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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
A Wonder Working Change in Coal Use.

When Tolstoi rebelled against city life
in the interest of simple living and Rus
kin Numbered against the machine shops
and factories in the interest of the land
scape-the one as an enemy of war, the
other as praiser of virtues-these
thinkers dreamed not of the changes
which a greater war than they had ever
known was to bring in its wake. Which
of them could have anticipated the
sweeping industrial overturn which is
now proposed to the British public by
the coal conservation subcommittee of
which Niscount Haldane is chairman?
We have here nothing less than a plan
for the electrification of the national
industries and such a Capitalization of
them in the matter of power supply as
would bring all the larger private oper
atoms to an end.
At present S0.000,000 tons of coal,
costing $500, 100000 at the pit-head are
annually used for the production of
power in the United Kingdom, and of
this amount the committee assert that
55000000 tons, of the value of $780,
100000, could be saved by an upto-date
and national scheme of electrification.
Taking also into account saving of by
products now wasted by the burning of
coal in open CRATES and boiler furnaces,
together with reduction in the cost of
coal transport and distribution, it is
maintained that the proposed change
would bring in national economies in the
item of coal alone, amounting to $780,
900, 900.
The committee, after exhaustive
study, accept the experience of the last |
fifteen years as showing that "the most
economical means of applying power to
industry is the electric motor They !
point out that in the factories erected |
for the production of munitions during
the war fully 95 per cent of the ma
chinery is driven by electricity, and they
are of opinion that "it is only ques-
ton of time for all power to be applied
in this way" At present the supply of
current is in the hands of about 600
and municipal undertakings
with an average output for each of s.,
600 horsepower, which is only one Thrift
eth of that of a power station of econom-
zeal size.
The reform proposed is to supersede
all these small enterprises by laying
uOWH throughout OTtdt DIllhilt ihdli
trunk lines to be fed by sixteen super
power stations" located at strategic
points outside cities or towns. One sub
sidiary feature of the plan is the setting
up of secondary generating plants wher-
ever there is surplus gas or waste heat
1t blast furnaces and coke ovens, it be-
ng the intention to feed the electricity
here produced into the main trunk sys-
=
-ent at the pit-head of waste coal now
eft there as not being worth the cost
II carriage The whole scheme to be
arried out and controlled by a ma
ional board of electricity commissioners"
las yet to undergo the acid test of dis
ussion. But the committee, with the
government behind them, are confident.
they are planning also for the after
var period. They even venture to pre-
let that as result of Matchmaking | |
he electric power supply factory Chin !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
TALK OFTIIETOWN

Look over Abbotts remnant table fol
values.
Miss Nellie Cady, who has been passing
Few days with her grandparents, MIR
and Mrs. Henry Wheeler, on the East
Montpelier road, has returned 10 hel
school in Williamstown.
Tomorrow evening the Eagle frater,
mites OF Barre aud Montpelier, which in
stituted series of contests in billiards
bowling, pool and cards, will gather in
this city for the sixth tournament Of the
winter. The Granite City aerie leads by
comfortable margin az this writing,
but there are several more meetings
scheduled, and the outcome of the sea .
sons gatherings is much IN doubt The
table games and the alley contests will
be staged at Merlo's academy, and at the
same time the local aerie viii keep open
house at its rooms In the Wortheu block.
A Hooverized luncheon will be served at
the club, where the card players, divided
into groups playing cribbage, pitch and
10, will con2regate.
Organized labor il interested in the
efforts OF the aldermanic charity com
millce 10 solve some OF tne pfoDiens
confronting consumers of fuel, and il is
expected that a delegation consisting Of
members of the Central Labor union will
attend the aldermen's session tonight.
In the rear of the Church street school
house there is a pile Of wood from which
the charity committee has been drawing
its supply of fuel for INDECENT persons
and families. II is said that the price
paid per cord represents very small
saving over the cost of purchasing from
local wood dealers, and there is feeling
that early preparations for the winter of
l0lS-l9 will forfend the necessity of pay
ing two profits before the fuel is delivered
to the consumer.
City hall attaches, including the mu-
nieipal judge and the officers at police |
headquarters, are applauding the de-
cision of Janitor G.. A. Bemis to conserve |
fuel by closing the city court room. For
nearly fortnight the court room has |
been denied its customary mudicum of |
heat, and the few petty offenders arrest
I'd by the police have undergone arraign-
lient in the judges office. The court room
normally requires good deal of heat |
md on occasions when civil or criminal |
asses were being tried it is probable that
/ good deal of heat has been consumed in
getting it ready for occupancy. During
he "off" season in city court business,
trunks and offenders against the peace
will be arraigned in the city judges Of
ice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
Kept Her Guessing.

