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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
He's the Real Gimlet-Eyed Gazaboo,
Where Hotel Comfort Is Concerned.

| In the April American Magazine Merle
Crowell has an article on Z. NJ Statler
one OF Americas biggest hotel men, whc
started in at pie counter and now
owns many gigantic hotels in different
cities.
'Statlers the real gimlet-eyed gaia.
boo we are told. He's always watching
folks like hawk to see what pleases
EN- and what doesn't. A few years ago
he noticed that folks like to sit with
their arms hooked across the backs Of
their chairs while they're chatting be-
tween courses, SO he ordered the backs
Of every dining room chair in his estab-
lishment made low and without knobs.
Then people kicked at paying the extra
cent for newspapers that they charge in
most big hotel Hobbies, and he gave or
ders for every paper to be sold at street
prices. Cost him a wad of money in
concessions, too. He was coming down a
corridor one day and noticed a woman
fumbling at a keyhole in the shadow
below a door knob, and Immediately he
ordered that the keyhole be set above the
knobs in every door in his hotels Cir
culating ice water in hotel rooms was
his idea, too. Found that people didn't
like to tip boys for bringing up water.
Then he started the idea of putting
rate card in every room--got the idea
from standard price tags on goods at de
partment stores
"Even as my companion rambled on !
was thinking of another Statler concep
ton OF service | had noticed that morn
ing Washing my hands in the white
tiled lavatory, had missed the familiar
frenzied brush of a tip-seeking servitor
and had looked wonderingly around un-
til my eyes fell on this notice:
"'The attendants in this room are in
structed to give no service unless it is
asked for. This is because we have
iound that voluntary service in wash
looms is distasteful to many of our
yuests.'"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

ed several of the college buildings. IT
occurred to me to keep plate con-
stantly exposed bearing on the chair
she had used In this window in the
hope that she would come there.
weeks exposure failed to show
any impression on the plate. Possibly,
/ thought, ordinary light is not strong
enough for the purpose. / determined
to use the strongest light available.
The room faced south, the sun being
on 1t In summer from o'clock in the
morning till about 3 In the evening.
rugged a lens-on the principle of the
common sunglass--outside the window,
throwing on the chair light conf
posed of the converging rays of the
sun. My lens was arranged to turn by
iclockwork, so that the light thrown OH
the chair would continue irrespective
of the suns apparent motion.
exposed my plate all one very clear
day, but found nothing on it when de-
veloped. For i've successive days the
sun shone we'll. / continued the ex-
posure. After the fifth exposure faint
figure appeared ON the plate. A print
showed a woman sitting in the chair.
The figure was not distinct enough
for me to tell whether or not 1t was
that of my wife. ! mourned the i'm
perfection of my materials and sighed
that | had none more delicate. l
caught the figure at the window sew
eral times, but the impression was al
ways blurred. How / longed to pro-
duce picture that would give the fea-
lures of the face. Doubtless | would
then see my wife looking at me as
she had often done while sitting in
that chair.
Soon after this / changed the basis
Of my Investigations. l laid out Sc
ries OF experiments at taking pictures
with the light of radium, | worked
and thought so necessarily that at last
ny friends interfered, thinking would
break down. They interrupted me,
however, just as | had succeeded. |
have made number Of photographs
II my wife holding ont her arms to
ne and wearing that smile.
ION the day this last paragraph was
written Professor Koopman was taken
o a sanitarium, where he died,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

II is an old axiom that there are al
ways two sides to story. In the inter
est of common humanity one might hope
that the German submarine commander
who sank the British hospital ship As
turias has some circumstances on his side
which serve to reduce somewhat the ap.
parent barbarity of the act. Hospital
ships in the service for which they were
intended are, by common consent, i'm
mIine from hostile attack. That is, most
every self.respecting nation of the earth
considers itself morally bound to recog
nize the rights of the dying and the bad
ly wounded who are lying helpless or
partially so during transit from the field
of battle to the hospital. That nation
which permits deliberate attack on a
hospital ship and without any extenuat-
ing circumstances ON its side deserves no
place with civilized nations of the world,
Therefore, one might hope that Germany
has true basis for its side of the story.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
Dangerous Sport.

First Lady (reading newspaper
This golf seems to be very danger
Gus game. Did you see what happen
ed TO a man named Taylori He we--:
into a bunker and was in two when
he came out.
Second Lady-How dreadful.
Eyes. here are the words, Taylor
getting out In two: Braid secured a
half"
well. Tommy"
Does IL say what happened to the
other hAlfT'
NO. but there was worse to follow.
According 70 the report. Taylor then
fell completely TO pieces. Exchange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
Passing II On.

