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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-07
DOWN TO BED ROCK

Potential candidates for congress
man from Vermont are feeling more
assured now that Vermont seems as
sured of two representatives in the
House for considerable period.
Chances looked slim with only one Iep-
resentative for the entire state
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-07
GOV. HARTNEss, OPENING WORD.

GOV. HARNESS. OPENING WORD.
While there may be some disap-
pontment among the people of Yer
mont at the lack OF specific recommen.
dations in the spoken part of Gov.
Hartness' inaugural address at Mont
pelier there will. nevertheless, be a
recognition of the apparent desire of
the incoming executive to work out the
problems which confront the state, PAL
ticularly those problems which relate
to industry Governor Hartness seems
to be feeling his way. And inasmuch
as he has not been closely connected
with affairs OF government it is per-
haps but natural that he should 90
slowly in mapping out any definite
plans. However, the people of the state
are looking to him for leadership, not
only because of the campaign promises
which were made but also because of
the fact that the chief executive of
the state is the natural leader of va
rions lines of activity. He will find
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-07

that the people will be ready to fol
low wise leadership; also that the 60.
operation which he asks for in his in
augural address will be accorded HIM
in good measure along practical lines.
The good feeling which Gov. Hartness
has toward the people of the state is
reciprocated by the people There are
no animosities toward him-nothing
but an open mind waiting to be con
WINGED. So It seems probable that the
two years administration will be car
ried out with maximum of good feel
ing unless there should arise some un-
fortunate situation, which none ex-
poets at the present time.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25

tration knew there was fortune 10
be made in buying these ships aliI
breaking them up for frewood why
did such critic not bid for them and
get this fortune? There was ample
time for this to be done by an enter
prising man.
The truth is that the ships are
worth nothing except where they will
fit in some special undertaking.
Bidders who are willing 10 pay
$430.500 for the hulls must have
something OF that kind in mind. 1t
is not the shipping depression that
makes the wooden ships worthless as
commercial boats. They are imprac-
ticable for commerce purposes be-
cause OF high upkeep costs. They
cannot compete with even antiquated
steel boats. They could not compete
with steel vessels even when freight
rates were higher than they have
been in the last half century.
The Government is fortunate that
it did not have to pay for having
them hauled out into the ocean and
sunk.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
In Dryest Connecticut.
The Thirsty Numismatist and the
Neglected Case of Goods.

TO THE New YORK HERALD: In these
DAYS when bootleggers are rampant, en-
rorcement agents unduiy active and Con-
rress sweating to recnact by statute
constitutional provision which secures q
man in the possession Of his own house
as his castle, am reminded OF tramp
made with a friend to the Sahara or
LIQUOR dryness, New England.
This friend trades in coins, has = pro-
cliyity toward the prohibition Of prohibit
tive dryness. perennial thirst SUPER
induced by porting over dusty tones 10
learn the history OF pecuuia. and the
raISine OF the ash heaps Of the world
to fnd coins OF no current value. Con-
seauentIy he was literally without the
price of drink. But he had friend,
a fellow numismatist, whose special
hobby In collecting coins is TO set the
first specimens Of every coinage OF dou-
Bile eagles struck of at the mints.cf the
United States. So he travelled up into
the valley Of the Connecticut, where to-
bacco flourishes and rum is taboo.
His friend met us at the landing. took
us to a nearby restaurant, where he fed
US. and then took us 70 MS qudlht ~"
England home just out Of Hartford and
treated us for two days like guests Of
royal lineage, but cut out the drinks
tliat both tramps and princes crave.
Then he took us to the railrcad station
TO bid US Rodspscd. explaining that
he lived in a land flowing principally
with milk and honey. My bibulous friend
splcd n casc or tho station platform
and directed his hosts attention to It
and he drawled with stutter that at
another time would have made ms
speech delightfully."- piquant
"Oh. t-thats n cease Of ch-cham-pagne
t-that's b-been h-here t-two d-days. ]
ffor-forgot all a-about.> | g-guess I-rl
f-take it h-home.' FrNDLAY SAcEETT
NEW YORK. August "a.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Flowers Take Prizes at North
Shore Show.

