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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED.
Preliminary Program of Child Labor Con-
ference out.

The preliminary program of the 18th
annual conference on child labor has
Just been published. The conference will
be held in Ashville, ~ c.. Feb. SO, and
many southerners appear on the pro-
gram. An entire session will be devoted
to a discussion of the Heating Owen child
labor bill which the House committee
on labor has reported favorably. Among
the speakers for the federal bill will
be A. Mitchell Palmer who sponsored
the bill in the House of Representatives
last year; Thomas ]. Parkinson of the
legislative drafting bureau, Columbia
university, who presented the consti-
utional argument for the bill at the
hearing before the committee on labor
last week; and Congressman Edward
Heating, who introduced the bill in the
present Congress.
Others speakers viii be Mrs. Martha
p. Falconer. whose subject is "The Ef-
fects of Child Labor on Juvenile Delin-
quency," DIR. Edward T. Dcvine of CO.
lumbia university, Mrs. Florence Kelley,
secretary of the National Consumers
league; Stephen ). WISE. of the Free
Synagogue, New York; and members Of
the staff of the national child labor COM
mittee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
ARE YOU LIKE THIS?

IF you are irritable you may bethe last
person to realize it unless you honestly
examine yourself. Are your
Are you subject to headaches? Do you
forget easily? Is it difficult for you to
keep your mind on your work? Do you
have a sense of weakness in arms and
legs and get tired easily2
If this description fits your case you
need a non-alcoholic tonic, for these are
the symptoms OF neurasthenia. Write
today to the DR.. Williams Medicine Co,
Schenectady, n. Y. for the free booklet
on Diseases Of the Nervous System" and
get box Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills from
the nearest drug store. Begin the treat
ment at once. You can tell when the
tonic action Of the pills is helping you
because your appetite will pick up and
what you eat viii not distress you. A
the rich, red blood reaches every part OF
the body the feeling Of weakness and
depression disappears and you know that
you are taking the right treatment
Some people can hardly avoid neuras-
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10 il. But, by building up the blood with
Or. Williams Pink Pills this tendency
may be overcome and the condition cor
rected. Pin your faith % this treatment
and stop worrying. Or. Williams Pink
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y cents Ter box; SIX boxes S.59.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
BATTLED FOR THEIR BRIDES.
The Most Thrilling Wedding Day In
the Worlds History.

Do you know what was the most
thrilling wedding day in the history
of the world? There have been many
romantic marriages and many nuptial
services that had to be deferred be
cause of the opposition Of parent or
rival, but all of them pale into dingy
gray when compared with the colorful
ture Of the Venetian brides in the early
winter of 923, when Candino IL, the
noble doge. was lending his presence
to the biggest wedding party in the
history OF the Church of San Pietro.
1t had long been the custom for all the
noble brides to be married on st. Ma
rvs day 1t was, moreover, the Gus
tom for the brides to bring with them
all their jewels and their dowries. in
gold coin, inclosed in handsomely cary
ed chests.
The latter fact was well known in
Trieste, that ancient Roman colony
which was the harbor for bands of pi-
rates who were most clever navigators.
On this richest of all st Mary's we'd
ding days the ceremony for more than
a score Of brides had already begun
when the pirates from Trieste burst
into the church. captured the brides
and their dowries and carried them
to the waiting boats Thanks to the
union, there were sew
eral boats waiting, and In these the be-
reft bridegrooms and the sturdy trunk
makers gave pursuit There was a
battle royal. one of the most thrilling
sea fights on record, dowries and
brides were recovered, and before mid
night all had been safely married.
st Louis GIobe-Democrat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
RIGHTS OF NATIONS
DECLARATION
Adopted By American Institute of Inter
national Law at Its Recent Conven-
ton in Washington, D. c.

