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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
CURRENT COMMENT
The Williams Verdict.

The verdict of guilty brought in by the
iruy in the Williams case must come as
something of shock to Vermonters, no
matter how well prepared they might
have been by reading Of the evidence pre-
sented
As the Herald has pointed out, the
Jury in this case was exceptionally
strong and, while the exceptions of the
defense will undoubtedly carry the case
to the supreme cour' on questions OF law,
it cannot be said that the case WAS not
given a full and impartial trial.
The whole state has been deeply in
terested in this case, which is one of the
very few Vermont cases in which state
Officials have been charged with neglect
Of duty or malfeasanee in Office, and its
direct connection with the Graham case,
as developed in the trial,
1t is clear enough, also, that a Yer
mont jury does not regard such eondi-
tions as the Herald has disclosed with
much federation, and it may be that the
verdict serves to register a protest that
ought by right to find its final express
sion in the duty of the legislature.
Vermont and Vermonters have been
mortified and humbled by the conditions
disclosed before the trial Of Bank Com
missioner williams began and will be
glad when the course of justice has run
and has become matter Of history.
The important thing for the leigsla-
ture to consider and accomplish, however,
il to take such action as win prevent
the occurrence Of such affairs in the flu
ture.-Rutland Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

How much great city depends upon
hand to mouth existence, as it were, is
shown by the situation in New York
City during the last few days, it being
stated that the city had but As hours
supply of food ON hand; that is, enough
TO feed the city's population completely
for as hours. As soon as the avenues of
incoming food began to be cut off, the
population would have to begin to go on
shorter rations unless other avenues
could be opened up to take the place of
those closed With New York's water
ways cut off by a strong hostile force,
the city would not hold out long against
siege in warfare. The land side of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

Opium smuggling through Vermont has
been given a severe check during last
weeks session of U. S. district court at
Montpelier. Vermont does not desire to
be highway in the traffic from Montreal
to the large American cities, not only be-
cause it does not desire to be, even in
directly, party to the decentralization of
people in other states but because it pro-
poses to keep its own people free from
the faint as far as possible There is
danger that some of the stuff might be
unloaded in Vermont if the smugglers
should find themselves too hard pressed
by the agents of the government after
once getting into Vermont The place to
stop the traffic, therefore, is at the inter
national line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

The people of Vermont viii regret very
much the necessity which caused the can
collation. of Major General Clarence R.
Edwards plans for visit to Barre,
Montpelier and Burlington during the
present week. They were looking for
ward with great expectancy for the op-
portuity to meet and listen to the man
who commanded the division which con
tanned so many Vermont young men dur
ing the heaviest campaigning by the
American troops in France; and they de-
sired to express in small way their ap-
probation Of him as an officer and as a
man by doing him honor. 1t may be
possible that at some later date Major
General Edwards will be able to come to
Vermont and make the visit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
The Spirit of Roosevelt.

The meeting Of the Republican nation
al committee at Chicago yesterday was
chiefly notable for the tributes there paid
to the memory Of Theodore Roosevelt.
The resolutions recite briefly the SPLEEN
did sum Of his manifold service, register
the world wide sense Of loss felt at his
death, and pledge his party as follows;
"The trnest tribute it is possibly to
pay his memory is in the pledge that his
party, the Republican party, shall remain
true 10 the ideals of Americanism and
of special advancement with which his
name will forever be linked, and for
which throughout his useful career he
struggled with such heroic and inspiring
ardor and inspiration
Here is a solemn and far from small
commitment. If it is sincere, something
more than a mark Of respect, it means
that the party inspired by Washington
founded by Lincoln and, in its late days
Of power and progress, led by Roosevelt,
will have as it's first endeavor in the
wears ahead to conserve and enhance the
Roosevelt tradition. In so doing it will
have no monopoly Of aim in that direc-
ton. One or the other of the two great
parties will find and follow in 1920 the
true inheritor of this tradition. Both will
doubtless lay claim to this distinction
and responsibility. The Judgment will
meet with the people. They knew Roose-
Welt in life, they will not forget him in
death. It is easy for, the Republican
party to make this pledge. Keeping it
will not be NEARLY so easy. Success will
come to the party, in 1920 Republican
or Democratic, that lives up in leader
ship and creed to the Americanism for
which Roosevelt lived and died, as pa
triot not as partisan. As it was with
the spirit of Washington and the spirit
of Lincoln, so it will lbe with the spirit
of decentralization Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

