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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-26
HOOVER RECITAL
Is MADE PUBLIC
Continued From Itirst PaEc.l

Continued From First Pagc.)
more than s25.000.0oo per annum was
effected"
Tho statement then tells OF voluntary
agreement made with sugar factories
and adds:
The not result Of these voluntary
price OF sugar IA cents west of tho
Mississippi and north OF tho Ohio. and
cent on the Atlantic. Had these ar.
rangcmcn.s not been made. sugar
would have risen to % or 80 cents
pound.
Numerous prosecutions have been
started against firms which have sold
sugar AZ prices OF IL and 20 cents.
THE consumers sugar bill, from the
time restraints were imposed until
January will be about Sls0.0o0.00o.
Every cent pound rise means about
Slsoooooo Twenty-cent sugar would
have meant about $50. 900. 900 profiteer-
ed from tho American consumer. There
was no other way under the law to
prevent protitcering. except by volun-
tary agreement. as the food bill carried
no power TO fix prices. These cgrce-
mcnts have OF necessity been made
with the old manufacturers including
the sugar trust.
CLAIMS PREJUDICE APPEAL
MADE AGAINST ADMINISTER ALTON
The independent reAncrs. who have
been lighting the trust for years. could
he depended on to watch any unfair
action.
An appeal TO prejudice has been
made against the food administration
because the Cuban price is "a cents
600 pounds) above that which prevail
cd in 1917 prior to September ]. We
found that an average profit o. at least
cent per pound was necessary in or
der TO maintain and stimulate produc-
ton or that a minimum price OF sf.37
was necessary. and even this would
stnc some producers. Tho price ulti-
mately agreed upon was % cents above
these figures, or about one-ffth OF a
cent per pound to the American con-
sumner. and more than this amount has
been saved by our reduction In re-
nncrs profits and in net result sugar
would b. cent cheaper TO the con-
sumner next year than now.
IL wish to stino production in
Cuba. we could take that course just
y
when we want production for ourselves
and the allies. Further than that, such
course would produce disturbances in
cuba and destroy even our present sup
plies. but. beyond all these material
reasons Is ore Of human injustice.
This great country has no right by the
might OF its position 10 strangle Cuba
The statement recounts the food ad :.
ministration's effort TO reduce con-
sumption 10 avert the shortage. which
WAS foresecn In the summer. and says
the campaign for the preservation o.
fruit has increased consumption in
that direction, but Will reduce con-
sumption later on.
Mr.. Hoover emphatically denies
charges that George ". Rolph. head OF
the food ADMINISTRATORS sugar divi-
sion. endcavored to benefit the Cali
fornia refinery, OF which he Is head.
through the arrangement OF the Cuba n
price.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-26
THREE SOLDIERS DEATHS
REPORTE:D AT CAMP MuI.IsI " n

MACON. On. December g Three
more deaths from pneumonia among
soldiers at Camp Wheclcr wire an.
nounced tonight Al divisional head.
Nuzrters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-26
VALLEY FREE FROM SNOW
AND WEATHER - MIN

me entire area or the present fight
ing IN the Rrenta valley is free from
snow and the weather is very mild
This is the valley where the Ausiria,
E'ut" brings supplies and troops from
Trcnis TO tho Asiago and Brenta fronts
between the Brcnta and tho piav.
Rivers. which is tho principal region
OF the fighting. Monte Grappa. which
usually has four TO six feet OF snow
now has only from ten to twelve inches
on tn" northern slopes and six inches
on the southern slopes. The tcmpera-
turo Is from = to IL degrees below zorro
centigrade f23 to Ih4 degrees rshrcn.
he.D.
Mont Asoione, Mont Pcrtica and Mon,
Soiarolo. where ;he heaviest n-htiu-
has occurred in tho last few days. have
on: few inches Of snow. II varies
from three TO FIVE inches. and seldom
lastf. owing to tho mildncss In the
foothills there is no snow, and INC tom.
prraturc IS always above freezing
The reports show similar mild con.
dtions in tn. Carso and tho In,,,u
range, 10 the cast. through which ,hc
tons with The invaded regions OF caa,.
crn Ncnn,ia. Tho mildncss is 80 pro
nouncrd that the enemy Is able 10 on.
crate four diBtinct lines OF comInuni-
cation leading TO Gorilla, Udine and
Venetia
These unusual weather conditions r.
proving an important factor in tho
campaign for, while severe cold ana
heavy anowa would hold the enemy IN
their grin the present mild ana al
most tnowlcsa season permits opera
tons 10 proceed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-26
WEATHER CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE TO TEUTONS
Winter in Alps Ii Very Mild. and Light
SHOWS Fail to Check
Invaders.
tEy Associated Pressl
II \ At II

