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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
Political Speculation.

Some of Congressman Porter Fl.
Dale's friends are asking What their
attitude should be in case third par
ty say Allen NJ. Fletcher of Caven-
dish Should enter the lists with Sen.
ator Dillingham; and Judge Wendall p.
Stafford in contest for the United
States senatorship.
Considering the fact that the 1920
census is quite likely to show figures
that will deprive Vermont Of one of
its congressional districts, why, they
ask, shouldn't Mr.. Dale enter such
free for all?
Certainly Dillingham; Stafford
Fletcher-Dale contest would be apt to
develop some spectacular and novel fea-
lures, but the chief feature of this
probably purely predetermined situation
is that there seems to be no doubt in
any ones mind about Congressman
Greene's ability to hold, not only his
own district, but if necessary to be-
stride the whole state if it is all pooled
in one district by the gerrymander of
the census.
Incidentally, one congressman and
two senators would be about as pointed
a comment on the popularity Of the
senatorial system as one could find in
many day.
Possibly Congress may see some way
of once more tiding over this awkward
contingency, but meanwhile it is per
fectly clear and plain what Vermont
must be prepared for,-Rutland Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
GROTON

Mr. and Mrs c. T. Douglass, who re-
Gently visited their daughter, Mrs.
Manley Carpenter, and family, returned
to their home at Post Mills the first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Smith and George
S. WEIGH returned from Campton, y.
H., Tuesday. The lumber job that Mr..
WEIGH expected did not prove satisfac.
Mr.! and Mrs. William Richardson of
Bradford were recent visitors at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Dennis,
Mrs Richardson's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. T. NJ. Walbridge and
children returned early in the week
from Marshfield where they have been
passing some weeks
Ernest Keenan, of ST. Johnsbury Wis
tied Lewis keenan,, his brother, on Mon
day,
Miss Dora Chase, who has employ
ment in Montpelier, has been passing
the week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Vance.
Wednesday evening the junior Ep.
worth league of the Methodist church
gave an entertainment and box supper
in the church vestry. The program was
short but very enjoyable, The first
number was duet by Mrs +. f. Clark
and Rev Stead Thornton. The boxes
were unusually attractive and brought
good prices Games and general merry
making concluded the evenings enter
tainment, which was enjoyed by old
and young.
Methodist Episcopal church Rev.
Stead Thornton, pastor. Order of serv.
ices: Sunday morning at l0:45. Sun.
day school at r. Evening service, 1880.
Midweek service Thursday evening at
1880 Topic Sunday morning, Watch
man, What Of the Night?' Topic Sun
day evening, Respect to Our Maker"
The evening lecture viii be the second
of series on the Lords Prayer"
There will be special music at both
services. A cordial welcome to all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
The Case of Jenkins.

The controversy relative 10 United
States Consular Agent Jenkins at Pue.
bla, Mex, has changed since ne first
came into public notice by reason of
his abduction by bandits. At that
time the question was whether the
Mexican government had given him the
reasonable protection to which under
international law representatives Of
foreign nations are entitled. Now he il
in prison accused of crime in that he
conniyed with the outlaws for the pur-
pose of compelling the payment to
them of a huge ransom, which they in
turn were TO use in promoting rebel.
lion
Conditions in Mexico are such that
statements even from official sources
must be received with caution, but If
there is any color of evidence TO sus.
tain the charge lodged against Jen-
kins the response of the Carranza gov
eminent to Secretary Lansings demand
for the release OF the prisoner is pre-.
cisely what ours would be in like cir
cumstances.
While in common practice the meas
sures resorted TO south of the Rio
Grande to enforce order and admin.
lister Justice do not resemble those of
the United States, the system, more
honored in the breach than in the OBJ
service, is much the same. Jenkins
is in the custody of the courts, and
there, as here, the executive and the
judicial departments operate in diff.
ferent spheres. Moreover, jurisdiction
in this case has been taken by state.
bringing about complication familiar
enough in our history but not easily
understood in other countries.
The administration at Washington
should make every effort to arrive at
the facts of this troublesome affair.
Jenkins does not appear to be in dan
ger, and, guilty or innocent, the truth
will hurt nobody except politicians and
predatory interests which, as usual, are
war dancing. New York World
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
BEAN CATERPILLAR.
Methods of Controlling the Pest Out
lined.

