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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
GOVERNMENT SUES
COMMERCIAL CABLE
Action Brought in Federal Court in New
York Is to Recover an Income
Tax.

New York, May l6.-An income tax
and penalty suit against the Commercial
Cable company was brought by the gov
ernment to day in the federaLcourt here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
KING ALBERT IN AIRPLANE.
Belgian Ruler Starts for England by the
Air Route.

Brussels, Thursday, May Is (Havas).
king Albert left the Belgian capital
in an airplane to-day for England.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
CHINESE CABINET
WISHES TO QUIT
But President of the Country Has Re-
fused to Accept Resignation
Internal Peace Conference
Has Broken Up.

Paris, May l6.- The Chinese cabinet
has resigned, but the president has re-
fused to accept the resignation, accord
ing to telegram from Peking to the
peace conference,
The peace conference at Shanghai be-
tween representatives of northern and
southern China, the telegram adds, has
broken up.
The Chinese cabinet was reported to
have decided to instruct the delegation
at Paris not to sign the peace treaty in
dispatch from Peking on May I. There
has been no confirmation of that re-
port from official sources. 1t is not un-
likely the proffered resignation of the
cabinet, which was reorganized on March
3, has some connection with the Chinese
feeling over the decision of the peace
conference concerning Shantung.
Representatives of northern and south
ern China have been in session at Shang.
hai for several months, but the confer
ence has been deadlocked most of the
time The main conflict is over the con-
stitutionality Of the parliament sitting
in Peking under control of the north
ern government. Recent reports have
been that a compromise appeared immi-
nent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16

Continued on page 81
The sun., 1919-04-07
Brazil Is Best Customer

Brazil is the LARGEST purchaser q, lin
seed oil from Argentina, having taken
practically all the exports OF 1918. the
latest year for which detailed statistics
are available. Brazil also manufactures
iinseed oil. but the quality is generally
INFERIOR, and tho industry in that coun-
try Is largely artificial, depending chiefly
on Argentina for Its supply OF seed. The
neighboring countries OF Uruguay. Para
quay and Bolivia also import Argentine
hrseed OIL while Chile and South Africa
are more recent customers for this prod
uct, because OF the difficulty OF obtaining
supplies from accustomed sources.
I'm plans fon the domestic utilization
or the Argentine linseed crop little at
tention has been given heretofore to the
manufacture of the straw However. a
committee appointed by the Argentine
Government to investigate the possibility
or utilizing raw materials for the manu-
facture OF grain bags has recently re-
ported that linseed straw or fax fibre
vas found 10 be the most practical and
the only Immediately available of the
many flbres grown in Argentina.
THE area now under lnseed assures
an annual yield Of about 100000 tons
OF straw, and experiments with the fibre
Indicate that II could be utilized in the
manufacture not only of bagging. but OF
binder twine as we'll The Government
committee emphasizes the economy that
would be effected by the domestic pro-
duction OF the quantities OF bags and
Irvine needed each year for the Argen-
tine harvest"
The sun., 1919-04-07
EDICT CALLING FOR BID

EDlSl SALLlNG fOR BIDS
BY order of the Secretary Of the In
terror for the Affairs of State, in the State
of s. Paulo, and in compliance with Act n.
1924, of the 31st October. 1912, hereby
be it known that public bid is now made
known for the presentation of projects for
the construction of National Monument
which the Government of the State of S.
Paulo, with the cooperation of the Union
and other States, is authorized to erect on
the site of the Ypiranga hill, for the pur-
pose of perpetuating the date of the proc
lamation of the Independence of Brazil
and render homage to the principal his
torical figures which took part in this
momentous occasion; whereby the follow
ing conditions are to be duly observed:
I.
The projects shall be accepted not only
from Brazilian artists but from artists of
other nationalities.
Freedom is left entirely to the inspira-
ton of bidders Is to the comprehensive
ness of the monument in all its details,
whether from an historical point of view,
whether from an artistic standpoint, once
the projects not only recommend them
selves for their technical value but bear
evidence of the great event which it is in
tended to commemorate, and in a concrete
form do right homage to the most il
lustrious personages which figured in the
great event. The total cost of the work
shall not exceed the sum of one thousand
contos of reis, in Brazilian currency.
As a source of sure information on the
subject, it is well to consult the History
of Brazil" by Rocha Pombo, Vol. VII.
III.
The monument is to be erected in the
centre of an open Place. half way up the
Ypiranga hill, from where it opens, in a
direct line, onto long Avenue of as meters
width.
The declivity of the land compels the
laying out of this Place in two levels, one
3m.5 above the other The lower level
shall have the form of a lozenge, the
greater diagonal of which will intrude into
the centre of the Avenue. The monument
will be situated in the corresponding vertex
of the upper level and at the height Of
same
The Avenue will continue to follow the
upper level of the Place until it opens onto
the square opposite the building of the
Ypiranga Museum, which will overlook the
said Avenue in its whole extension and will
serve as a back ground for the projected
monument.
The sun., 1919-04-07
Monument to Commemorate
the independence of Brazil

