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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
A FARM CREDITS JoKER2
Senate Amendment With Doubtful
Economic Possibilities.

The farm credits bill, as passed by
| the Senate contains an amendment
added after the bill was reported from
| the committee which may be regarded
with suspncon and is deserving of
all its qualifca and safeguards,
good deal like the warehouse plan !"
which was burning issue in politics
30 years ago. That plan was that the
government should store wheat and
cotton and other products and make
advances on them to the farmers.
Under this amendment the war
finance corporation is authorized, in
exceptional cases" ad upon terms
not inconsistent with the act. to pur,
chase from financial institutions
notes, drafts, bills of exchange or
other instruments of indehtness Sc.
cured by chattel mortgages, ware
house receipts, bills of lsding or other
instruments in writing, conveying or
securing marketable title to staple
agricultural products, including live
stock. No such obligations however,
shall be purchased which have
maturity at the time of purchase of
more than five years. The total of
advances made under these par
ticular sections OF the law shall not
at any time exceed ST ,O00 100000.
This power is TO be exercised only
in exceptional cases." but it is not
contemplated that these cases will be
very uncommon, because a billion
dollars. 40 per cent of the capital and
bonds devoted to the relief of the
farmers, may be loaned through
financial institutions to farmers on
chattel mortgages for not over five
years on their crops and cattle. The
"agrarian bloc" manifested great re-
sentiment at the Presidents dis |
approval of the Norris bill end the |
on his authority of the |
Kellogg bill But they must be well |
enough satisfied with the administra-
ton satisfied they have amended it,
The primary purpose, and pretty
much the only purpose, of the orig
insl Kellogg bill was to finance ex-
ports To that end il offered loans
to producers as well as 20 traders
and il offered to lend to hanks that
had already made advances to pro.
ulcers But the "agrarian bloc" has
now got into the bill a provision that
goes far beyond that. The war fl
nance corporation will have a billion
dollars TO lend TO farmers, "in ex-
optional cases." on chsttel mortgages
If their staple crops, including cattle,
or five years.
Apparently not much attention has
,een paid to the warning of the
President at Plymouth that the duty
# the citizens is to support the gov
rnment rather than look 20 the gov
rnmeut to support him.--New York
ornal of Commerce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
Prohibition In virzir.a.

Here in Virginia-and 'he same
holds true of other states The break
down the enforcement perhaps is due
largely 20 the assumption of police
powers by the federal government.
While the jurisdiction OF the govern
ment and the states is concurrent. the
result is the divided, and neither fed
eral nor state officers are enforcing
the laws.
Disrespect for the law il something
new in Virginia. The fe lerai govern
ment having failed so ;niserably il
seems that Virginia must take up en-
forcement where il left of when the
government made its fresh ncursion
into its police powers. anil recover the
ground il has lost. The incoming gov
ernor is a fighting prohibi;ionist and
as governor il will be his wish as
well as his duty to see that the pro.
hibition laws are respected and en-
forced II viii he an ardunus task and
his powers are hedged about with
constitutional limitations, but with
the united support Of all law respect
ing citizens he should be equal to the
emergency Of returning Virginia TO
the ranks of lawbiding states. He
viii have the custer Law as a power
ful weapon to his hand. and il he un
dertskes cleaning out OF he illicit
distillers and the routing Of the vast
army of oOotleggers.. he will have the
assistance Of al who are worthy Of
heinr called Virginisns-I.c hmond
Times Dispatch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
HE COULD HARDLY
CROSS THE STREET
Middlebury Man Gets Rid
of Rheumatism--Wife Is
Also Restored to Health

81 have read some wonderful state
ments about Tanlac, but | don't be
lieye there are many people in tlM
world who have more cause to be
grateful for what it has done than my
lwife and myself" said R. T. Black OF
Middlebury, VT,
Gas for myself, suffered six years
/ from rheumatism and got to where ev-
cry bone in my body ached, but it was
worse in my legs than anywhere else.
| just had to creep along, and it actu-
ally took me five minutes to walk
across the street from the boiler to the
power house. My stomach was upset,
too.
"Tanlac took hold of me and made a
new man out of me 1t put my stomach
in apple pie order, rid me of the rheu-
matism and made me gain twenty-five
pounds.
my wife's improvement was just
as remarkable as mine. Her main
trouble was with her stomach and /
never saw anybody suffer like she did
from Indigestion. Everything she ate
soured and caused gas to form, and I
have seen her gasp for breath until |
thought she would smother to death
before my eyes.
''Tanlac brought her out like it did
me. She eats anything and everything
now and has gained seventeen pounds
in weight Only the best and grand
est medicine ever made could make
such a remarkable change as Tanlac
has in her."
Tsnlac is sola In Barre by Cummings
& Lewis; G. C. Smith, Groton; E. w.
Gilman, Marshfield; E. r. Leavitt,
PIainfeld; and by the leading drug.
gists in every town.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
BIG GATHERING HALL
Will Be Provided in Brattleboro's Com
munity House Armory.

