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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
When the Sumac Turns.

When the sumac begins to turn au
tumn is beginning to light the fires
that presently will fame In all thu
trees and underbrush of the woodlands
The sumac is beginning to turn and the
first blaze of the autumnal glory Is
thereby indicated When the sumat
is beginning TO turn one may fare
forth with the feet of a pilgrim, bent
upon reaching the shrine where devo'
ton pays its tributes in honor OF
the worthiest season of the year
When the sumac begins TO turn the
landscape into dazzling camp, with
the watch fires blazing from every
hillside and in every vale, the wan
derer feels the thrill and uplift OF all
whose tonic quality is unsurpassed
The sun is losing its strength and de.
clining in power, but as II feels its
decline before the approaching forces
of cold, il sends down shafts to the
sumac and lights everywhere the
bushes that burn with a luster that
illumines the fields that otherwise
would be becoming dark.
The lover of fall, as the season OF
exhilaration, looks for the blazing SUI
mae, knowing that in the sign of the
sumac he shall see assurance that the
most marvellous season of the year is
at hand.
Throughout the woodland word is
passed from poplar to ash and from
oak to beech that the sumac has
turned. 1t is the signal by which all
vegetation is told of the coming of the
time for the putting off of vernal hues
and the donning of the glory of the
robing that autumn alone can supply.
The season of pageantry has come and
the s,imac il its herald, clad in wonder
full raiment and carrying blazing
torch. So he who goes Torch upon a
pilgrimage of affection in the ways OF
nature. where the goldenrod is beginning
to wither finds the sumac Turing him
on. Were he to keep on wandering in
the wage of the sumac he would trav-
erse meadows, clad in the veil of the
softly shimmering sun of autumn, he
would find himself in the wooded wales
where the shadows have more daring,
with the suns decline; he would find
himself upon the hill top looking across
the spacious levels; he would find him
self where the brook ripples amid the
ferns and where the lake laps the
sedge -shrouded shore; he would find
himself where the nuts are ripeniag for
the provident squirrels, and he would
take his stand where the snake is
crawling into its hole for the winters
Information. Beside the river and amid
the craggy heights of the mountains
everywhere the sumac is burning. The
blaze of the sumac is the delight of
the lovers of the season of autumnal
softness and of spreading brilliance I'M
til the full glory of the changing for
ests burst upon the vision of the one
who has faithfully followed the trail
of the Baltimore American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
TRY TO END DEPRESSION
OF AMERICAN FARMERS
American Farm Bureau Federation
Meets in indianapolis for I'm
portant Consideration.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 6.Leading
agriculturists of the country are meet
ing here to-day for three-day convcn.
ton, the second annual gathering of the
American Farm Bureau federation.
The principal question to be decided,
according to an announcement from the
convention headquarters, is to devise
means for ending soon the depression
now felt by the farming industry, and
toward this end plans will be discussed
for moving large stocks of grain, wool
and cotton left in the hands of the pro-
ducers. The announcement declared
that effort would be made to check fall
ing prices, which it added are in many
instances at the pre-war levels.
The formulation of national agri-
cultural policy will be undertaken, fed
Grafton officers said, with the view of
preventing a recurrence of the condi-
ton which they described as now con
fronting the farmers. A feature of the
policy was expected to be system of
cooperative marketing, which will bring
the producer and consumer into closer
relation and restrict the activities of
middlemen.
Organized agriculture's attitude to-
ward national legislation also will be
determined at the convention. Among
the important measures, which il was
Capper. yolstead bill, exempting pro-
ducers' organizations from the anti
trust laws, the French truth fabric
bill. requiring manufacturers of wooden
goods to label their products so the
consumer may know the percentage of
virgin wool and shoddy, the Kahn.
Wadsworth bill, authorizing the gov
eminent to operate the Muscle Shoals.
Ala, nitrate plant for producing com
mercal fertilizer, and the bill grant
ing 81 900 900 900 l.. S. government
credit to Germany for asking pur-
chases of food and raw materials in
this country.
Speakers, who will address the con-
vention, include men of international
prominence, their subjects relating TO
finance. transportation and other mat
ters directly affecting agriculture.
Among these speakers on the program
are Governor Harding of the federal
reserve board, Herbert Hoover, former
food administrator, Governor Harding
of Iowa. r. II. Mcdonald. chief of the
federal bureau of good roads, II. g.
Shirley of the federal highway council,
Clifford Thorne of Chicago, transporta-
ton expert and Henry Wallace of Des
Moines
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE
Is Proposition Before the Cotton Con
vention in Memphis.

