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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
WHY BUILDING is SLACK.
More Than 500 Opinions Received by
U. S. Department Of Labor.

More Than 500 Opinions Received by
U. S. Department Of Labor.
What is holding back building and
construction works
More than 500 opinions on this ques-
ton have been received in the last two
weeks by the information and education
service of the T. S. department of labor
Many building authorities blame Con-
gress, Others charge the financial inter
ests of the country with responsibility
In the central west, freight rates are
said to be eXerting an injurious lnfiu-
ence. In the main, high costs OF mate
rails are held to be the chief obstacle.
Don't expect private capital to build
merely for the sake of furnishing jobs
for workmen," writes well.known arch
itect from Buffalo THAT is the oblga'
ton of the government, be it local, state
or national. Let public works be started
at once for the benefit of the public. The
cost will be high and the public will have
to pay the price, but the public will reap
the benefit in the reduction Of unemploy.
ment, the absorption of the products of
many industries and the use of many
works of which there is great need"
From Passaic. Y. j., comes the follow
ing statement: Il am greatly hindered in
progress of this work by not being able
to procure loans by way of mortgage, in
large amounts, say, in the neighborhood
of Sl5O00O The banking institutions
and mortgage companies are making only
small loans around here and, even where
there is ample security, will not consider
investing a large amount of money in
one place
Labor conditions and demands are held
to be unfayorable to immediate building
operations by many of the authorities
writing to the information and education
service. An architect, writing from Lin
coin, Neb., makes the following state
ment, typical of the complaints along
this line:
Construction work in these parts is
now and has been impeded not little,
due to the unreasonable demands of la
Dor not only for exorbitaut wages, but
more by the fact certain very undesir-
able trade rules are being enforced by
labor organizations, which run up the
cost Of doing work enormously"
Many of the contractors and builders
in the central west assert freight rates
are the chief trouble. Typical of these
arguments is the following from Green
vile, Ohio:
1--WE have no complaint to make in the
matter Of securing credits, building ma
terials, and labor, 1t is true that wages
are quite high and yet not prohibitive.
The greatest detriment to our industry
through the central west is prohibitive
freight rates on sand and gravel. It is
not only threatening to destroy our in
dustry but at the same time it is i'm
peding highway construction and other
building projects which demand high
grade of these basic materials"
Lack of cooperation on the part of
financial interests seems to be the out
standing obstacle in New York. One of
the best authorities on the building in
dustry in New York City sums up the
situation there in this fashion:
we have in the United States serious
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
TESTIMONY ON PHONE RATES.
Was Submitted to Public Service Com.
mission in St. Johnsbury.

st. Johnsbury, Feb. l5.-Petitions
from st. Johnsbury citizens, from Lyn-
don, Barnet and, in fact, from all the
towns adjacent, were presented to the
public service commission at a hearing
at the armnry, begun yesterday, to hear
the facts in the proposed change in tele-
phone rates.
The petitioners were represented by
David Z. Porter of St. Johnsbury and i.
A. Cook of Orleans Matt. B. Jones of
Boston, president OF the New England
Telephone and Telegraph company, is
here, with J. f. Hall of Rutland, the
division commercial superintendent, and
an array of Boston officials connected
with the company, in addition to c. A.
Brown of Newport, superintendent, and
c. Z. Merrill of st. Johnsbury, man
ager.
The hearing was largely attended.
Much of the day was devoted to the tes-
timony of President Jones and of his tel
eph0ne engineers and auditors.
This morning at Q o'clock, the hearing
was resumed, when petitions were pre-
scented from Newport, Orleans and 9th
er towns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
PROHIBITION IN AMERICA.
Visitor 80 Years Ago Found Drinks
Served Intensively in Only Two Private
Houses, One of Them a Bishops.

