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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
CHILDREN HATE
PILLS, CALOMEL
AND CASTOR OIL
If Cross, Feverish, constipated, Give
California Syrup OF
Figs"

Look back at your childhood days Re-
member the dose" mother insisted on
castor oil, calomel, cathartics. How you
hated them, how you fought against tax
ing them.
With our children it's different. Moth
ers who cling to the old form of physie
simply don't realize what they do. The
ehildren's revolt is well founded. Their
tender little ''insides' are injured by
them.
If your cbilds stomach, liver and bow
els need cleansing. give only delicious
California Syrup Of Figs It's action
is positive. but gentle. Millions Of moth.
ers keep this harmless fruit laxative
handy; they know children love TO take
il; that il never fails 20 clean the liver
and bowels and sweeten the stomach, and
that teaspoonful given to-day saves
sick child tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent bottle
of California Syrup Of Figs" which has
fun directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on each
bottle Beware Of counterfeits sold here.
See that IL is made BY ~Californis Fig
syrup Company Refuse any other kind
with contemplate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
Dandruf.

Mrs. A. McC.-Dandruf is no doubt
the cause of your hair trouble and you
should not allow il to remain, as AZ will
in time utterly destroy the hair or leave
it thin and scraggly looking. To treat
this condition. from your druggist get
tincture of green soap (which Is not
green, but yellow and pour in little
of it into small dish, and with the
finger tips rub it well into the scalp
before wetting the hair. Then souse
your head in a basin OF warm water and
separating the hair in different places,
scrub the scalp with a small brush, such
as a nail brush, making good, thorough
work of it. Rinse in warm water until
all the soapiness is out Of the hair, I'm
ishing with cool water and dry IN the
sun or with hot towels. At night apply
TO the roots Of The hair a tonic that VIII
destroy the dandruff germ. Keep your
comb, brush and hairpins clean 10 pre-
vent reinfecting the scalp with the germ
and under no circumstances permit an
other person 10 use your comb or brush,
and Of course you would not use any
ones else. Shampoo the hair az least
every two weeks in warm weather. lcss
often in cold weather.-WOman's World
Tor January.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
General Sporting Notes.

Four consecutive victories in football
over the Navy, along with others won
from such elevens as Colgate, Pennsyl-
vania, Princeton, Washington & Jeifer-
son and Yale, by teams developed in a
practice period of just so hours, is ample
reason for the Army's pride in athletics,
especially football, as well as for study
of the athletic conditions at the acad-
envy One reason for this achievement
is because of the great spirit shown at
the military academy, and in the train
ing at the institution. Their teams are
the Army teams and their spirit is the
spirit of the corps, and is what is known
as the college spirit and the flag spirit
rolled into one.
Jesse Willard will not wait for Car
penter, so it was stated by Tom Jones,
manager of the big champion. The heavy
weight champion is about ready TO sign
several weeks vaudeville trip through
the South. Willard would not mind
meeting Fred Fulton the fighter, who in
times past, so it is said, has claimed to
be able to give the former cowboy
good scrap for the title. There may
be some doubt in Fulton's mind about
Wizards being able to put one over on
him, but to the general public, there is
not much question.
Connie Mack, pilot of the Athletics,
says that baseball players strike would
be the best thing for the magnates to-
day He says that it would be nothing
less than a boon for every magnate. He
says that salaries in the minors are 80
per cent too high and this would mean
that the player limit would be cut down
one half.
Unless Connie Mack will pay ping"
Bodie $4,000 for his next years salary,
the fence buster says that he viii re-
main out of baseball. Mack, so it is I'M
derstood, only offered Bodie $4,000 for a
years pay, and the former Chicago play
err cannot see it that way.
1t is reported that rabbit" Maran-
vile, the star shortstop of the Boston
Braves, is among the 1917 holdouts. His
holdout purpose is in no way connected
with the baseball players fraternity. 1t
is also stated that Maranville received
a little less than $4,000 for services last
year and that he says $4,000 for his
services this coming campaign or no con-
tract will be signed this winter. 1t is
reported that Red Smith of the Braves
has failed to sign a contract and that
his reason is the meddling of the players
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
TEACHERS HIT CONFUSION.
Prominent Educators Before Senate Com
mittee.

