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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01

Parish; chaplain, Mrs. Chedel. The re-
port of the continental congress re-
Gently held at Washington. ID. G., was
given by Mrs. +. I. Salisbury, and
was very interesting. 1t is expected
that there will be no more meetings
until September.
Miss Helen Morse, who has been a
student at the Sargent school in Cam
bridge, Mass, has come 60 pass the
summer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. A. Morse.
Mrs. Glenn Dustin, who has been
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. g. w.
Douglas, has returned to Quincy, Mass,
to pass the summer with her husband.
A. R. Fielder is now employed in the
c. R. Steele barber shop for an indef
mite time.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Thomas and Mrs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01

There has been one good feature II
connection with the Herrin, Ill, mine
horror. It is that the proving-up OF
the facts after the occurrence reveals
that the casualties of the massacre
were less, instead of greater, than The
number generally credited during the
height of the performance or immedi-
ately afterward. The estimates of the
number of dead went as high as IS
but when il came to the final ANALYSIS
of the situation it was found that the
number was really less than the most
conservative estimate appearing in
print. That, then, is one reason for
congratulation on the part of the peo-
pie of the United States. However.
the lesser casualty list does not mini.
mize in the least the enormity of the
offense committed against individuals
and does not lessen the very strong de-
msnd throughout the country that the
perpetrators of the massacre be
brought before the bar of justice and
not be put through any whitewashing
from any coroner's jury. The 'appar-
ent apathy on the part of prosecuting
officials in the Williamson county re-
gion ought not to be continued, or at
any rate to be allowed TO continue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01

The Massachusetts man who lef,
100000 of his three-million estate in
savings banks did fairly good adver
tising stunt for the banks. Reason
Because he had so much faith in the
banks. incidentally, the action simpli-
fed the work of his executor because
it enabled quick turnover of the as
sets of the estate, or, at least, that
portion which was in the savings
banks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01


Appointment of eight women to
membership on the Republican state
committee in Massachusetts, marks the
breaking down of the barriers to com
plete entrance of women into politics
Up to the present time, the women
have had little more than honorary
enrolment as voters, having had little
say in the direction of affairs of the
two great political parties but being
permitted to cast their votes when the
formulated plans were brought before
the public. Active participation in tie
councils Of the two parties seems to
be indicated in Massachusetts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01

Mr. Holman and possession viii be
given about the middle of August. Mr..
and Mrs. Merrill and three children
viii occupy the same.
Gerald Roberts of Wells River has
come for several weeks stay here
with his aunt, Mrs. II. l.. Patch.
Earl Shequinne, who recently grad
mated from the L. V. NJ, will 20 the
first of August to enter the General
Electric company's works at Lynn,
Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01
THE LUXURY OF LEAGUE BALL
IN VERMONT.

An international baseball league mas
been formed in northern Vermont and
the Province Of Quebec, the teams 20
be st. Johnsbury, Lyndonville ard
Newport and Sherbrooke; and he or
gsnization seems to start off with 60 Cd
prospects as the baseball enthusiasm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01

Now that the days are growing
shorter are you beginning to think
about banking up your house With the
leaves that are going to fall later on?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01

The happenings on the highways Of
Vermont are such as almost 70 cause
Joe Battell to turn over in his gra9e.s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-01
To Escape Envy.

A little girl of ten declared that she
would like to live in the country, BE
cause then | shouldn't see a lot of
people having lot of things / can't
have.-Boston Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-29
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH,

