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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04
WATERBURY
Town Loses Another Old Resident, Mrs
Romelia Stearns.

Romelia Stearns.
The news of the death OF Grandma
Stearns was received with much sorrow
yesterday. Born at Waterbury Center
SO years ago, she has been throughout
these years a strong character, devoted
to her relatives and community. Anx.
iety because of the illness of her only
child. Mrs. Lemuel Lyon, is felt to have
contributed to the undermining of Il
strong constitution. Only last Friday
she gave mp to a cold, which developed
into bronchial pneumonia, the end com
ing in the night Tuesday.
Romelia Allen Stearns was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen of the
Center and widow of Warren Stearns.
She is survived by the one daughter,
Carrie, wife of Lemuel Lyon, with whom
she lived; two sisters. Mrs. Cornela
Eddy and Mrs. Persis Clough OF Water
bury, and three grandsons, to whom she
has given most Loyalty of her love and
Homer Demeritt of Rutland;
Roy Stearns Demeritt and Henry Howe
Demeritt of this village. In the homes
Of Richard Demeritt and Henry pemer-
tit she has been a frequent guest. The
funeral will be held from her late home
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. with burial
in the cemetery at the Center.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04
Growth Of Baby Bonds.

In the Nav American Magazine Merle
CroweU Describes the baby bond which
IS comparatively new iu this country al
though fairl, wei established in Europe.
when several sound American cor
poratians hnalN decided 70 split come q
their 81 .00o bonds up into Sl0o pieces
they blazed 4 trail that has grown rapid
Is into national highway. The baby
bond idea has swept the country. and to-
dav farmers. b'acksmiths ministers,
school teachers. clerks. policemen. and
mem bers IT other equally non plutocratic
professions are able % clip coupons aud
tax ciibly 81 sour corporation. Wall
street man speiaiizinu IN baby bouts
told me recently that fis frm had Gus
TONERS in g. 81 the ~ states He showed
r1e sn incomplete list OF their occuFa-
tions Go inlulel nearly every trade.
profession 81 bobby I'd which : bad ever
heard. and ed least dozen about which
Z was distinctly hsEI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04
EAST CALAIS

A very pleasant evening was spent al
the home Of Herman Bullock, Monday
evening. when about go friends and rela
tives gathered to surprise Mr.. and Mrs
Bullock. it being the 45th anniversary OF
their marriage. The surprise was com.
plete. Refreshments OF ice cream and
cake were served and a social time was
enjoyed by all. The guests departed,
wishing them many more years OF we'd
ded life.
Stanley Marsh Of Barre was in town
Tuesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Campbell Of Hard.
wick were at ]. O. Lambs Tuesday.
CLAYTON Martin Of East Montpelier is
spending few days with his mother,
Mrs. Nettic Martin, Mt Alfred Hatch's.
Mrs. Forest Gray returned Monday
from two weeks visit in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Gray, Mrs. Mabel
Cole and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bullock Of
Barre were in town Monday evening to
attend the 45th wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bullock.
Dean Brown called on Merton Lyndes
of Marshfield Monday.
A. +. Holt was business visitor in
Hardwick Monday.
Earle Leonard has finished work for
Galen Hatch and Is to work for George
Parker. He is moving his family to Mr..
Parker's
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lowery of Ada
mant were in town Monday on business.
Mrs. Riley Goodall returned home from
Claremont. n. H.. where she has been the
past three weeks Her amt, Mrs. New
ers, returned home with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. l.. Pray Of North |
recently visited at Mrs Edna
Iebarron's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04
CORINTH

Mrs. Leander Carpenter passed away
last week Wednesday night The fiji
neral was hid Friday at the house, Rev
F. l. Sargent officiating. Burial was at
the Center.
Mrs. Charles Eastmans health is no
better.
Mrs. Henry Mead has been taken 10
the hospital at Hanover, Mr.. Mead and
Dr. Rowland accompanying her.
Mrs Jennie McCrillis has finished her
work at Joseph Lords and returned TO
her home at the Corner.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Corliss were in town
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Eastman recently
and then left for New York, where they
are to work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04
BERLIN.

The first Of series OF Pleasant sun.
day Evenings" during May at the Berlin
Corners congregational church viii be
held next Sunday at p. M when r.
Reynolds viii deliver an address on
World Scenes" illustrated with stere-
opticon views. The whole community is
invited 10 attend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04

village Meeting Appropriated Money for
Various Purposes.