Special Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HpaALp.
BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 24.--Mrs. w. il.
Moore of New York and Rock Marge.
Prides Crossing, won at tho annual
North Shore Flower Show to-day with
her display of begonias and water lilies.
Other winners were Mrs. G. Il. Cottingi
Mrs. Lester Leland, Mrs. @. a. Dobyne.
Mrs. Keith Morrill,, Mrs. f. b. Cole.
Miss Pauline Croll, Mrs. H. S. Grew,
A. G. Burrade, +. b. Bernis, Mrs. II. L.
HgginSon and A. u. Parson.
The wedding or Miss Miriam Sears,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard ID.
Sears of Prides Crossing, to James J.
Minot, II. of Boston will take place Oc-
tober IL ct St. Johns Church, Beverly
Farms.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Nj. kennard Jr. of
st. Louis are visiting Mrs. $. NJ. Ken
nard at Magnolia
AR and Mrs. J. Boland OF Syracuse,
DR.. and Mrs. II. II. Richards of Bloom
field, N. J., Mr.. and Mrs. II. 0. w. Glib
son of Cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Street of Mapiewood, n. J.. Mrs. II. J.
Eckert and Miss l.. y. rckhert of AL
bany are at the New Ocean House,
Swampscott.
A. G. Tener and son, George II. Tcner,'
Cd Of Sewickly, Pa, are visiting Mr., and
Mrs George Tener at Eastern Point.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Brilliant Men in Debate.
Intellectual Duels Recalled by Bob
Ingers0lrs Day.

To THE NEW York HERALD: The let
ters appearing 'n your paper relative
to tho late Colonel r q. Ingersoll will
recall to many a reader the theological
debates that graced the columns of THE
SUN How that eminent scholar Gold
win Smith with trenchant pen made the
orthodox feathers fly. and a host OF
others shot their arrows and hurled
their taveIlns! How eagerly we waited
for the North American ReDscto, IN
which the great debate between Glad
stone and Ingersoll took place.
And again the caustic Colonel crossed
swords with that distinguished clergy
man the Rev. Henry Field. Then came
Ouida with her tropic wealth OF poetic
expressions, and the celebrated Anglican
monk, whose name have forgotten.
How Andrew D. White in the Popu-
rdr Science Month1y, in The Warfare
of Science and Theology" bonbarded
The citadel Of faith!
On the other side of the world Pro-
fessor Huxley, Herbert Spencer. Charles
Bradlaugh and Mrs. n Lynn Lynton
shook England's realm with their pens.
Those were days that made the in
teliectual world sit up. But all are gone
now and the warriors are sleeping in the
dreamless aisles of dust. J. E. L., Jr.
NogwALK, Conn, August "a.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Wooden Ship Sales.

The Shipping Board has sold 205
wooden ships for $2,100 each. or a
tota: OF $43O,5OO. The cost OF these
shirS was from 100000 to $500, 900
caes. or altogether something like
100000. The whole outfit goes
for S430,500i Critics OF the Admins
tration assert this is scandalous. 1t
is even declared that the wooden
ships are worth as kindling wood
more than the Government IL selling
them for.
The wooden ships were sold only
after open bids had been invited. II
was not stipulated in tho bids what
was to be done with the ships. They
could be used for navigation pur-
poses, for barges. for kindling wood !;
in short. for anything. There was
nothing to prevent dealers In second
hand timber or yenders Of kindling
wood from bidding on the vessels.
n then the ships were worth more
as kindling than $2.10O each why
did not some dealer IN kindling wood
rut in bid? There are great and
rich corporations dealing in fuel
which are constantly seeking bar.
gains. If any critic Of the Admins
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
AMEnICANs IN PARIs.

Special Correspondence 10 TIE NEW YORK.
HERALD.
PARIS. Aug. 6.--The following Amer
leans have registered at the otIice Of The
Nca0 TorE; Herald Of Po1is.
From New York--Dr. ana Mrs. G. w.
Riley. MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Rsimer, An
drew r. Humphreys. John a. Ryan,
Mics Mary D. Strange, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Trihelhorn. James %. Iithauer,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hall Tabus, Miss
r. Fabus. John Hail Fabus. William J.
r. Griffin, Miss d. NJ. Leonard and Mrs.
Anna La Velle.
From other places--Ars. Mary a.
Love and family. W. IL. Love. Prince
ton. N. J.: Alfred III. Burt, Miss Irene
u. Burt. Buffalo; Guy II. Humphreys,
Bronxvilie n. Y; Mr.. and Mrs James
w. s. Peters, Washington. y. g. Misses
Winifred and Elinor Strong and .Selah
y. Strong, Long Island; Miss Helen =.
Jackson. BroolSline, Mass. HAtinge ].
Reiflnider. Westminster, Md; r. Emmet
London, Kansas City; Mr. ana Mrs.
John c. Weinmam, Indianapolis.
Mrs. Arthur X. Mack, Great Neck,
l.. T.: Miss May Steiner, Montgomery,
Ala. Miss Dorothy Cowing. X. II. Cow
ing, Glen Ridge, n. j.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathew Walker, Edward Engel, Phila-
delphia; Joseph Anthony Deering, Jr.,
Chester, Pa
Miss Ida Pahlman, Mrs. Grace z. An
dress, Miss Frances G. Address and Mrs.
Evelyn +. Lincoln. Chicago; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry IL. Seibert, Jr., and Otto B.
Heaton, Columbus, Ohio.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Self-Made Men.
Rebuke Tor the Pride Of Graduate
OF Pick and Shovel.

