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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
Deprecated Pearls.

A slump in the value of pearls has
already occurred, and a more serious
one is apprehended, as result of the
decision of experts that ii is impossible
to distinguish the natural pearls from
the cultured pearls which the Japanese
are now producing. Except for the
core, indeed, they are identical and
there is no way TO get at the core ex-
cept by destroying the pearl The
question is one Of anxious interest. 70
the trade. and it has been taken up BY
the precious stones section Of the Lon.
don chamber of commerce. which is
not likely, however. to have any very
practical remedy TO proposes IL has
been suggested that the syndicates in.
terested in pearls make terms with
the inventor of pearl culture, Mikimoti,
and induce him to keep his process
secret but trade resting on process
divulged secret. when il is common
knowledge that valuable secret
exists has but a shaky foundation
What is specially feared is that the
revelation OF the fact that il had be-
come impossible frome mere exsmina-
ton TO guarantee the genuineness of
pearls viii destroy the high esteem
which fashion has lately put upon
them. Taste in jewels is capricious.
and what passes for taste is often not
much more than following Of current
fashions Jewels are beautiful, but
no lovelicr than a flower, and the
beauty Of flowers bears no ratio 70
their cost az the florists shop. II the
-. rl.r 49,. ra.,I .u.sI Is.---1.
sapphires and rubies. who but child
would stop TO pick up the pretty toysi
We smile al the simplicity Of savRges
who sells their lands for gewgaws; If
pearls were az plentiful as biackberries
they might be no more highly
esteemed
Mikimoto's invention is not likely
to bring them 20 that low estate, hut
even the slightest suggestion Of COM
monness might easily hurt the tremen-
doUs vogue they have had. In CON-
rsrison with perfect pearls. diamonds
have come with manv people TO be
esteemed almost vulgar. Besides
synthetic diamonds were already be-
ing made. and who could say when the
chemists arf might produce stones
equal 20 those taken from the mines.
To have the chsste and fastidious pearl
threatened with . like cbeapening pro
cess would indeed h. q blow. The pro
cess Is not likely 70 make pearls cheap
~ ordinary standards BAT even .
slirht rcvulsion % taste might easily
hnrf The market specially fer necklaces
- great perfection and fropcrtion-
ate cost. After al. for mere purposes
81 sinruulrnt Roman rezris serve per
frLtlr.-S $4,000 RfrahIlasn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27

vice.President Coolidge has taken
upon himself the role of advance agent
extraordinary and plenipotentiary OF
optimism. While others are carping
and eriticizing. fault finding and bick.
ering. groreling in the doldrums,
this son Of old Vermont stands right
up and tells the American nation that
If there be any people who have cause
10 rejoice. they are the American peo-
pie" and he proceeds to point out in
. general way some Of the reasons for
the faith that Is in him. Coolidge is
not a man who is swept away by
youthful enthusissms; 20 his optimism
is to Be considered as fairly well
founded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27

The delay of the Dali Eireann in
voting on the proposed treaty between
England and the Sim Fein section in
Ireland is no doubt due to the desire
Of the members to go back home and
determine how their constituents feel
about the matter. That being the
case, the Dali may be considered rep
resentativs body. Between now and
January 3 that representative body
ought to be able to sense the wishes
of the Irish people toward the matter
of peace with thei. big neighbor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
A Demonstration Of what coolnes.

A demonstration OF what GOODNESS
can do in case OF fire in a crowded
theatre was shown in Boston the 9th
er evening when the manager, discover
ing fire ii the building, stepped to the
front Of the stage and, without show
OF undue excitement, asked the audi
cnce Of a thousand people to leave the
t.eatre. Rejecting the calmness Of the
person who gave them the warning, the
audience filed out in fairly orderly
fashion, even to the last occupant, leav-
ing the building to the fremen to
work in, with the result that no one
was hurt and the fremen were enabled
TO devote their entire attention to
fighting the flames, which work they
also carried out to perfection. Alto
gcther, i was a denomination Of the
proper procedure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
Can to Repeal Bounty Laws.

