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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
REPUBLICANS MEET TONIGHT
TO PLAN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

Republican voters Of the city will
meet tonight in the Coles building for
the purpose Of formulating plans for
a strenuous campaign leading up t.
the city election on April 10. Candi-
dates for the various city offices who
were nominated at a recent meeting,
brief speech
1t is estimated by local Republicans
that there are at least 1900 Republicans
in this city. who will support the tick
ct. not including a numDer OF socalled
disgruntled Democrats who are dis
satisfied with the Davis ticket.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
WILL DISCUSS ORDINANCE
CALLING FOR AIR BRAKES

When the city council meets Thurs
day morning one of the important mat
ters TO come up for discussion will be
an ordinance providing that all street
cars be provided with air brakes. The
ordinance was introduced last week
and passed on its first reading
a special meeting Of council will be
held Monday to discuss with the man
ayers of the local gas and telephone
companies the question Of reducing
their present rates to customers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
TEXAS ROSS RECEIPTS TAX
ACT HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Austin, Texas, March 1.-THE su-
preme court today held, in an opinion
written by chief justice Nelson Phil
lips, that the state gross receipts tax
act of 1907 is unconstitutional and in
valid as applied TO its enforcement
against terminal railway companies IN
Texas.
This decision was in the case of the
Houston Belt and Terminal company
against the state of Texas, from Travis
county The court today reversed the
judgment of the third court of civil
appeals and affirmed the judgment of
the district court The supreme court
held that the act was a burden upon
interstate and foreign commerce.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14

Mrs. Charlotte Reagan. aged 20. has
proved her right 10 100 acres of home
stead land in California
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
walk Down stairs--Save Money

n HE world is full of Biggest Creates" 'Larg
4 est Store Largest Floor" etc. that little won
der that many shoppers do become weary of some aver
isemens Really kind reader-t little to you who
has the biggest store and makes the most nOse- you get
what you want at the price you desire pay We Try always
to underestimate rather than exaggerate When we use
'uPeave you rest assured they needed accurately
describe the merchandise If claim the biggest Base
men or anything else bet your life we know from
actual measurement that is the biggest No idle boasts at
ne White House Tomorrow we feature remarkable col
lection OF New Spring Goats sport Aannels serges gaba
dnes Pads. checks. stripes and soft sport cloths Beautiful
new colors and combinations All sizes for misses and women
he values phenomenal % a
Ut 9lQSyTa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
DRAWING JURORS FOR TRIAL
OF LIGGETT MURDER CASE

A second venire of % men was drawn
Wednesday morning in the case Of the
state against William LigEett charged
with murder in connection with the
death Of GregOriO Rivero, who was
shot to death near Fort Hancock in
June. 1915
The trial will be held in the 34th
district court Nine jurors had been
drawn at noon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
FERGUSON BACK IN AUSTIN;
FEELS WELL AFTER SHAKEIP

Austin, Texas. March 14.-Gov. ]. E.
Ferguson reached Austin TO-DAY from
TT Worth. where he has been attend
ing the fat stock show and cattleman's
convention The governor was feeling
wei and has about recovered from the
eftects OF his experience with a cow
pony at the convention
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
No SPY. IS DECISION

Denver. Colo. March 14-Fred
Schroeder, farm hand. arrested near
Willard, Colo. and taken to SterIint.
by sheriff Patterson on suspicion of
Delng a German spy, was released last
night on orders from the United States
department Of justice at Denver.
Nothing was found On his person 10
bear out the suspicion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14

~. o SAY that was nervous on the
morning on which I was TO take =,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
COMMITTEE NAMED TO SELECT
AND PRESENT SILVER Service

Santa Fe, y. NJ, March I4.-Gov. W.
E Lindsey has appointed Bronson N.
Cutting, Mrs. L Bradford Prince and
Miguel Chayes a COMM ssion to select
and present a $4,000 silver service for
the battleship New Mexico, under SEN
ate bill -. signed by governor Lindsey
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11
TALKATIvE AMBASSADORS.