Mrs. Flatbush-So your husband is
Somewhere IN France
Mrs. Bensonhurst--So | believe.
"But you don't know where?"
mo"
Don't you feel somewhat concerned q
"Why, no. When he was here | knew
he was somewhere in America, but half
of the time | didn't know where
Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29


II was announced at the office of the
| secretary of state Monday that Thursday
| is the last day in which the owners OF
automobiles can register and have their
old numbers The returns from the own
ers show that great many more have
registered thus far this year than in the
same length of time in 1917.
Gov. II. f. Graham has appointed Rev.
A. W. Hewitt of Plain6eld a member of
the state board of education, to attend
the conference in Washington, ID. c., Feb
90 to %, inclusive, upon rural schools.
During the conference there will be spe-
cia attention paid to illiteracy as shown
by the returns from the selective draft
law. Commissioner NJ. b. Hillegas plans
to attend the conference. He has figures,
obtained as result of a canvass made
recently, which he viii compare with
those obtained from the draft.
The horse of DIR. Harold J.. Watson ran
away Monday evening Starting from
the rear Of the county jail il ran over
several of the streets in the easterly part
of IL. city and then to State street,
again through the State House garden
and finally stopped on the Middlesex
ROAD near the MOUSE vi w. ~ Naihci
Little damage was done.
J. f. Joslyn. tmployed in the auditor
Of accounts office at the State House,
put one over on those who yearly tell
how early they get vegetables from their
garden when on Sunday afternoon he
went to his garden and therefrom dug
several parsnips of eatable size. or
course, he found considerable snow, but
there was only about two inches of frost |
in the ground.
Louis Lebel, who was here Sunday, left |
last evening for his home in Hardwick.
Mayor F. W. Mitchell, for the city /
has sent an invitation to Con-
gressman Porter II. Dale asking that he
speak in the city before he leaves Yer
mont.
A meeting of the board of civil author
ty for abatement of taxes occurred on
Monday evening. Nearly 100, the most
If whom are young men who have gone
% war. enioyed the rebate and abate-
nent of their taxes, while S49l mcol-
ected taxes of 1911 were abated because
he statutes limitations had been passed.
Three in 1915 were abated and IL OF
9l6 IN
At the meeting of the city council
Monday evening which followed the civil
meeting the local council,
Knights of Columbus, were given the
light, without expense, TO use city hall
Wednesday evening for their dance, the
of which will be Vsed for the
var fund. The council had arranged
o hold it Tuesday evening but it seemed
est to change the time to comply with
he fuel rulings relative to amusements.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
GRANITEvILLE.

The regular meeting Of Victor lodge.
No 81, will be held in Miles hall Fri
day night, Feb. !. At O'Clock. All mem
bers are asked to be present. a. the pink
degree win be conferred. Degree staff
please wear white dresses and gloves.
Practice at $50. Refreshments &C cake.
coffee and fruit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
On Safe Ground.

They inquired about his trip abroad.
He began enthusiastically, hut stopped
short.
Has any one here been in Europe
NO"
Well. then. I can speak freely
Christian Register.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
Breach Of Contract.

Manager What's the leading lady in
such a tantTlIm about
Press Agent-She only got nine bou-
guets over the footlights to night
Great Scott, Isn't that enCsghf'
NO. She paid for ten. London Fun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
THE UNION DRY GOODS COMPANY

neys will gradually disappear, smoke
will vanish from our towns and the cleo
trio light will be cheap enough for the
poorest. "-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
GRANITEVILLE.

There will be a meeting of the Red
Cross for sewing Wednesday evening at
Z o'clock, and Thursday afternoon at
80 o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
BARRE DAILY TIMES
TUESDAY. JANUARY 20, 1918.
The Weather

Fair tonight except snow in eastern
Maine; colder In New Hampshire and
Vermont; Wednesday fairs moderate va
riable winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
MONTPELIER
The K. Of c. Fund Was S2,25o UP to
Monday Evening.

