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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12

Der what its composition is. When its
Immediately soluble constituents have
been removed, by means of alcohol, for
instance, il gives on analysis organic
acids. water, oily essences. silicates,
sulphates, phosphates, chlorides and ny.
drocarbonates of lime, potash. soda
and magnesia. carbonic acid, carbonat-
ed hydrogen, etc.That is to say, sole
" bodies susceptible OF being eyapo-
rated or dissolved after having coop
Grated by chemical affinity in the for
nation of determinate substances.
Starting from these data Messrs.
Bizouard and Lenoir, in 1891, studied
the problem of the fusion of wood.
They operated in a closed vessel at a
relatively low temperature-that is
about all one can gather from the rec
ords of the period.
Their work was taken up by others,
and now there is full operative technic
that enables us easily to obtain excel
lent results A metal receiver a sort Of
boiler having double bottom through
which superheated steam passes, is
filled with bits of wood. 1t is closed
by lid similar to that used in auto
claves and provided with a tube and
stopcock communicating with an appa
ratus for exhsusting the air, When the
wood thus kept in a vacuum is heated
above 2s4 degrees Fair, the water and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12

other volatile substances are given of
first and are drawn off by means OF the
exhsusting apparatus, after which the
heating is continued for about three
hours.
There then take place complex
series of reactions and phenomena an.
alogous to those in a closed vessel, and
in this way all the so-called pyrogenous
products are separated, these in turn
are drawn off, condensed and separated
so that they may be utilized CONNER
cially. There then remain in the recep-
atcle only the fibrous skeleton of the
wood and the mineral salts which,
taken together, constitute a fusihle
mass. This is allowed to cool slowly,
out OF contact with the air. and then
placed in second boiler which, after
the air has been exhausted, is filled
with nitrogen, under a pressure of ID
to two atmosphere. The whole is
heated to 500 degrees Fair. for two
hours and at the end of this time the
wood is melted into a homogeneous,
hard mass.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
EAST CALAIS

Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. TAYLOR of
Worcester visited at Guy Bancroft's on
Tuesday.
Alma Leonard and Laura March Wis.
tied friends in Washington ON Tues
day.
Z. +. Brown of Hardwick was a
business visitor in town on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Bancroft were
business visitors in Hardwick the first
of last week.
Mrs. D. B. Dwinell was the guest
of Mrs. Anna Burnham in Fast Mont =
pelier recently.
Joseph Wood of Athol, Mass. is
visiting his cousin, John Bancroft a
few weeks.
Ray Abbott and family were in
Marshfield the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Gray were visit
ors in Middlebury on Thursday.
Miss George Wilson of Athol, Mass,
is spending few weeks with her Sis
ter. Mrs. Guy Bancroft.
Mrs. Sulham of Marshheld is stop
ping at Manard Kings.
Mrs. Franklin Dwinell of Boston Is
visiting at d. b. Dwinclls.
Cora Martin of Adsmant is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Hatch,
a few weeks.
Mrs. Lizzie Parker visited her broth
err. Fred Emery, in Cabot recently
Miss Nellie Martin was a recent Wis
itor in Adamant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

w. Q. Dompier of Barnes avenue
who has been in one of the hospitals in
Boston for very serious operation
passed through it. and has so far recov-
cred as to leave the hospital and is eX.
pected home the first of the week
Mrs. A. V. Lathrop, who has been the
stenographer for Secretary Hurd of the
Y NJ c. A., has secured months
leave of absence on account of III
health. She will spend the month at
the home of her mother in Post Mills
Miss Mabel Hamilton of the First
National bank is on two weeks vaca
tion.
Rev. II. l.. Thornton. minister of the
First Universalist church of White Riv
er Junction, supplied the First Univer-
salist pulpit of South Strafford for
Rev. Harry f. Fister.
An aeroplane, up a thousand feet,
sailed over Windsor on the evening OF
July fifth. Dogs, which saw the strange
bird. set up howl and refused to be
comforted as long as the aeroplane re-
manned in sight.
Signor Caruso the tenor, WAS the
guest of Professor Douglas on Wednes-
dav. Nine. Beatrice Bowman, the not
ed soprano, will spend most of the
summer at the Cornish camp.
The inmates of the Windsor state
prison passed very happy day ON
Monday, July fifth. The day was passed
in sports of various kinds, including a
potato race, running high jump, broad
Jump, wheel barrow race, hurdle race,
obstacle race, shoe race, eight pound
shot put, tug of war, two ball games,
pitching of quoits. They also had an
exceptionally fine dinner, consisting of
strawberry shortcake and ice cream,
the main part of the meal being roast
pork, potates and coffee
States Attorney +. w. Gibson has
notified Joe c. Snow of Townshend, on
receipt of letter from Attorney Gen
eral Frank C. Archibald, that the state
has decided to drop any action it con
templated making against Mr.. Snow in
connection with the fatal shooting of
Sarrel Sawyer, an aged resident of
Townshend, Who was killed on the first
day of the open deer season in 1919
Mr.. Sawyer was shot through the
heart, while moving under low hang
ing branches of tree, and the shoot
ing was reported to the officers by Mr.
Snow, who was hunting in that To-
calitv. Mr.. Snow was arrested and was
bound over to the Windham county
court
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
Ineffciency in Coal Mining.

