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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

Following their usual practice, the Ger
mans have begun their efforts to fright
en- the Americans who are about to enter
the active warfare. The Germans are
prating about their machine gun fire in
their plan to scare. The practice OF in.
timidation has not worked against any
single nation now engaged against Ger
many and it is likely to be fully as in
effective against the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09
CURRENT COMMENT
vermont's Busy BIS.

The three best towns in Vermont
Brattleboro, Bennington and Barre---were
to the front as usual in subscribing to
Liberty bonds, in giving large sums to
Red Cross work. and when the final fig-
ures are made it will be found that they
have given freely of their young man.
hood for service in the fields of war. St.
Johnsbury, Rutland and Montpelier have
also responded nobly and st. Adams has
done extremely well in recruiting-Brat-
tleboro Reformer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

The people would do well to begin now
to save their money for the next issue
of the United States government bonds
and thus to take advantage of the OPP
portunity to buy some of the best securi-
ties in the world market at the present
time. It is practically certain that an
other issue will be put on the market by
the government at Washington within
three months. Every dollar you put
into an investment of this kind fortifies
yourself strongly against financial ad.
versity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09
INSULTING THE FLAG.

Mr. Editor:
Amongst the many patriotic depre.
dstions committed here on the morning
~ the 18th. at least three American aaVs
were pulled down Was that patriotism
or treason
Signed "A Citizen
Washington. Vt
While the letter Of the Washington
citizen does not state the full facts Of
the Expectations on the morning Of the
Fourth Of July. il does give enough IN
formation to warrant the belief that the
three ssparsts scts we're quite indsfsus.
ibls II the dsPrsdstions uere the result
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

II ID growing more and more certain
that Norwich university will have to
look about for temporary administra-
tive head to carry on the work of Col.
Ira L. Reeves, who is now engaged in war
department work in Washington and
who is likely to be transferred back to
the active list of the United States army
because of the present great demand for
officers. The trustees of the university
may be expected to appoint president
pro tenn of their institution. and to hold
the place open for Col. Reeves when he
shall have returned from his period of
service during the war. Although he has
been at the head of the university only
short time he has proven himself to be
q good man for the position.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

Announcement by an "eye witness" to
the battle between the German subma
rines and the warships conveying the
American troop transports that torpedo
barely missed one ship carrying "thous-
ands' of sleeping soldiers leads to the
impression that the United States has
quite sizeable force already across the
ocean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09
very Modern

At the age Of sixteen Alice Jones
wrought poetic changes IN her name.
She signed herself T. Alysse jones. Thus
designated she entered q new school The
head mistress asked her name ~Alvsse
Jones' she replied -A-l-v-s-s-e"
Thank you.7 said the teacher And
how are you spelling Jones uowT-
Argousut.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

Barre Town is running the chances of
damage suits by permitting broken
culvert on the Plainfed road to be un.
protected by lights for single minute
after dark. The culvert is located near
the Boutwell, school district and about
mile east of the boundary of the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

There Is whole lot OF sentimental
satisfaction Mt least in the saving OF
Dewey's flagship Olympia from death on
the rocks. The warship may be OF little
service in actual warfare, but she carries
a great deal of veneration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Gompers ought
ITO get together and settle their little
differences at once. This Is no time for
lanimosities between citizens of the re-
public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09
Rogers Walk
Over Boot Shop
.1o Mi Ha;r c.
40 North Main st.

sal sinking of the heart in Germany to-
day.-New York Evening Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

Wear a smile and
wear the colors in your
lapel, and have as good
clothes as you can af-
ford to buy.
Warm weather suits
for July, from $500 to
$500, good American
fabrics made by Ameri-
can workmen.
America has the rep
utation of having the
best dressed men in the
world.
Straw hats, SOC to S..
@z<>
F. H. Rogers &
Company
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
PIMA INDIANS WILL
 HARVEST BEAN CROP
25O Little Redskins Pledge
 Selves To Work As The Result of Personal Appeal Made By Phoenix Woman.

