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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
SHOE RETAILERS
HAVE MADE LITTLE
The Leather Jobber, Tanner and Pack
err Have Reaped Greatest Profit
from High Price of
SHOES.

Boston, Feb. 25-The basic reason
for the high price Of shoes lies in the
price of leather, and the manufactures,
the leather jobber, tanner and packer
have reaped the greatest gain, the state
commission on necessaries of life said
in report yesterday.
Retail dealers, the commission finds.
have made little, ,if any, more profit
than in 1918.
when the government control Of
the price of leather was released on
Feb. |, 1912 the commission says, "a
period of excessive speculation ensued
the cost OF the product doubling in six
months"
The report of the commission shows
that the cost of manufacturing an ay-
erage pair of medium cost shoes adj
vanced $50 per cent from 1913 to 1919.
In the former year the average cost
was 81 81 and in 1919 it was S7.26. This
high average is asserted to have been
due solely to an increase Of 3S2 per
cent in cost Of upper leather, which
from - cents per pair in
1913 to 1925 in 1919.
The percentage of manufacturers
gross profit on cost Of manufacture.
according TO the commission averaged
9.s2 in 1918, 10 in 1919. In percent
age this IS small gain, the report
points out. but in actual money il Is
nearly three times as much as in 1913.
From the annual statements received
Il would appear that some manufac
turers have made very large profits"
Figures given by the commission rel
alive to the retail trade are said to
show that retailers ,haye not Increased
the cost to consumers in proportion to
the advance they have been required
to pay for stocks. For example, deal
crs have had % pay for mems shoes an
average OF l6l per cent more than in
1918. but the advances 10 the public
has been but l54 per cent women's
shoes advanced lj4 per cent to the re-
taller and 1872 per cent to the public.
1T appears" the commission SAYS,
'thai the retailer has not increa sed his
gross profit in equal degree with the
increase in price. His actual gross prof
il in terms of money has increased 100
per cent but the commission adds
that overhead expense has increased
and "as a rule the net profit is not
greatly larger than in 1872
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
PRES. FELIcITATEs bEscHANELs.
Wilson Sends Message of Congratula-
lions to New French Head.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 25.-Presi-
dent Wilson has sent the following
message of felicitation to Paul Des-
chanel, the new president of France;
ION this occasion of the assumption
of the duties of your high office as
president of the French republic, l ex-
tend to your excellency my cordial
fluctuations. Victorious in the great
est struggle known to the world, France
faces a great and glorious future, and
YOU, Mr.. President, as the chief ex-
ecutive OF the people Of whose high am.
bition is the maintenance of right and
Justice, will be potent factor in the
attainment Of these happy results, |
wish for you an administration Of
great prosperity and health and hap
piness for yourself"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25

