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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
RECLAIM THE FARMS.
Hundreds Of Homesteads Going to
Waste Need Attention.

A tour through Oakland, Macoml
and Lapeer counties will reveal thou
sands of acres of farm land produc
ing little or nothing. Many big tracts
can be bought at small prices per acre
for the reason that the soil is poor
Il lacks fertility, and in consequence
in its present condition, IL will not
bear the burden of high prices.
Much of this land is wild - not
primevally so, but allowed to go back
to waste and brush after once being
under the pillow Much of it is mass
OF weeds and thistles, where once
iourished good grain crops, fields Of
Nay and corn or pasturage for cattle,
The real reason for this state of
affairs is that the soil, once teeming
with fertility, has been Systematically
robbed, In the old days of pioneering,
land was very cheap and methods of
cultivation so as to retain the produc-
tive abilities were not generally under.
stood. Particularly in districts of
eight soil" sand and gravel, in the
course of period of years the crops
grew steadily less, until it scarcely
paid to till the acres, To-day we
have hundreds Of poor down.st the.
heel homesteads, thousands of acres of
land that does not return the taxes
upon it,
Yet we annually spend millions on
reclamation projects in deserts and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
THE BANKS AND THE pONZI
CASE.

The statement by Bank Commits
sioner Allen of Massachusetts, that
no banks in New England besides the
two in Boston already closed by his
order are affected by the Pcnzi
financial Juror should serve to
reassure any timid people who have
money deposited or invested IN the
banks of New England 1t is not oft
en- that bank lends itself to such a
scheme as that of Ponzi even in IN
ever so remote capacity because
bank is as chary of its reputation for
conservative action as conscientious
citizen is of his personal repute in a
community. To have it known that
bank is associated with a financial
scheme of doubtful stability and uncer-
tain antecedents is bad thing for that
bank because it tends TO ALLEVIATE con-
fidence. Few bank officials are willing
to become tied up to such maripula-
tions inasmuch as word of such affili-
alton will spread like wildfre and
have a tendency to cause run on
the bank. Moreover, the Ponzi meth
cd is against all tenets maintained by
a banking institution conducted by ex-
perienced banking officials; it violates !
she cardinal rules of banking. There
lore, depositors who may have felt |
my uneasiness over the things uncov-
red in connection with Ponzi's manip-
llations should take courage from
heir own reasoning as wei! as from
he statement of Bank Commissioner
Allen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
CURRENT COMMENT
The Bagpipes in War.

Most people suppose that the bag
pipe is as much an anachronism under
actual service conditions to-day as is
the harper and the bard The skirling
pipes produce smiles when heard in the
streets of peaceful cities and are com.
monty rated merely as picturesque sur
vivals of a long age Yet it seems
that in the World War, after the short.
age of men had been corrected early
in 1915, the pipers played the com
panies into action many times. One
piper, belonging to the Scottish Bor
derers, won the v c. by standing on
a parapet during gas attack at
Loos and piping his battalion to-
gether' with "Biue Bonnets Over the
Border A recent investigator has
collected the names of $50 bagpipers
who performed individual feats Of hero
ism and shows that during three full
years of war the pipers played their
historic role in the fighting lines. For
centuries wherever Scottish regiments
nave teugnt their pipes have gone with
them The Piper of Quatre Bras" is
one of the figures in Scottish military
history, and Scotchmen have often re-
sented the action of Wolfe at Quebec
in silencing contemptuously the pipes
OF the Fraser Highlanders. The pipers
themselves have sometimes been dis
dainful of mere drummers," and
story is told of piper in a Highland
regiment exclaiming to his captain:
Sir, SHALL little rascal that beats |
take the right hand of me
hat am a musician" The complete
story of the pipes in the last war re-
puts the statement of Sir Eyre Coote,
who called them "a useless relic of the
oarbarous ages" Many Scottish
oldier responds to the throb of the
'ipe as never to the bugle and the
'heer.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16

