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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. G. w Steele is spending the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs, Joe Bullock of
Mortified.
Miss Doris Burke of Summer street,
who has been visiting friends and rela-
tives in St. Adams, has returned to her
home.
J. b. Como Of the Montpelier road,
who was injured by fall at the Jones
brothers plant Monday, is doing as we'll
as could be expected, although still con
fined to the bed by his bruises Mr..
Como fell distance of IL feet and at
the age of "A years ii is considered re-
markabIe that no bones were broken.
The result of the golf match between
the Barre and Montpelier teams yester-
day afternoon was 10 to 4 in favor of
Barre. The Barre team goes to Greens.
boro for match Saturday afternoon
Autos leave Marrion's store at l2:l5 A
match is to be played with the Meadow
Brook club next week Saturday Mem.
bers of the club are reminded of the club
meeting at city council room this even
ing at o'clock All members should be
present, as important business is to be
brought up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-01
A BRILLIANT SCENE.
At Lake Quinsignamond, where Amateur
0arsmen Are Competing.

Worcester, Mass, Aug, Brilliantly
decorated canoes and launches lined the
mile and once quarter course at Lake
Quinsigamond to-day when the amateur
oarsmen Of America tested their skill
and strength in the 45th regatta of the
National Association of Amateur Oars
men The events will be completed to-
morrow
Weather conditions were heavy early
In the day, but the regatta committee
announced that the races would be rowed
regardless OF storms. The water was
ehoppy when a number of scullers and
crews warmed up in practice sprints and
starts before the noon hour
The annual meeting of the eastern di-
vision OF the American Canoe associa
ton was held this morning with large
entry list from New England clubs.
There were ii races. Nine events were
on the national regatta program to-day,
with the first race scheduled to start at 2
o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-01
Who VIII Claim Them?

Letters remaining uncalled for at the
Barre postoffice for the week ending July
3la
LEONARDO Broggi, T.. Marian Der
ward, g. W. Dudley, George Z. Johnson,
Jerry Papas
Women-Mrs. Irma Binaghi, Mrs. w
w Foster, Emma Grout, Lillian Harring-
ton, Mrs. Miles H. Hunt, Mrs Frank
Sargent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-01
MAY SELL OUT TO JAPANESE.
American Oil Companies in Mexico Claim
They Cannot Get Protection.

Washington, d. c., Aug. l.--.Some of
the American oil companies in the Mex
lean field are reported negotiating for
the sale of their properties to Japanese
interests. The state department is in
vestigating. Officers of the American
concerns are reported to have stated
they were taking the step in protection
to the stockholders because they say
they are unable to get protection for the
properties
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-01

dence as Newport and New York, was
arraigned before City Judge George Nj.
Goddard in this city yesterday and ad-
mitted his guilt He was fined $40 and
costs of S595, which he paid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-01
spEEDER FINED IN RUTLAND.
New York Man Also Ran Machine with
Cut-Out Open.

Rutland, Aug. Charged with speed
ing on Merchants Row Wednesday even
ing and also with running his automobile
in this city with the cut-out open, Ken
nard NJ. Trencher, who gave his resi-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-01

Tenements are so scarce in Waterbury
that at least one family is considering
locating elsewhere for lack of housing
quarters.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-26

to do the best he could for himself
 The people ot Germany made mess of their nation because they devoted their en- ergies to Schemes for regulating somebody else
 Keep away from folks that have the gripcs. Gloomy, morbid, desperate, sourcd people. Wl. want to start revolutions and throw bombs and dcnounce and so on, are of value to the country only as flies, mos quitos. cootics and ticks are of value. They are irritauts. and maybe we need them.
 But don't you be one of them. There are plenty of freshly imported foreigners around to attend to all that
 You are an American. So-push! Don't complain.
 If you can help a thing, help it. If you can't, why, grin and bear it.
 If a man needs licking, and you can do it, lick him. If you cant, why run along and keep away where he won't annoy you
 Everything needs reforming; always will need it. But let's do it cheerfully.
 And let's begin by making good our selves.
 Be an Optimist, not fool optimist, but an intelligent optimist. l mean don't think everything will come out all right anyway. and whatever is for the best. There's plenty that's wrong and crooked in the world Set it right if you can. And when you have done your best, why, look pleasant, believe in folks, keep your chin up, and Push along.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-26
PUSHERs AND COMPLAINERs
Or. Frank Crane.)