Rev. G. III. pierlamm, Pastor
Morning worship at IL a. m. Subject
"Thy Will Be Done"
Sunday school meets at IL a. m.
Superintendent, G. B. Barney.
Christian Endeavor Thursday even
ing at 7.45.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-29

coming and the company asks that the
five free call plan, and the four party
service in ST. Johnsbury be eliminat-
ed, and the territory be placed on the
standard toll schedule, which means a
substantial advance in toll rates. Mr..
Searles and Mr.. Porter opposed the
petition and called attention to thefact
that this particular territory might
not pay direct profit yet it was a
part of system that did yield hand
some dividends. Mr.. Searles OBJ
jected to continuing the hearing at
that time On the ground that the sub
scribers in the three counties which
were being effected had not been duly
notified. His objections were sus-
tanned by the commission and the.
hearing was continued awaiting fur
Their developments.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. e. v. Spencer Of
Marshfield have been married nearly
sc years. He is 81 years and she Is
SO. Despite her age, Mrs. Spencer is
still able to sing, retaining a sweet
soprano to remarkable degree.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-29

clerk. George R. Grant of Boston
represented the Telephone company
and J. Rolf Searles and David E. Por-
ter of st. Johnsbury, represented
their town as well as other towns
which will be effected by the increase
in rates asked for. Mr.. Grant in pre-
senting the petition of the Telephone
company said that at a hearing on the
same question in February, 1919. a
schedule was put in operation where
by the subscribers in the territory of
the old Passumpsic telephone COM
pany in the counties of Orleans, Cal
edonia and Essex were allowed five
free toll calls month between local
exchanges, and REIMBURSEMENT of
rates was made. 1t was claimed at
that time that this territory had to be
operated at loss, with an annual
deficit of $4,000, and the readjust-
ment at-that time would help in a
measure to overcome this shortage.
The petition presented by Mr.. Grant
at the hearing Wednesday claimed
The expected relief had not been forth
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-29

week.
Mrs. Wilson and two boys of Der
by are spending a week at their ole
home here.
Mrs. Mathew Grove, who has been
very i'll during the week, is some bet
ter at this writing.
Charles Coruth has returned home
after spending some time at the auto
mobile show in Boston.
Mrs. Myron Alexander of Newport
and son, Gordon, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Mabel George.
The Missionary Sewing Circle
meets at the home of Mrs. G. III. DER
lamm on Tuesday AFTERNOON.
Mrs. G. n. Dierlamm returned
home on Thursday after spending
several days with Mrs. Chase of Is
land Pond.
Miss Beryl Wilder of Derby is
spending the Easter vacation at the
home of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Curt Barney.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-29
EAST CHARLESTON
Little DIN Gray is quite ill.

Little DIN Gray is quite i'll.
Joe Canning has returned from
Massachusetts.
Curtis Barney was i'll last week but
is better again.
Mrs. Austin Hall visited in Island
Pond on Saturday.
Miss Minnie Colburn spent the
weekend in Derby.
Mr.. Davidson, ST., is on the sick
list, but is improving.
Miss Hazel Hall of Island Pond was
home over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vantine of Island
Pond visited in the village last week.
Miss Bernice Colburn is visiting at
the home of her aunt in Island Pond.
Miss Alice Cushman of Derby acad-
envy is spending a week at her home
here.
Mr.. Sweeney Of Island Pond was a
business visitor in the village last
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-03-29
Telephone Company Needs Revenue

Charles A. Brown, District Manag-
er of the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Co. and Mrs. Florence
Wood were in st. Johnsbury Wednes-
day to attend hearing before the
Vermont Public Service commission
ON petition of the New England
Telephone company to revise its
schedule of rates in the local terri
tory The commission was repre-
scented by it's chairman Walter A. Dut-
ton of Hardwick and w. r. Warner
of Vergennes, together with their
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26
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F. H. Rogers &
Company

intellectual class, the s'intelligentsia,
and where this conspiracy maintains
its ascendancy still by preventing all
opinion or expression exapt its own
and also by banishing the intellectual
class or by starving and beating it
into submission or silence. The PEG.
pie of Russia do not want bolshevism,
but, like the serfs up to the time of
Alexander II, they lack the initiative
to act for themselves. Like the ne :
groes OF America and the West Indies
before little group Of intellectuals in
New England and odd England took
up their cause, the Russian people re-
main duly in a state of slavery.
There, no doubt. they may remain I'M
til by hook or by croop new intel
lectual movement gets under way.
There are plain people In this world,
and their desire in the long run turns
out to be good and progressive, but
they never get their wishes until they
are organized and impelled by just
plain brains.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26
The Aristocracy Of Brains.