and sprinkle with buttered bread
crumbs. Bake brown.
Surprise Potatoes Surprise potatoes
form meat and potato dish which IS
nourishing and appetizing. To make
| it mix 2 cupfus of mashed potatoes, a
| teaspoonful of melted butter, the same
amount of finely chopped parsley, a
quarter of teaspoonful of grated nut
meg, a tablespoonful of hot milk and a
shake of cayenne pepper. Mix half a
cupful of ground meat, salt, paprika
and a dash of catsup. Fold the pota-
to about the meat, roll it in bread
crumbs, then dip in an egg and table
full of milk beaten together; roll in
spoonful of milk beaten together; roll
in crumbs.
Stuffed Spanish 0nions Boil me-
dunn sized onions until tender; remove
the centers and mix with the remains
of Yesterdays fish. Stuff the onions
with this mixture and place them in a
baking dish Add little water, sprin
kle with bread crumbs, dot with butter
and bake until brown in a hot oven.
Spinach and Bacon-Boil spinach
with bacon. drain and form into a
mound in the center of serving dish.
Place on it rings formed by slicing the
white of a hard boiled egg Sprinkle
with the hard boiled yolk, put through
a vegetable press and surround with
slices of crisp broiled bacon.
Brussels Sprouts-After cleaning the
Brussels sprouts put them into cold
water for an hour When needed, boil
-,
and add little butter and salt. They
may also be served with white sauce
Baked Beets-The beets should be of
fair size and good appearance They
should be washed and freed from fibre
and root ends. They should not, how
ever, be cut or peeled. They should be
baked as long as potatoes and when
done they should be removed from the
oven and freed of all skin This comes
off readily when the beets are thor
oughly baked, Once skinned, the beets
should be cut in slices and seasoned
with very little butter and a bit of
vinegar.
Horseradish Sauce-Squeeze horse
radish dry of the vinegar in which it
has soaked in a clean bit of muslin and
add tablespoonfuls of it to eupful
of drawn butter or white sauce, or to a
cupful of thickened meat gravy.
Cream Carrot Soup Boil the carrots
until they are very soft, then mash
them and press through sieve. Have
ready hot, thickened milk and mix the
pulp with the milk.
Celery Ramekins Boil slices of
bread in a little sweet milk; when !
smooth, add 1 tsblespoonfuls of grated |
celery and , of butter. When well |
heated, remove from the fire and add |
the beaten yolks of eggs, salt and |
pepper Stir in carefully the stiffly |
beaten whites of the eggs and bake for
10 minutes.
Celery Outlets Mix together a cup |
of cold baked beans and cup of |
chopped celery. Add . tablespoonfuls !
OF melted butter, the same amount OF !
bread crumbs; ? beaten eggs, u tea
spoon of salt and a little lemon juice
about tablespoon. Form the mix
ture into fiat cakes and roll in egg and |
Brown in hot fat.
Dorothy Dexter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
REcToR'S is CLOSED.
Famous Restaurant Puts It's Failure on
Prohibition.

New York, Feb. 25.-Prohibition yes
terday closed the doors of the Cafe De
Paris, formerly known as Rector's, one
OF Broadway's most famous restau-
rants. and resulted in the filing of an
Involuntary petition in bankruptcy
against the Pekin, also popular in the
DAYS Of John Barleyoorn.
RectoTs was established quarter Of
a century ago on Broadway, near 42d
street BY Charles T.. Rector. who pane
here from Chicago. where he ran an
oyster house on savings accumulated
while he was the first superintendent
" the Pennsylvania railroad dining
car service Il was the first fashion
able restaurant located on Broadway,
catering to the younger generation.
Others Of its kind were on Fifth ave
nue..
When the late Mayor Gaynor ordered
restaurants to stop serving liquor AZ |
a. m. the late hour patronage dropped
off at Rector's to such an extent that
it was forced into bankruptcy. 1t was
then moved to a new site and became
the Cafe De Paris
The bankruptcy petition against the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
RENTED HENS TO
BEAT ARMY ORDER
Officer in Army of Occupation Was
Not Buying Eggs from the
Germans.

It happened $50 it is alleged in the
army of occupation following the issu-
ance Of special order embodying food
regulations issued from third army
headquarters This particular order
provided that American officers and sol
diers in the occupied area would there
after purchase no eggs from the Ger.
mans on account Of the lack Of food for
the civil population.
The order had been out a full two
weeks when the chief Of staff OF the
third army received report OF the
first violation. II was an especially fla
grant and serious violation, inasmuch
AZ il involved the c. o. of a regiment,
Col. +. r. w McCabe of the 18th field
artillery. second division, then stationed
on top OF Ehreubreitstein. Col. McCabe,
il seemed. was having eggs twice a day
at his mess
The chief Of staff Pondered over the
report for two days. Then he decided
upon direct action He dictated a mil
itary letter.
Had AOl. r. II. W. hca dUt ittfiNtu
special order No 375649, those head
quarters, providing that American oiii
GERS and soldiers would buy no more
eggs from German civilians
Ii took only "a hours for the reply
to come by first endorsement.
Yes. Col. f. X. W. McCabe had re-
eeived and noted special order No.
s75649. those headquarters. providing
that American officers and soldiers
would buy no more eggs from German
civilians
Receipt of this endorsement gave the
chief Of staff pause. But h. only paused
long enough 10 write q second in
dorsement.
If Col =. Il. W McCabe had re-
cei,ed and noted special order No.
1860. those headquarters, would he
explain the alleged and well-attested
presence at his mess twice day q
Eggs
To which pointed query was returned
bv fourth Endorsement this eNplsna
tion:
Have rented u hens. The Home
Sector.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
MADE $500, 900, 900 ON
AUSTRALIAN WOOL
The British Government Is Reported to
Have Made Great Prohts--Yo rk shire
Spinners Say They Cannot
Help Making Profits.