Brsttleboro, Aug. l5.-The expected
happened last week Friday evening
when the town voted an appropriation
of $4,000 toward the building of the
armory community house. This $40.
900, with $4,000 from the state and
$4,000 from the war chest fund and a
site given BY George L. Durham, worth
at least $4,000, viii complete a plant
for the use of the Vermont National
Guard and the inhabitants of Brattle-
boro which will easily be worth Sl25,-
900 at cost to the town Of not over
$4,000.
A room will be provided large enough
for the holding of conventions. In
this respect Brattleboro has been sad
ly lacking in the past and this new
building will provide a much needed
hall for such purposes. With the ad-
vent of woman suffrage another prob
lem must be faced by the town of
Brattleboro. The town or festival hall,
where town meetings have beeh held
for many years, can perhaps accom-
modate 700 or 500 voters.
Last wear the number of poll tax.
payers, most of whom were voters,
This year the number of poll tax paw
ers. practically all of whom are vot
ers, is 4,945, OF more than double what
it was last year. II a proportionate
amount Of women should attend the |
town meeting there is absolutely no
place large enough to give them even
standing room. The new building will |
be so arranged that town meetings can
be held in it if il is advisable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
Road Conditions.

"A writer in The Burlington News
deplores the continued howl about
poor roads in Vermont and advises a
line OF publicity to secure a large
number of medium sized hotels in va,
rious sections, where the summer va
cationists are already coming to Yer
mont in large numbers and where they
would be likely to come in greatly in
creased numbers if the accommodations
were found adequate. It's a good sug-
gestion. We might end the talk about
alleged poor roads in Vermont for the
time being at least and turn to some
more needed line of publicity."-tBarre
Times.
The Barre Times has a legitimate in
terest in wishing to quiet the clamor
about poor roads, because the approach
to the Granite city from the north
through Montpelier is so terrible that
nothing but Ignorance of the condi-
tiens or necessity would make man
go over the six or seven miles between
Barre and the Capital city. Williams
town gulf, beautiful as it is, loses its
attraction when one contemplates the
journey required to reach it, Tour
lists who are wise will avoid Barre and
will take the Northfeld road which
takes one through as beautiful bit of
varied scenery as one could wish for.
This is not the fault of The Barre
Times; there is nothing personal in it.
1t is the statement of mere fact and
il makes no difference whether one
oh h.
they become known through the mouth
to mouth exchange Of information
tourists indulge in. The truth is, we
have long stretches of most excellent
roads in Vermont, and then we have
some miles of highways in a very bad
II is evident that large
sums of money were at some time
spent on the Montpelier. Barre road, |
but maintenance was lacking, 1t is
even doubtful if maintenance would |
nave accomplished real results, for at
places repairs, in view of the traffic, |
would be short lived and extremely ex-
oensive. The heavy trucks have left |
burrows in the asphalt as deep as are
ordinarily found in plowed land, The
Dad was not built for the traffic, or
Use the traffic has changed in its ma
ure since the road was made per
nanent spare the word
North of Montpelier to the turn off
o Burlington through Williston, what
vas one fine highway has become in
good at its best and it's
worst makes it almost impossible 10
he ordinary car. The washbosrd effect
las become so exaggerated that all
hat is left for a motorist is to slow
own to creeping pace and then keep
is mouth tightly closed for fear his
eeth may rattle out. That is the way
he Vermont highways go, On the main
ravel routes the good road outdis-
ances the bad road many. many times
yer, but human nature is so construct
d rs to retain the most vivid impress
ion Of that which is bad. We average
God. but we reach the average by
excellent pieces with some
hat is abominable. Maintenance is
eglected in spots. dashboard or no
dashboard, maintenance would have
reverted the run from Montpelier
orth being anything but a pleasure
will do no good to seek to play the
'trich about our roads, for they fur
sh their own publcity.-St. Adams
essenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
Weakening World Consciousness.