Massachusetts is being visited by an
unwecome pest known commonly as
the bean caterpillar, says the Spring
neid Republican. Farmers all over the
state are sending complaints to the
entomology department of the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural college and to
their various farm bureaus asking what
the pest is and how it may be con-
trolled. The damage that it is doing
10 the bean crop Of the state entities it
to the questionable distinction of a
place near the top Of that too long list
OF pests that are doing economic dam.
age on our farms. The Massachusetts,
Agricultural college took hold of the
situation Immediately and has given
directions TO farmers for the control of
the pest
The bean caterpillar is usually found
on clover, this being the first year for
long period that it has attacked
beans. 1t is green worm" about the
same color as the underside of the bean
leaves, and is about one inch long when
full grown. Ii has pale yellow lines
running longitudinally from end to end.
concerning the control treatment, Mr..
Bourne of the entomology department
Of the Massachusetts Agricultural col.
lege says:
The younger stages of the Larvae
feed by eating off the green tissue from
only the under side of the leaf; later,
as they develop, they eat the leaf com.
pletely through, making the ridded APP
pearance which is very often the first
indication of the presence of these in.
sects in the beans. In many eases
where the foliage has been wholly de.
vourcd, it has been found that the
larv@ will start feeding on the pools
themselves.
In the way of control measures for
beans which are to be kept for winter
or used for shell beans, spray of ar.
senate of lead is recommended at the
strength OF five pounds of the paste to
100 gallons of water, or about two and
one-half pounds of the powder to 100
gallons of water. AS much as possible
this should be directed against the un-
der side of the foliage OF course, in
cases where the beans have developed
rapidly and filled in the rows, mating
more or less together, such spray will
be rather difficult At any rate, the
leaf surface should be as thoroughly
covered with the arsenate as possible.
The mature insects, which eat clear
through the foliage, would, of course, /
devour the poison whether applied to |
the upper or under surface.
In the case of string beans, which |
are to be used Immediately, an appli-
cation OF the poison is out of the qlies-
ton. For this purpose, resort must be
had for relief TO busting materials or
something after the nature of tobacco
In Connecticut, the rec,
was made for the use of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
Vermont in Congress-

Already people are figuring upon the
effects of the census of 1920 on the
House of Representatives in Congress
The membership of the House at pres
ent is 434 and it is predicted that il
the same ratio of representation is
maintained after the next census the
membership will be increased to APP
proximately 500 The average popula
tion of the congressional districts is
now given as 2ll,430 Should there be
no change in the number of congress
men il is predicted the number of in
habitants required TO make up a con
gressional district would liner ease to
246,659, a considerable smaller number
than in 1890, when it was 37006S. To
increase the number of congressman to
500 would add 81 100000 to the yearly
cost of Congress.
A Washington correspondent figures
that the increase in the number of resi-
dents in congressional district would
affect New England thusly: Massachu-
sets would gain two congressman,
Maine and Vermont would lose one
each and the other states would not be
dIlINltus l(tSptlC THIS lbSH III hummer
70 representatives we think the people
of Vermont would prefer holding the
membership of the House down to its
present number to increasing the num-
Der of congressman and the expenses of
government The House is large enough
to represent every section of the coun-
try and to give to the ability of Amer
lea opportunity to be in the popular
legislative body. There is no likelihood
the quality of congressman would be
improved by an increase in the number
OF representatives. 1t would be more
likely to be decreased II would also
increase the number of men in that
body trying to pull plums for their dis
trict and so increase the expenses of
the government far above the amount
required for salaries and legitimate ex-
penses.
The reduction in the number of CON
gressmen from Vermont would reduce
the number of important committee
ships the state could hold, because one
man could be of influence on but few
committees. But that would not nee
essarily endanger the interests of Yer.
mont in Congress. One good man would
be worth more to the state and gain
more national prominence than two
poorer ones. Vermont at one time had
three congressman but it had no more
influence in the House than it has had
with two Therefore we should expect
the verdict of the average Vermonter
would be for no larger House of Rep
rescntatiyes and no unnecessary in.
crease in legislative expenses Brattle-
boro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
SOUTH RYECATE

