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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07
The Open Shop Policy.

Editor. Barre Times: This is Labor
day. II seems an opportune time 10 re.
ply TO that letter of Mr.. Fortney'
which appeared in recent issue OF
your paper
Mr.. Fortney begins by quoting scrip
ture. He then proceeds TO write let
ter prejudicial 10 the interests Of the
coal miners, and. in short. TO working
men anywhere Such action. taken by
. professed student Of Christ's philoso-
ply, does not seem to be quite consist
emit We need not. however, make any
attempt At explanation. Suffice il TO
say that. in another portion of scrip
ture, we read. many shall come in my
name and by their works We shall
know them"
Mr.. Fortney does not give Us the
miners wage rate 80 unreasonabiy
high in his estimation. II Is just a.
well he did not. What he thinks con
corning the wages 81 labor and what i
fact may have no relation whatever.
He tells NJ that he y coal dealer. He
Is not then = coal miner; therefore, IL
y not for him to say what j.. or i
nots an unreasonable wage rate in that
industry, or for what matter n any in
dustry in which be takes no active
part. His opinions nav b. his ccnvic-
tons. He j. entitled 10 them - such.
But - statement Of fact having =
direct bearing On The question under
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07
SOUTH RANDOLPH

Mrs. George Howard has gone I,
the home OF her parents in Barnard fol
an indefinite stay.
Everett Smith is working on The
last block job in Tunbridge.
Harold Slack and Mr.. Dandlein hay,
finished job of shingling for Il, D
Camp
Mrs. f. Howard and her six daugh.
tiers visited her aunt and family las,
week.
Ed. Lowell has finished his two
weeks work for A. NJ. Smith and re-
turned to his home.
Schools commenced on Tuesday with
Miss Clara Osgood teacher and IL pu.
pills. Several of the Tunbridge chill.
iren from the hill who have usually
attended the East Randolph school are
EFFECTED to attend the South Randolph
school, and George p. Hyde, jr., has
been engaged to carry them.
+. d. Camp, administrator of the
Fred Pearson estate. has sold the paint
hop at East Randolph to Mrs. Cur
tiss.
A brother of Mrs. T. w. Kent from
Newport is visiting at the judges
nome.
Several from this section had their
herds Of cattle tested for tuberculosis
>ast week. All were pronounced free
from the disease except one at Frank
Fish's and one at Don Brigham's,
which had been lately purchased.
Miss Olive VI. Hanks is teacher at
East Randolph and commenced her
school Tuesday with 81 pupils.
Miss Hattie Camp has gone to her
school work at South Royalton, Misses
lara Riford Lena Young, Harriet
Smith at Randolph high.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07
LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR
IA Suggestion as to City Representative

/
| Editor, Barre Daily Times: In The
Times OF Sept. short editorial called
for suggestions as to city representa-
tive.
Barre numbers among its citizens
one who il pre- eminently qualified for
! this position; lawyer Of more than
thirty years practice, who stands in
! the front rank of his profession; a
student of all social and economic
questions Of the present time one who
has been four years mayor Of the city,
and has also served as city attorney
and In various other positions Of trust,
always with fidelity to his office and a
credit to the city; legislator OF tried
experience in the Senate of 1910; sin
cere citizen worthy of our confidence,
and one whom many Of our citizens,
regardless Of party. believe would make
as good representative as we can
find
Under the primary law as it stands
it seems necessary to nominate candi-
dates, and ], therefore, suggest to all
voters, that they write the name of
John w. Gordon on their ballot next
Tuesday as candidate for city represen-
tative to the general assembly Of 1923
and would hope that his election be
made as near unanimous as possible,
fully believing that he will appreciate
the honor Of such an election; that he
will most worthily serve all the people
Of this city for the best good of the
greatest number; and that he will be
a tower Of strength to the state in
the general assembly.
A voter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07
z. MONTPELIER CENTER