The front part of the monument shall
be seen from distance of $50 meters, and
the rear part from distance of $40 meters.
The frontage will overlook an easy de-
clivity, whereas the rear part will be fol-
lowed up by slope attaining up to 6ge.
".
Granite and Bronze are to be the prin-
cipal materials to be employed in this work.
Granite is to be found in abundance in S.
Paulo, of various aspects of color.
V.
The projects will consist of the neces-
sary drawings; plan, elevation and cross
section-on scale of 80, and of the de-
tails of the most important sections on a
scale of 1:l0; the same shall be accom-
panied by the respective descriptive men,
orandum and by a model of the monument
IN plaster of Paris, on a scale of / TO- and
likewise by detailed estimate, giving the
principal elements of the work.
vi.
The classification of the projects will
be rendered by body of jurors elected by
the Government.
VII
The author of the project which shall
be classified in first place shall receive a
premium of Rs. 80 :000S000 Thirty contos
of reis), in Brazilian currency, and to the
author of the project classified in second
place shall be allotted a premium of Rs.
15:000$000 (ifteen contos of reis) in said
currency.
VIII
The Government reserves the right of
contracting with the author or with such
party offering best terms, for the execution.
in whole or in part, of the project which
has been classified in first place.
*
The term for the presentation of the
projects shall extend from this date up to
the 30th of June, 1919, and the same will
be accepted up to the termination of the
said period, at the Office of the Secretary
of the Interior, in S. Paulo, and likewise
at the Brazilian Consulates in Buenos Aires.
New York, Lisbon, Rome, and Paris
In these said localities, drawings of the
plans and longitudinal profile of the great
Avenue of access to the Monument, are TO
be found at the disposal of the bidders,
They can also be sent to those persons who
shall solicit same.
The projects organized in foreign coun-
tries shall be delivered at the places indi-
Gated above, properly folded and we'll
packed for safe transportation to S. Paulo.
Joao ChrysostOmO Bueno dos Refs.
The sun., 1919-04-07
LATIN AMERICAN
TRADE BRIEFS

Air Service Plan for CoIombia--Consul
Claude +. Guyant at Barranquilla advises
niece that the Colombian Government is
giving favorable consideration to an air
plane contract submitted by the Handley-
vaiho & Co, Ltd, OF London.
The contractors, II Is said. are To estab-
llsh semi weekly air service between
gena on the coast. and a weekly service
between Manizales, Medellin and either
Barranquilla or Cartagena.
The mail shall be delivered twenty-four
houts after receipt.
Preliminary work, including meteorolog-
ical studies. &c. shall he commenced
within six months after signing of the
contract. and the service not later than
year.
The contract Is for ton years, and the
contractors have the right of preference in
contracting for all aerial transportation
service in the republic,
TT The Government Is to pay 2S cents cents a
cents kilo for postal packages, and, in
addition, cents for each letter and 25
cents for each package. Tho weight Of
packages is limited to 6 kilos Oh pounds.
Argentine Exports OF Cereals SLOW
The report Of the Argentine Bureau Of
Rural Economy and Statistics says that
In spite Of the enormous amount OF grain
available expectation of cereals from Ar
Eentina is much slower. than in previous
Of tho ISl7-i9lB harvest Is stnl unex-
ported. Wheat. linseed, oats and maize
thus held up represent about 2.666,57S
tons.
The bureau estimates that the I9ls-1919
harvest, after deducting the grain needed
for seed and local consumption, should
leave available for export about 3,2l5. OO0
tons OF maize. bs5, 900 OF iinseed and 400, 900
OF oats. totslling 4.250.00O tons. This
added to the stock left reaches 6,916.57S
tons.
Peru's Custom ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
the custom house at Callao, Peru, In Jam
uary. 1919 amounted to S2s6.7l9. in COM
parison with SSsl.53+ for January, 1913. re-
ports w. w. Hadley. Consul General.
Argentine Tax on ITO Order" Shipments
With reference TO the recently published
report that the Argentine Government had
imposed n special tax on shipments "to
order" Consul General william II. Robert
son has cRbled from Buenos Ayres that no
new law In involved. Bills OF ladng made
out to a consgnee whose signature is reg
istered In the custom house are subject to
a stamp tax OF paper pesos; II the sigma
ture IL not so registered the tax Is . pesos,
with Z pesos additional for Endorsement to
made out ito order" where the holder =
signature Is regiatersd, pay 4 pesos; II the
The sun., 1919-04-07

