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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
BURLESON BADLY BEATEN.
Mail Tubes Win Unless He Can Secure
Defeat of His Own Appropriation Bill.

Washington, March 2.-Unless he can
secure the defeat OF his own appropria
ton bill, Postmaster General Burleson is
beaten, horse, foot and dragons in his
attempt to railroad the pneumatic tubes
out of existence. The conference com
mittee Wednesday night accepted the
Senate amendment requiring the renewal
of the leases and the appointment of a
commission TO consider taking over the
tubes by the government, and in this
form the bill will pass. The victory is
a great one for Senator John w Weeks,
who never has wavered in the course of
the long and apparently hopeless fight
he conducted against the postoflice de-
partment. whose efforts to defeat the
amendment were supplemented by the
personal lobbying Of the postmaster gen
eral.
The conferees reduced from $40 to 81
a mile the postal subsidy provided for
the proposed fast mail line from the
United States TO England 10 is under
stood that if government aid of this
character Is granted, the Long Island
Railroad company purposes to establish
a line running out from Montauk Point.
which viii make the trip to Europe in
four DAYS The two boats contemplated
will be built to order and viii have a
speed of 30 knots an hour.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
HARVESTER
FILES APPEAL
Replies to Recent Brief Of
the Government in
Case
WOULD BE JUDGED
BY RULE OF REASON
This Instead Of by the Rule
of Size of Organ
ization

Washington, March I'm brief filed
in the supreme court of the United
States supreme court yesterday, replying
TO the governments recent brief, the
International Harvester company asks
that it be judged according to the rule
of reason rather than the rule of size,
and according to the actual language of
the Sherman law. Arguing for the APP
plication of the "rule of reason" the
brief asks:
rs it logical, or just, to urge the
court to dismember a corporation that
possesses no unfair advantage
record has been helpful and not injuri-
GUS to the public whose treatment Of
competitors by the finding of the lower
court has been 'honora BILE, clear and fair
for fear that some other combna.
ton that has actually restrained trade
or is attempting to do so may escape
punishment? ?"
The brief contends that the case
against the Harvester company rests en-
tirely upon its alleged violation, not Of
what Congress put into the law bnt of
what the government counsel now as
serts Congress had in mind when it en-
acted the law. This course it is de-
clared, upsets the rule that the purpose
and prohibitions of statute must be
ascertained from its language The Har-
vester brief further points out that the
Standard Oil and tobacco companies
were condemned, not because of their
size but on account of their wrongful
and oppressive acts and the re-
sultant injury to the public. The new
and different claim now made by the
government is that the mere uniting in
The Harvester company of former com
betting companies is a violation Of the
sherman law and this is declared to be
condemnation "by the rule of size, in |
'tead of "by the rule of reason
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
REPUBLICANS ONLY HELPING.
No Filibuster and Merely an Attempt to
Clear the Public Mind.

! Washington. March Republican
senators-eect who are arriving in Wash
| ington under the impression that mem.
| bers of their party are conducting a fill.
buster are amazed to learn the truth
| They find not only no filibuster in prog.
ress, except the threats of the irrespon.
sible LaFolette, but true Republicans
aiding in the passage OF measures by
brief but intelligent explanation OF them
and the main reliance of the president
in the passage of the neutrality bill.
While the Democrats have wasted four
days in an attempt to deprive the farm
er of the protection he gets in the oleo.
margarine law, Congress is asked to
close its eyes and appropriate $200,0 00,-
600 a day without discussion of the
great army and navy and the sundry
civil bills. OF Is supply bills, two have
been approved by the president, two
have been agreed to and five are in con
ference. Still to pass both houses are
the general deficiency bill. carrying about
S60,000,0o0, and the military academy
bill carrying 81 100000. Yet 10 pass The
Senate are the navy bill now under de-
bate, Sl6,000,000; army bill, $2A7 000, 900;
sundry civil bill, Sl3s.000000; river and
harbor bill, S40,000000. The army bill
bristles with amendments Of vital inn
portance, which have not even been de-
bated in either branch. Not an impor.
tant bill can pass or has passed Congress
in the last month that has been prop
erly explained to the country. The &C
tion taken by Congress in its closing
hours is completely misrepresentation OF
the people. in the sense that the people
know nothing of the merits OF the legis.
lation. These considera tions have forced
Senate Republicans to conclude that an
extra session is inevitable if the most |
ordinary intelligence is to be trained
upon the measures before the Senate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
General Sporting Notes.

