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The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Government Ownership
Of u. S. Distilleries
by GOUVERNEUR NORRIS.

The conversion of grains into those
forms of poison which. in a few in
stances promote cheerfulness, but
which in a great majority lead to dis
grace and unhappiness, is a business
Of which our descendants will read
with skepticism. Only hundred
years ago the average civilized white
man had to be put to bed nearly every
night of his life. And we may de-
duce that without any special legis-
lation the world of its own accord
is becoming less drunken.
The end can be hurried by special
legislation, but 1 believe that this
legislation should be of a nature
which would gradually cause an
easing off of the liquor traffic rather
than a sudden and total cessation.
1t is popular to depict the liquor in
terests as hoggish demons, fattening
on human souls. It is forgotten that
they have behind them the traditions
of many thousand years during which
the manufacture of liquor was con-
sidered as necessary to human hap
piness as the baking Of bread. 1t is
easy to conceive OF a widow whose
husband died of drink but who. If
it were not for her small holdings of
some distillery's stock, would have
no income to be a widow on. The
sword has two edges and cuts both
ways. The interests concerned are
very vast and their intentional VIII
lainy would be difficult to prove, They
are, because they have always been.
In the end they will cease to be he
cause the world is beginning to think
that it can get along without them.
But If the present Congress should
write a law saying that henceforth
and forever no grain should be con-
verted into alcohol, they would write
a law which they would find them
selves very quickly under the neces-
sity of rewriting. So huge a capital
and such immense earning power can
not be written Off the books without
causing intolerable suffering. In Rus
sia the case was different. Such pri-
vate interests as were involved were
only those of the individual wage
earners in the government distilleries,
and in the world-joy excited NV the
abolition of the manufacture and sale
of vodka the cries OF these hurt ones
were neither heard nor Considered.
And 1t is possible that Russian des-
potism did something handsome for
them. 1 don't know.
II the manufacture of spirits Is to
be abolished 1t should be abolished
without gross injustlces to individuals.
The financial sufferings which such
an abolition would of necessity entail
ought not to fall entirely upon any
group of stockholders or wage-earn-
ers.
1t should be well understood that
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The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
10000 HOMELESS AS Big fires
sweep So BLOCKS in ATLANTA
Flames, Starting in Three Sections Cause Five
Million Dollars Damage-DynamiteC Checks
Blaze After All-Day Fight
CBy international News service.D

Atlanta May 2-Ten thousand persons made homeless tonight
and hrtylx closely built city blocks the result of disastrous
fires which for hours first through the sections and then
the Paaha residences the fashionable Ponce de Leon section Dyn
mite resOed time and again check the path Of the flames and
not until late tonight the fires practically gotten under control
National Guadmn from Camp MCPHERSON guard the whole
re-swep region Looters with firmly The
by insurance en al S. 100000.
Although there of injuries, fatally hurt
as the result of the fires.
The FIRE started least of them-a 1890 O'Clock this
The fires sweeping block East Fair and the
end. They demanding efforts of the apparatus
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Ships Will Win
WAR, SAYSENVOY
Balfour Discusses Merchant
Marine Plans with Gov
ernment Officials.

Rt. Hon. Arthur ]. Balfour, British
foreign secretary, in conference yester-
day with Gen. George w. Goethals
and William Denman, chairman of the
Shipping Board, declared that Great Brit
aims call for aid from America Is for
ships and still more ships.
American merchant ships will be one
Of the most powerful forces in defeating
Germany" Mr.. Balfour said. 1T is to
the United States that Great Britain now
looks to supply enough ships to cope
with the submarine activity We of Eng
land are deeply stirred by the plans for
enlarged output from shipyards, for
Americas increased cargo-carrying pow
er on the sea means earlier victory and
peace. Your scheme for standardized
ships is an excellent one Your progress
in turning out more and better ships
will eclipse our earlier efforts because
now you can profit by the mistakes we
made at the outset of the war. You Will
benefit not alone by our mistakes but
by the vastly improved methods We
have evolved recently in shipbuilding.
shipping Plans Discussed.
The head of tho British mission plainly
was in high spirits over the preparations
already made to push American ship
yard operations forward at maximum
speed. The details of President Will
sons $50, ,O0o,o 900 shipping program were
explained to him and warmly endorsed.
Mr.. Balfour and the shipping experts
Of the British mission went over with
Gen. Goethals and Chairman Denman
Great Britain's greatest food and sup
ply needs at this time, and a priority
shipping schedule which contemlates the
immediate diversion OF an immense
amount Of coastwise tonnage into the
transatlantic lanes, was fully discussed.
Nr. Balfour supplied the American con-
ferees with an exhaustive list of the
more important items OF food and sup
plies. with the minimum amounts. which
England needs and needs badly as soon
as it is possible for American ships TO
carry them across the sea.
working Out PIau.
The Shipping Board is working out a
comprehensive plan of control and opera
tion of all American shipping for the
service of the allies and will give due
consideration to the recommendations
made by Mr.. Balfour and his colleagues,
with a view to diverting to England
every available ton of shipping possible
consistent with the needs of the other
allied powers.
Mr.. Balfour. during the conference,
supplied the Shipping Board with full
figures showing Great Britain's tota;
tonnage, new construction and the rate
Of depletion owing to the submarine de-
struction.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
CONGRESSMAN'S wife
DIES OF POISONING
Mrs. Hull Mistakes Bichloride of Mer-
curry for Headache Tablets.

