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THE BARRE DAILY TIMES, BARRE, VT., 3I0NDAY, JUNE 1, 1914.
BARRE DAILY TIMES
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1914. ,
Entered ai. the Pontoffiee at Barre ai Second
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Publlihed Ererr Weefc-dar Afternoon .
FRANK E. LANGLEV. Publl.h.r
Doubtless Mis Kathorine Ecment Da
vis, commissioner of corrections in New
York, wgg thinking more of comfort than
beauty when she recommended white
duck uniforms with low cut V necks for
the New York policemen. As commis
sioner of corrections in this matter she
is a trifle off color.
If Greece wishes to buy the older bat
tleships which the United States is
about ready to throw on the junk heap,
It may be a good business move to sell
the ships at a reasonable consideration.
Sentiment might stand in the way of
such disposal of the nation's passing de
fenders, but sentiment is a weakened
force when the nation is building one or
two new battleships a year and passing
the older vessels into the discard just
about as swiftly. The United States
cannot afford to maintain a collection of
disabled warships merely as curios.
Therefore, instead of turning the vessels
into junk it would bo better to sell them
to one of the smaller nations that Is
content to take an older fighting machine.
gency we scarcely lenow what to say
that will lighten the depression that
must have fallen on the community in
general and on the owners of the splen
did new plant in particular, except to
impress upon the people of the neighbor
ing town that countless other communi
ties have passed through depression that
seemed equally as deadening and by
keeping up their courage emerged into
brighter conditions. That perhaps may
be the portion held out for Williams
town within due season. We sincerely
hope it is.
It is hard to .believe that Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle was speaking in all serious
ness when he predicted that lynching
would follow in the case of some of the
more rabid of the militant suffragettes
in England because the patience of the
people there had been worn to the limit
of endurance. Sorely tried as must be
the indulgence of the general public by
the unlawful acts of the women, it would
be a black disgrace on the nation if such
extreme retribution should be worked out
on the deluded women even blacker
than the disgrace which falls upon the
United States every time there is a
lynching of a member of the colored race.
Great Britain's good sense will be relied
upon to stop the performance of any
such dire act as Conan Doyle is reported
to have suggested as likely on his ar
rival in the United States on Thursday,
after an absence of a score of years.
If ever a community deserved sym
pathy it is the neighboring town of Wil
liamstown, which has been rightii;
against odds to maintain its industrial
progress, only to be set back time and
again by the fire element, twice within
a year. The destruction by fire of the
(Jrearson, Beckett granite plant in 1913,
followed by the burning laBt night of the
V, B. Jones Granite Co.'s plant which
stood on the site of the former are two
blows which are enough to stagger a
nmmimitv nn Tnr(jrr than Williams-
town, and, coining eo near together, are
the more paralyzing. In such a contin-
Automobile
We are at your service. To
rent by the day or hour at
reasonable rates, a good, new,
easy car, with a steady, care
ful driver. Please leave or
ders at Cutler Bros, or at
Cutler's Garage
THE ST. LAWKENCE RIVER
TRAGEDY.
Surpassed in magnitude only by the Ti
tanic disaster of two years ago, the ca
tastrophe to the steamer Empress of
Ireland in the St. Lawrence river last
Friday morning comes with even more
startling force because of the features
which seemed to make the latter disaster
much less possible. In the case of the
Titanic the collision with an iceberg took
place far out at sea and many miles
away from the nearest ship and many
times that from the nearest land; while
in the case of the Empress of Ireland
the vessel went down in comparatively
calm water, in sight of land and within
easy calling distance of shore stations
of the wireless as well as of ships in
going and outgoing on the river. More
over, the crash of the Titanic against
the huge mass of ice was without warn
ing whatever, the berg looming into view
for the first time when it was too late
to turn the ship's course; while in the
case of the Empress of Ireland the col
Her Storstad, with which it collided, was
seen coming when the vessels were two
miles away,, the vessels were cognizant
of each other's position and even though
a fog belt settled down between them as
they approached they gave warning sig
nals to each other at frequent intervals,
which should have been sufficient to pre
vent the collision. But the fog warnings
seem almost to have proved the lure of
the siren instead, and the boats were
drawn to each other as if by some occult
power. However, there was not, of
course, anything preternatural in the col
lision; nothing but human weakness or
poor judgment will be found to have
been the cause. On whom the respon
sibility rests is a matter of conjecture
at the present time and will be until
both ships' officers shall have had a
chance to tell their stories under oath.