The Chicago Cubs have started for tn
coast, and it is stated that if railroad
strike should keep them there il would
not make many of the Windy city PEG
pie sore.
Capt George "Tubber" White, 10, Of
Cambridge, Mass, was re elected captain
of the hockey seven at Exeter academy
Tuesday afternoon. White played rover
this season and tailed 10 out of the q
goals made by the team.
Warren Adams, with the Brooklyn
Nationals a while last season, was wav-
cred to Pittsburg yesterday.
doc" Roller, the wrestler from tbs
Pacific coast, was given good beating
Tuesday evening, when he was thrown in
two straight falls by John DIN Of
Worcester, Mass, the first fall coming
in three minutes and forty seconds.
Jack Ness of the Chicago White So1
said last evening that he would retire
before taking $500 reduction from his
contract of $4,000 last season. Ness
played first base last summer for Chi
cago and did fairly well Before going
TO Chicago, he made record in the
coast league by hitting safely in 40 con-
secutive games.
If Smokey Joe Wood responds to
Cleveland treatment in the same man
ner as Tristram did, it looks as though
the Indians would be well up in the race
by the time another October rolls round.
Hebron academy has been greatly
weakened by the loss of Murphy, their
star shot putter, who was expelled for
an offense, which, it is alleged, he COM
mitted in a recent track meet. He was
putting the shot at a. feet
The question before the boxing world
to-day is whether or not Darcy, the
can sink everything when he
starts out in his ring engagements next
week.
At Chicago last Saturday night, Carl
Buck. former pole vaulter at Dartmouth
college, cleared the bar at II feet.
One of the best prices received for
yearling colt in a long time was recent
ly paid for Richard Bennett" a colt
which was put up for sale at the mid |
winter horse auction at Madison Square
Garden, and bid off by William Common !
for 50 200. He refused 81 600 profit on
the animal within few hours after his
jess Willard asks $4,000 for his next
ten-round bout, exactly $4,000 more +
han Jack johnson ever set his terms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
GODDARD ATHLETES ToUTED.
Sporting Writers Talk About Faulkner
and Witt.

Goddard seminary continues to bask il
the reflected glory OF the embryo Cobbs
! Speakers and Benders who have devel
oped or expect to develop into full,
| fledged big leaguers. just now it seem;
! that much of the organized effort on the
| hill seems to be bent toward placing God
dard in the front rank of athletic schools
in New England, as a particularly inn
posing collection of stars is being assem-
bled in anticipation Of the Spring clean
up. Most OF Goddard's games. as sched-
uled thus far. are with schools outside
Vermont and it has been customary in
the past to fill in with semi professional
teams here at home. Burt Whitman, a
sporting writer for the Boston Herald,
and Hugh Fullerton, an authority on the
rational game, who writes for the Wheel
er syndicate, are this latest dopesters to
turn the spotlight on Goddard.
Says Whitman in The Herald:
George Faulkner of Dorchester, only
10 years old, will leave tonight for Gin
cinnati and Shreveport, Miss, to take
the big gamble under the patient, careful
eye % Christy Mathewson.
"'Faulknie' is distinctly Boston kid.
He was an all.around star athlete at
Dorchester high, featuring in track, base.
ball, football and hockey. Then he went
to Goddard seminary and took the place
on that school team of Lawton Witt. the
Winchendon white haired boy who is now
considered sensation as shortstop for
the Athletics.
George played at third for Goddard,
the same position Witt occupied. The
Boston boys batting average was up
over 400 with the prep. school team and
then he topped it off by hitting 422 for
st. Johnsbury last summer.
ale worked out several times with the
Braves last season. On one of those
DAYS Matty was here with his Reds and
saw something in Faulkner's action
which appealed. Hence the chance TO go
to Shreveport and take the fling Mstty
has long been an idol to the Dorchester
boy He considered himself mite too
young to take a chance with Boston |
team, preferring, presumably for bash |
iul reasons to make his dash away from |
The disconeerting eyes OF all his best |
friends.
He is chunky lad. five feet six and
half inches, and weighing l5S or 100. /
At Goddard he was good Splinter and
vas credited with 10 % seconds for the
100 in competition"
Even more searching IS the analysis of
5awton Witt which Fullerton submits in
lis commentaries on the Philadelphia
Athletics. He says:
"Shortstop is well filled. | am in con
iderable doubt as TO whether or not
fa1N Ia
better ball player with some other
lub He is fresh, full of pep and ginger,
fighter and a hustler. He is not the
ype of player Mack has developed, but
e may adapt himself TO that style.
lack may even bend ? little and adapt
il scheme OF things to Witt. for this
cv may prove a great star in the fu-
ure."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
HARD COAL
COMPROMISE
Will End Rate Case Against
Five Rail
roads
REDUCTION HALF
ORDERED ORIGINALLY
A Loss of $4,000, Is Est
mated in Revenue of
Railroads