Mrs. ID. b. Fisk, who has been an
invalid for the past year, went to Han.
over hospital Tuesday. She was oper.
ated upon by DR.. Gle Thursday and
her condition found to be serious.
Many hunters are securing the woods
but up to this time the only success
full ones here are NJ j. and Ray Bailey,
who each got doe early the first day
OF the open season.
Rev. j. s. Garvin and Rev. d. M.
McKinlay attended the new era con
ference Of Caledonia county at St.
Johnsbury Wednesday and Thursday of
this week as delegates from the u. P.
church.
Mrs. B. H. Hooker and daughter have
been spending the week at M. f. Sar-
gents.
Little Henry Tillotson, son of Mrs.
Nora Tillotson, has been i'll this week,
threatened with pneumonia.
AT the morning service in the Pres
byterian church last Sunday five new
members were received by certificate
from other churches Mr.. and Mrs.
Hilbert Samuelson and their daughter,
Mrs. Gordon Smith, Miss Gladys Lin
coin and Paul M. Gibson.
K. zampieri has moved this week
from the Hartman house to the Frank
Rosa place in the village
A. I. Beaton, jr., and II. w. Goodine
took trip to Barre Thursday by auto
Mrs. Rose Agost;ni is i'll. Her step
daughter, Miss Louisa Agostini, ar.
rived from Milford, Mass, Friday to
care for her.
Mrs. Tells Cole has been suffering
the past two weeks from an attack a.
Mrs. Christina Taylor of Dorchester,
Mass, is staying for a time at A. T.
Beaton, jr's.
Mrs Lillian Pettigrew of Portsmouth,
n. H., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. f. L.
Ingraham.
j. j. Tewksbury is serving on the
jury at county court, st, Johnsbury,
this term.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

G. s. Edison, the senior member of
the firm of Edison and son, had a very
severe shock at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. H, Hough OF Lebanon. He
has lost his sight and is in a critical
condition.
Waterman and Wilmot have bought
OF n. P Wheeler the garage and livery
stable OF the Junction house. The deal
was made Thursday and as Mr.. Wheel.
er does not take possession of the hotel
for go days, Waterman and Wilmot
will not take over their new property
until the same length of time.
Harvey Mayo of White River june
ton attended the funeral Of Mrs. Alice
Gaudette of st. Adams Thursday.
DIR. Robert Blood of Concord, son of
Mr. and Mrs. w. f. Blood of West
Lebanon, was pleasantly surprised Nov
~, to receive from the French govern
ment the croix de guerre awarded him
for heroic service at Chateau Thierry
on July %, 1918. DR.. Blood has al.
ready received the American distin-
guished service cross and two citations
for gallantry service.
Eliakim Howe, who with his wife
has been making his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Narl Kilton, passed
away on Monday evening at the age
of rs years. Mr.. Howe was born in
keene, N. H., but spea the greater
part of his life in Potsdam, n. Y. Dur.
ing the last five years previous to his
removal to West Lebanon he had lived
In Canaan. He is survived by his wife.
one daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Kilton,
one son, Theodore, of Detroit, Mich.
and one sister, Mrs. Julia Cady OF
Princeton, MINI. The services were
held from the home Thursday after
noon, Dec. 4, Rev II. L. Thornton. pas.
tor of the Universalist church of White
River Junction, officiating
a lecture under the auspices of Mi
chsud council, X. of G.. will be given in
Gates opera house, Wednesday evening.
Dec. 10, by Charles Sandy" Chapman.
overseas X. of c. secretary and war
worker, who will tell of his experiences
IN France and how the X. of C. war
fund was handled.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
Platforms Shaved to Toothpicks.