On first information the officers of the
Empress of Ireland appear to be exon
erated of blame; but it should be borne
in mind that the officers of the collier
have not had an opportunity to present
their side of the case in full. Therefore,
pending such complete presentation, it is
charitable to hold judgment in abeyance.
One feature of the catastrophe which
struck many people as something to de
mand explanation, was the fact that a
disproportionately large number of mem
bers of the crew were saved, while a
majority of the passengers were drowned.
At first thought, that would indicate
the reign of first impulses of sa imagery
during the comparatively few minutes
between the crash and the sinking of
the liner; but the disproportion is easily
explained by the knowledge that a large
majority of the ciew were up and about
the ship attending to their usual duties
while the passengers were in their state
rooms asleep and, therefore, unable to
roach the deck, many being brushed to
death in their berths and others being
effectually barred from exit by reason
of broken timbers and twisted metal.
The evidence already at hand goes to
show that a small number of passenger
ever reached the deck where there was
a chance for life. On the other hand,
the sailors, stokers, stewards and other
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Crepes are creeping
in for summer neck
wear. Here's a special in lib
eral cut, white with
stripe and figure effect,
50c. .
Among the new col
ors, in small self stripes
for warm weather, are
cerise, lemon, light tan,
burnt orange, pale
green and tango. No
color is too high for
style this season in cra
vattings. All the bright ones
are here for the bright
ones to wear.
Shirts $1 to $3.
Belts 50c to $1.
We Clean, Press and Repair Clothing
F. H. Rogers & Co.
employes of the ship, if not already on
deck when the collision came, were in a
position to ascend very soon, thus giving
them a chance for their lives as the ship
went down. That explains why so many
of them were picked out of the water
by the rescuing boats. Indeed, all the
evidence at hand does not point to cow
ardice or savagery on the part of the
crew or officers. That is a bright spot
in an otherwise terrible, terrible occurrence.
CURRENT COMMENT
Another thing noticed about the effect
of the new steel duties on the American
iron and steel industry is that, with all
the current depression, the steel trust
has just captured an order for 35,000
tons of steel rails from Australia. That
was done in competition with the steel
rail makers of the World, all of whom
are quoting these days their lowest
prices. Those high duties on steel and
iron will never be restored, whatever the
future of our political parties. The
country must adjust itself to a lower
tariff basis, whatever changes in detail
may still be . necessary. Springfield
(Mass.) Republican.
"Put Progressives on Guard."
The Progressives of Vermont have
spoken in no uncertain tone. They are un
alterably opposed to amalgamation
whether sugar-coated with non-partisanship
or in any other form. Such sonti-
mpnt has become very pronounced as
discussion lias clarified the situation
and it found definite expression in the
Brattlrboro resolution.
The Advance, in this as on other ques
tions, has taken the position that in
mastery of party policy, upon which men
may honestly differ, its duty is to pre
sent or give opportunity to both sids,
taking up the right only when party
sentiment lias become clear. It is the
organ of no faction but hopes to be a
leaner of the party.
We are glad of the outcome. It means
a straight light with no entangling al
liances and with undivided forces. Pro
gressives who have been tried by fire will
lie selected for everv office from united
States senator down. It means victory
this year we think, but if not so soon
there are worse things than defeat. The
Advance,
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"Why a Referendum?"
It should be determined definitely that
there is a popular call for another refer,
endum on the liquor question before the
matter is again put up to the voters of
the state. Local option on the whole
SOUND BANKING
POLICY
To encourage thrift, stimulate safe
and scrupulous investment and apply
courteous and painstaking attention to
the interests of our depositors, is an es
sential part of the policy of this Bank.