Philadelphia, March "a compromise
in the freight rate case against the five
great anthracite coal carrying railroads
of the east has been reached after four
years of litigation, and with the formal
approval of the state public service COM
mission next week, it is expected that
the new coal freight rates to this city,
representing loss in revenue of nearly
$4,000 annually will go into effect
The compromise is the result of three
months of negotiations by DR.. Ward W
Person, professor OF business law at the
University of Pennsylvania, and his law
partner, Harold S. Chertz, representing
the compliments, Attorney General
Francis Skunk Brown and counsel for
the railroads. Agreements tentatively
decided upon will be confirmed at CON
ference of those named, with the public
service commission. to be held in this
city Saturday, at which time date will
be set for a public hearing. If no valid
objection is raised to the terms made
the commission will rescind its order
made more than two years ago, which
is now under appeal by the railroads
and issue new order embodying the
terms of the compromise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
ONE SHIP IN 100 SUNK.
Report Shows 1880 Vessels Arrived and
2,261 Departed in Week Ending Feb. IS.

London, March Following is the
British official weekly statement of ar
rivals and sailings, war losses and un-
successful attacks on shipping for the
week ending Sunday, Feb. 25:
arrivals and sailings, merchant yes
sells of all nationalities lover 100 tons
nett at and from United Kingdom ports
Exclusive of fishing and local craft.
Arrivals, 22s0 sailings, 2,26l.
British merchant vessels sunk by
mine or submarine, of 1000 tons gross
or over, Isl; under 600 tons gross, 6.
British merchant vessels unsuccess-
fully attacked by submarine, II; Brit
ish fishing vessels sunk, A."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
RECALL OF RITTER
NOW EXPECTED
Swiss Minister Declared to Have Beer
Too Active in Propaganda
Work

! Washington, II. c.. March Am ac'
emulation of annoying activities OF DR.
! Paul Ritter, Swiss minister to the Unit
ed States, and Germanys indirect repre-
sentative here, has tended to put him in
the same near-persona non grata class in
which German Ambassador Won Bern
storff several times found himself fol-
lowing his propaganda schemes of the
last two years.
While government heads refused to
comment officially on the matter, some
privately admit that the administration
is coming to believe that DIR. Ritter not
only inherited Won Bernstorff's diplomat
ic work here, but that he has taken up
certain German propaganda work that
may force a fiat show down between
himself and the state department.
The first evidence of this sort of work
was DIR. Ritter's dissemination of reports
that Germany was anxious for a Ger
man American conference, at which all
points at issue between the two nations
could be discussed This propaganda
work was started exactly one week after
severance OF German. American relations.
What chiefly incensed Secretary Lam
sing and President Wilson was the fact
that DIR. Ritter made his peace confer
ence' suggestions to newspapermen sew
eral hours before the state department
had any idea of them. 1t was learned
yesterday that his hurried visit to the
state department within few hours
after he permitted" the peace confer
ence' news to go out through the press
was in response TO an urgent Request"
that he call on Secretary Lansing.
1t is understood that his plan Ger.
many later announced it emanated from
Ritter himself and not from the German
foreign office met with such a brusque
rebuff that it fell absolutely fiat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
THE CHINESE DEFICIT.
The Estimates Vary from $4,000 900 to
100000.

