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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
DAYLIGHT Saving in Canada.

Though there j, no apparent prospect
that the federal government will in
stitutc daylight saving uniformly
throughout tie Dominion this summer
owing to the opposition TO il in rural
communities. there is no good reason
why city jewellers should not enjoy it,
benefits. The chief Inconvenience comes
from the difference between city and
railway time. There is. however. a ru-
mon that the United State railways
will adopt Summer time Should that
happen it is probable that Canadian
railways would adopt il also
OF the popularity of the device in the
cities there can be no question The
advantages Accusing 10 The many in
door and seden;arv workers far out
weigh the disadvantage. The attain
ment Of daylight saving by voluntary
action is impracticable owing to the
inevitable lack Of coordination which
accompanies It. The city council will
he we'll advised to institute the change
here. whatever may be done elsewhere.
There win then be- little doubt that he
surrounding municin1litics will fall
into line and that Greater Vancouver
viii become a unit in this respect
Vancouver sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
Origin of Old English Phrases.

Many phrase in common use to-day
dates back to England, and reflects old
customs, long dead Long ago in the
days of feudalism the dependents of
baron or feudal lord displayed his badge
pinned upon their sleeves. Sometimes,
while on an expedition of their own,
these vassals exchanged badge for
that of another, TO prevent recognition.
This gave rise to the saying: you may
wear the badge, but l cannot pin my
faith on your sleeve; / require some
further evidence whence you came" To
this day, we hear the expression do
not pin your faith on it,
Another phrase of old origin came
from an incident of the 10th century at
Westminster In December, 1910, the
abbey church of st. Peter was consti-
tuted a cathedral, with resident bish-
op. Ten years later this order was
revoked, the diocese of Westminster be-
ing united to that of St. Paul's cathe-
dral. It's revenues were granted to-
ward the repairs of the latter church,
what was taken from st. Peters and
given to ST. Paul's. So we refer to an
event which happened almost four cen
turtles ago when we speak of robbing
Peter TO pay Paul.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
What the Worker Wants.

what the worker wants most is a
steady, decent job The problem arises
mainly when he loses confidence in the
management's willingness or ability to
give him this. They do not want TO
shoulder the management themselves.
Management brings problems, worries,
responsibilities that they are not par
ticularly anxious to undertake But it
all comes back TO how any man will
react to good conditions or bad condi-
tious and to hope and fear about his
future. It's human nature, As men, a $
human beings, we're all the same,
whether in the group called capital, la
Dor or management
THE other men want permanency--
assured employment. The younger
men want opportunity chance TO get
ahead. The average man wants good
comfortable living Pay at As cents
an hour is good pay as compared to
other industries. And that's what the
ordinary day laborer in steel gets.
Money on the basis of twelve-hour
turn with fourteen hours payzthat is,
with time and half for overtime-is
good, at least for a single man. The
fur overcoats YOU hear about are not
the perquisites of the Ordinary UNI
skilled laborers in the steel industry,
or. / think, in any other Whiting
Williams in The Nations Business.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
Pearv,s Message to America.

Let il be remembered that Robert +.
peary. American, sought for years with
every weapon he could use to implant
in the minds Of his fellow citizens un-
derztanding of the vital necessity Of
providing for the defense Of their cnuu-
try by scientific and practical develop
meut Of the airplane Tie spent his
strength Of body and ii intellect 70 in
form them Of the supcr'ativc import
ance Of providing the factories to pro
duce observation planes, pursuit planes.
bombing planes. the fields to accommO-
date them. the trained men 10 maintain
them IN prime condition. the skilled
1iers ~ take them into the air With
all tho sincerity Of = nature singIlarly
free from false pretence he advocated
early and late the establishment Of an
air service which should render shis
country invincihle lie ould have had
our coast patrolied, our cities protect
ed. orr people guarded by fighters in
the air who in numbers skill and equip-
meut would have surpassed those Of
every other nation.
The vision 81 the man who reduced
polar exploration from reckless dashes
into the unknown 20 systematic over
coming Il natural obstacles. saw clear
" What his country needed ami what
Il could obtain BY iuiieious and intel
lireut use ~ tie airniaue Pending =
decision a. 90 shat farm his memorial
shau take. his fellow citizens should
read again his message % aeronauticsI
ard bed Rs wise com
81 New York sun Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
VERMONT WORKERS
nv NEAR EAST APPEAL
For Contributions from Vermont to Re
lieve the Suffering People of Bible
Land-Thousand of Arme-
mans Starving.