served lntenSYely IN Only Two PrlVdLe
Houses, One of Them a Bishops.
1t is often urged, and plausibly enough,
that the dry and stimulating climate in
most parts Of America does not call for
artificial support, and that the "tempta-
ton" to drink is proportionately weak
ened But readers OF Franklin's "Autobi-
ography" and of early memoirs of last
century will recognize how slow this nat
ural check was in actual operation. The
climate of America has not changed, the
habit has While however, the climatic
explanation may be Overdone, something
is doubtless attributable TO the high Vi
tality and energy Of American city life
and the need for physiological safeguards
against excessive nervous excitement. To
the torpid Englishman, a normal Ameri-
can of the city lives on perpetual plane
of semi-intoXication His language, his
emotioualism, his physical restlessness,
seem to betoken man living up to the
edge of his vital resources, Just as in
business he lives to the edge of his bank
credit.
Drink is less desirable and more dan
gerous to such man than to the more
sluggish inhabitant of our damp and sun
less cline. 1t not merely brutalizes, it
makes him more reckless and irresponsi-
bic. This view is recognized in the large
part which industrial discipline has borne
in the furtherance OF the campaign
against alcohol in the States.
But the influence of the churches, of
social reform leagues, and organized re-
spectability of every kind, has greatly
contributed to form a public opinion adj
verse to the saloon. For the whole fight
has concentrated on the saloon. The
use of strong drinks has long disappeared
from the households of all classes in all
parts of the country. Even 30 years ago
English visitors to America expressed
surprise at the small number of persons
dining in good hotels or restaurants who
took wine or beer. Occasionally at din
ner parties wine would be served. and
most persons would take it. But it was
no part of the ordinary consumption,
even Of the rich, luxurious classes. There
may have survived little cliques of reck-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
Those Compositors!

We humbly apologize to the cootie,
After matchmaking it during the war,
we now learn from a newspaper that it
performed a great service. We blush for
our abuse of it, The newspaper says:
Nearly a quarter Of a million coolies
we're sent to England and France as la
borers, and this released a large force
to take their places at the front"
p. S. We withdraw our apology and
resume our former opinion of the little
pests. On reading further along, we find
that the article is not about coolies at
all, but about coolies. Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
FINDING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR STARTING OF WAR
Commission Is to Meet at Least Twice
During the Next Week, 1t Was An
nounced in Paris Yesterday.

Paris, Friday, Feb. l4.-An official
statement issued by the commission on
responsibility for the war issued to-day
follows:
at meeting Of the department of
the interior this morning at 1880 o'clock
questions of organization and procedure
in connection with the three sub-commit-
tees of the commission on responsibility
for the war were discussed. These sub
committees are those dealing on acts of
war, responsibility for the war and the
responsibility for the violation Of the
war and customs OF war
An arrangement was made by which
each subcommittee is to meet at least
twice during the next week"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
CR0wDER TO HELP CUBA.
In the Reformation of That Country's
Election Law.

Havana, Feb. l5.-General f. Fl. Crow
der, provost marshal general of the Unit
ed States army, will be invited by the
Cuban government to come to Cuba to
assist in an advisory capacity in the re-
formation of this country's election law
it was announced to-day by American
minister, William Gonzales.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
BRAzILTANs AT CHERBbURG.
Will Later Join the Inter-Allied Squad
rons at Toulon.

Cherbourg, France, Feb. ia Brazil
ian squadron consisting of the cruiser
Bahia "A four destroyers arrived here
to-day from Portsmouth, England The
squadron will remain here until Feb. %,
and then will join inter-alHed squadrons
at Toulon,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
TO RE-ORGANIZE FAIR.
Directors at St. Johnsbury Vote to
Raise $4,000 in Preferred Stock.

st. Johnsbury, Feb l5.-In an effort
to revive the Caledonia county fair, tho
directors held meeting yesterday and
voted to raise $4,000 in preferred stock
at six per cent. One half the stock was
taken at the meeting. The meeting was
adjourned to March Is, when decision
will be announced regarding the contin-
uation of the annual county fair
The board Of directors is: George @.
Cary, W. A. Kicker, l., B. Spaulding, Fl.
II. Carr, Dr. T. r. Stiles, A. J. Higgins
of st. Jchnsbury; Z. A. Darling, East
Burke; James o. Stevens, Danviie; w.
o. Rochleau, Concord.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED Middle-aged woman would like a
position as housekeeper in small family adj
dress ~" care Times Office. 2S4tl'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-15
BARRE DAILY TIMES
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1919.
The Weather

Snow tonight and Sunday; colder to.
night and Sunday; fresh shifting winds,
becoming northwest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22
Slippers, Rubbers

WOmen's Rest slippers Of fancy SILK
Mixture damp proof leather Goo
Boles ......,-.
WOmen's white Satin BoudOlr
Slipper; seh-cOlOr p0mpOm 10
leather sole ~
Children's Everette cut Felt Slippers
with soft chrome leather co.
Children's Everette-cut Felt slipper
with contrasting color cord GT TO
pompom .... ,..-..--
WOmen's Dress Rubbers OF good
quality Jersey Cloth lining, TO-
leather soles ...... ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22
Ito Be Continued
JkMESBURG CHURCH
At ANNUAL SESSION

