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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
Sims Indiscretion.

Neither official nor unofficial England
lie likely to take seriously the indiscre-
ton of Admiral Sims. When he was
sent to Great Britain in March, 1911
the United States had already broken
of diplomatic relations with Germany ;
this in itself sufficiently shows that II
any official told him I'VE would as soon
fight the British as the Germans, II
was not seriously meant. II he was
cautioned, Don't let the British pull
the wool over your eyes the advice
may or may not have been needed = It
was a question of the admirafs strong
pro British proclivities and tempera'
ment rather than of any iniquitous de-
sign on the part of the British admiral
ty. Whether or not the matter was dis
creetly put, the unnecessary revelation
Of il is a blazing indiscretion which I'M
der imaginable conditions might do
serious harm. Fortunately Great Brit
ain and the United States now under
stand each other too well for that
Springfield Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
passion, divulge more than was@ntend-
ed or more than is good for the govern
ment.

Secretary of the Navy Daniels de
clares he was not the high official who
told Rear Admiral Sims we would Just
as soon fight the British as the central
powers The declaration will serve y
reassure the British that the high Off
cial' was, therefore, not as high as he
might have been. Secretary Daniels Is
justified in making the assertion mas.
much as he is the head of the navy de
partment and the public might have
gained the impression from Rear Ad'
miral Sims statement that he was the
high official" that was referred TO
Whether or not there shall ever be a
revelation of who said the thing does
not matter so much as it did prior tc
Daniels frank statement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

When asked by an American news
paper correspondent If she had any mes
sage to send back to the United States
as she left Finland for soviet Russia
Emma Goldman Historically threw hei
arms around the neck of the correspond
ent and implanted kiss on his lips be
fore he could break away from the
woman That act tells without words
what Emma Goldman meant deep down
in her heart; it was that the United
States is mot such bad place after al
providing one does not abuse the con
fidence of the United States govern
ment. The correspondent did not need
to ask for any words from the woman
after she had given that manifestation
It was, in fact, message TO the people
in the United States to be satisfied
with what they have.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

DESTROYS of knowing more Of just such
facts as | had stated in The Times, !
would gladly debate the question at is
sue in their presence at any time in a
han that will accommodate the general
public also, as | stated to Mr.. Ironside.
With this statement, which supple
ments, but does not contradict the
statements of Mr.. Ironside, ! leave IL
with the public to Judge whether or not
was justified in calling OIL the de-
bate. u. +. fortney.
Plainfied, VT, Jan. ID, 1920.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
LETTERS ToTHE EDITOR


Editor. Times; What will be the ar
lists masterpieces tomorrow Not be-
ing endowed with the gift of prophecy
we are hardly in position to say, but
here's possibility. Since the early
years of 100 A. d., when the discovery
of the sensational effects oil aicohol
were accidentally discovered by herds
man after his goats had eaten q guam
tity of berries that caused intoxication,
dwellers of this universe have, many OF
them, worshippcd the brewer that made
GOOD beer or whiskey In the early
DAYS of the good old t. 5. A., when seal
skins enough to make fur tent could
be secured from the Indians for a quart
of good whiskey, Billy the boy artist,
depicted the Red Skin revelling and
praising the brewer that could make
such spirited fire-water. There are lew
who. when reading this, will not readily
have a mind picture before them, quite
probably of little stout man, with a
ruddy, smiling face, slipping the foam
from large mug OF beer that from an
evidence was the first draught OF new
keg. All these paintings are different
but nearly all carry the message that
the smiling brewer had been successful
in his undertaking.
Now that old John Barleycorn has
passed into non-existence, we find the
artist creating "reminiscences OF the
DAYS of old Kentucky rye. A certain
caterer who always enjoyed the spring
water of Highgate Springs whenever he
went Fishing" has begun collection
OF the new masterpieces, If such they
NAV be Judged in the days of prohibit
tion. One. encased in a black, mourn
ing frame, bears the natural lines OF
two bottles labelled Pabst beer, beside
which stands generous glass of the
effervescing brew and plate of oysters
ON the half shell, centered about hall OF
iuicv lemon. The other has more
humorous aspect, that is, to the prohj
bitionist. A darby with twinkling, jet
black ewes, is hitching his mule behind
Green River inn. Much of the green
river is undoubtedly supposed to be in
the large gallon crockery jug on the
mules back "She was bred In old Ken
lucky" is the short phrase at the bot.
tom of the picture. At first thought
this caterer intended TO make the pie
lures permanent decorations of his
business house, but owing to the great
demand for water has changed his
plans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
Why Debate Was Called OFF.