White River Junction, Feb. Is. Yer
mont Near East relief headquarters re-
ceived yesterday an appeal by telegram
from the Vermont members who are
about to sail for Constantinople TO aid
in the Near East relief work.
"On the eve of my departure for the
Near East to serve as best | may the
suffering peoples of the Bible lands, |
wish to make this personal appeal for
my friends and to citizens generally in
my native state to do all in their power
here at home to support the cause in
which ! have enlisted. The appeal of
the starving thousands of Armenia and
other countries of western Asia must
not. cannot. be ignored by the Christian
people of America. Reports reaching
national headquarters of Near East re-
lief show that hundreds of thousands
of adults and at least 100000 little
homeless children are in need of our
aid. Without food supplies from Amer
lea thousands of these people must per
ish from starvation,
Il deem ii a privilege to have this
opportunity to do my share in. saving
the lives and ministering to the wei
fare and upbuilding of these people.
You at home should also feel that your
part, the most important of all, is like
wise a privilege. You may not be able
to go, but at least Won can give. On
your generous hearts everything else
depends"
(Signedl Maude j Marshall and 9th.
er Nermonters sailing Feb. 2S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28

TWO PARLI4MENTS
PLANNED IN IRELAND
By Provision of Irish Home Rule Bill
Almost Unlimited Powers Pro-
vided in Messenger.

London, Feb. 27.-The government
tonight made public the text of the
Irish home rule bill introduced in the
House of Commons on Wednesday and
passed through its first reading by Ii
tie. The measure follows closely the
outline given to the House by Premier
Lloyd George in December last. BY its
provisions two Parliaments would be
set up. one for the north of Ireland
and the other for the south of Ire
land, the northern Parliament to con
sist of 50 members and the southern
of l2S members. The representation
in the imperial Parliament would be
Il for north Ireland and 30 for south
Ireland. necessitating the reapportion
ment of Ireland, which is provided for
in the bill.
The northern area would be com
posed of the counties of Antrim, Ar
magh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry
and Tyrone and the boroughs of Bel
fast and Londonderry.
A council for Ireland, composed of
forty members, half of whom would be
selected by each of the Pariaments,
also is provided for in the bill. The
legislative powers of the council would
be only those granted it by the two
legislatures, but the trainers of the bill
hope it will form nucleus around
which would be built one Parliament
for the whole OF Ireland. Almost UNI
limited executive, legislative and judi
cial powers are provided for such a
united Parliament. but the powers to
be conferred on the separate Parlia
ments would be considerably curtailed.
Responsibility for organizing the united
Parliament and the powers to create
it is left entirely with the two legisla
lures. The bill provides that the unit
ed Parliament, if formed, would con
troll the customs and excise.
AT the outset, according to Jthe bill,
the Parliament would have full control
of education, local government. the
land policy, agriculture, railroads and
bridges, housing and hospitals and IL
censes. All the judicial offices would
be controlled by. the Irish Parliament.
each body controlling the officers in its
own district, but there would be a
court of appeal for the whole Of Ire
land, presided over by the lord chan
eellor.
What the government considers one
Of the chief safeguards in drafting the
powers of the Parliaments is a provi-
sion specifically prohibiting either body
from establishing any particular reli
gious creed or penalizing anyone for
belonging to or not belonging to any
religious denomination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
STRIKE ORDER
FOR ALL FRANCE
General Railroad Walkout
Anticipated to Take
Place
FOLLOWING ISSUE
OF THE COMMAND
Confirmation of the Move
Was Secured This
Forenoon