Washington, Jan. l6.-Prominent edu.
Gators and representatives of parents
associations were heard yesterday in
opposition to compulsory military train
ing by the Senate military sub.com-
mittee considering the proposed legis-
htion. Among those who appeared be.
fore the committee to testify were DR..
John Dewey OF Columbia university, DIR.
John L. Elliott of New York, President
Alexander Meikeljohn of Amherst, VII.
liam I. Hall of Hayerford, and Profess
sor Edward p Cheyney of the Universe
ty of Pennsylvania. This was the sec
ond of series of hearings under the
auspices of the American union against
militarism.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
GO NO FARTHER
The Evidence Is at Your Door

Barre proof is what you want,
and the statement of this highly
respected resident will Danish all
doubt:
A. ]. Stewart, carriage maker,
24-26 Prospect street, Barre,
says: "Some years ago, / suf-
fered from an injury with my
back, which left my kidneys
weak. / have been troubled more
or less since then with the kid
ney secretions. They have been
off color and have generally con-
tanned sediment. My back has
been quite painful at times, and
sharp pains have run up and
down my spine. / have always
used Doan's Kidney Pills on such
occasions, and they have always
given satisfactory relief"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills--the same that Mr.. Stewart
had. Foster ilburn Co., Props, Buff.
falo, N. Y.--Ady.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
Plan Is Obnoxious to Ways
and Means Com
mittee
LOOKS ELSEWHERE
TO MEET DEFICIT
May Levy More on Inherit
ances and Liquors - Pro-
posed Short Term Notes

Washington, Jan. l6.--The clear think
ing state has not been reached either by
the administration or the committee or
ways and means with reference to rev.
enue legislation. The committee will
meet to-day and attempt to systematic
its thought.
The steady canvassing that has gone
on over the proposal to tax from to
per cent the excess over per cent, in the
net profits of persons, firms and corpora
tions engaged in business, has tended to
discourage the advocates OF this plan
1t is pointed out that the drag net in
quiries this system would necessitate
would require an army OF willing work
ers, and the government not only lacks
the machinery but is not eager to acquire
so much 1t is feared also that results
would be unsatisfactory to the govern
ment and perhaps unreasonably annoy
ing to business.
The property of the tax is not doubt
ed. but it is believed that the 100000
900 deficit the administration is facing
can be provided against by other means.
Propositions most favored now are an
increase of the Inheritance tax one-half
of per cent, Is cents additional gal
lon on beer and liquors, an increase in
the income tax rate and possibly low
ering of the exemptions.
In addition, it is proposed to issue
S200000,000 in short term 3 per cent
treasury notes. maturing in go to 80
days. These of course would not help
against the deficit but would enable the
government to pay its current bills while
the new money was coming in.
The secretary of the treasury has au-
thorized an issue of S50,000,000 Of Pan
anna canal bonds for use of the shipping
board. and of S20,000000 additional for
the nitrate plant authorized by the last
Congress.
This leaves bonds to the amount OF
about S232, 100000 still available from
which $25,000,000 more must be taken for
the purchase of the Danish West Indies
and almost S22,000,O00 for construction
of the Alaskan railway.
The expense of keeping the army in
Mexico will require about Sl62,000,O0O.
1t is the policy of the administration,
as stated by President Wilson, studious-
ly to retain the Panama bonds for long
term investments and it is presumed
that he will not give his sanction to their
use for any other purpose
Congress must supply in any event,
therefore, almost S200000,000 more by
means of absolutely fresh taxation, or
about S3000O0,000 il safe working bal
ance is to be maintained in the treasury.
The task of the ways and means commit
tee will be to raise this sum by methods
that will hit as few voters as possible.
1t is for this reason that the committee
will turn to taxes of articles of common
use, like tea and coffee, only as a last
resort.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
AN EMPLoYE ARRESTED
In Connection with Explosion in DUPONT
Powder Plant.