Bernard VI. Baruch is credited with,
or accused of underwriting to the
amount of 100000 the Institute of
World Politics at Williamstown, Mass,
and he refuses to deny il, merely stat
ing that any announcement should
come from President Garfield of VIII
liams college IL is intimsted that
several New York bankers. including
George Foster Peabody. John Tatlock,
son of devoted Presbyterian minister
Thomas W. Lamont, son OF a devoted
Methodist minister. and Z Parmalee,
have also assisted this movement.
Now without assuming the correct
ness or incorreetness of these rumors
as TO individuals. the Eagle does not
hesitate to say that whoever plan
ned or assisted what has been called
not inaccuratelv a World Forum" at
a college headed by a son NJ one of Am
erica's Presidents. builded better than
he knew. For he could not possibly
have known that the earlier lectures
in such course would bring Dot 50 much
of stimulating comment and criticism
as has developed already.
The fact IL that a. President Wilson
feared and as he came 10 he Convinced
in 1920. Americans lack world-oons-
sciousness. They think in terms Of
American nationalism. The United
States is not the world The United
States has. we believe, the hest form
Of government on earth. all things he
ing taken into consideration: hut any
colony. at least any self governing
rolonv of Great Britain. can gave Ms
points on getting rid Of 'yncninr, or the !
checking Of police brutality: 81 10
personal Ii 1crtv, o. indeed 4
public order. OF the art Of 4
moose abstraction. in .he art Of pre- /
The art Of scientific TAXATION. All of /
.hese are important fun-tioEs or phases
VI government We have not al that 4
: worth having. nor have ws any rrs-
on for scOrning lessons frorn a. states
nanship Of other lands rooklyn
Eagle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
STOWE

On account of the Lamoille Valley
fair at Morrisville next week the farm
bureau canning demonstration has been
postponed from the oath to the Both,
when it will be held at the Commu,
/ nifty church kitchen.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. West, Mrs. Al.
| mira Slayton and Mrs, T. B. Smith
were in Duxbury Saturday to attend
| the funeral of Mr.. Vests mother, Mrs
| Emma West who died at the Heaton
hospital in Montpelier Wednesday, aft
err short illness with pneumonia.
Mrs. H. S. Gibbs is at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, where she under
went surgical operation Friday Mr..
Gibbs accompanied her to Burlington
Mrs. Emma Bailey has charge of the
Gibbs home during Mrs. Gibbs alb
sence.
j. C. Benson, L. S. Small, f. M.
Houston and NJ. F. Hill of the board
of directors of the Mt. Mansfield Coop
erative Creamery association were in
Burlington on business Friday,
Miss Azella Goodel of Bridgeport.
Conn, is passing the week with Mrs.
j. G, Benson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Christensen and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Leith passed the
week end in camp at South Hero.
C. A. Tomlinson, who has been i'll
since Thursday, is recovering.
Mrs. Dorothy Dunn, housekeeper for
w. r. Culver, has been called to Ma
son, n. H., by the illness of her
mother.
Mrs Jane Tomlinson has returned
from Mortified.
The girls of the Polyanna clubhouse
voted to conserve the proceeds of their
candy sales and other activities as a
nucleus for a fund to provide a parish
house for the Community church So
ciety.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Durham and |
son and daughter and Mr.. Dunham's |
mother, Mrs. Roaney Durham, who
here Thursday from Calais to
visit Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Weeks, were
accompanied by Miss Stella Marshall
of Lowell, who remained for few
days at the Weeks home.
Mr. and Mrs l.. C. Bnntley, who has
passed several days of their honey
moon at the Green Mountain inn, went
to visit Mr.. and Mrs, f. NJ. =
Small on the Randolph road.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowers of
Fitchburg, Mass, and Mrs. Bowers
Edward Kaiser of Greens
boro are visiting Mrs. d. r. Smith and
other friends in Stowe. Mrs. Bowers
was formerly Miss Lou Weasen of
Stowe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
CAN TEMPER COPPER.
Laporte, Ind, Man Gets Patent on
Process Long Lost to Industry.