An impressive plea for 4 new coal
commission is made by Sanford +.
Thompson. an experienced consulting
engineer in industrial management
who was formerly associated with the
late f. W Taylor. The proposed com
missions functions would be TO study
mine problems. railroad transportation,
plans for reducing seasonal fluctuations
and the multitude of related questions
concerning production and distribution.
The engineers sketch OF present con
ditions is illuminating both of the
chronic labor troubles in the mines and
of the mounting prices of coal to the
consumer.
As Mr.. Thompson pictures the typi-
cal state of things. the mine must shut
down and every man quit with no pay
whenever the railroad fails TO send
cars, the piece worker frequently has
TO loaf day waiting for truck 10
take away his work. the hand worker
often has TO wait for hours for ma
chine work which must be done first,
there is no method of planning the dis
tribution of work or the moving Of
materials except as the foreman works
IL out in his head when the time comes
for action. Some Of the common re-
suits are that a good workman's out
put in some weeks varies from AZ to
- tons day and the hours of oper-
alton below ground for weeks on end
average less than 80 per cent of the
full work day. This forced reduction
of working hours is due entirely 10
lack of cars. but other deficiencies are
due 10 shortcomings OF management
The haphazard nature Of typical
mine management is suggested bv this
array Of questions which Mr. Thomp-
son saws are as vet without satisfac
tory answers
What Is fair DAYS work lsading
coal? What are the variahles that at
feet the shoYeling Of coal What Is
the most economical type and size of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12

walton to city folk Life might not be
one glad, sweet song even on the farm
owned by a corporation and managed
by high priced captain of industry
However, there is no logical reason
why a corporation should not run a
farm. There is good ground for the
belief. which Mr. Ray SO firmly holds,
that in many ways il would run its
farm better than the average farm
er is now able to run his own. II would
be both Of interest and value we're a
sufficient number of farming corpora
tions to 90 into the business TO give the
idea fair trial Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
Trees for Idle Acres.

The American mind has been accus-
toned to taking trees for granted. and
until very recently Americans have
labored under the delusion that our
forests were inexhaustible. But it is
becoming clear that our lumber account
is overdrawt.
Ii is true that our consumption Of
wood, has decreased in certain lines
There lis more steel and concrete used
in new construction, but as a matter Of
cold arithmetic our per capita con
sumption of wood has increased, large
" because of the multitudinous ways
IN which paper. made of wood pulp, is
used i'm modern houses and offices.
For this reason forestry, the culture
of trees, regarded 30 years ago as an
old world fad with no real place on
wooded North America, has become one
of the most important sciences Of the
day. The time has arrived when we can
be content no longer to let the forests
take care of themselves, as in primeval
DAYS. because the result will be a wood
shortage so acute as to be a positive
privation TO every last member of our
complex society.
II is good news that the state for
ester of Massachusetts reports prog
ress. The department has made not
able record in fire control since lal |,
when nearly 100000 acres were burned
over at a dead loss The estimated dam
age from the fire in 1911 was more than
10 times as great as that for the last
calendar year.
The preservation of trees through
spraying has also become general
Under the lead of the state authorities,
every city and, what is much more inn
portant, every town Is encouraged to
do its bit in the annual war against
moths, which devour foliage.
Keeping the trees we have is only
part of the forestry problem. The real
trouble is that too few saplings are
growing. There are five wooded areas
in the commonwealth dignified with the
title, State Forests but the entire
sum spent on them for the past year
was less than S20.OO0-not very ex-
tensive investment considering the
need.
The only way in which a sufficient
supply of wood can be assured for the
coming generations is by a reforests
zion campaign which shall have as its
objective tree cultivation tprivate or
public on every idle acre, Boston
Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
Melted Wood Soon May Be Applied to
Industry.