Editor, Times: While il was true, as
Mr.. Ironside stated in The Times issue
of Jan. IL, that was the one who asked
him to 'call the debate off, when ]
learned that he had selected the labor
union hall in which TO hold it., instead
of neutral hall, where the public is
accustomed to 90, he did not state what
told him over the phone was my main
reason for calling the debate of. which
was that a Barre unionist had advised
me not to accept such a zone sided"
arrangement as had been planned, as
the general public had never been
known to go into said hall, and that
the audience would be almost wholly
composed of labor union men, which, ne
thought, would not give me fair
deal"
Knowing many Of the labor union
men of Barre to be reasonable men and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
A Timely Warning.

Governor Clement performed real
service to the people OF Vermont wheh'
at the state dariymens meeting, ne
warned the people Of the danger OF q
large proportion Of the towns OF the
state becoming bankrupt unless there
is material curtailment in govern.
ment expenses. He spoke simple but
bold truth when he said; Absolute
economy must be observed II our towns
are to continue as solvent units OF a
great corporation.
When ii is remembered that large
majority Of the towns the last March
meetings did not know what the state
tax would be and failed to assess tax
large enough to pay that tax, the tax
rates OF some towns Il alarming. In
Wardsboro the tax rate IS s4.60, IN Con-
cord S4.35 and in Belvidere ~ on q
dollar of the grand list. If these towns
did not provide for the state tax OF 40
cents last year, the increase in the rate
for the coming year to pay the state
tax Of both years viii be almost con-
fiseatory. Truly such towns must lind
something to do without" If they are
to continue as municipal organizations.
The great proportion of town taxes
are raised to pay the state taxes---a d.
rect state tax of 40 cents, highway
tax of FIVE cents and school tax OF
eight cents. total of 50 cents. town
taxes for the maintenance OF highways
(which cannot be less than 20 centsl
and for the support of schools. These
arc All vital purposes and there is Sc
rious question whether there can be
much eurtailment in these expenses.
Certainly there is little prospect Of re-
duction in school expenses with the
teachers demanding more pay or in car
ing for the highways under the present
scale of wages The only possibility
OF reduction in these two departments
will be in the reduction of the number
OF schools and an increased efficiency
al the help employed on the highways.
Nor can the state taxes be reduced
unless some branches OF state work are
discontinued. The state has expended
on highways the past season approx
mately Sl,072,000 and the only other
department approaching il in expenses
Is the department Of education. II VIII
be hard to get the public 10 consent
to put the knife into these expenses.
About 100000 year is spent in the
department of agriculture which Is
largely for the benefit of the farmers.
VIII they consent to a discontinuance
of this work. Certainly they will not
consent to the discontinuance of all
of Il.
The task Of reducing expenses Is a
difficult one and any man who can sug-
gest a workable plan would be worthy
Of the governorship without opposition
-Brattleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
Old Longmeadow Farm.