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 6.--Radleal re-
duction of the cotton acreage in every
state where the staple is grown and the
planting on the surplus acreage in cot
tons place of something that man or
beast can eat are the objects sought by
the cotton convention which meets
here tomorrow and Wednesday. Rep
resentatives of clearing house associa
tions, chambers of commerce, officers,
directors and members of the American
Cotton association, farmers and mer-
chants association and all interests al
lied with the cotton growing industry
have been invited to attend.
There will be general discussions for
extensive campaigns in every southern
state to carry on Investigation of
farming. The executive committee has
expressed itself as wanting to see that
the farmers of the south grow more
live stock, more poultry and more of
everything else but cotton, and to bring
this forciby before them a campaign
will be launched that will reach every
land owners door. The committee plans
to make the reduction in cotton acre
age of equal proposition, SO that the
same reductions will be made in every
cotton growing state. The plan, as pro-
posed, will ask for the cooperation and
support Of the entire banking and com
mercial industries and all financial in
stitutions Of the south. Assurances
have been given the committees by the
prominent business and financial men
and all the wholesale associations that
they will lend their cooperation in one
big effort for the welfare and benefit of
the southern people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
The Vanishing Cane.

Statistics compiled by the wood us
ing industries indicate that the once
fashionable walking stick Is falling
into disuse. No good reason has been
advanced for the slump in the demand
for this aid TO the pedestrian, unless
IL il that there are fewer pedestrians
A cane contributes nothing toward
the propulsion Of automobiles, and the
man who walks finds he can dodge
cars better unincumbered with fash
ionable crutch
II is not impossible, of course, that
the war had something to do with the
decline in popularity of the walking
stick. Officers of the British and
French armies considered themselves in
negligee without their canes and swag-
ger sticks, but none was issued to the
American army. II an American officer
on leave in London or Paris found il
necessary to use prop in getting
about, he acquired his cane at current
prices and promptly laid il aside when
he returned 10 his command.
The pictures Of the war, which have
been abundantly supplemented since
BY the narratives of returned soldiers
depict the British and French officers
debonairly going into battle with an
automatic in one hand and walking
stick in the other. The cane was con.
sidered indispensable, and while the re
Gently compiled statistics give no m.
formation concerning the use Of canes
in Europe. il seems unlikely that they
have fallen into disuse.
Doubtless there are many hsrdhead
ed. matter-of fact persons who never
could see much use for a walking stick
vet the thriving business of making
canes showed that they had attained
popularity in this country. They were
useful to lean against when one
stopped on the street. or to preserve
ones equilibrium when one watched
the baseball scoreboards Also Their;
was one large group which found the
canes useful 60 hang on the rounded
edge Of bar. Naturally, since there
are no longer any bars to hang tn,
walking sticks on. their Use has beer
abandoned by many men.
II i confidently predicted by devo
tees Of the walking habit thai
shortly this accoUtremeut OF the Pedes
TRAN will come into its own again. u
is pointed out that despite the PoPula
demand TO Danish the silk hat il stat
fourishes. and that no amount 81 ridi-
cule has been abe 20 entirely squelch
the derby Il i o0ntended that white q
taste for stovepipe hats and derhies i
purely artificial. the longing for walk
ing stirks y deeply ingrained IN thc
masculine mind Perhaps il had us
origin in TIE habit 81 our primal ancrs
tors Of carrying clubs when they went
20 the public market 10 garner q gam
dinner seattle Post intelligence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
Crime Waves and State Police.

