
Our reply is that most of the total amount
sold abroad cheaper than in this country was
for sample purposes (ater followed by orders
at higher prices than those paid in the United
States }, and that aside from three small test
ing plates sold to Japan, not in 21 years has
the Bethlehem Steel Company sold pound
of armor to foreign country at as low price
as that prevailing in the United States at the
same time. y =, j f.,r*% "A
s. 1t has been said that we refused to
open our books to the Government to enable
determination to be made Of the profits of
armor manufacture.
Our reply is that we have been perfectly
willing to submit our records to our own
Government for its own information and
guidance, but unwilling to have our records
published for the information of other Gov
ernments or private manufacturers, especially
in Europe.
7. 1t has been said that we have been
in collusion with other manufacturers with
whom we were supposed to compete, and that
The Washington herald., 1916-07-17
n ENATOR OLIVER has introduced al

q ENATOR OLIVER has introduced an
- amendment providing that the money
~ for the government plant shall not be
available until the Federal Trade Commis-
sion has Investigated the facts, determined
what oug ght to be fair price for armor-plate,
and the manufacturers have been afforded an
opportunity to make armor at or below that
price.
We maintain no lobby at Washington TO
urge our views on any subject; we have
advocated no plan of preparedness; our de-
sire is to serve the United States Government
to the extent and in the manner which the
Government itself wishes to be served.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-17

the Government has been at the mercy of
combination.
Our reply is that the Government has
pursued policy making any real competi-
tion in armor-plate Ineffective. The Govern
ment has asked for bids from the three man.
ufacturers, but no matter what the prices
quoted, each years business was divided
among them. If the Government had de-
sired real competition it would each year have
given the entire order to the lowest bidder.
1t has been the Government itself, and not
the manufacturers who have prevented COM
petition.
We must say in all candor that we feel
the Government policy has been correct The
Government is practically the only customer
In the armor business. The question is some
what similar to that of railroad transporta-
ton: the solution of the problem is Govern
ment investigation and regulation.
When the people felt that the railroad
rates should be controlled, they gave neces-
sary power to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission; they did not build Government rail-
roads to supplant those already existing.
8. 1t has been said the existence Of
private armor plants creates an insidious
temptation on the part of the manufacture
ers to encourage preparations for war; indeed
to promote war itself.
Our reply is our offer to manufacture
armor at any price the Government may fix,
leaving it In the power of the Government, if it
so wishes, to fix rate of profit on armor so low
as to counteract any unwholesome or unde-
slrable ambitions to make profits out Of war"
We undertook armor making at the behest Of
the United States Government. We have invested
S,OOO,OOO In our armor plant which is useful only
for that purpose. If Government factory sup
plants own. plant is rendered valueless-
and the Government is deprived of a valuable re-
serve factor of safety in national defense,
We cannot believe that when the Congressional
program to authorize Government armor plant was
decided upon, all of the foregoing considerations
were In the minds of Congress; we are very sure
that many Members of Congress did not realize how
earnestly desrous we were of doing the fair and
square thing by the Government. purpose which
we have sought to express In our offer to make
amor at the Governments own price.
Our Company is not in politics. We cannot
see that there is any Democratic or Republican aspect
to the quality of armor plate or the price paid for
it 1t is business question: which, we respectfully
submit. ought to be determined solely upon eng-
neerng and business grounds.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-17

Our Company is not in politics. We cannot
see that there is any Democratic or Republican aspect
to the quality of armor plate or the price paid for
it. 1t is business question, which, we respectfully
submit, ought to be determined solely upon engi-
neering and business grounds.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-17
To The Senate:

~ -1o 0~>o'
May Senator's before acting finally the Naval Bill
of the Government plant proposition?
considering these respectfully that Senators keep
at it's sownp
The Washington herald., 1916-07-17

kt too much therefore,
before
the
amorpe manufactured the
h~a@s Bethlehem Steel Company
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
DiSOBEDIENT PIG.