There are two classes of people in this world, son; two types of mind
 One is the Pusher, the other the Con- palmer.
 notice you have been talking a good deal about the wrongs of the workers and the evils of capitalism; you have been going to Socialist meetings and cOnsOrting with Parlor BOlsheyiks. Several books of the Literature of protest" stripe are on your shelves.
 Also you have been quoting from the gifted fault-finders in the United States Senate and the newspapers that whine and sheer.
 Now, listen!
 As I said, there are two classes of peo- pie. And I'd rather see you break your leg or lose an eye or get consumption than to get the Complaining bug
 The Pushers are too busy to complain.
 The Pusher says, "There's something wrong with this world. I'm not getting enough money. There's injustice about. I'm going to straighten things out, and I'll begin with MYSELF"
 The Complainer begins always with SOMEBODY ELSE, say Society or the Government, or the Church, or the Cur rency, or-anything but Himself.
 The Pusher talks about the necessity of Hard Work, Saving Money, Self Control, Being Agreeable, Honesty, Loyalty and His Duty.
 Did you ever hear any of the Bellyache School descanting upon such themes?
 America was made by Pushers. Old Ben Franklin is the type.
 The people of this country created the greatest nation in the world simply because they were, every one of them, busy trying
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-26
HE DAILY ALASKA CITIZEN
ITS OFF AG'IN. ''

By the time Alaska gets the appropr1a- rion for the completion of its railroad or rather the railroad the government Is build ing for Us. all of us will be acquainted with how if should be done according to the most approved methods That money lS @etnhE to be like the Irishmn's flee, we can seem to put our fingers on 1t.
 First we have it. and then we haven One of the first things that the senate dd after congress convened was to tack about sIOOOOOOO odd dollars onto house appro- priation for the project, and 1t looked iNe a sure thing proposition and like all ollef sure rhings. when the house refused to see the "antc" ii went busted,
 Then both houses passed a bill proTld- ino for a S1IOOO,OOO appropriation to be continuously available until the road was completed. Then we had 1t for sure. But the next morning, along comes word that It yvasn f our money vet. Congress, m etiect, had said that we could have that much money but hadn t fixed it so we could get ii. Of course. that was a mere techmcaIlty, but ii made a difference to us Ot Just 7I',- 100000. which we haven't got yet. Senator Jones. seeing our predicament, hears from a friend that there is little appropriation measure. one of the urgent deficiency kind, laving around the desk of the chairman of the senate appropriations committee, by a little tact and diplomacy sticks an amend ,nont thereon providing that aforesaid ST. 100000 for the road and the senate says .aII riglt let Alaska have it. There's some oood fellows up there, and anyway we should worry, the house started this little old appropriation in the first place and Ii if doesn t like the amendment 1t can use the pruning knife" or words to that effect
 And that's where our $l7,0O0OOO ap- Dropriatiou is at this writing. It's on the block waiting for Uncle Joe Cannon to de- caDitate it. Uncle Joe is said to be practice ally boss of the republican band wagon Tn the lower house and if someone can t talk "hoss sense" to him pretty fast Alaska might as we'll kiss that money goodbye ull- tII 1t comes up in the regular way on an ap- propiation bill all of its own. The house is apparently trying to see how little It can appropriate at this session. It sllced that r-7 Tt deficiency bill to the bone before It was ..,,ootu Ill US original form and when the senate tackled on our money, it then only amounted to $42, 2,000OOO which was aI- most double the amount recommended by and passed by the house.
 It would be unfortunate for Alaska and the project itself if the house fails to concur in the amendment. But unless Mr. McPherson does some mighty tall talking, 1t begins to look like a case of off az in Finegan." "
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-26
AN ELASTIC DOLLAR
(New York Globe.)