On another page Of to-dsy's paper will
be found summary Of Vermont's crop
report as compared with the report Of
the year 1917, the same having been
compiled by Walter Fl. Crockett, director
of the state publicity bureau. The com
parison between the two years shows
some advancement for the state in GER
tain branches of agricultural activity,
while it reveals Vermont well toward the
top of the country in the yield per acre
Of various products 1t is position in
which Vermont people should take con-
siderable pridei and it should spur them
on to increased intensive activity during
the year 1919 so that Vermont may
maintain her position.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

Either the former crown prince of Ger
many is consummate ass or the news
paper correspondents are making him so.
The published interviews with him show
about as much brains as thin air The
German people should thank the allies
for relieving them Of the incubus.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

The 26th division in France seems to
be still football Of speculation, the lat
est information being from General
March in Washington that the division
is not scheduled for an early return %
the United States, nor is it on the prior
ity list for an early return. This infor-
nation fatty contradicts a cabled report
from the correspondent of Boston news
paper who is with the division.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

city could scarcely furnish the transpor-
tation for the supplies needed by the
four or five millions Of people contained
in the boundaries of the city The pres
ent situation brought about by strike
reveals how strong marine defenses New
York needs under international condi.
tions such as have prevailed during prior
TO the signing Of the armistice on Nov.
II
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

1t is not at all surprising that the New
England division of states in the recent
Red Cross membership drive led the coun-
try in the per capita enrolment, but it is
matter of some satisfaction for New
England people TO know it,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

Ignace Jan Paderewski is too valuable
man to be put out of the way by the
assassn's bullet in Poland Therefore,
there will be general rejoicing all over
the world, in musical circles and out, that
he was spared from death in the first
contact with the assassins as he goes
about his work of building up a new
Poland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

Surely one of those rs German cannon
which Senator Dillingham; has asked for
Vermont ought to come to Barre, COM
munity which sent so many men into
war service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

McAdoo FASTENED the appointment OF
his successor as director general of rail
roads by going off and leaving the job.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
pLAINFIELD

George Townsend, Aged SO, Died Satur-
day Night, Funeral Tuesday.
George Townsend, aged IS years, died
at his home in Plainfeld Saturday night
at s o'clock. The funeral will be held
from the NJ L. church, Plainfeld, Tues
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock with burial
in the village cemetery. Further details
will be given later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

A real problem Of the war is about to
begin in Parasitic problem of making
peace If there be any virtue in good
wishes, send them over in thought.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
Had to Say Something.

Citizen-Wheres that cold wave you
said was coming?
Weather Man-Fact is, it travelled so
fast it got oyerheated. - Boston Tran.
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

II is about time someone tied the cans
on the Spartacans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

Dr. Liebknecht of Germany seems to
have lost only one of his nine lives,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

One lot Ladies and Children's
House Slippers, S1.25 and
$3.50 grades. Now CSC
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

One lot Ladies' Patent Shoes,
button and lace, good style,
only not extra high cut, $500
and $500 grades, Now $3.45
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
CONCORD.