To THE New YoRiS HERALD: a certain
eminent and estimable gentleman re-
Gently declared that In his former days
he worked with pick and shovel.
Why this unhecoming pride? Why
exalt himself over the poor folks who
Eave only noble ancestors 10 boast OF
But there is no pride like that OF the
so-called self-made man who boasts
of his modest beginnings He says in
effect "sec what / used TO be and see
what / am now. ! did it all with my
little hatclet'---or little pick and shovel.
Strictly speaking no man Is self made
Some men. IL IS true, put forth more
efforts than others, live cleaner lives
suffer more. deny themselves more and
exercise greater self-rostraint ana pa
thence. But every man who rises in the
world needs q little push 60 start him
going. Some men need only a push or
two. some several ana some have to be
pushed ahead all their lives.
Behind us all, at various periods Of
our lives. IS some person or force giv-
ing rs these pushes 1t ID idle to deny
the fact. Let every self-made man search
his experience. He will find that some
ono once advanced him money at cru
cial time or assisted him in some way
by advice or cympathy Or more substan-
tial helps. Many 4 self-made man
knows in his heart, though he may not
confess the humiliatirg fact openly, that
he would have been nowhere without
his wife. w. r.
SPOKANE. Wash. August 20.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Hoe and Monkey Wrench.

Ii The Markhams Of the future are
impelled to break out in lyric lamen.
tation over the physical exertions Of
the farmer it will be of the Man
with the Monkey Wrench instead OF
the Man with the Hoe that they viii
sing. The back breaking phase OF
farming is passing On the larger
farms il has already passed. Even
on the smaller farms Il is rapidly
going. Like the old fashioned sailor
man the old fashioned farmer has
had his day.
War exigencies gave q tremendous
impetus to the introduction Of agri-
cultural machinery. Under that
stimulus II invaded fields where it
never before had foothold. Farm
labor was hard to get. It's cost to
many farmers was prohibitlve. There
were machinery substitutes for it,
The farmer had to use machinery
II he was going TO handle his. crops.
Having tried il he liked il.
But with the machinery came the
necessity Of a working knowledge Of
mechanism. This involved sending
the farm boys to schools where such
knowledge is to be acquired. And
that is precisely what many OF the
farmers are preparing to do in the
coming school year.
This applies particularly to farmers
here in the East, where smaller farms
have made the introduction of agri.
cultural machinery far slower than
in the West. Although this years
farm profits have been barely nor
mai, the farmers are setting aside
more money to send their sons tc
schools and colleges having courses
IN mechanics than they ever dreamed
Of appropriating before.
The up to date farmer must have
some knowledge of plumbing: he
must have some knowledge OF cleo
tricity; he must have the mechanical
training to know why water pumps
electric lighting plants and gasolent
engines get out OF gear, and he must
have the skill and the tools to apply
the remedies. lie must be his owr
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
GOLF AT WHITE SULPHUR.
Henry w. Tcft Among Those Quail
flying for Tournament.

Special Dcspotch to THE NEW YORK HEnAru,
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va.
Aug. 2i.--In the qualifying round Of tho
old White summer championship to-day
Frederick Snare OF Englewood, N. j..
won second place, Johnson NJ. Frazier OF
Philadelphia making low score of 81.
Others qualifying were Henry w. Taft.
7. H. Watkins, III. c. Newland, George
b. Thurnauer, L. Johnson Ward OF
Philadelphia. and Dwight r.. Meigs. head
of the Hill School at Pottstown.
Tho horse show at Roncevcrte was at
tended last night by large crowd
Miss Hope Bush. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving r. Bush, rode In the three
gated sadcle class, winning the blue
ribbon. Lawrence Lewis won first prize
FOR the jumpers. Miss Elizabeth Van
Hagan Of Chicago. niece Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thornton Lewis. also won a first prize.
Miss Alice O'Gorman and James A..
OfGornan of New York arrived to-day.
Joining the Washington colony were
James y. Moore and Miss Charlotte q.
Harding. who Is guest OF Mrs. Archi-
bald McRae OF New York.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
The Kingly Way.