London. Feb 25.-It is estimated by
some wooden spnners that the British
government made f60,000,000 from the
sale of Australian wool last year and
thus far in 1920. Replying to charges
that both the government and the
Yorkshire spinners had made excessive
profits, Sir Arthur Goldtinch, chairman
of the wool council of the ministry Of
munitions. told a representative of The
Evening Standard that it was true the
government was reselling Merlno and
cross bred wool from Australia and
New Zealand at price very much
higher than the basic price at which It
was purchased.
1T was clearly understood he said,
that when the wool was no longer
needed for military purposes it should
be sold at market rates and the do.
minions should receive half of the
profit Australia and New Zealand are
clearly entitled to this.
"The rise in wool is confined TO the
more expensive qualities, Merno and
fine cross bred Medium and low cross
bred woods are about the same price
as in 1916, calculated in British cur
rency. but calculated in United States,
Dutch and Scandinavian currency the
prices for such classes OF wool are con
siderahly cheaper than they were dur
ing the war. and almost the same as
they were six years ago.
"Therc has been q great run on the
finer classes Of wool, which are now
being consumed more rapidly than they
are grown. and a great rise in price
was natural and almost inevitable.
Yorkshire spinners say that they
simply could not help making profits.
"A spinner has nothing to do in these
days but sit still. said one, "and mon
ey rains in his lap"
A trade correspondent of The Times
asserts that prices have been rushed
up by the demand from the continent.
The hulk Of the wooden cloth and
large proportion OF the worsted it is
stated, is going TO Germany through
the Scandinavian countries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25

Nelson Lamb Of Rochester. y H. has
been spending the past few days with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs Frank lamb
Mrs. Charles Kent. who has been sick
with a seVere attack Of the grip, i
able 10 be about the house again.
Alden Martin. a former resident 81
this town. has been elected head of
the American Legion post az Lisbon for
lg20.
Neil Sargent, youngest son ot Nr.
and Mrs John a. Sargent died at his
home In Plymouth n H. SATURDAY.
morning Feb. II. from influenza He i
survived rs wife and tao small chill
dren. his father and mother, two broth
crs and one sister.
leo Mcclure hs- returned from Cali.
fornia
The sheds AZ the north II the Con
rrevational church fell Wednesday aft
eruoon under the great weight 81 snow.
Charles u Hardy Formerly II BRAD
ford lower pi.in died 1t BIZ home III
Manchester. y r.. Feb l0 NJ tuber
rulcsis. He leaves a aife. : daughter.
Florence Weeks, and sou, G. Wendell
Hardy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
Pieve di Soligo Was Cap
tured After Fight With
Carabineers
SOVIET GOVT. WAS
THEN PROCLAIMED
Disorders Have Also TAX
en- Place in Other
Cities

London. Feb 25.-Workers at Pieve
di Soigo, Italy, have seized the NUM-
cpal buildings and proclaimed soviet
government, according to Rome dis
patch to the Central News, which says
fighting has taken place between the
workers and carabineers, in which
many persons were wounded. Disorders
have also occurred at Nittorio and
Montebelluna, as well as elsewhere, the
dispatch says.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
HEAD STUFFED FROM
cATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages Of your head clear and you
can breathe freely No more hawking,
snufhing, blowing, headache, dryness.
No struggling for breath at night;
your cold or cstarrh disappears.
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
little of this fragrant. antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrstes through every air passage of
the head. soOthes the infismed or swol-
len mucous membrane and relief comes
instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with a cold or nasty eatarrh.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
Freight and P a S S n G e r
Transportation Serious
ly Affected
LOW BAROMETER
INDICATED BY STORM
Street Railways in Massa-
chusetts Were Much
Hampered

Boston, Feb 25.-Freight and pas
senger transportation here and in
northern New England generally re-
ceiyed another set back with the ar
rival of driving northwest snow
storm to-day. A continued low baron
eter in the early hours Indicated a
heavy snow hll and the railroad and
railway lines which had barely recoy-
cred from the effects of the storms of
the past two weeks, anticipated traffic
tie-ups and delays.
While the steam railroads main
tanned fairly regular service during the
early hours, the street railway lines
were seriously affected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
WOMEN WONDER
AT HER CLOTHES
Diamond Dyes" Make Faded,
Old. Shabby Garments New