able Brazilian attorneys. and will specIal
lze in corporation, commercial MARTINI
and administrHtive law. besides having
or patents and trade marks lie also has
a corps OF off1cial public translators and
PURPOSES TO establish commercial infor-
dents on general legal matters are Shat.
tuck. Glenn. Huse a Ganter. % Exchanre
place New York city. and ON patents anu
Woolworth Building, New York; Lawrsnce
Langner. So Liberty street, New York. and
other American attorneys.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL Laboratory in Argentina
Tho Argentine Government is establlsh-
ing a bacteriOlOgical laboratory for pro-
ducinE serunls for lockJaw and diphtheria
and IL reported to be backing a COMPANY
that Is manufacturing "aiuminlo ferrico"
that the Government formerly Imported
yearly from 5000 to 5000 toas OF this ma :
terial, hut under a process discovered by
hygiene It IL being supplied in sufficient
quantity to meet the Governments needs.
This product is reported to be made from
raw materials found In the country. A
local magazine. "Caras Caretss," SAYS
that 10000 tons have been produced In the
ssST and to t hair Of epsratSn with
si75.0OO.
Railroad Concession In Brazil--Consul
George H.. PickerelI, at Para, reports that
concession was granted recently to An
tonic Amorln do Amara for the building
OF railroad from Amapa to Ovspock.
both in the State OF Para. Brazil. The
region covered by this concession, which
be nine and two-n fths miles on each side
Of tho line. Is said to be rich in lands suit =
able for cattle raising, and to possess i'm
mense forests of timber of all kinds. espe-
cially that contaping essences. The gold
mines OF the Guldnas. which have produced
so much alluvial gold in the past, are
nd hi I'm nd 90 hA int aati In
10 build a branch line that will touch the
famous French Guiana mines. which are
still producing large amounts OF gold with
the most primitive machinery.
The sun., 1919-04-07

holders signature is not so registered the
tax Is I pesos. with pesos additional for
Endorsement. Every additional transfer or
Endorsement pays additional stamp ices OF
that there Is no tax OF pesos gold. In
each case the taxes are in paper pesos
worth sO4244..
Banana Growing in C0lOmbia-P Ia Bell.
trade commissioner, reports that the ba-
mana crop, in the santa Marta district Of
the section. About 100 plants are set out to
each hectare car acres). Plants mature
and produce in from six to eight months,
Each plant bears one bunch OF fruit and
is chopped down. the new ones bearing In
rotation and making continuous crop:
The average production ia hfteen punches Of
fruit a hectare weekly At a minimus price
of from % to Az cents a bunch the annual
gross return is s27s hsctare; From tn;
cutting, carting to railroad and the price
of the raw land in the banana district;
a hectare, and ali the good land avail,
able In tho district is now taken up and
under cultivation except some holdings OF
the United Fruit Company used for cattle
land,
Manganese Mines In EcuadorFrederic
reports that the Management mines OF
Ecuador, from which number of ship
ments have been made recently TO the
tonic. Province OF Pichincha. They are
owned by DR., AleJandro Cardenas OF
Quito and are registered under tho name
"Relsaida." The claims cover about one
and third square miles The prinoipal
deposit 81 far discovered consists of a
blanket vein three to nine feet thick and
an extension OF about 81 900 square feet, a
portion being exposed. Samples from many
other deposits In the Vicinity Of undeter-
mined extent appear to be OF equal quality.
Work began at the principal deposit In
February, 1918. In a primitive manner.
ten men working. The ore was dried In
ths open air and baEged for export. re-
semblng gravel In appearance. The \mines
are 1874 feet above sea level and tho ell
mate is healthful.
Sugar Crop In Havana ccording to es-
Inmates prepared ny Consul John s. CAL
vert, covering various sugar mills in the
consular district OF Camaguey, Cuba. there
should he produced In the 1el8-l9 crop
bG35. 900 bags OF about three hundred and
twenty-five pounds each OF raw sugar
This compares with 3.sS4,0Te bags during
the l9lT-lels season.
American Attorney In Rio de Jmneiro--
modern American law ONCE for the pro =
been established In RIO de JaneIro. Rich
ard p. Nnmsen. who served for more tina n
six years az American Consul -General, re-
signed on February !, 1919, to engage in
the practice Of the law there. He Is the
only Anglo saxon ever admitted TO the bar
OF Brazil. having passed all the required
examinations In the Portuguese language,
He has associated with him several rsli-
The sun., 1919-04-07
Briton Flies over the Andes.

