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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10
A VIEW OF GREENE.
vermont's Representative Called One
of Strongest Men in the House.

Writings column in the Boston Her
aid has this to say of Vermont's first
district representative in the House:
Representative Frank L. Green of
Vermont, speaker at the annual Grant
night, April 81, at the Middlesex club,
who will undoubtedly be elected to the
United States Senate this fall, is one
of the strongest men in the lower
House of Congress, also he is most
effective and eloquent speaker As
this is, so far we know, the first time
Representative Greene has made an adj
dress of this nature in Massachusetts,
the Middlesex club has once again ac-
complished something distinctly worth
while in persuading him to come for its
Grant night celebration. Representa-
alive Greene has had a career typical
of self-sustaining New England. When
he was 10 years old he left the public
schools and went to work as errand
boy in one OF the offices of the Central
Vermont railway. In such spare time
as he could find. he studied shorthand.
Within year he,was made stenograph-
er in the general freight department.
Thence he was promoted to the posi-
tion Of chief clerk, where he served
until 1901. Then. at the age of 81. he
became a reporter on the st. Adams
Daily Messenger Within year he
was made assistant editor of that
paper; in 1899 he was made its editor.
That record speaks for itself. He was
elected to Congress July 30, 1912, and
has been reelected to each succeeding
Congress. He is a man whose ex
perience has brosdened his view of
public questions and he ranks among
the foremost men of New England in
public life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10

Only 5 days before
Easter.
How about that good
looking boy Of yours?
Here are the n E W
Spring suits that will
do justice to his fine APP
pearance.
A cheerful gray fabric
in a single or double
breasted suit at $3.50.
It's fashions favorite
this season.
A splendid blue serge
dress up suit at $14.5O,
with two pair trousers.
Fancy mixtures at $40
to $3.50.
Tailored to meet your
approval.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10

The speed with which the United
States government is calling home The
American troops on the Rhine is pleas
ing to the great majority of the people
Of the country. The action means that
the duty of carrying on the Rhine cp-
erations to see that the Germans
come to time" in the matter of pay
ments win devolve upon the countries
rightly burdened with the responsible
ity. This work seems to be ESPECIALLY
the burden of Great Britain. France,
Italy and Belgium in view of the fact
that those countries have denied the
right of the United States to partici-
pate in the division of the first money
paid over by the German government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10

All the village officers in Des Lacs,
North Dakota, are women; and mere
man is willing to admit that group
picture Of the eight women indicates
quite an ensemble of brains, or else
the camera Is very deceptive. The
progress of Des Laos will be watched
with no slight degree of interest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10

The ban Of heavy trucks operating
on highways in southern New Hamp-
shire is being lifted. Northern Yer
mont towns should not make the mis-
take of lifting similar ban too soon.
Highways hereabouts are still in The
churning stage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10

New York's standing army to pro-
tect the city from criminals is equal
to that maintained by some nations Of
the minor class. But no one really
doubts the necessity of maintaining
such force for the present. There is
no talk OF disarmament there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10
High cost Of living is exemplifed il

High cost Of living is exemplifed in
the plans to spend 100000 for golf
links on Buzzards Bay in Massachu-
sets. Time was when golf enthusi-
asts went out on almost any pasture,
staked off nine or eighteen holes, as
they saw fit. leveled off nine or eigh-
teen small squares for putting pur-
poses and then proceeded to play the
ancient Scottish game. 0 hum, times
have changed!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10
The Difference.
IN twentv.fse cents-

I am twenty-five cents
am too small TO buy quart of oil.
am too small to buy a pound Of
candy.
I am too small to buy ticket to a
good show.
! am too small to buy box of
rouge.
But
Most people think am terribly big
when I coome TO church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10

aster TO human beings and loss Of
property. The incident near st. Johns
bury might easily have been an acci
dent, and an accident Of very serious
consequences.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10

Some real bootlegging was discov-
cred in Lowell, Mass, when prohibition
searchers found Illicit liquor concealed
in some rubber boots.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10

A contemporary speaks Of ''tight'
gallons of liquor being spilled in Barre
by order of the court. Must have re-
ferred to the potentialitics Of the stuff.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10
M<@es<.
F. II. Rogers &
Company
Shed Like TO Know.