Believing that the continued success
of any institution depends largely upon
this attitude toward the public, the Di
rectors of this Bank have and are shap
ing its policy along these lines.
We invite your account on the above
basis. ,
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After Your
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White Shoes, Nubuck
and Canvas.
Tennis Shoes, High
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Rubber-Soled Oxfords
for men and women.
Elk Sole Play Shoes
and Sandals for the chil
dren. Mary Janes and Two
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and children in Gun Met
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In fact, we can supply
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thing you want in the
shoe line.
Come in and be con
vinced. Rogers'
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Shop
170 No. Main St., Barre, Vt.
has worked so much better than state
wide prohibition that it is extremely
doubtful whether there is any wide
spread demand for a change. Brattle
boro Reformer.
There are always people who desire
change in respect to things they are un
able to control in their own way. Pure
result cuts little figure if it happens to
be contrary to their own restricted no
tions. They oppose fruitlessly, bow
prudingly to majority rule and place
above ail their petty individual preju
dices and opinions, based on nothing 0
definite as knowledge or eo reasonable
as experience.
From such sources come mostly the
infrequent demand for a referendum on
the present local option law. Its advo
cates are not content to make their own
towns "dry" and their own communities
saloonless. They are not even content
to express their desires through the es
tablished medium of the press or the
public rostrum and concentrate any as
sembled force they may possess on a
given locality. They desire, rather, to
array country against town, class against
mass and prejudice against practice in a
statewide campaign.
There are actually but two reasonable
criticisms of the present local option
law, and those are the provision for the
appointment of license commissioners by
the assistant judges of the county court
and the failure of "dry" towns to keep
their drunkards at home, or, as the
statewide prohibitionists would have it,
"the failure of the law to prevent Rut
land from debauching Ludlow," or Bur
lington Khelburne, or Montpelier Mid
dlesex, or St. Albans Sheldon, as the
case may be.
The first objection is somewhat serious
and the ermine of the bench has not
been kept so excessively clean of scandal
as to provide anv effective defense
against the argument. It is a provision
of the law which The Herald never really
liked and its operation has given in some
cases just cause for criticism and alarm.
Some other provision should be made for
a licensing board, but surely the legisla
ture is fully sufficient to cope with the
situation without the wasteful conduct
of a state campaign.
As to the locality argument, it is true
that dry-town people may procure liquor
in adjacent "wet" towns. It is also true
that inhabitants of a dry Vermont could
purchase liquor in wet New York. Even
if the entire I nited Mates were dry,
there are some so persistent in their de
sires that they might presumably import
liquor trom Canada.
Worldwide prohibition is hardly prac
tical as an international affair, yet the
only logical outcome of the locality ar
gument would be to make America, Eu
rope, Africa and Asia, with -all their
island dependencies, as dry as St. Johns
burv in its most dessicated year.
Education, agitation and local regula
tion have worked fairlv well for 10
vears. and The Herald inclines to the be
iief that there is no serious underlying
predominance of desire for another ref
erendum on the question, with all that
it entails. When there is, the legislature
should be responsive; it should grant
what the people demand, but meanwhile
the public should differentiate with so:
care between the spasmodic agitation of
the professional prohibitionist and the
serious argument of the voter who has
actually given the subject a better-than-
Iocal consideration. Rutland Meraid.
terms of that court and one of whom
shall preside at each term of county
court, would be sufficient to handle all
business necessary to come before the
supreme and county courts of Vermont.
We believe that minor crimes and
minor civil cases should be handled as
they are now by a court of lower juris
diction. The presiding officer may be
called a municipal judge or a justice of
the peace, but should not be paid a stat
ed salary. He should be allowed com-
Eensation for time actually spent in
earing cases and fees for the issuance
of necessary papers and all bills ap
proved by the state auditor. In all
minor civil cases the parties in dispute
should be allowed to present their case
without the employment of an attorney
and the case decided upon questions of
fact rather than law. No appeal should
be allowed where the sum in dispute is
below a specified aura.