Representative Husted's resolution rllIing for a iolnt congressional committee to investigate the possibilities of the Standardized doIlar' should certainly be adopted. The plan, first proposed by Pro lessor Irving T. Fisher of Yale, for having
 the amount of gold in the dollar vary in order to preserve a fixed ratio between the value (purchasing power) of money and
 the average price of a large group of com mod;ties. has been indorsed by a sufficient number of economists and bankers to war
 rant at the least careful consideration.
 The present high cost of living is due, as every one knows, to a depreciated cur
 rrncy, and that is due to a variety of fac
 tors. including the great increase in credit facilities. arcity of labor during the war, with consequent higher wages and increas-
 ed production costs, and, to some extent, to by the United States. Professor Fishers plan provides that when prices move up l
 per cent the size of the gold dollar would be increased 1 per cent, so that the ratio between goods values and purchasing pow Ter of currency would remain unchanged. When prices go down l per cent. the size of the dollar would be decreased equally for the same reason. The 'gOld dollar," which would thus be made larger or smaller, IS, of course, hypothetical; the change would Ebe effected by proclamation only, and the gold would continue to lie in government 'vaults in the form of big bars of metal as before. Silver and paper money would be exactly the same as always Prices would be left at whatever point they were when the plan went into effect, the monthly al holding them stationary
 It has been argued that the present is Ia poor time to stabilize prices, because they are so high. This argument is, of course, Ifallacious; with prices fixed at the present or any other level wages and salaries would Iadiust themselves to the new condition of things in a very short time-just as they have been adjusted in large part to the cur rency imitation of the past two years. The advantages of stabilization to the business community are obviOus-it would do away with a great part of the speculation in necessities which are held for an advance in price; it would eliminate the need of re .adiusting wages and salaries from time to time to meet new living costs; it would pre-
 vent the uncertainty as to future prices which now so greatly handicaps manufac
 turer, wholesaler, and retailer All these desirable results are contingent, of course, on the plans being as successful as it's packers say it would be. Whether they are right is another question, and that is what the joint committee suggested by Repre- sentative Husted could properly discuss, taking testimony of experts and giving the whole matter a much needed public airing. If the house of representatives is as sin cerely concerned about the cost of living a lit pretends to be it will authorize the in Jvestigation as quickly as possible.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-26
OHIO NATIONAL
 GUARD ORDERED
 FOR RIOT DUTY
CANTON SCENE OF RIOTING IN CONNECTION WITH STEEL STRIKE; ENTIRE STATE MIL TIA ORDERED THERE FOR RIOT SERVICE.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct 25.-(P)- Governor Cox this morning ordered practically the entire Ohio National Guard organization mobilized and in readiness for instant service at Can ton where serious rioting is said to be in progress. The rioting is re- ported to have been started by steel strikers who are staging violent dem onstrations at Canton.
 The city officials there telegraphed the governor this morning that the situation was dangerous and appear
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-26

ed to be growing more serious. They feared that the city police force would not be able to handle the riots and asked for state troops to be rushed there at once.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-26
SEEING FAIRBANKS
The Rubaiyat of a Chccchako Maid
lBy Q. Leo Margerine)