The village meeting was largely at
tended at the high school building OF
Tuesday night. l.. Il. johnson was elect
ed moderator, and Il. +. Briggs clerk Tn,
trustees are G. A. Chedel, A. Il. Flint
W. {. Howard, Il. II. Mason and G. +
kilburn. A. NJ. Hubbard -was chosen
treasurer and collector, and the chief en-
gineer elected was n. c. Buck, and his
assistants, l.. o. Thayer and John Fisk
| These men were also elected fire wardens.
The auditors are Il. W. Tewksbury and
| i. >, Brigham. q. r. Greene was elected
water commissioner to succeed DIR. l.. A.
Russlow. Five hundred dollars was APP
propriated for sprinkling or oiling the
streets, and $3.50 for band concerts, both
OF these being subject to the Judgment
of the trustees; 1000 was voted for
lighting the streets, and 5000, the in
come from the hydrants, was to be de-
voted to the repairing and building o..
sidewalks; 40 cents on dollar was voted
TO pay expenses. The trustees are TO
grant permission for piazza Fl feet
long TO protect the entrance of the Ran
dolph inn.
Miss Winnifred Richmond, who has
been critically i'll for the last ten days
at the sanatorium, is thought to be MAX
ing a good recovery.
Mrs. II. A. Skinner, after a weeks
stay with her mother, Mrs. Lucinda
Cleveland, returned to her home in Bos-
ton Wednesday.
Mrs. Ella f. Bixby, accompanied by
DIR. l.. A. Russ.ow, Event to the Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington Wednes-
day morning, to consult specialist, who
is to be there, in regard to her health,
which has been very frail for several
months.
Mrs. Newell King, who underwent an
operation at the sanatorium a couple of
days ago, is in very low state, with
little hope of her recovery.
Mrs. 4. W. Carlisle Of Richford came
on Wednesday for few days stay with |
her son, Dana Luce, and other relatives. |
Mrs. Frank Williams, who has been |
here caring for her mother, Mrs. Bruce,
through an attack of pneumonia, left |
IN Wednesday for her home in Amherst,
Mass, taking with her the little daugh
.er, Anna, the child OF Mr.. and Mrs. |
George Bruce, to stay through the month.
The funeral OF the late Miss Alice
Holman was held on Wednesday after
loon from her late home on Weston
treet. Miss Holman died Monday after
long illness with a malignant trouble,
rom which she has suffered much. She
8 survived by three sisters, Miss Hol-
nan, sister with whom she lived and
Who had the care of her; Mrs. Ruth Stew
TT, widow of the late Dr Stewart, Mrs
ennie Baldwin of Boston; and brother,
ustin Holman, who lives in town.
Mrs. Ellen Ciafiin went to Longmead-
", Mass, Wednesday for a several
'eeks' stay with her daughter, Mrs. Lee
oy Rumrill, and family.
Mrs. T. Osteyee went to Springfield,
lass, for weeks stay with her sons
Wednesday.
Mrs Henry Dutton, after visiting at
nc home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Wood
ard for a time, left for her home in !
oyalton Wednesday. :
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04
CHELSEA

long distance furniture moving aud
heavv trucking a. reasonable rates. Tuo
tp0-ton auto trucks az your service. Yer
mcnt Trucking a sales Co.. Barre. Tel
l5s-W.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04
WILLIAMSTowN.

There will be meeting of the |. O. o.
f. Friday evening, May 5; work, the mi
tiatory degree. Members please be pres
emit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
MEXICO'S RECONSTRUCTION.
The United States Must Point the
Way and Aid Her.

To rHK EDITOR or THE SCH-Str. The
career OF Mexico presents "A kaleido-
SCOPE picture Of anarchy. democracy. re-
publicanism. oligarchy. monarchy, then
AGAIN anarchy all these in rapid
cycle and quick succession. This rapid
change and transition. due to the pre-
ponderating numbers Of the dissatisfied
and iickle. are but the signs and eS-
pressious ~ MeNico's political childhood
Mexico with all her bombast and
~,re.chery Is but a child IN the matter
OF worldwide Intercourse and expe-
ficncc. She needs to be lifted UP where
she can sec. Mexico left to herself Will
hardly go out and nix with the vide
world. Some strong hand must frat
"leSst. ana Mt her NJ then. and not
until then, VIII she acquire knowledse ..
then. and not until then. will she recon-
struct herself. No amount OF advice or
diplomacy. no amount OF recognition nv
this or other countries can place OF will
place Mexico on u solid and enduring
foundation.
Long aro the best people OF Mexico
have looked and still look to the GOV
eminent OF tn. United states rs the
ono Government on earth able 10 give
Mexico tho cooperation and strength she
needs 70 the best classes In Mexico.
and perhaps 10 most classes. the pres
erce ~ United states forces on Mexican
soil i fraught with the greatest pos
slhle good The welfare OF both nations
calls ~ IN" uuiiication Of their power
Hnd strength Build continental America
strong Build strong at home first.
HrrBERT l.. WIiBuh
RrvERsinE. conn, March Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
"a Clean Record

