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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26

mine-laying force was faced with the
new task no whit less difficult, of
sweeping up the thousands OF mines
that had been laid during the war, and
thereby opening the sea again to peace
ful navigation Through the long
months during which the army was
being transported home, the mines were
being slowly and carefully picked up
in order that the North sea might again
be free, The mine sweeping force has
now come back to join the rest of the
navy in the ordinary peaee-t time round
of duties, 1t has performed a signal
service, and has performed it we'll The
mine-sweepers Of the North sea have
reflected credit on the navy, and on
the nation which they represent They
have earned and will receive, the
thanks of all Americans Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26

For a town having a grand list al
most as large as Barre's and popula
ton more numerous than Montpelier's,
Brattlcboros, st. Johnsbury's and St.
Adams, Bennington is considerably be
hind the times in depending upon a
volunteer fire department to protect its
property. A volunteer fire department,
no matter how good fire fighters it may
contain, is not as effective as regular
fire department because of the greater
degree of promptness with which a
regular fire department can respond to
an alarm. The result Of the 100000
fire in Bennington recently will prob
ably be to institute regular fire de-
partment out of the present volunteer
department as soon as possible. A
regular department is not guarantee
against heavy fire losses but it goes far
toward making that guarantee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26

SD things considered, the action Of
me president in postponing the time
foY returning the railroads Of the Unit
ed States to their former private own.
ess from Jan. !, 1920. to March |, 1920,
seems to be wise on account Of the nm
settled condition Of legislation affecting
tha railroads The two months inter
vcuiltg should give the former owners,
the federal railroad administration and
Congress the time necessary to make a
more orderly transfer than would be
possible on Jan. j and, moreover. the
two months delay will probably not
make any material difference in the
situation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26
The Best of Reasons.

The cartoonist who the other day
pictured "Wonder What Prince
Thinks About" probably wasn't far
wrong when he showed his subject
rather bored with what he had to go
through. Apropos, the story is told of
young prince OF the Orient making
many friends on the steamer which
bore him to England, so that at the
conclusion Of the voyage these friends
arranged a dinner in his honor in Lon
don. II was a smart affair and fash
ionable company, but the prince did not
put in an appearance.
The following morning the chairman
of the committee asked him why be
hadn't shown up. Il wasn't hungry
the prince answered simply and calm
ly.--Boston Transcript,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26
CURRENT COMMENT
Hospital Deficits.

The Rockingham hospital has run be.
hind about 81 500 during the past year,
but the Mary Fletcher hospital in Bur
lington ran behind $4,000 These times
of high prices are hard times for hos
pitfalls. Directors of such institutions
feel that they ought not to advance
charges to keep pace with advancing
expenses, hence the inevitable deficit
Who is to pay the deficit? 1t is largely
a case Of trusting in the Lord. The di.
rectors hope that the charitably in
clined will come to the rescue. Bellows
Falls Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26

Moscow. At the present rate Of re-
treat he viii soon be back at the line
of May ), running from Rostoff east by
south to the Caspian sea. But if com
PEELED to retire so far his position
would become even more dangerous be-
cause Of the hostility Of the peoples Of
the Caucasus in the rear OF that line
II is not at all impossible, therefore.
that Denikine may share the fate Of
kochak, and for like reason the OPP
position Of the people Of the occupied
territory. Springheld Republican
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26

There will be little sympathy in Yer
mont for the spectators in Christmas
trees who got hit hard this year and
had to give their Christmas trees away
at the last minute, If the spectators
and retailers hadn't tried to extort
such cxorbitant prices from the public
Of The large cities they would have been
enabled to get fair profit on their in
testment. As il was, most Of them are
out OF pocket 1t ought to be a lesson
ucl learned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26

Mexicos anti American attitude is
no more conclusively shown than by the
refusal of the Mexican woman suffra-
gists to acquiesce in the cooperation
of the woman suffragists in the United
States. 1t would seem that a common
interest might cause the two to co.
operate, but, no, the Mexican support
ers of the votes for women cause will
have nothing to do with the American
organization.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26