The Manchester Union advocates the
creation of a state police in New
Hampshire, primarily as means OF
bringing TO justice the perpetrators OF
crimes of violence in rural communi-
ties. Contemplating New Hampshire
Experience in what II regards as ma
tion- wide orgy of bloodshed, robbery
'bnd madness, the Manchester paper
balls attention to the many crimes in
The rural sections of the state where
There is wanting adequate and intelli-
gent police protection, and in which
|well-directed pursuit of the criminals
has not been possible. The Union says
that the cities, with their local police
departments, are able, as a rule, to
bring serious offenders TO justice.
There is room for difference of opin-
fon on that point New York has its
hull share Of unsolved murder mys-
|teries. But it Is true that the proven
|tion and detection OF crime in the
smaller communities Is matter call
ing for serious consideration. and
there is much to be said in favor OF
the creation of force Of trained men
|who, on motor bicycles or in autome.
biles. would patrol country roads and
would be, at all times, in readiness "a
|go 10 the assistance Of local authorities
in efforts 10 bring offenders TO justice.
| III is further pointed out that the
matching Of the country roads hy a
body Of state police might have a sslu-
|tary influence upon reckless automo-
| bile drivers and so tend to the eiimina
|tion Of accidents. Finally, the estab-
+ lishment of a state police il urged on
the ground that its services might be
needed in times OF riot and turmoil
little progress having been made since
the war in the reorganization Of the
National Guard.
Whether the New Hampshire legisla-
|ture at its session this winter will ere
ate a state police is a question vet "a
| be decided but Il is not improbable
| that what is demanded in New Hamp.
shire will in time become general
Throughout the country. The develop
msnt Of the motor vehicle has made II
possible for small body Of men to
guard q considerable eNpsBse Of com.
|try Units Of such force stationed 81
strategic points could within short
time reach the farthest outlying ham
lets and the ioneliest Of farmhouses
Men on patrol duty could constantly
watch az least the main travelled
roads The forces Of the underworld
have been quick ~ seize upon the mo.
tor vehicle ss an aid in the commits
sion 81 crime. 1t is logical that ths
forces Of Law and order should use the
sane weapon in the suppression 81
|crime-Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
What is the Matter with American
Business2

We wonder if the answer to this
question is not comparatively simple
and is about like this: "The condi-
tion in Europe"
We set our productive enginery into
action with the close of the war in the
usual expectation of outlets, and these
we now find blocked. Europe cannot
buy of us on account of conditions
of which the rates of exchange afford
an evidence-except an occasional
emergency article like coal or food, for
which she must make compelling sacri-
fees. But there remain no normal ont.
lets for our redundant supplies OF
commodities. See copper. Europe or
dinarily takes 90 per cent of our out
put Germany, in particular, now
needs copper badly. But she cannot
buy and our supplies are backing up
on orr own market, with resulting
financial disorder
With the market limited to our
home consumption, great as this IS
we endanger price declines of serl-
Gus sort. These, though spurty and
uneven lot tHt uioSt Pditf NfNe.sNh
the whole business fabric. The first
need of the situation is what Presi
dent elect Harding during his campaign
called normally, but it viii have to he
normally Of world conditions ard not
of American alone. As a nation we do
not live until ourselves, but instead re-
feet world wide conditions and react
n European prOhlems
The so-called balance OF trade IN our
favor between the opening of the war
in 1914 and the end of August reached
I. .renteen billion dollars. OF this the
european governments owe the United
States government $4,000 100000,
which is now rapidly increasing by the
accumulation of interest. We have
loaned on private accounts since the
armistice. il Is estimated, four billion
dollars. The rest Of the balance was
taken care of by the return Of Ameri-
can securities and in other ways.
We have. as a government and peo-
pie. reached pretty nearly the end OF
our rope. so far as financing Europe IL
concerned. Things must get on nor
NAL basis. We must sell TO them in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
Fell Down Stairs
Bad Injury to Knee
Fixed Up in Two Days

