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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-10

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-10

Score-Spaulding "A, Hardwick 26
Goals from foor-Nichols 8, Geals g.
Lewis 5, Huntington 3, Mann 8, Thomp-
son 2, Morse 2, Campbell. Fouls-Lewis
4, Mann 2. Referee-Kenefick. Timer
Shepard. Time-20- minute halves.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
Ardmore. Sunday. December %. ID
GOOD AMERICANS.

.It had to come. The president was
s,ncere,v anxious TO avoid war with Aus
tria.Hungai y, as he had earnestly tried
10 avoid war for two years with Ger
many All in vain. The rulers Oh
Germany. by their defiance OF the con-
science of the world and by their in
sidious attacks ON America itself. com
pelled Wilson to act. And now the
rulers Of Austria, who in spite OF the
presidents forbearance, in spite OF his
implied invitation to break away from
Germany. have sold their very souls to
the German devil. These miitarists
and iingoes of Vienna and Budapest
with their puppet emperor have firmly
convinced Woodrow Wilson that Aus
tria.Hungary will be good only after
II has been soundly licked"
rhis editorial, you may reasonably
infer. was written by a typical Ameri-
can. some native citizen rooted in Amer
ican life for generations, and printed
perhaps i'm some unusually militant
and patriotic American newspaper.
Well, it happens to have been writ
ten by the Bohemian editor of the Bo-
hemian Review, a foreign" newspaper
published in Cleveland The editor con-
tinues:
Citizens of Bohemian birth welcome
with boundless enthusiasm the decision
Of the president and its speedy rati!ica-
ton by congress. The government OF
Austria Hungary is now our enemy
The writer has no faith that the
rulers Of Austria-Hungary will turn
from their evil ways. 1--WE who were
brought up in Austria" he says, know
the Bourbons of Vienna. who never
change and never learn anything, and
know the pigheadedness and over
whelming conceit Of the big generals
and the Magyar oligarchs. the real
rulers of the empire" He and his
readers rejoice in the prospect Of those
rulers having their power broken. and
the peoples of the empire rising TO
freedom and authority.
This represents the spirit of most
of the American publications speaking
for our various immigrant groups from
the empire with which we have newly
gone to war. Their whole-hearted 10Y
atty TO the United States is one Of the
finest rewards of the big struggle we
have undertaken.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
SHIPBUILDINC IS
DELAYED z MONTHS

II have engineering training and
have force OF experts under me-"
Finally. Mr.. Piez said. somewhat
shorsiy'
II want you 10 understand. Senator,
] did not seek this place. ] took II very
reluctantly
The change in design of the wooden
ships after construction was begun
drew some adverse criticism from mem
bers of the committee. Senator Martin
asked Mr.. Piez who was responsible.
The reply was that the change was
made by civil Engineer Ferris. the cor
poration DESIGNING expert
Diplomatic Answer.
Don't you think that shows incom'
petency?" asked the senator.
II would saw" replied Mr.. Piez. that
Il was unfortunate"
Yes" the senator said. unfortunate
ignorance"
The committee. taking up the opera
tion OF ships. sought 10 develop IL the
firm has handled inefflciently the ships
turned over To II. Officials OF the board
explained that they now are investi.
eating that subject.
Rear Admiral Bowles presented fig
ures showing the present progress of
ship construction. but the committee
decided To keep the statistics confiden-
tial.
Except Oh the Pacific coast. the ship.
ping board plans 10 build no more
wooden ships. the committee was told
by Mr.. Piez.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23

That terrible wreck on the Louisville
& Nashville railway the other day Is
just another instance Of the human
factor" i'm the affairs OF life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
PACKERS COIN
MILLIONS FROM
AMERICAN TOLL

