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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
sEDITIoN BILL SET ASIDE.
House Judiciary Committee Says SEN
ate Measure Too Drastic.

Washington, Jan. l5.The Sterling
aBti-sedition bill, passed by the Senate
last Saturday, was set aside yesterday
by the House judiciary committee, which
substituted for it the House measure
originally drawn by Attorney General
Palmer, Members said the Senate bill
was too drastic in some of its pro.
visions.
Action of the committee forecasts ex-
tended conference discussion should the
House uphold it, before final enactment
of a sedition measure. Discussion in
the House is expected to begin this
week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
VERMONT LEADS IN TALc
But Is Second to New York in Value
of Output,

. of~NH
America leads the world in the tale
and soapstone industry, not only the
production, but especially in manufac-
ture and use. The output of tale in the
United States sold in 1913, according to
j. S. Diller, Of the United States geo
logical survey, department Of the inte-
rior, was lgl,477 short tons, having an
average value of Sl0.9l a ton. This was
a decrease Of about 1000 tons in pro-
|dnction as compared with that of 1917,
but an increase of more than 100000
in value.
Tale was not considered a war min
eral and its production was retarded by
the war, but the spread of knowledge
concerning its uses and its usefulness
has stimulated the tale industry. Its
more general use has been promoted by
the formation OF a tale and soapstone
producers association, OF which Free
land levitt OF Boston is president.
Vermont produces the largest guam
tity of tale, but the output of New
York is of greater value. California
I'M INV III 4hhiNltN hfd sdiuE anu
Notwithstanding the general decline in
production elsewhere in the United
States in 1918, it more than doubled its
output of 1917. California produces
soapstone, but the bulk of its pro-
duction is ground tale, mined in Inyo
and San Bernardino counties, where it
is more or less intimately associated
limestone and in part possesses a
fbrous structure similar to that in
of the tale of the Gouverneur re
gion, New York.
The United States produced about IS
per rent of the worlds output of tale in
1918 and in addition imported more
than II per cent of all the tale produced
rest of the world. As little if
any tale was exported, ii il evident
that the United States is pre- -eminently
4 of tale. Canada is the only |
for the domestic trade in
middle grade tale. About 1000 tons,
10 per cent Of the tale imported in
1918, came into the United States from
'anada.
The United States is well supplied
With low and middle grade tale, but
acks high, grade material for use in
powder, electric insulators, and
.as burners, commonly called lava tips.
The tale used for such purposes is i'm.
'orted mainly from Italy and France
md, through other countries, from
ndia.
Within the last two years a new and
interesting source Of tale has been
ound in a large dixie OF serpentine in
county, Maryland.
Virginia is the only great producer
{ soapstone in the world, Shipping
than $1,000 tons in 1918. The
reduction has. however, declined irreg-
larly for the last 10 years. Soap stone
n of the rocks that are most wide
: useful to primitive pepoles, who, on
ceount OF its softness, resistance to
udden changes OF temperature, aud
radiation of heat, employ it chief. ,
as "potstone-that is, for making
OTIS. We make a similar use of it in ,
Dapstone stoves. foot warmers, and
isks for ~ireless cookers, although in ,
his country il is used principally in ;
tubs, laboratory tables, hoods, !
nd sinks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
10000 GET WAGE INCREASE.
City of Boston Makes Advances Thar
Will Total SI,5oo,ooo.

Boston, Jan l5.-A wage increase to
10000 city employees ~aggregating ST.
100000 was announced by Mayor Peters
yesterday. Officers of the police and
fire departments will receive $500 a
year extra and the maximum of pri
Yates was raised from 81 800 to 81, 800.
Teachers were provided for by action
of the last legislature. Classihcations
for men in positions of exceptional re-
sponsibility or requiring unusual skill
in the clerical, mechanical and engi.
neering departments were created with
provision for increased pay.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
TECH. PRESIDENT VERY SICK.
MacLaurin Has Pneumonia-Condition
Unchanged in Several Days.