Mr.. Charles O. Chatterton. writing
from his home at 800 Pawtucket Ave.
Pawtucket, Mass. tells how he started
for the basement TO fix the heater and
fell down the stairs hurting his knee
quite badly. Writing of the liniment
he used, he says: 1T came in time, APP
piled IL. and IL did wonders. Had to
remain in the house only two days.
will not be without it il possible TO oh
tain IT,"
The liniment was that celebrated
Scotch Liniment known as Mysterious
Pain Ease.
Its users will tell you il will relieve
the pain Of Lumbago. Muscular colds
where the shoulders, chest and back
muscles are in pain, neuritis, neural
gia. stiff neck, pains arising from in
flammation. muscle cramps, rheuma
tism and sprains Of all kinds.
Mysterious Pain Ease Is sold by lead
ing druggists OF they can easily get il
for you.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
VOTE TO RECALL
CONSTANTINE
People of Greece Appear to
Be Overwhelmingly
for Him
PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR KINGS COMING
Great Britain May Cut Off
Her Financial
Support

Athens. Dec. (By the Associated
Press Returns from the plebiscite
held throughout Greece yesterday to
decide whether the Greek people would
recall former King Constantine to the
throne made vacant by the death OF his
SON King Alexander, appear to indicate
an Overwhelming majority IN favor Of
Constantine resuming power as Ring.
The vote is being counted as q mat
ter Of formality, for the plebiscite was
considered farcical in this city and in
the country at large. Reports for the
nation generally already indicate a
..naio-ity of 100000 in favor of the re.
turn of Constantine and claims are
made that the entire electorate of $780,
boo voted for him Definite returns
from Piraeus show $4,000 in favor OF
Constantine and only 900 against ham.
Four million ballots were printed.
All arrangements have been made
for the return of Constantine from
Switzerland
The liner PATHS is expected to meet
him at Brindisi late this week. His adj
herents say that the allies do not I'M
lerstand that the people demand Con
stantine and are losing time writing
notes.
The wild scenes which marked the
departure OF former Premier Venizelos
bn Nov. IL were again enacted last
evening in celebration Of the result OF
he plebiscte which was known before
The vote was taken. A large part OF
he crowd, estimated at 100000, which
gathered near the kings palace, was
composed of women who clamored for
The permission to vote. AS they
marched along they chanted madly,
'sConstantine has promised us the
vote."
Great Britain will extend no further
financial aid to Greece in case Constan-
tipc returns to the throne, according to
! note presented the Greek government
W Earl Granville, British minister in
mis- city.
The French minister also presented a
tote 70 the government demanding the
payment OF outstanding loans.
r,ih the notes forbid the issuance by
u The national bank of paper money al
ready printed against loan of 40o,-
boo 900 drachmas, which was arranged
|luring the regime of former Premier
Nenizelos.
I'VE can only do what the people
want said Premier George Rhallis in
speaking of the two communications.
The regent has received no word from
Constantine / win reply in a few days
10 the British and French notes"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
Moore & Owe ms
Barrels Leading Clothiers,
122 North Main Street.
Open Monday Evenings AS
Usual.

healthful competition and cooperation.
Instead of that we have increased our
production capacity and accumulated
stocks of manufactured goods to a
point where there is an enormous pres
sure for their sale, and when Europe
closes against us TO an extent of which
the rates of exchange bear evidence,
we are likely to produce ehills and ie-
yer here at home.
The new administration can move
none too rapidly towards setting Eu-
ropes house in order, politically, in
dustrially and economically. We want
house cleaning, one that will not only
clean out our own apartment, but the
corridors and elevator wells and serv-
ice stairways. which are common to tie
industrial life of the rest of the ten
ants of our habitable globe.-Boston
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
A Prolific Cause of Colds.