The skill of the ancients has come tC
Walter Bunton of Laporte, Ind He has
invented method of tempering copper
and has been granted letters patent by
the government.
Tempered copper has been found in
the ruins of Babylon and in Egypt,
but modern science has been unable to
find process to duplicate the skill of
the mechanics of past ages Bunton,
who is a machinist picked up a stray
page from a scientific work on the sub
ject while going to work one morning,
and read of the lost art He immedi-
ately spent his spare time in expert
menting in the cellar of his home. Sue
cess followed his efforts, he says, and
patent was granted.
The value of tempered copper in in
dustry is universally recognized, as
copper never produces sparks and cut
ting tools made of copper could be
used at high speed with no danger.
There are three stages TO the Bun
ton process. The first treatment of the
pure copper, he says, makes 1t harder
than copper has been ever made when
not alloyed, but still keeps it ductile
and pliabe The second treatment
makes it as hard as steel; and the
third is described as making it so hard
that il cannot be cut by the best steel
Jaws, files or chisels.
Mr.. Bunton cites several of the
many instances where tempered copper
tools or machines will be of advantage
In repairing a leaking gas tank car,
the car must be left open q days so
that all the explosive vapor may be
dissolved in air. The reason is that
spark from the steel tools in the repair
Of the leak will ignite the gas. But
with tempered copper tools the car can
be repaired at once. because there is no
possibility of sparks.
Copper will corrode dangerously in
salt water, hence the new metal can
De used in propeller shafts and screws
IN ocean vessels, for, Bunton sassy, it |
Kill be as hard as the hardest compo-
,ition shsftings. with none of the
,rittleness of many tempered metals.
Chicago Daily News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
BRITISH RAILWAYS.
State Monopoly on Basis of Private
Ownership.

The British government and Parlia-
ment appear to have made up their
minds to enact legislation providing
for the administration of the railways
upon the plans submitted some time
ago, plan which provides for public
control without public ownership. The
private owners are to be permitted to
leave their capital in the enterprises,
which appears to be pretty nearly the
limit of their privilege. The bbill
which is to group the railways pro-
vide for the method of their admins
tration, the control of their rates, etc,
has been under consideration for some
time by two standing committees OF
the House of Commons and is now
ready for the final legislative stages.
Its passage will establish what is viz
tually system of state operation at
conditions which have been created
under government control will pre-
sumably be continued.
The railways bill establishes what
amounts to state monopoly in the
united kingdom, although the prom
Use is made that rates tribunal is
10 establish, Immediately upon the
passage of the bill, rates which will
secure TO the investor return equal
to that of 1913. Critics of the meas
ure, having regard to the greatly
increased costs of operations under
state control, do not believe that any
such return can be made except upon
the basis of rates which will consti- 1
t,+a an int lilo hnrdan ,,non in
dustry. !
A recent computation by a British I
financial paper, the Bankers maya !
zine, placed the fall in the markets .
value of the ordinary shares of 26 |
British railroads since the period just !
prior to the outbreak of the war. at I
AZ per cent, while the fall in British /
government stocks during the same
period had been only "a per cent. The
coal strike of course, made matters
much worse for the railways, but even
with this factor out of the way the
ability of the roads to earn much
more than their fixed charges appears
to be matter of doubt.
On the other hand the companies
have largely increased their re-
serves, presumably at the expense of
the service to the public; probably all
the amount so gained may be required
for the rehabilitation of the lines. The
whole situation as it appears to the
British public and to the investors is
full of uncertainty, with the indica-
lions pointing to nothing better than
the discouraging experience of the
mast few years-Montreal Gazette
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
SOUTH ROYALTON

Miss Gladys BurnNom of Quebec has
been visiting friends in town this
| week.
Mr., and Mrs. c. P. TarbelI and Mrs
Ellen Foss were in East Randolph
Wednesday to visit their aunt, Mrs
Sally Camp, who is ninety-seven years
old.
M. II. Fowler and family have
moved to their new home in Sharon.
Supt. " X. Bracket and family ar
rived home from Maine, Thursday.
Mrs. Ellen Foss, who has been stop
ping with her sister, Mrs. C. p. Tar
bell, for some time, returned TO her
home in Tunbridge Thursday.
A. G. Coutermarsh was in White Riv-
err Junction and Lebanon Friday
Judge A. g. Whitman was called TO
New Hampshire, Friday on legal bus-
mess.
Mrs. Clarence Webster, former res
ident of this town, who has been Wis
iting friends in town has returned to
her home in California
Mrs. Margaret Faneuf, daughter
Harriette, and little son, Earl, have
closed their house here and gone to
Massachusetts for an indefinite stay
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hubbard of
Barton are visiting friends and rel
atives in town, stopping on their way
home from a visit they have been
markings, their sons in Springfield,
Mass.
Edmund Freeman of Hinckley, Me-,
his sister, Elizabeth. of Florida, and
a friend from New Jersey, are camp
ing out in "The Pines on the Dings'
place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
PLALNFIELD