Whatever the layInan may think
OF the city jobs which Mayor HYLAN
found for his family druggist, the
psychologist is likely to view the
phenomena as manifestation of the
royal complex.
Throughout history it has been the
induIgent habit of kings to bestow
tonors, usually coupled with largess,
upon those near to the royal person.
II is the result of the splendid emo
tion OF generosity. The master
filings gold with open hand to those
who have served him either upon
the castle wall or across the soda
counter.
When we remember that LOUIS XII.
bestowed upon his barber, OLIVIER
LIZ DAM, the title Of Count MEU-
LIANT, why should it astound anybody
when JOHN OF Bushwick makes his
druggist an examining engineer in
the Street Cleaning Department?
When we see OLIVIER rising to be
Governor Of Saint-Quentin, why
should not the druggist be secretary
to the Brooklyn Park Commissioner,
as indeed he is?
The Kings barber waxed SO
naughty and rich that when LoUf-
died the jealous mobiles made haste
to hang OLIVIER and divide his
wealth. But there will be no such
criticism of the Mayors druggist,
who takes only $3,250 a year from
the city treasury. The mobiles do not
hate him. If they did they would
have gone to MURPHY or McCooEY
and prevented his appointment.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Circulars in the Mail.
The Change in Post 0fiice Methods
VIII Not Cause Delay.

TO THE NEW York HERALD: Refer
ring to the letter initialled "F. o. c."
which you printed last Tuesday under
the heading Circulars in the Mali
have to inform you that the writer has
been misinformed regarding the possi-
bility of any delay being occasioned to
circular mail due TO the fact that II
win hereafter be distributed and des-
patched from the general post Office,
Grand Central. City Hall and Hudson
Terminal stations. instead of at the
Nineteenth street station (foreign sta
ton annex.
During the war and until recently
this office was compelled to use large,
inexperienced temporary force Of clerks,
and it was necessary to segregate the
circulars at the foreign station annex
and train force to handle them. As
the clerical forces at the several ter
ninals are now more efficient, and with
the transfer OF part of the annex force
to the several terminals the circular
mail can be handled with the same cfii-
cheney and more economically.
Only the ordinary circular mail was
distributed and despatched at the Nine
teenth street station; other circular
matter, consisting of financial circulars,
market reports. sales, meeting notices,
SC. was at no time worked at the Nine
teenth street station. but, instead, such
circulars We're retained at the points
of mailing and worked thereat.
The change made by the post office
in the handling of circular mail will not
in any way cause delay in it's distribu-
tion and despatch.
EDWARD NJ. MORGAN, Postmaster.
NEW YORK, August "A.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25

plumber his own electrician S-d his
ewn all round mechanic, In other
words. Perhaps in the future in
stead OF farmer he viii call himself
a farm engineer.
The isolation Of farm life is gone.
Automobiles. the telephone and the
interurban trolley lines have ban
ished 1t. The back wrenching, beast
of burden drudgery is gone. or rapidly
going. Machinery that ploughs and
plants and cultivates and harvests
and transports to market has all but
lifted that load from the farmers
shoulders. Electricity now lights
farm houses and farm barns and
even milks the cows. Exit the hoe;
enter the monkey wrench.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Good Food at Lower Prices.
Fire Victims Have Pleasant Memo
ries OF n Y. w. C. A. Cafeteria.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Last au-
tumn, our kitchen having been de-
stroyed by fire, we were obliged to go
out for meals. From one place to an
other we went, seeking well cooked food
well served and n clean dining room at
a moderate price.
At last we found the Young Women's
Christian association cafeteria at Fifty
third street and Lexington avenue which
was under such efficient management
that we were able to dine at cost.
considering materials used, of half the
price asked at tea rooms and restaur-
ants charging from $t.25 to so, tips
extra.
We liked this cafeteria because there
are no substitutes used, practically no
canned stuff; there is always an abun-
dance of fresh fruits and vegetables I.
wonderful salads in great variety and
der and fresh. well cooked and hot. This
variety enables any person to select a
well balanced meal--large helpings--at
price not to be equalled anywhere in
the city.
Then too IL one desires to be extrav-
agaut. one can spend almost dollar
and secure, from soup to dessert, coffee
and cheese, such dinner as could not
be duplicated for from $1.5o to 50.
The dining room is light, airy and
tastefully decorated and the social at
r1osphere OF the whole place is kindly,
cheerful and accommodating.
C. A. w.
NEW York, August "a.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Not How Big but How Good.