The kind Of advertising Vermont
gets under her absurd bounty laws is
shown very strikingly by the follow.
ing from the Boston Globe:
Anybody who needs any porcnpine
quilts might apply to Ira Fisk Of
Stowe, Vts who by killing $40 hedge
hogs has earned around 1895 under
Vermont's hedgehog bounty law
1fsthe legislature of 1923 does moth
ing else it might with propriety repeal
these bounty laws. -sutland Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
CURRENT COMMENT
Vermont q Good Name.

Down at Orange City, Fla, there il
an automobile garage with the name
and sign, Vermont Garage" The own
er is GeorgesD Jarvis of Burlington.
While in Burlington Mr.. Jarvis shouts
for Florida and while in Florida it is
evident ae shouts for Vermont. Any
way to have Vermont garage sign in
Florida Is good advertising for the
Green Mountain state.-Burlington
Clipper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27

The Fluctuations of King Boris of
Bulgaria to President Harding on the
success achieved by the armament con-
ference are rather interesting, coming,
as they do, from sources which could
not be considered as entirely given up
to peace.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27

The all.the year operators Of motor
cars should by this time have applied
for their registration. Business is like
ly to be considerably cluttered up at
the automobile department Of the Sec
rotary Of state after January 1, and
delays may be expected if many people
delay until the last minute before max
ing their applications.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27

The Boston Herald puts Christmas
presents into two classes--..direct hits
and glanccs." However, there ought to
be third division, the kind which miss
the target entirely. Sad to relate,
there are quite lot in the third divi-
sion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
SAVING I'M ~ THE'LInRARY

In his interesting address delivered
At the 6fueth anniversary Of the
founding Of s.. Johnsburys library,
the Athsnseum. on November Is.
Judge Wendell T. stafford INDUCED IN
httle play On words. beneath which
there lies considerable significance. Re.
iating the opportunities which a pub
lie library affords. Judge Stafford aid.
II he the youthl had . sPsrs hour
be coaid come here and spend tho.
noi spend ID. bat ave IL. and store Il
Up for sverissfin. use In thoes words
BE painted tbs Say 70 fhs uss Of Ire
puale ii54zry. We sometimes ihink 81
fpsnsins = little tine n ~ l;irarr IL
- ksvs sozs free tine AZ our aispossI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27

Demonstrating the safety Of So
called safety device on revolver, a
Philadelphia man held the muzzle to
his right temple and pulled the trig
ger. The funeral was largely attended.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27

Maud--Do you know. after all I'D
done to encourage Dick to propose he
didn't do it.
Edith--Well, he proposed to me.
Maud-How did you manage it'll
Edith did all could to discourage
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
ruture Gain, ana Present Needs.

Editor-we pay on publication. Is
that satisfactory
Contrib---I wouldn't mind, only
Editor-Wells
Contrib-My meals have TO be paid
for on acceptance.--Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
Her First View.

$50 this is a courtroom" whispered
Miss Green on her first visit.
.Yes," said her escort.
"Well where ar the wheels OF JUS.
tice / hear so much abouts l. like
TO see them. boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
Takes all the Fun Out.

Marks-My dentist likes TO pause
and tetll funny stories.
Parks-For my part ! don't care for
funny stories at $40 an hour f. Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
The Ideal

Adv.--Girls Wanted to Sew on
Nightshirts.
Wen never allow anyone to sew our
on.--Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27
UlNGLES AND JESTS
Tea Hell

A writer says that coffee helps one
to think. We know our COCO does
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27

The season Of Thanks" being over
we now enter the season of giving. -
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-27

The days news tells Of too many
Christmas gifts Of cold lead.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30
KEEPING HOUSE WITH THE HOOPERs

possible, he was doing his share and
that nothing further should be expected
of him. So when he came home at night
he had never found chores awaiting to
be done. or the children to be taken care
Of nor was be ever expected to help
with the dishes--or do odds and ends u
homework. Mrs. Hooper had always
considered that these things were strictly
part Of her Job. But in spite Of this
Henry had never been permitted 70 grow
absolutely helpless 50 far as his home
was concerned because Mrs. Hooper had
always IN mind that possible emergency
when he might be called upon uneX-
pectedly 70 run things for a time, at
least. So quite unobtrusively. she had
kept him informed as 10 how aud when
and why she did things; she went over
her housekeeping accounts with him, and
discussed all expenditures and plans for
saving and reJrenching. Everything In
the house was IN such methodical order
that he would always be able TO find
things where he expected them TO be,
and outside Of perhaps getting the meals
she felt certain that he could keep the
house running very well II anything
should ever happen to keep her away
from home temporarily. On his camping
trip he would be able 10 brush up bit
also on his ability TO cook.
AS Helen came through the laundry to
put away her dust brushes and cloths
which she had been using upstairs. Mrs.
Hooper's feeling was one Of rather def
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30
MARION PAPERS
MUST PAY UP,
ESCHBACHIDEA
State Examiner Declares Con-
tracts Invalid When OPP
posed to Law.

Denial that the State board Of accounts
had ever approved any legal adyertis-
ing rates as contracted by the three
newspapers of Marion with the board of
Grant County commissioners. as has
been asserted by one of the Marion
papers, was made today by Jesse E.
Eschbach, chief examiner. The news
papers assertion was made following
certifcation Of charges against the papers
by the board Of accounts, to Governor
Warren 7. McCray, to be transmitted to
Attorney General U. s. Lesh for col
lection.
The newspapers. the Marion Chronicle,
Leader Tribune and Observer. the latter
weekly publication, have stated they
will resist any attempt at collection Of
the amounts with which they are
charged. 1t was claimed in a report filed
by Walter J. Twinafe and William Marsh
that the papers had overcharged for legal
advertising.
As a defense, the newspapers charge
they are not bound by the statute de
fning the amount which may be charged
for legal advertisements, because they
previously had entered into a contract
with the board Of commissioners, where
by they would receive more than the law
permits.
According TO Mr.. Eschbnch. following
the report Of the field examiners, a re-
quest was made fer representative Of
the state board TO make a call at Marion,
In hopes an amicable settlement might
be made. Accordingly Ed DonnelI, who
was familiar with the printing craft,
sent and when he arrived, It was claimed
by +. II. Johnson, publisher Of the
Lea der Tribune, and Morris Callahan, ed
itor and publisher Of the Observer that
no request had been made for repre-
sentative Of the board to 20 to Marion.
Mr. Donneu states both men told him
they would not settle with the board,
and that II the board so desired, It might
sue them George j. Lindsay, editor Of
the Chronicle, however, appeared willing
to make n settlement, providing the
other Two would agree
The fact that contract was made by the
4 commissioners and the papers. providing
for a different rate. has no bearing on
the case. according to Mr.. Eschbach and
Mr. Donnell. as the statutes clearly de
fine the amount which may be charged
II was stated recently in one Of the
Marion papers that the board OF accounts
had approved the rates charged by the
newspapers, but this, Mr.. Eschbach en-
phatically denies Mr. Eschbach in
dicted the board would not relax its
efforts to have the charges collected.
charge Of more than S799 against
austin D. Hunt which It is charged he
was oyerpaid for copying registration
names also will be resisted by Mr.. Hunt,
it is said Mr. Hunt claims he had a
contract with the board Of commissioners.
/ allowing him a certain amount, and he
indicates he viii refuse to return the
amount which the board says he has
oyercharged.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30

was off on expenses, and the village that
was built down or Long Island for sen
timental Tommy" was as per Lot as couId
be l wish you could have seen it; there
were many houses, and they we're real,
not just fronts; you could walk, into
tnem. and close the door behind you.
The rooms were quite large.
There were walks, with stones set deep
into the earth, so that they looked as
If they had been there for years. The
whole thing was most carefully planned
so that every little detail should be per
feet.
The cast was chosen with the greatest
care-many people spoke Of how well Ma
bel Taliaferro and May McAvoy were
suited to their parts, and as for Garteh
Hughes, | have already told what an
effort was made to secure him to play
Tommy" He's a Welshman, born and
/ bred but he was brought up on Barrie
| 1t was a labor Of love for both director
| and cast, the making Of that picture. And
/ Mrs Josephine Loyett Robertson was
on the set always, advising, criticiztng
| trying to see each scene that was shot
through the eyes Of the audiences.
! 1t was titled carefully. The mechanical
details of the developing and printing oil
| the film we're given the most serupulous
, attention.
| Yeti hear that it is not making money
l don't mean that it's failing, Of course
1t couldn't. But l do mean that It lsn'
proving to be the big success that II
should be.
What's the answer? Is 1t that people
don't want to see really good pictures
Or is It that the people who urge US tt
make better pictures don't so to see then
when they are made? Something's wrong
! somewhere but this case q Sentiments
| Tommy" seems to me TO prove that II
isn't wholly the fault Of those who MAKE
! Copyright 1921.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30

that they should be taught the respon-
sibility IN connection with the work, she
carefully avoided chasing them about on
all sorts of unrelated errands that would
keep them busy every minute they were
In the house Instead. she set aside
certain things that Helen knew she had
to attend to every day. now that she was
at home, and after telling her at the lie
ginning of the vacation. that she would
he expected to do them, nothing further
was said unless the Monday morning in
spection revealed that Helen had been
neglecting these specified daily duties.
She also had in mind the necessity of
gradually training Helen TO take her
place to a certain extent If anything
should happen. There was such thing
as having her home run so smoothly be
cause she always took care Of every
thing herself that the other members
Of the family would have no ideas as
to how the wheels went round. And
that If illness should ever incapncitate
her even for a short time, her whole well
regulated household would become tan
gled up quite as badly as that Of Mrs.
Briggs where there was never any regu-
latiOn wha tever.
She believed that when Henry applied
himself TO his business from one week s
end to another and provided the funds
which made the keeping up of home
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30
Why You Don't See Better
Pictures

Always the same thing comes back to
those Of US who are making the pictures
that the rest of US see.
why don't you screen really good
storiesT' they'll demand. There are
plenty Of them--why not give us those,
instead Of these silly things without
logical plots, where the characters run
around like hens with their heads cut
OFF,"
Well, we do try. Take the case of
Sentimental Tommy" Famous Players
Lasky bought the screen rights to Bar
rie's famous book long before it was
screened; they were afraid, after they had
secured It, that 1t wouldn't go They
said that the people who liked Barrie
wouldn't like the screen portrayal Of him.
and that other people wouldn't care for
the story
But Josephine Lovett, the wife Of John
Robertson, the director, had her heart
set on Sentimental Tommy" Her hus-
band had directed Or. Jekyl and Mr.
Hyde" with unusual success. HIS father
had been born and brought up in Scot
land, near the Sentimental Tommy" land
and he knew 1t Intimately
So she went about the tremendous task
of writing the screen version OF the story
It is no small task, when just an ordin-
airy story is concerned for this beloved
masterpiece it was tremendous And she
wasn't at all sure that the story would
ever be screened, you see. Nevertheless
she worked her hardest on tt--she is m
actress and a writer herself, so she was
we'll fitted for the work.
And then she went to the powers that
ruled the company, and talked them into
letting her husband make the picture
Once the permission was granted they did
everything they could to help. The lid
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30
e him some hickory nuts in the morn

- e him some hickory nuts in the morn
Gag.
After awhile everything was made
snug and tight for the night. Mr.. Jonah
put away his pitchfork and the boys
hung up the water pals. Then a lighted
lantern was hung at each end of the
cabin and the evening chores were done,
just the same as if they had been on a
farm, you know. And after that Puss
Junior went up on deck, where the
weathercock was sitting on the flagpole
In the moonlight.
"Oh, I love to be a sailor
And sail the ocean blue,
| And hear the Captain shout Alloy"
! And order round the crew.
And when the waves are rolling high.
The wind is blowing strong,
l sing my cock -doodle-dO
| Just like a sailor song.
! Oh, I'm sailor rooster,
! And my name is Shanghai Joe.
And I'll sail the set from A to z,
| I'm a sailor bird, heave no!
| We'll. I'm glad you're so happy" said
little Puss Junior, and maybe he felt just
| a little bit homesick for he was far
away from dear Mother Goose Land and
/ all his old friends. But Just then Mrs.
| Noah came on deck and said, Come, kit
! ten. it's time for bed" and then she
picked him up and carried him into his
cabin and tucked him in for the night as
comfortable as you please And next
time I'll tell what happened in the morn
ing.-COpyright 1927.
(TO Be COntinued.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30
PUSS IN BOOTS JR.
By David Cory.

You remember in the last story what
a dreadful time Captain Noah had put
ting the animals to bed aboard the Ark,
for, on account Of the fire, their hunks
and pens had been burned up and there
was no place for them to sleep.
What are you doing, Jonah?" he
called out. And where are the boys -
be added, peering into the darkness. for
Of course all the electric lights were out
and the hold was in total darkness.
Here we are" answered Mr.. Jonah.
We're doing the best we can and he
came out Of the darkness and rested his
pitchfork on the floor while he wiped
the Precipitation from his forehead. u
was spreading out the straw for bedding,
Ham is giving the pigs a drink before
they go to bed"
And just then the other boys appeared
What are you doing here" Japheth
asked the mooley COW, who stood by qui-
city chewing her cud But the mooley
COW only said, "Moo-o-ool"
Well, you come along with me- The
other cows are at the other end Of the
Ark"
Don't be impatient" said Captain
Noah-for the mooley COW was q very
gentle creature and never tried to butt
any one with her horns, because she
didn't have any, you know.
While all this was going on, Puss and
the little squirrel stood in the doorway
Glad you weren't lost" said Shem. pat
ting the squirrel on the back as if he
were a little pet dog "the other SPUR
rels said they wouldn't go to bed until
you were found"
where are they" asked the little red
squirrel. I'm pretty sleepy and would
like to cuddle up for the night" And
then he swung his bag Of nuts over his
shoulder and followed Shem. But before
he went he whispered to Puss that he'd
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30
REAL ESTATE
GOSSIP
By REALTOR.
bill" Keough.

Put your best foot forward, but don't
figure too long which is the best foot
When in doubt get there with both feet.
BE a booster-that's the slogan every
realtor should carry out" said Frank
Carson at the last meeting.
Other than Aug. 10 there will be no
more Wednesday noon luncheon meetings
until September. Too hot.
Frank E. Brown is doing a Russian
business now One was seen in his Of
fee the other day.
J. Edward Robins says a dog is null
sance, especially when a trainman in
sists that it wears a muzzle. He says
this after a costly experience in Chicago.
Due to the fact that he lives out east,
f. E. Hatfield has assumed the name
East End Hatfield
Newhouse doesn't even have time ia
shoe the flies off himself business is "a
good. Can it be true?
You tell EN-, fly paper. I'm stuck.
George R. Brown will be leaving IL
about a week for two weeks a a United
States training camp. He still has thG
old fighting spirit.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30

BETHANY PARK, Ind, July 29.-The
of the Indiana conference OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, which has been
in session here this week. will close its
work next Sunday.
At 8 business session Thursday night,
new officers of the board Of control for
the ensuing year were elected as follows
Dean. L. T Freeland, Seymour; man
ager, James W. McFall. Connersville
secretary. Rena ". Bohen, Evansville
treasurer. Ray Ragsdale. indianapolis
publicity. c. c. Bonnen indianapolis.
Other Officers Of the board are; J. f.
Mcclure. Vincennes; F-. b. Niles, Bloom
ington: Waugh Conner, New Albany; Ho-
mer EnIow and Or. George NJ. Smith.
pastor Roberts Park NJ [. Church, Indi-
annapolis.
Tried first as an experiment two years
ago this weeks conference has fully dem
onstrated that the Bethany Epworth
League Bible school idea is a good one.
More than 500 students are in attendance,
taking work in fourteen different depart
ments Of study, including recreation, ath-
letics and everything helpful in the up
building Of character.
This success has come about through
the untiring efforts Of the Rev. George
NJ Smith. who has sacrificed valuable
time and energy 70 promote the welfare
OF young people in the Methodist Church
in connection with Christian advance
ment.
1t the business session Thursday night,
resolutions were adopted by the League,
extending TO Dr. George NJ Smith CRATE
full appreciation for his earnest Efforts
in behalf Of tho conference, action OF
the board OF control IN the selection OF
efficient officers was commended and
loyal support was pledged TO the officials
Of the new administration. c. 3. Gibbs.
Frank T. Lee and Homer T. Enlow, are
members of the resolutions committee.