Washington, Dec. Cottonseed oil
plants. Chicago real estate and cattle
trade papers appeared today In the
records Of the Federal Trade commits
sion's inquiry into the packing industry
as head lines into which the control
OF the big packers has extended,
When the inquiry was adjourned over
the holidays, Francis }. Heney, special
counsel, announced that subsequent
hearings, probably In New York or Bos-
ton, would deal with the packers al
legged control Of grain. fertilizers, dairy
feed butter substitutes, leather. hides.
poultry and canned vegetables, none of
which was touched on In the first three
days testimony.
He produced papers evidently de-
signed to establish the control of the
Chicago stockyards and terminal rail-
WAYS by the Chicago Stockyards com.
pany of Maine, promoted and owned
in large part by j. Ogden Armour OF
Chicago and Frederick II. Prince ot
Boston.
Mr.. Heney drew from witnesses today
that Armour a. Co. are interested also
in eleven other stockyards. II had been
testified previously that the Morris
group OF packers owned most Of the
Kansas City yards and that Swift was
Interested in the ST. Paul yard.
Mr.. Heney charged that by controlling
the principal cattle markets OF the
country. the packers are in position
TO manipulate the nations meat sup
ply as well as TO dictate prices botn
TO producer and consumer. He SAID
that the large profits of the stockyards
and railway companies come chiefly
from the producers, who pay storage
feed and haulage charges, when CON
stitute the bulk of the companys IN
cop1p
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
Read DilwOrth's Christmas ad on pag'
8 Of this section.
FOOD REGULATIONS WILL BE
ENFORCED IN OKLAHOMA

Norman. Dec. 22.-The Oklahoma
food administration is becoming more
strict on grocers. bakers, restaurants
and hotels who are failing to observe
fedora, regulations in the sale or serv-
ing of food products.
Reports have been made to DR.. STRAIT
ton ID. Brooks. food administrator, that
certain grocers have sold flour or sugar
in large quantities TO farmers or other
buyers permitting boarding OF food
supplies. In every case the admins
tiation has sent letter TO these mer-
chants warning them that their own
supplies from wholesalers will be cut
off unless these practices are stopped
at once.
In the case of one firm ii was neces'
sary to shut off its supply OF flour until
sufficient time had elapsed for pre-
vious order to have been sold at the
usual rate. This firm had sold out a
large order in a very few days, most
of II in large quantities to farmers
One practice complained of IS that
people hoard by buying from number
of stores. In this case il is recognized
that the stores are not to blame, the
public is the law violator. Eleven
pounds of sugar and one hundred
pounds of fluor is the limit on sales TO
individuals
Farmers in many sections OF the state
are declared to have boarded from 300
TO 1000 pounds of flour and from loo
to 500 pounds of sugar
Where hotels and restaurants are fall'
ing to observe wheatless and meatless
day schedules travelling men are urged
to patronize other places. Travelling
men are showing cooperative spirit
i'm this matter and are proving great
help in the enforcement Of these regu-
/ LOT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
PEACE on EARTH"

The German kaiser celebrates Christ
mas by offering peace to the world.
And the world does not hearken, be-
cause il is not a Christian peace but
a German peace.
IL the kaiser in the role of the Prince
of Peace is a spectacle inspiring horror,
the kaiser conceived in the role of Saint
Nicholas to the world is no less revolt
ing. A metropolitan newspaper lately
printed a cartoon picturing Wilhelm IN
Santa Claus costume, standing proudly
beside a Christmas tree surmounted by
a star, on which were the words, Let
us have peacet' And suspended beneath
that Star of Bethlehem, hanging by the
hair from the green branches, were
cadaverous women's figures represent
ing Belgium. Serbia, Rumania. Ar
menia and Poland. And the ground be
meath the tree was strewn thick with
grave-crosses.
II was a horrible conception. And
ii was true. We must hold that truth
in mind even while the Christmas bells
are ringing, lest we be moved by kindly
impulse to tolerate the idea OF accept
ing peace from a hand dripping with
blood.
Let the whole decent and humane
world recognize today that the thing
we are fighting is the eternal opposite
of everything that Christmas means
This is a clean-cut struggle Of Chris
,fianity against heathendom. Of the
kingdom of Heaven against the King.
dom Of Hell. Of divinely established
morality against the laws of the wolf
mack. Beware of wolves when they
come camoufiaged as the Lamb of
God"
II would be un-Christian, and unbe-
fitting the time, to make any appeal
Of hatred against any nation Or indi-
vidual. We do not hate at this Christ
mas-tide. We do not hate the Ger
mans. We do not hate even the kaiser
and Hindenburg and their selfish and
brutal associates. who precipitated this
wan and have pushed it from horror
10 Horror until all that is most dreadful
has become familiar and commonplace.
But we do hate the things they stand
for. We hate the selfishness. the ar
,,rsrce. the brutality, the falsehood.
the violence and bloodshed. the causes
az infinite pain and sorrow. We hate
the svstem of government which by its
rartnership Of absolute monarchic au-
fnoritv and armed national force makes
.hl this hidoous business possible.
II is the season Of 'peace and good
ain 10 men" The German peace prof
fsred has this supreme defect-there
"a !, IL no good Will" And yet in
ttat missing principle lies the saliva
don Of nations. as Of men,
IN is good will 10 men" that holds
humanity together and binds us by a
.-,,aen chain TO the throne Of God. II
is only through mutual good win Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
PLAN TO PAY TEACHERS
EACH MONTH IN YEAR