Wild and woolly" used to be applied
to the whole Of the great West. and
there are spots out there where the
designation still holds good For to-
day South Dakotas laws concerning
preference primaries will suffice.
A candidate who wishes to have the
vote of the South Dakota delegates at
q national convention must before the
first day of the presidential year. state
his platform in eight words. This is
more difficult than the ancient parlor
game of kilograms in which ten were
allowed
Gov. Coolidge could make his plea in
three words, law and order.n Mr..
Bryan might say: Silver now l6 to
one. | said t." Perhaps Major Gen.
eral Leonard Wood printed on his Wis
ting card: Theodore Roosevelt's friend
unjustly kept home" If Mr. Wilson de.
sires to run again, he might say: "The
treaty and the league without any
changes" The hardened hack in either
party might rest his case on the pa
triotic statement, Il need the job"
The preference convention acted yes
terday. General Wood carried off the
honors in the Republican convention,
which took the liberty of naming Gov.
Coolidge for vice.p president, an office to
solidly for Mr.. Wilson and will be free
that he aspires. The Democrats voted
which Massachusetts has not heard
to vote for some one else in case the
president does not care for a third
term.
South Dakota takes itself seriously
but the rest of the country need not
do so. The preference primaries serve
to remind us that the campaign for
nominations is about to open in earn
est, and also that Gen. Woods friends
have beaten the gun.--Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
WELLS RIVER

Ralph Hebb moved his family from
here to Turner's Falls, Mass, Tuesday
Two large auto trucks came up loaded
and started back the same day. With.
out doubt this is the best way for one
to journey from town to town Mr.
Hebb has a position in machine shop
in the latter mentioned city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Smith left our
village for the city of Montpelier Tues
day, where they intend to make their
home for the present. Mr., Smith will
also conduct branch Office here
After several days of intense hunt
ing, DR.. Perry and Lee Dwinell sue
ceededed in bagging two deer at their
camp at Niggerhead pond in Marshfield.
Both are fine specimens and will weigh,
dressed, about l25 pounds.
After fruitless search through the
woods of the Groton pond region, Edgar
Stanley and Will Greenwood returned
on Wednesday without even seeing
anything that looked like buck.
So far, in the town of Newbury,
there have been Ii deer shot. All have
been killed very close to Newbury vii
lage,
On Wednesday evening the Wells
River high school gave its first public
lyceum. A large number of the village
people attended.
Miss Mcclellan is teaching in the
school vacated just before Thanksgiy
ing by Miss Palmer
A slight chimney fire at the Hotel
Wentworth last Monday evening kept
the office force busy throughout the
night, although none of the guests were
aware of the fact.
A dancing class is being organized in
town. First lesson next Tuesday after
noon for the children and one in the
evening for the older ones, followed by
a social hour.
A supper and sale was held by the
Episcopal church in the parish house,
Woodsville, last Thursday. The pro-
ceeds were very satisfactory to the
church.
Henry Martin, who has been work
ing for the last few years for his ia
Their, George Martin of South Newbury,
left Wednesday afternoon for Inwood,
where he has secured a position in the
wood turning plant owned by Roy
Brothers.
Perley Hanson, who has been hunting
for several days and who has had the
customary luck, returned to his work
in lnwood Thursday
Due to several reasons, among which
is the closing of the dining room at the
Hale's tavern is enjoying
an exceptionally busy fall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
HARDWICK

