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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

Mrs. G. T. Mills returned Friday from
Heaton hospital, where she had been fol
medical treatment.
w. II. Marshall was in Moretown anC
Waitsfield to attend the funeral of Mrs
Myra Dumas.
Supt. w b. Lance of Plsinfield was
in town Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Emma Marble of Waitsfield is
working for Mrs. G. I. Mills.
Mrs. A. o. Bailey spent several days
with relatives in Mortified the past
week.
Several members of Middlesex Valley
grange met at the house of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. b. Chaplin Friday evening for the
rehearsal OF the dramatic play, WHICH
they are to give in the near future.
An entertainment of song and story
entitled, THE Sunny Side of the Road"
will be given in Holden hall Wednesday
evening, Jan. "a, will be given by George
L. Haseltine of Montpelier for the benefit
Of the village and Taplin schools. Ev-
eryone come.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
WILLI4MSTOWN

Sunday evening at 7:30 at union
service at the Congregational church in
Williamstown, Rev Mareelus w. Far.
man, chaplain of the Senate, is to give
his new lecture, entitled, Light in Dark,
ness" Mr.. Farman is known as the
blind preacher of Westfeld and for IA
years has been chaplain of the Senate
For more than a quarter of a century
he has been on the public platform and
this season he intends to devote himself
largely to the lecture field. His latest
lecture, Light in Darkness" portrays
the darkness which envelops the blind
and the light which illumines their lives.
Books in raised type will be exhibited
and read with the fingers by the speaker,
who is totally blind. Mr., Farman has
given this lecture before the legislature
at Montpelier. at Middlebury college,
before church audiences and other bodies
and each and every one gives it great
praise. The same lecture will be given
At Williamstown Jan. 81.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

| OF the horse calls attention anew TO th,
desirability of setting aside streets FOL
| the use OF the children in sliding and tC
the desirability OF enforcing the regula'
tions when once put into effect. We dc
not know what sort of regulations St
Johnsbury has made regarding coasting
on the streets but we presume that 1t
does have certain restrictions, as most of
the larger communities have. In that
case, it is evident that strict enforcement
of the regulations does not obtain in st.
Johnsbury, just as it does not obtain in
about every community which tries by
official fiat TO protect the children. There
are always attractions of the rules laid
down by the authorities because of the
well known perverseness and carelessncss
of the young people. II the youngsters
see a hill and fairly good coasting serv'
ice they see nothing beyond but their
own pleasure in sliding down that hill
IF the hill be street and if the street
happens to be one of those not set aside
for sliding purposes teamsters take little,
or no, care to look out for objects which
may be in the road unless those objects
be as big as their own vehicles. The re-
suit often is that serious accidents occur,
as in st. Johnsbury on Friday. The only
remedy. seemingly, is to enforce the re-
strictons and that can be done only by
placing guardians at the hill streets not
set aside for sliding. 1t may not be nee
essary to keep those guardians at their
posts all the time, but long enough to in
still in the minds of the youngsters that
safety demands that they have their fun
on some less dangerous streets.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
General Sporting Notes.

One OF the most remarkable form up
sets OF the 1916 campaign is called to at
tention by Brooklyn fan. He says that
Tom" Rogers was pitcher on the
Nashville Southern league team. Dur
ing contest with Mobile, he killed John
Dodge, formerly of the Reds and Phillie:
with fast shoot. You know what gen
orally happens when a pitcher seriously
hurts or kills a batsman-he goes to
pieces-just has Russell Ford did when
he came near killing Roy Corhan some
seasons ago. But Rogers must be built
of entirely new stuff. For instead OF
breaking down. he started in after the
accident and pitched five shutouts in sue
cession, one of them a no-hit game. II
would be hard to beat this for an un-
usual turn in sporting affairs
George StOvall. the Cleveland player
and Federal Lacquer. and who played
for the Toledo team OF the American
association last year, has been named as
acting manager Of the Vernon club Of
the Pacific league Stoyall viii be ap-
pointed as a permanent manager when
he obtains his release from the Toledo
club. Il was explained that Stovalls
contracts enables him 20 get his release
from Toledo by paying $500 in cash or
p player to the Toledo club. AZ one time
>tovall was one Of the star first sackeTs
in the big show, playing At St Louis
~ the tisne.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
AMUSEMENT NOTES
Sympathy Hostile to America is SYM
pathy with Americas Enemies.