A neighborhood corn roast was en-
joyed at the home of A. W. Bailey Fri
day evening.
Miss Agnes Hanson has finished work
for Mrs. Alfred Brazier and after
spending the week end with her parents
at Jones brook returned to Mrs. Lee
Whitney's in Montpelier, where she will
stay while attending high school
Among those TO return TO their
schools were Miss Ethel ormsbee to
West Berlin; Miss Agnes Bailey to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

discussion, he is out of order If Mr.
Fortney has even meagre knowledge
of economics and economic conditions
he must know that wage earning and
profiteering are not synonymous terms
Mr.. Fortney seems to think that this
30 called American plan in industry
is to prove itself the panacea for ali
labor troubles. Examination OF this
plan proves conclusiyely that it is not
American. II seeks 10 abrogate the
rights Of certain citizens, and give to
others. an authority nowhere granted
BY the constitution Of this country
For that reason, II for no other, the
.'plan," and all that it means, makes
itself positively abhorrent to the minds
of all men who are American. | would
like to ask Mr.. Fortney If he ever
grasped the full meaning Of those
words spoken once in the British House
Of Commons--''I thank God that the
Americans have resisted
Concerning Mr.. Fortney's remarks
made indirectly on the granite situa
ton, there are certain things he needs
TO be told. To some students OF the
greatest teacher of men," and not
alone among union men, Mr.. Fortney's
definition Of individual liberty under
the American plan is just another
way of saying each man for himself"
That principle, or rather lack of prin-
ciple, never built the granite industry.
II our industry is to be saved from. the
devil. 1T will be saved only by union
men working under union conditions.
So. Mr.. Fortney, We are idle mean
time not because we wish to be, but be-
cause we prefer privation to dishonor.
Since we have so decided, we know full
well that our children share in that pri-
walton. We are confident, however, that
when the time comes for our children to
choose for themselves in some great
issue of life, they win be men and
women OF firmer mouth and sitter
backbone because of the knowledge of
the fact that their fathers refused to-
ii in the year 1922. We may be
''the ignorant and vicious driftwood OF
Europe" but we are not moral degen-
crates
There. you have the factor which
means failure to your open shop expert.
ment.
John MeAndrew, Trow hill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

Gov. Hartness, meeting opposition in
his purpose to prohibit gambling at
the agricultural fairs in Vermont, de-
clared the people Of the state were not
backing him up in his plan The next
day the convention of the Universal
lists of Vermont and the Providence
of Quebec adopted resolutions con
demning gambling at state, county and
town fairs and calling for enforcement
Of the law. That was one rather
prompt answer to Gov. Hartness com
plant. Undoubtedly there will be
others.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07
We don't know what the Canadians

We don't know what the Canadians
think about it but we consider it a
good chance for reciprocity for their
horsemen to come over the line into
Vermont and win good share Of the
horse races just as Vermont horses did
at the Sherbrooke fair. BY the way,
Vermont is upholding its reputation
for having feet horses this summer
Just as it is constantly unfolding its
reputation for pretty women and sweet
maple sugar, Ia J G. SAKE.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

Henry Ford may be rather short on
knowledge Of history but he knows
how to turn situation to his own ad ]
vantage through the medium of pub
Lefty. As witness his declaration that
he would not take the peoples coal
even to keep his own plant running.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

Several from here were in Montpelier
Monday to attend the parade and other
features of the day.
Remember the Sunday school at the
Center church Sunday at o'clock, also
preaching services BY Rev. Charles N.
st. John Of Montpelier at 3 o'clock. 1t
is hoped to make this a rally day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

Wakefield. Mass; Miss Eleanor Bailey
to Barre, and Faye Crawford entering
Spaulding high school at Barre
Mrs. Benjamin Wise underwent Sc
rious operation at Heaton hospital on
Monday
w. u. Hayford Il threshing oats for
Roy Lull on the ]. O. Brown place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

The soviet government Of Russia is
playing with fire when it persists in
Selling ships flying the British flag in
the port of Batum.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

Dealers in bed blankets are taking
full advertising advantage Of the
shortage OF coal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

Senator LaFoIlette carries Wisconsin
around in his vest pocket. The pri-
mary proves it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

Those pals Of coal being displayed
by the coal dealers need the protec-
tion of a standing army.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-07