The London census Of this year
shows that Greater London is still
the largest city. 1t has 7,476,16S in
habitants. This, in view Of the count
taken in 1911, was to be expected.
Greater New York has less than six
millions. But New Workers who
wish that this city might be the
greatest in the world may take COM
fort from the geography. Greater
London is spread out over 695 square
miles: New York has only 315
square miles.
If IL were possible for New York to
embrace a region like London's and
take in $50 square miles of New Jer-
sey and Westchester county we should
have metropolitan district con-
tanning many more inhabitants than
Greater London boasts.
Beyond certain point, however,
the passion for great population in a
city is foolish. The first need of
to-day in New York is not more
people but better life for the people
that are here.
New York's nearly six millions de-
serve good government. They would
prefer city Of the present size, safe.
clean and economically administered,
to one of ten million inhabitants.
This year they will have q chance to
vote for that kind of government.
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Russia's Outbreak Of Cholera.

The outbreak OF Asiatic cholera in
Russia is not q surprise; more than
year ago epidemiologists forecast
1t. Cholera has not reached pam
demic proportions since 1926.
when q heavy death toll from the
Ganges TO the Baltic Sea marked its
progress. Prior to that time cholera
came with appalling regularity.
Infected bathing pools and wells
at Hardwar, India, 70 which thou
sands Of pilgrims resorted at twelve
year intervals. were the cause of the
outbreaks; infected drinking water,
foodstuffs and merchandise spread
the disease along traffic routes. An
infected well at Mecca helped to
spread it in Asia Minor.
Experience has shown that the
spread of the disease is due to con-
taminated food. merchandise and
infected drinking water. Clothing.
rags. the emptying of ships tanks
OF drinking water and the pouring
Of ships bilgc water into river har.
bors have been responsible for many
cases Of cholera.
Two illustrations make this clear
During the pandemic Of 1S94-95 sew
eral regiments OF soldiers were en-
camped close to q suspected stream
in Russian Turkestan. The COM
manding officer of one regiment TOR.
bade the use OF the water from the
stream for any purpose until IL had
been sterilized by boiling. Not Il
case of cholera occurred In the regi-
ment so guarded. But within forty.
eight hours an outbreak carried off
more than one hundred men in the
other regiments.
The water supply Of Hamburg is
The New York herald., 1921-08-25
Disarmament" /"

On every side we see the approach
ing conference Of the Powers at
Washington described as the Disarm-
ament Conference.
1t is TO be nothing of the kind.
This style denotes neither the pur-
pose nor the possibilities OF the No
vembsr gathering of high represen-
tatives of some Of the Powers.
The secondary definition of dis
armament in the dictionaries,
namely, "the reduction of military
or naval establishment to a peace
footing" is forced and unnatural.
1t has no exact signification. A peace
footing is whatever nation regards
as peace footing. To disarm is to
lay down all arms; to deprive of any
means OF attack or defence; to throw
away weapons and stand unarmed,
strong only in the consciousness of
rational rectitude and of benevolent
intentions to mankind.
Great Britain is not contemplating
disarmament in the real sense of the
word. France is far from any pur-
pose TO disarm. Japan is pushing
her naval construction TO the limit.
China does not intend to be stripped
of means of defence against aggres-
sive enterprise. And the United
States Government, in spite Of the
nomenclature of an idealism allur-
ing to many minds, is going to be
too mindful of it's duties and respon-
sibilities in the trying years that are
ahead to enter into any engagement
or agreement or contract which does
not permit the maintenance of the
adequate means, military and naval,
for performing those duties and
meeting those responsibilities when
ever occasion shall arise.
The official designation Confer
ence for the Limitation of Arma-
ments," is awkwardly long. Scarcely
anybody is using it except the docu-
ment writer's.
The present Administration, fortu-
nately perhaps, is weak in the
phrase making department. Never
theless, there ought to be somebodv
in the Department of State, or il not
there in the Army and Navy depart
nents, or in the Government Print
ing Office, or the United States
Bureau Of Efficiency, or the Smith
sonian Institution, or the Board of
Road Commissioners for Alaska, or at
any rate somewhere, capable of sug-
gesting for popular use properly
brief designatory title for that gath.
ering of the Powers on Armistice
Day which the term Disarmament
Conference" misrepresents.
And when the right name has been
found il ought TO be copyrighted and
exclusively applied TO the coming oc-
casion, in order that there may be no
Misunderstanding Of that which
President HAEDING's association OF
nations is designed to bring about.