Picking, March 2.-Estimates of the
deficit in the Chinese national treasury
for the year 1916 vary from S40,000,000
lacking, as it is practically impossible
TO get even approximate statements from
the various branches of the government.
An unofficial report shows that the
land tax for 1915 produced over 500 ,OOo.-
600 gold, while likin, or interior duties,
yielded over S3l 100000 gold.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
CIGARETTE FAMINE FEARED
Shortage of Paper in Greece Causes
Alarm

Athens, March 2-The paper scarcity
in Greece has extended to cigarette paper.
The foodstuffs commission has extended
its powers TO the control of cigarette
paper, seized the entire stock in private
hands in Athens, and redistributed it
prorata to all the manufacturers in the
capital This action was taken, the gov
eminent explains, not in discrimination
against any manufactures of cigarettes
who might have had reserve stock on
hand, but that the men and women en-
ployed in the factories where the stock
had become exhausted might not be
thrown out Of work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
Won ECKHARDT
KNOWS NOTHING
ABOUT PLOT
Pleads Ignorance of Instructions Said
to Have Been Sent Him by
Yin, frarp,anu
Zimmerman.

Mexico City, March 2-H. Won Eek
hardt, German minister to Mexico, de-
clared yesterday that he knew nothing
about the instructions alleged to have
been sent to him by Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman regarding German Mex
lean alliance in the event of war be-
tween Germany and the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
4 AMERICANS FROM
THE YARROWDALE
LEAVE BERLIN
Two Veterinarians and Two Ship Sur.
geons Reported on Their Way
to Denmark.

Berlin March (by wireless to the
Associated Press, via Sayvillel Two
American ship surgeons and two vet
erinarians brought to Germany on the
steamship 1arrowdale. left Berlin yes
terday morning on the way to Den
mark
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
THAT LIVER is NO GOOD

that is so lazy 1t let's the skin do part
of it's work. The skin turns yellow
doing it. Such liver upsets the whole
system. Take Hoods Pills, they put
the liver to work; best for biliousness,
yellowness, constipation. Do not irri-
tate nor grippe. Price 25c., of druggists
or G. /. Hood Co.. Lowell. Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
NINE CAUGHT OFF FLORIDA
Contact Explosive Brought Ashore by
Fishermen at Long Key.

Miami, Fla, March What fisher
men describe as a contact mine was
brought ashore Wednesday at Long Key,
90 miles south of here, according TO G. F.
Dimick, an express messenger on the
Florida East Coast railroad, on his ar
rival here from Long Key. There was
no explanation Of where such a mine
might have come from.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININH
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure i. w. GROVES signature
is on each box. 25c.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
SIGNS FLOOD CONTROL BILL.
President Wilson Attaches Name to the
Measure.

Washington. D. c., March Am an
nouncement was made yesterday that
President Wilson late in the afternoon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02

signed the flood control bill, recently
passed by Congress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
RAILROADS PLAN FOR WAR.
More Than Dozen Officials Meet il
Washington.

Washington, y G. March ?. More
than dozen railroad heads met here
Yesterday e approve plans for putting
The oountry's rail line az the disposal
II the government IN an emergency. The
railroad men 'o-al iaBr departments az
slr sac cornell ~ national defense
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-15
CITY REFUSES TO
ARGUE WITH BEAN

car line to the Todd Shipbuilding
plant.
Manager Bean sent a letter 10
the council, together with a copy
of an agreement which he said
would be satisfactory to his COM
pany. The council promptly re-
fused to accept or discuss the 7.
X. & p. proposition, and an
nounced that the municipal line
would be built on the same terms
as was the first unit of the tide
flats system, or not at all.
Beans proposition provided that
the company should pay the city
per cent annually of the con-
struction cost, as rental of the
line, only when the net earnings
were large enough.
I'VE have made a proposition
which is eminently fair to the
company" said Mayor Fawcett,
I'VE even agree to pay the cost OF
a 1O-foot filled-in right Of way
across the flats. The Todd COM
pany needs that line, and 1t Is up
to the T. r. g. p Co. to stop quib-
bling over petty details and get
busy.
I'VE couldn't even accept Beans
offer If we wanted to, because We
must receive that 4 per cent inter-
est or the law prevents us from is
suing utility bonds for building
the line"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-15
DEATHS