~fiye years on the force. and had q
clean record. That l. the creditnble
obituary Of Policeman WILLIAM Nc,
AuIIFFk foully done to death 10y gun
men last Saturday night while patrol
ling his beat in Second avenue, be
tween Sixty-seyenth and SiXty-oichth
streetS. l. this 10 be the end Of an
honorable record OF duty donet
Patrolman McAULIFrE walking
south in the avenue. l. suddenly con
1ronted r. rVo armed thugs Who step
from their place of ~conccalm"nt IN
the shadow Of the elevated railroad
structure. greet him with profane
identification. shoot him down Ike IA
dog before he can raise n hand In
telf-dcfencc-and then. while bystand-
ers owe In doorways and behind
pillars. empty their reNolyers into hi,
body, stand c%ursing over him, and
beat q retreat in their W time.
The record of Pntrolman MCAr-
''''' wa ~ 10 'hi''N -h''
years he kept proudly nuSpotted, be-
comes In It's end a blot upon the req.
ord of the city's bray" and efficient
police-a blot that must stand until
the cowardly ase ssins are apurc.
hended and sent the way Of justice.
II ever the venceful view Of justice
is made proper by Circumstance, it Is
IN the case Of those numbering out
laws the gunme of New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20

II must be admitted that the loss
Of the Dutch liner Palembang on a
voyage from Batavia to Rotterdam
has an ugly look. Like the Tubantia.
bound from Buenos Ayrcs to the same
port, the Palembang seems to have
been torpedoed. Officers on both Of
these neutral ships declare that they
were sunk by a submarine. In the
case OF the Palembang the report Is
that three torpedoes were fired at her
nt about 10 80 o'clock In the morn
ing, the steamship sinking IN nine min.
utes. But It Is to b. noted that her
crew Of fifty-fve and two passengers
were saved, which would NJ least indi-
cate that she was not %tortslocd with
out warning.
The story Of the sinking Of the
Tubantia leaves for doubt
whether she had any warning at all.
II she was torpcdocd. II Is an In
complete story. and Judgment should
he suspended until thu Dutch Govern
ment has made u thorough ~invcstiga-
ton. A grave feature OF this disaster
Is that four persons arc missing, and
IL RICHARD SCBIILIN0, one or the
passengers, who was saved, Is an
American, as alleged. the United
States Government has an urgent
duty to perform.
The International law in such cases
Is plain. These ships we're under a
neutral nag, and they could not be
| torpedoed except for after visit
and search. n c~ontraband were found
on board they could be sent TO the
bottom after opportunity was given
crew and passengers to save them
selves. That German submarines
should run amuck and torpedo neutral
ships without warning Is hardly cred
.ble. whatever sins their commanders
may have to answer for.
The Palembans and Tubantis sink
'ncs, II they are rs black as early re
ports described. would indicate a De
sign to linda me Dutch opinion and pro
woke war: but as the Imperial Gov
eminent has on several osaslons dis
/ ayowed attacks and shown n desire
20 rpspe,t the neutrality Of the Neither
! lands II Is not conceivable that Ger
many Is pursuing a policy of trucnlen'
and sinister aggression. The facts o.
course will come out, or at least there
will b. circumstantial evidence u
base final Judgment upon. The Hortf
Sea is not the Mediterranean.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
WOman's CrOWninK GLORY.

"ii was not the Lord who gave
men short hair" says Mrs. CHARLOTTE
PEREtNs GILMAN, "it was the
scissors In the First Eristle Of
PAU tho Apostle 10 the Corinthians
(xi, II, ~, II * sci down:
Doth not even nature Itself teach
you n II a man have long hair II Is a
shame unto him?
"Bu, II a woman have long hair. Il is
a glory TO her for hsr hair u Siven her
for a covering"
But the Lady GopVA rides not forth
to-day.
AHsALoM, praised in all Israel for
his beauty. pollcd his head "at every
years end" hut II WAS his hair that
betrayed him into the hands Of joan.
SAMSON shorn was SAMSON lost. SOL
vMnN'~ love had hair as n flock of
goats.' JEREMIAH bnde Jerusalem IN
cut off her hair In token OF lamen-
tatiOn.
II q woman cuts her hair short
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
A Timely Quotation From the Late
John fIske.