Boston, Jan. l5.-Richard A. Mae
Laurin. president of Massachusetts In.
stitute of Technology. was said at his
home yesterday to be "a very sick
man. Pneumonia has developed from
the illness which prevented his attend
ance Saturday night at the dinner in
celebration of technology's S4,0oO,O00
endowment fund. The patients eondi
tion yesterday was described as un-
changed from Tuesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
SINS SENDS DANIELS
VIEWS ON r ar
Secretary of Navy May Make Letter
Public Together with His
Reply.

Washington, Jan. l5.-Admiral Sims
has written another letter to Mr.. Dan
iels, headed; Some thoughts about les
sons of the World War" the secretary
said yesterday, adding that he had not
read all of it, but indicating that it
dealt with the general question OF navy
morale and efficiency and was "contro-
yersial" in tone.
Mr.. Daniels said that il it was found
on examination that the letter con.
tanned nothing which should not be
made public, he would give it out to.
with his reply. Admiral Sims
commanded American naval forces over
seas during the war and is now head
Of the Naval Wan college of Newport.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
5SSAl&
CONSIDERING FIUME.
Council of Three Are E~ndeavoring to
Straighten Out Matters.

Paris, Jan. l5.The council of three
Premier Lloyd George Of Great Brit
ain, Premier Clemenceau of France,
and Premier Nitti of Italy-yesterday
continued their consideration of the
Fiume question. The Jugo-Slays failed
to appear before the council yesterday.
1t is said the Slovenes have objected
to the Italian proposal that Fiume be
a free city with its territory extending
to the present Italian frontier.
The council win consider the Turk
ish question to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
~HARDsHIPs IN
~Indignities and Loss Suffered by Small
Property Owners.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. l5-Accounts
Of the hardships, indignities and loss
suffered by small property owners in
Mexico since the overthrow Of the Ma
dero government were given to the
Senate subcommittee which began yes
terday taking testimony here regard
ing conditions in Mexico.
G. r. BlalOck, founder Of an Amer
lean colony in the state Of Tamaulipas,
told how the community he established
has dwindled from a hundred families
TO a half dozen caretakers. Women who
claimed TO have a personal knowledge
Of murderous assaults were at the hear
ing 10 testify.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
LYING COSTS $500
A YEAR IN NEW YORK
Working Mans Family Cannot Get
Along on Less, State Board
Saws.

New York. Jan. I5.-It costs a mini.
mum Of $500 a year for a working
mans family to live under present con
ditions, the state board investigating
the strike in the garment industry here
was told to-day by Meyer London,
counsel for the workers. The cost of
living had beaten the wage increases
by a small amount at every step since
early in 1917, when the wal labor board
set 81 500 as the minimum, he said.
The board is considering the demands
Of the garment workers for a 80 per
cent increase in wages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15

built some distance outside the city
of Sac Paulo. 1t is claimed that the
institution viii place Brazil in fore
front of any country in the world in the
fight against the dread disease. Labor
a~tories, with stats of experts, for re-
search into the disease on the most
complete scale will be established with
in the hospital.
The leper colony will have separate
departments for single men and won
EN-, children and married persons. It
will have its own church, postal and
telegraph office, police and fire depart
ments, light and water service and Gem
eterg.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
NEWSPAPER MEN ARRESTED.
Three at Portsmouth, N. H., Are Ac-
cused in Libel Actions.

Portsmouth, n. H., Jan. l5.-S. Deck
er and J.. NJ. mcfarland, Boston news
papermen, and II. w. Heinbaum, who
is connected with a local newspaper,
were arrested here last night on capias
writs issued, in the case Of the first
two, for alleged malicious libel and in
the case OF Heinbaum for alleged cir
culation of libel as a result of charges
Of vice conditions published in a Bos-
ton newspaper and in a local newspa-
per. All three were released on bail Of
$4,000 each.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
GOV. BARTLETT
SUES FOR LIBEL
New Hampshire Executive
in $4,000 Action Against
Concord Newspaper
TION OF CHARACTER
BY Linking the Governors
Name with Corrupt and
Immoral Practices"