waste places at the far corners of the
country far from markets, far from
! towns, where settlers must build UP
and provide themselves with all the
conveniences of life, the means of edu-
cation, churches, and so on. In the
meantime, we have here at our doors
an immense reclamation possibility, the
rehabilitation of these farms, ready
fenced, close to towns. not far from
good highways, handy to markets,
schools and churches. And very little
is being done in definite way to bring
back the robbed farm to its old pros
porous condition.
What is being accomplished is most.
ly the result of two fatcors--high cost
of living and the county farm agent
or bureau Five years ago we were
conducting weighty argument TO
prove that the farm bureau is an ex-
cellent institution. Once il was estab-
lished the argument ceased because il
ceased TO be necessary. The farm
agent proved himself all through the
state Better crops, more contented
farmers, better farm homes are the re-
suit.
The farm agent is teaching the own
ers Of rundown farms how to get
them back in shape, either by direct
help or by force Of example on the
farms of neighbors The simple plan
OF crop rotation has been one means;
commercial fertilizers another, under.
standing Of humus another. The poor
farm is becoming the rich farm--but
not as far as it should do So Some
day we will have seen the last of rail |
fences and stump hedges--not only
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
The Simple Truth

Mathematics the multiplication table still
ns profits as days becomes haunting echo spua
tors rub their eyes,
We must learn again the simple truths; banking conducted in
legitimate ethical handling quantities
OF money credit small margin of profit.
Solid banking
they
then they gradually
evident
Things endure the time required them;
truth everlasting but still persist the
dsregarding its simple warnings.
People who their % this
the they have their minute they want it, and
they will best
rapidly
would
from what beieve.to be safe banking principles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16

just what happened to Pres. Des
chanel of France when he was report
ed to have fallen out of train win.
dow some months ago may go down
in history as one of the famous mys-
teries like "Who struck Bill Pattcr-
SOM" or How old is Anneg' About
the only inside information which the
French public is permitted to know is
that Pres. Deschanel is ineapacitated
for his Office and may be succeeded by
someone else. Possibly the secret WI
come out later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
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F. H. Rogers &
Company
CABOT

Don't forget the dates, August 10
and 10, Wednesday and Thursday eve,
nings of old home week, Cabot Drama.
tic club will present, under the auspices
OF the Good Templars, at the Cabot
e. T. hall, clean comedy of mystery,
entitled And Billy Disappeared" One
half the proceeds are to be given to-
wards completing the young peoples
department of the village library Re-
serve seat tickets are on sale at Rog.
ers & Curriers' store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
The Peoples National Bank

because wood is too valuable for that
use, but because the space the barriers
take up is also too valuable to be
wasted AT that time we will probably
have witnessed also the disappearance
OF the "fallow field" run waste with
burdock and nd-hur and mullen
stalks. The impoverished field will be
counted then an economic sin.
But now we have this tremendous
reclamation program on our hands,
reclamation that is as immense in its
scope as any desert project-and right
here at home.-Pontiac, Mich, Daily
Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16

1t is a dull day in the news market
when the space writer gets story on
the front page telling how President
Wilson gave three boys Gift" in his
automobile while the boys were on
their way home from the swimnin'
hole. The editor must have been tear
ing his hair for want of really good
news story.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16

that there is nothing Objectionable in
him even though in the next breath it
seems to try to build up an inde-
Unable antagonism to the benefit of
Mr. Dale.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16

Vermont's golf champion is again
a New Yorker, but the prospects are
that he was not up against the best
there is in Vermont. The annual state
golf championship, for some reason, is
not attracting wide field of players,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
Preparedness

In order to have life insurance when
needed, it has to be taken when sppsr.
emily it is not needed, Moral: Insure
while insurable. National Life ms. Co.
tAlutuaD. S. S. Ballard, general agent,
Rialto block, Montpelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16

The incidents near Lake Dunmore
last Thursday night indicate that rum
and revolvers make a might poor com
bination and that they must he sep
arated by court action if necessary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16

New Hampshire's gain in population
is just about enough to say so. Wish
Vermont was assured of as much.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
State Veterinarian
Denies Charges of
Misconduct in Office