An unusual affair of the season was
the pound party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmette Kidd, Friday night.
The table was set in the dining room
and decorated with the seasons pref
test flowers. These present were
Misses Susie and Mary Morrell, Mary
Lizzie and Susie Clay DeLoach, Ber-
tina and Tommie Kidd, Kate Lassiter
and Frances Pitcher, of Andrew
Chapel; Messrs. Uriah Morrell, Chas.
and Morgan Hagerson, Floyd LASH
ter, Charlie Kidd, Frank Bell, Albert
Short, Rufus Davis and Chas. L.
Crutchfield, of Shiloh, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Croy assisted the hos
tess.
The play that is to be presented by
the senior scholars at the school
house Friday night is expected to be
big success.
Miss Frances Pitcher, of Andrew
Chapel, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
/ Cleve Bell.
Mrs. Lee Brown is improving slow
ly, after a serious attack of illness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04

as he concluded, voice startled the
crowd: 81 have come to say fare
WE'LL" said this voice. Tinker knew
it was the voice of Mr.. Ground Hog
Il cannot be with you another
day, continued Mr.. Ground Hog,
stepping forward.
At these words, all were sad be-
cause they had made great prepare
tons for his farewell reception. It
could not be helped, however, be-
cause he must always go when the
call comes or he will freeze to death,
They had waited too long to give him
his farewell reception and North
Wind was upon them, and Mr.
Ground Hog would have to go into
his burrow in the ground and stay
there until spring.
They all greeted the newly weds
and then bid farewell to Mr.. Ground
Hog while the orchestra played;
"Croak, Croak! Hoot, Hoot! Treep,
Treep! Creek, Greek! Quack, Quack!
gaily.
(Tomorrow-The Snow Brings
Trouble.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
Tinker Bob IN
,ca~Z2stogles4 aaa73 ~
- eR~, hCarEs3e 4 Holoornb AeSyy S1gkJ
kC&rlysse H Eioloor,b
A SURPRISE AT THE WEDDING

A SURPRISE AT THE WEDDING.
NROAK, Croak! Hoot, Hoot! Treep,
~ Treep! Creek, Creek!' and Mr..
Frogs orchestra began to play. The
Hoot Owl hooted and the Tree Toad
treeped and Mr.. Frog croaked while
the Cricket creeked. The festival
was begun.
Lady Duck was late, but she ar
rived at last. Mr.. O'Possum was not
pleased with music, because his tenn
permanent was such that it demanded
peace and quiet. He was sluggish
and would rather eat and sleep than
do anything else. But on such an
occasion as this he felt compelled to
come out.
Jack the Rabbit and his family
were on hand. Now, he is just the
opposite in disposition from O'Pos-
sum, for he loves a party where ev-
erything is lively. 1t is habit of
his to get out every night with his
family and neighbors and play games
and hop and skip and jump about.
Sammy Squirrel brought a pack
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
sEABoARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

Passenger Train Schedule.
Time Table Effective 10:1 am.
March 81, 1919.
EasSbound.
DEPART
For Cordele, Helena and Savannah,
81 pm. Eastern Time.
For Cordele and Helena. 6:15 pm.
eastern Time.)
For Cordele, Helena and Savannah,
2:20 am. eastern Time.)
Westbound.
DEPART
For Richland, Columbus and Albany,
10 am. Central Tim y
For Columbus and Montgomery, $40
pm. Central Time)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04

Year rings ON the scales of Ash aFs
used In Norway and France to sletes.
mine, the age Of sardines whether they
have reached their fHil growth s,,a
when they will spawn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04

READER: Would you like to
know how to live in this present life
free from sickness of any kind. If
70. cen ~ C6ot stanaeld at Speer's
prlntin. offtee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
NOTICE.

To Whom 1t May Concern.
I have sold my business and all OF
my property, which was conducted
under the name and style of Ameri-
Gus Confectionery Company, 2Os
FORSYTH street, Americas, Ga, unite
Mrs. Aspasia j. Margaritis. Desire
to thank the public for their patron
age.
COMPANY,
By S. SOTERIoU, Owner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
in THE MOVIES.
DANGERS THAT BESET
YOUTHS ARE FILMED

