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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
AMUSEMENT NOTES

The fashion of converting plays into
musical comedies has been the rule now
| for three or four seasons. Good plays
are necessary to musical equipment, and
Very Good Eddie which the Marbury-
Comstock company is sending here to the
opera house on Friday night, April IL,
| following its sensational run OF one year
at the Princess theatre, New York, is an
example of how nicely farce can be
transposed without losing any of its bril-
| liancy
| Mr.. Bartholomae is always skillful in
dialogue. He gets his laughs through
rich humor. not by wit. His lines in this
play are said to be among his funniest
and he has created at least one delight.
full character, that of the misanthropic
hotel clerk. And Every Good Eddie"
thoroughly justifes the Bartholomae
venture. The story of the original com
edy furnishes a very substantial foun-
dation for the more literally exaggerated
and muscally adorned piece, There is
said to be much good material and an
abundance of pleasant comedy, with orig
inal, well-imagined and happily de-
lineated characters in the story. The mu-
sic, by Jerome Kern, is described as hav-
ing tinkling fascination, and the Schuy-
Ter Greene lyrics are among its pro-
nounced delights. 1t is claimed to have
many and quite admirable comic scenes
and incidents, with several situations
that bring screams of laughter. The
characters, so it is stated, are all good,
and despite their admissably eccen-
tricities, all human and well within the
limit OF the reasonably possible.
As to the players, the roster of the
company includes such admirable ar
lists as Burford Hampden, Dave Fergu-
son. Madison Smith. Jack Squires, Jules |
Epailly, Valhe Martin, Lottie Brunette, !
Eva Olivetto and Georgia Harvey, and a
large singing and dancing chorus.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
Funeral Was Held in Plainfeld.

The funeral of Bert V. Davis was held
at his late home in Plainfeld yesterday
afternoon at | o'clock and was largely
attended. Rev. A. w. Hewitt officiated
and Mrs. Daisy Bartlett sang After
and "Jesus, Saviour Pilot Me" Among
those who attended the funeral from out
of town were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bar
Der and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wheeler
from Barre; Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Bronson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pilope,
Mrs. Mary Richie, Mrs. Mansfield, Mrs.
Fred Snyder, all from Lisbon, n. H. The
bearers We're four brothers, as follows :
win, Newton, Reginald and Fred Davis.
The floral offering was as follows:
Pillow, with word, Husband" from TIE
wife; wreath, with word, Brothers, .
from the brothers, sisters and father and
mother; carnations, white and pink, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Pilope, Mrs Mansfield,
Mrs. Mason, Aunt Belle" Messer and
Grant Messer; yiolets from 'Grandmoth-
err, Messer; hyacinths and carnations,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Bronson; % car
nations, Eli w. Swinger; carnations and
ferns, Mrs. Mary Richie; carnations and
ionquils, Hoyt Gallup, Miss Gallup and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gallup.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

With the most friendly feeling possible
towards the Vermont and Massachusetts
soldiers who are guarding New Hamp-
shire public utilities, we cannot under
stand the reason for the work not being
done by our own New Hampshire boys
Concord IN. H. Monitor.
It does seem little odd, doesn't it
that New Hampshire. cannot, or does
not, protect her own property? We did
not have the idea that New Hampshire
is such a dependent state that it needed
to appeal to the neighboring common
wealths to do guard duty; and we still
do not have that idea, only we are con
WINGED that New Hampshire needs lit
tie prodding. As we understand it, the
New Hampshire Guard was mustered
out after the return from the Mexican
border and has not been reorganized. If
that is the case, the patriotic men of
that state should not let another "a
hours go by before beginning the foun-
dation of another military organization
to take the place of the former National
Guard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

1t seems that suspieiously acting
stranger has been going about the state
of Vermont 1t seems also that he car
ries a large camera which he sets up on
a tripod and takes views of public build
ings, houses, stores or anything that will
make negative. 1t seems that there is
grave fear that he is a terrible character.
II seems there is apprehension that he
intends to declare war on the United
States, or something of that sort.
OF course, a man who intends to com
nit some act of depreciation or hostility
would come out in broad daylight under
the blazing sun when the sun does
blaze, set up his camera in the middle
of the street and then shoot away, so to
speak. OF course, he would be voluble
fellow. ready to tell all he knows about
himself. And, too, he would be prompt
TO display any identification marks which
his body might bear, 50 that he could be
easily placed at some future time. That.
as we understand it. is what this fellow
has done. Watch out for him. He NAV
be getting ready to print an illustrated
souvenir of Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
DESIGNATING THE AMERICAN

