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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
Canadian Urban Financing.

| For the construction and extension o.
urban improvements in Canada during
| the last decades of the 10Th century anC
the first decade of this century, British
capitalists and Investors furnished hun
dreds of millions of dollars; and the rec
ord of the same is writ in the bonded in
debtedness of towns from coast to coast
The reactions of financial sort that
characterized Canadian life prior to the
opening of the great war, and the COM
plications of fiscal nature that have
come with the war, have not affected the
credit of the borrowing communities; the
interest which they are pledged to pay
is reaching investors and any thought
of reputation of the obligation is utter
ly lacking.
On the other hand, the cities can hard
y be blamed if, in some cases, they are
endeavoring to tighten the load of taxa
ton to be borne during and following the
war by securing more favorable terms as
borrowers. Witness the contamination,
by the city of Winnipeg, of dealings by
which money has been secured in New
York City with which to take up $0,000,-
900 of city bonds held by British inves-
tors, at rate that win enable the city,
after meeting the demands of a new
issue of bonds at lower rate of inter
est, to save not less than Sl,500,000 to
the taxpayers. And this is only a be-
ginning of a process by which Winnipeg
intends to reduce an Indebtedness now
existing in the form of borrowings from
England that total S33, 900 900.
The superabundance of free capital in
the United States, whose owners are con-
tent to accept a relatively low rate of
interest on a city's bonds, comedies with
British capitalists desire to get posses
sion of cash, even at the sacrifice of Sc
curities that are gilt edged. The Cana
dian cities are shrewdly taking advan
tage of a situation which seems to salts
~ all parties to the transaction. at least
for the moment But when the process
is completed. and assuming that other
cities follow Winnipeg's example. then
the attitude OF New York and of the
United States toward Canada will be
friendlier than aforetime The
larger the number of investors in the
United States with Canadian city bonds
in their possession, and the larger the
number Of Canadian cities owing prin- 4
'ipal and interest TO persons south Of the |
boundary. the greater the common inter I
SITS OF the two nations, and the less like 1
ihoOd OF friction over issues where peace 4
5 good strategy for both peoples.-Chris- !
ian Science Monitor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
For the Long Motor Trip.

Two convenient devices for long dis
lance motorists are described in the Au'
gust Woman's Home Companion by a
marathon automobilist.
LAST summer we arranged a very
convenient aud at the same time neat
looking device for carrying our baggage
on long motor trips We had fiat wood
en- box built 20 III the left running board,
low enough 20 allow the front door 10
swing just over il and extending back
only as far as the rear door, and had
IL finished TO match the car. This pro-
vided roomy place for storing all the
the numerous small articles needed for a
long trip. In front OF this bxo we had
an iron rod put on, with bolts clearing
the fender by about two inches. This
held two large suit cases firmly by buck
ling a light strap around them, and in
such position on the car as TO get the
least possible amount of dust. The whole
affair is very neat and inconspicuous. In
il one wishes to carry camp
outfit, there is practically as much space
left for that as il there were no other
baggage on board"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
MANY CLUBS REPRESENTED.
At Vermont State Golf Tournament BE.
ing Held in Rutland.

Rutland, Aug. 3.-The Vermont state
golf tournament started to-day on the
links of the Rutland Country club, the
entries representing clubs in Burlington
Barre, Brattleboro, Rutland, Bennington
Montpelier, Manchester and Dorset. The
links are in splendid shape for playing
the qualifying rounds were played this
morning and the first round of match
play was started this afternoon.
The Governor Mccullough cup" will
be competed for at this time and the
club whose four representatives make
the lowest aggressive score in the quail
flying round will be awarded the trophy.
Prizes will be given to the winner Of
the championship and the runner-up, to
the winners of the second and third los,
to the winners Of the losing eight OF the
first, second and third los, for the best
score in qualifying round and Tor the
best gross and net scores in medal play
handicap on August 5.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