Intermingled with the green beneath,
And the bright blue skies above,
] dreamily sit by the window
And gaze on the scenes that love
Beyond the stretch of the meadow,
The river goes rambling along,
The sparkling, dancing river,
Singing itself a song
II brings me memories of childhood,
OF DAYS of wealth and charm,
When in the turmoil of cities
| sighed for Longmeadow farm.
I shut my ewes and drift backward
To the dreamland OF long ago;
can see my dear old grand dad
With his footsteps sure but slow.
| can see now how he labored
To keep me from all harm,
That some day ! would be thankful
For dear old Longmeadow farm.
But now / am old and weary,
Weary of wealth to garn
Looking forward to a better home
When | leave Longmeadow farm.
feel so quiet and peaceful
In this, my childhood, home;
1t win be hard to leave ii
On my last long journey alone.
But then, shall be ready
For my mansion in the skies,
By far finer mansion
Than is seen by worldly eyes
And ] shall have a fairer view
Far up in the skies above,
OF the rolling acres of Longmesdow,
The home | dearly love.
Until then | shall be thankful
To trust myself in Gods own arm,
And pray that He will also keep
Old Longmeadow farm.
Helen J. Nelson, CPS fremont
street, Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

As was the case during the great cpl
demic more than year ago, when in
fiuenza developed in the large cities and
spread to the smaller communities of
practically the entire country, so the
epidemic of 1920 has broken out IN Chi
cago and threatens TO spreaG to all
quarters of the nation unless effective
means Of quarantine are enforced.
Every city and every town must be on
guard against the outbreak Of the dis
ease. A good idea would be to mobilize
the resources of each community quiet
~ and without spreading alarm to de-
termine what steps should be taken
once the disease makes its appearance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
NEED OF FIRE PREVENTION IN
VERMONT.

Four serious fires occurred in three
towns of southern Vermont within 36
hours recently, the total loss being in
the vicinity of 100000. In Middletown
Springs the business center was prac-
tically wiped out, the destroyed build
ings including a hotel; in Chester a no.
tel and several mercantile establish
ments and the postoffice were burned !;
in Bellows Falls the state armory was
damaged to the extent Of $4,000 or
more. and "a hours later another fire in
the same village destroyed $4,000. In
at least two Of the instances, causes
for the outbreak of the fire were as
cribed with a fair degree Of certainty,
ii being asserted that in the Chester
fire the flames broke out around the
furnace in the Hotel Fullerton building
and in the Bellows Falls armory the
cause was defective electric wiring In
both of those cases land probably the
OtHe1 bNul sVtIt SiiSHt "etehNi"h W
prevention would have removed the
causes for the outbreak Of fire. A fur
mace could be made comparatively safe,
and job of electric wiring might have
been done in accordance with the code
established by the national organization
having that matter in charge; and II
conditions should develop which would
have nullified the original efforts to-
wards safeguarding the property, the
defects might have been remedied, no
doubt, had there been reasonably thor
ough inspection of the property as far
as it's liability to fire was concerned.
Prevention could reduce Nermont's an
nual fire loss tremendously; prevention
might eventually reduce the initial ex-
penditure and the great annual cost
which communities have to meet in or
der to maintain large fire departments.
One of the chief agencies of prevention
= inspection--inspection by persons of
ficially designated for that purpose and
inspection by the owners and occupants
of the buildings And not until pre-
vention methods are put into force
throughout the state shall We be able
reduce the destruction each year of a
.argc part Of the states property.
Prevention of fires is one of the hob
bies Of the states new fire marshal,
Arthur G. Preble, recently chief of the
Barre fire department. 1t is Marshal
Prebles idea tina few fires occur which
could not have been avoided had the
proper efforts been directed in due sea
son; that is, when the conditions be
came such as to permit the danger OF
confiagration As we understand il, the
new marshal is going to direct his eff
forts largely toward the idea of proven
tion. He should receive the co-opera
ton of the officials in every town and
city of the state, not merely the fire
department officials but every official
who is connected with the municipal
Affairs. Let prevention be the watch
gord.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
Needs a Commission.