FlAN.
| The stealing of the United States flag
| followed by the dissertation of the EN-
blem, which was reported in Barre ear
lier in the week, should not be allowed
to go unpublished. The appearance Of tbs
flag found in a field off North Mair
street the morning after the theft indi
Gated wanton action on the part of the
person who had it in his possession
Tearing the flag into strips and smear
ing its red, white and blue with mud
or grease was the act of a person of un-
developed mind or of person deliber-
ately hostile to the United States gov
eminent. If the act was done by child,
that child should be brought TO the bar
of Justice and given most severe lee
ture on the sacredness of the national
emblem. If il was done with deliberate
intent by person of reasonably devel-
oped mentality, the offender deserves
nothing but the fullest penalty Of the
law. Let the guilty party be sought out
that the full penalty can be imposed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

The good fortune Of the American liner
New York in escaping death blow by
mine while approaching Liverpool har-
Dor is a matter for congratulation all
over the world outside of the central
powers. The threatened catastrophe
would not have measured up to the ter
ribe nature of some previous ship de
structions because of the fact that only
a small number OF passengers were ear
ried, but it would have caused convnl-
sive shudder to go through the American
public inasmuch as the ship is under
American registry and it would have
been the first big ship of such registry
to go down by reason of instruments
used in war. 1t was extremely good for
tune that the injury was comparatively
slight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
WHEAT HAS BIG BREAK.
Armours Suggestion of Meatless Days
Causes Five-C Drop.

Chicago, April III. Ogden Armour
suggestion OF meatless days and govern
ment control OF foodstuffs was said to
have influenced sensational break in
prices on the Board OF Trade at the open
ing yesterday. Part of the initial loss
was subsequently recovered Wheat de-
clined five cents and provisions from So
cents to Sl.55.
May wheat, which sold at S2.l5 Satur-
day, added five cents to Mondays decline
by dropping to $500 on early sales July
pork, which closed Monday at 1875 a
barrel, declined Sl55. July lard dropped
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

One by one the paoifsts are renounc.
ing their un-American attitude and arr
enlisting themselves in the righteous
cause OF the United States government
First ii was William J. Bryan; then it
was Senator Stone of Missouri: still lat.
er il was Representative Kitchin. the
so-cslled leader Of the House Of Repre-.
-entstives. Each OF them has announced
his intention Of standing back OF the
president in the prosecution Of the war.
Il is not to be taken, however that an
# them are fully converted 10 war BY
he United States; and FOR that reason
they cannot BE- depended upon to carry
through the plans with full enthusiasm.
@ the president wishes to get the best
results from the muliitarious plans now
n force he should lock to someone else
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

Let there be a minimum of Eddystones
in the United States. TO make as few
as possible, let the munitions plants be
doubly guarded and persons of doubtful
mental attitude thrown out of employ
ment in those places where slight act
of malice would make "A terrible calam-
ity 1t should be possible to weed out
many of those whose mental attitude il
not right toward this government and
toward the entente allies
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

Sl.50 from the previous final figures Of
5000. July ribs lost 55 cents.
Corn plunged headlong downgrade at
the very outset. Initial quotations,
which were three fourths to five cents
lower, were succeeded later by fair de-
gree of steadiness at about three cents
above the early low point. Oats dis
played relative steadiness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

Castleton is town OF well toward
1000 in population and toward $4,000
in grand list. As Vermont towns go, il
is quite sizeable community. More.
over it is the home of state normal
school. Therefore, one might have ex-
pected that with so much property to
protect the taxpayers of the community
would have seen to it that they had
some other means of fighting fire than
an old hand engine, the kind you pull
up one side and push down the other
side. after which the water belches forth
from a single nozzle as long as human
muscle can hold out. In addition, Cas-
Teton has had two serious fires in the
course of five years by means Of which
a considerable portion OF the business
section was destroyed. Yet the taxpay-
ers refused to bestir themselves, and
when fire broke out Sunday afternoon in
the remaining structures in the business
section they had no recourse except to
haul out the old hand pump and thump
away with it for 10 minutes until the
mechanism gave out. Then Castleton
was helpless. The only way of combat
ting the fire was to blow up buildings in
the path of the flames and that was done.
Now but two business buildings remain
in the whole village. Any other Vermont
which is equally as short
sighted is likely to pay similar pen
atty any day,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
Gypsy Love. "