Mrs. Katie Mary Eaton, age
i3, died Thursday morning at the
family residence, $500 South Law
renee street Her husband. a son,
paul, her mother, three brothers
and two sisters survive her. Flu
neral Friday at from the South
Tacoma Baptist church, Rev.
George Wood officiating.
Halver Halverson, age 46, died
Thursday morning at the family
home at Gig Harbor. He was mail
carrier. His widow, two sons and
three daughters survive him. Body
removed to G. c. Mellingers.
Mrs. Carl Edwards Martin, age
10, died Thursday morning at a
local hospital. She was the wife
of Jewel Martin. She leaves
son years old. Body removed
to C. C. Mellinger's.
Mrs. Minnie Williams, age 50,
died Wednesday at a local hospi-
tai. The body was taken Thurs
day morning to Hoquiam.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-15
''GOOD BUY, "
IS COMMENT
OVER FERRY

at is some buy" said J. w.
Slayden, county commissioner,
Thursday, speaking of the ferry
Vancouver that the county will
buy for the island traffic. James
Hayes, county bridge inspector.
saw the ferry this week. and in a
report to the commissioners APP
proves the boat.
1t is eight years old, he says,
but in good condition. After a
coat Of paint and some MINOR re-
pairs, the craft will he in good
condition. He recommended that
bulliheads be built to keep the
waves from smashing the cabins
on the trip to the. Sound
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-15
opted March Il, 1917.
A. V. EAWCETT.
Attest w. d. NICKEtIS,
City Clerk.
March Is, l6, 1917.

INITIAL RESOLUTION $500, FOR
GRADING AND SIDEWALKS I'M
PROVEMENT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL or THE CITY OF
That ii is the intention OF said
council to order the local improve
ment hereinafter set forth. and TO
levy and collect special assess
ments to pay the cost and expense
OF such Improvement, upon the real
property which Is hereinafter de-
scribed, to the extent that such prop
erty shall be benefited thereby.
That said Improvement shall con-
slst of grading to the established
&c" Street to South "D" street, and
South "D' Street from South 4sth
Street to South 51st Street. with a
roadway thirty 600 feet in width,
and a sidewalk and parking space
on each side thereof twenty 600
/ feet in width on said portion OF
South e. Street, and a roadway
thirty t3o) feet in width, with q
sidewalk and parking space of vari-
able widths on said portion OF
South ID" street, and laying down
on said sidewalk spaces, Cement
Concrete Sidewalks five l5) feet in
width.
That the real property to be bene-
fitted by said improvement. and
which win CONSTITUTES Local Improves
ment District No, s77. IL described
All the lots in Block IL.
Map Of Parsons First Addition
to the City OF Tacoma, Wash.
Lot. to - inclusive, I'm Blocks 3
Lets ! to II inclusive. in Blocks il,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-15
LEGAL NOTICES

IL and II,
All the lots in Blocks 4 and 3.
Map OF Lakeside Addition to Ia
Tract OF unplatted ground de-
'scribcd as follows:
Beginning at the Southeast corner
of South 50th and -" Streets.
thence the e. East rs feet; thence south
thence North 3i5 feet to point of be.
ginning.
The assessments levied against
said lots and property to become due
and payable at the option of the
property owners. in five t5) equal,
at the rate of six t69s) per annum
on deferred payments.
That the work of said improve
ment be done and said special
assessments be levied and collected
In the manner provided by Chapter
9S of the Acts Of the LegisIature OF
the state of Washington of 1911, and
Ordinance 46l1 of said City.
That all persons who may desire
TO object to the making of said i'm
provement in the manner above set
forth shall do so in writing and
file said remonstrance with the
city Clerk at or prior to $3.50 A.
NJ. on the date set for hearing be-
fore this Council to be held at the
Council Chamber in the City Hall
vi EhVHuaNt the EnO uaY OF ADrfI.
1917, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
That the Commissioner of Publio
Works submit to this Council at =
date prior to said End day of Aprji.
1917, the estimated cost of said inn
provement; q statement of the pro-
portlonate amount thereof which
should be borne by the property
within the proposed assessment dis
trict; statement of the aggregates
assessed value of the real estate. ex-
elusive Of improvements, within safd
district according to the valuafior;$
last placed upon II for the purpose 81
general taxation; together with n
diagram or print showing thereon
the lots. tracts and parcels OF land
and other property which win -
specially benefited by said Improves
ment and the estimated amount a.
the cost and expense OF the i'm
provemsnt to be borne BY each lot
tract, or parcel of land or other
property: and
That the City Clerk publish THE
resolution IN two consecutive iseue6
Or the official newspaper AZ require
Adopted March Il. 1917.
A. v rAWcuTT.
Attest, ". D nrcKEps. ~,'
March 10. Is. 1s1s o