We have outlined an extensive re
organization of the department of
justice. In our ignorance we may have
made unwise suggestions but we have
had only one purpose in view and that
is quicker and cheaper justice in Ver
mont. If any of our suggestions are
shown to be inimical to that purpose we
will withdraw them but they are offered
at this time for thought and discussion
in the hope the people will be ready to
act wisely on the issues they present
when the next legislature meets. 8t.
Johnsbury Caledonian.
ALLEGED HOG CHOLERA CURES.
The Department of Justice.
The department of justice in the gov
ernment of Vermont is in the unusual
and quite humiliating position of being
out of money and unable to pay bills
as they become due. It sems that the
sum of $330,000 was appropriated for
this department up to July 1 or tins
vear and it was supposed the legislature
had made ample provision for the sup
port of the department but on June 1
the fund will be more than exhausted.
Onlv one item has received much at
tention as yet. nearly $35,000 for detec
tive services spent between July 1, 1913
and April 30, 1914. but apparently this
unusual expense does not equal the
shortage in the department. Of this item
Attorney General Brown has promised
a full statement and, as he requests,
we refrain from further comment until
both sides have been heard.
But the enormous cost of this 'de
partment, especially the rapid increase
shown during the past decade, will at
tract attention and discussion from now
on. Here are some things the depart
ment must show; that the office of at
torney general is a necessity and that
the attorney general has accomplished
enough to warrant the continuance of
that office; that the expense of main
taining a suprpmc court of five members
and county courts with seven superior
judges i9 necessary to secure quick and
aeurate justice in Vermont; that munic
ipal courts with judges under salary and
increased expense are performing better
service than could be given by local
judges working on a per diem basis; and
that the legal technicalities attached to
present methods of court procedure are
neceeary requirements in securing
just ice.
It may not be fair to comment on the
above suggestions until the department
of justice has made answer to these
questions, but some suggestions already
occur to our mind. We believe that
nine judges of the supreme co"rt of
Vermont, five of whom may sit as
judges of the supreme court at the stated
Government Hai Not Approved Any
Treatment Except Serum.
Evidence of what appears to be a
well organized campaign to delude farm
ers throughout the country into buying
an alleged cure for hog cholera, under
the impression that this has been inves
tigated and approved by the United
Ktates government, has reached the de
partment of agriculture. Articles prais
ing this medicine, benetol by name, are
being sent- out widespread to news
papers. These articles are so worded
that it appears as if the department of
agriculture had received reports from the
state of Minnesota showing that the
medicine had proved most beneficial.
As a matter ot fact the one report re
ceived by the department was an un
official and unsolicited statement sent
presumably from the promoters them
selves. The department attaches no im
portance whatsoever to this statement.
It has no reason to believe in the effi
ciency of any proprietary cure for hog
cholera and does not recommend any.
Under certain conditions it urges farm
era to protect their stock with anti-hog
cholera serum but that is all.
In connection with this attempt it
may be said that the medicine, which is
now put forward as good for hogs, was
advertised some time ago aa a means
of killing tuberculosis, typhoid, and can
cer germs, according to an article pub
lished in the Journal of the American
Medical association. At that time it
was asserted that the army waa in
terested in it. As the department of
agriculture is now.
In view of the evidence that the at
tempt to create this false impression is
persistent and widespread, all hog
owners are warned to communicate
with the United States authorities be
fore accepting as true any statement
that the government recommends any
treatment other than the serum already
mentioned.
IMMUNITY AT SEA.
Against Best Interests of tht United
States, Says wainwnght.
Mohonk Lake. N. Y., May 20. Rear
Admiral Richard Wainwright, U. S. N.
retired, addressed the Lake Mohonk con
ferences on international arbitration
here yesterday on "Immunity of Private
Property at Nea." To agree to such im
munity, he said, would be against the
liest interests of the United States.