Washington, d. G.. Jan. ga PAN
American Declaration Of the Rights OF
Nations" prepared by Secretary Lansing
! Elihu Root and DIR. james Brown Scott
and adopted in executive session by the
! American Institute of international Law
at its recent convention held here under
| the auspices of the Pan American Scien-
| tific Congress, was made public to-day
by DR.. Scott, president of the institute.
Although the declaration lacks the
formal ratification OF the q American
republics and therefore is not an official
document. its trainers believe that it
correctly sets forth the official views of
all the American eommonwealths. Be
fore the institute was called upon to con
slider it, the declaration was submitted
to and approved by the chief authorities
on international law in the South Amer
lean republics, including Ambassador
Suarez and Dr. Alexandra Alvarez OF
Chile 1t was unanimously adopted Jan.
by the institute, whose membership of
l05 is made up of five experts on inter
national law from each of the p Amer
lean republics.
The declaration, it is said, embodies
the institutes conception of only elemen-
tai national rights and will be further
considered at the next meeting of the |
institute in Havana next year. 1t con
tains five primary sections which were |
fashioned with the United States Dec
laration of Independence in mind as a
model and which read as follows:
81. Every nation has the right to ex-
list. to protect and to conserve its exist
ence; but this right neither implies the /
right nor justifies the act OF the state to
protect itself or to conserve its existence
by the commission OF unlawful acts
against innocent and unotfcnding states.
III. Every nation has the right to in
dependence in the sense that it has
right to the pursuit Of happiness and is
free to develop itself without interior
ence or control from other states. pro-
yided that in so doing it does not inter
fere with or violate the just rights of
other states.
iii. Every nation is in law and be-
fore law the equal of every other state
the society OF nations. and all
states have the right TO claim. and, ae-
.ording to the Declaration OF Independ- L
nee Of the United States. to assume. II
lmong the powers of the earth, the sep :
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24

arate and equal station TO which the
laws of nature and OF natures God en-
title them.
| NV. Every nation has the right to
| territory within defined boundaries and
to exercise exclusive Jurisdiction over
this territory, and all persons whether
native or foreign found therein.
~. Every nation entitled to a right
by the law of nations is entitled to have
that right respected and protected by all
other nations, for right and duty are
correlative, and the right of one is the
duty of all to observe"
The preamble to the resolution en-
bodying the declaration reads as follows:
Whereas, the municipal law of civil
lied nations recognizes and protects the
right to life, the right to liberty, to
which the Declaration OF independence OF
the United States aids the right to the
pursuit of happiness, the right to legal
equality, the right to property, and the
right to the enjoyment of the afore
said rights, creating duty on the part
of the citizens or subjects of each nation
to observe them; and
Whereas, these fundamental rights,
thus universally recognized are familiar
to the peoples of all civilized countries,
and
~ Whereas, these fundamental rights
can be stated in terms of international
law and can be applied to the relations
OF the members OF the society of ma
tious, one with another, just as they
have been applied in the relations of the
citizens or subjects OF the states forming
the society OF nations; and
Whereas, these fundamental rights OF |
national Jurisprudence, namely. the right |
to life, the right to liberty, the right to
the pursuit Of happiness, the right to
equality before the law, the right to
and the right to the obsery
ance thereof are, stated in terms of in
law, the right of the nation
% exist and to protect and to conserve
Is existence; the right of independence
md the freedom to develop itself with
ut interference or control from other
nations, the right of equality in law and
before law; the right TO territory within
lefined boundaries and to exclusive iur-
sdiction therein; ard the right to the
observance OF those fundamental rights:
Therefore, the American Institute of
International Law unanimously adopts
t its first session, held in the city of
in the United States of
america, on the sixth day of January,
9l6, in connection with and under the
uspiees of the second Pan American
scientific congress. the following five ar
icles, together with the commentary
hereon. to be known as the Declaration
I the Rights of Nations"
Then follow the articles of the declara-
ion. 4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
WHO SUNK
THE PERSIA?
One Hope of Knowing Is
Left in Washing
ton
THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENT
Has Affidavits Taken from
henderson, Steam
er's Grew