SACATON. Ariz.. May 12.-Over 250 Pima Indian children have pledged their services in the harvesting of the mosquito bean crop in this district as result of the personal appeal of Dr. Mary NefY. of Phoenix. who recently addressed the Indians on this subject. The old women of the reservation will also join In the movement for harvest ing the mosquito bean crop. In the past the Indians seed the mosquito beans for flour and frequently lived on them for weeks at a time. The younger Indians however. have never gathered the beans. and allowed them to go to waste. The beans are said to make valuable horse feed and are also good food for hogs, COWS and other stock. They may be made into poul. try food. 1t Is believed. The matter of finding market for the beans in the Salt River valley is being taken up by flour mills and packing houses in Phoenix and investigation as to the manner in which they can be used to supplement the food supply is be- ing made.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
JEWELLERS TO SAVE
 PLATINUM; REDF|ELD ENDORSES MOVEMENT
Conservation of Metal Will Give Government Larger Supplies To Draw On Dur ing Prosecution of War.

i Having in mind the present needs of American industries, educationa
 institutions, and sciences for platinum
 and the possible future requirements
 of the Government, the Jewellers Vigil ance Committee, after giving the sub ject careful thought at the request of the Secretary of Commerce. have , adopted the following resolutions: WHEREAS, The Secretary of Com mcrce has requested the Platinum Committee of the Jewellers Vigilance Committee to bring to the attention of the jewelry trade of the United States the advisability of conserving platinum in order that our Govern ment may have larger supplies to draw upon for war purposes. and
 WHEREAS. the jewelry trade has already clearly expressed It's desire and determination to assist our Gov ernment to the extent of it's ability in bringing the war to a successful ter imitation.
 BE IT RESOLVED that we pledge ourselves to discontinue and strongly recommend to all manufacturing and retail jewellers of the United States that they in a truly patriotic spirit discourage the manufacture. sale and use of platinum in all bulky and heavy pieces of jewelry.
 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that during the period of the war or until the present supplies of platinum shall be materially augmented. We pledge ourselves to discontinue and recom- mend that the jewelry trade discourage the use of all non-essential platinum findings or parts of jewelry. such as scarfpin stems, pin tongues. joints. catches. swivels. spring rings. ear backs, etc, where gold would satis- factorily serve.
 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the jewelry trade encourage by all means in their power. the use of gold in combination with platinum. wher- ever proper artistic results may be ob- tained.
 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
PETROLEUM PRICES
 STILL SOARING AS
 DEMAND INCREASES
Production Grows Greater But Is Still Far From Keep ing Up With Demand; U. s. Government Is Heavy Pur- chaser.

Production of crude petroleum has been augmented still further within the week through the discovery and bringing in of several new wells, and both producers and refiners are oper- ating to the limit of their capacity in an effort to meet the United States governments needs and the constant ly inceasing requirements of domestic and foreign consumers. Despite the herculean endeavors of the producers to keep their prices for crude oil within reasonable bounds, the insist ent attempts of the refiners to ob- tain enough for their refined oil, gaso- line, naphtha and benzine customers has forced up the price of one grade of crude oil-that in the Wooster dis trict-3 cents to s2.13 a barrel, and other grades in the Pennsylvania and Ohio regions are also manifesting an uncomfortable advancing tendency, which appears likely to carry their quotations to still higher levels with in the near future. although with Pennsylvania oil at s3.10 the highest figures ever recorded already prevail. On. the Pacific Coast tEe Southern Pacific railroad is offering 10 cents a barrel more than the market price for all the oil it can get.
 Prominent among the weeks de velopments have been additional as- surances that the United States gov ernment is willing to pay current market prices for all the fuel and gasoline which it will require for the navy and army. and irrefutable evi- dence of a steady increase in the amount of crude oil moved from the fields. which has been supplied by the figures compiled by the United States Geological Survey from re- ports submitted by pipe lines and ,e- fining companies handling petroleum this side of the Rocky mountains.
 There has also been one very ln- favorable. if not disastrous. develop ment in the torpedoing and sinking by German submarine of the Amer ican oil tank steamer Vacuum, the of the Vacuum Oil Com pany. Standard oil Companies Gigantic
 Earnings
 Some conception of the gigantic profits accruing from the production ! and handling of petroleum are avail ! able in the reports made by the for ! mer subsidiaries of the Standard oil I Company of New Jersey. Since the . so-called Standard Oil Trust" was
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13