to-rz fair and sweet and just arrived in town: Street. piped gown
 
 From lips shtncess chic. a n her mtt. tourists often do AEo gra'cy she consulted ii 10 find out who is who. Each and place local she carefully perused And here cid there memo wrote while to herself she mused: Bijou's he still to But if ts true George Bellows so fear I'd beat it quick place, O craft. Sit round with oge their and work the Fender graft Then spin, bareycorn if McNuen rye. The Garden Island I'll perfume Then stroll along First Avenue and witness Robert Bloom" And back to Second Street again. ere chime the monday bels n ind of goods Mark Sells. The Merchants Cafe will be the And sip cup of ooong tea while watching Harry Crow colors. they say I'll Carl White likewise George Black and Captains Green and Gray My little gudebook here doth show this is tho the Waterfront Brown" village devish lad, and bold rudey "Dove cod?" Please poultry meaphor" she answered. with scow Pm neither bird nor chicken nor am a J. R. Fowe" having rebuked the feeble She hurried on with upung paptating plainly something And along pave like this $ t a girl doth be always by Why Hunter so? If a beneath the would help a girl be good, yet a Although think Dick Wood"  But that's vanished and OCT not Dick ess but I love Jimmy Moore And tho l every my feelings conceal O cen would Peter Stei' Quite a dome awakes at last to find, shes only copped the Rhnd a who did that thing a then let DurwOod Hooker ring" fooIng, though college girl I'm not, hada little I've lately learned a lot could payreak she'd but her bean And chances foI d a A lean cards, you all in how spiel poor, helpless bloke for each determined Ldz yoke she but knows her biz And $ mind, I'll go and seek repose perhaps I'll find the why Dan Rose hie where all the white lights gleam so bright does Charlie Beam And when had a little lunch, and ready for I've o that will hear John Raap But he does, will be home to him. I'll lock the glm immersed she heard fghtul Moves But retained her poise They cannot screech
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 And so and let Sylvester Howell
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-09-25
Fruits on Highways.

We have much to learn from other
countries, and the general plea for the
fruit tree along highways is not so i'm
practicable as many seem to think.
Japanese cherries are famous the
world over for the beauty of their
flowers and foliage. Community spray
ing would at once change the possi-
biltles of fruit raising and lessen the
number Of decayed orchards of which
we hear, Many township might
easily become famous through the COM
munal fruit it might raise along it's
roadside and induce It's farmers to take
up as well, sending to the markets only
the perfect fruit and preserving the
rest in marketable form. \ farmer,
observing dozen fine Baldwin apple
trees on the roadside by his place bear
ing Il full harvest of perfect fruit, will
not long resist the temptation TO try
some over his fence.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-09-25
MODEL VILLAGES IN ENGLAND
Country Is Recognizing Necessity Of
improvement in General Hous-
ing Conditions.

IT is said that the average English
! midde-class home is so ugly it ought
to be just burned down, and English
men are just beginning to realize this
fact, with the result that all over Eng
land plans are afoot to build model
villages and model suburbs.
Brighton is the first to lead the way.
1t is building a super-suburb, consist
ing of 900 houses, so planned that
there will be not more than ten to the
acre. This will allow each house gar
den Of is rods-or $40 feet.
The suburb is to be built in an or
chard setting. Fruit trees will line
the roadway. There will be no walls,
the gardens being divided by hedges.
There will be recreation grounds, al
lotments and common Fairgrounds.
The houses are to be built on modern
and artistic lines, the internal arrange
ments being the last word in house
comfort
The only fly In the ointment is the
question Of the small boys. VIII they
be model enough to inhabit a model
suburb, or will they help themselves to
the fruit that abounds in the public
thorOughfares? 1t is hoped they will
become imbued with a great respect
for communal rights and thus grow up
first-clasS democrats.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-09-25
Indian Gives Girl Saddle.