Doctor can cure your husband of
his habit of talking in his sleep.
Wife tcoldlyl--It would be more
useful if you'd make him talk more
distinctly STRAY Stories.
Evening star., 1922-05-19

ner flnd It difficult to adjust to the
new schedule. Perhaps friends come
in TO "spend the evening" The gath
ering does not break up before 10 or
1880. The host cannot arise and point
to the clock and remind the guests
that "daylight-sa9ing" compels earlier
retirement. Perhaps 1t Is II o'clock
before the front door is closed upon
the departing ones. Seven hours Of
sleep may be obtained. =
Children who get their proper al
lowance Of sleep under the present
schedule of school time must retire at
8 by the clock, at the latest. If the
dinner hour has been advanced to 5.
instead Of 6, the ''home work" can be
done and some time had for a little
recreation before bedtime. Otherwise
not. No child should be put at lessons
before dinner. There must be some
play time after school. And it Is ques-
tionable policy to send child to bed
Immediately after closing the school
books. Sound, refreshing sleep is not
to be had when the brain is tagged
with study.
There is a simple remedy for these
conditions which are menacing to the
health Of both elders and youngsters.
That is to change the hands Of the
clock, so long as the "daylight-saving"
schedule prevails. They should be
changed as quickly as possible. by act
Of Congress if that can be obtained, or
by Commissioners or Presidents man
date. ,
Evening star., 1922-05-19
Materials Left Over From War
Helping to Build Good Roads

of the states did take the materials in
greater quantities than they could
ever use, and then they disposed OF
1t. But the secret agents Of the gov
ernment discovered this, and any more
aid OF the kind was refused until the
states which engaged In this practice
had the materials returned to them
and put them to the use for which
they wore issued. Fortunately, there
were only q few states which engaged
in this practice.
Distribution Of this material has
made the funds for good roads go
further by furnishing a great infiu-
ence in having the greater part of
road building now going on put di-
rectly in the hands Of experienced
engineers of the state highway de-
partment. Ir 1915 10 per cent Of the
road work was done by agencies
other than state highway Depart
ments. most Of it by county officials.
Such system was found to be waste
full. Under the new system more feet
of road can be built per dollar than
ever before. even with increased cost
Of materials: Until very recently
overhead costs were high, engineers
were not always employedS systems to
serve the best interests of the state aa
a whole were not developed, and the
opportunities for corruption were
greater. But under the new system
state highway departments have been
materially strengthened hacause OF
the insistence Of the government on
efficient efforts.
With adequate departments. the
work has been shifted to their con-
troll, until at the present time they
supervise more THAN 60 per cent of
n
taxpayers the services of engineers
trained in the work, a centralized au-
thority responsible for the expendi-
ture of funds, and a far-sighted plan
for-development and financing, =
The federal government now has
in the field a great corps Of men TAX
ing inventory Of the surplus war ma
terial and preparing it for shipment.
Lists Of material available are sent
to each state highway department,
and a period of thirty days allowed
for the submission Of requisitions. Up
to February of this year the value
amounted to $126.0OO,O00. of which
$s0,000.000 represented the value of
motor vehicles and parts.
In short time about S40.000.00O
worth Of material at Camp Grant, Illi-
nois. will be available for distribu-
tion.t The work OF taking the inven-
tory there is being rushed, SO that
the material may be used for road
work in the middle west early this
season and the camp cleaned by Au-
gust 1.
Other surplus materials recently re-
ceived for distribution to the states
and located at Schenectady. N. Y;
Watertown, Mass. and Dover. n. j..
include 200 carloads Of brick. about
half of which is suitable for highway
paving; 100000 pounds of nails.
100000 pounds Of staples 1000. 000
square feet of concrete reinforcing
mesh. 100000 monkey wrenches, and
1913 carloads Of picks and pick handles.
Evening star., 1922-05-19
The Presidents Prerogative.