The government at Washington ought
to be bigger than any of its official
agents and, hence, it ought to be in a pc.
ston to exercise a censorship on the say
ings of those official agents. 1t is
strange, therefore, that the United States
government did not know what Ambas-
sador Gerard was to say at the banquet
given in Berlin recently, especially in
view OF the fact that Gerard visited his
home government only few weeks ago
and should have received careful instruc-
tions as to the position of the United
States with respect to Germany, If Ger
free lance in diplomacy he should be
transferred to some other post than the
very important ambassadorship at Berlin
in the present juncture.N The United
States needs very careful, conservative
and tight mouthed ambassador in Berlin.
1t is possible, however, that the sayings
of Gerard were magnifled and distorted
out of their actual meaning by the over
zealousness of the persons who sent the
reports of the world. Pending the rev.
citation of the real facts, the people of
the United States will hold their judg
ment in allegiance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

The answer to the "peace note" in the
home is, join the Christmas club at the
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.
For the balance Of this week we shall
give 10 per cent discount on every article
in our stock. The Homer Fits Co.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Mrs. F. +. Blake
of Bradford, L. +. Butler of st. Adams,
II. J. Markolf of West Rutland, X. N.
McC1ay of Knowlton, P. O., G. +. CHAIN
er. of Rutland, Mrs. Mabel J. Terry OF
South Ryegate, j. Irving Wood of Law
renee, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. b. Williams OF
Proctor, II. A. Milne of Burlington, II. NJ.
Spindle of Burlington, J. +. Bromley OF
Granville, n. Y, A. +. Hayward Of Brad
ford. George r. Tracy of Boston, Forrest
Earl and George f. jenkins of Burling-
ton, Miss Clark Of Randolph. J. H. Ather-
ton of burlington, T.. B. Rachlow OF APP
pleton, Wis, Otto Brock Of Vincennes,
Ind, Harold Gardner of Boston and 7. j.
Green and F. T. Bartelle of Providence,
II. l.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

Good fortune and careful scrutiny of
risks must have gone hand in hand with
the Patrons Cooperative Fire Insurance
company, which operates on the western
side of the state, inasmuch as the total
losses for the l6 months of its existence
have been only one hundred dollars, ac-
cording to the published statement of the
company. Having a total risk of well
toward 100000, the company enjoys
splendid conditions; but we venture the
opinion that that concern cannot expect
to repeat the first 16 months of its bust
ness. No other concern could expect to,
either.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Prizes at williamstown Fair.

Editor, Barre Times: If You will al
low me little space in your paper,
would like little something to say in
regard to prizes offered at the boys and
girls fair, held here last fall.
Firstly. | would like to ask Supt. Bee
man if he can remember when he was
a boy If so, what effect did it have on
him if he had been promised anything
and that promise was not fulfilled
Doesn't he know that few cents to
some of the boys and girls means as
much as the same amount in dollars
would mean to older onesf That after
working hard, with the expectation of
a little reward in the end, to add lit
tie more to a small fund they had been
saving, perhaps, for Christmas or some
other object, to have it paid in promise
of more next year" What If next year
does not come to all of them? Or per-
haps some other school gobbles it up next
year the same as it did this.
Secondly, is Mr.. Beeman sure those
first prizes were really fairf Was he sure
they were made by the children them
selves, or was it the product of their IA
theirs and mothers?
Now, in conducting fair like this,
there should be some way to certify that
the work was really done by the chill
dren themselves, for it certainly is not
Just for some of them to make the trial
and have to compete with people of ex-
perience as | have some reason to think
they did.
Trusting this will give no offense, and
perhaps will give suggestion for a bet
ter conducted fair for next fall, am one
for
Fair Play.
Williamstown. Vt. Jan. 10. 1917
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

New Workers have been officially adj
vised to let fresh air into their homes,
offices and shops, the advice having been
newly occasioned by the TACT that last
week All deaths from influenza and
pneumonia occurred. Adding their ad-
vice to the general caution. the New
York papers apparently have started a
campaign for pure air. For instance,
The Evening Sun says: Houses, apart
ments, Offices and all other places where
people are shut in together, especially in
large numbers, should be carefully ven
tilated." and also The World, which
says: "When the weather is frosty, win
dows are closed from a mistaken idea
that the cold is directly responsible for
these diseases. Such Is not the case.
Bad air, not cold air, favors the develop.
ment of pneumonia and influenza germs"
Advice thus succinctly given to New
Workers is applicable to people every
where. and il ought to be needed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Max c. Fisher of Averill street has
returned to the city, after spending sew
eral days in New oYrk on business.
j. M. Morrison of st. Adams, superin-
tendent OF construction for the Central
Vermont railroad was business visitor
In the city yesterday and to-day.
The Cecilian club, in the interest of
harmony in its most sublime form, invite
you to attend its whist party at X. Of
e. hall Thursday, Jan. IL, at s o'clock,
Admission, Zoe.
There will be meeting of the mount
ed detachment of the headquarters com
pany, V. N. G., at the X. Of p hall
Thursday evening at 1880. Per order,
Capt. G. n Barber.
Nelson A. Poor of Center Rutland Wis
tied friends in the city yesterday while
en- route from his home to Woodsville,
n. H., where he is to visit friends dur
ing the next two weeks.
Equipment recently added to the gran
lite manufacturing plant of Hoyt & Milne
in Depot square is to be augmented in
a few days by the addition OF polish
ing mill in the west end of the shed.
Contractor Il. n. Normandeau, within
week, has completed the work of laying
a cement emplacement for the polishing
Wheel which extends across the end of
the plant and is so scaled as to provide
ample facilities for drainage A con-
siderable depression near the center of
the emplacement surface is designed to
accommodate large stones that may be
sent to the mill for polishing. The pit
has depth of six feet. Machinery for
the mill was furnished by Smith, Whit
comb & Cook, One polishing wheel,
which has formed part of the plants
equipment since it was erected two years
,go, will be retained.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