The tragic affair in Burlington in
which two persons lost their lives and
many others were placed in jeopardy
OF their lives by reason of broken
gas main is something which might
occur in any community in which gas
mains and sewer pipes are placed in the
same trench or in close proximity to
each other, especially where the soil is
Of a shifting nature like clay. 1t has
not been divulged in connection with
the Burlington tragedy whether the gas
and sewer pipes were placed in the
same trench but ii is apparent that
the pipes were not widely separated at
any rate, the gas from the broken gas
main either following the sewer pipe or
entering the houses through the inte-
rior Of the sewer pipes. Safety of the
public demands that gas mains be
placed as far as possible away from
other pipes, particularly sewer pipes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26
RoCKEFELLER's GREAT GIFT.

A prominent feature about the ire
mendous world donation which John d.
Rockefeller announced on Christmas
day is the fact that thenuse Of the
Sl00,000000 is not bound around with
a great deal Of red tape and perplexing
restrictions The donor Of the huge
sum, in making The formal presenta-
zion at least, practically relinquished
the money TO the discretion of the
agencies through which the money is to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26
When Eddie's Eye Twinkled.

A short time ago King George and
Eddie" were discussing some current
topic when the prince quoted a re-
mark and attributed it to someone who
had not made it.
The king set him right and added,
always verify your references, as
Lord Beaconsfeld once remarked"
quite so, agreed the prince, cheer.
fully, only it was Lord Salisbury who
said that, was it not Boston Tran.
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-26

A treaty with mild reservations
might be effective between Mayor
jackson and the Burlington street com
missioners.
Evening star., 1919-09-28
LABOR CRISIS DISCUSSED.
Clews & Co. Say Much Depend
on October 6 parley.

American labor is now passing
through the greatest crisis in its his
tory. say Henry clews & Co., in their
weekly financial summary. It stands
at parting of the ways, and is di.
vided between the choice Of following
radical or conservative leadership.
The former is alien to American
ideals and leads to Industrial chaos
and disaster. The latter stands for
real Americanism. and leads to peace
ful adjustments step by step between
capital and labor. Which way will
labor go? Much depends upon the
great international labor conference
which begins October at Washing
ton. In that convocation at least
reason will rule and not force. Dis
cussion must clear the atmosphere;
each will better understand the prob
lems OF the others and passion on
both sides will be held in check.
President Wilson il expected to make
important suggestions; and. whether
they be accepted or not, there is little
doubt that the way will be opened
toward bettering working relations
between capital and labor. Perhaps
the actual gain will be small; but q
real step should be taken in the right
direction, and some progress made to.
/. ward the open field and fair play
(which fs the only arnfcahle course
k1or pfogress in all human inter-
~
Evening star., 1919-09-28
TOTAL SHOWN, $s4,71e,soo.
Corporation Maturities Reported
Due in October Unusually Small.

Corporation maturities in October.
as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co..
are unusually small. the total Of
railroad. public utility and Industrial
bonds falling due being $34,71s,200
compared with $73,273,oo0 in SEN
tember and $4s,oso,7so in October.
1918.
Railroad issues cover the largest
amount of maturities next month, to-
falling $16,s64. 900. of which Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, Iowa Division
first 4-5s for $6.116.o00 is the largest
item, Choctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf LIST
so bonds for $5,500.0oo. due october1.
will be paid or. Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific Railway Company having
amount 6 per cent one-year notes
which will provide funds for this pur-
pose. Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf 1st
Is were issued in 1894. The company
is owned by the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railway, which assumed
the bonds.
Among. the Industrial securities ma
turing In October the largest and most
important item is Proctor & Gamble
serial s per cent notes for $4,000, 900,
due October l.. These notes will be
paid OF EsSsr,s 3 dso s4 e.n9 Battery
fall due October 1.
Public utility issues maturing in
October are few and small in amounts,
the largest item being Kentuck Util-
ties Company drst 6s for $2.16S. 900
which fall due October Is. These notes
tfon of the company to be announced
12tar. t-f! ~
Evening star., 1919-09-28
STEEL PLANTS REPORT
GAINS; TRADE OPTIMISTIC