It is possible to melt wood by heat
ing il in vacuum, producing hard,
homogeneous substance, Melted wood
was for a long time only a laboratory
curiosity. but it may be that industry
shall presently discover practical appli
cations of the greatest interest.
Now although wood is eminently in
fsmmable, it melts at relatively low
temperature, but in very precise condi
tions, and only when it is absolutely
removed from contact with oxygen 80
that its combustion is impossible. This
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
1t Takes a Girl to Put One Over Like
That

Adrienne had nothing to do. The tel
ephone bell rang Jimmie was calling
her She felt that she could not pos
siblv endure having him sit all evening
in the same room with her SO she
said: Just a minute. please. III see Il
Adrienne is in" She walked along the
hall calling her name and. returning
informed Jimmie that Adrienne was
not in. but asking if there was any
message.
He said that he had thought she
might like TO 90 with him in his car
for a ride and stop az garden out m
Long Island. which had become popu
lar and where there was dancing
They exchanged good -bycs.
James proposal was TO Adrienne' :
liking. Ten minutes later she tele-
phoned to him and said This !
Adrienue ] just got home and
A voice that she knew well to belong
TO James cut her short
"Just a moment, please.
She heard him walk along the hall
calling: "Jimmiei q. Jim,
But he didn't have the nerve. and
they went TO the garden where thcrs
was dancing. and she told him how
sorrv she was not to have been az
home when he first called Ruthcr
ford Rennie in Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
CURRENT COMMENT
Luxury on Ocean Lanes.

Six years ago this summer when the
German hordes sweeping over the Bel
| gian border plunged the world into
war, Americans who had crossed from
this country to Europe in luxurious
quarters on the best of the liners were
glad to get chance TO come home in
| the steerage. Then followed the years
! of war during which luxury was large
! " eliminated from ocean travel. Those
were the days when men and women
i who had been accustomed to the best
| in the way of steamship accommoda
tions were willing to undergo much
| hardship and discomfort if permitted TO
/ 60 abroad. 1t was war. They made
| light of the danger and smiled at the
/ discomfort of eramped quarters in
/ darkened ships.
| Now there is peace. Great vessels
| that only a few short months ago were
carrying armies of fighting men across
the seas are being reftted to carry
| the armies of the pleasure seekers. If
anybody has been under the impress
sion that the lessons of the war would
prompt more of simplicity and less of
display in the appointments OF the
liners he has made a great mistake
The extravaganza which has followed
the conflict will be in evidence on the
water IA well as on the land. One
great liner, about ready to renew her
trips as a passenger carrier after her
years in the dirty work of war, is de
scribed as containing new carvings,
panelling and furniture in the restau-
rants, libraries. dining rooms and de
luxe suites that surpass anything else
afoat, in che styles of Louis Nv, Louis
XVI, Queen Anne and Georgian" II
is further stated that the gymnasium,
swimming bath and racquet courts
are ready for the use of tourists 9th
err ships are fitted on much the same
scale Life ashore is not. to exceed IN
luxury life ahoat The great steam
ships of the era OF tourist travel fol
lowing the cessation caused by the
war are to surpass in their appoint
ments anything that has heretofore
sailed the seas.
But this sort of thing need not dis
turb the man whose income does not
permit him to 90 to sea in luxurious
quarters in a floating sky -scraper with
elevators. restaurants, palm gardens
and swimming pools. For him and his
kind there are still in service liners
which suggest ship and the romance
and mystery Of the sea rather than
hotel. And. after all, when it comes
to enjoyment and recreation the vey
ayers on these humble craft may get
more ont of their travels than the
spcnders on the floating hotels.-Bos
ton Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
Sacred Books Of Buddhists Like Old
Testament.