!
Some of the dangers that beset
spoiled young sons of wealth are re-
vealed with dramtic force in the new
Vitagraph picture entitled, "The
Black Gate" Earle Williams plays
the stellar role.
The picture will be the feature at
traction at the Alcazar theater on
Friday.
A young man who has been
brought up in the lap of wealth and
given all his life a free rein for the
qualification of whims and desires is
an important character. He is Wade
De Forrest, whose excuses end IN his
arrest on the charge of murder.
Earle Williams playing the stellar
role of Shaler Spencer, a great law
yer gone to seed, finds himself en-
tangled in the tragedy that surrounds
Wade. Shaler has lost his fortune
and that of his younger brother,
through neglect The grimness Of
his position and the remorse that at
tacks him, leads the lawyer to dellb-
erately plan sacrifice of his own life
in the place of the accused youth, IN
return for an agreement from the
Youths mother to pay 100000 to
Shaler's brother on the latter's death
1t is one of the most remarkable
ideas ever visualized on the screen
Mr.. Williams finds in the role OF
the hero tremendous opportunity for
big characterization. He handles 1t
with his accustomed skill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04

Sammy Squirrel brought a pack
full of nuts as his gift for the bride,
Miss Rufous, the Tree Mouse.
full of nuts as his gift for the bride.
Miss Rufous, the Tree Mouse. He had
plenty in store for himself, as it
was his summer job to gather food
enough for winter, and he had work
ed hard all summer.
Chief Porky and Major Pole Cat
came together; neither one of them
was very anxious about wedding,
especially among such little folks of
the great forest. They were inclined
to believe that such folks as Mr.. Tree
Toad and Miss Rufous Tree Mouse
were too small to be noticed. But
Tinker Bob, king of the forest, did
not feel this way.
"Here comes the BRIDE came a
cry from someone in the crowd. VI
course we could easily guess who 1t
might be that had called out: 1t was
Jerry the Jay Bird! He had been
quiet long time, but only so that
he could announce the coming OF
Miss Mousey. He had run out OF
things to talk about since so many
of his friends had gone to the South
land. He told the truth this time
however, for the bride was surely
coming, with her father by her side
All eyes turned toward her as she
timidly approached the throne. linen
Mr.. Tree Toad stepped to her SIDE
and while all were silent Tinker BOD
pronounced the ceremony. But just
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST.-Small white and lemon col
ored setter bitch, answers to name
of Peggy. Lost near home of Will
liam Livingston. $500 reward for
return with information as to parties
responsible. D. K. Christie, Dawson,
Ga.-2-6t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
CT A S SIFIED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WILL BUY your CORN and VEL
VET BEANS any quantity; haul
direct to Aries; wagon scales on The
grounds. ARIES PLANTATION
CO.-26-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04

Meat and Grocer Refrigerator
Display Refrigerator Counters
Fireproof Safea and Vault Doors.
Toledo Computing Scales. B. z
Swint, Sales Agent, 100 No. jackson
Street, Albany. Ca. Phone 1872.
P-ir~s for Ocs., Nov. and Dec.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-05-31
THE GOOD OLD TIMES.


Beautiful were the leisurely days of
stage coaches Sweet and saVory was
| the prebathtub age of man. Brilliant
was the light of good old tallow can
dies. How palatial, homelike and
comfortable were the log huts of our
fathers, with the great fireplaces and
flytraps which preceded this degen-
crate age of furnaces and window
screens The poetic mule team. how
vastly more lovely than the tractor
which chug chugs harshly where was
formerly but a mellow hee-haW. No
worry about appendicitis in the good
old days. We merely died reverently
of inflammation of the bowels. All:
the pure delight of sweet social inter-
course in that lost paradise, the poor
mans club. the dear. dead saloon of
old.
That fine patriarchial institution of
the south, slavery; how wholesome
and good was that life compared with
these hard days Of lynchings and
peonage. But above all, for the grand
old political convention, the nominat-
ing convention. the celebrating con-
vention of the past. All, my children,
you should have lived in those days
Then candidates for office were chosen
on pure merits Able. grand souled
men met in solemn convocation and
after prayer by the chaplain proceed
ed thoughtfully, solemnly, sacredly to
select absolutely the best living man
for every office. 1t was wonderful
the good government we had in those
daVS
Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-05-31