DR.. Peter F. Bahnsen, state yeter-
marian, on Tuesday afternoon, before
the special legislative committee
making an investigation of his office.
made his formal answer to tho
cnafSes of misconduct made againsr
MIN by Representative Green r vii
Hams, Of Worth county. The commit
zee also heard testimony from sew
eral witnesses subpenaed by the
prosecution to uphold charges thar
Dr. Bahnsen has sold hog cholera
serum to farmers at a profit to him
SELF; that he has hampered the de-
velopment of the live stock industrv
IN Georgla and that he has discrimi-
>,Agr1culture in the distribution of
hog cholera serum.
- Responding to the charges againsr
MIN, Dr.. Bahnsen, at the outset of
tuesdays hearing, denied the allie
gations specifically and in toto. He
declared that he has been obliged
10 use MS own funds to purchase
serum for distribution in Georgia be-
cause the state laws do not permit
the use of the states money for
thlS purpose and because it is the
only way to furnish the farmers
@ WI protection against hog cholera.
he denied that he had discriminated
against the State College of Agricul-
ture and insisted that the charpac
brought against him at this time
were instis f:ed by parties interested
IN the old feud between him and Dr.,
Andrew M. Soule, president of the
Several citizens Of Lownt1es
Ihomas and Colquitt counties testf-
ned against DR.. .Bahnsen, asserting
mat the state veterinarian had failed
to furnish experts to train mon in
the innoculation of hogs; that he re.
fused to test live stock for tubercu-
Ios1s on request of owners and that
ne sold serum considerably above the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
UNIVERSITY OF
GEORGIA IN DIRE
NEED OF FUNDS

That the prestige and usefulness
of the University of Georgia, oldest
state university in existence, will be
seriously hampered unless the pre-
relieved without delay, is the state
ment of a recent bulletin on the
needs of the institution called THE
Protection of Georgia's Future"
Although the, college has shown
remarkable growth in it's student
emphasizes the fact that no appro-
priation for buildings and extensions
of the present buildings on the
campus has been authorized since
1906, when the new agricultural col
lege was erected.
1t is shown that the last appro-
priation for a dormitory was made
nineteen years ago, when the student
body numbered less than $50. ITO
day." continues the bulletin, with
as great, the dormitories are over
flowing with three and four men
to each room, and Athens cannot offer
inexpensive rooms to the students
who are anxious to enter"
The present chapel has a seating
capacity of 624, only one-half of the
students enrolled, it is further point
ed. The the physics department has
reached the limit of it's available
space, and new building-is abso-
luCely necessary. Inc denmark din
ing hall is described as being en-
tire1y inadequate to meet the de-
mands upon it. The lecture rooms
are too crowded to allow the most
efficient work on the part of students
and instructors.
The bulletin declares that the most
urgent need of all is more money for
the salaries of the faculty. The pres
ent salaries are not high enough to
enable Chancellor David Barrow to
maintain his present strong corps
of instructors for a great while
longer. 1T is only by the noblest
patriotism and love of tn. school
that they. have remained this long"
says the bulletin. designations now
are pouring IN, and others have sig
nlfied their intention of re .gning at
the end of the next term un!ess an
increased salary scale is made eff
fective.
With this condition of affairs fac
Ing Georgia." alumni from all parts
OF the state are preparing to launch
soon a million-doylar campaign in
the schools interest, and Whole
hearted support of this drive is ear
nestly appealed for in the bulletin.
preliminary steps toward the be-
ginning of this campaign were taken
in the 1920 commencement. and al
tt ough no definite announcement has
yet been made, it is expected that
a statewide organization will be per
fected with a view to raising the
entire quota within the next few
weeks. ~"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29

of the nation, but are truly regarded
as enemies of the Democratic party
as well.
Now with, Hoke Smith, not only
Loyalty supporting the nominees of
the national convention, but heartily
indorsing the national Democratic
platform, thereby bringing himself
in line with President Wilson, and
being thoroughly devoted to the best
interests of Georgia, would it not
be well for the different factions of
the party of this state to unite in
his support and thus assure the de-
feat of that arch of the party,
Thomas E. Watson, and indirectly
contribute to the defeat of Hardwick
also?
eff besides what Senator Smith
has already announced, he can and
will, more fully satisfy the true
Democracy of Georgia as to his pres
ent position, could he not be trusted
and should not all prejudice in a
truly patriotic spirit be laid aside
and Georgia saved from it's impend-
ing disgrace?
For the present. 1 am uncom-
from Senator Smith and becoming
thoroughly convinced, l shall stand
ready to join others in returning
him to the senate, and let the state
and nation receive the benefit of
his ripe experience and mature
judgment"
(Signed) ~. L. SWEAT.'
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
% u 0 =.