In the sacred books OF the Buddhists
of Ceylon. there are numerous passages
which exhibit striking resemblance
to incidents in the Old Testament. In
the Pail commentary on the discourses
of Buddha, entitled the Book Of the
Five Hundred and Fifty Births, the
following story occurs. It has been
translated by Rev. r. Spence Hardy.
A woman who was going to battle
left her child on the banks of tank,
when a woman who was passing that
way carried it off. They both appeared
before Buddha. and each declared the
child was her own. The command was
therefore given that each claimant was
to seize the infant by leg and an
arm, and pub with all her might in
opposite directions. No sooner had they
commenced than the child began to
scream. when the real mother. from
pity, left off pulling and resigned her
claim 70 the other The Judge. there
fore. decided that as she only had
shown true affection, the child must be
hers Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
Embarrassing.

Green Mail announcing ealleri--
Please, mum. is this the, lady you told
me always to say you was out toF-
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
NORTH MONTPELIER

Public dance, North Montpelier hall,
Tuesday evening, July ID. Aguinaldo's
orchestra.-adv.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
Pinchot Praises Harding's
Social Justice Stand
Definite Commitment of Party
TO Principles of Roosc-
welt. He Saws

Clifford Pinchot, Progressive Repub-
lican, and a close friend of the late
Theodore Roosevelt, issued the fol-
lowing statement yesterday concerning
Sc nator Harding's social justice com
mitments:
Senator Harding's speech, delivered
at Marion on Social Justice Day,
reached the highwater mark of his
campaign. 1t was the definite commit
ment of the Republican party to the
principles Of social justice laid down
by Theodore Roosevelt, and it lifted
the whole election to a nev and higher
place.
Some one has said that Harding is
the first Amer rican statesman in one
hundred and fifty years who mas ever
recognized maternity. However that
may be, his Endorsement of the pro
lection of motherhood, of a Federal
department Of public welfare, the con-
servation of human resources, and the
further extension Of social forces for
human welfare by the government is
worthy of the best type of modern
craftsmanship and of the representa-
tive American women to whom it was
spoken. l Bslieve that Senator Harding
will make an honest effort to do what
he gives his word to attempt"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
Mrs. EmmOns Blaine
Gives $1,000 for Cox
Chicago Woman Says She Is De.
sirous Of Promoting Cause
of World Lcaolle

Chairman George White Of the
Democratic National Committee last
night announced a $4,000 campaign
subscription from Mrs. Anita McCor-
mick Blaine, of Chicago. Mrs. Blaine
is the wife of Emmons Blaine and
the daughter-in-law of the late James
G. Blaine. She is the sister Of SEN
ator Medill Mccormick. In her tele-
gram Mrs. Blaine says:
Il am mailing you check for
$4,000 as a contribution toward your
campaign fund. am wanting to con-
tribute toward the entrance of the
United States into the League of Ma
tions and want to further this cause
in any way l can. Please telegraph me
of any other way in which l could be
of help"
Marshall Stinson. who was Senator
Hiram Johnson's campaign manager
in Southern California in 1910, dele
yate to the Republican National Con-
vention in 1912, and member of the Re
publican state executive committee
this year, has repudiated Senator
Harding's stand on the League of Ma
tions and announced his intention to
vote for Governor Cox, Democratic
headquarters declared it had been ad-
vised
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
Republicans Spurn
Coalition Scheme
OF Edgar B. Davis
Men He Sought to Interest
in New Plan to Promote
League All Reply They
Will Vote for Harding

Edgar K. Davis, independent Repub-
lican, financier with suite of Offices
IN the Hartman Bank Building, at
Fifth Avenue and Forty-fourth Street
after telegraphing friends to reserve
Judgment until he and others could or
ganize a coalition government of pro-
league Republicans. Independents and
Democrats under Governor Cox, ad-
mitted yesterday to reporter for The
Tribune that all the Republicans he
had approached replied that they in
tended to vote for Harding.
Some Of the foremost Republicans
OF the country were somewhat mysti-
fed to receive the following telegram:
in view of Senator Hardng's final
commitment in opposition to the
league and IN order tc make sure Of
saving the league, would you consider
a coalition government of pro-league
Republicans, independents and Demo
Gratis under Governor Cox? Nav I
suggest that you make no announce
ment OF your attitude before Tuesday.
when we will know if coalition gov
ernment favorable to the League and
standing for a thorough business ad
mlnlstratlon Of the executive division
c1 the government is possible? Would
not such program appeal to the best
thought and spirit of the American
people?
EDGAR B. DAVIS"
Mr.. Davis talked frankly yesterday
about his idea.
We are SO close to an economic
crisis in this country today that
started the movement for a coalition
government to save the situation," he
SAID. Il am Republican, but | think
mat the League of Nations contains
the framework of a plan to save civil
zatlon, and | believe the election Of
Cox. rather than that of Harding, would
tend to save the good that is in the
league. | have sent a questionnaire
to both Senator Harding and Governor
Cox, urging coalition government by
whichever is elected.
"The partisan appeal by the Prcsi-
dent two years ago for Democratic
Congress was ghsstly blunder But
Wilson is not running for President.
The election of Cox stands for the
salvation of the League OF Nations;
that Of Harding for its abandonment.
Hence my movement for coalition
government"
"What answers have you received
from prominent Republicans in answer
to your inquiry?"
II am frank to say that all the an
swers thus far have been that they in
tend to vote for Harding,' said Mr..
Davis.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17