The management of "The Battle Cry
of Peace" or "The Invasion of Ameri-
ca" now playing at the Pavilion theatre,
has received much correspondence vio-
lently attacking the picture, which gives
an interesting sidelight on the we'll
known and oft reiterated "hyphenated"
variety of Americans
Most of these letters attacking the
picture complain that the author has
made the invaders act like barbsrisns
to the conquered Americans. One, in par
ticular, from a foreign scholar who has
for years been associated with one of our
largest universities ended a long distribe
against "The Battle Cry" by saying he
could not longer respect the author who
was so uncomplimentsry to foreigners.
To all these letters reply was made that
the object in producing The Battle Cry
Of Peace was TO help the propaganda for
the adequate defense OF the country
against any foreign foe, and that any
man, to whom force invading the
United States Is not thoroughly and in
tensely hateful. is not an American, is
not a true patriot. And that the Amer
lean who can symPathize, even in pie
tuTe, with the destroyers Of American
lives and property is obviously more in
sympathy with any enemy than with
the United States. and that ian enemy 70
America is an enemy. no matter what hrs
ationality. adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

Vermont joins with the nation to-day
in paying silent tribute to Admiral Dew.
cy, whose body was laid to rest in the
Arlington National cemetery on the river
overlooking the beautiful Potomac river
II Vermont had been permitted to have
her way, no doubt the body of Dewey
would have been brought to Vermont for
burial amid the hills of his native state ;
but the claiming OF the body by the ma
ton brings sharply to mind that Dewey
was first an American. second a Yer
monter; which order is. after all, the
only reasonable and patriotic sequence.
First an American citizen; second. a Yer
monter. 1t is not only absurd, but it Is
somewhat unpatriotic to place state
above nation however much we may love
the state in which we were born OF in
which We live. so Vermont must give
Dewey's body to the nation. a. she gave
Dewey's life 10 the nation for his extra
ordinary service in the naval department.
II Is probable that a splendid memorial
viii be erected to the man in Arlington
cemetery. where the nations dead are
gathered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

As the result of the liberality of the
legislators, attendant, of course, upon
Governor Grahams endorsement, Yer
mont is to have new state building
which will be worthy of the state. 1t
would have been unfortunate to leave the
new structure in an unfinished condition
when there were possibilities for making
it complete and reasonably adorned at
comparatively slight additional outlay.
Vermont never would have been satisfied,
even those who opposed the additional
appropriation, to leave the new building
before the job was done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

The Vermont Press association, which
held its annual meeting in Barre yester
day, is not always active, or perhaps reg
ular in getting together for annual meet.
ings and summer reunions; but those
who attended the session in Barre ap.
preciate no doubt that there is consider.
able advantage to them in breaking away
from the harness now and then to in
dulge in little get-together for discus
sion and for banqueting. With re-
vamping of its constitution and bylaws,
etc, the association promises to be more
of a stickler for regularity than it has
been recently. The association has many
possibilities of advantage to its mem
bers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

1t is quite an optimistic message which
Secretary land publicity AGENT James
p. Taylor of the Greater Vermont asso.
citation brings about Vermont and Yer
mont's prospects for development. Al
ready great deal has been accomplished
along the line of cooperative work for
the betterment of the state--far more,
by the way, than one is accustomed to
think when considering the various
phases of state activity separately.
Each effort of itself cannot do very much
toward building up the state but when
all the efforts are taken as a whole they
become powerful factor. The only
course to pursue now is to keep everlast-
ingly at the employment of those in
dividual efforts, each in its particular
line OF activity. Vermont is bound to
progress if that is done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