amauga, and not a few Of them were Of
the best blood OF old Vermont. Yer
mont mourned then and regretted ex
ceedingly that the commissary and sani.
tary arrangements of the camp had not
been thoroughly prepared for the volun.
teer soldiers. so that many of them fell
victims to bodily ailments without once
smelling powder in actual conflict. 1t
has been a month since the Vermont
troops went into camp at Eagle Pass
and not single death from disease has
occurred; nor has there been any serious
outbreak of any kind, if one might Judge
by the letters which have been sent back
BY both officers and soldiers. Undoubt-
eddy the sandy nature of the soil at
Eagle Pass has conduced to the health
fulness OF the camp; but the keen fore
sight of those in charge of the arrange
ments has done even more toward max
ing the appearance of disease less prob
able Inasmuch as month has passed
without an epidemic or anything like an
epidemic there is reason for reinsurance
and for hope that the period of the en-
of the first Vermont infantry
will be passed without such a serious
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
England,s Growing Strength.

The German high command undoubted
" knows what measure of truth there
is in General Haig's statement that
england will not achieve her full
strength on land until next summer
But among the people OF the central
powers, if they are permitted to see it
the intima tion of what is still ahead can
hardly fail to be discouraging.
The whole interview with the British
general, as reported by Frederick Palm
er. is Of uncommon interest because Of
its suggestion. Most of Us know in a
general way that Germany was wholly
prepared for the war. while France alone
among her enemies could summon with
out great DELAY large bodies Of equipped
troops. But few laymen have had any
adequate conception of the degree of
Great Britain's unpreparedness. This
General Haig, referring especially to the
retreat from Mons. makes very clear
Still more clear. in view Of recent events
on the'Somme. is the reas0nableness Of
his confident assertions concerning the
increasing fitness Of his forces to accom-
plish their job.
Two years ago the British war Office
was confronted with the task Of helping
Belgium and France TO bear the assault
OF Germans millions Of trained soldiers,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
Mr.. Hughes and Woman Suffrage.

The enthusiasm with which some o
the leading woman sutfragists have eX
pressed themselves concerning their in
terviews with Mr.. Hughes is more easily
understood now that he has declared
himself in favor OF the proposed amend
ment to the federal constitution. That
he did not do so in his formal speech OF
acceptance must have been keen dis
appointment to those OF his women sup
porters who felt sure that his position
on the suffrage question was more ad'
vanced than that of President Wilson
Mr.. Hughes explains that he did not
refer in his speech TO the proposed fed
eral amendment because it was not men
toned in the platform. The point is
rather subtle, and those who are not
schooled in the technic of acceptance
speeches may be pardoned for suspecting
that the candidate has been strongly adj
vised that his rather perfunctory in
dorsement of suffrage fell short of the
glowing expectations which contained
promise of substantial political support.
Mr.. Hughes argument in his speech
for giving votes 10 women left some
thing TO be desired It's omission of eth.
cal considerations carried suggestion
of the judge in the parable who decided
to avenge the widow Test by her contin-
ual coming she weary me-" Mr.. Hughes
says that if woman suffrage Is delayed
eve shall have struggle increasing in
bitterness. which believe to be inimical
to our welfare" He leaves il to the Re
publican platform TO declare that the
- ~ -,
"a measure of justice to one-half the
adult people of the country" However,
the platform recognizes the right of
each state to settle this question for it
self" right which Mr.. Hughes sppar
emily does not recognize. though in his
letter to Senator Sutherland he explains
his opinion as a personal view"
The important point, however, is that
the Republican. -eandidate for president
has come out unequivocally for an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States giving equal suffrage to
its citizens. The incident must be set
down as marking another step toward
the enfranchisement of women con-
which Mr.. Hughes regards as
And there is every reason to
believe that on this point he is a true
prophet whether the result is achieved |
by state or federal action. His letter is |
a strong bid for the support of 'suffra
gists, and it will increase the interest in
what President Wilson, whose platform |
suffrage plank, like Mr.. Hughes is a
state rights one will have to say on
the subject. There is no doubt of the
Importance of this question among "nor-
NAL" political Springfield Re
publican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
How a Movie Director Made a Great For
tune