Washington, Jan. 24,-The state de
lpartment virtually has abandoned hops
of determining what destroyed the Brit
ish steamship Persia, sunk in the Medi
terranean with loss of at least two
American lives.
Austro- Hungary and Germany having
disclaimed responsibility for the disaster
and atiidavits of survivors being incon-
elusive, only one avenue of information
remains open. This is through the Brit
ish government, which has in its posses
sion afiidavits from members of the
crew. The afiidavits were turned over
to British consular representative at
Alexandria, Egypt, and were forwarded
to London. The state department has
not yet been advised that the documents
have reached their destination.
1t is known that the Persia's crew
was on the lookout for submarines for
some time prior to the explosion which
caused the ship to 90 down, and the
state department viii not finally decide
that the cause of the disaster is an UNI
solved mystery until the contents of
the crews aifidayits are known. The
opinion prevails, however, that if con-
elusive proof that the Persia was torpe-
doed was contained in the aiiidavits,
mention Of the fact would have been
made before this time by the British
government.
A rejoinder to Austria's late reply re-
garding the Aneona case has been held
up pending the possible receipt Of more
regarding the Persia. OIL
cials consider that there is a possible
ty the situation may yet so develop as
to warrant mention of the Persia in
the rejoinder, but the Ancona negotia
tions probably win not be delayed much
longer on that account.
The state department Saturday night |
lad heard only through press dispatches
If the disclaimer regarding the Persia
to ambassador Penfeld by the |
Vienna foreign Office A dispatch from
he ambassador momentarily was ex-
lected, however.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
Is Predicted by Governor
Gates and James
Hartness
AT BANQUET OF
VERMONTERS
More Prosperous
Than Ever, Says
Gov. Gates

Boston, Jan. pa bright future fol
Vermont along industrial and agricul
tural lines was pictured by speakers at
the 30th annual reception and banquet OF
the Vermont Association of Boston at the
Hotel Vendome Saturday night.
Governor Charles w. Gates of Vermont
said that, despite the states growth
along industrial lines, it is still an agri-
cultural state, and that the farmers are
enjoying better times than they have in
years. They are getting better prices for
their products, and their prosperity is
shown in the grade of stock raised on
Vermont farms to-day and the high-class
equipment of the farmers. In the last
10 years, he said, farming in Vermont
has ceased to be losing venture and is
beginning to show good profits.
One reason for the increase in agri-
cultural prosperity, he said, is the good
roads that have been built in Vermont in
recent years. More than 1000 miles OF
roads have been improved in that time
and the farms have benefited. The prob
lem OF maintaining the roads has been
solved by using the material right at
hand and without running into debt.
1--WE cannot appreciate the economy in
issuing 50-year bonds TO pay for roads
that are worn out in 10 or IL years" he
said, although machinery statesmen and
experts of all kinds have tried to demon
strate it to us"
James Hardness. chairman of the board
of education of Vermont and machin-
cry manufacturer, said that the new
Vermont would not be the agricultural
state that it has been in the past, but
an industrial one.
"The Industrial opportunities in Yer
mont are as good as any in the coun
try" he said, "and especially in the ma
chinery industry Not only is there
cheap electric and water power but the
Vermonters have a natural aptitude for
things and wherever a ma
thine shop or factory has been started in
Vermont it has prospered. The indus |
trial growth Of Vermont has also brought |
better conditions for the farmers. The /
farmer not only finds a good market for |
his products in the industrial towns, but |
here his sons, who in times past would /
rave left the state for wider opportuni /
les, find congenial employment in the /
lew industries"
Lieutenant Governor Calvin Coolidge, |
native OF Vermont. said that the ma
ion was indebted to the men OF Vermont
or the ideals they have cherished in the
'ast, an inspiration which has reached
nut all over the country.
Elmer T.. Silver, president Of the asso
iation, was POSTMASTER. About 200
members and their families were pres
mt. In the receiving line at the recep-
ion which preceded the banquet were
In. and Mrs Elmer Il. Silver, Governor
iates, Lieutenant Governor Calvin Cool.
lge, Mr.. and Mrs. Hartness and Mrs.
amuel W. Mccall, wife of Governor Mel
all, who was unable to be present. Mrs.
TcCall is a native of Guildhall, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
HOW She ENDED
TEN YEARS OF
SKIN-TORTURE