September thus far has made us for
get all about August Good old Sep
TENDER!
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02
HEART AND HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State Journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a girl
of IT and in my last year at hign
school. got acquainted with q boy
at school last year who is three years
my senior. He left school to finish
in another town and we began to cor
respond. He comes to see me about
six times month and think great
deal of him. I am really too young
to take the affair too seriously and
my mother suggested that I should
finish my school WORK before think
ing about boys teo much.
About two years ago my sister be-
came engaged to a fellow who is an
old friend OF ours he is a wonder
full boy and I love him as a big
brother, but something came between
my sister and this boy and she broke
the engagement Eight months later
my sister became engaged to another
fellow and they were married.
hated this because I wanted her for
mer sweetheart to become her hus-
band; we all liked him very well.
Now my sisters old sweetheart
wants to go with me. but I can't be-
cause my love for him is a different
love, a love like a sisters, and love
this boy with whom I am correspond
ing. Neither of the boys know any
thing about my acquaintance with
the other. I have to tell one of
them and my mother wants me to go
with the boy my sister went with /
can't because I care for the other
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02
Questions-Answers

@: Did the soldiers beguile the tedium
and card playing? c. X. S.
A. Gambling, games were not allowed
and even playing cards were not permitted
at Valley Forge.
Q. What is meant by fall line? j.
A. The fau line is the boundary between
the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Pied
mont Belt to the West, which is marked
due to the fact that the rivers can cut more
rapidly in the soft unconsolidated rock of
the coastal plain than in the ehardi CRYSTAL
line rocks of the adjacent regions In early
days the falls marked the head of naviga-
tion for the coastwise trade, and power
is ascribed the lcation of many cities
among them being Washington, Richmond
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Trenton, Co1um-
bia. Macon and Montgomery.
Q. What is the food value of beer: B. r.
A. Beer contains about 4 per cent of
parison, has about IS per cent
Q. Do wild animals die Of old sge? T.
A. Wild animals in their natural habitat
when an elephant becomes i'll, its natural
enemies attack and destroy it.
fAny reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal information Bureau Frederic ]
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. c. This
offer applies strictly to Information. The
Bureau cannot give advice on legal medical
and financial matters It does not attem pit
to settle domestic troubles nor to under
take exhaustive research on any subject.
Give full uameand address and enclose twp
cents in stamps for return postage AID
Write your Question plainly ana briefly.
replies are sent direct to the inouirer.l
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

the poor man was Mortified to behold
an entire page of the Herald devoted
to his seemingly interminable repeti-
ton of his eight-word line.
AS he did not have money enough
to pay for so large an advertisement,
he rushed hastily around to the
Herald office, hoping to have the
mistake corrected. But it was too late.
Then, suddenly. an avalanche of
orders began pouring in for the
Ledger, completely exhausting the
first edition SO that another had to be
printed at top speed. Instead of being
financially embarrassed, Mr.. Bonner
actually made money on his full-page
ad. Incidentally, he learned the tre-
mendous pulling power of large
spaced newspaper advertising-a les
son he never forgot.
After several early experiments of
this kind, advertising not only began
to take on greater size and boldness.
but advertising itself started spreading
out until finally it came to be dis
tributed upon a national scale. At
first, national advertising was thought
to be practical only thru the medium
of magazines, buh in the past decade
national newspaper advertising has
come to be recognized as the most
economical and efficacious advertising
method that has ever been invented,
because it cap be applied to specific
markets.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

the two stoddards who lived In the
house opposite the island. The your
old people cherished the feud, tho
they had almost forgotten what IL
was all about. How sad So thougne
Mary Bell, who an hour ago had rageo
at the sight of her enemy.
There was a pleasant rumblins
sound as if wheels were crossing
bridge, then the crashing of bushes,
and Doctor Stoddard again with
wheel chair and a steamer rug.
IT came across the bridge, he e2-
planned.
"Bridge?" she echoed.
New one-foot bridge over to our
place-told you II walked over here,
didn't /? Now, Miss Branch-there,
let me lift you; will be careful-so.
All comfortable"
"Yes-than you so much-and am
sorry that was rude!
Forgiven long ago-please don't
worry about that. am taking you
up to my aunt's house-they want
you. You will have tea. and then I
am going up to see your uncle and
aunt. Here are four lonely old people
dying to get acquainted with each
other. Shall we do it?' hel asked ex-
citedly.
AS for Mary Bell Branch, she smiled
adorably, and perhaps just at that
moment her heart and her ankle
throbbed in unison, but 1t is a fact
that not many months afterward the
feud was ended and Mary Bell Branch
married the doctor, for she had indeed
learned to love her enemy.
Copyright, 1929, by Mcclure News
paper Sndicate.)
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.
THE NEEDED TRAINING.