Ey Associated Pressl
IN NORTHERN ITALY. December %.
The entire mountain region, where
heavy lighting has been going on in
pcrience OF holiday season. with
green slopes and SUBMITS and little or
NO snow. One OF the generals on the
front said tina; every foot Of snow
VAS worth divisions in ohstructins
The enemy.
This is one OF the miidcs, winters
we have ever had" said the major in
charge or tho weather branch OF the
high command, and from 4 military
standpoint the weather conditions arc
OF the highest Importance. both for
our troops and particularly in their
effect on the enemy's transportation OF
supplies and troops"
Taking the report furnished by the
high command to-day on the weather
at all vital points. a ma jor pointed out
Tie extreme variation in the noun
:alrs plains and valleys. Here at
headquarters the report showed two
degrees above zero Ccntigvadn C356
EahrnnhsiD and no snow, while the
sam" report showed fifteen degrees
below zero ccntisradc Is degrees Fab
r"nhc!u and seven feet OF snow in
The ortler Alps.
Further east, in tho Adamollo Alps.
which arc the next highest TO tho
Ortler. there IS about three feet O.,
snow, as compared with nine ,cet last
year.
Around Lake Garda the condition t.
much fnilder. Monte Pasu.ic. where
IN" Austrians made their big drive las,
year. now has four feet of snow. as
against Twelve feet las winter. But
an 'Aefe snow-covcred points are in
the active military rcglons for the
present
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-26
NEGRO SOLDIER SENTENCED
Ordered Dismissed From Service s.s
to Serve Three Years for Murder
Of Curpenter.

Bv Associated Pre.sl
WASHINGTON. December 2J.-prl.
ratc Jerry Ward, attached TO Company
a, First Separate Battalion OF negro
troops OF the District National Guard.
has been sentenced to dismissal from
tho service and three years at hard
labor IN the Federal penitentiary at
Atlanta for killing Andrew J. Cooper
an AGED carpenter, at the quartermaster
training camp here last October IL.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-26
TRANSFORMATIONS PROBLEM
GIittES'r ron kNIDIfI

Transportation IL for the moment the
problem o! the day with tn. A,rcrI.
can general stan. and VIII remain SO
tin the American troops have reached
th"ir concentration rendezvous
owing 30 the ports on The north
coast IL France hoinE appropriated for
Hr!tish army bases the American army
haze" arc necnHsarily al located TO the
western coaft This prevents conrnp-
ton ~ tn" French harbora. bat if,
i'nf'h"ns tn" American lInc Of land
COMMUNICATIONS IN France ana ADDS 81
The wasnitud. ~ to" RECONSIDERATION
problem
large pat ~ American star nne-yy
haa hilbert" been diyor,td 10 tho ta..
ana lin's ~ communication IN order u,
secure succession Of wol-orsanIzod
ports stretching from INC coay, norris
I" IN" concentration rendezvous. This
WORK rs no" practically cornplcte
Railway administration s. J.r Il,
French hands. hUt = quantity n locn.
motives aud rolling stock arr bcmg
brought oN"r from AmcricA 80 RAN.
!orcH "hat ig available on Tho Je,.onl,
RAILWAYS The railway rroDI.m H. n
big ono. and requires ,actfu. haorlthr
70 prevent risk OF local friction
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
WEBSTERVILLE.