Oct. 2s, l9l4:-"I had eczema on my
face for ten years. Little red pimples
formed in a small spot on my chin and
then spread all over my face. They
itched and burned me awfully. It was
certainly embarrassing to me, and
would not go amongst people. I tried
almost every remedy and treatment
that could be used for this trouble. but
nothing did me any good. / used Res
mol Ointment and Resinol Soap, and
was relieved in a day or two. In one
month / was cured. This was six
months ago and the trouble has never
returned. - Signedl Mrs. G. c. Rob
erts, Weatherford. Okla.
The Resinol treatment speedily heals
eczema. rashes, rsngworm, and other
eruptions. and clears away dis6glring
pimples and hlaokheads, even when
other treatments prove worse than use
less Doctors have prescribed Resinol
Ointment and Resinol Soap for eirh-
teen years. and all druggists sen them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
GET RICH QUICK SCHEMES.
For Big Investors They May Work, but
Not For Small Ones.

Foh OHtdif SiiCos
Those who labor hard for their
money and who have still more ardu-
Gus struggle In saving small sums, :"
says q banker In the American Maya
zine, naturally fall easy victims in
many instances TO the desire for sud
den riches. But the fatal error lies In
supposing that the person Of small
means can afford to take the chance.
If he or she loses they lose ALL The
large capitalist and the professional
money lender have the law of averages
working with them. They can afford
to sink money into twenty ventures IL
they make thousand per cent ON one.
they are protected by the law of
chance, the average safety of their In
vestments depending upon no single
risk.
Risk is a necessary part OF bust
ness, bat should be borne by the strong.
never by the weak. The promoter who
talks about the small investor being
given the same opportunities as the
very rich is INDUCING In bunk He
always forgets 20 say that a safe 3
per cent bond or n O per cent mort
gage, cold, impersOnal repositories for
funds will at the end of five years
have paid their owners 80 per cent to
80 per cent following for compound In
teresD and that the vast majority Of
new ventures with big promises viii
have paid nothing
"Only the man who can afford to
take risks has any business to look for
an investment that will make him rich
1uickly"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24

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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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all parts of the country are continually
testifying to its strengthening, curative
influence.
1t has helped thousands of women
who have been troubled with displace-
ments, inflammation, liberation, tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
SWORDS or JAPAN.
Religious Rites In Their Making and
Final Blessing.

That the Japanese are past masters
in the art OF sword making is proved
by the splendid veal v rs, equal to those
OF Toledo and Damascus, which they
turn out. The actual methods of sword
making in Japan are jealousy guard
ed, an extraordinary feature of the in
dustry being the religious ceremony
which accompanies every process OF
their manufacture. The walls Of every
sword making shop in Japan viii be
found to be covered with allegorical
representations of the sword makers
and the chief goddess of the Shintos.
Evil spirits are kept away by charms
consisting of bits of paper and wisps
of straw, while, should any woman en-
ter the shop. disaster would certainly
come to the swords that are being made
and to their wielders Consequently
women are absolutely debarred from
entering business as sword makers.
while not only is prayer offered up be-
fore the work begins but various re-
ligious rites peculiar to the Japanese
are performed in order that the swords.
when finally completed, may be said
to have been well and truly made.
Even the final processes of polishing
and sharpening are characterized by
certain religious ceremonies. and final
ly the weapons are offered, one by one,
to the sword god to be blessed. This
ceremony consists in placing the
swords in front of the goddess of the
Shintos on the wall, with an offering
Of sake, rice and sweetmeats, after
which prayer scrolls are read and
blessing upon the work is invoked
Pearson's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24