Tulsa Dec. 22.-In order to obviate
the difficulty of getting and keeping
teachers the board OF education of Sand
Springs is planning to pay teachers for
every month in the year instead of nine
months. as has been the custom. Other
Oklahoma towns will. II Is said, be
forced to take similar action If they
expect TO maintain the standard Of
their schools. Teachers in the Tulsa
city schools have received two All
vances in salary within the last year,
but still insist their pay is Inadequate
10 meet the high cost OF living.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23

British cavalry forces were used ef.
fectively In General Byng's late
drive" How jealous Mr. Ford must
be
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
SHRAPNEL

"ovcr The Top" with rush was
the Rel Cross campaign cry yester.
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23

Strange how the allies always an.
nounce weeks beforehand the coming
OF new German Offensive. giving .hc
number of troops and guns TO he used.
but they never prepare TO meet II,
apparently. until after the Germans have
driven them back a few kilomoters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
OUSTED ARIZONA GOV ERNOR
WINS HIS OFFICE AGAIN

Phoenix. Ariz.. Dec. 22.-The Arizona
supreme court today seated G. w. i.
Hunt as governor Of Arizona. Hunt con-
tested the election Of Governor Camp
bell. who now holds the office.
The decision Of the court was unani-
nous Fifteen days were allowed Coy
ernor campbell's attorney to file An
appeal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
80 ARRESTED IN
DYNAMITE PLOT
IN CALIFORNIA

sacramento. Calf, Dec. 22.-Thirty
men were under arrest here tonight sus'
pected b. the police of being implicated
In the explosion Monday night at the
executive mansion here.
The arrests followed the discovery oi
what Chief of Police Ira Conrad sald
he believed was a plot 10 dynamite the
electric power house of the Pacific Gas
and Electric company here tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
,merican Aviator. Commissioned

Wa shington. Dec. 23.-Nictor Raoiii
Lufbery. William Thaw and twenty
ne other Americans who have been
Wing with the Lafayette escadrille.
-ave been commissioned in the avia-
ion reserves OF the American army on
ecommendation o. General Pershing.
he adjutant general announced today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23

nations that peace can come to this
wartorn earth.
We night for the triumph OF Chris
tian kindliness and mercy and the de-
feat OF the cave-man doctrine that
might makes right. ON with the war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23

An eastern railway company has in
troduced the practice OF paying direc-
tors fees In war savings stamps. It's
a fine idea. worthy OF adoption by
banks and all other corporations that
have boards OF directors. The stamps
are as good as the traditional gold
pieces. and serve far more useful
purpose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23

Which is Russia. anyhow?
What has become Of the old.fashion
man who wore pants that were but
toned. well. you know. you couldn't
tell whether he was coming or going.
See YOU at the municipal Christmas
tree tomorrow afternoon.
Last nights morning Oklahoma City
paper certainly put Itself in bad with
those loyal Red Cross workers of south
ern oklahoma.
Only one more shopping day before
Christmas-wish we might write. only
one more day of Gore"
Elmer Post and Sadie Crow We're
united i'm marriage by Justice Brown
csterday.-Stringer Clarion. whoever
heard of crow being tied" to post?
II makes mighty big difference IN
the appearance of the word if you Will
Just transpose the letters "i' and II
in United"
Queer, but it is a fact, that you have
TO ''go to court" girl to win her and
that you have to ''go to court to get
loose.
Following the trend of everything
else. the new hotel IS still going up
What is Japan doing in this war.
besides getting rich?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
WILLIAM CRAFEMAN,
FORMER TULSA OIL
OPERATOR, DEAD