SANTIAGO. Chile. April 5.--Lieut. Cor
tines. in a British airplane, flew over the
Andes yesterday at a height OF 5000
metres QS.00e fsskA
The sun., 1919-04-07
H. D. KOUNTZE SENDS
AID TO PORTO RICO
Atlantic National Bank Prcsi-
dent Optimistic on West
Indies Trade.

That foreign merchants and business
men are becoming more and more in
terested in the extent in which Ameri-
can business interests will participate in
foreign trade is daily becoming increas-
ingly apparent To this end many coun-
tries, especially in the West Indies and
Latin America. have already taken the
initiative and have extended invitations
to business men of the United States 10
visit their field and sec for themselves
conditions as they obtain. with view 10
cultivating and promoting future bust
ness relations.
Tn to the present such invitations
have been limited largely to bankers.
upon whom both American and foreign
commercial interests must rely largely.
at least for n time. in developing inter-
national trade relations.
One OF the fist OF these bs nf.ers to re-
spond has been Herman n. Kountze.
president OF tho Atlantic National Bank,
who, at the invitation OF number OF
prominent merchants and leading fnan-
cial interests in Porto Rico. has sent
Frank e. Andruss, one OF the banks
officials to make an extensive study of
trade and business conditions on the
island.
Bank Has Accounts There.
The Atlantic National Bank has large
has Gov soma time represented impor-
60, por,o pioan accounts In This city
Ti,t tEa tor,ninat,on ~ tho war and tho
raa,,r,ut ion ~ neace tina conditions
pnrtn pic hocnmas increaAinplv i'm
,or,ar, NC ,,oarl,at for American goods
rh;. 10 tha second yisIt n porto RIco
,ha, NJ, .md,,,.s nil, have r,a5o within
two ,.aarc A. The time ~ his f,rst visit
w Ga .hot S.sn,,o war condttions and
I've dtmcnIt,, In ohtainino tonnare 10
40 rr,. eve nrodncts -, The island business
cond;tions u,ara genaraiiv favorahle
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-12-13
JOURNALISTIC CHANGE.

David Craig, until recently editor
and publisher of the Bull Advertiser.
got into rumpus with certain members
of the school board because they did
not advertise their proceedings and be-
cause he charged extravaganza, graft
and other improper capers. Before the
smoke cleared away. one member of
the board was compelled to resign be-
cause he was British subject. He
had that canny Canuck way Of trying
to tell the blawsted Americans how to
run their affairs. That aspiring gent
may feel so peeved that he will GO
hook from whence he came. Time will
tell.
1t is not impossible that Craig found
himself something in the position Of
the man who had the bear by the tail
but neither could kill the brute nor let
90. It also is assumed that the brick
hats that be was throwing at his enc
mics ruptured sweet concord in Bull.
Be all that as it may, syndicate was
formed to buy the Advertiser and
Craig was not reluctant to sell.
George E. Webster. late editor Of the
Vireinian, has been hired to edit the
Advertiser and it is expected that he
will put oil. rather than sand. on the
bearings Of Bull, thereby making a
harpy and united community once
more.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-12-13
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
ASKS MUNICIPAL FAY0RS.
Trolley Car Corporation Plead. for Higher Fares or De-
-. creased improvements and Assessments, Otherwise
Impaired Service and Bankruptcy May Follow