/
In the August American Magazine is
an account of Thomas H. Ince, the sue
cessful movie director, who was earning
| IS a day in 1910 and whose income each
year now amounts to the interest on So
| 100000
"Ince was one of the very first to in
sist on experienced actors. One day Bob
billiard met him in Los Angeles. Bob
had heard much of his achievements, but
he appeared almost offended when lnce
suggested that Bob himself capitulate
to the camera.
billiard is one of the few actors
who still hold out. In fact, the hand
some stage star regards the film as the
guillotine of the spoken drama Still,
when Ince invited him to write his own
contract, saying that he would pay first
and count afterward, Bob was tempted.
I will think it over he said; but it so
happened that billiard few days later
was welded to a brewers daughter pos
sessing millions.
at was quite the same with Billie
Burke now intrenched at melville. Ince
had made up his mind to sign the Froh-
man star, provided money would induce
her. Like Ince, Miss Burke became fa-
nous almost overnight, and was enjoy
ing the sensation of finding four fig
ured cheque in her weekly pay envel-
ope.
when Ince offered forty thousand
dollars for one months effort on her
part in the vacation season there was
no sign of acceptance. Not until she
gazed upon the spectacle of Ince direct
ing a massive finn production, and had
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

provided with thousands Of guns OF all
ealibres fully supplied with ammunition
A seant 100000 regulars were available
To-day ten times that number are con-
duoing a well considered assault, Most
Of them have had year OF more Of hard
training. OF military supplies they have
all they can use. Their officers seem
lacking neither in number nor ability.
And more men and more guns are 20 be
had where they came from. When,
therefore, General Haig informs us that
his maximum strength will not he
reached til next summer he suggests a
situation which renders inoomprehensible
the highsomding phrases OF the Ger
man kaiser.-New York Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
SANITARY SUCCESS IN FIRST YER
MONT INFANTRY CAMP.

1t is worthy of more than passing at
tention that there has been but a single
death in the ranks of the first Vermont
infantry encamped at Eagle Pass, Tex.
while engaged in patrol duty; and that
death was due neither to wounds received
in actual warfare nor TO disease con
tracted by reason of camp life. The
cause of the death of Private Eugene
Chaffee of Company F, as has already
been stated in our news columns, was
due to burns sustained in the perform
ance of his duty ASA cook of the regi-
ment. The sympathy of the whole state
goes out to the widowed mother for
whom the young man was the principal
support before going to the front It
was particularly hard that she should be
called upon TO sustain this loss. II may
bring some feeling of satisfaction to her
that her son did not die from disease
contracted through conditions incident to
camp life but to cause which might Be
considered in the nature Of the aceiden-
tai Surely it is a source Of great sat
isfsction to the people of the state as a
whole that the death was not due to dis
Ease, the outbreak Of which would indi-
cate that everything possible FOR the
physical well being Of the soldiers from
Vermont had not been done In the dave
q 1925 many a young man fell a victim
10 diseases peculiar TO camp life a; Chicl-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
Two Governors Not Ashamed to Dig
Roads in 0veralls.

Farm and Fireside, in discussing good
roads, relates how Governor Major OF
Missouri and Governor Hodges OF Kan
sas put on working clothes and helped
to build good roads. 1t says;
In working clothes and with proper
equipment, Governor Major and Governor
Hodges were foremost among the labor
ers. helping to make bad dirt roads into
good dirt roads
ut was at banquet in Kansas City
shortly before Missouri's first good roads
days that Governor Major bantered Gov
ernor George II. Hodges of Kansas and
Governor Lee Cruce of Oklahoma to come
to Missouri to see good roads built. Gov
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