Mrs Mary Louise Harris Hull, IS
years old, wife Of Representative Harry
F. Hull, Of Williamsburg. Va, died at
the Emergency Hospital last night at 6
o'clock from a dose of bichloride Of
mercury which she told the hospital
physicians she had taken by mistake for
a headache powder, having been suffer
ing from a severe headache at the time.
Coroner hewitt, after hearing the stateD
ments of DR.. Watkins, the ambulance
physician who handled Mrs. HulTs case,
and of Congressman Hull, who was with
his wife before she died, Mrs. Hull hav-
ing told him that she took the deadly
poison by mistake. issued a certificate OF
death due to the accidental taking OF
the poison.
Mrs Hull the hospital physicians were
told. had been in failing health for some
time and recently had been suffering
from headaches. She told the hospital
physicians that she had taken eight OF
the small tablets of bichloride of mer-
curry, thinking they were headache medi-
cine which she had been using for that
trouble.
Her fatal mistake was discovered a
moment after she had swallowed the
poison. She notified inmates of the
house and the Emergency ambulance
was called. She was hurried to that in
stitution where heroic treating was ad-
ministered, practically the entire house
STAFF being called into the case in an ef-
fort to remove the poison solution from
the stomach before It struck the vital
parts Mrs. Hull died two hours after
the poison.
Mrs. Hull was a native of Iowa. Her
parents were Welsh. She was married
to Congressman Hull June ,, 1891. There
is one child, Harris. years old. The
HulIs resided at 1896 Lamont street north
west Mrs. Hull was Of domestic tastes
and while well known in the Con-
gTessional social set. devoted but a small
portion of her time to society.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Simon Lake to Build
l0,000-Ton Submarines

Bridgeport, Conn, May H.-Simon
Lake, submarine inventor, has incor-
porated Ho,OOO,0Oo company IN Maine
TO build merchant submarines Of
from 5000 to 1000 tons, or twenty
times the size of the Deutschland, 1t
was learned today. Mr.. Lake is presi-
dent of the New Merchant Submarine
Company. Judge Carl Foster, Of
Bridgeport, is secretary.
Mr.. Lake said today that II various
shipyards, co-operated fully, 100 under
sea merchantmen could be turned out
the first year and 500 the second.
Three foreign governments are said
to be interested in the project, and
two have expressed a desire to place
orders for the submarines.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
LINER GOLDMAN SAFE.

Boston, May 1--The Leland liner Co
lonian, reported sunk recently by Ger
man submarine, was reported today to
save arrived in London without seeing
ny undersea boat. This fact was made
nown by Manager John H. Thomas. of
the international Merchant Marine, Of
which the Lsyiand line II a unit.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
CHOATE LEAVES $4,000. 600.