There has been no doubt that the rail-
roads would pass on to the public the
burden of the millions that the brother
hoods lacked out Of the managers in ad-
vance of the court decision. There is
nothing else TO be done. The first steps
in the process are now being taken. The
Investors league, composed of holders of
railway securities and those concerned
with the financial stability of the rail-
way systems, has opened a campaign
that seeks TO bring all the 100000 own
ers of railway securities in the United
States to a combined attack on the New
lands commission in behalf of-a general
increase of Is per cent in freight rates.
The 100000 need little argument to
convince them that such an attack should
be made. The only detail 10 be attended
to is to organize it and deliver IL in the
most effective way. In the meantime the
railroad heads themselves have told the
interstate commerce commission that
they must be allowed a higher rate on
bituminous coal AZ once a. a partial sOlu-
tiun Of the problem. The railroads evil
IDENTITY recognize that the S50OO0,OO0 or
50 that viii be needed each year 70 meet
the increased pay Of the 10000 brother
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
FRUIT AS A FOOD.
Only Figs. Dates and Maybe Bananas
Are Really Nutritious.

Are Really Nutritious.
Fruit of all kinds, when mature and
fresh. is beneficial for healthful diges-
ton. good quality of blood and as a
preventive Of clogging Of the liver. kid
neys and skin and, last but not least.
the brain.
ut is mistake, however" writes
w. Howard James, NJ. D., in Good
Health, ito look on fruit as a source OF
nourishment. IL should not be taken
with that idea. II should be looked on
more as the lubricator which makes
the machinery work tremendously and
without destructive friction.
Some fruits may certainly be rank
ed as food. such as figs. dates and per-
haps bananas. Those in the tropics,
who live largely on the banana, we are
told. develop considerable abdominal
dlstention on account of the quantity
taken With the exception of the date
and the fig, fruit should never be con-
sidered as food.
The taking OF fruit often does good
by lessening the amount Of food taken.
We are a generation of dyspeptics on
account of excess of food. insufficient
oxidation and lack Of proper supply of
fruit and pure water"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
CURRENT COMMENT
Towns That Pull Together.

We read in the state papers about a
community night over in Bridport, where
there was an attendance of 240 people
many of them driving some miles to be
there. 1t was what they called com
munty night get.together supper. It is
reported to have been the most success
full of any public function held there in
years. This is going on in one way and
another all over the state 1t will con-
tinue to grow if these things are handled
right. 1t is this community spirit that
is so much in evidence right here at home
now. 1t is this interest that made pos
sible the formation of the new club. 1t
is the spirit that will see nice hotel
here in time. II is this spirit that builds
up any town. Cooperation has got to
enter into anything that is to be made a
success of, no matter whether a business
or a community. Get the idea? Pull
and pull true and all together.-North-
field News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
KEEPING OURSELVES UNINFoRMED

|
The bare announcement that such
ship reached such country after voy
age across the Atlantic ocean does not
of course, tell much to the readers o
the newspapers and is not very satisfac
tory to those who have desire to know
the details; yet the skinny nature o.
the news that has relation to the United
States in connection with the war musi
be excused for the time being because
of military or naval necessity. The
American censorship is in operation. I'm.
| til such time as the United States may
no longer be party to the war or to ne
gotiations in connection with the war, il
Is desirable that the movement of troops
and of ships OF commerce and of war be
withheld from general knowledge so that
the information might not fall into pos
session of persons who would use it to
the disadvantage of the United States.
There is no doubt that there are many
people within the confines of the United
States, either voluntarily or under pres
sure of necessity, who would go to great
lengths to divulge to possible enemies of
the United States any information that
might be to the advantage of their own
nations or sovereigns Against such in
terlopers and spies as these the United
States must guard itself, being unable,
perhaps, to place finger of restraint on
all of that stripe. Military and naval
censorship is one of the means of thwart-
ing the efforts of these hostile persons,
and a censorship conducted upon reason
able lines win not prove too great re-
striction on the freedom of the press and
on the rights of the people of the United
States to know what is going on. There
fore, the newspapers and their readers |
will accept with good spirit the limita-
tions which may be imposed by SEN
sible censorship. If it is to the advan-
tage Of the United States that the bare
90 out that the White Star
liner Cretic has arrived safely in port
after voyage across the Atlantic ocean,
hen the newspapers and the people of
he United States win acquiesce in the
Of the details, being content
With the knowledge of the chief fact of
he safe arrival They only ask that
he censorship be conducted on reason
Ible lines
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
Garden on Vacant City Land.