THE NEEDED TRAINING.
He never praised his country, never spake
one word of love
To the son who walked beside him of the
starry flag above,
He never gave a reason to the youngster
at his side
For devotion to his nation or her heroes
who had died.
He talked brand of honor that is wanted
in the town,
And he talked of making money and for
tunes fair renown,
But he never tok his hat off when the
Starry Flag went by,
And he'd hear his nations anthem with a
bored and weary sigh.
He voted-yes, he voted, but he did it with
sneer
And belittled en-fn office with the ship
of state to st1er;
He called them politicians, and the look
upon mis- face
Seemed to tell the little fellow that his
government was base.
We must teach them love of country we
must tell the little chaps
There is more within our borders than is
printed on the maps.
II our nation is to prosper and our gIory's
not TO die
We must teach the young to love it, and
must tell the reason why
Copyright. 1922, by Edgar A Guest
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

This aftirnoon I was coming home
with ma and we started to go past
Whites drug store, ma saying, Q, that
reminds me. there's some things I
need.
And we went in, ma saying, Good
aftirnoon Mr.. Wite, 1 wunt jar OF
Blue Ribbin bewty creem and some
of that tooth powder with the orindge
flavor and let me see, there was some
thing elts that 1 wanted and now
can't Jest think wat it was.
And she started to think all her
mite and Mr.. Wite started to mention
diffrent things it mite of bin but
wasent, sutch as ink and iodine and
shoe blackening, and 1 sed, G, ma,
bet know what.
Wat? ma sed.
Some of these limo drops, I sed.
and ma sed, o, mite of known you'd
Meening not the lime drops. and ma
kepp on thinking, saying, 1 had 1t en
the tip of my tung and now haven't
Maybe il was some of these ereem
mints, ma, I sed. and ma sed, Maybe
it wasent. Meening certeny il wasent,
and L sed, Well how about these gum
drops, ma, maybe it was them.
o deer, now I've got all that candy
on my mind and 1 can't think at all.
ma sed, and 1 sed, Well why don't you
buy about 10 cents werth and get it
off your mind and then maybe you
can think what it RELY was. ma
Come on home, and if 1 think of IL
later I'll make you come erround and
get it jest for having so meny sug-
gestions, ma sed.
Wich we went home and had to
go rite out agen on account of ma
thinking of it, being stamps.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

NJ. W. Watson, state highway engi-
neer, would abolish spot lights on
motor cars in Kansas. Certainly Mr..
Watson is not serious in his threat.
The spotlight has become a necessity
in modern highway driving. 1t is the
only safe method of keeping in the
road and passing another car safely
In the east spotlights are used alto
gether in rural driving. The drivers
train their spotlights over the radia-
tor cap throwing light to the edge
of the road and turn on their DINNERS
when they meet another car. When
both drivers do this the/view is not
obstructed and driving is safe. This
method is becoming universal and is
the only safe way to pass a car so
long as strong headlights are in use.
Tourists also need spotlights. The
highways are a myriad of signs these
days and at night a spotlight is neces-
sary to train on the direction posts.
Mr.. Watson might encourage the
proper use of spotlights but he is rob-
bing motorists of their best friend
when he abolishes the lights.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

boy too much to give him up for
great friend OF the household. My
mother regrets also my sisters mar
riage to the other fellow.
I intend to tell the boy some way
of my love for the other one. Do
you think it would be better to tell
him by mail or by a personal talk
with him? I am undecided about
what to tell him and how to go about
it. but 1t has to be done sooner or
later.
If you will advise me how and what
to tell him, l will thank you very
much. ANXIOUSLY WAITING.
At your age I cannot see why you
should not keep both boys as friends
and not regard either as a sweetheart.
If you are determined to give up one,
however. talk to the other when he
comes to see you and tell him that
altho you care for him, you love the
other more and must make your
choice accordingly. I would not ad-
wise you to put such a matter in writ
ing. You will find that when you
tell the boy it is much easier to do
than you anticipate
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02
THE ANSWER.