The esteemed Boston Transcript speaks
of "the threatened failure of the New
England hay crop, due to the excessive
moisture of a backward season and the
difficulty, not to say impossibility, OF
obtaining harvesters as the result of the
labor shortage" and it goes on to advise
farmers of Vermont, as well as of the
other states, to raise alfalfa instead of
hay. The advice to raise alfalfa may be
good enough, but the contemporary is
somewhat misled as to conditions Of the
hay crop in Vermont, if not in other
states of New England. The hay crop
of Vermont is one of the best in years
both as to quality and quantity; and
the barns are being filled as they have
not been filed for many a year More
over, the crop is being harvested with
out unusual difficulty although the labor
market for farms is not so plentiful as
the average farmer might hope for
There is no Encouragement whatever
among Vermont farmers over the 1916
hay crop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

In a certain Boston district only AZ
per cent Of the gasoline pumps were
found to be registering correctly; but
inasmuch as more of the incorrectly reg
istering were giving an excess Of meas
ure than the contrary the public has not
been registering such tremendous kick
about the conditions. However, as the
Chautauqua speaker says, everything
ought to be fairs so the incorrectly reg
istering machines will be regulated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

The New York newspapers have sci
themselves a hard task to print tn,
names of all the new cases of infantile
paralysis that break out in Greater New
York, but the value of the information
thus disseminated makes the effort
worth while. In an epidemic such as
New York is experiencing, publicity can
do much to prevent the spread OF the
disease.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

The poet, James Whitcomb Riley, left
an estate of 100000. But let that not
be hint to the budding rhymester that
he can go and do likewise on the strength
of his literary production. 1t is more
than likely that Riley accumulated a
considerable part of his property through
skilful investment in plain mother earth,
or some other reliable article, albeit it
is proba BILE that he received good in
come from his pens activity. Poets do
not often die rich, or anywhere near rich.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

ernor Hodges agreed to come if Governor
Major would furnish the overalls. Ma
ior accepted the offer on condition that
Hodges work after he put on the over
alls. Governor Hodges not only came
and worked, but he started good roads
days in Kansas, which have been con
tnued since his term of Office expired
az would rather Hodges declared
see more money 60 into the permanent
construction of roads and less into bat
tleships and things of that sort. Let's
bring it right back TO Kansas. Let us
begin the construction of a great perma-
nent system of rock roads all over the
United States, uniting every capital and
every city of consequence in these United
States of ours
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
First AID 70 the outdoor Lover.

Summer time" saws the August
Womans Home Companion. ''is made for
living out of doors, and our meals should
be planned so that little time is spent in
the hot kitchen. Fireless cookers and
wheel trays help to make this possible,
while paper plates, cups and napkins are
inexpensive and great labor savers.
Whole grains may b. started on the
stove in the evening and left in the FIRE
less cooker overnight"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
CURRENT COMMENT
Opposed Sunday Ball in St. Johnsbury

We are not in favor of Sunday base
ball We hope the agitation in favor of
it in st. Johnsbury will fail. We do not
believe public sentiment here would up
hold the idea. OF course there is moth
ing in the game itself that makes it an
evil. There is nothing in Sunday itself
that makes it day other than other
days, unless the people are disposed to
make it so. 1t all depends upon the in
dividual. We can go to church and not
worship. We can got to ball game
and not commit sacrilege. However,
Sunday is the Lords day. 1t is essen
TALLY a day of worship. There are al
together too many distractions as it is
without adding another. We need Sun
day as a day of rest physically and men
tally as well as a day of religious OBJ
servance. Sunday was made for man
but not to be made like all the other
days-St Johnsbury Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

Taking the German attitude in the
Captain Fryatt case as a basis for their
action, the British might be justified in
sentencing Captain Koonig to death be.
cause he tried to elude their warships-
providing, of course, Captain Koenig and
his Deutschland should be caught.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

Wilson and Hughes have taken sides
on the question of woman suffrage mere
" as to the better method OF securing
votes for women and not on the general
principle OF the right of women to have
the ballot Thus neither one of them
has seriously alienated the women
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