Paris, Feb. 2S.-Orders for a general
railroad strike have been issued by the
National Federation of Railroad Men.
Reports were current last night that
this action had been taken, but CON
firmation could not be obtained until
late this forenoon.
Owing to the attack by the Paris,
Lyons and Mediterrean railroad com
pany on the exercise of union rights,
the strike order begins, "the railroad
ers of that system and Of the Paris
region, influenced by solidity and dig
nifty, have begun movement of pro-
test which is spreading hourly"
THE executive committee of the fed
Grafton" the order continues, after
exhausting all means of Cancellation
and meeting with an obstinate and I'M
compromising spirit on the part of the
management of the Paris, Lyons and
Mediterrean railroad. the minister of
public works and the premier as re-
CARDS obtaining suspension OF pun
ishments while awaiting arbitration Of
incidents, has decided to call. for the
cessation of work on all systems"
The order ends in advising that
greater calm be preserved. that all
provocaton be avoided, and that meas
ures be taken to assure safety. Direc
ton is also given that no damage be
done.
Work will not be resumed except
by order of the executive committee"
is the concluding sentence of the or
der.
A cabinet meeting has been called
for I o'clock tonight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
PRIVATE SECRETARIES.
White House Appointments that Have
Led to Distinction.

There have been q different presi-
dents of the United States, and all of
| them had one or more private secre-
! tares but the list of Hen TO whom the
office has proved a stepping stone TO
| further honors and an enlarged sphere
of life is short one John Hay, John
G.. Nicoay, Horace Porter, Daniel La
mont George Bruce Cortelyou, and
William Loeb, jr, are names that stand
out from the list of those who have
held the office. The others fell back
into oblivion, or never emerged from it,
even while they We're il the White
House, and their subsequent activities
| and exploits are unreeorded.
The enlarged dimensions of the Office
OF secretary to the president were
marked out by Daniel Lamont when he
came to Washington as the presidents
secretary in the first Cleveland ad-
minstration. lie had been Gov. Cleve-
lands secretary at Albany, just as Mr..
Tumulty had been Gov Wilson's secre-
tary at Trenton Here the parallel
abruptly ends, In Mr.. Cleveland's see
ond administration Mr. Lamont was
secretary Of war. During his tenure OF
office as secretary to the president. Mr.
Lamont to some extent made it an add
ed cabinet position His personal in
fluence with Mr.. Cleveland was on a
par with that of any one Of the seven
councillors provided by law.
After Lamont comes Cortelyou. who
who was confidential secretary to
Grover Cleveland, secretary to Mckin-
lev and to Roosevelt, chairman OF the
Republican national committee, post
master general, secretary of commerce
and labor, and secretary OF the treas
ury in the Roosevelt cabinet. Mr..
Cortelyou was very nearly the ideal
secretary of the president. He had po-
litieal sagaeity and experience. He,
knew public men, he was a competent
executive, and could dispose of an enor-
nous amount of routine business with
out hitch or furry. He had an init
mate and detailed knowledge OF the
processes of government, was careful
and cautious to decree, had a man
ner that inspired confidence. and was
always the master OF himself and OF
circumstances There were never "un-
fortunate slips" when Mr.. Cortelyou
was in the White House executive Of
fees. Everything ran as smoothly as
an eight day clock.
Loeb. who succeeded Cortelyou when
that efficient private secretary went
into the cabinet, left a mixed impress
sion in Washington. While he was
secretary to Roosevelt, the newspapers
continually bossomed with the head
lines Loeb takes the blame. It would
have been the same had an archangel
held the post One Of the chief duties
of a secretary 20 the president j. 70
take the blame when the president does
anything rash or unpopular When the
secretary does anything clever, he must
be equally quick in seeing that the full
popular credit falls to his chief From
The Review.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
THOUSANDS OF
CARS STALLED
SnoWstorm and Severe Cold
Make Very Serious
Conditions
MANY PLANTS HAD
TO SHUT DOWN
Because of Their Inability
to Get COal-The Worst
Time in History