The figures compiled Monday night
relative to the Knights of Columbus cam
paign in Montpelier showed that S2,25o
had been paid to the treasurer OF the
fund, while Waterbury and Northfield
each reported $500 raised, and Berlin and
Alddlesex each $40.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
WANTED

Girls for light factory work;
wages $1,000 per week to start;
transportation paid; apply to
Miss Florence Wood, at Hotel
Barre. asstb'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29

The first meeting of the creditors OF
Monser Deep, formerly merchant in
Barre. was held i'm the office of w. n.
Theriault Monday. f. l.. Scott, repre-
senting several creditors, examined the
case, after which G. l.. Morris was APP
pointed trustee, while the appraisers are
Ben Eastman, w. H. Wescott and &.
Monti.
In probate court this morning Alfred
Edward OF Barre was appointed admin
istrator of the estate OF James Edward,
late OF Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29

n. Special oonvocstion Of Granite
Sehapier. No. p. r. A. ". Tues
10 dsy, Jan. %. at p m. Purpose
~ II 81 work. mark degree. Per order
~ r II. T..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29

WANTED - Competent woman for general
Homework in family must be able to cook
apply to Mrs. t. c. Phinney, Spring street,
Montpelier. 26st1
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Girl for general housework no
cooking; reply by letter to '"A. b." care Of
Times Office. 26et5
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29

and badges. Robert J. Stewart, chief;
Alfred Milne. secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29

Regular stated conven.
ton of Vineitia lodge,
No. 10, X. of r.. tonight
at 1880.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-18
National War Garden
Commission
Free Garden Lessons
AMERICAN WOMEN ARE. READY
BY Laura Buffum.
Domestic Science Expert Of the Ma
tionai War Garden Commission,
Washington, D. c.
INFLOW CANNING PRESERVES
FOOD

Food waste this year will be re-
duced to a minimum and the women
of the United States will be largely
re sponsible tor this saving Most of
the surplus of the countless war
gardens which are growing food to
help win the war cannot be kept
FOR any length of time without cam
ming Full instructions on the i'm
pOrtant part the women are taking
in this work is contained in the
free canning and drying manual
which the National War Garden
Commission will send TO anyone
for twotcent stamp for postage.
When food in a natural state is
kept unused it sours in due time.
This condition lis caused by the
presence, on the surface or-.ir the
structure, of molds. bacteria or 9TH
Or organisms causing decay. If
these can be destroyed and the pres
epee OF other destructive organisms
prevented, the food will keep in
good condition for an indefinite
period.
A temperature of PIP degrees Fl
continued from u. minutes for some;
products to several hours for other
has been found to kill these organ
isms. In coldpack canning,s4he pro-.
'dncts in sealed air,tight Jars are
protected from the entrance of
bacteria, and those already present
are destroyed by the continuous
cooking in hot water at the boiling
point during the processing period.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-18
H DAD(H'SGV[N|N(
FL A|QY TALE
.GI s. f'AM 0AIllNRUseR |
NiGHr'RAcEs. -sss,.S} ~

Come along, come along" said tht
Night Fairies, and they flew along otei
the black night clouds.
"Wilf you run races?" asked the
Night Fairies as they ran along THE
Milky Way and called upon the Shbot
ing Stars.
/ "Oh, rather" said the Shooting
Stars. "We'd love to run races"
Tonight" asked the Night Fairies
and the Shooting Stars said: II
Yes. tonight Yes, tonightti
When all is bright, soAbright!
Well run races, Hurrah!
So let's hurry away.
And off they all hurried. The Shoot
Ing Stars raced with the Night Fairies
and the Moon looked ON and lIaughed;
Many of the other stars said:
what a good time the Shooting
Star children do have. They're SO
jolly and are so fond of rasing with
the fairies. And the earth p,ople, we
have heard, love to see the Shooting
Stars
AS they We're playing and racing
and laughing little fairy named Sill
very Night came along.
"Where have you been, Silvery
Night?" they all asked.
eve wanted to run races with you,
too" said the Shooting Stars. "Ve're
having night races. Where have you
been?
Listen said Silvery Night. And
they all stopped racing to listen.
Il was flying over a house tonight
and l heard the voice Of little child
inside. There was a window open
near by and l hoped on the window
sill where she couldn't see me. She
was talking to her mother.
"'When does the doctor say I'll be
able to sit upY she asked.
Very soon, my love- her mother
said. You must be little stronger
"'Oh, mother the little girl said,
i do hope it will be soon. get SO
tired Of being in bed. l feel so very
lonely sometimes without my friends,
the Shootings Stars
"Now found out" continued Sill
very Night, that this little girl always
sat by her window before she went to
bed and looked at the stars. and SO
many nights she saw the Shooting
Stars. She loved them so, and always
wanted to see them if there were any
to see. But now she had to lie in bed
and the bed was quite distance from
the window as she had to be kept out
of the drafts.
Il could tell that her mother was
afraid she was getting SO discouraged
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-18
IS YEAR OLD GIRL
BREAKS" OUT JAIL