Mayor Curley is anxious to help the
poor who are now suffering real depriva.
ton due to the increased cost Of food
| products. During the coming summer
this burden will rest much more heavily
on the folk who dwell in the city limits
than it will on those who reside either
in the country or in those suburban dis
tricts where each family is able to work
its own garden plot.
| The farmer, or the keeper of the com
| muter's garden, are by no means on the
same footing in the growing season with
the city folk. A man possessed of a
garden, even though it be small one,
can appreciably lower his weekly ex
penses account
Assistance in part for the poor of the
city lies within the city itself. Although
Boston like all other industrial centers
where men eongregate, has an enormous
massed population, yet there are many
large tracts of land unoceupied by build
ings and of little value to their owners.
These should be transformed into gar
dens. The ground where broken bottles
and few scraggy weeds have been in
order hitherto would be much more ben
eicial to the owner and to the public
if it were divided into small lots and
let out to persons residing in the vicini-
ty for gardens, at nominal sum. There
are several thousands Of acres of land
within the city, limits which could thus
be made useful If the city government,
the real estate exchanges and the own
ers were to cooperate in an effort TO
perform this service. We rent public |
land for camp sites on Governors island.
The difficulties of making such good use
of vacant land are surely not insur
There is no time to lose, for the plant
ing season is almost upon us. Boston
has taken the lead in many movements
which have hitherto proved their worth.
There is no reason why Boston should
not teach cities the way back to the
iand.-Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

No doubt the revolutionists in Russia
would resent any intrusion of outsiders
whatever might be the motives of the
latter in volunteering to help in estab
fishing stable government; but at the
same time it goes without saying that a
little sensible advice, well received, would
60 long way toward solving Russia
great problem of government. Amer
lean or French agencies would be the
best adapted for the work of giving
counsel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

The people Of the United States woulC
feel sense of greater security if Their,
were a real military man at the head Of
the army department and a real nava
man at the head Of the navy department
Attempts to make over civilians into di
rectors of great military and naval de.
partments may be all right in time Of
peace but not when the nation is on the
verge of war. 1t Is quite unreasonable
20 place a man who has never shouldered
a musket. or carried a sword, in virtual
command OF the entire land forces of the
United States. albeit the nominal COM
mand lies in the presidents hands The
same may be said about the command Of
the navy. Besides that consideration.
Messrs. Baker and Daniels have not prov
On themselves remarkably clever at
sdspta bility either.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
vERM0NTER IN AIR CORPS.
Irah Spaulding Of Brattleboro Won Ii
cense Five Years Ago.

Brattleboro, March 20.--Fred II
spaulding received information las,
night from his son, Irah d. Spaulding
who recently took position in Read
ing, Pa, that he had been appointed
first lieutenant in the aviation corps
of the United States army and had been
assigned to Fort Wood, N. v, for a short
course before going to San Diego, CAL,
as Instructor in the Curtiss school.
The young man is recovering from
typhoid fever. He won his license at the
Curtiss school in 1912 at the age of 10,
being at that time the youngest licensed
aviator Of the United States. Three
years ago he married Miss Louise Cher
RE of Newfane, daughter OF Prof. George
X. Cherry, the naturalist, who accom-
panied Col. Roosevelt on his South Amer
lean trip of exploration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

resentatiyes to pass a resolution OF ap'
probation and extend formal welcome Il
man who had charge of the decoration
work in the State House and who hap
pened TO make his appearance in the
halls of legislation, The next TO make
his appearance will be the boss carpenter,
who tended to the construction OF the
clerks annex, and after him will come
the man who put in the furnaces and,
bringing up the rear, will be the man
who raked the State House lawn last
summer. We have all due respect for
the man who does his work well, but we
do not believe that it Is due him TO clog
the wheels Of legislation long enough to
give him formal recognition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

hood members ia only part OF the story,
The employees who were not combined in
that hold-up will inevitably be making
demands In the near future.
The Investors league in sending out
its circular to the railway security hold
ers does not deny that the railway com
panies are making money at present.
so" they say "are lot OF WORKOUT
industrial plants that are being exploit
ed now, regardless of the future. The
railroads cannot be thrown on the scrap
heap when the period OF profit ends.
There must be increased development TO
meet the country's eeds."--Boston Her
aid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

1t is easy enough for multi million
sire to offer 100000 to the government
fer use in the event of war for hospital
purposes, but when the donor, Clarence
II. Mackay of New York City, offers his
own services and his l7-year-old daugh.
ter offers hers in defense of the nation
it means something. The Mackays are
entitled to all the distinction that is
coming 10 them through their great con-
tribution to the service OF their nation.
But they are not by any means the only
ones who have offered themselves and
large sums of money. There has been a
remarkable display Of patriotism al
ready.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

Nature is assisting in the process Of
transporting the great accumulation OF
snow in such manner as best to avoid
freshets and floods. First the rivers and
brooks are being cleared of their obstruc-
tons of ice and after that has been done
the remaining covering of snow will be
carried off in expeditions fashion. Pro-
viding there be no heavy and continued
rainfalls during the process, Vermont
ought to be able to get past the spring
season without the damage which was
feared late in the winter because of the
unusual retention of snow. Nature thus
far is serving as very useful hand
maiden for puny human beings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