New York. May 21. Mrs. Joseph
Choate, widow OF the late barrister and
former Ambassador, and her children
and grandchildren will inherit the hulk
of his $3,O0O,O00 estate, according to the
terms of his will filed for probate today.
Six charitable organizations in New York
and Stockbridge, Mass-. receive bequests
of $4,000.
st. Paurs Church and the Stockbr,dre
Library Association of stockbridge re-
ceived $4,000 each
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Cost Of Feeding Army
Triple Rate In 1898

1t costs almost three times as much
now to feed a soldier as it did in the
Spanish-American war Of 1895
This was made known yesterday by
the quartermaster's department Of
the army.
Then the cost was l2Sl cents A day
for each man. Now il is y cents
The ration is standard.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Red Cross Offers Aid
To Mayor of Atlanta

Director Ernest p. BiclCnell. or the divi-
sion Of civilian relief OF the American
Red Cross last night wired Mayor Cand-
Ter OF Atlanta that he was IN readiness
to send a large corps OF trained workers
to that city to assist in relief work and
to render such financial assistance as
may be needed TO aid the homeless and
destitute victims Of the disastrous Ere
there. The Red Cross chapter In At
lanta, one Of the largest In the South,
was instructed to lend every possible help
and II necessary TO draw upon the re
sources Of the national organization 20
effect immediate relief for the sufferers.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
LES DARCY NEAR DEATH.

Memphis Tenn, May 2l.-Les Darcy.
Australian middle-weight pugilist, is
barely alive, according to physicians at
tending him in a local hospital His re-
markable vitality alone is responsible for
the continued burning Of the meager
spark of life. He has shown such won
derfuI vitality that he pull through yet"
: n,ember of the hospital staff said to-
day, Darcy's condition was caused by in
fected and diseased tonsis
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
HELD IN MURDER CASE.

Chardon, o., May H.-Forest and Ray
Joiner. brothers, both under 20. were
being held today for questioning in con-
nection with the killing of Myron Ray
mond, 50, wealthy hermit, whose body
was found in his shack yesterday. The
boys deny any knowledge Of the. crime
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Church's Assets SIG, 900, 900
Unable to Meet Expenses

New York. May H-Trinity Church,
with assets of more than S16.OOO,OO was
unable to meet its expenditures during
the past year, according to the annual
report Of the parish issued today.
The receipts of the corporation were
a'2S6,sl76; its expenditures 81, ,s26, ,s55. 70.
A business organization OF the entire
parish. with a budget system to wipe out
lhe annual deficits, was inaugurated.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Chinese Cabinet Resigns
With Exception Of Premier

: PeI<in, May 21.-An the Chinese cabinet
except the premier. Tuan Chi Jul. re-
signed today. Tuan Chi Jul also holds
the post Of minister Of war
There have been dissensions in the gov
ernment for some time owing to the war
situation
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
MUNITIONS STEAMER SUNK.

New York, May 21.-Underwriters here
today received a report that the Calchas,
a s,0OO-ton steamship OF the Ocean Steam
ship Company, OF Liverpool. had been
torpedoed in the submarine zone with
u. ZOO tons Of war munitions aboard.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
FOOD RIOTS IN LISBON.

Lisbon. MAY gl.-Food riots occurred
here today. MODS attacked stores
The Washington herald., 1917-05-22

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The Washington herald., 1917-05-22

The Herald has BY far the largest
proportion of home delivered circu-
lation (mornins or evening" of any
paper in Washington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14

with proper seed corn, planting should
be made several weeks earlier than is
usually practiced in the northern states.
Enormous losses due to failure of the
corn crop to mature can be largely pre-
vented by earlier planting. 1t has be-
come customary to delay corn planting
until the soil is warm, because poor seed
will rot in cold soil. The proper kind
of seed corn can be planted before dan
ger from frosts is past. Spring frosts
do not Seriously damage very early
planted corn. One fall frost is worse
than spring frosts. The earliest plant
ings mature earliest and usually produce
the largest and best crops. While it
may not always be advisab bic to plant
zone for the blaekbird, one for the crow,
one for the cutworm, and three for
grow" it is advisable even with the
best of seed to plant two or three kernels
for every stalk desired. Some of the
young plants will be destroyed. Ii is
very much better and more profitable
to pull out the weaker and superfluous
plants than to attempt to get good re-
suits by replanting Replanting very sell
dom gives good results. Thick planting
and pulling out the weaker stalks in
creases the chances of obtaining good
yields.
c. p Hartley,
In charge of corn investigation, U. S.
department of agriculture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
16sA To
S Have
" - Beautiful
M Hair
<H\ Use
NEWBRO'S
HERPICIDE