1t was charged IN congress- shat
there are 1OO,OOO,OOO cans of beef
and 50,OO0,OOO cans of bacon bd
ing held in surplus stocks of the army, |
and not being released from storage,
on the ground that to let them out at
home would cause slut of food
products. Yet prices continue very
high,
1t is possible that the government
feels it must have this reserve of food
to protect the army against any posi-
BILE renewal of trouble in Germany
Still that is not a serious risk. Ger
many is down and out.
If the country IS to have peace and
an army of but half million men is
desired, as Secretary of War Baker
has advised congress, surplus sup
plies of food accumulated for several
million fighters should be turned back
| into the markets. even if the release
slows down packers for little
| while. 1t is as important to let the
workers of the nation have onaor-u-
nifty to buy food at lowered prices as
it is to keep any industry constantly
| busy on an overtime program.
The government probably could
make an appreciable reduction in
costs of meats to the public by allot-
ting the surplus to various large cities
through sale to markets, in limited
| amounts, by military commissaries,
with fixed maximum prices that could
be exacted of the public. If prices
could thus be lowered, the packers
could not easily again make such
1 advances as were made during the
war, when the whole world was de-
manding a supply and profiteering
was easy.
The plain fact is that # the govern
ment has food It no longer needs to
store, it ought to be released in some
! business-like manner, without ship
ping it for foreign consumption in
| preference to disposing of it on the
home market. or of holding It until it
becomes "embalmed."
Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-05-31
THE MURDER SPIRIT.

A number of very singular murder
mysteries, reported from various parts
of the country recently, have occupied
front positions in the newspapers.
Such crimes were of course being
committed all through the war period.
but did not attract much attention.
The terrible homicdal motive is still
prominent in the human heart, and is
worth attention as q social symptom.
Most people cannot imagine any
suffering or wrong that would seem
harder to bear than the punishment
of the man who except in proper self
defense or through accident has killed
fellow creature.
The most contemplate crime is
where one kills for money gain. The
person who would do that sinks far
below the beast. But whatever the
motive, the more one looks at this
crime, the more ferocious. cruel and
brutal 1t appears There is no reason
why criminal murderers should get
public sympathy. If they are clearly
of unsound mind and irresponsible
they may be entitled to consideration.
Otherwise they have voluntarily dug
chasm of infinite depth between
themselves and the rest of the human
race A person who would deliber
ately perform such an act must have
yielded for years to the most brutal
motives of his nature, shutting out all
human feeling from his heart.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-05-31

results bring him in enough money
upon which to live, but it is the results
rather than the money that he has In
view when he undertakes a task.
Think of what pleasure there must
be in life for the fellow who does not
devote all of his waking hours to
making money. You remember when
you were a little fellow how hard you
would work and what delight you
found in working for one of the
neighbors; and how hard the work
and what a burden it was when you
had to work at home. That must be
the difference between working at
something where one is not looking
for money and working solely for
money. Or take the days when YOU
played ball. You were never so tired
but that you could play a while longer,
if darkness held off. But how un-
pleasant to have to run around the
corner to the grocery. Working for
results, knowing that the money will
come with the results--that is what
makes life worth living
Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-05-31
NOT RELATIVELY HAZARDOUS.


There is very general misapprc-
hension as to the dangers of air
travel The frequent accidents of the
early days of flying and the hazards
of the war are still fresh in the pub
lie mind. The actual figures, which
come as a surprise to the layman. are
very reassucing After the United
States entered the war $500 fliers
We're trained at home. The students
made flights totaling $4,000 hours
spent in the air, covering 66,O0O,OO0
miles The official reports show that
there was but one death through acci-
dent for every 1920 hours spent in the
air or for every 100000 miles flown,
and even these accidents were among
beginners, while the licensed pilot en-
joyed an even greater degree of safe
ty. The motorist who drives one hour
day for 5000 days, or nearly 10
years, covering 100000 miles, proba-
bly, faces as great a danger.