Concord, N. H., Jan. l5.-Papers
were served early to-day in an action
for $4,000 brought by Governor John
Fl. Bartlett against Edward J. Gal
lagher, correspondent for a Boston pa
per and editor of the Concord Patriot,
and against the New Hampshire Patri-
OF company for alleged malicious libel
and defamation Of character.
The charges upon which the action
is based were said TO have been re-
printed in the Patriot from a Boston
paper, and it is claimed, linked the
governors name with certain corrupt
and immoral practices" said TO have
taken place in Portsmouth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
CATARRH DOES HARM
Whether 1t Is Of the Nose, Throat, or
Other Organs, Get Rid Of 1t.

Catarrh Of the nose or throat when
it becomes chronic weakens the delicate
lung tissues. deranges the digestive or
gans and may lead to consumption. It
impairs the taste, smell and hearing,
and affects the voice. 1t is a constitu-
tional disease and requires a constitu-
tional remedy.
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla which by
purifying the blood removes the cause
Of the disease and gives permanent re-
lief. This Alternative and tonic medi-
cine has proved entirely satisfactory to
thousands of families in three genera
tions.
ii there is biliousness or constipa-
ton, take Hoods Pills,-they are a
thorough cathartic, a gentle laxative
Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
Just Try This When
Hairy Growths Appear
Modes Of Today

4 smooth. hairless skin always fol
lows the use OF a paste made by mixing
some water with plain powdered della
tone. This pasteis applied TO the hairy
surface , OF , minutes, then rubbed off
and the skin washed, when every trace
of hair will have vanished. No pain or
discomfort attends the use of the della
tone paste, but caution should be exer-
cised TO be sure that you get real della
fone-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
RHEUMATIC PAINS
RAISING ARUMPUS?
SIoan's Eminent, kept handy,
takes the fight out Of them

q LOSHINC around in the wet and
- then - the dreaded rheumatic
~ twingel But not for long when
Sloan's Liniment is kept handy.
Pains, strains, sprains - how soon
this old family friend peneydies uiihonf
rubbing and helps drive EN- awayl
And how cleanly, too no muss, no
bother, no stained skin or cIogged
pores. Muscles timber up, lumbago,
sciatica, neuralgia are promptly re-
lieved. Keep a bottle handy all the
time. Get one today il you've run out
of Sloan's Liniment.
All druggists SIC, 70c., $f.40.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
SHIPPING BOARD PROFITS.
Vessels Earned $4,000 Each Last Year
100 Vessels.

Washington. Jan. B-Shippinr board
vessels earned about sl0000O each IN
1919, according % estimates completed
yesterday b. board oAciais. Twelve
hundred ships we're operated during the
year. but j Wss explained that tie
net earnings would not b $50 oo0pa1.
a. overhead and other Charge must D.
Deducted from this total.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
s6s,ooo FIRE.
Plant of F. E. Chester Co., Near Provi-
dence, Damaged.

Providence. r. l.. Jan. l5.-Fire and
water caused damage estimated at $65.-
coo to the plant of the +. L. Chester
company, manufacturers Of fishing tao
kle at Bellefont Cranston early to-
dav. A two-story wooden building,
known as the cork tile building. and
an adjoining garage was destroyed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
EIGHT-HoUR DAY CONCEDED.
To the Railway Workers on italian
Roads.

Rome. Jan. l5.--In order to avert
the threatened railway strike the gov.
eminent has aIlocated 100 ,000, 900 lire
for immediate subsidies for the men.
The government has conceded the rail
way workers an eight hour day and
has agreed to their demand for repre-
sentation on the railway boards.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
Approaching the Shelf.

MAUD oldby interests herself too
much in other peoples affairs"
Indeed she does. Why, she never
hears of a transaction involving an en-
gagement ring without wishing she had
a finger in it."-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
COMPUTING DEPRECIATION
In Figuring Income Tax-Some In.
structions Given.