The LITTLE pigs mother had gone to
market and had told him and his broth
srs and sisters 10 stay at home. But
he resolved to 20 by himself. He
started out very gayly, clean and nice
as a little pink pig could wish to be-
When he got to the corner he stop
ped TO get out Of the way of a farmers
wagon, and that splashed mud on him
Dear me- cried the little pig. Now
| must take a bath"
There was no nice spring, and the
puddles in the road did not look big
enough for pig Of his size to battle in
BY and by he came to one he thought
would do, and he jumped into it and
rolled over and over. shaking himself.
My, but he was sight. A muddier
little pig was never seen. Not know
ing how funny he looked with his face
covered with mud and his sides streak
ed and spotted with 1t, he trotted
along Going to market on his own
four feet he found to be more tire
some trip than he had thought. He
came to field where the gate stood
wide open
IF ! could run across that field II
would make quite short cut to mar
ket." he said. and he darted In, not
being any too careful whether he
stepped on the turnips and cabbages
and peas and other things that the
farmer had planted.
The farmer and his boys were work
ing at the other end OF the field, and
when they saw the pig trampng down
all their crops they laid hold OF what
ever was handy and threw II at the
pig. One Of the farmers boys was
painting the fence. and he threw his
green paint The farmer was gather
ing tomatoes, aud he threw tomatoes.
The other son was on his way home
from the barn with a basketful Of
eggs, and he was so excited that he
hurled some Of the eggs after piggy
Before be reached the road the pig ran
into nest Of wasps, and they rose
and stGng him furiously
Just a little beyond the field he met
his mother driving home from market
She had sold all her garden stuff and
had stick 81 candy as reward for
each good little pig who had stayed
al home ani behaved himself
"Oh. mother. mother take me home
cried the pig as soon as be saw her.
But his mother merely touched up /
the donkey with her whip and drove 4
home She could not believe tina, the
awful looking green and rel and yel-
low striped spotted, blotched and zig !
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
The Sinews of War.

On the occasion of the annual en-
campment of body Of militia one Of
the soldiers, clerk who lived well at
home, was experiencing much difficulty
Ia disposing Of his rations. A fellow
sufferer near by was watching with no
little amusement the first soldiers at
tempts to Fletchcrlzc a piece Of meat.
ANY trouble, TOM" asked the second
soldier sarcast!cally.
"None IN particular" was the re-
Spouse. Then, after a sullen survey of
the bit of beef he held In his hand, the
amateur fighter observed:
Bill | now fully realize what peo-
pie mean when they speak Of the sim
ews of war"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
Butchers of OIden Times.

The Butchers company can boast OF
respectable antiquity, for it figures
among the "adulterlne guilds fined in
11S0 for not being duly licensed. II
received formal charter of incorpora.
tion during the reign Of James l., and
down to the middle of the last century
exercised wide authority over the meat
trade of London. A butcher caught
selling mutton for lamb was heavily
fined, while If he sold tainted meat,
even In hot weather. he was put in the
pillory, where his meat was burned
under him. The Butchers can claim
closer connection with English litera-
ture than most city companies, for two
centuries ago Daniel Defoe was free.
man of this guild.-London Mirror.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
RESOLUTIONS

Whereas, through the death OF her
sister Mrs. Elizabeth Coon, sorrow
aas visited our Sister.
Bc il resolved; That we, the mem
1crs Of the Dorset Grange, No. 23l, do
hereby seek this means Of extending
70 kcr our loving sympathy
And Ne il further resolved. That
opics Of these resolutions be sent 10
Mrs. Eugene Simmons, and to The
Manchester Journal, and that copy
BE spread upon AN especial page Of cur
records.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
,pr lyN NOTES

idW Chla and Ned CaSsclmau are
sia their meals here
M .en 2 Boueit of Concord,
SIT aisa quest here
Nt John Powers If East
ea were guests 81 Wade
au wr,k.
Mrs e. A Atkinson left last week
far New York and is expected TO re-
m-n la atoli ten days.
MRS. z, L. Lockwood. Master John
lockwood and Miss Betty Lockwood
are az Wade Inn FOR Tie balance Of
their stay IN Dorset
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
What Hughes Said About Unions
and WOrkmen.