In his address last night before the
Chamber Of Commerce of the United
States, Secretary Hughes made very
pointed reference to the proposal now
before the Senate that this govern
ment should extend formal recognition
to the soviet government of Russia.
There is nothing in the Constitution
to debar the Senate from passing a
resolution expressing belief that the
soviet should be recognized, nor is
there anything in the Constitution
which would require the President to
pay heed to such a resolution. And
Mr.. Hughes tempered and carefully
chosen words are plain notification
that the executive does not intend to
submit to coercion in the matter Of
foreign intercourse.
Much has been heard during recent
years of executive encroachment upon
the prerogatives of Congress, and
members of Congress have shown
just resentment when efforts at such
encroachment have been apparent.
The present executive has been very
scrupulous in refraining from at
tempts to impose his will upon the
law-making body, and he has shown
on previous occasions that he does
not intend to yield to Congress sre-
sponsibilities which distinctly belong
to the executive.
The ideal working out Of the Ameri-
can scheme Of government is that the
three coordinate branches should
keep each within its own sphere, and
that apparently Us the way Mr.. Hard
ing intends it shall work out SO long
as he is at the head Of the executive
department. The soviet government
will be recognized if and when the
President and his Secretary Of State
think such recognition will be to the
best interests of America and the
world, and any attemptein the Senate
or elsewhere to force their hand can
only result in harm through the rails
ing Of unwarranted hopes and expecta-
tons and by making it more difficult
for this government to exercise its
influence in beneficial way.
Evening star., 1922-05-19
Drama and Strong Language.

Occasionally New York gets a jolt
by having some one cite a popular
play for judicial review with an idea
Of its suppression as something i'm
proper or immoral. It always Jars the
big town to have anybody suggest
that it Is feeding upon raw meat. Yet
it does consume great quantity Of
such dramatic pabulum. The latest
case arises through a request by a
magistrate for the manuscript ofsa
play that has been running for some
time. Somebody has told him, it ap-
pears. that the language in It is 'im.
pure, obscene and indecent" The play
deals with a rough phase Of life. one Of
the scenes depicting the stokehold Of
an ocean liner, and the dialogue con.
sists of the language Of the stokers.
Everybody understands that the
speech Of the stokehold is not l,arlor
talk. But no playwright would ever
venture to use dictagraph records Of
it In his dramatic writing. In this
play dramatic values have doubtless
been preserved.
There is nothing particularly dra-
matte about strong language in itself. A
drama tist knows that repression is as
necessary as expression. Now the
question arises whether city magis-
trate is to be the final Judge of the
good taste and propriety Of this or
any other stage production. Or is the
public a better Judge? II censorship is
there is plenty of work to be done on
some OF the classics. An unexpurgated
Shakespeare would not get by q purist
censor.
After all. this matter Of dramatic
propriety can be safely left on the
whole to public judgment. Some stage
shows have run for many months in
New York that grossly shocked large
numbers of people and were never
challenged. Much depends upon the
form of the entertainment. If 1t is a
musical affair seemingly anything
goes in point Of costume-or lack Of
it-situation or allusion. But let the
play be serious in straight dramatic
form and it is quickly challenged. In
this particular case in point no harm
will be done by, judicial examination
Of the text. II in the mind Of the
court the stokehold talk is too raw
surely the English language Is suf-
ficiently flexible to permit paraphrases
that do not lessen the dramatic values
Evening star., 1922-05-19