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use Diamond Dyes guaranteed to
give a new, rich, fsdeless color to any
fabric, whether it be wool, silk, linen,
cotton Or mixed goods, dresses.
blouses, stockings, skirts, childrens
coats, feathers. draperies, coverings.
The Direction Book with each pack
age tells so plainly how to diamond
dye over any color that you cannot
make a mistake.
To match any material. have drug
gist show you Diamond Dye Color
Card. ADV
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
WORKING AGAINST SUFFRAGE.
Maryland House Of Delegates Sends
Committee to West Virginia.

Annapolis. Nd. Feb p The House
If Delegates voted yesterday to send =
delegation of seven auti-suffrage mem
her Of the legislature 10 West Virginia
to urge the Assembly 81 that state 70
follow the course e Maryland in re-
iectinv the federal woman suffrage
amendment The action vas taken IN
! joint resolution which was adopted
b. - Senate 18th but little delay.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
BRADFORD
Mrs. Julia Mead, Who Celebrated oSth
Birthday Feb. 2, Died Sunday.

Mrs. Julia Mead passed away at her
home on the lower plain Sunday morn
ing. She had just celebrated her ajth
birthday Feb ,.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
Good Ways to Use Winter Vegetables.

GooU ways 10 Use lnLei 'esCldples
The following recipes from the Bos-
ton Sunday Herald may help in the
solution of the problem of what to eat
that is different" Many housewives
declare that to keep up changes that
tempt the appetite and of which the
members of the family do not tire is
harder than the actual work of prepar-
ing the meals 1t is with the hope
that the following viii be of some as
sistance along this line that they are
reprinted.
Scalloped Cabbage with Cheese
cups cooked cabbage, la cup buttered
bread crumbs, IL. cups grated cheese.
Put into buttered baking dish, alter
nate layers of white sauce and cold
broiled cabbage diced. Put over the
top a layer of grated cheese and then
layer of buttered bread crumbs
Brown in the oven.
I Parsnip Cakes-Boil and season pars
nips; mash them; make into small
round cakes, dip in sifted meal and
brown in hot fat in frying pan.
Scalloped Parsnips- the pars-
nips until tender and cut into dice.
Fill baking dish with alternate lay
ers of parsnips and bread crumbs,
sprinkling little grated cheese and
parsley on the crumbs. Dot the top
layer with butter pour over all cup
full of cream sauce and bake until
brown.
Stuffed Potatoes Bake the sweet
potatoes and then cut small hole in
the side, scoop out the potato and sea
son we'll with salt, butter and gen
erous quantity of cream. half tea
spoonful of sugar and the beaten
whites of eggs Refill the skins and
set in the oven for few minutes;
serve hot.
Brown Sweet Potatoes a but
tered baking dish with slices of cold
boiled sweet potatoes. Season with
salt, pepper and 3 tablespooufuls OF
brown sugar and a tablespoonful of
butter broken in small pieces. Repeat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
General Strike Called at Naples.

Naples, Feb. %. A general strike in
sympathy with the striking metal
workers has been declared by the la
boz chamber here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
NORTH CALAIS
Mrs. Elizabeth Peck, Who Died Friday,
Was 81 Years Old.

Mrs. Elizabeth Peck, an aged lady
who has been cared for in the home of
Sidney Nelson since last August passed
away Friday night Mrs Peck was
about 81 years Of age and had no near
relatives The remains were placed in
the receiving vault az Fast Calais Gem
etery and burial will be made in the
Cutler cemetery a. East Montpelier in
the spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
GREAT BRITAIN'S WEALTH.
$4,000 Subjects Made Fortunes During
the War.