8. @. What time is it by land time
at eight bells?"
8. A. On shipboard, bells mark
the half hour. Four, and II O'Clock
are marked by eight bells; 4:30. $3.50
and 1890 by one bell, 1, and by
two bells, and so on until eight bells
which marks the end of The ordinary
watch. 49,
a. @. Must a parrots tongue be
split that it may learn to talk?
T. A. The biological survey says
that this is unnecessary. The bird
may begin to- learn to talk when
three or four months old.
S. Q.-Why is the sun hotter at
noon than five hours later?
5. A.-When the suns rays strike
directly they produce more heat than
a direct blow has more force than
an indirect blow. At noon these blows
from the sun are most direct.
g. Q.-How much of our farm
produce is exported?
6. A.-During the year 1919, the
export of farm products amounted to
about one-fourth of the total and
was valued at $4,25O, 100000.
Z. Q.-How much do the tusks of
elephants weigh?
Z. Am average tusk weighs
about sixty pounds, but some are
found weighing as much as 10
pounds. ..
8. Q.-Who was the first to use the
caterpillar tractors in the world war,
and where were they made?
8. A.-The caterpillar tractors
were first used by the British. They
were for the most part manufactured
by a firm in Peoria. Ill. The COM
pany is still making such tractors.
9. Q.-Who writes ideas of
Plain Country Women?"
9. A.--Juliette v. Strauss is the au-
thor of>this feature. She was born
in Rockville, Ind, in 1868, and was
educated in the public schools. She
began writing for the Rockville Trib-
une,- which was owned by her hus-
band. She had contributed to In
diana and various other newspapers
and magazines.
10. Q.-Will gorillas live in cap
tivity?'
10. A.-The gorilla is very difficult
to capture and is hard to care for
in captivity. The, superintendent of
the National Geological park in Wash
ington says that there are no 60
rillas in captivity in the United
States.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
RAILROADS COST
u. S.$100,000, 000IN
MONTH OF APRIL
(The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.)
BY THEODORE TELLER

WASHINGTON, D. c., July PA
statement of railway earnings and ex-
penses for the month Of April, COM
piled by the Interstate commerce
commission, shows that the govern
ment lost because of railroad opera
ton for that month approximately
$100,00O,O00. Only the south showed
an operations credit.
The carriers themselves showed an
operations deficit of $Z5,S81,4 To
this sum must be added the govern
ment guarantee, which amounts to
approximately 100000 monthly, or
1904 100000 per annum. This guar
antee, or rental, as it was called
during the period of government con-
troll, was made by the former rail-
road administration, and is effective
until September 1 next.
The fact that the roads showed q
deficit in operation for April, this de-
felt being the largest shown for any
month of the year, means a govern
ment outlay to meet guarantee and
deficit of more than $100.000,000 for
the month. For the first four months
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
Now Questions