There must have been mixed emotions
in Germany on the arrival of the prize
ship Yarrowdale, captured from the Brit
ish-joy at the carrying ont of good
naval feat and regret over the 400 extra
mouths to feed. Every prisoner that
Germany takes adds to the already very
heavy burden of responsibility for their
maintenance; and Germany, by general
consent, is not well fixed as to food sup
plies, while her allies are probably in far
worse condition. The capture of what
ever stores were still left in Rumania
did comparatively little to tighten the
burden, while at the same time the re-
sponsibility grew with each additional
batch of prisoners. Hence the arrival of
469 more hungry persons, brought on
captive steamship, brings not such I'M
restrained JOY as might have been ex-
pected under other circumstances.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
CURRENT COMMENT
Dewey.

| II was one of those conversations
which life often yields grudgingly and
late, but unbounded opportunity which
George Dewey seized so splendidly at
Manila bay. As a battle it was one
sided, though Dewey could not know il
would so turn out; as naval opera
ton it was brilliant, and as an exhibit
ton of personal skill, courage and auda.
city on the part of the commander il
was magnificent. To sail his ships into
that harbor under the circumstances
was to trust his star, to imagine glori-
ously and compel the event to match: it
was the same attitude of mind which
Farragut proclaimed at New Orleans;
Nelson was moved by the same spirit
when he clapped his telescope to his
blind eye to watch Sir HYDE Parker's
signal at Copenhagen And it is always
to be remembered that though Dewey
rose to emergencies in that way with
little show OF concern, he never neglected
any of the necessary preliminaries which
did not show; he left nothing to chance
which he could foreordain. but when he
had fulfilled his duty, he ran headlong
at the days adventure with cheer
What Admiral Dewey did for the
United States that May morning cannot
now be computed, for we haven't all the
data at hand to work out the final re-
suit. Politically he threw his country
into the relatively still waters of world
fellowship, and the nation has since been
learning to swim with but Indifferent
success because those waters have nei-
Their been cold nor stormy until lately.
George Dewey was an accomplished
naval officer, a gallant commander and
a figure of romance not such by circum-
stance but rather by nature and training
New York Evening Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Salvation Army Cheer to the Poor.

To the public: The Salvation Army OF
Barre is, as usual. planning to bring
more cheer and happiness into the hearts
and homes of the needy poor We have
been planning ever since Christmas to
open our doors to the needy poor twice a
week that they might come in and get a
good meal free of all charge
But to do this we must lay it before
the worthy contributors, the business
men and some outsiders. We need about
$50 to get the necessary dishes and sup
plies TO get started and we believe we
can depend on the people TO supply this
need.
Either Capt. Spargo or one OF the girls
connected with the corps will look after
this matter Tuesday, JAN %, and we
trust that the people in general will take
hold and help it along. After we get the
first start, we will put our kettle on its
usual stand Saturdays and Mondays to
take care of the rest of the weekly ex-
pense Of it, thereby giving the general
public a chance to help.
Capt. j. j. Spargo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
Careful to Keep. Dry.

Doctor-Well, how did your wife man
age the shower bath, deacon?
Deacon--She had real good luck. Nine.
Moody told her how she managed. She
had large oiled silk cap, with cape to
it like a fisherman's, that came all over
her shoulders and head.
Doctor-She's fool for her pains.
That's not the way.
Deacon-So my wife thought.
Doctor-Your wife did nothing of the
sort, ! hope.
Deaeon-Oh, no; she used an umbrilly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

The Vermont law makers have been in
session three weeks. We cannot say that
they have accomplished great deal in
that time, but we can say that we are
hopeful of much good to come to the
state through their efforts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian asks
why shouldn't st. Johnsbury be "the
heart of the great North Country" SO
long as it let's the rest have the legs for
kicking purposes, that will be all right.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
JINGLES AND JESTS
Slap! Slap! Slap!