The need of a commission govern
ment for the city Of Burlington II
shown bv the latest clash between the
mayor and board Of aldermen OF that
city. The city government having al.
ready incurred an Indebtedness OF
$4,000 for the conduct of its govern
ment and having power to borrow only
So. 386.s0 to pay expenses until the
first of August, the mayor recently
sent a communication 70 the board OF
aldermen asking them to adopt a pol
lev of economy, and pledge themselves
to order no new work until the re-
sources Of the government would al
low. The mayor defined his policy to
economy as follows:
Il do not advocate stinginess. but
| do advocate economy. inst such econ
omv as good business man would
practice"
The answer of the aldermen was the
tablng OF the resolution pledging econ
omy and the passage of resolutions
authorizing the FIRE commissioners to
advertise for bids for new triple
combination pump for the fire depart
ment and for tractor and chassis for
the hook and ladder truck at one OF
the fire stations Of the city.
A large proportion of the board OF
aldermen are practical business men
and doubtless feel the expenditures
authorized necessary. but there Is a
division of authority there that pre-
vents the head Of the city government
from enforcing a policy OF economy.
This would be obviated IL the city had
a commission form Of government with
complete control Of the city business,
Burlington may be forced in the near
future to adopt spch q system to pro-
tect itself from financial distress
Brattleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

Certainly, let there be an investiga-
tion of the Sims charges against the
navy department but let there be no
revelation of the navy department IS
policies which would handicap, If not
defeat the United States in case of a
war with some great naval power, The
investigation of the charges can be car
ried on, no doubt, without divulging
any of the secrets, presuming, OF course,
that there are some secrets in connec-
ton with the United States navy and
its plans of campaign in the event of
war against certain nations. Those
who conduct the investigation should
guard the proceedings carefully lest
someone, in the heat of enthusiasm or
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

eign Minister Benes. The immediate
result is the constitution Of a joint com
mission TO formulate plans. There IS
good reason to hope that the negotia
tions will be entirely successful and
viii settle all outstanding questions,
including the right Of Czech eommuni'
ties in Austria to have their own
schools. 1t is pleasant in these panlcky
DAYS TO see something SO different from
war portents as this coming together
Of former enemies as friends. Boston
Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

The city meeting at the Barre opera
house this evening to consider the mat
ter of teachers salaries win begin at
1880 o'clock There ought to be large
attendance of voters, as the matter is
one Of the most important to come be-
fore the citizens in a long time. The
strength of the school system may de-
pend upon the result taken at this
meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

The law of supply and demand seems
to be going backward as far as the sug-
ar situation is concerned but, given due
time, it will turn about and start ahead
in the right direction. A constantly in
creasing world supply Of sugar and the
price going higher is a perversion of the
supply and demand rule, with its mod
ern accessory Of price valuation,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
In the Cyclone Belt.

The difficulty OF finding house IS
not exclusively an eastern problem.
Out in Kansas, for instance, native
observed stranger looking around and
ventured to say, Good morning, sir.
House huntings"
Eyes" replied the. stranger. = won.
der if il could have blown this far. =
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

Turkey wants peace with dignity
Possibly the Armenians wanted peace
with dignity, or any kind of peace;
yet they didn't get it from Turkey,
Turkey should bear that fact in mind,
along with many other facts, when it
begins its supplications to the allies for
a peace with dignity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

Influenza bringing ships are being
held in quarantine until they can give
clean bill of health. That's the natural
way to handle such situation rather
than to admit the passengers, sick and
well
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20

There is grave danger lest Rear Ad-
miral Sims great prestige as sea
fighter will be undermined by his lndis-
eretions as land diplomat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-13
Stars Party
Sure Will Be a
Dandy--OhBoy