London, Feb 25.-Three hundred and
forty thousand persons Of the country
made fortunes during the war, ac-
cording to an inland revenue official,
testifying yesterday at a meeting OF
the House of Commons select commit
Tee on war fortunes, which is debating
whether this wealth should be specially
taxed and, If So, how.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25

Mrs. Simon Chase, who has been III
all winter il being cared for at the
home Of her daughter Mrs Herbert
Scribner
Mrs. Mary Fair returned Sunday
from East Calais, where she has been
caring for Mrs. Laura Fair and little
son.
II. r. Carr Of Wrightsylle was re
cent business visitor in town.
Rufus and Charles DALEY have hired
out to the Green Mountain Lumber
company 70 drive team for short
time.
Clifton DALEY Of North Montpelier
is spending some time at the home Of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Daley.
James AIeCarty and Frank Hill were
business visitors in Montpelier Satur
day.
Ethel Smith is working in the home
of George Carley in East Calais
Mrs. Nora Keith, who has been III
al the home Of Perley Fiiield. i better
Rev Wilbur Rand Of East Calais was
calling on friends here Saturday
Richard Strong has recovered from
his rcrent illness.
Lavakr Aiu,worth j. ont again after
being confined to the house several
DAYS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
III. G. BENNETT
GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION
JEFFERSON ST, BARRE, VT.

owners of the Pekin does not state the
liabilities and assets, but creditors
whose claims exceed $4,000 are listed
in the petition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25

Sage tea is said to be a sure cure
for canker, Get some sage from your
druggist, put some in bowl, pour
boiling water over it, let steep and then
strain. Rinse the mouth with the in
fusion often and thoroughly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25

To prevent birthday cake being
distigured by the dripping of candles,
place over the cake handsome paper
dolly, in imitation of embroidery, in
stead of the lacy kind, and then pin
the candles into this When ready to
be served, the dolly may be lifted and
all the candles with it, leaving the cake
intact.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

II is said that blunt sewing machine
needles may be sharpened by stitching
through fine sandpaper.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24
Vienna DEATH RATE
BECOMES APPALLING
Condition Of Children Even More
Narrowing, Declares Authority
on City's Desperate Plight. q.

Five years Of famine have resulted
n greatly increased mortality and
morbidity In Vienna which before the
war was counted as one of the health.
lest cities In Europe. Figures prepared
BY DR.. Gustave Bohn, head of the
Vienna Health Department show that
in 1913 the death rate was 1913 per
thousand. In 1918 the rate was 22.5
per thousand, an increase of more than
At per cent.
Professor Hans Spell Of the Uni.
versity of Vienna, says that "even
more terrible than the mortality sta.
tistics are those referring to the con-
dition of children and their mothers.
Owing to under-nourshmen few moth.
ers can nurse their babies, and the milk
shortage affects not only infants, but
all children In spite of al that has
been done to help. At Professor
Clemens Pirquet's clinic in the uni.
versity some 54,849 children were ex-
smiped in 1918. Only 4,637 of .hese
or about thirteenth were passed as
skin good. fat good 2s,eO9 were pale
and thin. or very pale and very thin.
"The health Of these children shows
most disquisting features. Skin disease,
rachitis and Barlow's disease are rife.
"The chief medical officer OF Vienna
asks, What II going to happen to these
undsr-fed children, In whose bodies the
germ Of tuberculosis 10 latent, when
they reach the twenties. At which time
x becomes activef'"
TO combat these conditions the Amer.
lean Relief Administration OF which
Herbert Hoover Is chairman fed last
winter In the city of Vienna some
00,000 Of the destitute and under.
nourished children, supplying them
with q substantial meal Of American
food, served In q number Of large
Kitchens opened for that purpose.
The conditions In Vienna are more
Or less typical Of those In Poland and
other countries Of Central and Eastern
Europe. Last year the Relief Admin
istration was able to reach some $500,
900 under-E ourished children and this
winter the program calls for the feed
Ing Of a like number, but eight Of the
great charitable organizations OF
America have united under the name
Of the European Relief Council. o.
which Mr.. Hoover is the chairman
The child feeding task will be carried
An mt univ nv the American Relief Ad
ministration but by the American Rec
Cross, the American Friends Service
Committee (Quakers), the Jewish Join
Distribution Committee, the Fedora
Council Of the Churches of Christ II
America, the Knights Of Columbus, thu
Y. M. G. A. and Y. w. G. A. An ap
peal for 500, OOO 900 has been made an'
the organizations named have Joined
In raising the sum.