Romance-fascinatin and colorful-
borne on the wings of melody. carni.
val of dancing running the gamut from
wild hungarian cards to languorous
waltzes steady drumfire of comedy
and a pageant of Broadway choral love
illness; this, in a sentence. summarizes
the eXtravagant promises made on behalf
of the Audreas DIPPED comic opera offer
ing, Gypsy Love" due to have its first
presentation ever in this city at the
opera house next Monday, April 10.
Gypsy Love- is the internationally
popular comic opera by Franz Lehsr,
composer of The Merry Widow" which
many critics have acclaimed a better
work than its predecessor. In il Lehar
has given free reign to his genius for
haunting melody and brilliant musical
color, the result being a richly scored
work claimed to have twenty numbers
that are absolute hits.
In the two most important parts Ar
thur Albro. the famous young Russian
tenor. who created his role when Gypsy
Love" was given its first American pres
entation al the Globe theatre. New York,
and Finta De Soria, beautiful young
Spanish prima donna, who achieved en-
viable triumph in metropolitan grand
opera only few months ago viii be
heard here. Others in a east containing
many notahles are George Williams.
Lucy Fields. De Roi Operti. Ruth Thomp-
son, Salvador Solte and Horace Ruwe.
Besides the unusually long cast Of
principals and great choruses. the big
carries a complete sym
phony orchestra formed OF specially cho-
sen New York musicians. under the d.
rection Of Milan Roder, the world famous
musical director who conducted the orig
inal production OF Gypsy Love" in Eu-
ruge several hundred times.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Universalist Easter sale and supper
Wednesday, April ll.--adv.
A fine line of millinery at Mrs. Biz
MES, 3 Pleasant street, off Brook street
Menu for supper at Universalist
church Wednesday night; Fish chowder
spaghetti, rolls, pickles, assorted pies
tea, coffee. Price, 25c.
Mrs. Patrick Noonan Of Currier street
left last evening for New York, where
she will spend a few days on business
trip in the interest of the Homer Fits
Co. store.
Miss Jennie Ricciarelli of Scampini
square, who was formerly employed as
clerk at the Singer Sewing Machine Co.
office on Elm street, has commenced
work in G. A. Heath's store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
WASHINGTON

Ira c. Calef is said to be slowly on
the gain these days
The students Of both Spaulding and
Goddard returned to Barre Monday to
resume their studies in school.
Oscar Dickey has purchased of r. R.
Tillotson his home place here in the
village, and takes possession next month.
Mr. Tillotson is as yet undecided what
he will do
Arnold Weller spent Sunday at his
home here
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

1t would be worse than foolish to
think OF sending an army Of American
volunteers to the European war trenches
before they had had the benefit of six
months training. The army general
staff has the right view of that situa-
ton, according to the common belief of
the American people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

A town meeting of four voters trans
acted business in Wilmington, Windham
county, recently We believe that mum
Der represents the minimum of public
spiritedness we have ever heard of in
Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

than those recent converts to aggressive
action by the government in defense OF
its rights and the rights of American
citizens. OF course, the president will be
glad to know that those men will not
be obstructionists any longer. That goes
without saying.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

High School Boys Enjoy War Game ,
says Boston newspaper headline. Let
them get their JOY out of it now; the
real serious part will come later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

The burning of 100000 bushels of
wheat in Minneapolis elevators does not
furnish us much food for comfort
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Regular monthly meeting OF the trus'
tees of the Barre City hospital Wednes-
day evening at s at the hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
wEBSTERvILLE.

Sugar on snow will be served at Bap.
fist church Friday night. Everyone in
vited.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

The French are about due for another
great blow on the western war front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

There ought to be Barre branch of
the Red Cross society.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11

SPECIAL ,m
ulU tIlAy M
oy,Swpn

Give your regular trous-
ers a week off to press
and get into shape
have a pair of our spe-
cials on hand. It's econ
omy.
A lot of new patterns TO
match or contrast with
your coat-S2 to SIS.
For over Is years we've
been selling clothing in
Barre. We never saw
goods SO high. Our
large stock bought early
is a big advantage to
you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
COOKS OF THE CAPITAL
PLAN TO FORM UNION
Talk of Strike at Inauguration I'm.
less Demands Are
Granted.