BY Special correspondent.
JAMESBURG, Dec. 22-At a meet
ing of the congregation of the Pres
byterian church, held Sunday morn
ing, following the service, an election
was held for the election Of ruling
elders and deacons for the coming
yea Owing to the large percentage
of male members of the congregation,
the number of deacons was increased
from seven to nine. The meeting was
presided owe by the pastor, Rev. w.
j. B Edgar and the clerk of the ses-
sion of the church, William H.
Brooks, acted as secretary. The fol-
lowing result was announced: Elders
one year, Walter S. Selover; j. Ed
mund MARRIOTT, Howard r. Van
Dyke; two years, Milton I. Voorhees,,
John H. Baremore. William Fl.
Brooks; three years, J. Augustus
Thompson, r. G. Dawson, C. p. VAN
derhoef. Deacons one year. George
r.. Bailey, George D.. Hutchinson,
Edward Johnson; two years, James
b. Pownall, William Bogadian, Will
liam A. Mount; three years. David
H. Smith, John Fortsche, Jacob Haus-
ser. A greater activity in tho church
life Is planned and the men chosen so
dedicated their selection as head Of
the church
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22

No Place Like Sycamore Hill.
oogYR4aAT Stp ~
clseszl4 scaAtEa'h 500

umes published within the same per-
iod.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22

including the lily-of-the-valley.
L am debating in the Office. Archie
is out by the sardbox playing with the
hose. The playing consists in bran
dishing it around his head and trying
to escape the falling water. He es-
capes about twice out of three times
and must now be a perfect drowned
rat. q have just had him in to look
at him and he is even more OF a
drowned rat than l supposed. He mas
| gone out TO complete his shower bath
! under promise that immediately
afterwards he Will so in and change
! his clothes.)
I Quentin is the funniest mite yon
ever saw and certainly a very original
little fellow. He left at mademoi-
sells plate yesterday a large bunch OF
flowers with the inscription thai they
We're from the fairies to her to reward
her for taking cart of two good
/ boys" Ethel is q dear.
More About Dickens
White House, May 20, 1906.
DEAR TED:
Mother read us your note and / was
/ interested IN the discussion between
you and - over DICK
! ems characters are really to q great
extent personified attributes rather
than individuals. In consequence
while Llere are MOI nearly DIS many
who are actually like people one
meets, as for instance in Thackerayr
there are a great many more who
, possess characteristics which we en-
counter continually, though rarely as
strongly developed as in the fictionaI
originals. So Dickens characters last
almost as Bunyon's do. For instance
Jefferson Brick and Elijah Pogran
and Hannibal Collop are all rea
personihcations of certain bad ton
denotes in American life. n I am
continually thinking of or alluding tc
some newspaper editor n senator OF
bronchial rowdy by one of these
three names. I never met any one
exactly like Uriah Heep. but now and
then we see individuals show traits
which make 1t easy to describe them
with reference to those traits, as Uriah
Heep. 1t is just the same with
Micawber. Mrs. Nickelby is not quite
a real person, but she typifes, in ac-
centuated form, traits which a great
many real persons possess, and l am
continually thinking Of her when J
meet them. There are half a dozen
books of Dickens which have, l think
furnished more characters which are
the constant companions OF the or.
binary educated man around us, thar
is true of n other half-dozen vol.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22

Such quiet jaunts in company with
Mrs. ~ltoosexelt, as are here described,
at his uime constituted the presi-
dents chief recreation. HIS public
journeys and hunting expeditions had
afforded too much rich material for
c~artaonists and joke-smiths to please
the president. He wrote to a friend in
Texas that he would take no more
hunting trips while he was in the
White House.-The Editor.
A VISIT to Washington's Birthplace.
hlte House, April 80, 1906.
DEAR KERMIT:
on Saturday afternoon mother and
l started OF on the Sylph, mother
having made up her mind / needed
SO hours rest, and We had a delight
full time together, and h was JuSl
as unnIHg as h could be. On Sun
day mother and l spent about four
hours ashore, taking our unch ano
walking up to the monument which
marks where the house stood in which
Washington was born. 1t is a simple
shalt. Every vestige Of the house Is
destroyed, out a curious and rather
pathetic thing is that, although it
must be a hundred years since the
place was deserted, there are stIll
multItudss OF flowers which must
have GENE from those IN The Old gar
u6n. AAtiG are 4lAS anu LIAl N4SStS
and a little blue flower, with a neat
prIm, clean smell that makes one fee
as If II ought to be put with lavendar
into chests of fresh old linen. The
narcIssus in particular was growing
around everywhere, together with reaj
wild flowers like the painted column
bine and star of Bethlehem. 1t was
q lovely spot on a headland overlook
ing a broad inlet from the Potomac,
Their was also the old graveyard OF
grave plot in which Were the grave
stones OF Washiugton's father and
mother aud grandmother, all pretty
nearly ruined. 1t was lovely warm
weather and mother and 1 enjoyed
our walk through the funny, lonely
old country. Mocking-birds, meadow
larks, Carolina wrens, cardinals and
field sparroWs were singing cheer
fully. Me came up the river in time
to got home last evening. This
mother and I walked around
the Nhite House grounds as usual.
think ] get more fond OF flowers ey-
cry year, The grounds are now al
that high stage Of beauty in which
they VIII stay for the next two
months. The buckeyes are in bloom
the pink dogwoOd, and the fragrant
lilacs, which are almost h loVeliest
of the bushes; and then the flowers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22