This country had been a leading ad
vocate of thq principle for vesrs be
lieving such inviolability would tend to
meliorate war. The few ships the
United States has in the foreign trade,
and the comparative strength of her
navy, place her in a very different posi
tion from that she occupied when the
principle was first advocated, he said.
"But it is not trom a national stand
point alone that we should no longer
advocate this doctrine. Anything that
is not utterly barbarous, that tends to
shorten war, is of world advantage. Any
regulation that tends to increase the
duration of war is inhuman."
He declared that seizure of the
enemy's ships was neither barbarous nor
inhuman, "and the universal practice of
war insurance removes tne loss, in case
of seizure, from the individual and dis
tributes it among the general public,
who must be made to feel the stress of
war, if there is to be a reasonable limit
to its duration. The fear of such seizure
tends to prevent war and the actual
seizure tends to shorten and thus ame
liorate war."
Against Your Will
perhaps you were persuaded to insure.
But as against your will, the insurance
policv is infinitely better. It adminsters
your estate, tree irora exppnua anu ne
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Lawrenct building, Montpelier, Vt.
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ummer Garments
THE MONTH OF JUNE IS A BUSY MONTH
FOR SUMMER GARMENTS. Come here for your
Summer Dress, Skirt or Coat and pretty Silk Waists,
bilk Hosiery.
New things come to us nearly every day.
Separate White Skirts
Just opened the new White Quting Skirts, the finest
Tailored Skirts in the trade ; made of New Cloth, Rat-
ine, ompe vrepe, corduroy and Kep. .Prices, only
$1.UU, $1.25, $1.5u, $1.75, $1.98, $2.25, $2.75 up.
Sale of Waists
White and Colored Silk Waists at. . $1.25 and $1.39
WASH SILK WAISTS
Wash Silk Waists $1.98
Wash Silk Waists 2.23
Wash Silk Waist3 2.50
WHITE WAISTS
$1.25 value at 98c
$1.50 extra value at . . .$1.19
Colored Voile Waist at. 1.25
SILK GLOVES
Long Silk Gloves, special 75c
Fownes' Gloves, at 89c, $1.00
SEPARATE SKIRTS
Serge Skirts at $2.25 up
Special Skirt at $1.98
Silk Petticoats at $1.98, $2.25
White Petticoats at 79c, $1.00
Ladies9 White and Colored Dresses
72 Embroidered Colored Dresses for misses and
ladies, to sell this week $1.25
Special $2.00 Crepe Dress for $1.25
Black and White Lace-Trimmed Dress 1.25
Other Dresses at .$2.98, $3.98, $4.75, $5.75
Ladies' White Dresses at .$2.50, $2.98, $3.98 up
Misses' White Dresses. ....$1.50, $1.98, $2.25
White Dresses up to 14 years . . . . . $1.50, $1.98 up
Corset Values on Second floor
Underwear Bargains on Second Floor
Ladies' Coats All Marked Down
See the Coats on sale now, all bought under-
price, now. . .$5.00, $6.98, $7.50, $7.98, $9.00, $10.00
Raincoats at $1.98, $3.98, $4.98
The Best Make Kimonos, $1.00, $1.25; $1.50, $1.98 up
Summer Underwear- One of the best makes and
best values in this country at 25c; in all sizes, also
extra sizes. Ask to see them.
Ladies' and Children's Vests 10c, 12 '2c, 15c
Come to this store for the new things in Belts,
Neckwear, Beads, Ribbons, etc.
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Something New
The most comfortable Suspender ever worn ; no rubber or
leather to rot. The elasticity of the ball-bearing springs will
outlast any three pairs of elastic Suspenders. The only Sus
pender that can be cleansed without injury; will not slip off
the shoulder, also guaranteed for one year. They sell for
50c and 75c, but we are going to put them on sale for this
week for 38c
Boys' Washable Suits in colors for 50c and 98c
A new line of Ladiea' Shirt Waists.
New York Bargain House,
100 No. Main St., Barre, Vt