A meeting of all hotel. restaurant
and club workers has been called for
2 o'clock this afternoon in Perpetual
building, 18th and Z streets northwest
when arrangements will be discussed
for the organization of a cooks union,
to be affiliated with the Enterprise
Federation of the Culinary and Ali
mentary Syndicates. with headquarters
in New York city. Edward Blochlinger.
general secretary-treasurer of the syn
dicates, is taking an active part in
furthering the plan.
What the cooks want chiefly is a
tcn-hour day in all hotels, restaurants
and clubs. There is talk of a strike
during the inaugural period, when all
the hotels will be crowded with visit
ors. if their demands are not granted.
Walters in the local hotels went out
on strike at the last Inauguration.
The wishes of the cooks are set forth
in the following manner:
What we want-To form a fedora
ton, regulation of working hours, one
day off each week, to be paid by the
week. fare of travel paid, never to
leave a position without notification:
we want square deal, justice and
honesty
What we do not want-Any objec-
ton to our federation, any objection
to discuss our own interest, 50 botage
on the part of workers, blacklist of
employees. payment of fees to obtain
work, to be discharged without noti-
fication; we do not want fight, but JUS
tice by honest means"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
SPECIAL LENTEN SERVICES
BY CHURCHMAN'S LEAGUE
Bishop of Washington to Be Speaker
on Opening Day, February 90.
Meetings in Afternoon.

Special Lenten services under the
auspices of the Churchman'S League
are to be held in St. Johns Episcopal
Church, Lafayette square. beginning
February Is. according to announce
ment made by leaders of the organi-
zation yesterday afternoon. The Bishop
of Washington will be the speaker on
the opening date. All the meetings,
which will be concluded on March 80,
! will be held at 4:45 o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
The second speaker will be Rev.
George F. Dudley, rector of st. Ste
phen's Church, who will address the
meeting February 81. Rev. J. Henning
helms will speak on the following date,
while Rev. DR.. R. F. HUMPHREYS of
Baltimore will be the speaker March 1
and Rev. c. Rockford Stetson the
speaker March 2.
The other speakers and dates follow:
Rev. DR.. Arthur B. Kinsolving of Bal
| timore. March 6; Rev. C. Rockford
Stetson. March Z; Rev. w. Cosby Bell.
March s: Rev. DR.. Robert Talbot, March
8: Rev. DIR. w. l.. De Vries, March -;
Rev. DR.. C. C. F. Bratenahl. March 13;
the Bishop of Washington, March IA:
Rev DR.. w. E. Rollins, March Is; Rev.
William Curtis White. March 10; Rev.
DR.. Randolph H. McKim, March 20;
Rev. Percy Foster Hall, March 81;
Rev. Joseph T. Ware, March %; Rev.
DIR. George H. McGrew, March %; Rev.
J: w: Austin. March 26; the Bishop of
MARYLAND. March 81; Rev. Christopher
P. Sparkling. March %; Rev. W. w.
Shearer. March %, and Rev. H Allen
Griffith, March 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
ARMY ORDERS.

Leave Of absence for twenty-four days
is granted First Lieut.. James c. Tucker.
Medical Reserve Corps
Supply Sergt Kazimierz Wajdowicz.
Troop c, I'd Cavalry. Fort Myer. Va. is
transferred to Fort Wood, N. Y. for duty
pending assignment to an aviation station.
Sergt. Frank Jefferson, medical depart
ment, is placed upon the retired list at
Fort William Mckinley P. l., and will re-
pair to his home
Sergt. Zachariah Jones, Troop c, I'd
Cavalry, Fort Myer. Va, is transferred
to Fort Wood N. Y. for duty, pending
assignment to an aviation station.
Sergt. Frank Durham. Company d. 18th
Infantry. Ell Paso. Tex, is detailed to
duty with the National Guard of Cali
fornia as sergeant
Leave of absence for twenty-one days
is granted Maj. Gen. Erasmus NJ. Weaver,
chief Of coast artillery.
@. NJ Sergt. Rufus Walter. Quarter
master Corps. at Llano Grande, Tex, is
detailed to duty with the National Guard
of Indiana.
Band Leader Claude Goldsbury I'd
Disciplinary Band; Battalion Sergt. Maj.
Alfred G.. Zuern. disciplinary barracks
guard, and Private First Class John
Washer, medical department. in this city.
having performed the duties assigned
them will return to their proper station.
Private Samuel Hornstein. Troop c. I'd
Cavalry, Fort Myer. Va, and Private First
Class Jack Stanley, Company D. LIST En-
gineers, Washington barracks. D. c., are
transferred to the Signal Corps and will
be sent to Fort Wood. N. Y, for duty,
pending assignment to an aviation station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
MACHINES DRIVER HELD
FOR PASSENGERS DEATH
Witness at Joannini Inquest States
That Ochsenreiter Was Under
Influence of Liquor.