Siip-On Cottage Dress Of Figured
Fercale with harinonizing CT 90
iBcne trimming ...-.....-. YA'GS
Crinkled Cotton Crepe KimOno with
bands ana piping in Persian q &c
pattern .s.+ . st..s .-+- V~SO0
~ChRmbrIy House Dress of good
sleeves .$Z.ZS
Sllk Crepe do Chime N~egliRee,
hsnIstitched flesh pink, Light GO OF
blue Or maize ,..,....... paw
WOmen's Bathrobe of warm floral
pattern Blanket Cloth with CO or
satin trimming pCsVO
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22

No Place Like Sycamore Hill.
ITO Ethel, Sycamore HID
BLESSED ETHEL:
/ am very glad that what changes
have been made in the house are
good, and / look forward so eagerly
to seeing them. After all, fond as l
am Of the White House and much
though l have appreciated these years
in it, there isn't any place in the
world like home-like Sycamore Hill,
where things are our own with our
own associations, and where 1t Is real
country.
Attic Delights.
White House, June IT, 1908.
BLESSED ETHEL:
Your letter delighted me. / read
It over twice, and chuckled over it.
BY George, how entirely l sympathize
with your feelings in the attic! l know
just what it Is to get up into such a
place and find the delightful, winding
! passages where one lay hidden with
thrills of criminal delight, when the
grownups were vainly demanding
ones appearance at some legitimate
and abhorred function; and then the
once-beloved and half-forgottep treas
ures, and the emotions of peace ano
war, with reference to former COM
panions. which they recall.
l am not in the a surprised apou1
the mental ~tele.athy; there Is mucf
in it and in kindred things which are
real and which at present we do mo-
understand. The only trouble Is that
it usually gets mixed up with al
kinds of fakes.
l am glad the band had a healthy
effect In revivlng old Bleistein':
youth. 1 shall never forget the intense
interest in life he always used to gair
when we encountered ar Italian will
a barrel organ n q bear-a com
bination that made Renown seek In
slant refuge in attempted suicide.
1 am really pleased that o are
going to teach Sunday school.
think I told you that l taught 1t fol
seven years, most of the time in a mis-
sion class, my pupils being of a kline
which furnished me plenty of vigorous
excitement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22
Shoe Rargains

Children's Black Kid Button Shoe,
flexible stitched sole foot q do
shupe last -..,.-..-... V~'A~
Growing Girls Black GuR-Metal
finished leather, double-weRr Ct OF
fiber sole ........,,.... YA'SS
Women's Gun-MetaI Leather Lace
Shoe, duh leather upper, 60 OF
hber sole -.s-.-..- sea- w.
Women's Brown Calf finished Leath-
er high cut suoe, Louis heel, O. nZ
leather sole ............ P0'Sd
Mons BIucher-cut Lace Shoe Of Tan
leather. made over Mnnson Cd az
last PA~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
EAEE TO ASSUME ANOTHER NAME

TO WHOM IT MAY CNCEFN:
Pursuant to the provisions of an Act
of the Legislature of New Jersey. en-
change their names" approved Febr1-
airy "a. 1876 n an amendment thereto
approved April ~. 1911. notice Is here
by given that shall apply to the Court
Of Common Pleas of the County of
Middlesex at the Courthouse at New
Brunswick on Friday. the second day of
January, 1920 at ten o'clock in the
forenoon or as soon thereafter as /
can be heard. for an order to authorize
me to assume another name. to wit:
Samuel Gold.
SAMUEL BROSGOLD,
Broadway, South Amboy, N. ],
LEO J. COAKLEY,
Attorney.
Dated, November 20, 1919.
l069S-12-1-S-15-22-29
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22
THOMAS j, MUbVIHILI. Clork.