DR.. Hopkins, president Of Dartmouth
college, returns to the charge on his
aristocracy of brains idea. In an ad.
dress at chamber of commerce lunch
con in this city yesterday, he pointed
out a great fact in the life of the
world which modern criticism and the
popular or democratic spirit seems in.
clined to ignore. This is that some Of
the greatest reforms in the world have
been accomplished from above, and not
as the result Of the popular impulse
DIR. Hopkins instances the downfall OF
the system of serfdom in Russia and
the abolition Of slavery in the United
States. He says that both Of these re-
forms were accomplished by the intel
lectual aristocracy, and If his intel
lectual aristocracy includes also the
moral aristocracy the statement is
true. There was no slave revolt in
America nor any rebellion Of serfs in
Russia. We read that those who
would be free must themselves strike
the blow but generally they never strike
il unless their arms are nerved and
directed from above.
DR.. Hopkins no doubt finds another
argument for his thesis in the present
situation in Russia, where an infa
nous conspiracy established its pow
er by exterminating or suppressing the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26
CURRENT COMMENT
Can He Come Back?

VIII H. Hays decision to reinstate
FATTY" Arbuckle as a screen come.
dian does not bind the public to receive
him in the sunlight Of its favor. Hays
says in effect that the public may
make the final Judgment. How the
public viii react interests nightly the
producers of Arbuckle films.
Arbuckle could lawfully hire hall
for lecture, or he could could stage a
play with speaking parts. and the
public could exercise its option to at
tend or stay away No motion picture
censorship board could intervene in
such a case because the character of
Arbuckle films is not in question; the
problem concerns the private life of
the actor, not his professional perform
ances.
Mr.. Hays has given Arbuckle his
chance to come back much sooner than
was anticipated. From business
viewpoint, "Fatty's" period of retire
ment might well have been more pro-
longed so that the memory Of the
scandal an dthe three trials in which
he figured might have become less
vivid. That Mr.. Hays has acted too
soon seems to be shown by the protests
piling up across the continent. These
Indicate wholesome moral sentiment
in the soul of America and they fore
cast verdict that viii stand.-Spring-
field Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26
Another Vermont civ.

Management of local affairs is a sub.
lect of discussion in St Johnsbury al
the present time and the suggestion
that the community should be organ.
lied as city has been made. This is
In accord with the tendency in the
state. Newport and Winooski have
recently set up shop as cities, and as
a consequence two additional members
have been added to the house OF rep
resentatives in the general assembly.
II people Of st. Johnsbury want a
city form Of government the claim will
be made and it win not be without
merit, that it is as much entitled TO
that status as Newport or Winooski,
or other places OF the same relatives
size. That the membership Of the
house viii be increased will not be
recognized as a factor of any import
ance.
Yet, to the people of the state. il is
important. Our house is altogether
too large as it is. Instead of steady
increase there should be reduction,
although il seems idle to talk about
il, as the obstacles to overcome are
such as to make them practically in.
surmountable. Those who are not in
sympathy with the enlarged member
ship probably might as well keep their
mouths closed. The tide certainly is
against them.
II is an open question whether the
city form makes for any better gov
eminent, or so good, as the town sys-
tenn. Many people in some cities wish
that they had retained the old form in
stead Of saddling themselves with the
baggage of city. baggage which it
costs 20 carry and is not productive in
any substantial sense. The element of
change is attractive in this day and
but ST. Johnsbury has
reputation for sanity of judgment
and The Messenger would not be sur
prised II the people Of that community
held TO their present arrangemcnt.-l
st. Adams Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26
Why Green Leaves7