The State Journal received a copy
of a letter today written by John H
O'Connor. president of the 137th In.
,fantry association, to the Wichita
Beacon, upholding an editorial in this
column concerning the fee charged
the delegates to the 35th reunion a
Wichita who were forced to bu!
tickets to the Wheat Show.
The letter also answers an editoria
In the Wichita Beacon which assumed
to take the part of the Wichita man.
ayers. Mr.. o'Connor's answer is suf.
ficient to cover the situation. 1t fol
lows:
Winfield, Kansas, Sept so, 1922
Editor Wichita Beacon:
Today's Beacon has an editorial
AN Unreasonable Complaint" In re-
lation to a statement Of the Topeka
State Journal to the effect that dele
gates to the Thirty-fifth division re-
union were compelled to buy tickets
to get into their own reunion. The
Beacon, undertaking to give the real
facts Of the case" states:
"A registration fee of $150 was
charged eacn delegate. This is no
higher than the usual fee at the re-
unions. Sometimes they are higher"
The division has had four reunions.
! The $1.50 Wichita charge is just ex-
actly one dollar more than the fee at
Kansas City in 1921; and just exactly
$50 more than the fee charged at
Topeka in 1920, and st. Louis in 1919.
The Beacon says: "The reunion or
ganization took 75 cents of this sum.
The remaining 75 cents went for en&
= tertainment features, and the reunion
badge served as admission card to the
following" :"
II the reunion organization got 75
cents, somebody therein is preparing
20 knock down 25 cents. My member
ship card, received at registration GER
titles that the secretary received from
John H. O'Connor the sum of FIFTY
CENTS in payment for 1922 dues
Most emphaticaliy we do not believe
the gentlemen who compose the Of
ficials Of the division association got
more than the fifty cents. If the
Wheat Show got only rs cents, is it
not pertinent to inquire who got the
other 25?
As for that dollar getting me $50
worth Of entertainment: 1 walked
around in the Wheat Show" for half
an hour without discovering anything
: ] cannot see every day in the shop win
dows OF Winfield; picture shows are
no novelty, we have them in Winfield.
as good as any in wichita; and tho
was IN unnorm ana wore ehe RE-
S UNION BADGE, when 1 approached
: the entrance to the Hippodrome, |
was told that 1 would have to get
ticket. / learned afterward that 1
could have exchanged the stub of my
dollqr ticket for q reserve seat in the
Forum; but the point to that is that
II was not my reunion badge which
would admit me: it was the dollar
ticket, forced upon me without asking
my wishes in the matter.
The dissatisfaction of Thirty-fifth
division meB-voieed in the Topeka
State Journal, may be AN unreason-
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

able Complaint according to the point
OF view. The fact remains that the
dissatisfaction among the people at
tending the reunion was freely ex-
pressed. If a man had refused to pay
the dollar to get into the Wheat Show,
he would have been barred from s9Sh
functions as the address of welcome
by the mayor, the reply by Col. Reeves,
the memorial services. the Thirty fifth
division pictures, and the meeting of
the division association. At that, no
body was given a chance to refuse. He
was charged $1.5O for registration, and
that settled it.
Respectfully,
JOHN H. O'CONNOR,
President 13Tth Inf. Assn.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

in everything" How do you account
for it," asked the other. Don't
know" said the first. I'm not sure
whether 1 convince him, or only make
him tired.'-Tat1er (London).
The New Yorker and the Native
Son met in the lobby of a Los An
geleS downtown hotel. Naturally, the
talk was of Los Angeles. her growth
and obvious prosperity. "By the
way said the Native Son. "where
did you say you were FROM" New
York City" was the reply. by
Jove!" was the enthusiastic retort of
the Native Son. That town is the
Los Angeles of the Atlantic coast"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

The name "Felix'' is synonymous of
golf in Topeka Both Mr.. and Mrs.
/, w. Felix have won championships
and the 10-year-old son is the cham
pion of his age in the city. Now if the
maid will take up the game it will
be a grand and glorious household.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

Government experts have made in
vestigations and have found that the
airplane courses are safe over the
United States. No bridges out, no
rough detours, no land slides, no mud
holes-all is well. Let's go!
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02
Dinner Stories

Two men who were something in
the City" were lunching at their club
one day. "Oh," said one, my part
ner formerly used always to oppose
my views, but now he agrees with me
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

The ancient River Jordan now fur
nishes electrical power for hundreds
of factories and scores of up-to-date
towns.