No woman can afford to be indiffer-
ent to the appearance of her hair. A
mass of nice snappy hair, becomingly
dressed. will add more in genuine
looks than a pretty face, or an ex-
pensive gown. Don't allow the scalp
to become clogged with dirt and dan
druff. Don t allow dandrutf to destroy
your hair. If your hair is uneven,
dead, dull and brittle and comes out
by the handful every time you draw
a comb through it, dandruff is the
cause. To rid your scalp of the
dandrutf and check the loss of hair
should be your fret anxiety.
NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE will do
this and at the same time put the
hair and scalp in sanitary condition.
HERPICIDE appeals to those of
greatest refinement on account of its
exquisite odor, its purity and clean
illness. 1t contains no grease and
does not stain or dye. There is moth
ing more dependable than this re-
markable scalp prophylactic. The
hair resApds readily to a regular
and intelligent use of NEWBRO'S
HERPICIDE.
Try it and see. Send 10 cents to-
day to THE HERPICIDE CO.,
Dept. S, Detroit, Mich, for sample
bottle and a booklet telling all about
the hair.
For sale everywhere in soc and $f.00
sizes. Guaranteed by The Herpicide
Company.
Applications at the better Barber
Shops and Hair Dressing Panors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
SOUTH BARRE

South Barre grange held its regular
meeting April r. The program was in
charge of the gentlemen and was enjoyed
by 81 members, which was good num-
Der considering the night. The program
was as follows: Recitation, "The Burial
of Sir John Moore" James j. Hill, who
responded TO an encore; discussion,
(Which is the most profitable, diversi
fed farming or dairy farming?" Richard
Lawliss and George Adams; reading by
Del Cutler; current events, Guy C. How
ard; discussion, "What can the members
OF the grange do to improve our village?"
John Nichols made several good sugges-
tions, among them improving our side
walks, suggesting the people turn out
some afternoon, those having teams to
use them, and everybody help; recita-
ton, Poem on the Death Of j. Whit
comb Riley" Walter Carr, followed by
encore, "As the Flag Goes BY" Figene
Boulrice greatly entertained and mysti-
fled his audience with sleight Of hand per-
forming Next was discussion. (Which
is the most profitable, selling milk at five
cents quart or separating and selling
cream and feeding the SKINNED milk to
the hogs and ealvcs?' Z. f. Bancroft and
NJ. L. Towne; reading, William Dudley,
who responded to an encore; song, "on
the 5;l5." Cassius Camp and Stanley
Marsh, accompanied by Robert Foster,
ELECTED much laughter from the audience !
and they were called back again and
again. Mr.. Seager gave an interesting
talk on Preparedness Plan for Food in
Vermont" America" sung by all, con-
,luded the entertainment. The next pro- !
gram will be in charge of the ladies. Now
who is going to get that support
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14

35 st. Rose St., Montreal. April 4th.
"For over two years 1 was sick and
miserable. I suffered from constant
Headaches, and had Fertilization Of the
Heart so badly that / feared i would die.
There seemed to be a lump in my
stomach and the Constipation was
dreadful. [ suffered from Pain in the
Back and Kidney Disease.
Twas treated by physician for year
and half and he did me no good at all.
/ tried Fruit-a-tives " as last resort.
After using three boxes, | was greatly
improved and twelve boxes made me
well. Now can work all day and there
are no Headaches, no Palpitation, no
Heart Trouble, no Constipation, no
Pain or Kidney Trouble and Iteel ike
a nezC 6eing-and it was ''Fruit-a-tives"
that gave me back my health".
MADAM ARTHUR LAPLANTE.
50c. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size, CSC.
At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
a-tiyes Limited, Ogdensburg, New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
FLOUR sr4,so IN BOSTON.
Food Prices Take Another Jump-Butter
ga Cents.

Boston, April l4.-Prices in food il
Boston took another jump yesterday
Flour went from 1910 to $3.50, which
was the price quoted Thursday, to
$3.50.
Wheat and corn in the markets surged
higher. On the exchanges yesterday
wheat sold at S220h and corn at
sl.35sS. steady advance is predicted
in the wheat market.
Butter took a sudden jump of three
cents a pound. The best quality is sell.
ing to-day at - cents, that Thursday
brought only 40.
Potatoes remain at 90 cents peck and
sugar is still at nine cents a pound.
Onions of the common variety are bring
ing IL cents a pound. while Bermudas
sell at p cents a pound.
Hard hit by the tishermcn's strike and
the storm early in the week. the fish
markets made a general advance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
AMUSEMENT NOTES
Gypsy Love" Musical Feast.