Springfield Ill. Dec. 22.-An inquest
over the body of William j. Grafeman,
aged So. of ST. Louis, president OF the
Grafeman Dairy company, who died
suddenly in hotel here last night. VIII
be hedl late today. Grafeman was reg.
istered AZ the hotel under the name OF
Frank Waters. Grafeman also was head
of the Grafeman Crude Oil & Gas com
pany. Of Tulsa. Oklahoma, which went
into rcceivership last October.
ST. Louis. Dec civilian E. Crate
man was president Of a large dairy
company here and owner Of large ho-
tel The dairy company recently went
into receivership on petition Of money
lender who alleged that the company
had been mismanaged and that Crate
man had diverted s35O.000 to his own
use.
Mrs Grafeman said today that she
thought her husband died of apoplexy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-05
LADIES ID ATTEND TON|GHT'S BANQUET
 ID GENERAL WOOD
MT. Jemison, Chairman, An nOunces That Extra Plates Have Been Arranged
 for Occasion

Chairman Robert Jemison, Jr., of the banquet committee announces that an additional reservation of plates has been made in order to take care of the large demand for tickets to the dinner in honor of General Wood. and that they can be secured at the Chamber of Commerce by calling for Secretary Everett at Main 25.
 Ladies will attend the banquet, and in view of this fact the demand for tick cts grew so rapidly that 150 more plates were ordered" said MT. Jemison last night. Tn this way we hope to take care of the large number desirous of attend ing, but tickets must be procured from the Chamber of Commerce secretary this morning in order to secure reservations. would appreciate it if all of those who wish to attend would secure their tickets early. We do not want to disappoint anyone and will sell them only as long as they last. The tickets are s2.50 each.''
 The sale of tickets to the banquet has been so rapid and the demand so large that the banquet committee has had to hustle to keep up with the changes in the number of plates, so that the Tut wiler management could make due prepa- ration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-05
DIR. SWEENEY LEAVES
 FOR INDIANAPOLIS


 Pr. George w. Sweeney for the past five months acting pastor of the First Christian church, left last night for h. dianapolis, Ind, where he will visit for some weeks.
 x pr. Sweeney came to Birmingham for two or three weeks to supply for the First Christian church until they could get a pastor, but they persuaded him to stay for five months, He has grealy endeared himself to the people of his congregation and to hundreds of friends he has met outside his membership while here, who regret his departure. Scholarly, affable and extensively travelled, Dr. Sweeney made a lovable companion. He will be missed in Birmingham and his good works will live. His ministry is void of sen sationalism. but full of the gospel and his love for humanity made him general favorite wherever he happened to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-05
EMBRYO OFFICERS
 TAKE LONG HIKE
Lieut.. Hills Training Class Camp at the Motor and Country Club
 Grounds

Lieut.. J. D. Hilrs training class took a 15-nile hike recently as part of their preparation for the next officers reserve training camp. About 50 men are in this class. which meets at the Central Young Mems Christian association at o'clock every Monday, Tuesday. Thursday and Friday nights for instruction.
 The men met at o'clock in the morn ing at Five Points. and marched in squads out to the Birmingham Country and Mo- for club. Camp was pitched about a quarter mile the other side of the club, and the class proceeded to cook its own dinner. After dinner the class paraded, drilled took a swim and marched back to town.
 T want to think the Motor club off, ficials for their courtesy" said Lieuten- ant Hill We appreciated their hos pitality very much. None of the men seemed to be laid up by the march. They are fine bunch of young fellows. Their drilling and .parading yesterday would have been creditable for soldiers of much more experience. The next camp begins August 2s and do not think any of my fellows will have any trouble in getting in.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-05
DESCRIPTION OF FLOAT