There will be a poverty social at tht
Baptist church Friday evening; Zoe fine
for anyone wearing garment valued
over 81 and a sc fine for each piece oil
jewelry worn. Prizes awarded. A good
program and refreshments Admission
l0c
Earl Ellis of Hartford, Conn, is visit
ing friends in town.
Miss Annie Easter of Barre is spend.
ing few days with her mother.
August Roleau was business visitor
in Barre yesterday
Mr., and Mrs. Ernest Fraser, who have
been visiting friends in town for some
weeks. returned to their home in Al
berta Tuesday.
Thomas McCabe of Burlington recent
ly moved the well digger which he oper-
ates from n LaSasso's to John Boul-
eau's, where he has started to dig well,
The Woman's Baptist Mission circle
held their annual business meeting yes.
terday and a goodly number We're pres
ent. The following officers were elect
ed; President, Mrs. John GALL vice pres
ident, Mrs. John Crawford secretary,
Mrs. James Cummings; treasurer. Mrs.
Joseph Rock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
CURRENT COMMENT
Public-Spirited Service.

| We reviewed Monday morning the re-
suits which have attended the segregs ted
budget system in the finances of Bos-
ton. II is working SO well, in fact, May.
| oror Curley is seeking TO give the i'm
preston that he was chiefly responsible
for bringing it to pass.
The man who did much toward this
result, whose service we should now re.
call, is former Mayor Matthews. As
chairman of the commission appointed to
investigate the segregated budget, over
which the mayor and council were then
in deadlock, he was entitled by law to
$500 in compensation. He ref "a to
take it, saying that he needed more
clerical assistance in order TO get at the
root of the problems involved, and so
'edicated his own salary to that purpose
No better piece OF constructive work
is been done in Massachusetts, in years.
.oston is getting the benefit of it, and
If we ever decide TO turn the city's adj
mnistration over TO men who have a Sc.
rious purpose 10 run Boston's affairs
with dignity and public spirit this piece
OF mechanism will prove a powerful in
strument for good.
Mr.. Matthews now stands ready to put
in his time at the constitutional con-
yention if the voters see fit to draft HIN
for that service. They should do so
with emphasis. Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08

licenses to any applicants, which failure
will reduce the number OF license cities
and towns to 10 in actuality. One oil
the three is Jay, located in the western
| part of the county Of Orleans, four miles
from railroad and dozen miles re-
moved from the prospective city OF New
port. Jay has population OF jl3 souls
and casts normal vote of rs. Thus il
will be seen that the inducements for
taking out a license would not be very
strong Even less likely business pros
poets are held out in the town of New
ark, located in the extreme northern part
of Caledonia county, four and one half
miles from the nearest railroad station
Johnsbury. Newark has only AIS popu-
lation and about rs votes get out to the
polls In the case OF Somerset, Windham
county, il would be business suicide to
attempt to 90 into the liquor business
and pay the license fee demanded, be-
cause Somerset itself is a town of acres
rather than people. having 1886 acres
and only p people of whom nine cast
their votes last Tuesday. Moreover
Somerset is a dozen miles removed from
the nearest railroad station, which is at
Wilmington. and is "a miles away from
the county seat at Newfane in order
to have liquor business meet expenses.
the location of the business must be
either in town Of some size or at least
on railroad line, so that the store would
be reasonably easy of access from some
fairly large center OF population. The
towns Of Jay, Newark and Somerset do
not meet either Of those requirements
and, therefore, they probably will pass
up their opportunities 10 have saloons.
That any one of them should have voted
for licensing the sale of liquor was ride
ulous in itself
When it comes to the prospects of
success in the liquor business,
there are comparatively few cities or
towns in Vermont in which big money
NAV be expected, and even in those IA
yorable locations the prospects are decid
edly decreased for the individual dealer
by reason Of the multiplicity Of licenses.
Taken all in all. the business in Vermont
is not what it was a dozen years ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
WILLIAMSTOWN

| The Rural Good Luck club will NEE
with Mrs. Frank Jefforhs on Saturday
afternoon, the 10th, and will consider
the topic; Fishing Industries OF Alas
ka"
Rev. and Mrs. John Irons of the Con
gregational church have gone to visit
friends in former passionate at Hayer'
hill, N. H., and will be absent till the
latter part of next week.
Mrs, TreviIlick Mcmillan of Burling-
ton is visiting her uncle, Albert H. Nor
ris. Her husband went to California in
company with his brother, James, last
fall, and Mrs Mcmillan will soon 90 to
Los Angeles to join him.
BY an oversight of your correspondent
the money raised at town meeting was
not given in The Times of yesterday.
The town tax raised was 81 rs, the school
tax So cents and the highway tax rs
cents, making total of $2,35,
Chiropraetors Gage & Gage of Barre
have rented rooms in Robert Clogston's
house on Beckett street and meet their
patients there regularly three times a
week. They also have some patients who
are unable to come to their offices and
these are visited at their homes.
The selectmen having been petitioned
to call a special town meeting to see if
the town would vote to appropriate
sum of money to be expended on the
highways, the state to provide an equal
amount, according to statute, have post
ed warnings for such meeting to be
held in the town hall on the 23d inst
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08