NEW YORK, September 27-Steel
plants generally throughout the at
fected areas have reported since the
steady gains both in the volume Of
activity and also in the number of
men reporting for work each succeed
ing shift.
The local trade continues optimistic
as to the final outcome Of the strike
agitation and there have been few in
stances where cnosumers Of steel
have been pinched in the matter Of
supplies Of semi finished products.
Buying of lighter goods has been re-
ported quiet. A fair tonnage in sales
of cold-rolled steel has been report
ed and in structural steel there is
considerable activity at the present
time.
In pig iron the volume Of business is
reported moderate, but there has been
little diminution in general activity
owing to the strike. Prices are frm
and business is being placed at a
steady rate for delivery in 1920. In
the export field there are numerous
inquiries noted. but the percentage of
orders arising out OF these inquiries
is still very small
In copper the market continues
quiet, but there are some inquiries re-
ported from large consumers and this
is taken in the trade hero to mean
that as soon as the strike in the steel
industry is settled there will be buy
ing in fair volume. The producers
are holding firmly at 23h cents q
pound, September. and "a cents. Octo-
ber-November. Some interests in the
local trade are shading prices and
level of 211s cents a pound is re-
ported here. In exports there II
nothing to report at the moment.
The lead market continues firm
Zinc trading is at q standstill.
The tin market continues fairly
quiet and prices are somewhat easier
Evening star., 1919-09-28
CORN PRICES ON SLIDE;
HERALD OF NEW CROP
CHICAGO, September 27-Not-
wfthstandins assertions in some

CHICAGO, September 27-Not-
wfthstandins assertions in some
quarters that farm commodities have
Of late dropped to point probably
below the real cost of production the
downward slide of the corn market
has made further progress this
week. Corn prices this morning
showed declines varying from Y to 3
cents bushel compared with a week
ago. Oats were unchanged to
lower. In provisions the difference
ranged from 1.50 decline to 1.22k ad-
vance
One Of the main reasons ascribed
for the fresh setback in the value
OF corn was the prospect that this
year the new crop would be ready to
market much earlier than usual.
In this connection a good deal of
notice was taken Of the fact that one
shipment of new corn was slated to
arrive in Chicago Monday, beating
previous records by about two weeks.
Besides. reports Indicated that new
corn was conditioning rapidly in all
sections and that to an important
extent the plan by which producers
would curtail offerings had failed to
meet with general acceptance. The
bearfsh influence of the steel strike
was completely discounted before
hand.
Oats were steadier somewhat BY a
bulge IN foreign exchange rates.
Lard rose owing to a big decrease
In the warehouse stock of the com.
modify here. Other provisions weak.
ened with corn.
Evening star., 1919-09-28
BENDING EVERY EFFORT
10 SPEED PRODUCTIONS
British Commercial Men strivinS
to Avert Crisis; Balance OF
Trade Against Nation.

LONDON, September S (Corrs-
snondence of the Associated Press).-S
confronted by what is described ~
perhaps the greatest industrial ana
trade crisis in the history OF the coun-
trv. the commercial leaders OF Great
britain are bending every EFFORT 70
speed production. says the American
chamber of Commerce in London. One
r,ovement undertaken to head on the
diniculties foreseen is an enort TO aa-
duce the workers to increase produe-
ton by showing them the danger.
ously critical position" In whicn Gress
Britain is now placed py tne o&'A'lo.
of trade against her. ~
trade amounted to about $3S0.oOo'uvc.
according to figures given out oy tne
Xmerican chamber. Imports Tor tnaI
,nonth increased about $150.o0o, ,Ooos
while exports increased only aoousi
So. 900. -.
that this discloses serious situatlon
and saws that. while 1t may seem very
well for Great Britain to buy from
America much more than she sells 70
America. that is a fools paradise
for Americans. The only way OUT OF
this" continues the statement OF tns
american chamber, is 'for America 20
invest in British securities and TO buy
generously Of British materials ana
goods that can be used to advantage.
Tbis would give Great Britain the
wAerewithal to pay for her imports
from :he United states a. nav ISa. for them s
r. this Is not done Il is obvious that
the United States exports to Great
Britain must drop on
Evening star., 1919-09-28
SALES At LIBERTY HUT
| AMOUNT TO $500
Report Made Of Business Done
Since Establishment Opened
Thursday Morning.