The cable chronicles daily the increas-
ing ravages of the undersea boats of the
German navy, and the losses indicate
that Germany is gradually extending her
policy of merchant marine destruction in
the hope of gripping Great Britain. OF
late, however, there has been no occa-
sion in which the rights of American
shipping and of American seamen have
been brought into dispute, which situa-
tion makes it seem evident that Ger
many does. after ALL value the services
which the United States might perform
in bringing about the end of the war and
is anxious to preserve those services for
her own welfare. The restraint from at
tack on American rights cannot be inter
preted as the outgrowth of friendship for
the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

The Germans may be said to be pro-
crossing; they are now willing to admit
the right of American concerns to man
ufacture munitions and to sell them to
any customers that come along, whether
circle or of the central powers. Hereto
fore, there has been a disposition to
think the American concerns unneutral
because they engaged in this sort of
business. Possibly the Germans have
hopes of being able to buy some of the
product. Certainly the commercial visits
of the Deutschland have tended to a
greater liberality of view on the part of
the people in the fatherland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

name of q certain concern, one of the
leading business factors of the city, Just
because the concern would not "come
The same reason probably did
not actuate the publishers of the Yer
mont directory in leaving out the names
Of the two Vermont fair associations;
but it seems that the publishers Of the
directory might have found out the facts
with little exertion and small expense.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Don't forget to take in the big shoe
sale at Sheas Friday and Saturday.
II. N. Hill Of Burlington was among
the business visitors in the city yester-
day.
Mrs. William Scott of Washington was
among the business visitors in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Foley of North
Main street and Mrs. p. +. Brown OF
Jefferson street were among the Barre
people who were in st. Johnsbury yes
terday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Margaret 1yers, whose death occurred
in Baldwinsville, Mass, Sunday morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

Governor Graham's practice of calling
in the newspaper correspondents at a
certain hour of each day, in order to ae-
quaint them with any information that
the public has right to know, follows a
precedent established in larger govern
mental circles and is likely to meet with
approval all around. Such a policy re-
fleets Governor Grahams spirit of fair
ness, too.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

In announcing the death" of the Val
ley Fair association at Brattleboro and
of the Woodstock fair just because the
names Of those associations did not ap-
pear in the current issue Of state di-
rectory, the Rutland News has started
something, We opine. if nothing more
Than the question Of the reliability Of the
information in the book in question for
as everyone knows, the two fair asso-
Citations are very much alive and VII OBJ
Jet strenuously to being buried ia that
condition. That reminds Us Of a sup
posed history Of Barre. published flany
years ago, which did not contain the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

good resolution for the legislators
just at this time is to decline to let the
social features of the so-called ladies
week" interfere with their duties as
makers of laws The observance of "la-
dies week" appears to be necessary
evil.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11
CITY water Department Meter BiIls.

Meter accounts for the quarter ending
Dec. 81, 1916, are now due and payable
at the water Office. Ten per cent viii b.
added II not paid on OF before jan Is
1917. Office hours; S to y a. m; l;So
10 ?. ms Mondays and Saturdays, Z to
p. m. Y. o. Lee. Supt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

The by-product of waste marble in
Vermont is lime. The by-product of
waste granite in Vermont is-well, what
is it?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11
PLAINFIELD

The mothers club Of the south dis
trict of Plainfeld viii meet with Mrs.
Louis Lancisult Jan. IS at II a. m. All
members requested TO be present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

Among the weather predictions might
be mentioned the fact that they are be-
ginning to talk baseball.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

Though Buffalo Bill is dead, Buffalo
Bill, Inc, is likely to live for many,
many years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

We haven't kept count, but there must
have been about $40 ultimatums given
Greece by the entente.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

The Apology club in Washington, d.
c., has prospective increase in mem
bership as the result of the leak"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

They haven't looked for Harry Thaw
up in Coaticook yet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-11