Numerous inquiries are received hy
: collectors of internal revenue concern.
ing depreciation and the allowances
therefor in the filing of an income tax
return. As the rate at which depreeia
ton may be claimed is dependent upon
local conditions, the use TO which the
property is put and its probable life
time under normal business conditions,
no specific rate is established by the
law or regulations. The word "depre-
citation" is not used In the law, which
provides a reasonable allowance for
exhaustion, wear and tear of property
used in trade or business, including a
reasonable allowance for obsolescenee.' -
To compate the amount of depreeia
ton which may be claimed, a taxpayer
should determine the probable lifetime
of the property, then divide the mum
Der Of years ii will be disable in the
business in which employed. The re-
suit thus obtained will represent the
amount which may be claimed as a
deduction. For example. a frame build.
ing, the probable lifetime of which
without repair or replacement is %
years, cost s. 1000. Divide s., 900 by %
and claim $50 each year as an exemp.
ton.
Average Depreciation.
While each taxpayer must determine
the probable lifetime of his property,
without regard to the following figures,
il has been estimated that the. average
disable lifetime Of a frame building is
rs years; a brick building, IS years; a
stona sfaaI ar aa,nrafa bt;Idfou "A o..
100 years. The estimated life of Ordi-
nary machinery is 10 years, that of
automobiles used for business or farm
purposes and farm tractors, four to
five years.
II a taxpayer claims the full amount
of depreciation he cannot claim as a
deduction the cost of repairs TO the
property during the same year. If he
TO claim a deduction on account
Of repairs, their cost must be deducted
the full amount of depreciation,
and the balance NAV be claimed under
the heading of Depreciation" RE
in this connection means repairs
and requirements of = kind tending to
good the depreciation, such as a
new flooring or new roof Small items
SUCH rs ltItdtftitAttN VI UiNhfu VIII 1
lows, papering and minor repairs are
allowable, even though the full amount
n depreciation is claimed.
Principles to Be Observed.
In claiming depreciation the follow
ng fundamental principles must be OBJ
Only such depreciation as results
exhaustion. wear and tear Of
property arising out Of its use in bust
hess or trade is allowed. Depreciation
n the value OF a home. or property
.uch as automobiles used for pleasure
" convenience cannot be claimed.
Depreciation due 70 changes in the
.ocial or business conditions Of a neigh
,orhood. or changes Of street grade. or
fluctuations in market values cannot be
Depreciation in the value af land.I
rhether improved or u~nimproved. due
o erosion. exhaustion or any other
ause cannot be claimed.
When. IN The course uf wears. the
Of property has claimed il full
ost as depreciation. no further claim
Vim BE- allowed
The value to Be cared for by depre.
is the actual amount invested |
, the property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
MODEL LEPER HOSPITAL.
Is Being Built Outside of a City in Bra.
I'll.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. ia
huge model leper hospital, intended to
accommodate several hundred lepers
of both sexes and all ages. is being
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15

Il had many pimples all over my
body. face. arms. back and limbs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-07-16
Supplies for New White WAY Arrive.

The cable and other supplies for
the new white way, the contract for
installation of which was let to the
Kelly Construction company, of
Eau Claire, Wis have arrived and
the installation should be started
within a short time.
The white way will be one Of the
finest in any city Of this size in the
state and complete the appearance
of the Main street. The cost u
the installation will be Sc, 1000.
The plans and specifications were
drawn by the city engineer. L. r.
Wolff. and call for 81 posts TO he
installed on the street from tie
court house to the railroad. proper.
ty. There will be four posts to tbs
block, alternating with the poaex
on the opposite side. The control
system of the lighting will Be sucl
that n half OF the lights may 81.
off. every alternate poef,
which will be done after miduighk'
The new rate which the city viii
get on the power. will make ~.
cost Of operation about the SANS -
the present costs altho there will 70.
more power used.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-07-16
Grant county Farmers Load Wool.