Sales amounting to $1,000 have been
made ak the Army store at Liberty
Hut since government food and cloth
ing were placed on sale Thursday
morning. and only depletion OF the
stock prevented this figure from
being much larger.
The first days sales were $4.b27.6l,
and yesterday the amount was $2.-
184.47. while today's early business
added several hundred dollars more
to the total.
Friday there were as many GUS
toners waited on as the day before.
but the sales were mostly Of food
stuffs which did not bring In az much
money as the blanketP that formed
q large part of Thursdays business.
Maj. Graham expects to have a
well replenished stock when the
store opens for business tomorrow
morning at. 1880 o'clock. Supplies
are being drawn from regular Army
stores in Warrington and these de-
pots win have their stocks completed
from supplies now en- route here and
originally intended for the store.
Evening star., 1919-09-28
STEEL HOPE seen
IN RISING MARKET
Shares Of Manufacturing
Companies Dependent on
Industry Firm.
HIGH PRICES YESTERDAY

NEW YORK. September 27.-The
steel strike dwarfed all other develop
ments Of the week in the stock market.
but the upward course Of prices in the
later dealings indicated strong hopes
that normal conditions in that indus
try soon would be restored.
Shares of the many manufacturing
concerns largely, If not wholly. de-
pendent upon stability in the steel
trade maintained firm tone with pro-
nounced strength and several sensa-
tional advances in specialties.
Metals reflected a moderate revival
,of speculative interest. although
trade conditions, indicated by the poor
earnings Of the American Smelling
Company and lower prices for refined
copper, were not encouraging.
Rails were again the one important
group to show little animation. inter
est in that quarter being limited to
shares Of secondary or reorganized
properties in which gains were mostly
Cancelled.
Industrial unrest retarded new
financing. the one large Offering con-
sisting of American Telephone notes
amounting to $50,000,000. taken by a
prominent banking syndicate. 1t is
and commercial credits are nearing
conSummation.
General domestic trade, as reported
by the mercantile agencies, continues
to be adversely Influenced by strike
disorders, these having already caused
cancellation Of orders and in other
ways checked commercial expansion.
Evening star., 1919-09-28
BOARD OF TRADE PARTY 1
OFF FOR'WEEK END TRIP

A. party of thirty members OF the
public order committee of the Bosfo
OF Trade left the Union station. yestes@
dav for a week end trip on the Chess
peake bay and the Potomac river.
Among those on the guest list wers
Commissioner Brownlow. Mai. Put-
man. chief of police; Capt. Collin -
F.. Flather and Odell S. Smith.
steamed oysters. Maryland frteS
chicken. fresh vegetable dishes ana
other delicacies will be on the menu foe
the Sunday dinner. =
down the chesapeake bay and up tho
Potomac. stopping at the river lancS
inrs on the way up. They will returA
in time for business Monday morning.
Evening star., 1919-09-28
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, September 27.-Week-
end adjustment Of trades led to a
material advance today in the value
Of new-crop deliveries of corn. but
September showed weakness. The
market closed unsettled. y net lower
to 3h gain. with December LIS x to
1.26 and May 1.23h to 1:23H. Oats
finished IN to ~ up: and provisions
$50. = 2 :
General covering on the part Of
shorts in December and May corn kept
those months on the upgrade through
out the session. It was apparent.
however. that holders Of September
contracts were liquidating and that.
although September deliveries had
been smaller than expected, any pros
pect Of q squeeze in the remaining
days Of the month was not looked
upon by many dealers as serious: On
the other hand. the smallness Of the
September deliveries and the lightness
Of offerings tended to make shorts un-
easy as to whether new-crop supplies
would como forward freely. Besides.
hog quotations were higher, and bull
ish sentiment was indirectly encour-
aged by an advance In foreign ex-
change rates. likely to stimulate the
export Of oats and provisions
Oats displayed independent strength
as q result OF enlarged seaboard in
quiry. supposed to be for Scandina-
vian countrieA
Provfsions averaged higher with
grain and hogs. Packers bought
lard.
NEW YORK. September 27.-wheat
Spot steady; No. red. 2.35h. track
New York export to arrive.
Corn-Spot easy; No. : yellow,
1.57x, and No. 2 white. 1.5SH, cost
and freight New York.
oatB-Spot .steady, No. Z. WhitA 70.
sLArd-S&rung; middle west, z7.S5a
27.75. ! Other articles UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1919-09-28
An Orgy Of Spending.
From the Wall Street JournrI