Tommy came from school the other
day very much excited. what do you
think, pa Joe Steward, one Of the big
boys, had an argument with the teacher
about a question in grammar"
what position did Joe take!'
"His last position was across a chair,
face down.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

Otto Bennett OF the Manchester Jour
nal says you can pay $3.50 day at the
hotel over in Manchester--if you want
to. And then, again, you can pay less If
you are not exactly JohnDRockefellerian.
Benefits two sons, we hear. are being
brought mp the way they should be-as
newspaper men--although one OF them is
temporarily running a business concern
and the other is just finishing up at Nor
wich university.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

There will be no general regret that
the price of some cigarettes is likely TO
advance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

If there is any consolation in the
thought, here it is-spring comes official
ly in two months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

The Hotel Chandler in Randolph looks
like Vermont's "Mount Washington ho-
tel" on paper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
Rogers Walk
Over Boot Shop
ITO No. Main St.

the rest she has earned by leaving short
~ for several weeks stay in the balmy
Florida, with a peek at Palm Beach
sometime during the stay. Bon voy-
age!"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

Jolly Sault, who never loses his sa-
yor, so TO speak, was missed, among
Others. Too bad that Ludlow was so far
away from Barrel
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

All reports to the contrary, Oklahoma
is still the wild and woolly West.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

ENFORCE THE ooASTING REGULA-
TONS.
An accident in the streets OF 81. Johns
bury when youth Who was ooasting ran
into team and was struck b. he hoof
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
PICKED UP AT THE
PRESS MEETING

Publisher II. C. Whitehiu of the Wa
terbury Record was not present because
detained by illness, all other theories to
the contrary notwithstanding Every
body was glad that Harry was reported
better.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

No vote was taken. but Mrs. WATSON
was voted in unanimously as an honor
airy member.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

Mrs T. y. Whitney Of the Mortified
News. secretary treasurer Of the associa-
ton was very busy woman during the
business meeting. g.. indeed. she was BE-
forehand in making many Of the arrange
ments for the banquet and meeting. BY
the way, Mrs. Whitney expects 30 gain
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

| TO. Ana Jhen, AGAIN. you can pay less u
You are not exactly ohnDRockefellerian
Benefits two sons, we hear, are being
brought up the way they should be-as
newspaper men--although one of them il
temporarily running business concern
and the other is just finishing up at Nor
witch university.
"Jolly" Sault, who never loses his sa-
yor. so to speak, was missed, among
others. Too bad that Ludlow was so far
away from Barrel
No vote was taken. but Mrs WATSON
airy member.
Hale X. Darling modestly admitted
that he started out in the printing ca
reer, getting his fingers smutted up with
printers ink in Harry Parker's sanetum
over in Bradford back in the year-well,
we hesitate to say.
Someone started little boomlet for
Speaker Stanley c, Wilson for governor
by interfering a side remark while the
genial speaker was ON the floor.
Although one member came back from
Boston with sawdust on his back, it is
currently reported that the evidence WAS
not due to his hitting the trail either
Sunday, Monday or Tuesday.
The man who carries his money in his
cheek would have been compelled to go
to the bank before sitting down to such
a fine banquet.
All regretted that Grimes" Graham
could not be present, but as he was en-
gagged in solemn mission in behalf of
the state everyone had to be resigned
A silent toast--Barre's best aqua pura
was drunk to the state of Vermont.
The Estate House gang" was we'll rep
resented; also the man who crowned his
own successor" as sergeant-at-arms.
Some of the publishers were found to
be paying greatly increased prices for
news print paper, and those who haven't
made new contracts were looking for
ward to the prospective change with
much alarm. One Publisher was heard of
who has laid in enough paper to last till
the smash o. dawn, if the report was
well founded but someone tried to be a !
killioy by asking what the publisher
would do ii there should come a flood, or
a fire, or some other terrible visitation |
and take away his surplus.
There was scarcely thing dom in the |
line of politics at the together. The |
talked business. and when they /
came together for the banquet politics
seemed to be taboo. Therein. the meet
ing was very successful, too.
Barre would like TO entertain the press
gang" again. Goodbye!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