c. 7. Pierce has sold the Dutton
house on Glenside to L. s. Collins of
Greensboro Bend, taking in exchange a
valuable piece of woodland in the town
of Woodbury..
Harry Cross, Bernard Wilson, Harold
Nelson, Clifford Gregory, Orville Bush
ey are among the additional lucky
Hardwick hunters to bring in deer dur
ing the week.
At the special village meeting held
Wednesday evening at the opera house
it was voted to instruct the trustees to
install new high power electric line to
Craftsbury through or via the gulf
route and empowered the trustees to
borrow Money necessary to build same,
and work will be begun right away.
Avery Mckinstry of Wocott was ad-
mitted TO the Hardwick hospital on
Wednesday for treatment of pneumo-
MIA.
Mrs. Cynthia Spencer Of Cabot was
admitted to the hospital Wednesday.
Ed Kilgarlan, L. S. Ford, w. s. Cobb
and Roscoe L. Cobb of this place and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Jones of Wolcott
leave in few days for Florida, where
they expect to remain during the win
ter.
Miss Bernice Still of Essex Junction
has been guest of relatives here the
past week.
The district deputies are to be pres
ent at the next 0. H. S. meeting Dec.
10. Candidates are to be initiated and
refreshments served
The election of officers occurs at the
next regular meeting of the Modern
Woodmen Tuesday evening, Dec o. 1t
it hoped there will be good attend
ance. Don't stay away and then com
plain because the proper officers were
not elected.
A, b. Thomas has been in Boston
this week on business.
Eugene Sheldon of the regular army,
In the motor corps, stationed in New
York City, has been visiting relatives
here the past week
George Jackson, who recently bought
the milk route of G. j. Perkins & Son.
has moved into a tenement in the rear
of the Marshall brick block He has
rented rooms in the same building for
the storage of milk and his bottling
apparatus. He plans to have milk for
sale there at all times
Two Hardwick firms have changed
their business locations this week. The
A. L. Bailey music display rooms have
been vacated by this company moving
to the ground floor store in the Mar
shall brick block, which has been en-
tirely and thoroughly renovated to suit |
the increasing demands Of the business, |
while the plumbing and heating firm of |
g. Hoyt has moved from
the Grow & Campbell block on Main !
street into the rooms vacated by the |
Bailey company. This will give this
and enterprising young firm
more room for the display of their
goods and a big basement for a work
room.
Frank Marion is in Montpelier this
week on business trip.
The Perkins personal property auc-
lion held Friday attracted a good sized
'rowd and property sold at good prices.
The young people have been enjoying
'ome fairly good skating in Mackville
md also on the Shipman pond and
Hardwick lake the past few days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
Cedar Tree over 1000 Years Old.

A district logging engineer with
headquarters at Missoula, Mont, re.
ports that he has seen cedar trees more
than 1000 years old still alive and
growing in the Kaniksu forest, which
is in the extreme northeastern corner
of Washington. These trees,' says
the engineer, varied in size from a
foot to ten feet in diameter. | used
boring instrument on them and found
that the trees were in all cases 1000
years old, and some of them nearly
5000. The wood is firm and is a poten-
tial source of the high-grade timber
! know of no place in the United States
except in the Redwood forest, where
trees of that age may be found. Elk
change.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06

finely divided lime, busted onto the
foliage-this with the view to act as a
suffocating agent to the Larvae. To
bacco dust, used a similar way, is sug-
gested, or solution of tobacco dust.
Some relief may be also had by the use
of a contact insecticide as black leaf
40, used at the strength of 1880 of
water, to which should be added about
four or five pounds of soap to each 100
gallons of spray.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
SEPTEMBER cow TEST.
Only Eight Cows Were Able to Make
1000 Lbs. of Milk.

The report of Washington County
Cow Testing association for the 30.day
period ending Sept 80 is given below.
Pasture conditions have been very poor
the past month and only eight cows
were able TO make 1000 pounds of
milk or 40 pounds of butterfat One
new member was taken into the associ-
alton. Six cows were purchased and
three Improbable cows were sold. One
herd was tuberculin tested, with no re-
actor.
The following grain ration is sug-
gested:
200 TBS. bran.
200 lbs. ground oats.
100 lbs corn meal
100 lbs. cotton seed.
100 lbs. oil meal.
The following table gives the names
of the owners of those eight cows and
their records:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06

Rev. F. +. Currier was called to Dan
vile last Sunday to ofiiciate at the
funeral of Mrs. Julia Somers.
Mrs. R. S. Rogers has returned home
after several weeks stay at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington.
There was an error in Wednesday 8
Times. The item should have read
Union service in the NJ. +. church
next Sunday evening" instead of morn
ing.
The annual meeting of Cabot village
was held last Monday evening and the
officers for 1920 were elected as fol-
lows; Moderator, L. C. Lance; clerk
Ralph Hoyt; trustees, l.. A. harrington,
w. d. Barr, L. c. Lance, street com
missioner, S. j. Norris; fire warden, Har
vey Walbridge, w Kenaston, J. War
rem; engineer fire company, J. Warren.
Voted 500 for state appropriation for
resurfacing state road; $75 for side
walk across street to the new library.
Mrs Nellie Wells is in town for sew
eral days.