The committee of the Italian so- ciety U. s. P. P, appointed by Pres ident Joseph Maggie, to prepare the float for today's parade, composed of P. J. Serio, chairman; z. A. Firpo, Victor Torina. John Cefalu and pr. Louis Cocciola, announces the title of the float will be. America and Her Allies"
 The following young ladies will rep resent these countries:
 Miss Minnie Serio, America; Miss Scavia, Italy; Miss Santoro, England Miss Guercio. France; Miss Romono Belgium; Miss Madonia, Russia, Mss Ziangrosso. Servie-;; Miss Marine, Ro- mania: Miss Froncale, Portgual; Miss Mamie Tripi, Montenegro; Miss Scaccia Cuba: Miss Torina, Japan; Miss Rosie Tripi, China.
 Master Angelo Maggie will represent the American navy and Master Michae Torina the American army.
 The society will march with all the other Italian societies and will be headed by Phil Memoli's band. There will follow the American and Italian flags and banner of the society then will come the float. which in turn will be followed by the entire member ship, who will carry sashes about 300 feet long. one made of the American colors and the other the Italian col ors.
 The float is IT feet long and nine feet wide, and will have on its sides two signs the length of the float it. self with the inscription: United States for Victory. Justice, Freedom and Democracy.-Woo Wilson,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-05

mistake They escape barbarous punish- ment for their occasional crimes while winning no appreciation for their habit ual virtues They are disliked. When their presence becomes a burden, s at East St. Louis, they are abused
 It is on these terms only that they en- joy the longed for liberties of the north its social equality for instance. But do they really enjoy that? Our observa- tion goes to show that the negro is hap piest when the white race asserts is superority, provided that sympathy and understanding accompany the assertion. Not long ago Virginian noticed very gloomy black porter in northern hotel, and learning that the negro had come from Virginia, said. You - black fool. go back to Virginia The reply re- vealed much: 70. Cunnel, dem's the fust kind wuds dats been spoken to me since An come up noff,
 Southerners insist that the nigger must be kept down. They enforce the color line Yet they will work side by side with negroes, befrend them in ad- yersity. and overlook their minor failings Gradually they are working toward the results suggested in the cartoon on this rage. They do not hate negroes. In their hearts they like them Said Dooley: I'm naught throubled whin the naygur is amon's st his oppressors, Hinnessy. What throubles me is whin he falls into tn hands iv his lberators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-05
b[ACKMAN CARTOON AROUSESF FAVORABLE WORDS IN CHICAGO
Governor Gray Pleased With Editorial Appearing in Recent Issue of
 Tribune

Former Lieut.. Gov. Henry B. Gray is back from Chicago greatly pleased with an editorial which appeared in the Chi cago Tribune last week. The Tribune re- produced on it's editorial page the re- Herald on the negro who was about to leave for the north and who was looking wistfully at some watermelons which were labeled with friendly greetings.
 The Tribune for years has said noth- ing but unkind things of the south,'' said Governor Gray, and has shown an es- pecially oblique point of view on. the ne- gro. It was therefore very gratifying while l was in Chicago to see Black mans cartoon reproduced and compli- mentary editorial on the subject. It was with me-
 The editorial to which Governor Gray referred was as follows:
 BLACK MAN, STAY SOUTH,
 They say down south that triggers are all right in their place., but where is that place? South? At Memphis Tenn, negro was recently burned alive. North? At East St. Louis, H.. negroes are mobbed, beaten and run out of town.
 We taunt the south with race prejudice when it burns a bad nigger," but just see how we northerners detect even good niggers"' The real race prejudice is ours. Our very philanthropists betray it. They say to black man, God bless you, good by" whereas the south says, .'-- - you, come here!" Or put it this way: The northerner is great friend of the negro but not of a negro; the southerner is great friend of a negro. but not of the negro.
 Professor Munsterberg once described the race as passive at every turn of fortune" yet within the last year ne- groes by the thousand have actively un- dertaken to find a place for themselves. They have come north. It was a huge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-05
LIFE INSURERS TO
 SELL LIBERTY BONDS


 Wednesday, June 6, has been named by Secretary of Treasury McAdoo as life insurance mems day to sell lib- erty bonds. The national Association of Life Underwriters, in accordance with the governments wishes, has request ed that all members on that day de- vote their entire time to the selling of the bonds. All members of the Bir- mingham Association of Life Insurers are requested to report in the .di- rectors' room at the Chamber of Com merce today at 9:3O and receive in- structions before starting on the cam paign. Oscar Wells w. w. Crawford. T. o. Smith, Leo Steiner and others will address the members. All life in . surance men of the city, whether they are members of the association or not, are invited to attend