problem, we respectfully urge, that such
immediate emergency relief as your
honorable body can give be put into
effect at as early a. date as possible.
"The company finds itself at this
time in a position where it deems it
its public duty to advise you that un-
less relief<is granted it will not be able
to do its part in any street improve
ments, either in reconstruction of its
own tracks or in the construction Of
paving, nor will it be able to make any
extensions.
"The company, since the beginning
OF the war, has made large increases
in the wages of its employees, and has
otherwise endeavored to maintain the
most cordial relations with its en-
ployes;; that it has been successful in
this respect is evidenced by the fact
that while almost every other city of
Importance in the United States-dur-
ing the past five years-has had its
street railway service completely dis
continued from one day to three weeks
by strikes, the street railway service
in Duluth has not been interrupted for
a single day. This fact alone has saved
the community from great financial
loss, as well as great personal hardship
and Inconvenience to the people.
"In view of the facts herein briefly
outlined, we believe the time has ar
rived when the city and the company
should get together and agree upon
some method of promptly relieving the
situation which now confronts the city
and the street railway company, so that
the great bardships and heavy finan-
cial losses which have been experienced
in other cities may be avoided at this
time and effectually provided against
in the future.
"The management Of the Duluth
Street Railway company believes that
the necessary immediate relief to the
street railway system can best be OBJ
tanned by an increase in the fare in
combination with some of the follow
ing:
"a charge for transfers. -
"Limited stop-service.
"Use where practicable of one-man
safety cars. -.
Cancellation in whole or in part Of
new paving and paving repair require
ments imposed upon the company.
Cancellation of street sprinkiing
quirements imposed upon the company
by ordinance or resolution of the city.
"More reasonable requirements for
placing conduits and feeder cables un-
derground in the residence and other
sparsely settled districts. This re
quirement should be limited to the con-
gested retail business district.
Gully approaching the immediate
seriousness Of the situation, we re-
specially submit that it is necessary,
in the public interest, for your hon
orable body to take prompt action.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-12-13
INSPIRED REVERENCE.

It was evening and several callers
were chatting in the parlor, when a
patter Of little feet was heard at the
head of the stairs.
Madam Gush raised her hand for 81
lence.
"Hush! The children are going to
deliver their goodnight message" she
said softly. cit always gives me a
feeling of reverence to hear them. They
are so much nearer the Creator than
we are and they speak the love that
is in their little hearts never so fully
as when the dark has come. Listen!"
There was. moment of intense ST.
lence~ and then came the reverence-in-
spring words:
"Mama, Willie found bedbug."
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-12-13
POETS'CORNER
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.


Oh, you shout from the house tops, you
cry from the hills,
Of your patriotism true, of your love
for the flag,
And you preach that your nostrums
win cure all the ills,
And of virtues amazing you constantly
brag;
And you claim that no person can real.
ly be true,
If his conduct and thoughts are not
sanctioned by you.
And you make some believe that you
mean what you say
But the wise shake their heads, and
you can't make them see;
They are on to your game-you are
--, shouting for pay; 80
As you work with your mouth and
your lips wondrous free;
And you sit up in judgment and wag
your wise head,
you were dead.
All TIE labor you do is to warm soft
chair,
To look wise as an owl, and to cash
a fat check;
And for others shortcomings to sniff
in the air,
And to fawn on your masters, when
they call or beck;
You are putr'd in heart, in your flesh
and your bones,
And more juice of compassion is found
in the stones.
You have MIXED the good cow, drained
the treasury dry,
Still you re cryinc FOR more, you have
not had your fill;
And you claim for the flag you would
cheerfully die,
If the war is confined to parades and
to drill;
You re patriot bold when the pay
car comes around,
But the likes of you ne 'er in Skin
mish were found.
Your religions on par with your frauds
and your shams,
Sanctimonious hypocrite, oily and
sweet;
But in secret you smack your foul lips
with the drains,
And shed tears over sinners who can It
be discreet;
They have tried to dislodge you in
past, but in vain,
You have humbugged them all. CAN
YOU DO 1T AGAIN9
Charles Line.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-12-13
THE POLITICIAN.


In a corner of his workshop,
Just across the river Styx,
Where, according to tradition,
Sinners are ordained to mix,
Sat the devil in study,
Contemplating what to do,
For he had been rather idle
And he was trifle blue.
He was feeling out Of killer
And discouraged at his fate,
For the world seemnd growing better
And more heavenly of late;
And regardless of his efforts
And his skill in shaping sin,
Few were pausing on their journey
At his door, and dropping in.
Few were asking for his assistance,
Few were envying his art,
And because, perhaps, respondent,
And rer+nrhed in mind and heart,
He resolved in desperation,
To immortalize his worth,
So he made a politician.
And he set him up on earth.
Sent him up among the people
To iranlre in blatant lies.
To deceive, corrupt and SANDER
And be damned in decent eyes;
And so we'll has he succeeded
On the mission of his prince,
That the devil in his workshop
Has been busy ever since.