Boston, Feb 2S.-Industrial estab-
lishment, were asked to-day to divert
the energies Of their employees to dig
gjng out railroad yards and junction
points in New England, where thou
sands of freight cars have been stalled
by recent snowstorms or frozen to the
tracks by the severe cold of the past
three days.
Experts on transportation who CON
ferred here last night reported the sit
uation the worst in history. Many
plants have had to shut down because
OF fuel shortage and others will be
forced to close early next week unless
traffic conditions are improved The
question of food supplies also was said
to be serious in some sections.
Freight houses of the Boston and
Maine railroad were closed here to-day
and the employees were sent out to help
the track clearing crews. 1t was an
nounced that only perishabe matter,
food stuffs and fuel would be handled
by the road. President John R. Ma
comber of the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, after a conference with railroad
officials, sent out call for the indus
tries nearest the congested lines of the
railroads to furnish $500 men to sup
plement the railroad workers.
Mr.. Macomber said that New Eng
land faced conditions, which, unless
quickly remedied, threaten to stifle the
industrial life of the district. The rail
roads, he said could clear ths main
line tracks, if assistance could be OBJ
tanned in the freight yards and at the
junction points.
Industrial plants willing to cooper
ate were urged to furnish their men
with picks and shovels and TO keep
them employed until the lines in their
localities were cleared.
Notwithstanding the clear weather
since Wednesday. when five inches of
snow fell in northern New England, the
railroads have had difficulties which in
creased hourly. No attempt has been
made to maintain schedules on the
Boston and Maine railroad, where
drifting snow has blocked lines again
after they were cleared. Many trains
were cancelled yesterday and many
branch lines in the rural districts were
suspended.
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad, while maintaining nearly
a regular passenger schedule, has been
handicapped by the lack of freight cars.
Officials of the road said that thou
sands of cars, filled and empty, were
stabbed on sidings and at functions and
that they had been able only to keep
the main lines clear.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28

Miss Agnes Holmquist, who lives at
kensington, Conn, is sure that victims
of nervousness will find strength and
health if they will only try the rem
edy which she has found so beneficial.
When seen recently at her home she
said:
Il never realizeu to what extent
poor blood would affect the entire sys-
tenn until | became a victim of indi-
gestion, sleeplessncss, headaches and
nervousness. These symptoms didn't
appear all at once, bht came gradually
as my blood became thin.
MY stomach felt distended and
heavy after eating, and it seemed as
though there was nothing that would
agree with me. | had a dull ache all
over my body, and this kept me awake.
Loss of sleep added TO my distress,
and | became very weak and nervous.
] also had nervous headaches which
lasted for hours.
After | had taken several prepare
tions without any benefit, my sister
recommended DR. Williams Pink Pills.
She was so confident of the remedy
tHat ] pIucufeu DON ana WIS very
gratifed TO find that the pills gave me
almost immediate benefit. My appetite
improved and | was able TO digest my
food without distress. As | gained
strength | recovered the ability to
sleep and the nervousness and head
aches disappeared. ! am glad TO rec
DR. Williams Pink Pills, for
| know what an excellent tonic they
are"
DR. Williams Pink Pills are blood
building and nervine tonic, and they
meet the needs of pale, weak, nervous
men and women who drag about, never
quite well and never strong enough TO
meet the demands of the days work.
The pills are guaranteed TO be free
from harmful or habit forming drugs.
Get a 60.cent package to-day at the
nearest drug store and be strong and
well like other people. Write TO the
DR. Williams Medicine Co, Box 1908,
\. Y, for a copy of the
booklet, Diseases of the Nervous Sys-
tenn free to every reader of this
per.-Ady.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
NERVOUS ENERGY
WAS EXHAUSTED
FACTS ABOUT NERVES

Exhausted nerve cells are re-
Moved by the nourishment
which they receive from the
blood.
If the blood is thin the nourish-
mcnt carried TO the nerves is
weak and nervous trouble fol-
lows.
Pain is the nerves signal that
food is needed.
The pain may take the form of
nervous headache, neuralgia,
sciatica or nervous Indigestion.
A non alcoholic tonic is needed to
restore the blood and enable it
to strengthen and revitalize
the exhausted nerves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
TO INVESTIGATE SIMS CHARGES.
Hearings Will Begin on March o-Sims
First to Testify.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. rs. Inyesti-
cation OF Rear Admiral Sims charges
that the United States navy failed to
cooperate fully with the allies during
the war will begin March . with the
admiral as the first witness, Chairman
Hale of the inquiry committee an
nounced yesterday. Secretary Daniels
and other witnesses will he heard later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
He Had Manners.