To rHE lpIToR oF THE SUN-Str: Tha
difference that Will ever exist between
naNalism and nilitiris1 "a exhibited by
the leading b.llieerents in the present
great war. namely. England and Ger
many. was ,~Npounded thirty-six years
ago 10y Tue late John tfske:
l, never became necessary FOR the Eng
iish Government 10 keep up \ great stand
ing army. To- purposes ~ external de
fenco a nbyy vas all suNlcicnt snd there
n thi- practical difference" hetween .
permanent army ana a permanent navy:
Both arc originally designed for purposes
~ external defence but the ono can
r-edily hc Used for purposes Of internal
oppr.ssiou and the Other cannot. No
body ever heard ~ II navy putting up An
empire a, auction ana knSckins down the
throne % tho word to a D'dius Julianus.
These rational opinions were buttresscd
by iudisputahl. facts Of history IN q
lecture before IN. Royal Institution o.
Great Britain IN 1850 and later pub
lished as - series 81 ESSAYS entitled
"Americau Political Ideas" The conclu-
sions of this historical philosopher are al
variance with our Teutontc sy'1pathizers
who would draw h parallel where none
exists. e. G. T.
MArtEwoop, -. J.. March IS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
THE TEUTONlC APPEAL.
II Is Addressed u q People Who Put
Human Freedom First.

To THE fniruR or THE SuN-Str. With
III. recent NOE delivered through Coupt
Won BernstorN from the berlin ,;oy.rn.
ment a new method ad csptandum an.
pears the peonle of would an
peal their case 10 the "peoplc OF tho
limited St,tes", As in this case Of
Lys,rier OF Gid "wbere the lion L,n
fall IN, ha n,e,ed 4, an With th., -,
Tho toy" And tnat IN my on,n,on ,s
;us, n,ha, ,ha 1,.,,oni,, J.xss,dsrs ~ ,h.
military Marty ara dnin. "a Iris nr.sart
mo,nen, and I, Is no, ~. yo,cs % thc
n.opIs NJ Ter,nanv that is be,ri nj Mi
nv any ss,.,,nus oar I. u roo th,.,
niph, thor. II. oarv IN us,en b,rc
L,r,,, inn. :. ,in,a Oh. c.r,,a
Mia INF has boon tina, tho nc,n,s ~ Amar-
go have po, yieusd mo u.r .nd ,ta
issues with .inn,rtiautv" I, seem. "a
me that total f-rankness on ths mart ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
The Surprise 81 the Regulars III
Columbus.

To TIT EDITOR oF THE SuN-Sir I
agree with u. l., &C." who in "a letter
to TIVE SUN questions the efficiency IT
the officers IN command of the troops
on the Mexican border who were sur
prised by an attack Of villa and his
bandits. How a body Of 500 Mexicans
could. without detection. penetrate "A
camp of our regulars ~ hardly comedy
able. Where were the outposts?
Again. according tn newspaper reports,
Major Anderson WAS sent In pursuit with
horses not watercd and men without
breakfast. They were Obliged 10 return
on account OF lack OF these necessities.
Why were they not followed up by a
supply OF feed for the horses and ratious
for the men? II "A volunteer officer had
been in command what would have hap.
pened? c. u.
AsBuRY PARK, n. j., March IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20

they CRY shame On her: "She wants
to be a mani" But when n man
shaves OF his whiskers, do they say
he wants to look like a woman? The
double standard" again!
If II is true that women would he
cleaner. happier and more comfort.
able with their hair cut short, then
it Is the more certain that 1t will
never he cut; for that would be
logic. The "sad. disorderly mops'
will continue TO exist and be cher
ished; and not so much because
woman wants them as because man
processes to admire them.
Convention rules the topknot and
the furniture Of chin and cheek.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
The Dancing Days.

That the frenzy of the dancing
craze has been passed Is not TO lie
doubted. The infection of the tango
Is no longer so dangerous AS II was
n year or more ago. There Is sin
enjoyment of the so-callcd new steps
among the middle aged as well as the
young. But some Of the more ma.
ture dancers have given mp this d.
version as completely as II they had
never known Its youthful pleasures.
There are still many outward and
visible signs Of unconfined joy In the
dance. Attendance at the most bopu-
lar restaurants continues large. But
n must be borne In mind that they
we're popular before dancing was II
rart nj the entertainment Offered
there, Sow IL Is accepted as what
the vaudeville programmes announces
suddenly and magnanimously. as an
added attraction" when their rcgu,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
As General CARiuNzA has consented