How a slip of a girl, Gladys Par
ker, aged is, managed to get out OF
jail ait Keyser is being investigat
ed by officials OF the Federal Cour.
of this district. Gladys is the girl
who was arrested in this city on a
Federal warrant charging her with
forging the name of her sister-in,
law, Mrs. Stacey Parker, to sol
der checks sent to Mrs. Parker by
the War Department. Mrs. Park
er's husband brother to Gladys, is
a member of Co. F, stationed for
some time at Camp Shelby, Miss
She was taken to Elkins, indicted
by the grand jury at that term OF
Federal court and remanded to Mar
tinsburg for trial at the September
term. Deputy u. S. Marshall E. W
Athey had been, detailed as one Of
the guards to accompany II prison,
erls to;,,the Federal prison at Allan
Ia and Drought the girl as far as
Keyser, placing her in Jail there
for safekeeping. Imagine his con-
sternation upon arriving from the
trip to Atlanta to find Gladys had
gotten out on the night of July 1S
and her whereabouts was a matter
OF mystery. Federal officers throu'
ghout this entire section have a
detailed description of the girl and
it is believed her recapture will be
accomplished within a comparative
ly short time. 1t will then be ascer
tained who assisted her to escape
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-18

we'll. So l stopped on my way and
had talk with the Dream King"
Eyes, and what did he sayT they
all asked.
He said he would help"
"Hurrah," they shouted.
So the Night Fairies and the Shoot
ing Stars led by Silvery Night and the
Dream King ran their races all through
the dreams of the little girl and up
and down the ceiling. They danced
over the bed, and sometimes she al
most caught them as they raced by
her. But she never quite caught one
'Oh, my dear beautiful Shooting
Stars" she said, "and the beautiful
fairies"
And the fairies whispered to her:
You'll soon be well. little girl. Be
patient, very patient, and soon you'll
be strong again. The Night Fairies
are watching over you and the Shoot
ing Stars have not forgotten their lit
tie friend who loves to see their
sports"
Morning at last came and the Shoot
ing Stars, the Night Fairies Silvery
Night and the Dream King had gone
and the little girl was wide awake.
"Oh, mother" she said, Il feel 80
much better. The Night Fairies and
Shooting Stars had night races for me
In my dream, and they told ne to be
patient little longer. l have been
getting SO impatient latelyw
The doctor came to see the little
girl that day and he said that she was
wonderfully improved and that within
two days she could be up once more !
He really didn't at all understand
the wonderful improvement but some
little creatures did--and they were the
Night Fairies. the Shooting Stars Sill
very Night, the Dream King and the
little girl herself
So the night races were very big
success
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-18
READ THIS STORY

l tell you we have to be careful these
days" -
What is the news7 What did Won
hear2" -.
Asensio sighed gratefully as he seat.
ed himself. "One hears great deal
but one never knows what to belieys
There is fighting in Santa Clara, and
Maceo sweeps westward"
Taking the unaddressed letter from
his pocket, Esteban said, II have An.
other message for Colonel Lopez"
"That Lopez He's here today and
th0re tomorrow; one can never fud
him."
"Well, you must find him, and irp-
mediately, Asensio. This letter con.
tains important news--so important, In
fact"-Esteban laughed lightly-'thst
if you find yourself in danger from the
Spaniards I'd advise you to chew II uu
and swallow it as quickly as you can"
"I'll remember that" said the negro
"for there's danger enough. Still
fear these Spaniards less than the
guerrllleros: they are everywhere
They call themselves patriots, but they
are nothing more than robbers
They"
Asensio paused abruptly. He seized
his companion by the arm aud, lean
ing forward, stared across the level
garden into the shadows opposite.
Something was moving there, under
the trees; the men could see that ii
was white and forinless md that it
pursued~an cratic coufte.nae SS's = 4"
What's that?" gasped tiesnegro He
began to tremble violently and his
breath became audible, lEsfeban was
compelled to hold him down by msin
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-18
"whats Thata" oa.ped the Negro.