That department of patriotism pro-
posed by William II. Thompson of Chi
cago for the Lincoln Memorial university
is not such bad idea after all. The
teaching of patriotism would not harm
any of us, and it might do considerable
good
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

when you are once well dressed for
the day" wrote Chesterfield. think
no more OF Il. Always and without
any stiffness or fear OF discompOsing
that dress let al! your actions be as
easy and natural as II you had no
clothes on at all"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

Official report from Berlin that mill
tary operations on the Russian front are
being held up by the thawing out of the
ground may be taken as indirect warning
that operations really have started. Elk
pediency forced EN- to equivocate; that's
all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

The United States is, officially, the
latest nation financially in the whole
world-so fat, in fact, that our muscles
have become fabby and sadly in need OF
repair. Those sixteen billions of deposits
in national banks of the country would
make fine object of indemnity lust on
the part of some nation like Germany
for instance. The United States is really
hog fat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

A Brattleboro bank has shown its To-
cal pride and public spiritedness by pay
ing trife more for Brattleboro bond
issue than any private bond house would
offer. 1t helps the credit of town con-
siderably to have local institutions bid :
ding sharply for bond issues.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
There Are Others.

1T is very strange that no one has
ever been able to find Captain Kidd's
treasure"
"Oh, well. Captain Kidd isn't the
only man who has put his money into
real estate and couldn't get it OUT
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

The state of Vermont is receiving
many gifts OF real estate, but there is
not much danger of the state becoming
''land poor if steps are taken to refor.
est the acreage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

The federal censorship of war news
ought to have tendency to decrease the
consumption of white news print paper
and thus it viii be an advantage in the
present shortage of paper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

AT time when people have nearly
got through burning coal for one season,
it does not arouse the widest excitement
to be told that the price of coal has been
dropped 80 cents ton. The real joy
would have been experienced had the re-
duction taken place along about the 29th
day of November.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
Tru.

Professor-Now. what was the cause
Of the decline OF the Roman empire?
Bright Student-I know. IL was due
% too much militarism on the part Of
utsiders.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

Armed American merchantmen have
crossed the ocean and passed through the
German barred zone. We are already ON
the fringe of real war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
Lakes of More Than 100 Square Miles.

The U. S. geological survey depart
ment OF the interior, in recent letter
to correspondent, gives the following
interesting list of lakes in the United
States, exclusive of the Great Lakes, each
more than 100 square miles in area. The
areas of number of these lakes change
materially from time to time, owing
principally to variations in rainfall. Tu-
lare lake, California for example, at
times dries up completely. In lake
with shallow water at the margins, such
as the Great Salt lake, the rise or fall of
a foot will very materially increase or d.
minish the water area
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
The WhoIe Period,

There is a period in a woman's life
when she thinks of nothing but dress"
What period is that?"
From the cradle to the grave
Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

Beauty Is the first present nature
gives to women and the first it takes
nway.-Mere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

Italy is literally shaking in its boot
through fear of that threatened Won
Hindenburg invasion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29
EAST BARRE.

First showing spring millinery. April
3, 1917. Your inspection j invited. Flor
ence Whitcomb, East Barre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

The government at Washington is al
most rs mum as an oyster.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

Believe me. it is prudence that first
fOrsak the wretched.-Ovid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-29

It seems to US TO be q needless waste
Of time for the Vermont House Of Rep
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-25

Martin Pippinberg has resigned his
position in Justice Bailey's office to
accept an attractive berth with the
Roman State bank
John N. Bailey returned Wednesday
from Missoula where he was occupied
the first days of. the week with busi-
ness matters. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Bailey who has recovered
from her recent illness.
Same thing much cheaper al the Owl.
A new soda fountain has been in
stalled by the Quality Bakery and a
thorough equipment provided for the
service of ices, mixed and cold
drinks. The establishment will be
open to the public evenings and Sun
days. A sanitary service and COM
plete line of iced refreshments will
be offered to the people of Roman
undr the supervision of Harold Res
ner, dispenser.
Horace A. Roberts, active in the
land and insurance business in Mis-
soula county, spent the first days of
the week in Roman in connection
with his line of business. Mr.. Rob-
erts insists that the attention of the
entire state is centered on the Flat
head reservation and predicts an un-
precedented influx of settlers to this
region with the coming of the rail
road this summer.
One Of the greatest wonders in this
world is what becomes of all the smart
children when they grow up.
Philadelphia has decided never to al
low the Liberty bell to be moved again.
In other words, Liberty bell is to have
no more liberty.
If those Nobel peace prizes are al
lowed to accumulate the man who
ends the European war should draw q
nice bonus in cash and medals