New York, Jan. l5.-Following an in
vestigation into the explosion in the Du-
Pont powder plant at Haskell, n. j.,
Friday night, Police Chief Miller of
Pompton Lakes yesterday arrested Jere-
miah 0'Donnell who had been employed
there for one day.
He said he expected to make two more
arrests but would not say what charges
would be lodged against the men. 0Don-
nell is held as vagrant, and further
than that he went to Haskell from Glou-
cester, Mass. the police have been unable
to get anything from him.
The chief admitted he had been inquir-
ing into some mysterious phases in con-
nection with the explosion, but declined
to say whether he had learned of any
plot to blow up the plant.
Capt. William 0filey, of the depart
ment of justice, who also is investigating
the explosion, said he heard of 0Don-
nells detention only through newspaper
men, and that his arrest was the work
of the local police alone.
Two men employed in a house where
powder was glazed were killed by the ex-
plosion Friday night, but all other en-
ployes have been accounted for, it was
announced by the company last night.
The property loss was officially estimat-
ed at mot more than $300,000."
No consideration is given to the sug-
gestion that the explosion might have
been due to a plot, the company's state
ment said. The initial explosion oc-
CURED. il was said, in the house where
the two men were killed
None of the machinery has been found,
according to the statement, and it is lin
possible to give the exact cause" The
engineers, however, are convinced the
was caused by an overheated
bearing. The large magazine which ex-
ploded contained 100000 pounds of pow
der.
Plans for rebuilding have been made,
the company asserted, and the work of
the plant will go on without serious in
terruption.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
Armed Merchant Navies.

Though German and Austrian subma-
rines have destroyed a considerable num-
Der of the entente allies merchant ships,
and not few neutral vessels carrying
contra band, the probability seems to be
that this submarine warfare will prove
in the end losing game. And mainly for
this reason that it is causing the allies
to arm their merchant nayies in such
a manner that they may be prepared to
defeat, if not TO destroy, any under sea
craft that may attack them. The Ger
man declaration that armed merchant
men will be considered warships; and
consequently be torpedoed without warn
ing-"even when Americans are on
board" adds the Taegliche Rundschau--
has not frightened the allies into the
abandonment of defensive armament,
but, on the contrary, it has induced them
to take more extensive measures to en-
able their merchant captains to exer-
else what the first lord of the admiralty
calls their ''immemorial right to defend
their vessels against attack. visit OF
search. by any means in their power"
the one restriction being that they must
not seek out the enemy to attack him,
that function being reserved for ships of
war"
This right will be maintained by the
merchant ships of Britain, France, Italy,
Russia and japan, in the Atlantic, the
Pacific. the Mediterranean and wherever
else the submersible commerce destroy
ers NAV operate To fight against stop
page, against visit, against search,
against capture, against destruction, is
the order OF the day. And ample warn
ing has been given that the principle OF
attack for defense will be applied.
This means that II a hostile submarine
attempts 10 pursue or intercept a mer-
chairman the latter NAV open fire i'm
mediatelv. The object is TO prevent the
submarine from getting near enough for
the effective discharge Of torpedo, and
this carries with il the assumption that
she will be fought of with guns Of long
er range than her own. This mixing OF
guns and shells with grain and meat,
with tea and sugar. with all the i'm
ported food Of warning nations. Is ex-
ceedincly distastsful to neutral on
lockers who pray for peace, not exten-
sion 81 warfare But run-amuck subma-
rininr seems 20 have made the defensive
armament necessary. And II it b used
efficiently the submarines are not likely
10 have the adsantsge.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
Is Likely to Renew Request
for an Explicit An
SWer
HOLI.WEG is
FOR SECRECY
Gerard Is Sounding the
Government at
Berlin

Washington, Jan. l6.-Speculation con-
tinues to be lively here concerning the
next move of President Wilson in con-
nection with his efforts to bring about
peace. Emphatic as the entente powers
have been in indicating their unwilling
ness to discuss the subject on the basis
of the present military situation, the i'm
preston is growing in official circles as
well as among the embassies that anoth.
err move of some kind will be made
Among the entente diplomats here the
prevailing idea is that the president will
seek, if he has not already sought, a
more explicit response from Germany to
his request of the belligerents for a
statement Of peace terms.
If any action is to be taken at all it is
believed that the president will take it
some time this week. 1t is assumed that
Ambassador Gerard has already been
busy at Berlin sounding the German gov
eminent and that the president will base
his decision largely in accordance with
what the ambassador reports. The hope
expressed most generally among the en-
tente diplomats here is that the president
will let the matter drop.
Should Germany consent to publish
list of terms it is believed in diplomatic
quarters that they win be even more
rigorous than were indicated by the Ger
man embassy at the time that the Ger
man government first extended its over
lures. In other words, il is thought that
the Berlin government would have to
take into consideration the indignation
stirred up by the radical elements in
Germany over the sweeping character of
the entente terms. To do less, it is
pointed out, would be confession of
weakness before the German people out
OF all proportion to the military strength
that the kaiser is claiming.
Won Bethmann- liollweg, it is believed,
would prefer to put out his terms in Sc
cret, particularly if he entertains any
real hope that the negotiations can be
prolonged And that he earnestly desires
to continue the negotiations is regarded
in entente quarters here as probable de,
spite the expressed willingness of other
officials of the German government, in
Guiding the kaiser, to have the war go on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
THE MODERN TEST
OF EFFICIENCY
Is Fully Met by Hoods Sarsaparilla
and Peptiron Pills.