dissolved by court order in May
 1911, it's thirty-three quondam sub
 sidiaries have paid to their share
 holders no less than S629, 9,G00,0c0 in
 cash and stock dividends. During 1e It
 and the first quarter of 1917, these
 Standard Oil companies have paid cut S119,192,32S in cash dividends and S65.000,00O in stock dividends. In addition a number of these com panies have given to their stockhold- CTS valuable rights.
 These Standard Oil companies have also accumulated large surpluses on their greatly increased capitaliza- tion. The Standard Oil Company of California, for example has increased its capital stock from S50,000.0C0 at the beginning of 1916, to S100,000,- 900, which is now nearly all out standing since the 8 1-3 per cent stock distribution on April Is of this year This company is making fav- orable record on its new capitaliza- tion, as is the case with other com panies which have recently increased their capital stock.
 Thirteen of the thirty-four Stand ard Oil companies are refners. Sev- eral of these companies are engaged in other branches of the oil industry. These companies, which include the Standard Oil Company of New Jer- sey, have developed faster than those companies that are principally en- gagged in the producing and trarspor- tation branches. These companies as a group have paid the greater part of all distributions that have been made by the Standard Oil Companies since the dissolution.
 The Ohio oil Company, although a producing company, pays large divi- dends. During the last quarter this company paid out sS.600,000 in divi- dends, which amount was exceeded only by the Standard oil Company at New Jersey. which paid s4.s16.- 916. The Standard of New Jersey is the largest dividend payer of the Standard group. Other large distrib- tutors are the Prairie Pipe Line. and the Standard, oil companies of Cali fornia, Indiana and New York.
 Union Oil Brings in New Well
 A well has come in for the Union Oil Company on the International lease, formerly the Coronation, with a production of from $500 to 370O barrels day. The gravity is 27 de grees and the depth is 1929 feet. The location is section 4, 11-2S.
 Other wells on this lease are No. 3 which has produced 1900 barrels a day for more than two years. and No. | of equal size. finished nearly year ago. The original we'll drilled by the 1 company was defective l and produced considerable amount | of water. Yellow Oil From Chino Co.'s We'll
 That there is oil in the Chino Val ey Company's we'll has been proved beyond the last shadow of a doubt. t has been demonstrated that the oil S a yellow paraffin base petroleum. ike that which is found in Oklahoma. {, t is not black asphalt base oil, such
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
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as is found in California.
 This determination agrees with the findings of Engineer Etienne A. Rit- ter. who recently made geological examination of the Arizona Del Rio Company's holdings. adjoining those of the Chino Valley Company. He stated that the field resembled the Oklahoma fields, not those of Cali fornia. and that if oil was found it would be a paraffin base product.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
NEWETT WRITES OF AMUSING INCIDENT
 REGARDING STOCK

George A. Newett. editor of Iron
 Ore, published by him in Ishpeming, Michigan. recently spent several weeks in the Warren District, and during his visit gathered in every bit of news he could find that was | in any way connected with the min ing game. Here lis one story, from
 Iron Ore. that will probably prove
 of interest. to local residents, at least:
 Here is one We discovered in Bis
 bee. Arizona Some months ago when
 the shares of the Warren Realty &
 Development company were being
 quoted around ss per share a man
 said to his wife: When that stock
 gets up to about s11, what we paid
 for it, you had better sell it," He
 then went back into Mexico where he was doing exploring work in the
 hope of finding copper mine. The wife proceeded to look for the stock certificate. It was for 50 shares, but she could not find 1t anywhere, and she spent several hours in the search. Telling her trouble to a neighbor, the latter suggested she seek the aid of a certain man who. for a small fee, pretended to give valuable aid. The owner of the cer- tifcate said she did not believe in any such stuff, but the neighbor in- sisted so strongly and convincingly that she finally consented, and paid a visit to the clairvoyant, or what ever he was.
 This fellow, after he. had listened to her story, told the woman she would find the certificate in a tin box. and that with it was a picture of herself, a picture taken in a low necked gown. The woman recalled such a picture. but didn't remember the tin box. Anyhow. she went home ard took another long look. but couldn't locate the missing certificate or the box The search was stopped, the woman believing the stock lost Several weeks afterward. when rum maging through a closet. she came across an old telescope grip and. talk ing off the cover. found a tin box and in the box was picture of her self taken in a low-necked dress and in the box there was also the cer- tificate for the 50 shares of Warren.
 Tn the meantime. Mir. T. F. Cole, of Duluth. president of the Warren Realty & Development company. had gone to New York. following an offer he made to Calumet & Arizona that ! was not accepted. and sold the War | ren property to the Phelps Dodge | company for s39 per share. While l he woman was looking for her stock | t jumped from s9 to s3s a share. AS she said to us. in talking about it; 1 If I had found the stock when my husband asked me to look for 1t, would have sold it. but its being lost was just like finding about s20OO. And as for that clairvoyant chap. I certainly don't believe in that sort ,f dope. but heI sure made good ,uess!"
 There's no doubt concerning the of the womsn's story as it vas vouched for by competent wit less. and she had no reason for mis- epresenting it. and she is 6 woman f excellent reputation. and a good itizen now in business where she is yell known.
 You can probably figure out some eason for the good guess?
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13
Denn-Anzona Mine to Resume Deuelopment;. New Shaft Being Sunk