caught sight Of the girl picking rasp
berries in his field. The sight gave
him an idea. He waited to see If she
would appear again next day. She did
and at the far end of the field he let
down the fence and turned in his old
bull and ram and gave them whack
as they passed through the gap. They
were gentle creatures. but at the
whack the bull emitted below, and
the ram shook his head in defiance, and
by freak of fortune both trotted
among the bushes.
The girl who had broken so many
hearts saw them approaching and aft
er one scream started for tree. Up
she went until she was seated on
limb that she deemed was safe
roost, and it was only then that she
saw Mr.. Fox and called out to him to
come to her rescue. Mr.. Fox came
along at lazy pace. as If there was
no special reason for hurry, and when
he approached within thirty feet he
took seat on the fence, with his back
to her and asked:
We'll, what's wanted?"
Il want to get down, of course" re-
piled the girl up the tree.
Il am not hindering you"
"But the bull and the ram?"
ooh. they haven't killed anybody
lately!"
George, you won't leave me here,
will you? | may fall at any minute, |
and it viii be awful the way / shall
die"
"See here, girl, love you and want |
you to be my wife," said George with /
his back still to her.
Are you squirting now, George2"
Eyes, by thunder! | am squirting
at the old bull and RANT"
Keep it up, George. dear, until you
get the critters out of this field. This
evening you can come over and we
will decide whether to go to Boston
or Niagara Falls on our tour. Hurry
up, dear, for this limb is a-cracking
under me and will soon break"
And George, in spite of his funny
sqpint became a hero and husband,
and they put in FIVE days at the falls.
and Tiptonville said 1t was good
match on both sides.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
Huao and His Disciple.

A young man. an admire- of the
great poet, attended one of Victor
Husv's receptions. became engaged in
argument and lost his temper. Hugo
solemnly rebuked him, and he sub
sided. Presently the guests retired.
One OF them. however. had forgotten
bis umbrella and returned to get it.
Looking through an open door from
the vestibule. he perceived the young
man on his knees before the poet. sob
bling out his apologies for his disre-
spect. while Victor Hugo. with almost
regal dignity, extended his hand to
him and babe him rise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
SALOONKEEPER
MUST PAY FOR
DEATH OF A PATRON
Widow of Drink Victim Receivers $4,000
Under an Old Pennsylvania
Law

philadelphia, Jan. PA jury in Judge
Patterson's court Saturday returned a
verdict of $500 in favor of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Alexander against Jacob Bosch, the
proprietor of saloon at 252l North 9th
street. She had sued to recover for the
death of her husband, who, she claimed,
died in March, 1914, after two years. of
excessive use of intoxicants, the major
ity OF which, she alleged, had been sold
to him by Bosch, despite her pleadings.
The suit was brought under the pro-
visions of the act of 1854 which makes
it unlawful for saloonkeeper to furnish
liquor to a man of known incorporate
habits. and provides that he can be held
liable for damages. This is the first case
Of its kind in this county
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
Tires Must Be Matched.

The Scientific American calls atten-
ton to a common cause OF rear axle
troubles. the same being the variation
in diameter of different makes Of tires.
Though these are theoretically "a by
inches. in practice they vary az much
as half an inch and sometimes even
more. Some of the results of the use
Of odd tires are oil leaking from the
rear axle case and the brake drum OF
the wheel with the smaller tire, diff
culties In steering and tires wearing
unevenly. The moral. of course, is
that tires of the same type and make
should be used on wheels of the same
axle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
DOUBTFUL NATIONALITY.
French Soldiers Wooden Leg Once Worn
By Native Of Germany.

Great harrington. Mass, Jan. PA
wooden lex which was possessed by Chris
Topics y. Seibel. a native of Germany
but later and 70 the tine Of his death a
resident Of Great harrington. Is being
utilized TO good advantage in Europe by
a French soldier who lost a leg in battle.
Attorney A. &. Collins. who was executor
Of MIR Sielcrs viii could dispose Of
everything save the wooden leg. Finally
he conceived the brilliant idea Of send
ing il 20 Europe for the wounded and
the leg was seut to France. Now Mr.
Collins has received word that the leg
has proved = great boon 20 q French sol
dier who was MANNED in battle. The
letter stated that the leg fitted perfect
lvr