"Whatt That7" Gasped the Negro.
force. Its old Don Esteban. your IA
ther. They say he walks at midnight
carrying his head in his, two hands"
Young Varona managed to whisper,
with some show OF courage: Hush
Wait! / don't believe In ghosts Nsy-
ertheless, he. was on the point Of set
ting AsensiO an example Of undignifed
flight when the mysterious object
emerged from the shadows into the
open moonlight: then he sighed with
relief: "Ah-hl Now i seel At ,is sly
stepmother. She Is asleep"
For moment or two they watched
the progress of the white-robed figure;
then Esteban stirred and rose from bis
seat. "She's too close to that well.
There is" He started forward o
pace or two. ''They say people who
walk at night 60 mad If they're awsk'
ened too suddenly, and yet"
When the somnambulist's deliberate
progress toward the mouth Of the well
continued he called her name softly.
Donna Isabel" Then he repeated II
louder. 'Donna Isabel Wake up
The woman seemed to hear and YET
not to hear. She turned her head to
listen, but continued to walk.
Don't be alarmed" he said, reas-
surihgly. 1T is only Esteban-Donna
Isabel! Stop" Esteban sprang for
ward, shouting at the top Of his voice,
for at the sound of her name Isabel
had abruptly swerved to hersright' a
movement which brought her danger
ously close to the lip Of the well.
stop! Go back r. screamed the
young man.
Above his warning there came =
shrek, shrill and agonized--a wall OF
such abysmal terror as to shock 'tlle
night birds and the insects into still
ness. Donna Isabel slipped, or STUN
b!ed, TO her knees. she balanced breny'
| clutching at random while the earth
and crumbling cement gave way De,
meath her; then she slid forward ana
disappeared, almost out from between
Esteban's hands, There was noisy
rattle Of rock and pebble and a grea'
splash far below; chuckle Of litlie
stones striking the water, then faint
bpbbling. Nothing more, The stepsoh
stood in his tracks, sick, blind WIN
horror he was swaying over the OPEN
ing when Asensio dragged him back Pc
: Ito be continued tomorrow
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-18
BAPTIST Meeting
AT PHILIPPI SOON

Baptists of West Virginia are
looking forward with great interest
to the ninth annual session OF the
Baptist Assembly of the State
which will he held in Broaddus Col
lege buildings, Philippi, beginning
Tuesday afternoon, August s and
closing Monday evening, August IL.
The Assembly has three fold pur-
pose, the deepening of religious life
better training in Sunday school
work, and wholesome recreation for
thel delegates for nearly a week un-
der favorable auspices.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-18
LIGHTNING SPARES GIRL

(i4y International News Service)
Des Moines,s Ias July 1S.-A bolt
of lightning ruined the home of j.
B. Tharow and played havoc with
the bedroom where Natalie Tharow
six years old, was sleeping, but new
err harmed the little girl. The CELL
ing and walls OF the room where
the child was sleeping were COM
pletely destroyed.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-18
HARRY yMURR SAILS
SOON FOR THE FRONT
But Recently Broken Arm Takes
Him From Aviation.

Very soon now Mr. Harry Smurr,
son of Mrs. Charles Smurr, of 118
North Raleigh street, expects to
cross over for duty On the French
soil. For the past ten days Harry
has been with his mother, who is
visiting in Allenhurst, N. ]. Recent
~ Mrs. Smurr and Harry were en-
dertaine6 by Mr.. and Mrs. w. H..
Harder both of whom have fire.
quently visited MartinsIburg with
the Myrkle-Harder Stock Co. Mrs.
Harder presented the young soldier
with a pair of heavy socks that she
had knitted herself. Mrs. Harder
takes prominent part in Red
Gross Work in New Brunswick
While at Hampstead Harry was
presented by Mrs. Miller, now 80
years of age, with a. helmet, socks
and sweater, knitted by her loving
hands. Quite naturally all of the de-
lightful attention to her only boy
are great pleasure to Mrs. Smurr
Harry enlisted some months ago IN
the aviation service, ground work,
but before he could sail with his
contingent he had the misfortune
to break his arm SO badly that it
rendered him unfit for this phase of
military duty and he has been trans
derred to Post Hospital.