Because of what it contains, of the
way it is made, and of the record it
has achieved Hoods Sarsaparilla is
warmly recommended to you for
rheumatism, catarrh, scrofula, eczema
and other troubles arising from impure
blood or low state of the system.
In cases that are radically anemic and
nervous--marked by paleness, thin flesh
nerve exhaustion, the power
of Hoods Sarsaparilla is greatly increased
by Peptiron Pills, the new pepsin, nux
and iron tonic, These two medicines
make the strongest combination course
of treatment for the blood and nerves of
which we have any knowledge.
Thousands of families are taking these
medicines. Let your family take them
too. Get them now.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
HOLDING COMPA-
MES ARE SUBJECT
TO INCOME TAX
Also Liable for Large Amounts Under
Corporation Tax Laws-Decision
BY Supreme Court.

Washington, Jan. l6-The federal gov
eminent, in a supreme court decision
yesterday in litigation with the Sargent,
Sutton and Kearsarge land companies of
Minneapolis, was held to have authority
to collect large amounts of taxes, under
the corporation and income tax laws,
from holding corporations which are les
sors of mining royalties.
The corporations, the court decided,
are organized for profit" and doing
business" within the taxation clauses oil
the corporation tax law.
The court also sustained the govern
ment's contentious that royalties re-
ceived are taxable gross income, instead
OF return OF capital, as contended by the
corporations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
PROVEN SWAMP ROOT
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS

The symptoms Of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing and
leave the system in a rundown condi-
ton. The kidneys seem TO suffer most,
as almost every victim complains Of lame
back and urinary troubles, which should
not be neglected, as these danger signals
often lead TO dangerous kidney troubles.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, which soon
heals and strengthens the kidneys. Is
splendid kidney, liver and bladder rem
edy. and, being an herbal compound, has
q gentle, healing effect on the kidneys,
which Is almost Immediately noticed in
most cases bv those who use u.
A trial viii convince anyone who may
h in need Of Il. Better get a bottle
from your nearest drug store and start
treatment at onoe.
However. If YOU wish first 10 test this
great PREPARATION, send ten cents 20 DR.
kilFnsr 4 Co. Binghsmt0n. \. Y for
sample bottle When writing. b. sure
snd mention The Bsrre Daily Times
Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
SUFFRAGE SENTINEL
is BACK AT THE
WHITE HOUSE
A New Question is Flashed to the Pres
ident by Wom-

Washington, Jan. l6.-Silent suffrage
sentinels were on the job again yester-
day before the White House gates. The
entire twelve gathered at the west gate
yesterday in order to give President Will
son double barreled salute when he re-
turned from his golf game. Afterward
the pickets divided forces with six at
each gate. The weather was still raw
and the pickets were bundled up.
The big banners flashed a new ques-
ton to the president yesterday. They
read.
"Mr President, how much longer must
the women wait for lbertyf"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
s12,ie1,i44 SPENT AT BORDER.
Checks for That Amount Issued for Mill
tary Expenses in Three Months.

Ell Paso. Tex, Jan. l6-Cheeks which
passed through banks here show that
supplies for guardsmen and the rest of
the punitive expedition in the final quar-
ter Of the last year cost Sl2,l6l,l44.
October expenses amounted to S4,623,-
600: November TO s3,6O2,6l Sand De-
cember TO S3,034 1926 The estimate COW
ers the district from Nogales, Ariz., to
Del Rio, Tex.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