> s.
strictly confined to those who can
prove actual need, may buy and carry
weapons. That law is q dead letter.. IN
effect. +
We have a law here In Washington
which supposedly prevents promiscu-
Gus pistol, carrying. 1t prohibits ''con-
cealed weapons" It is about as good
for the prevention of crino as a
statute authorizing any householder
to cite for nuisance any aviator who
flies over his premises without per-
mission.
The Concealed" pistol Is not de.
tectible, unless the carrier Of 1t is ar.
rested for some other offense. Then 1t
Is found and the carrier is punished-
perhaps. But anybody can get a gun,
the drunk. the insane, the anger.
infiamed, the crook. There is no pre-.
caution. Anybody with few dollars
who can mumble to the dealer any
sort of name and address!
Every now and then a policeman is
shot down here In Washington, in the
course Of the discharge Of his duty.
The District has lost a number Of men
in this way, not to mention the homi-
cides in what may be called private
life," due to proniscuous perso. 1al
armament. The remedy has been often
proposed. law that prohibits, under
severe penalty, the sale or gift or ex.
change of pistols save upon the pres
entation of permits issued by COM
petent municipal authority. That is a
simple remedy often urged but never
provided. How many more crimes are
requisite to bring about this measure
of public protection?
Evening star., 1922-05-19
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Shorter Steel Mill Hours.

Whatever may be the result OF
President Harding's effort to sbring
about abolition of the twelve-hour day
in steel mills, there can be nothing
but praise for either the motive or the
method. Inviting the leaders Of the
industry to the White House for din
ner and an informal discussion Of this
serious industrial problem was happy
thought. and is much more likely to
bring about accomplishment Of the de-
sired reform than any attempt at
coercion or the application of force.
That there are many difficulties in
the way of shortening steel mill hours
sion. To begin with, a great many Of
the twelve-hour workers prefer the
long hours and the high pay which go
with them. They are mostly foreign
ers who are in this country to make
stake" as quickly as possible, and
the desire for early return to their ma
tive lands overshadowS the desire for
more home life in America. But a
more serious difficulty is that the
operation Of steel mill must be con-
tinuous, and there is no way to COM
promise the difference between two
shifts of twelve hours. each and three
shifts of eight hours. The mills have
difficulty now in getting men enough
&c do the rough, hard labor of the un-
skilled workers, and to find a third
more men who would be willing to
work at daily wage reduced by so
per cent might be impossible.
The steel men were practically a
unit in agreeing with the President
that the reform he urged Is desirable,
and have pledged themselves to an
earnest effort to bring it about. That.
perhaps. Is as much as could be ex-
pected to result directly from a pre-
liminary conference, but much more
will result indirectly. Public attention
now will be centered on this industrial
wrong as it never has been centered
before, and the steel mill owners will
find themselves spurred on by a grow
ing volume Of public sentiment. This
is a use of the presidential Office
which is coming more and more to be
recognized as containing vast possibili-
ties for good, and it may accomplish
impossible to achieve.
Evening star., 1922-05-19
Senator Pepper.

There is reason for rejoicing in the
nomination of Mr.. Pepper. He is the
sort Of man great state should have
In the Senate of the United States.
In the two Camerons. father and
son, in Mr.. Quay and in Mr.. Penrose,
Pennsylvania enjoyed in the Senate
the services of master politicians
skilled maneuverers and Industrious
committeeman, addressing themselves
largely to local interests. They seldom
appeared in debate. On what In the
Senate are called field days-days de-
voted to the discussion Of questions of
national or international moment
they were non-existent. They never
took the floor-never contributed to
the solution of such questions.
Mr.. Knox broke the tradition. On
such occasions he had something to
say, and always said it with COM
manding ability. Ranking with the
leading lawyers and students of gov
ernment in the Senate, he was always
expected to add to the sum Of knowl-
edge on field days, and he never dis
appointed expectation.
Mr.. Pepper in his short service in
the Senate has shown himself to be of
the Knox sort. He. too, Is a profound
lawyer and student of government,
and national and international ques-
tions interest him. Pennsylvania
through him retains the place in the
Senate established by Mr.. Knox. and
will continue to have her innings
there while he continues in her COM
mission. He has exhibited a liking
for the chamber, and the chamber a
liking for him.
Evening star., 1922-05-19