As General CARiANzA has consented
to the entrance OF American troops
into Mexico and can by agreement with
the Washington Administration send
his wi soldiers into our territory In
pursuit Of bandits. there should be no
objection to the use Of the railroads
IN northern Mexico for the transporta-
ton OF supplies needed by General
PERsniNo's expeditionary force.
General FUNSTON has asked for the
accommodation, and the State Depart
inent should lose no time in bringing
its powers Of persuasion to bear upon
the C~arranza Government. Time is
the essence OF u police intervention
IN Mexico. II General PERsHiNu could
get his supplies quickly. 1t might make
the difference between success and
failure. Genera, CARRANzA can prove
his good faith by putting the railroads
at the disposal OF the American Gov
eminent for the limited uee proposed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20

lar list Is not sufficiently allurine to
draw In the public. When dancing
ceases to he n feature OF them II Is
not to he supposed that their patrons
will retire. They will continue to 60
to s,ippcr somewhere as they always
have done.
Then II must not be forgotten that
In these dancing resorts there are
usually skilful professionals to enter.
tain the guests. They are an attrac-
ton apart from the opportunities to
dance. SO there is nc proof Of the
undiminished popularity Of the new
dances In the continued prosperity Of
the restaurants In which It Is still
permitted.
That the love Of the dance has In
reality declined Is shown by the de-
creased number Of the places In
which dancing Is possible. Two years
ago every hotel dining o and
every possible floor for indulgence In
that diversion was In constant use.
Now only the largest and most at
tractive of these places survive. II
is In this way that 1t is possible to
tell without the need of proof that
there Is nothing like the interest that
once existed In the dance for Its own
sake. As an accompaniment to sup
per In nm attractive restaurant, how
ever. II Is still appreciated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
20 saotiaso. Aea,n ou, American regu.

to Santiago. Again nj American resu-
lar army VA far too small.
And now7 Now. at this moment on
the Mexican border. u regulars are
pitifully few in number. Our great ma
ton, Its population 100, 000, 600, cannon
spare more than 5000 or perhaps s,ooV
regulars for a quick dash into Mexico.
Even for the 5000 or 5000 Congress
has not provided enough equipmenI
There 10 not enough ammunition there
are not enough wagons motors, for
transport not enough instantly avail
able food supplies not enough machine
guns; not enough horses; not enough
men. The companies OF infantry are
not recruited to full strength they
average seventy whore there should be
by law 100. The cavalry is not re-
cruited UP to full strength. and We nave
not enough ae%roplanes and aviators.
what a shameful thing! What hu-
initiation for a nation Of l00.o0O.O OO peo-
pie! We could not even follow q o
traii' into Mexico! And n We cculd not
do this, what, in the name OF common
sense. could we do to resist INVASION
At the most, No can send after villa.
when he has had time TO scape about
5000 men. Eight thousandi why. loon
you, the British lost 10000 in killed and
OuHu VIII thC Nuits 'O
ruaryl Eight thousand men would be
outnumbered by three German regi-
ments, or French regiments. which, at
5000 the regiment, would be 5000. A
French transport recently sunk In the
Mediterranean carried Town with her
some 1000 men. or half the number that
Pershing could take into Mexico. The
British cxpeditionary force that re-
sisted so splendidly the German at
tempt to march from Mons to Paris and
then helped Joffre at the Marine was
called n little army but 1t numbered
10000 men In all. or twice our entire
regular army. artillery and all. and
nearly three times our mobile army.
oh. the shame of II all! And the
shame Is rs nothing to the dangerous
policy which results In such n humilia-
ton as we are now passing through.
Let no one crfticise Funston or
Pershing. They will do all they can.
Just az u regular officers have always
lone all they could with immemorially
inadequate forces.
The American people will now o
find out. II they are not blind. how pitt
fully small our regular army Is. II Is
to bc hoped that they will learn h
lesson this time. even IL they have neve'
learned II before. AMERICAS.
ANNAPOLIS, March IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
A Seventh Cavalry man who has re

A Seventh Cavalry man who has re
turned from the front In Mexico 70
III paso gives this account of the In
vasion to round up VILLA:
I'VE entered Mexico with q s!A foo'
cowboy up ahead. He seemed to kho"
where he was going and what We "er'
doing In Mexico, and lie inspired me-
With confidence. saw him shoot 4
1~ackrabbit Will his pistol"
Tho cowboys knowledge of the
arroyos and whterholes Of Chihuahua
may not be on a par with the informa'
ton Of the quarry, but we are I'M
pressed with the violent end or IN,
jackrabbit. The Villistas shoe, AT q
great many jackrabbits, but rarely hi'
one, which is OF good omen for uncl'
! SANS horse, foot and artillery.