NOW VueSG1OnB
1; Was Joan of Arc burned at the
2. Did the United States make
much Roadway in the manufacture
of dyes during the war?
8. How is the United States,
standard. time calculated?
A.. What is meant by pairing in
reference to congress?
5. Who was Peggy O'Neill?
s. On what basis was the zero of
Fahrenheit's thermometer fixed?
7. Is it true that the eX-kaiser had
some of the walls of Jerusalem
torn down when he visited that city?
s. Does the money collected in
tolls pay the operating expenses of
the Panama canal?
9. What is the Matterhorn?
10. Is it necessary to put wine
away with bottles laid on their
sides?
Questions and Answers
4. 9. How should sunburn be
1. A. Add a levey tablespoonful of
bOric acid powder and twenty drops
of carbolic acid to half pint of hot
water Put in bottle and shake we'll.
The solution should be dabbed on the
infiamed skin with a small piece OF
cotton or sprayed on with an atom
iZer. Apply every half hour if neces-
sary. DO not rub sunburned areas.
If no medicine is available, use cold
congresses. If blisters form, do not
open them. After time new skin
is formed and the blisters break.
@. When was the greatest amount
of railroad construction accom-
plished?
2. A. The great railroad building
period was between 1880 and 1900,
when 1O0,O7S miles of new railroad
were built. Many of these were not
profitable, since traffic had to be built
up, and an average of about twenty
five railroads were in the hands of
the receivers during this period.
From 1900 to 1910 was a period of
great railroad prosperity and the
number of roads in the hands of re-
ceivers annually averaged about ten.
The increase in mileage between 1900
and 1910 was 47,0S3 miles. Beginning
with 1910 the number of receiver
ships increased, and between 1910 and
1918 averaged thirteen annually. The
1897 when 1888 miles were con-
year of greatest new mileage was
structed. In 1918 only 721 miles were
built, which is the lowest new
mileage since 1851.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
ANOTHER PALMER MAN
URGES SMITHS ET.ECTTnN

John N. Watts, of Shellman. Ran
dolph county, a prominent banker
and one of the most influential citi-
ZenS OF southwest Georgia, has Join
ed the ranks Of former Palmer men
who urge the reelection of Senator
Hoke Smith.
Mr.. Watts, who has served as a
state senator from the Eleventh dis
trlct, In card to The Journal, de-
clares that, although very much
against Senator Smith in the presi-
dental primary. We need and must
have him in the senate"
His card follows:
Editor Atlanta Journal:
I regard the present senatorial
campaign as. of unusual import
ance to Georgia and the south.
Whether the Republicans win in
the, national contest or not, we
are sure to have revival of the
old force bill menace as the
Anthony amendment, certain of
adoption now, throws wide open
the gate for a program of ma
tional control of elections in the
southern states, or black belt,
that has been in the public mind
since Grants administration.
l was very much against SEN
ator Smiths entering the presi-
dental preferential primary and
voted against him. but we need
Georgia and to the south to have
experienced men of ability and of
proven interest in this vital ques-
ton of suffrage sure to come to
the front in the next year or sem
atorial term.
AS an active Palmer supporter
l beg those who were associated
with me in that contest or with
whom 1 affiliated to consider the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
COL. w. l. PEEL SAYS
H0KE SMITHS WORK
AVERTED MONEY PANIC
CONTINUED from Page u

(Cont1aueu from Rage -
extending for twelve months the
life of the Aldridge-V act,
by which banks could issue their
notes for circulation, and he also
carried in his amendment a re-
duction of the tax on these
notes. so that the banks could
afford to issue them.
His plan was adopted, and the
banks issued four hundred and
fifty millions of currency, which
carried the country through with ,
an ample currency. until the
federal reserve banks were in
operation, when the issue of
federal reserve bank notes fur
nished thee urrency necessary to
supply the demand. But for this
amendment by Senator Smith to
the original bill we could scarce
ly have escaped panic.
His fights for cotton markets
did much to save the price of
cotton during the world war, and
those in every line of OCCUPATION
were benefited by it.
we need him in the senate.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
Underwater Swim
Fatal for Youth

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July IS
Walter Laird, seventeen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Laird, of Bessemer,
was drowned in West Lake, a re-
sort near here, Monday night, when
he was swimming with companions.
The boy called to one of his friends,
saying he was going to swim under
water to raft nearby. He did not
again come to the surface. The body
was recovered some hours later.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
Los Angeles Man Says
He Is Chaloner and
WinRelease Big Storv'

LOS ANGELES, Cal. July % -
Declaring he is John Armstrong
Chaloner, millionaire grandson of
John Jacob Astor, and that he fought
for twenty years to have the New
York courts pronounce him sane. a
man registered at a hotel here as
u. A. Chiffon, Compton, Ia" has
telegraphed New York newspapers
that he will release a big story"
today at z. m.
One year ago today, he said, he
had declared seven year war
against the "lunacy trust He in
timated that the revelations" today
will deal with the progress of his
fight