Several farmers who decided to
pool their wool, made their ship
ment in the car which was loaded
at South Shore the first part of this
week. Seven farmers loaded wool
in the car which was started IN
Summit the last week in June, and
the same number of Grant county
farmers loaded at Summit. The
estimated total of wool shipped by
the Grant county men will be about
5000 exclusive of the amount
which was loaded at South Shore
this week. This wool is shipped 10
the Farmers Cooperative Wool
Storage and Sales Co. They will
hold the wool until the market con-
ditions are back to normal, or they
make an offer to the farmer of Is
per cent of the estimated value of
the product after it has been sorted
and graded. This is done at the
warehouse. The wool market Drop
ped considerably during the past
month and advices from the com.
pany are to hold all wool until it
RECEIVERS. That. they are sure it
will go back to the former price is
evidenced by the fact that they are
Offering Is cents as a rs per cent
Of the estimated value. The pool
ing of wool in South Dakota is 3
new thing and many Of the farmers
are holding out. For several years
the Iowa state farmers have been
meeting with great success and get
ting a much larger price for their
products than if they marketed
them Individually. Further in
formation can be had from the
county agent.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-07-16
Consolidated April 1890

way to care for roads, which viii
undou btedly be acted upon next
year as the old system has shown it.
self to be entirely useless under
pressing needs.
All volunteers who will work on
the Good Roads day are asked TO
communicate with Arthur Mittel-
staedt or E. Beneo let, who will .
sign them to crews. There should
be a eood repl esentation Of the
businessmen. who realize the value
OF good roads as much or more
than anyone else and should be will.
ing to help the aus along.
The Fair proposition was again
taken up at a joint meeting of the
Fair directors and the Boosters at
the Merchants bank on Tuesday
evening. 1t a decided that a de-
termined effort to sell at least 81
600 worth of Fair stock would be
attempted and a start made at the
meeting when nearly one fifth of
the stock was subscribed for. The
money will be Immediately put Up
for a new building, which will be
started as soon as the amount is as.
sured. The new building will be
32x60 and will be used as the agri-
cultural, grain and display booth
for other farm or house garden
products. The necessity for the
additional building is evident, as
these entries were displayed in a
large tent last year.
Several members of the Booster
association volunteered for the
work OF selling stock and all Of the
business men will be given receipts
which will enable them to sell
shares while in their place of busi-
ness. The shares are valued at SIS
each. and a determined effort is
being made by the Fair directors
and the Boosters assoc alton to put
the Fair on a paying basis. The
new building last year and the nav
building this year will take thu
profits of the fair showinga, b.t
after this year should be a fair
profit made.
The fair will be held the first
week in September. The premium
list will be printed and out within
short time SO that exhibitors Will
have an opportunity to make their
entries. The fair will be lrger
and better than ever before aat r.
IS planned to have a bigger s. OF
prizes and premiums for the ex-
hibitions. The businessmen have
taken over the concessions and
plans are being made for a large
number Of booths, entertainments
and other FIXTURES where the people
Will be given the opportunity to
spend their money.
The next meeting of the assucia-
ton will be held during August. at
a date to be decided upon later.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-07-16
c. c. Kitchen Started

The community canning kitchen
opened its doors the first part Of
week, and from the reports has
been busy every day. The girl
members of the canning clubs have
taken advantage Of the kitchen and
are going after a larger record
than was made last year. The
ladies Of the city have been offered
the privilege of using the kitchen
one day out of each week, Friday.
They are asked by Miss Schumacher
who is in charge of the work, to
notify her before hand to be sure
that there will be room for all who
plan on coming.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-07-16

The canning is done ia the do
nestle science room of the High
school. and is an ideal place tn
work. The city and county have
given the funds with which the
work is carried on and the only ex-
pense which the Gamers have is the
first cost Of the articles. The
girls canning clubs of tho county
pade a wonderful showing last
year, as one Of the members took
the first prize for canning the larg-
est number of quarts, besides sew.
eral prizes at the state and county
fair, while others received prizes
from the state and county fairs for
their exhibitions.