Tyndall, S. D.-What without doubt
is one of the finest and most valuable
saddles in the Whale Northwest has
been presented to Miss Anna Kirk OF
this city by an old Indian friend. The
saddle is entirely covered with beads,
red. white and blue, fashioned in diff
ferent designs. The saddle shows
wear, and evidently had been in use
IN the tribe for some years. The work
on it indicates that many months and
perhaps years, were required to make
the saddle and fashion the beadwork
designs upon It. Miss Kirk refused an
offer of $50 for the saddle, which
thought to be one of the finest exam
pies of Indian work in existence.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-09-25
HICKORY NUTS ON GRAPEVINE
Missouri Farmer Produces a Wonder Of
Vegetable Life That Would AS
tonish Luther Burbank.

Kennett, Mo.-According to w. 7.
ROmine, recorder Of deeds of Dunklin
county, Luther Burbank has been out
done on the farm of f. NJ. Mcneil,
where a wild grapevine, growing
around a hickory tree, has produced
hickory nuts in the place of grapes
for two consecutive seasons.
The vine was also seen by J. Z.
Nations and 4. W. Winters, who ac-
companied Recorder Romine on
search for peaches. 1t is not claimed
that the hickory nuts grow in clusters
the same as grapes, but many people
in the neighborhOod will testify to the
authenticity of the story, as it seems
to be one of the peculiarlties of nature
caused by the crossing" of the vine
and tree.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-09-25
SARAJEVO MONUMENT RAZED
sIavs Tear Down Shaft Marking Spot
Where Archduke Ferdinand and
Wife Were Killed.

Sarajevo, Bosnia-The Slavs have
tora down the beautiful monument of
granite and bronze which the Aus
TRANS erected to the memories of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his
wife, Sophia. duchess of Hohenberg,
which stood at a corner Of the bridge
here where their assassination by
Prinzip furnished the spark that set
off the world war. 1t bore a bronze
plaque showing the figures of both
Ferdinand and Sophia.
Sarajevo seems almost to have for
gotten the assassination and is well on
It's way toward. making business as
usual" As a demobilized soldier said,
"We're all sick of the war business "
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-09-25
WANTED: MORE AMERICAN PULP WOOD

AS q step toward conserving the
decreasing supply of American pulp
wood used in the manufacture OF news
print paper, Senator Watson of lndl-
ana has introduced resolution author
izing the secretary of agriculture to
make a survey of the nations available
pulp wood timber supply. The sum OF
100000 Is asked to carry on the sur
vey and investigation.
"Two-thirds of the news print pa
per used by American newspapers"
Senator Watson said, In introducing
the resolution, sis imported or is man
ufactured from wood or pulp imported
from Canada. One-third is made In
the United States. The 5former pro-
portion is steadily increasing, the lat
ter Is steadily decreasing"
Nearly all of the American news
print manufacturing industry is To-
Gated In the northeastern states-half
In New York." the senator continued.
"But ia the Pacific NOrthwest-Wash-
ington, Oregon and part of California
Montana and northern Idaho are grea
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-09-25
SUE FOR INDIAN OIL LANDS
Property Worth 500 Million Dollars Is
Sought by United States Dis
trict Attorney.

Oklahoma City.-Suit will be filed in
the United States district court on be-
half OF the Indian owners by John A.
Tain, United States district attorney
for fifteen sections of Indian oil lands
extending south to the old bank of the
Red river, said to be valued at 300
million dollars. and involving some OF
the richest oil lands in the country.
The move was decided at conference
IN Washington at which Attorney Gen
eral Palmer Mr.. Fain and Texas rep
resentative were present.
The suit involves the determination
of the old river bed which was the
Texas Oklahoma border. There are
thirty-two Indian properties on the
land. extending for sixteen miles, Fain
says, 1t is opposite the best field in
the Burkburnett field.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-09-25
For Town lmnroVement.

New England has an organization
known as the cleanup campaign com
mlttee whose work apparently covers
all the six states. II offers as a prize
each year loving cup to the town or
city showing the best results In the
way Of ncatness and Identification.
Tho award has just been made for this
year and the cup has gone to Maiden.
Mass, for the third time. Other towns
which have received II are Manchester,
n. H., which won the prize twice; and
Hartford Conn.