Frank B. Ochsenreiter of $40 Shep-
herd street was held for the action OF
the grand jury by a coroner's jury
yesterday afternoon in connection with
the death of Frank l.. Joannini, who
was thrown from the formers automo-
bile Friday night in collision on 18th
street.
Testimony was given at an inquest
at the District morgue that Ochsenrei-
ter was under the influence of intoxi-
eating liquor and that he was op-
Grating the machine at a speed of about
seventeen miles an hour when it col
lided with a wagon.
Welding d. Owens of 1864 Corcoran
street, who was riding on the front
seat of the machine with Ochsenreiter,
testified that the operator was under
the influence of liquor and, in his opin-
ion, was in no condition to operate
the machine. He said the machine was
running about seventeen miles an hour
and that he saw the wagon, driven by
Edwin Reed, colored, about sixty feet
ahead of the machine. He said there
was a light on the wagon.
Ochsenreiter did not make state
ment at the inquest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
INDOOR HORSE SHOW
WILL OPEN TOMORROW
Three Hundred Entries Listed for
Twenty-Seven Events on Program.
Police to Contest.

All arrangements have been complet-
ed for the opening of the indoor horse
show of the Washington Riding and
Hunt Club, tomorrow afternoon, at the
clubhouse. 22d and P streets.
More than 300 entries are listed in the
twenty-seven events, which, the show
officials declare, indicates that some fine
ton with the show there is to be an
event for the horsemen of the metro
politan police department. All of the
mounted men have entered this event,
for which cash prizes are to be given.
The show will continue through to-
morrow night and Tuesday afternoon.
On Tuesday night the Mardi Gras ball
Is to be held at the Willard Hotel.
the Purple Cross, an organization which
allays the suffering Of sick and wound
ed horses in the European war. One of
the features of the event will be rep
resentation of 1.-The Hunt. Eternal"
The story of THE Hunt Eternal is
laid in the time of the centaurs. The
story is Of a young feminine centaur
who has strayed from her parents in
the woods, and of the participation Of
Pan in a love story, during which a
battle of centaurs takes place.
The ball is to open at IL o'clock
when hunting groups will pass through
the ballroom. There is to be a grand
which will award cups for the wom-
ans best and the mans best costume.
Supper is to be served at 1870 o'clock
The large ballroom is to be entirely
transformed by appropriate decora-
tions. Dancing will conclude the ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
CITIZENS FEDERATION
CONSIDERS TAX IDEA
Proposition to Partially Exempt Oc-
cupied Dwelling Is
Discussed.

proposition of the Brightwood Park
Citizens Association to exempt from tax
alton $4,000 of the total value of a resi-
dence occupied by the owner was pre-
sented to the Federation of Citizens As
sociations last night at the District build
ing.
Following long discussion it was voted
to refer the matter to the committee on
finance and legislation, which is to re-
view laws of other states and to make
report at the next meeting.
1t was proposed that the federation
amend the constitution, in which it is
provided that no association be admitted
to membership until after it has been in
existence for six months 1t was de-
cided that to do this the matter be in
serted in the bylaws by which vote can
be taken at any time. A vote on the
matter is to be taken at the next meet
ing.
The federation Endorsed resolutions re-
Gently adopted by the Mount Pleasant
and Piney Branch citizens associations
which would prevent the erection of small
stores in residential sections, unless the
adjacent property owners consent to it.
Charles S. Shreve, the president, occu-
pied the chair.