There are some who regard organ.
lied labor as source of strife and
menace of difficulty. regard 1t as
fine opportunity for the amelioration
of the condition Of men working with
no other purpose than to make the
most of themselves and to achieve
something for their families. Speech
at Dedication Of tuberculosis Pavilion.
Albany, New York, Aug. 20, 1908.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02

You know what the usual standard
of the employe is In our day. 1t is to
give as little as he may for his wages.
Labor is standardized by the trade
unions, and this is the standard to
which 1t is made to conform. No one Is
suffered to do more than the average
workman can do.-Address to Gradual
ing Class. Princeton University, June
3, 1909.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02

The objections have to labor unions
Is that they drag the highest man to
the level of the lowest l must deinur
with the labor unions when they say
you must award the dull the same as
you award those with special gifts
Speech In Peoples Forum, New Ro-
chelle, Feb. Is, 1905.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
Signed;
MRS. A. W. PHEL0N.
r. II. WEST.
w. W. FAHNEST0CK.

Whereas: Ii hath pleased the Lord
10 gather unto Himself our friend,
James l.. Robinson,
BE i resolved: That we, the mem
1ers Of the Dorset Grange No. 23l, do
hereby indicate our affectionate
thought of our Sisters and Brothers in
this time Of their sadness; and be it
further
Resolved: That copies Of this resolu-
hon be sent to Mr.. and Mrs. Batchel-
Ter and their son Louis, and to The
Manchester Journal, and that a copy
be spread upon a reserved page Of our
records
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02

SO the little pig had to turn right
round and trot home on his tired little
tootsies. and when he got home his
she'd and gave him a whipping
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02

We speak too exclusively Of the capt.
talistic class. There is another as for
midable an enemy to equality and free
dom of opportunity as 1t is and that is
the class formed by the labor organza-
lions and leaders Of this country
Speech, Waldorf Hotel, New York.
March 16. 1907.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02

The mission OF labor organizations
is one of the finest that any associa-
tion of men could guard. Today we
have realization OF what can be
accomplished. Speech at Dedication
of tuberculosis Pavilion. Aug. 80, 1908.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02

The Chinese were more to be desired
as workmen, If not as citizens, than
the coarse crew that came crowding in
every year at Eastern ports.-History
of American People.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
Disagreement.

Il heard Billings forced his daughter
into marriage with a rich creditor
practically sold her"
"Thats queer, The newspaper ac-
counts of the wedding say he gave her
way."-Baltimore American.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02

1t is shocking thought that the
wage earners of the country, who by
their daily toll make possible the in
dustrial prestige of which we boast,
should be subjected through ignorance
or Indifference to unnecessary peril.
The interests OF labor are the inter-
ests of all the people, and the protec-
ton OF the wage Garner il the security
of his life and health by every prac-
teal means Is one of the most sacred
trusts of society.-Speech Exposition
Of Safety Devices and Industrial n.y.
giene, Jan. %, 1907.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02

The labor unions reward the shysters
and incompetent at the expense Of the
able and industrious. Speech Peoples
Forum, New Rochelle, Feb. rs, 1905
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
What Wilson Said About Unions
and WOrkmon When He Did
Not Want Their Votes.

I am fierce partisan OF the open
shop and OF everything that makes for
individual liberty Speech a. Open
Shop Banquet, Jan. Y, 1909.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
Prince TO Be a Sailor.

Prince George. fourth son Of the
king of England, like two of his elder
brothers, will be educated In warfare.
The Prince of Wales, the Oldest and
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02

| believe In a six-day working week.
So do you. But do you know that
the men who are making six day
week a possibility and an eventual
fixture. are these men Qabor' repre-
sentatives) and their associates?
long ago came to the conclusion that
the labor unions are going to solve
the Sunday labor question to the best
interest Of the country. Join hands
with them and you will double your
results. while halving your labor
Address to Preachers and Labor Rep
resentatives in Executive Chamber,
Albany, 1908.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-02
Signed:
MRS. A. w. PHEL0N.
Z. II. WEST.
w. w. FAHNESTOCK.

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Burdock Blood Bitters. At all drug
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