Resumption development of sinking shaft whic depth 2OO feet lift part of the cor stantly growing largest items recent n
 of Superintendent Houl where the em ployment will be possible That opening producer to be about earnes and effectively is indicated in the steps that Denn would ultimately come under h materially the thu have always pretty much possible Recent has had copper producing corporation ndspuabe that Dem very desirable property
 KEPT BUSY. & Bakervie. will a that has been opened the of de velopment added deal the of C. and to its proven will deal to readiness for business Junction will find the very depth considered this working shaft relieve the will hint of the great expansion which C. operations brought about underground
 sngy It be that with the upturn highly direction Reference made to Wolverine steadily with Wolverine but with high high prices have been able to disturb equanmi Vol not been bound by conservation have improved the Meantime the development work
  things
 WOLVERINE BECOMING
 might readily considered the best buys in the district for a deal of opportunity Now further side of lately added which the stands good might happening that before long,
 of producers of all the reduction plants Production the there will be the mines Men taken of of
 
 getting with The policy of the will trouble that overurdened meters presents
 LOWER MONTH of the dividend class will be with 
 the this and looking the Greatly improved labor political conditions the state giving muc tending higher mer substantial mining and other investment lines in the 
 WALKERS SUCCESSION ACTED suggestion recently George
  activities could applied time checking the operations valuable advertising cam Governor quarter that be possible the public
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13

NEW MEXICO, NEWEST DREADNOUGHT TO TAKE THE WATER
 COMPARES FAvORABEY WITE ANY FIGHTING SEP FLOAT
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-04
Culture of Peanuts

small crop coupled with low prices
gave the farmer no profit; he was
at once Disguised and quit. II he had
corrected his mistakes and tried
again he would have made a much
better crop, and made it easier and
cheaper, and could have very prob
ably made money at the low price. It
will require some time to learn the
business, and some failures may be
expected. We are learning now on
high prices-prices at which we can
make money with half crop. In
the meantime, we are getting our
pickers and other equipment, cor
recting our mistakes, and when the
time of low prices comes we will
know how to make peanuts and will
be in position to follow the price
down with a profit. Present market
conditions point to good prices for
peanuts again next fall; If this is
the case, then all South Georgia can
learn to grow peanuts and make
money at the same time The farm
ers of Virginia grow peanuts profit
ably year after year. However, they
have been on the job for thirty years
and would be very dull set indeed if
they had not learned something about
it in all this time. I fully believe
southern Georgia and Alabama can
produce more peanuts to the acre
than can Virginia. All we need is
to learn how, and / believe we have
the opportunity of our lifetime to
learn with a profit.
Boil weevils: They will eat cotton;
there is no way to prevent it. A wet
year you will make next to nothing.
Is it good business to plant all cot
ton, and possibly lose all your crop?
Divide, have two chances, plant some
peanuts.
Trusting you may profit by our ex-
perience, and avoid our mistakes, and
wishing you success in peanut grow
ing, I am
Yours very truly,
G. J. RAMBO,
President the Bank Of Edison.
Edison, Ga, Dec. Is, 1915.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-04

tons. Vessels built, 2,506 of ], 889, 943 tons.
The net reduction therefore amounts to
1000 tons.
In construction, Great Britain leads but
IS closely pressed by the United States. The
former has built so vessels of 619, 900 tons J;
the latter, 1913 vessels, of 500, 900 tons All
other countries aggregated only 720,368
tons, though Japan's trebled production is a
matter to ponder
The entire world tonnage now amounts
to rs, 683, 900.
Thus the United States is making ships
while the war lasts its output, however,
should bear closer relation to opportunity.
Where should the increase be made if not in
the south, which is not building its share?
That steel ships can be profitably con-
structed in Florida, was recently proved in
Tampa. With our facilities, shipbuilding
should be a simpler proposition here than
in Tampa. Establishing ship yard in Pen
sacola is one of those possibilities that have
been waiting so many years be turned up.
Is it necessary to wait any longer for some
fairy godmother of an outside capitalist to
change the possibilities into gold? Can we
not develop company at home to supple
ment the dock, soon to be built here?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-04
CABINET
SECRETARIES

London, Feb. 3.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press).-For the
first time in the history of the Brit
ish government, secretaries to the
cabinet have been appointed. Hereto
fore it has been the rule that no
member of the cabinet should take
any note of the proceedings except
the prime minister, who did so for
the purpose Of informing the king
The system was unbusinesslike and
unsatisfactory in many respects, ana
the scope and complexity of the cues
tons which have come up in connect
ion with the war rendered change
imperative.
The secretaries who have now been
appointed are as follows: Colonel
Sir Mark Sykes, M. p, Colonel Sir
Maurice Hankey, Captain L. s. Anne
ry M. P.
Under the new system minutes of
every cabinet meeting viii be taken
and filed, and Lloyd George Is quoted
as hoping that there viii be a con-
siderable increase in efficiency as
well as saving Of time.