Leaves of a tree contain chlorophyll
which, in the presence of light and
heat, changes mineral substances into
plant food. Chlorophyll gives the
leaves their green color. The cells OF
the plant that are rich in chlorophyll
have the power to convert carbonic-
acid gas into carbon and oxygen, says
the School Book of Forestry issued by
the American Tree association, Wash
ington. These cells combine the car
bon and soil water into chemical mix
lures which are partially digested
when they reach the crown of the tree.
The water, containing salts, which is
gathered by the roots, is brought up
to the leaves. Here it combines with
the carbonic-acid gas taken from the
air. Under the action of chlorophyIl
and sunlifht these substances are
split up, the carbon. oxygen and hy-
drcgen being combined into plant
food. II is either used Immediately
or stored away for future emergency.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26
Town Management.

| st. Johnsbury folks are discontinued
with the way affairs in that town are
managed. According to the CALIFORNIAN.
taxpayers, residents and visitors are
not satisfied, and they take ii out by
finding fault with the towns lighting
system, its streets, schools sidewalks,
etc. When the topic Of town manage
ment was taken up at recent church
brotherhood meeting in that town 1t
aroused so much interest that some of
the largest taxpayers, although not
members of the church, attended and
participated in the discussion. Strange
to say, nobody defended st. Johns
bury's existing system of town and
village government; all seemed to feel
that there should be change.
There seems to be objection 10 the
city charter idea because it would be
impossible to absorb the whole town.
and there would be separate city and
town governments just as there are
now separate village an dtown govern
ments.. Hence, the idea OF town
manager is finding favor in numerous
quarters, and an effort Is TO be made
at st. Johnsbury's annual village
meeting this evening to choose a
trustee favorable to that plan.
II will be interesting to see what
success the st. Johnsbury metropolis
has In this direction. Brattleboro peo
pie have had the. subject under con-
sideration for some time in fact, COM
mittees from the town. village and in
corporated school district have been
named to investigate and report on the
matter of consolidation but 30 far as
is known no meetings have been held.
Brattleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

Some Of the visitors in school last
week were Guy Savage, 0rmoE Tucker
Edmund Boyce, Hazel Palmer, Donalc
Morisrty and Clifford Wallis Of thu
class of '22 w. H. s., and Everett Wal
lis of the class Of is, w H. s., also
Martin Ellsworth from Stowe. Mr.
Ellsworth was guest Of Miss Brady
at W. c. Bragg's Friday.
The orchestra OF the high school
gave a dance in Warren last Tuesday
might. at which the orchestra furnished
music
The eighth grade had a Christmas
tree Friday afternoon.
The sophomore class gave a humor
Gus play, entitled "A Box OF Monkeys. ("
Thursday evening, which Melted them
about $40.
The home economics class has begun
to serve hot lunches twice week at
soon.
All schools in town closed Friday
afternoon until Jan. s.
Prin. Howard Abbott is spending the
two weeks vacation at his home in
Wilton, N. H. Mis- Northrup. Miss
Brody and Miss Hammond are at their
homes in Burlington; Miss Orton in
st. Adams, Miss Powers in Waterbury
and Beverly, Mass. Miss Maxwell at
her home in Irasville and Miss Corliss
at her home on the east hill
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

secret interviews with President Hard
ing and other officials of the govern
ment, after which the announcement
was made that state jurisdiction GOV
cred any developments in Louisiana al
far as known; and Gov. Parker wen
back home and made the statement
that vigorous steps would be taken II
restore established order of the law
The next development was the move
to find the whereabouts Of two men
who with Others, had been kidnapped
by hooded band last August and
who had not been seen since then al.
though the other kidnapped men re.
i turned home but with strangely va
cant memories as far as the details Of
the kidnapping were concerned. Pres
emily two bodies, mutilated and with
their limbs trussed, together with wire,
were found floating in the lake near
Mer Rouge. Relatives and acquaint-
ances of the two missing men declared
the bodies were those of the men kid
mapped. In the meantime several com
panies Of the state militia had been
sent to the scene, presumably to pro-
tect the officers of the law in the per-
Torrance of their duties. A material
witness, one who is said to have wit
messed the kidnapping and to have
recognized one of the hooded band
when he lifted his mask to take a
drink of water is being held under
guard in neighboring state--under
guard to prevent anything untoward
happening to him.
Through all this strange revelation
runs the use of the name Of Ku Klux
Khan. No one high in authority has
yet seen fit, so far as we have seen,
to charge directly that the Ku Klux
Khan was responsible for the crimes
enumerated or for the murder of the
two men. Yet the name of the secret
organization clings to the stories of
the Developments from day to day.
The hooded, robed band sizes up with
the known mysticism of the organiza-
ton. However, we fail to see in the
acts as perpetrsted anything that com
ports with the high-sounding purposes
as enumerated in the tenets of the
ku Klux Khan. If there are sinister
purposes in the organization and ii
acts of murder are encouraged or even
condoned by the organization, then |
It is high time that the Ku Klux |
Khan be scotched and forever put out |
If business. The Louisiana occur
-ence has terrible features, which do
not meet with approval OF the senti-
nent Of the vast majority Of the peo- i
,le of the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