The demand for gravel roads in Yer
mont is growing apace, especially among
those who have had the pleasure OF rid
ing over some smooth thoroughfare con.
structed of that material
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03
ARTILLERY FOR HONOLULU.
Six Carloads Shipped from Maine Il
Hawaiian Islands.

st. Johnsbury, Aug. Six carloads
of artillery equipment went through st.
Johnsbury yesterday on the Maine Cen
trail bound for Honolulu The equipment
included six cannon and other artillery
supplies. 1t was shipped from Fort
William Ne, but aside from its starting
point and destination nothing could be
learned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

become a daily visitor at melville. did
she commence to listen. Even then there
we're the Frohman interests TO pacify,
and the consent OF Florenz Ziegfeld was
essential"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

1t will be a big time for union labor of
Vermont when Gompers comes TO Barre
90 attend the Vermont branch American
Federation of Labor, convention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

An heirloom watch, lost six years ago
by George Jones, WAS upturned by a
pillow in Dayton, Wash, a few days ago.
The silver watch case was badly discol
ored, but the works when wound run as
well as ever.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

Do we still need a guard on the Mex
lean border We should say we do.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

Pozisres seems to be a poser for the
British.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

The batting averages OF the entente
allies are now well in the 800 division,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-03

Yes, you've guessed it
this is the willy "Ouff
Bird" The elusive dol
lar bird. You can salt it
down but salt on the tail
does not capture it.
For an investment to
keep your stocks above
par, we recommend one
of our $50 Suits in gray,
blue, or brown.
Here's your chance
right now to buy a good,
stylish Straw Hat at
one-fourth off the regu-
lar price.
Six weeks yet to wear
'em.
F. H. Rogers & Co.
Clothing and Furnishings
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-08
If You Only Knew the Labor
That Goes Into Every" Ad,"
You Would Never Skip
Another One
BY j. r. HAMILTON
Former Advertising Manager Of Wanamakers Philadelphia

Every little theene item you read has turned the wheels Of
some great factory Every time you cut price the number Of
gray hairs in the world has been increased.
Many advertisement planned year before it finds
its way into print One advertisement in Philadelphia few
years opened the copper mines in Colorado months
before it appeared thousand miners began digging cop
contract of brass beds that going
going to be advertised
You perhaps piece muslin wear advertised
whose trimming pretty gown whose design elegant
The chances that hundred styles changed
to get this for you And all the while the buyer of
avorite store picking and choosing he had in mind
He building the advertisement that would catch your
and please your fancy and your pocketbook
you had been there you would have heard him telling
manufacturer y customers particular They have
the best that there is at the lowest price that made You've
got to give something better than give ese
Every of these buyers is fighting you up
to you to show your loyalty to them.
The trick customers almost
relic in this present day.
Many time you find bargain that out better than
somewhere has made mistake But there mistake
was put there purposey to win your confidence
Every human ingenuity brought upon the
advertising of the present day. TO write the story of
single item would be write chapter history of
merce
figured on costs till their eyes
these buyers who have studied every angle their
work. trying tell you through their advertising just
they have for you And the least you
what they have to say
The report of all their efforts in this paper today.
advertising you should be interesting after this
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-08
BRIDGE ERECTED
WITHIN TUNNEL

Engineering problems in ordinary
tunnel construction are many and
difficult enough, but In the recent
building of subway in Berlin new
proposition was encountered, says
the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Deep underground two unexpected
beds OF peat halted progress, It be-
ing obvious that the material was
too spongy to support the weight Of
the tunnel structure, let alone that
OF passing trains. To get over the OBJ
struction the novel idea OF building
two steel bridges within the narrow
confines of the tunnel was proposed
and carried out. One of the struc.
lures so built had a span about 200
feet long and the other nearly 40
feet. the first time probably that
bridges OF such length were ever
erected underground. 1t would have
been simpler, perhaps, to have sunk
concrete piles in the peat and erect.
ed the tunnel upon these as foun-
dation, but the idea was rejected be-
cause Of the probability that acids In
the peat would attack and seriously
injure concrete supports in course
OF time.