Williamstown, VT, Jan. 10, 1917.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-16
FORMER AMBASSADOR
EN- ROUTE TO GERlANY


Under heavy guard of United States
secret service men. $50 deputies Of
the customs house neutrality squad
ron and Hoboken police, Count
Johann Won Bernstorff. departing Ger
man ambassador. and his suite. board
ed the liner Frederik VIII at Hobo
ken Wednesday morning. Later that
afternoon the liner headed down the
bay and the last formal step in the
break of diplomatic relations between
this country and Germany was taken.
The German envoy and the German
consuls from various parts of the
country, together with other Teutonic
diplomatic Representatives, are On
route back to Berlin.
Won Bernstorff was accompanied
by ITS members of the German diplo-
matte corps In the United States. His
last public statement was:
II hope that war may be averted
and that the old friendly relations
between the United States and Ger
many may soon be restored"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-16

BUDGET NEARLY FRAMED
FIGHT OVER ROADS.

According to reports from the ap-
propriations committee in the house,
the budget is getting along in good
shape and many of the departmental
estimates are ready for a conference
committee with the senate. The sem
ate appropriations committee is
working on the budget, and confer
ences can be expected on many of the
items during the next week or ten
days.
In the road and bridges commit
tees things are not moving so smooth
ly. The matter of apportioning the
road funds is always a ticklish prop
osition and there is certain to be
more or less fighting before any COM
promise can be arranged. The road
bills will probably be among the last
to come in. The same is true of the
revenue and taxation bills and meas
ures seeking to increase the fixed
levies of the state. These are always
hard problems to solve, and many
committee fights have to be settled
before final action is taken, to say
nothing of the wishes of the COVER
nor, which must be respected, or a
veto can be looked for.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-16
SENATE ADOPTS MEMORIAL ON
MILITARY TRAINING.

The senate Tuesday passed the
house memorial asking congress to
pass law requiring universal mill
tary training, but in somewhat mod
flied form. Senator Johnson. of SpO-
kane, amended the memorial by add
ing section asking for survey
and preparation for mobilization, in
case of war, all the resources of the
United States, and provide for uni
versal training of our youth in mill
tary science or callings necessary for
military proficiency" The reason
for the amendment, he said, was that
military training was only a small
part of the necessary preparation for
war. He said that Europe had re-
called men from the trenches to
make munitions. and that mechani-
cal skill was Just as important as the
ability to march and shoot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-16
LOCAL TRADES COUNCIL
ISSUES FINE YEAR BOOK
24.Page Periodical Tells of Aims and
Objects of Labor Move
ment.

"Labor's Year Book and Buyers
Guide, an attractive 24-page period
ical representative of the city and of
the activities of its labor unions, was
issued this week by the Olympia
Trades Council. after several weeks
special work by the compiler, A. s.
Lockwood. Local merchants and
professional men patronized the pub
lication literally.
The work of preparing and pub
fishing the edition, known as the
Nineteen Seventeen Annual" was
directed by a committee from the
Trades Council consisting of Fred
Hudson, chairman, H. L. Workman
and E. F. Gantenbein, and the work
of publication was done by The
Washington Standard. Copies of it
are being widely distributed through
out the city, county and state.
The periodical, it is anticipated,
will be made an annual affair, and
the reception this first edition is
being given indicates that the next
issue will be considerably larger. The
purposes and objects of the publica-
tion are set forth in leading articles
on the title page, a directory of the
local trades unions is given, and q
touching tribute is paid to the MEM
ory of Edward w. Olson. The re-
mainder of ii is devoted to labor
union topics.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-16
WEsfS|DE WATER SYSTEM
PUZZLES CITY Fathers
Work on Tower stopped, Question
Now Is, What to DO to Inn
prove Pressure.

Investigations to determine just
what should be done to improve the
water pressure on the westside and
increase the fire protection are being
made by members of the city council
and Superintendent Avery, of the
waterworks, following discontinuance
of work on the water tower at the
unanimous direction of the city
council.
The council devoted large part of
its regular meeting Tuesday evening
to discussing the Westside situation
and various suggestions to improve
it were offered. The decision to stop
work on the 100-foot tower now
building was taken on statements of
Engineer R. H. Thomson. of Seattle.
that the booster pump would not
push the water within so feet of the
tank.
Residents of the Westside will dis
cuss the situation and perhaps make
some recommendation to the council,
at a meeting of the Westside I'm
provement club at the schoolhouse
Saturday evening. Though the coun-
Gil Tuesday passed the resolution
calling for water main improvements
in that district. the residents there
oppose any such work until some way
Of providing better water pressure is
devised.