Warning against the use Of candles
for decoration of Christmas trees be-
comes back number, now that a
Christmas tree wired for electric lights
became ignited at Worcester, Mass,
0iusing the destruction Of house and
cne boy occupant. Proper wiring is
even more necessary on an infiam-
mable spruce than in permanent wir-
ing in a house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

Reported dying, Madame Sarah
Bernhard, the famous actress, now
well started toward her s0th birthday
recovered and demanded to be permit
ted to resume stage rehearsals. Thus
the report of her dying takes its
place along with that farewell tour
she Is repeatedly making in the Unit
ed States. May the Divine Sarah
continue to grace the stage for a long
time to comet
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26
THE STRANGE OCCURRENCES
IN LOUISIANA.

The dispatches from Louisiana, care
fully worded at first, have finally be.
come SO specific in relation to the
finding of two bodies in lake near
Mer Rouge that serious condition Of
affairs is reflected. 1t will be recalled
that few weeks ago Gov. Parker of
Louisiana visited Washington and had
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

Incidentally, Santa Claus didn't for
get the railroads Of New England, BY
piling onto them more passenger traf
fc than they were able to handle
with any degree of comfort to the hun,
dreds of thousands OF people who
sought transportation. The Christmas
holiday season is proving bonanza
for nearly every steam railroad line in
New England.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, deserter
from the United States army and jail
bird in addition, is reported to be
headed for the United States after
more than two years sojourn in Ger
many. He's not just the kind we like
to have in this country but we sup
pose wen have to keep HMM Jail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

had to leave on trip east before the
end of suit brought by another COM
pany gave orders to his lawyers to let
him known the result by telegraph.
After several dayss he received the
following:
Right has triumphed.'
He at once wired back:
appeal immediately.'-From Every
body's Magazine for Jaannary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

General Pershing's Christmas greet
ing to disabled veterans Of the World
war will not get them anywhere as far
as material advancement goes but it was
couched in such language and in such
evident sincerity Of tone that it must
hearten the disabled men very greatly.
The greeting was well directed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

A good, old-fashioned January thaw
in late December would be an accept
able condition in Vermont. Farming,
industrial activity and human desire
all need more water just now.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

Broadway is reported to have had
the dryest Christmas eve it has known
for years, but the northern fringe Of
the country was deluged considerably.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26
Evasion.

Wife--John, with everything so
high, do you think you ought to smoke
cigars any longer.
Hnb-Why, yes, my dear--twenty
OF thirty puffs longer, and in future
] shall make it a point to do so.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26
How It Went.

'What, more money! See here,
young man, what has become Of that
last hundred | gave yon--theatres, joy
rides or whati"
mo, dad. I've meen playing bridge
with mother. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

Which Was Right7
A Los Angeles oil-promoter who
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-26

Uncle Sam and tariff have
not added one penny to
the sale-price of these
FORTY DOLLAR SUITS
The cloth is made by
one of the best mills in
the United States and
by some careless"
dealers is placed in the
important class.
The color and patterns
by American designers
none better - an d
you know where Amer.
lean tailoring stands
these suits are speci-
mems of the best.
Hand tailored where it
is better than the ma
chine.
Various smart models.
A special Sport Hat at
$500.