Claim Gains
From Harding, g,
National Committee Count
ers by Saying $4,000
Democrats Will March in
Parade on Coolidge Day
Will Also Vote Republican
independents to Support
Senators Who Stand for
Ratification of the Treaty

The Pro-L League Independents, at II
East Fortyhrst Street, issued 81 e.
ment yesterday declaring they had en-
rolled more than one hundred men and
women who usually vote the Repub-
lican ticket that now are pledged to
vote for Cox and Roosevelt.
The names attached to the statement
show that of the twenty Republican Off
GERS of the League to Enforce Peace
fifteen of them are among the signers
Of this document The presidents Of
Oberlin, VassW, Bryn Mawr and Mount
Holyoke colleges are included. Among
the other signers are DR.. Frank Crane,
editor and author; Miss Mabel Choatc,
the Rev. Samuel McChord Crothers. of
Cambridge, Mass; Edward Howard
De Wolfe Howe, vice president of the
Atlantic Monthly Company; Charles P.
Howland, Republican, alderman, New
York City; Theodore Marburg, eX-
United States Minister to Belgium;
Margaret Prescott Montague, author;
Edwin L. Slosson, editor, former mem
Der of the Republican county COM
mittee, New York, and Mrs. Thomas
William Lamont, New York City.
A few hours after the Pro-League
Independents had issued their state
ment the Republican National Com
mittee countered with a declaration
that the national committee would be
glad to put the Pro-League 1ndepend-
ents in the way of copying the names
of 10000 bona-fdc Democrats who
would march in the Republican parade
on Coolidge Day, October 28, and who
would vote for Harding and Coolidge.
Will Vote for Treaty Senators
The ProLeague Independents, head
ed by Professor Irving Fisher, Of Yale
University, besides pledging support to
Cox and Roosevelt, assert they will
vote for those Senatorial candidates
"who stand honestly and frankly for
ratification of the treaty and adhcr
ence to the league"
owe hold no brief for the present
or the details Of its
foreign or domestic policies" the state
ment Of the 100 pro-leaguers
says: Owe do not insist on any
particular wording Of reservations to
any articles Of the treaty. We have
been tolerant Of much hostility on the
part Of the Republican Senators to
some features of the treaty, hoping
that in the end they would agree to
reasonable compromise and that the
treaty could be ratified with the pa
riotic agreement of majority of both
great American parties. We regret the
ssue, but we cannot avoid it.
ut is now too late TO talk of new
New-York tribune., 1920-10-17

association Of nations to be created
under Republican auspices. The pro-
posal to ask forty-three member ma
tions to scrap the existing league, enter
another peace conference and agree on
some underlined experiment can no
longer be taken seriously.
Can't Indorse Harding's Policy
owe want our country to stand first
in the councils of nations. We want
our country to share fully in the great
decisions which are shaping the future
of the world. We cannot indorse SEN
ator Harding's policy of America last '"
A pro-league special train will
leave New York City tomorrow night,
carrying Professor Irving Fisher,
head Of the league; Secretary of War
Baker, Colonel Herbert Parsons, Colo
mel Charles w. Whittlesey, Captain
Thomas G. Chamberlain, DR.. Henry
van Dyke, Mrs Charlotte Perkins
Gilman and Mrs. Edwin Mead Sec
retary Baker will make the trip at the
request of Colonel Parsons. These
speakers will address meetings at
Cleveland Tuesday night, Indianapolis
Wednesday night, st. Louis Thursday
night, Omaha Friday night, Denver
Saturday night, Salt Lake City Mon
day ~night, and afterward stop at
Butte, Spokane, Portland, San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles.