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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-30

Miss MabeI Brown-Funeral- arrange ments for the burial of Miss Mabel Brown, age 27 ~ho died early tnls morning at local infirmary, will be announced later by Lige Loy. The deceased Is survived by her mother. Mrs l.. A. Brown; three brothers, Ben, Carl and Jack Brown, and sister, Mrs. w. F. Lorring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-30

GREETERs or AMERICA
 Greeters of America will hold the second of an informal series of dances at the Hotel Tutwiler early in June. Music will be rendered by the Virginia Five. The entertainment committee IS Frank J. Nichols, John r. Donsing, J. w. Wheeler and George Driver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-30
LOCAL DATA

For the 24 hours ending at ?. m,,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
DO YOU CARE WHERE YOUR

PROPERTY GOES
Having fortune estimated to be
$4,000 or 100000 and no kin nearer
than nephew, st. Johnsbury philos-
opher remarked short time before
his death; Il don't worry about what
becomes of my money when I'm
through with it. If those who get it
enjoy as much spending it as have say
ing it, all right. have enjoyed saving
it." The remark probably was made
in half serious, half humorous vein,
The old fellow undoubtedly did enjoy
piling up his wealth inasmuch as he
is described as "of prudent, frugal,
saving disposition; yet his act in
drawing up will and leaving single
dollar to the nephew belied his words
He did care about what became OF
his money; he did worry lest the neph-
ew should get it, or any considerable
portion of it. He was making some
what of a pleasantly in declaring that
he did not care, did not worry.
As a matter of fact, few people who
have accumulated anything in this
worlds goods and who have relatives
and friends are devoid of interest
where their property goes after they
get through with it. They may have
worked hard for what they have; they
NAV have earned and saved, while at
the same time they were not scrimp-
ing themselves or their dependents; or
they may have been so niggardly as to
be classed as misers; possibly they
may have had money fall to them. IN
any event, it makes no difference; If
they have relatives and close friends
thew desire to know where the money
is to 90. And if they are persons OF
large visions but without relatives and
close friends, they will make their
wills and leave the money to some
definite good purpose, or purposes. Say
what you will, it is a rare person vino
in the normal state of mind is sincere
in declaring that he does not care
where his property goes after his
death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
Tarvia in Time Saves Roads.

Burlington long ago discovered that
it is possible to make even a costly
crushed stone road and yet let it spoil
before the proper covering is In place.
State Highway Commissioner Dix told
the Vermont hotel keepers at Lake
Bomoseen that one end of the state
highway job had begun to GO TO pieces
even before the other end was com
pleted.
Senator Thayer of Franklin county
n. Y, has the contract for the federal
aid road project between Burlington
and Shelburne, A portion of the stone
road has been opened to the public
that between the Burlington line and
the detour road just south of the Drew
farm. before the bituminous covering
has been applied. We have been over
the road once and we see signs of con
siderable pounding. We have won
dered whether it was not mistake to
let the public use the surface of road
destined to be bitiminous macadam
to any degree of disintegration before
it is entirely completed,
Burlington's experience shows that
the only way to get the best result
| with roads OF this character is to have
the surface entirely smooth when the
bituminous' covering is applied. 1t viii
then stay smooth. If it is rough, tbs
| covering by the same token tends to
keep it rough. We must be sure that
our roads are smooth before tarvia OF
any other bituminous preparations il
applied in order to get the most salts
factory and permanent results.-Bur'
| lington Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
2@eI> s:s">
F. H. Rogers &
Company

tial accommodation, protests against
the reduction in train service on the
Boston & Maine are distinctly IN op-
position to public welfare, The bos'
ton & Maine, like the New Haven, IS
in a serious situation. General Pas-
senger Agent f. T. Grant. told the
New Hampshire service commission
on Wednesday that the road could
not sell short term notes TO get money
even to pay it's operation expnses
and admitted that the company was
again on the verge of a receiyership.
In one way or another the New
England pubic must pay the principal
costs of operating its railroads. Re
duction in labor costs is necessarily
slow, the recent decision of the inter-
state commerce commission on the
division of rates was diseouraging and
no one now expects that there will be
any marked increase in the revenue
from freight during the coming winter.
The very last thing therefore against
which the public should protest is the
elimination of passenger trains which
do not pay their operating expenses,
except, indeed where for industrial or
public reasons some imperatiYely
needed service should be retained.
The Boston & Maine plans about a
7 per cent reduction of its total pas
senger mileage That mileage is an in
heritance from the days before the
automobile came into extensive use
for local travel Mr.. Grant limited at
the Inconsistency of persons who them
selves use the automobile almost ex-
clusively protesting against the dis
continuance of some local train which
not enough people patronize to pay
fair share of its expenses. In trans
portation as in other things, the pub
lie will learn that it cannot eat its
cake and have it too.
The situation in the Connecticut
valley is typical of the system as a
whole. A morning train which for
merly ran from Brattleboro to Spring
| field is one of six that have been dis
continued. The average passengers
revenue per mile for this train in one
week of June was 40 cents. The aver
age operating cost of passenger trains
per mile in 1920 was $500, including
maintenance but not allowing for
taxes. The cost now is somewhat
lower. But 40 cents goes small ways
toward meeting it. 1t is this train
which is most needed of all the dis.
continued trains in the territory be-
tween Northampton and Springfield.
Happily it is probable that a sstisfac-
tory readiustment can be made by
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
dashboard Roads.

The above named phrase is being
used to describe a type OF highway
that is becoming very common IN TINS
part of Vermont. 1t is applied to a
road which has been surfaced with
some hardening material, but which
has become worn into little ribs.
An automobile bumps along over
such a road in constant succession OF
little iolts. None of these is severe,
but the incessant shaking OF car is
wearisome to the occupants, and
creates a lot of wear and tear on a
machine. An improved road that is
permitted to wear down into this
condition is little better than an I'M
developed country, road.
The unimproved road may be nearly
impossible at some seasons. But
when the weather is good, if it has
been properly dragged it may be fairly
smooth and comfortable. The wash
board road has cost lot of money,
and. for lack of care and attention and
proper surfacing, is going to pieces
and rapidly becoming impossible. 1t
does not pay to put in lot OF money
hardening a road unless its surface is
going to be so protected as to become
fairly permanent.-St Johnsbury
Caledoman,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24

ing il out to the last ditch has done
much to bring back professional base
ball into better repute after the dis
gushing revelations made by alleged
confessions Of some players on the old
Chicago team who declared that games
in the 1919 world series were deliber-
ately thrown in order to aid the
gamblers. Those revelations consti-
tuted black eye for professional
baseball; but the participants in the
Cleveland and New York teams have
this year been doing their best to
beat back toward merited popularity
of the so-called national game.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24

The tragedy near st. Adams when a
fast moving automobile crashed into
a stone abutment of railroad under
pass, which was built on a curve Of
the highway, was an occurrence which
is narrowly averted every day at nC-
merous points in Vermont. There are,
in fact, many such danger points, for
instance, one at North Royalton, and
another near Middlesex. Those who
are not accustomed to travelling over
these highways subject themselves to
grave hazards by failing to note the
warning signs by day or by reducing
their speed at night so that the car is
always under control. At the same
time there is a degree of faulty con-
struction in these underpasses by rea-
son of the fact that the roadway un-
der the railroad track is made too mar
row to permit OF easy passage or to
permit two vehicles to go through
simultaneously without danger of col
lision unless going at snail's pace. Fu-
ture construction Of underpasses ought
to be planned to allow a wider road
way to accommodate the traffic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
CURRENT COMMENT
Put Up Warnings.

A few days ago The Messenger re-
fered to some of the underpasses IN
the state as being as dangerous, ii not
more so, than the grade crossings
which they eliminated because OF con
struction on sharp curve. lragie
point was given to this comment last
night when fatal accident occurred
at what is known as the dry bridge
lust south of this city on the Georgia
road. Enterprises of this nature are
traps, and we who pass frequently oyer
road and thereby become familiar
with it's ms and outs must not Judge
of its safety by our own standard
With those unfamiliar with the road
the condition is entirely different
These underpasses can not be straight
ened out all in the moment, but there
is no reason why warning signals can
not be displayed. This slight measure
of protection might be Afforded
st. Adams Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24

Mayor Hylan of New York cannot
complain of discrimination by the
newspapers of New York when four
of the morning papers, which are OPP
posing his reelection, publish the may
or's proclamation in which he attacked
the newspapers of his city and called
upon the business men to curb the
'hate-erazed newspaper publishers. =
considering the fact that the publish
ers Of those four papers were the ones
who were attacked in the proclamation
il might be considered fairly generous
treatment for them to publish the
proclamation. However, there may
have been another side TO the story,
for the publisher. may have considered
that the proclamation would act as a
boomerang on Hylan and that the
spreading Of the proclamation would
20 far toward undermining the
strength Of the mayor Possibly the
action Of the newspapers was not
based entirely on motives Of generos.
ity. Al any rate they are TO be com.
mended for following out general
policy II non-discrimination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
Handling the Mails.

Postmaster General Hays is so
obviously filled with good nature and
good intentions that the public is
willing to give him credit for any
good thing it hears about the post
Office department. And as the technlc
of the postal service is highly devel-
oped and very complicated the public
cannot be expected to know much
about the details of its mechanism.
Consequently an arrangement which
has been long established may seem to
the person who first hears of it TO be
an unusual demonstration of right
method.
Newspaper correspondents recently
gave Mr.. Hays credit for speeding up
delivery in New York city by having
mails for the financial district sent
directly to downtown stations in the
financial district and not through the
general post-office. This is an old
established practice. In fact, the prae-
tice is more refined than that. Mail
trains arriving in New York from the
West in the early part of the day not
merely make up mail in pouches for
the city hall station but have the very
important bank mail sorted out and
locked up in pouches by itself, TO per
nit the quickest possible handling at
destination.
What has probably been done is TO
extend this arrangement to some train
or station where it had not been adopt
ed before But the idea is old. The
public does not know much about these
technical details. In fact. not many
are aware that letter-mail for the
larger cities, including Springfield, is
distributed on the trains according to
local delivery routes and tied up in
packages ready 10 go into the carriers
hands Mail trains going into New
York ordinarily make up pouches for
all the important sub-ststions. Pouches
destined TO uptown stations are put
off trains at One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street.
The truth is. the American postal
service and particularly the railroad
mail service, which is its backbone,
has developed a high degree Of seienti-
fic efficiency. The chief trouble has
been that in the past few years it has
been cramped. II has been hampered
by lack of space in pOst-ofiice, termin-
ais and trains. lat times by shortage
Of men, it has been hampered by
curtailment policies adopted in the
name Of economy, and il has been ham
pered by the phenomenal growth of
the parcel post. What il needs is op-
portunity to function in its normal
way. Only a few new principles are
required through some old principles
need to be better applied and applied
on a broader scale. The parcel-post has
not been digested. and viii not be until
additional facilities are provided.
Further separation of parcel post
from paper mail il desired in order to
facilitate the movement Of second
class matter The handling Of third
class matter is still below q fair stand
ard Of efficiency, though regarded IS
the least important class Of mail
Springfield Republican
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24

In expressing the fear that Z. W..
Howe. the well known Kansas news
paper man, may "puncture' US and
Vermont after his visit to the state
and entertainment by Col. Parker OF
the Bradford Opinion, the Newport Elk
press and Standard seems to take the
position that Vermont has not any
thing worth while for the kansan TO
write about; but knowledge OF the
Newport contemporary loyalty to
Vermont contradicts the seeming at
titude of minimizing Vermont and
Vermont's attractions. lnasmuch as
Vermont has something worth while
to write about and Howe is given TO
writing his frank opinions it is barely
possible that Vermont may come in
Tor some good words, as The Times de-
clared originally which caused the
Newport brother to express the fear
that we might get ridicule rather than
roses from Howe. Let's be hopeful,
brother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24

Pictures of a sheriff applying the
lash to the naked body of WIFE
beater, who is bound to a post, do not
tend to elevate life nor raise the NOR
al tone. In fact, the printing OF the
pictures in the newspapers tends to
exert a harmful influence on the pub
lie mind If the lash is to be applied
it would be far better to mete out The
punishment in private, at least to the
exclusion of the camera. The sheriff
who permits himself to be pictured
with lash in hand and in the act OF
striki., a cringing captive does not
have the proper mental viewpoint.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24

operating the night Montreal express
an hour later and giving it the stops
of the discontinued train. But one
cannot rightly insist that the train
should be restored, and it happens that
a substitute train could not be ope-
rated from Northampton south with
not paying a full days wages to train
and engine crews, as there is no other
run on which they co4ld be used
Springfield Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
Couldn't walk-Now Cured.

Norwood. " Y, Jan. ,. 1905.
To Whom IL NAY Concern.
/ have been q sufferer Of rheumatism
for q years. | have paid out over
$500. mean time for remedies, baths
and 20 specialists without permanent
relief Al times I Couldn't walk. I
was pretty vel discouraged. In Au-
gust last commenced using the "a.
nous A J. P. Rheumatic Cure wh.ch
began % relieve me % once. I have
taken 2is bottles q the remedy and ]
oan truthfully say that ] have been
fully cured James p Howe.
Nour druggist has it--sdv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24

The allies couldn't have done a
cleaner lob of destruction if they had
concentrated all their air strength over
Oppau, Germany, in the height OF the
war. The tragedy almost staggers the
Imagination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24

The Barre Times, after lecturing the
rest Of us, spelled Judge Wilcox name
with one "l' Friday.--Newport News,
We've got an alibi neighbor; the
article in which the judges name was
misspeled was a reprint from con-
temporary, and you know it is not
considered good form to change an
Others work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
Slam. Bang.

Il want to buy a card table as a
birthday present for my husband
Yes. madam. One OF those folding
ones Z"
20, dear me, moi | want something
solid and substantial My husband
is a pinocle player.--New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
A al 81. BLoopEp sTRreeLE

The real struggle for supremacy in
the American baseball lesene j. e1eit-
ing the sporting blood Of al who are
interested in what appears 70 be goc.l,
clean Sport Al the season these two
teams have been having il nip AMI
tuck. uith the advantage living. per-
haps. with Cleveland more often than
with NeW York yet with the differ
cuce between the tao - eight a. 20
make = game o. to change the LEAD
srship q The lssgae. The maunsr N
whieh thrst two teams have beer hrht-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
High Cs for More Ks.

The man--Its certainly wonderful
how high that tenor can go. ..,.
Yes. and at that he's singing Tor
charity. When hes paid for it he can
90 much higher.-kansas City Star
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
WAITSFIELD
Something NV to Keep Waitstiild on
the Map.

Tuesday evening, Sept. 20, a repres-
entative body of the citizens of Waits
field met in Library hall to consider
the matter of organizing Community
club. The design of the club is to en-
courage and set in motion plans for
community betterment, and take up
for the benefit of the townspeople some
lines of work as a desire for them
may be created.
Ii was also projected to have a
Woman's club as auxiliary to the Com
munity club. This matter was furth-
cred by the presentation by Mr.. Col
ton of the work of the Waterbury
Community club.
After some discussion, such an
organization was effected, with officers
as follows: President, Miss Marion
Dana; first vice president, f. H. Jones;
second vice president, L. f. Savage;
secretary, R,v. J. c. Carpenter; treas
urer, Mrs. Warren Palmer. Several
committees were appointed and plans
of work were discussed.
II is the design of this movement to
have it include all residents of Waits
field who are interested in community
betterment and will cooperate to
that end. 1t is the desire of the pro-
iectors to give to the movement the
widest possible scope and embrace all
phases of community life and interest.
Plans are under way for a coming to-
gether for the entire town at a near
future date. We hope we may have
the hearty cooperation of all our
townspeople in this matter.
A social was held in the vestries Of
the Methodist church Thursday eve
ming. Sept. %, under the auspices of
the Ellsworth lague. The social took
the form of a school party and the les
son period was marked by the playing
of games. instead of serious study. II
was Jolly crowd of about 80 young
folks who assembled and a good time
was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Mary Loveland of Brookfeld
has been visiting her son. Bert Love
land, and daughter, Mrs. Charles Bet
| tbs.
Mrs. Riford of Proctorsville has been
spending the past few days with her
sister. Mrs. A. F. Savage.
Mrs. Frank Haskins is i'll with
rheumatic fever.
Mrs. Margaret Clark Of Montpelier
is visiting her brother, W. L. Long, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Longwood from
Lawrence. Mass, are spending a time
at b. l.. Joslin's.
Mrs. Charles Belts is in poor health
and il is feared she will Lave TO 90 to
hospital for treatment or an opera
/ ton.
d. A. Kneeland is IN with heart
I troubl and DR. Kent was called to
attend him Thursday.
Leon Joslin conducted a dance in
l Odd Fellows hall Wednesday night.
There were about 20 couples present.
/ Refreshments ven served Chases
orchestra furnished music.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-24
zoo Acoept Peaueea go.

Expect where arrangements are de-
sirable in order to provide some essen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-29
ECONOMY IN FACT.

region of mourning just at present
 well the feverish activity the part of there be federal circles the old line Republican holder the State which borders Connecticut the west is absolutely positive that not particle of it exists in AL bany.
 Before every of them nornacy understanding that term continuation of the things already being enjoyed well enlarged portunity Democrats from positions of semi-honor and actual re- ceipts.
 about be iveted their honors and receipts the plum orchard by the whom they had depended to deliver the goods In the the "forfe" members of the Republican Office Holding Association what has happened worse than the feared Economy the campaign speeches all right that regular. Even economy talk in Governor Mer inaugural while it created enthusiasm the faithful did cold creepy feelings But real omyl Twelve million dollars of itl Two thousand perfectly good gilt edged meal tickets to be destroyed!
 Yet this is true. The annual Appropriation Bill of New York State just submitted recommends the dismissal of about two thousand and the payroll of the State If followed it will the State something like twelve million dollars
 The proposed pruning will not be confined to a here there whole departments and institutions slated to State Narcotic Drug Control Commission whose work it planned the State Health Department thus saving York Reformatory at Napanoch whose two to the Elmira Refomatory and its fthree positions aboshed the Health Officer o the it's hundred and sixythree employees whose work been taken the Federal Government E and through long list.
 any that telephone wires said to be kept instruments clicking by those who hope enlist the aid of the home town politicians to this place that strange that there wild scramble for transfers departments to be created and frantic foI political life belts?
 Nevertheless attempt get rio easy drift the other It is to be hoped thai doubtless it will be watched with interest siby it may inspire similar good work also in other spots where it is urgently needed