! STAYS longer on the nest when laying at
this time, and on being approached will
quite likely remain on the nest, making
clucking noise, ruffing her feathers,
and pecking at the intruder. When it is
noticed that hen sits on the nest from
two to three nights in succession, and
most of the feathers are gone from her
| breast. which should feel hot to the
hand, she is ready to be transferred to
nest which has been prepared for her
beforehand, according to the poultry spe
cialists of the U. S. department of ag
riculture. The normal temperature of a.
hen is from l06 degrees to l07 degrees F,
which varies slightly during the incuba-
ton.
Dust the hen thoroughly with insect
powder, and in applying the powder hold
the hen by the feet, the head down,
working the powder well into the feNtb
ers, giving special attention to re. .ons
around the vent and under the wings.
The powder should be sprinkled in the
nest.
The nest should be in some quiet,
out of -the-way place, where the sitting
hen will not be disturbed. Move her
IlpuI tire iSSuidi Ia my HOSl az hiShS
and handle her carefully in doing so,
Put q china egg or two in the nest
where she is to sit, and place a board
over the opening so that she can not get
off. Toward the evening of the second
day quietly go in where she is sitting,
leave some feed and water, remove the
board from the front or top of the nest,
and let the hen come off when she Is
ready. Should she return to the nest
after feeding, remove the china egg or
eggs and put under those that are to be
incubated. If the nests are slightly
dsrkened the hens are less likely to be-
come restless. At Matching time they
should be confined and not be disturbed
until the hatch is completed, unless they
become restless, when it may be best to
move the chicks that are Matched first.
In cool weather it is best not to put
more than 10 eggs under a hen, while
later in the spring one can put II to
Is, according to the size of the hen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08

That Massachusetts chocolate manu-
Featuring concern which is planning to
establish branch in Burlington, with
the prospects OF removing the entire bust
ness there eventually, found more than
SI5G,000 capital in the Vermont city
waiting for just such an opportunity;
and the stock was subscribed without
extraordinary effort Vermont ought to
be q good field for manufacturing CON
Germs OF this sort because Of the fact
that milk enters largely into the manu-
featuring of the product. and Vermont
can furnish the milk in almost unlimited
quantities. That fact, together with the
success in selling such a large amount OF
stock in the established concern above
referred to, ought to lend encouragement
to the development Of a considerable
industry of this sort in Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
General Sporting Notes.

A question which has often been asked
is whether or not hard hitter is dcvel-
oped or is naturally born with a batting
eye There are but few instances in the
game where a good batter has been de-
veloped if be was a weak batsman in
the first year of service. Cobb, Jack
son, Speaker and Collins, the four great
batsmen of the present era, were all 300
hitters or better in the jump to major
league baseball. Cobb hit for 1926 in his
first season, Collins hit for .346 in his
first year out, Wagner started his major
league career with an average of .344
and Lajoie hit for 1863. A few of these
players never hit harder in after years,
but they were always great hitters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08

An example of how a man practically
unknown in politics can spring into con
siderable prominence in "a hours is pre-
,cnted by the election of DR.. J. Holme.
jackson as mayor of Burlington over
Mayor Albert S. Drew, who had held the
Office for two years. At least as far as
the remainder OF the state was con
cerned, Or. jackson was entirely a new
conner in politics; and il Is to be assumed
that he was not known To all the people
OF bis home city, as il was found neces-
sary to announce in the morning news
paper on the day of the election that
the Democratic candidate for mayor Is
Or. J, Holmes Jackson. the dentist, and
not DR. H. Nelson Jackson, the former
Progressive leader" But, despite the
apparent handicap of comparative OBJ
security in politics, the Democratic nom
ince emerged winner. although BY the
scant margin of 10 votes in a total poll
Of well toward 5000 votes. II was quite
a remarkable feat even in a city which
has decidedly Democratic proclivities
when il comes TO local elections Or J.
Holmes Jackson finds himself suddenly
raised from the ranks Of a private in
politics to the position Of chief executive
Of Vermont's largest city, with an its
opportunities for doing good, effective
work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
Raising Sheep.