A AVAILABILITY Of large quanti-
~ ties Of surplus war material
~ for the use of states in the
construction Of good roads is
making possible the rapid extension
Of arteries Of communication between
the states and between points within
state boundaries. The highway sys-
tenn OF tho country is In line for
great boom this summer. and motor
tourists will find their paths smoothed
out to many places they might not
otherwise have been able to reach.
Many sections Of the country have
the viewpoint Of allowing free COM
munication except by long and tedi-
Gus journeys. The automobile Is do
ing much for the promotion of good
roads, and the two are bringing the
people together in closer understand
ing and a broader democracy.
So it is but fair that the federal
government should aid the states in
the construction of these highways,
for they are for the benefit OF all the
people, and there Is O constant In
crease Of interstate travelling by auto
mobile.
There has been a largely increased
demand from the Department of Agfi-
culture this spring for road-building
equipment which was bought for
overseas service and for building
highways to and in the big encamp-
ments here. The federal government,
the states and the people. the tax
payers, are the gamers by having II
distributed to the states for the
building Of roads. for easier communi-
cation in time of peace and great
asset for defense in time OF war.
The funds allowed the various
states by the federal government as
aid in the construction Of these high
ways are made to go much, further
by permitting them to take this sur
plus war material. because the equip
greatly below what they could buy it
for in the open market. There is
every known article used in road
building on the list The supply con-
sists of motor trucks: big. heavy
trucks. built to stand the ravages OF
mixers. steam shovels, scoops. road
scrapers. picks. axes, shovels, grad
ers Of all kinds. etc.
H&
OF course. there was much oppoA-
ton to this distribution from inter
ested people, who threw every OBJ
struction in the way Of this method
Of disposing Of the equipment. There
was an insiduous propaganda started
by some junk dealers to defeat the
purposes Of the act. They had their
eyes on this great bulk of equipment.
They wanted it to stay in the storage
yards until the time came when they
could buy 1t for q few dollars and at
great loss to the American tax
payers and then make millions by
disposing Of 1t themselves. Their
purpose defeated by the federal gov
ernment, they turned their attention
to the states. Unfortunately, some
Evening star., 1922-05-19
The Easy Pistol.

A fish peddler in New York dumped
some garbage into the street yester-
Gay. A policeman passing at the time
told him to pick it up. and when the
peddler refused summoned him to
court for violating a city ordinance.
He turned away and had gone but a
few steps when the peddler shot him
dead. In the attack on his victim and
in the subsequent pursuit and capture,
in which he wounded another police
man. the pedd1er emptied three revol-
vers.
Here is a striking case Of the "easy-
pistol evil. The peddler was trebly
armed. Against what and whom2
Perhaps New York is so wild and
wooliy that everybody there feels the
nssd Of arInamsnt. But. ths law sup.
poses that only those who get permits,
Evening star., 1922-05-19
The Senate's Vacant Chairs.

The complaint about the small at
tendance Of senator's on the tariff de-
bate is justified. 1t is beggarly. Va
cant chairs are much in evidence on
both sides of the chamber.
Let it be, admitted that the subject
is dry; that only expert knowledge can
invest it with strong interest; that
there are no tariff experts in the SEN
ate.
1t is yet true that the subject is
very important; that the Senate has it
in hand and must dispose Of it, and
that the sooner the final vote is called
the better.
The democrats are accused Of play
ing politics: of delaying matters as
much as possible. with the intention
Of making as short as possible the
time between the enactment Of the
legislation and election day. in the
hope of securing a verdict on the
measure while 1t is still fresh from
partisan squabble on Capitol Hill.
Well, that is. the rule when the
tariff is under revision. Both parties
have played the game. The democrats
played it against the Mckinley re-
vision and won. the republicans
against the Gorman-Wilson revision
and won.
The Fordney measure was begun be-
fore the present Congress came into
existence. That is to say. some Of the
material used in it's preparation was
gathered in the closing days Of the
last Congress. That the measure is
still on the stocks-still incomplete-is
a reflection. therefore, on the repub-
lican management. 1t should have
been launched months ago.