Surplus Revenue Appropriated-Misc. Revenue,
County Clerks Revenue
SufroBateS revenue
SleIlIS revenue '...s'.'.'
Motor Vehicle Fund State Aid Road Repairs. ....,s
Court rTtnes and Costs
County Farm Revenue
Buildings and Ground Revenue .,.,.............
Maintenance OF Lunatics
Bridge Revenue
State Aid for Tuberculosis Patients ..........-...4
Motor Vehicle FUND State Aid I'd. Repairs-19l6-l9l7
Transfer Tax
Amount to be raised by taxation ..,..,..........
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22

BE II AND 1T IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of Chosen Freehold
erst that the County Budget for the fiscal year of 1920. as attached hereto. be
AND the SAINT is hereby approved, m
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that a public hearing be held thereon IN
Tuesday, December &c 1910.i in the Freeholders Room in he County Record
Building. Bayard Street New Brunswick. New Jersey at p M to hear any
objections which may be presented against, the same and.
advertse this County Budget as approved, together with notice of hearing
thereon In the manner prescribed by v, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that q copy Of tisa approved Count Budget
shall 20 forwarded Immediately to the COMMISSIONS of Municipal Accounts
l. Thomas j. MulihHl Clerk If Ia Board of Chosen Freebooter Of the
County Of iddleseS.a md state Of New Jersey. d hereby certify hat the above
is a true copy O a resolution adopted at a meeting OF the Board held IN the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22
80 OF the many Parliamentary Bargains
S of Many Waists

white Vote with pink-and-whlte or
blue and white. checked Q1 IN
trim PA.OO
Sailor Blouse OF silk mixed Tussah;
white braid trim, Ct OF
bluck tie. YA"Ss
Crepe do Chino Waist with hand
square mack .......- F
Georgette-Creps Waist with two
piece collar. and band G. OF
cuffs YSsSS
SIX Georgette with contrasting color
trim, twa tJua embroidery ca OF
and head ............. PT"Os
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-26
Orders Arizona Mer-
chants to Reduce Prices

T. A. Riordan, federal food
administrator for Arizona, sre-
Gently ordered one wholesaler
and six retailers in food COM
modities in Tucson to reduce
their prices on certain food COM
modities including flour n d
meat so as to conform with the
federal wartime regulations on
profit taking.
The orders were issued as a
result of an investigation just
completed by Kirk 7. Moore,
county attorney of Pima county.
The wholesaler was found to be
taking a retailers profit of 81. 20
per barrel on -four, whereas the
maximum permitted to whole
salers is but 70 cents. A varia-
tion of Is cents per pound on
certain cuts of meat found among
the Tucson dealers. The mer-
chants affected by the order
were warned that if further vio-
lations were discovered prosecu-
tions would result and licenses
would be revoked. Pima county
is the first county in Arizona to
successfully carry out cam
paign against profteering. No
evidences of boarding were dis
covered but the investigators
characterized as fragrant the
violations of the profit margins.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-26
Big Arizona Meat Com
pany Cuts Beef Prices

During the next four months,
possibly indefinitely, the price
of beef will be lower, especially
throughout southern Arizona,
where the E. A. Tovrea & Co.
operates.
The firm has the only govern
ment inspected plant in Arizona.
1t is located at Tovreaville, near
Douglas. The Tovrea company
has seven shops in the Warren
district, three in Douglas, one
in Nogales and one in Deming,
N. M. Besides they furnish
fresh meat for all the soldiers
in Arizona.
This company employs $50
men and meat cutters are paid
$3.50 per month.
The company is now slaught-
ering 1000 head Of beef a month
and about 1000 head of veal,
sheep, lambs and hogs. 1t is
supplying the troops in Arizona
with 100000 pounds of meat a
month"; Ex.
We understand the above COM
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-26
Wetzler Supply Company carry
Challenge Windmills in stock.

In Egypt, India and south
ern Europe the sunfower is
grown for its seeds, which
are eaten like nuts, and for
its oil, which is used for Gull
nary purposes. SunfoWer
seed are extensively used as
food for chickens in certain
parts Of the United States.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-26

The Los Angeles market
is paying at present SOL a
ton for milo maize, which,
although a good price, is
ten dollars less than was
offered three weeks age.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-26

Wesleyan college, at Ma
con, Ca, the Oldest woman s
college in the U. S, was
founded in 1886.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-09-26

According to the pre-war
church statistics, the entire
population Of Belgium, num-
bering $500, 900, is Roman
Catholic, with the exception
of some 10000 Protestants
and 5000 Jews.