sive for those herds too small or too far
to belong to a COW test association. II
interested, write the county agent.
Thursday afternoon the county agent
gave a talk TO the boys of the Brookfield
high school on commercial fertilizers, the
material from which they are made and
how to make up combinations of home
mixed materials. This was the second
of series of talks on agriculture which
he expects to give during the school
year.
Tuesday evening the county agent at
tended the meeting of the milk producers
in Burlington to discuss the New Eng
land Milk Producers association. Repre-
sentatives from Washington, Chittenden
and Franklin counties were present A
committee was chosen which drew up
set OF resolutions to be presented at the
Boston meeting the next day. +. w.
Clark of Williston was delegated to at
tend the Boston meeting and he is to
make a report later.
Plans for the week ending Jan. 20 in
clude demonstrations in milk testing at
Tunbridge in cooperation with the
creamery Monday and Tuesday, talk to
the Tunbridge grange Tuesday evening,
a talk to the Pomona grange at Chelsea
Saturday afternoon, and possibly at
Braintree Wednesday night, and West
Topsham Thursday night.
Summary for week ending Jan. 3D.:
Days in Office ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Days in field ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Meetings ..........-........
Do
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

Druggists refund money If PAzo ONT
MENT fails to cure itching, blind, bleed
ing or protrading piles. First application
gives relief. 50c.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

Editors note: To-morrow's installment
will have to do with the subject of amor
tization. process provided for the grad
ual retirement of a mortgage under this
system.
Editor, The Barre Times.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Charles naso, Junior Sei at Liberty

Charles Wilcox Jr, oi Putnam Heights, WIS arrested last Saturday afternoon by Sergeant Julius Cofdie T on a complaint alleging breach of lh C peace.
 His wife, Claudia, com plained to the prosecuting attorney that her husband, from whom she had separated. came to the ,house where she boarded and threw stones at the house and other wise m ade disturbance.
 Wilcox was not arraigned in the city conrt Monday morning aud the matter was referred 10 the seieetmen 70 cause an examination 10 te made as to the mans mental condition,
 DB. Omer baRue, '. A Mofrell and J. j. Russell made an examination Tuesday evening as the result of which Wilcox was set at liberty, the case for breach Of the peace being nolled,
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
ceslume Recital bg ths pnards

The costume reritai Go be given by the Davards--Mi~z Madeline Davis and Miss Kmhenne Seward in Oad Fellows hail on Friday evening, April I3, is being anticipated win much in teresi by the msay friends oi the two young ladies. 4 large audience is an- tieipated. Tickets can be had of the members Of the Congregational choir, and at the store Of :. H. Elliott, the price being B cents. The program will be as follows: Love Ballads
 AL Downing Cadmsn To You Speske Calling Me Home te You Dorei
 Miss Davis Novelletle in F. Sehumsnn
 Miss Seward From sunny Japan
 In JinnEisha LAenranee One Fine Day, from Nj adam
 Butterfly Psecini
 Miss Davis s 8siesl Re sdings
 4 Lesson with the Fan, Hafdelot RfO& f-Eka sEHfs Looks and Eyes Methefby
 Miss DaVis Sunday Morning at Giion Bendel
 Miss seward Indian Love Songs
 The Temple Bells East Indian
 N oodforde Find en Love Song Of sioux Indians
 Lieursnde By the Waters Of Mionetoaks
 Lieoranee
 Miss Davis Prelude Tn C minor Chopin Prelude in ( minor Chopin
 Miss Seward From Bonnie, Scotland My Aine Folk Old Scotch Gomin Thru the Rye
 Miss Davis Fsntasie Impfomptu Chopin
 Miss =e ward Last Rose Of Summer, from Martins Irish Harp Accom- psnimenU Miss Davis and Miss Seward Musical Reading
 The Patch work Guilt Price
 Miss Davis Carnival Scene from mFaschingseh wank
 Sehumsnn
 Miss Seward From the Gypsy ffail Hnbnnera from Carmen Bizet Gafmena Nailz Song Wilson
 Miss Davis
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
I. 5. Seekins Arrested for Plainiield
 Officer

T. E. Seekins Of Putnam, who goes about this section selling eyeglasses and spectacles, was arrested and turn. ed over to George Bliven, deputy sheriff of Plainileld by Sergeant Cor. dier, Wednesday morning.
 The complaint was for obtaining Sib under false pretenses from woman in hoosup who claimed she gave Seekins the money for some glasses and that he did not deliver them.
 According ito the officer Seekins claimed that he had to send away for the glasses and intended 10 send them to the woman as soon as he received them.
 Seekins was taken to Moosup and the case was continued for week and Seekins agreed 10 pay the woman her money back.