Barre is promised the musical treat OF
the season when melodies, romantic oper-
eta Gypsy Love-" Regarded as Franz
Lehar's most sensational success since
he gave the world "The Merry Widow "
comes here to play an engagement Mon
day night, April l6.
Fiery in atmosphere and of unusual
color, picturesque and intensely roman
tie in its whole appeal, Gypsy Love" is
true lyric opera. Its story is that of
Zorika, daughter of rich noble whose
romantic nature rebels at the marriage
arranged for her. and who is fascinated
by the wild melody and still wilder,
words of a gypsy viOlinist. So wrought
up is she by this Jozsi that, on her wed
ding day, while the guests are assembled
she promises to run away with the gypsy
at dawn. In pursuance of an ancient
Hungarian superstition she drinks the
water of the River Czerna, and her flu
ture is revealed to her in dream. This
dream comprises the whole second act.
In it she sees herself married to Jozsi
by the simple gypsy rite OF taking held
of the opposite end OF a handkerershief.
She travels with him, singin and danci-
ngg their way through the country. She
loves him but is filled with shame at her
position. She seeks a proper marriage
with Jozsi but he refuses and firts with
another girl. In her rage she attempts
TO kill her rival.
In TIE opening of the third act Zori-
ka is just awakening from her dream,
and at that moment Gozsi comes to her
and reminds her Of her promise to elope
with him. Warned by her dream she re-
fuses, and carrie out the wedding for
which the guests are assembled.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
To Prevent Old Aqe
Coming Too Soon !
(BY L. H. SMITH. ". d.

Toxic poisons in the blood are thrown
out by the kidneys. The kidneys act
as filters for such poisons. II we wish
to prevent old age coming too soon and
increase our chances for long life, we
should drink plenty of pure water and
take little Anuric.
When suffering from backache, fire.
quent or scanty urine, rheumatic pains
here or there, or that constant tired
worn out feeling, the simple way to
overcome these disorders is merely to
obtain little Anuric from your nearest
druggist and you will quickly notice
the grand results. You will find It
many times more potent than lithia, and
that it dissolyes uric acid as hot water
does sugar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
DEATH PENALTY
TO ALL SPIES
War Conditions to Govern
in the Case of Con-
victions
GREAT MASS
OF EVIDENCE
Officials Fear to Give the
Facts of the Case to
the Public

/ Washington, April l4.--Secret service
men of the United States who have been
doing extremely efficient work for
months have secured a mass of evidence
as to almost unbelievable plots, machina
tons and intrigues by Germans against
the peace OF the United States. Com
paratively few arrests have been made,
but many more are coming. The extreme
penalty of death may be invoked against
such offenders under war conditions. So
condemning is some of the evidence that
officials at Washington fear to give it
out lest innocent German Americans
should be made to suffer from anti Ger
man demonstrations Some OF the plots
have borne fruit in munition explosions,
incendiary fires and attempts to destroy
bridges. There have been numerous at
tacks on sentries guarding railroads,
waterworks and places OF military value
all part of the general spy plotting
scheme which has been i'll operation in
the United States long before the Eu
ropean war began.
1t is an open secret that the depart
ment OF justice is in possession of almost
unbelievable facts showing that German
agents have been trying to stir up dis
sension in the United States Some ar
rests have been made, but persons taken
into custody comprise only small pro-
portion of the spies who have been ac
tive for months Other arrests are an
momentarly. If convicted, |
death will be their penalty, now the
country is at war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
General Sporting Notes.

The fans around the major league cir.
cult viii miss the graceful l.aioie. and
all wish him success in his new line oi
work. that Of managing a minor league
team
Those worlds champion Red Sox are
beginning where they left off last fall
and going strong.
The Giants have what appears to be
the greatest list II kickers in the game
to-day. The inield with Herzog. Fetch
er and Zimmerman are some trio, and
there is some hot temper in the outer
garden.
Buck Iierzog started the season by
kicking over an umpires decision right
OF the reel He protested vigorously
when Umpire Byron called a bali on
Rabbit MaTan,illc that Buck claimed
the Rabbit struck at.