Overheatcd homes and apartments
are responsible for large proportion
| of colds. sore Threats and more serious
respiratory diseases common during
the winter months. The hot, dry, stuff
| fy air which one notices on entering
the average home at this time of the
year is Indicative not only OF an I'M
healthy atmosphere but of gross ex-
travagance on the part Of the house
keeper and janitor.
An overheated home is a poorly ven
tilated one. In order that the indoor
atmosphere be healthful il should be
maintained at a temperature Of 50 to
6S degrees Fahrenheit, with sufficient
amount of moisture TO bring about
comfort. On very cold days, when there
is common practice to make a good,
cracking fire, the heat produced is
often so great as to scorch the air, de-
priving il of the normal amount OF hui
nudity and causing ii to become dry
and irritating to the nose and throat.
Such dry atmosphere causes discom-
fort by increasing the evaporation of
moisture from the skin and respiratory
passages thus predisposing to the inva-
sion of the common winter diseases.
The power of the air to absorb and
retain the heat depends largely upon
the amount of moisture in it. When
the amount of moisture is decreased
there is required higher degree of
heat TO give the desired sensation OF
warmth and comfort.
If temperature of 6S degrees
Fahrenheit in heated room is uncom
Portable and chilly, it indicates that
the atmosphere does not contain sutfi-
Gent moisture and that the dry air is
causing rapid evaporation of the nor
NAL body perspiration, causing a sensa-
ton of cold. When such condition pre-
walls, it is better from a health stand
point and cheaper from an economic
view TO add moisture TO the atmosphere
than to add coal TO the furnace. This
can be accomplished by ventilating the
living room by opening the windows
slightly from the top and bottom, for
short periods. several times during the
day. The bedroom windows should be
kept open throughout the night, the
amount of opening depending upon the
individual requirements TO bring about
comfort and ease.
No heating system is efficient unless
it is combined with adequate ventila-
ton. which adds moisture to the dried
air. carries away contaminated atmos-
phere and supplies fresh, healthy out
door air.
The Thermometer should be the
guide: Go to IS degrees Fahrenheit Is
the proper indoor temperature. C. Lin
coin Furbush in Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
Prof. Schinz on the Press.

The American press is surveyed
| with the acute mind of an intense
French sympathizer in an article pub
| lished in the Revue Bleue of Paris and
translated in the Living Age for Oct.
30. The author, Prof Albert Schinz
of Smith college, is chiefly interested
in the attitude of the so-called intel
lectual" organs--the New Republic, Ma
ton, Dial and Weekly Review-and it
Is with the political views of these
that he is particularly concerned. His
own point Of view Ia indicated when
he calls French Imperialism IAN alb
surd legend" As the more conspicu-
GUS of these intellectual" organs re-
gard French imperialism as rather
more than legend, he and they have
fundamental point of difference.
Moreover, he suspects that they have
been victimized by German propa-
ganda.
Prof Schinz does not ignore the
rest of the American press. He tells
us that "there are weeklies which
cater to thinking and intelligent but
not an intellectual, class-such as the
Outlook and Independent" Probably
the readers of these papers will not
resent being called Intelligent but not
intellectual" The more serious month
lies, Prof. Schinz says, have changed
their ownership frequently without
even yet getting down to the level OF
their readers"
As for the daily newspapers, Prof,
Schinz puts the New York Times,
Tribune and Sun in the first class,
and names the Brooklyn Eagle, the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. the Balti-
more Sun and The Springfield Repub-
lican as SERIOUS and responsible jour
nails" Save for the Hearst papers he
regards the tone of the American press
as, on the whole, encouraging
Prof. Sehinz' most curious judgment
concerns the New York Evening Post
and the Boston Transcript. These, he
saws, ARE not contented with being
merely anti lingo, they stand for an
American toryism.' Possibly Prof.
Schinz' idea has been obscured IN
crossing and recrossing the Atlantic.
Anti-jingo and tory are not usually
synonymous, nor is one merely de-
gree of the other. These papers must
decide for themselves what they think
of Prof. Schinz epithets. The neutral
observer need only point out that
these two papers manage TO disagree
on a very large number of public
questions. Just as anti-jingoes and tor
les usually manage TO disagree
Springfield Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-06
New York's Handsomest Men Found in
Wall Street.

I'm what part of New York will yo'l
find the city's best-looking mem"
The inquirer did not say women,
because she was woman herself and
she took it for granted that feminine
beauty is about equal over Manhattan.
Riverside Drive :" ventured the per-
son being questioned
No"
Fifth avenue"
Certainly not"
''You never will guess in the world,
she finally burst out, for it's in Wall
street and vicinity. Just where you
would expect only steely eyes, grim
visaged magnates, you viii find New
York's handsomest men,
"WhyS"
20. that's easy. Because to Wall
street and environs goes the cream Of
American manbood-college bloods,
star athletes as we'll as brain athletes,
come here to carve out a career.
.'Of course Broadway has its bright
spots of masculine beauty" she wen.
on. "Bu the average Broadway man Is
faded. The Wall street man is fresh
and elean-cut. New York sun