From the Wall Street Journel.
A New York silk buyer contracted
for silk shirts at $40 per dozen per
thousand dozen. When ready for de-
livery the manufacturer offered the
buyer $50 per dozen to sell them back
to him. Satisfied with the profit he
made. the buyer was surprised when
the manufacturer tclephoned q dry
goods seller in Lawrence. Mass. and
sold the lot to him at $40 per dozen.
per thousand dozen. When the trans
action was completed the mill owner
informed the New York buyer that the
man in Lawrence could sell the
product at $50 per dozen, with 2 net
profit, 10 great WAS the demand for
iuxuries In the factory and mill dis
tricts, where frpSAlity is being locked
unon as an oddtty instead Of a-vertue.
Evening star., 1919-09-28
SURPASSED ENGLAND IN
MAILER OF PRODUCTION
So Says Barclays Monthly Review,
Discussing United States
Output.

Barclays Bank OF London in its
monthly review. discussing the ques-
tion of output, says that the United
States has surpassed Great Britain in
the matter OF production. Much at
tention, IT says, has been drawn to
this question Of the relation OF out
put to the standard Of living, but the
situation is sufficiently serious to JUS
tify reiteration Of the fact that over
period we cannot consume more
than we produce, and that over q
period the higher the production of
the individual the higher the standard
OF comfort Money wages can be
forced up by artificial means. but real
wages as measured in goods can only
be increased by work. The extent to
which the output Of tie individual
worker has decreased is emphasized
in the following extract from the cur
rent Fortnfghtly Review:
Great Britain has lost her Indus
trial paramountcy. not 50 much owing
to natural causes as to the action Of
/ men. The United States have over
taken England in the race for success
not because Of their natural resources
those Of the British empire are
probably larger than those Of the
| O"AsSu oso$co -o0S UeCAuS0 eliS <ulSIi-
| can workers produce as much as pos
sible with the most modern processes
while the British workers have be-
come hostile to progress and efncient
production, and endeavor to produce
as little as possible. A few decades
| ago. when England was the workshop
| of the world. the average industrial
| worker in Great Britain produced
| probably as much as three American
workers. Now the average American
worker produces about as much as dc
| three Englishmen. The incredible
progress of all the American indus
tries Is due to a very high and con-
stantiy increasing output per man
| which compares with a stagnant, ol
even declining. output per worker II
Great Britain"
Evening star., 1919-09-28
Sugar Control May End.

American sugar refiners are acting
on the assumption that government
sugar control will end this year. This
opinion Is indicated by the fact that
United States sugar rehners have
started to buy Cuban raw sugar new
crop for their own account. An in
terest in leading producing COM
pany estimates the amount Of new
crop Cuban sugar that has been sold
at around 100000 tons. of which
about 100000 tons have been bought
by sugar refiners in this country for
their domestic requirements. The rest
has been sold to foreign buyers, but
a very large proportion will be refined
in this country on toll basis for for
eign account.