Since the appearance In these col.
umns yesterday Of the preliminary
announcement OF The Stars special
show for kiddies at the strand thea
tire Monday morning. our phone has
literally been burning up with youth
full voices asking for detailed infor'
nation. Marshall Nellan's new
First National picture. Go and Get
H." the greatest newspaper story
ever filmed. Ia going to be seen by
as many children as can safely be
slowed away In tho strand. and
without cost 10 them. save for one
little penny which unelc Sam says
he must have for wur YAK.
Pictures like sGo and Get It. are
all too few and far between. ms our
little readers will agree after they
have seen A. Many a little heart
will pity pat hard and fast when
seeing the daring reporter land on
the roof OF the speeding train from
Ian airplane and his return To the
flying machine. and again when he
flies out to sea to oyertakc the
scooting liner.
There was a tremendously big
story TO be gotten and when the city
editor told Kirk Connolly TO go and
Get H." Kirk took almost every
chance known TO fate 20 make good
and he rot u, Talk about thrills
and hair breadth escapes boyr And
the cast There's Wesley urrrckl.sl
Barry as the copy boy. Run Montana.
j. Barney sherry. Agnes Ayr.s.
Walter Long and Pat o'MaIiey and
many others weliknown 20 film fans
Go and Get It Is gigantic. sen.
sationai. clean as pin and Just
running over with laughs that will
delight and mlle-a minute action that
viii fascinate. We wouldn't miss
seeing the enjoyment that win come
10 those children lucky enough 10
set In. for anything in tho world
Tho crowd viii be gr~at and II
viii be a case OF first come first
served. Doors viii open nt a quarter
after nine and tho show will begin
promptly az $40. lasting about one
hour and a taif. Parents accom-
panying children viii. OF course. have
to pay full fare for themselves. but
the only thing necessary for a child
TO have Ia tts coupon which viii be
printed In tomorrows Star. Watch
for Il. and then Go and Get It,"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-13
Is Your Skin Ablaze
With Fiery Itchinps?

germs can be reached only through
the blood, and local applications have
no effect whatever. That Is why
salves, ointments, lotions. washes
and other remedies applied to the
skin can do no more than give mere.
ly temporary relief. Soon the fiery
itching breaks out again, for. such
treatment cannot reach the source OF
the trouble.
II you want genuine relief from
the tortures Of skin diseases, lose no
time In discarding all local remedies.
and begin using s. s. y. today. and
you VIII be delighted with the re-
suits.
You can get s. s. 8. at any drug
store. and II you write TO our ply.
sician. he VIII gladly give you full
instructions about your own case.
Address Medical Director. Go4 Swift
Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-13

overtaken by Aidrtch who returns
her 90 safety. Aidrlch In then run
ming for the state assembly and he
defeats Rol's faction a, the poles
CIEMMER
Georges Carpenter. the noted
French pugiiis,. IL coming 20 the
clemmer Saturday In Tho Wonder
Man" the picture he recently com
pie,ed for the Robertson Cole com.
pany. during his vlsi, TO tho United
States.
Z In this play critics say that Car
prnticr proves himself as able an
actor az he IL a pugiilst lie has the
roie 81 Henri dAiour In the play.
who IN n man about town.
Tho picture IL based on an In.
rtgu.nx story Of love and mystery.
in which Carpenter IL given an ex.
ceiirnt chance 20 display his capacity
as n boxer n sportsman and a gen,
tlsman OF the first order.
A real pio, Ia Included In the play
a fascinsting story Of American 70
ciety life. There II also a boxing
match between Carpenter and Rob
~rt harrsl. tho heavyweight eissrn.
pion 81 the screen. The bout 1. no
fake ono either. Carpenter giving
Barrat q true knockout" Nearly
two thousand fight fans came from
all parts Of the country 20 witness
Carpenters frs, fight In this coun.
Try.
The screen version ~ Leroy scost's
famous novel. Partners Of tho
Night" closes at the Ciemmer to-
nisift.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-13
Don't Continue 10 Suffer Because
Of Wrong Treatment

At last science has determined the
real source Of all skin diseases, and
with this enlightenment comes the
reason why the prevailing treatment
heretofore used has proven such a
complete failure. 1t has been proven
that impurities in the blood cause
millions Of tiny disease germs TO set
up their attack on the surface OF the
skin, and In the form OF pimples.
boiis. scaly eruptions and itchy. burn
ing irrltauons, begin their disfigur.
ing and destructive work.
Being In the blood. these disease
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-13
TODAY's PROGRAMS


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