The other end Of the gamut OF feelings
was brought out when il was learned
that the reason for the absence of Editor
Luther b. johnson of the Randolph Her
aid and News was due to the very Sc
rious illness of his son, Paul w. Johnson,
local editor of the Randolph publication.
The younger man is at the Pittsford
sanatorium.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

At each plate at the banquet was found
a handsomely bound memorandum book,
the gift OF the Mergenthaler Linotype
Co. Of New York. The books are ~just
the checker for q newspaper man and
were much appreciated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

Hale X. Darling modestIy admitted
that he started out in the printing ca
reer, getting his fingers smutted up with
printers ink in Harry Parker's sanetum
over in Bradford back in the year-well,
we hesitate to say.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

Hotel Barre was given warm hand"
by all the visiting members and guests,
not only for the comfort and elegance of
the appointments but also because Of the
food and the service Manager Rowen
did his part well.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

Someone started little boomlet for
Speaker Stanley c. Wilson for governor
by interfering side remark while the
genial speaker was ON the floor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

Although one member came back from
Boston with sawdust on his back, it is
currently reported that the evidence was
not due to his hitting the trail either
Sunday, Monday or Tuesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20

The man who carries his money in his
cheek would have been compelled to &c
to the bank before sitting down to such
fine banquet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
PATROL KILLS SPY
 CROSSING RIO GRANDt
Chas. Feige was Carrying Maps and Much Military Inflammation
 tO Mexico.

Fl Paso, Tex, Dec. 22.-Chas. H. Feige was shot and killed by a United States army patrol when he attempted
 to cross the river here late today. Feige was believed to nave been a German spy. A notebook contained drawings and ground plans of troop camps, Fort Bliss, and other forti' fications. He also carried camera and was believed to be attaining mil itary information for transmission to German through Mexico. He was killed after he had crossed the bor- der into Mexico on what is known as Little Island, formed by bend of the Rio Grande ill the eastern sub urbs of the city. Three pistol shots were fired by the border guard when 100 yards distance. One fired rifle hitting the German in the back. Death was instantan eous. His body was
 brought to the American side by a Mexican woman. The German had charts showing the location of all international boundary monuments
 the wireless towers near the river bank and other military information. He also had advertisements clipped from New York papers and his clothes and shirt were marked with names of New York slothing stores.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Dante Used Few SuperIatives.

A contributor to the Italian review Minerva, with time to spare, has made count of substantives and adjectivcs in the works of Virgil, Dante and Leonardi. In the second book of the Aenid which contains the Fall of Troy, there are 1887 nouns and 5S9 adjectives. In Dante's "Divina CoIa edia," out of the 6,215 adjectives which it contains, only 17 are in the superlative.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Influence of Moonlight.

Doctor Sadger of Vienna cites cases of somnambulists who under the in- fluence of moonlight are called to times and scenes of active childish wishes. The moon calls them in deep sleep t0 act out dream wishes." The Medical Journal suggests that the key to sleep walking and other kindred disorders of childhood and late life may be found in mOOn-lOre
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Lookinu Ahead.

Little Mary, aged ten, gazed admir- ingly at the diamond rings glittering on the fingers of her grandmother. ''When I marry" said the child, "I suppose l will get these rings as a wedding pres ent.' Up spoke her brother Bob. aged seven. "Not on your sweet life," said he. "You get one of them; the other goes to my wife,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Them There Wimmln.

Why is it that a woman will pick up a rabbit skin with her middle finger and thumb and hold it gingerly at arms length from herself wheI she is wearing around her neck fur with skunk's head on one end and itsStal on the other?-NIilwaukee Sentinel
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
FORMER GERMAN CONSUL. FINED
Found Guilty of COnspiring to ,FO
 ment Trouble in India.

San Francisco, Dec. 22.-George Rodiek, former German consul at Honolulu, who pleaded guilty to con spring to foment revolution against British rule in India, was fined $10, 900 today by Judge Wm. C. Fleet of the United States district court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Word From ar'er Williams.

! wants ter git happy, but not too happy;, bekaze de closer gifts ter heaven, de more skeered is dat dey'n pull me in wen l ainPt lookin'-At- aanta Constitution. .