The number OF dog bills before tn,
general committee Of the Vermont Hous,
of Representatives emphasizes anew thu
Importance Of sheep raising.
This industry has steadily dwindlet
in Vermont, due to variety of causes
one of the less important of which, per
haps, has been the depredations OF worth.
less dogs.
Dogs have killed a large number oil
sheep and discouraged large number OF
| sheep-owners, but the cause of the de.
cline in the industry has lain much
deeper
The long Vermont winter and the high
price of hay and fodder have operated
/ to increase the expenses OF raising
sheep, while the rsngefed sheep of the
west were marketed at one time at prices
which practically drove the Vermont
sheep farmer out OF the business
These conditions have changed consid-
erablv
The free ranges Of the west have all
been taken up, and sheep farming there
is almost what sheep farming is here,
except that necessarily it is on larger
scale and naturally more scientific and
intensive.
To-day. the Vermont farmer who &C
quires a good flock OF sheep and solves
the fodder problem for the winter will
find an eager market for his wool and
mutton. with prices high enough to make
it extremely profitable
Why not more sheep?
Most farmers will answer: Dogs"
Yet the dog problem can be met in sew
eral ways. even ii the legislature enacts
no new laws on the subject.
The western hocks are attended by
shepherd and trained dog. They stay
with the sheep night and day and the
dog protect, them both at night These
dogs are highly intelligent, of fighting
stock, and it is a rash and sorry eur
who ventures among the sheep when Sir
Colin Collie is on duty.
Probably few Vermont farmers would
find it profitable to sleep with their
ilocks, but if their sheep interests grew
to a point where they represented real
money, it would probably pay to hire a
bow TO sleep with the flock when outly-
ing, and ii assuredly would be folly to
try and keep up herd without a good
dog
Ii the legislature adopts a mutual
town insurance feature to provide for
actually paying the full value Of sheep
killed by dogs and also passes outlaw
sentence on the unaccompanied cur. the
dog problem will be pretty well taken
care Of
Then will come the real crux Of the
question: What shall we feed sheep
during the winter
Already some farmers are solving the
problem and netting $40 and sl2 a head
on good Shrop-hircs Isn't the idea
v oTth looking into Rutland Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
FEED RANGE CATTLE.
Heavy Losses in Breeding Cows Will Occur
on Ranges Unless Feeding is Begun

The present winter has been very Sc
we're one in many parts of the country
with the result that cattle, and especial
~ range cattle, are getting much thin
ner than usual for this time of the year
In many parts of the south and west
the cattle are required to make Their
living from the range and the old stalk
| fields. Quite a few farmers and ranch.
men are reporting the loss OF some cat
tie, especially young cattle and COWS
! from emaeiation, or from starvation
and exposure.
| Many cows which are with sucking
calves or which will ealve in the next
two or three months are becoming weak
| from lack of nutritive feed and from ex-
posture. These are valuable cattle, val
liable not alone for themselves, but for
the calf which each should raise this
year. 1t is utter folly for these COWS
TO be neglected for the short time until
grass comes. Most of them can be
saved at small expense if they are Civ
ing immediate attention and feed Preg
nant cows are not usually as strong as
they look, and many of them become too
weak to withstand the rgors of expos
ure, lack of feed, and calying during the
month of March.
In the cotton region, grass should be
good by April !, and after that, date
practically all of the stock win get
along all right. In all parts of the
south, the pastures will be good before
May /, Feeding the thin cows and heifers
for less than sixty days viii cut down
the losses to a minimum.
On the small farms where the cattle
can easily be gotten up. they should
be given some good toughage such as
hay or silage, or be fed a combination
Of them or a ration of straw and hay
or silage supplemented with small
amount OF cottonseed meal or cake daily
For cattle on the range in the west or
south, daily ration Of to ~ pounds
of cottonseed cake per head for the next
As days win enable most of the cows to
come through the winter in thrifty CON
dition. In other words, 10 to l25 pounds
of cottonseed cake, worth from 1925 TO
SO. viii save the loss of many thin cows
which are worth from S2j to 500 per
head