Two young women at the cinema
were discussing their personal affairs.
Got chap yet, Liz?" inquired one.
YES" returned her companion. "And
he's regular toff. He's working at
Johnson's."
"You don't say so! Why, they tell
me he's real refined"
Rather! Why. he took me to q
restaurant last week and when we had
coffee he poured it into saucer to cool
it: but he didn't blow it like common
people would-he famed it with his
hatl'-London Tit Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28

few installments as possible. During
the closing days of the period for filing
returns collectors of internal revenue
are overwhelmed with work and can
not devote as much time as is desired
to the instruction and assistance of
taxpayers. Prompt action means bet
ter service and the avoidance of prob
able later difficulties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
Parlous Times.

Have you heard about artists mod
els demanding more pay, according to
curves?'
NO. Good heavens Are they going
to strike, tooy'
They may"
THAT will be a death blow TO the
publishing business. Without any
printers to set type and without a girl
on the cover, what win become Of the
magazines ?"-Birmingham Age Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
BRITISH TO GET
MANY WARSHIPS
Will Receive 70 Per Cent of
Remaining German
War Vessels
ITALY AWARDED
ELEVEN PER CENT
Transfer Will Take Place
March 10 of 81
Warships

London, Friday, Feb. 27.-The trans
itr Of the remaining German warships
% the allies has been fixed for March
10. On that date eight battleships, II
cruisers and Il destroyers viii be for
aally surrendered.
Seventy per cent of them will 80 to
Great Britain, II per cent to Italy, and
sight per cent to Japan.
The dispatch does not state where
,ilo remaining / ] per cent Of the ships
viii go.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
You are invited to write for free advice

No other medicine has been so sue
cessful in relieving woman's suffer-
ing as has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Women may re-
ceive free and helpful advice by writ
ing the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. Such letters are re-
ceived and answered by women only
and held in strict confidence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28

HE LOT Sc V w q !
weeks. At times
| could not walk
at all and ] suffer-
ed with my back
and limbs so / Of
ten had to stay in
bed. / suffered off
and on for eight
years. Finally |
heard that Lydia
e. Pin k b a m 8
Vegetable Com
! 4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28

medicine and tried it with splendid
effect. | can now do my houseworl
and my washing. l. have recon-
mended your Vegetable Compoundand
your Blood Medicine and three of my
friends are taking them to advantage.
You can use my name for testi-
monial. Mrs. THERESA COVENTRY,
rs Burnett ST., Newark, N. j
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
END OF EIGHT
YEARS MISERY
Used Lydia E. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound
and Recovered.

Newark, N. J. 1.-THE doctor said
I had an organic trouble and treated
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-30
WEEK END RATES
PROVE POPULAR

The week end excursion rates over
the San Diego & Rrizona railway, eff
fective today, will no doubt prove to
be one of the most popular trips in
ard out of the valley during the
summer months. According to l. T.
Sparks, the rates, which have been
lowered from $12.45 to 1884, includ-
ing war tax, are attracting a great
many people, and from present indi-
cations it will be necessary to place
additional cars on the line before the
summer has passed.
In explaining, Mr.. Sparks stated
that the new rates, effective on
Fridays and Saturdays only, offer n
Is day stopover in the coast town, re-
turnable on any date.
The desert OWL" officially
booked as the Tecolote, is largely re-
sponsibile for the heavy traffic from
and to the Imperial Valley.
"The 80 day excursion rates, sold
at $10.53, including war tax" said
Mr.. Sparks, twill also prove popular
owing to the great many people who
are intending to leave for the entire
summer"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-30
LIVES IN SEALED
BOX SIX DAYS TO
PROVE CONVENTIONS

CAMBRIDGE, Eng, April 30.-Jo-
seph Bancroft, a reader of physiology
at Kings College here, has lived for
six days in Theoretically sealed glass
box.
The experiment arose out of a 30
year-old controversy as to whether it
is possible to calculate the amount of
oxygen in the breath. The test was
also made to demonstrate whether it
was necessary that airmen should have
oxygen apparatus when flying at great
heights. it proved that oxygen was
necessary to flying men but it did not
show to what height they could fly
with safety.
While in the box Bancroft kept a
record of his sensations and made
scientific observations. He said he
suffered from sleeplessness but other
wise did not experience much incon-
venience except on the last day when
the atmosphere became extremely
rarifed. He then had headaches and
nausea. He was watched continually
while in the box. He took food and
sleep in two small compartments hit
ted up with wicker chairs, a table, a
small bed and a bicycle on which ne
exercised every morning.