Dance, Masonic hall, North Montpel-
Ter, Monday, Aug. Is; Hardwick or
chestra.-adv.
DR.. l.. H. Crabtree, chiropractor of
Barre, representing Gage & Gage, will
be at Bancroftt inn, Plainfield, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at a.
m.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
TENTS AT FAIRS
tuberculosis Association To Have
Camp of Modern Health Crusaders.

tuberculosis Association To Have
Camp of Modern Health Crusaders.
1t is the plan of the Vermont Tuber-
culosis association, Inc, to have this
season at the State and county fairs
tent called the Camp of the Modern
Health Crusaders T he camp viii be
divided into two sections and will be in
charge of nurse. In one section the
nurse will weigh, measure, etc, and
then pass the child on to the other
apartment of the tent where Lady
"Nilavena,' from information Sc
cured from the nurse, will tell the
ohilds health fortune, give him a
health crusaders chore record card,
etc.
Where the tent is not used the as
ISOLATION will have the weighing and
measuring simply. In the following
places the work will he carried on
more extensively: Middlebury. Rut
land, Brattleboro, White River june
ton. st Johnsbury.
The fairs have been arranged as fol-
lows:
August 30-3l, September l-2, Middle.
bury, Miss Beardsley with tent: Aug.
ust 30.3l, Springfield Miss Sanderson
g, I, 8, and 0, Rutland. Mas aVallee
with tent; September @, I. 9, and Q.
Essex Center, Miss Beardslcv; Sep
TENDER 0, l.. s, and Barton. Mrs.
Alexander September 10, IL, Is. St.
Johnsbury,, Mrs. Alexander with tent
September 81, 2s, and 20, Brattleboro
Miss Sanderson with tent; September
81, 2s, and 20, Mortified, Miss Hall;
October 3, 4, 5, and 6, White River June
ton, Miss Sanderson with tent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
WAITSFIELD

Mark Seaver, who lost his pocket
book containing quite sum of mon
ey last Friday, has got no trace of it
yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NELL and Miss
Della Joslin and Florence and Lillian
Whitcomb are expected from Ceres,
Cal, the last of the month
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
Expressing His Sentiments.

you couldn't call it flirting"
MOI"
'And on the other hand il wasn't
exactly respectful"
What did he do?"
He stood on the curb and applaud
ed as she passed by Birmingham
Age Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
Let EN- STAY.

Dorothy-O dear! How am I ever
going to get these cigarette stains off
my fingers?
Madge Why do you want to get
them off for? Do you want people to
think you are hopelessly old fash
toned New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
BROOKFIELD

There win be dance at North Ran.
dolph grange hall, Tuesday, Aug. le
CarroIl's orchestrs.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
NORTH RANDOLPH

There will be dance at North Ran
iolph grange hall. Tuesday, Aug. rs.
Carroll's orchestra.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
RANDOLPH

Heber Holman of New Haven. Conn.
joined Mrs. Holman here recently and
has been with relatives for week in
town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
EAST MONTPELIER

Dance, Masonic hall, North Montpel-
Ter, Monday, Aug. Is; Hardwick or
chestra.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
NORTH CALAIS

Dance in Worcester town hall Thurs
dsy evening. Aug. Is. North Montpelier
orchestra.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
WORCESTER

Dance in Worcester town hall Thurs
DAY evening, Aug Is. North Montpelier
orchestrs--adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
NORTH MONTPELIER

Dance. Masonic hall. North Montpel.
Ter, Monday. Aug 10; Hsrdwick or.
chestra-adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-15
CABOT

Dance, Masonic hall. North Montpel-
Ter, Monday, Aug. Is; Hardwick or
chestra.-adv.