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THE JMKKti DAILY TIMES, BARKK, VT., TUESUAV, JUNE 12, ,1917.
KITCHIN AFTER
BIG FORTUNES
Congressman Declares That
"Rich Must Do Their
Bit"
REVOLT THREATENS
IN THE HOUSE
INCREASES THE STRENGTH
AND ENDURANCE
of weak, nervous, care-worn haggard
looking men and wornm in a remarkably
short time. This is found to be the
effect of the new medicinal combination,
Hood' KHrxRMirilla and Pentiron Pills,
jone laken before eating and the other
after.
These two medicines, whose great
merit has been fully established every
where, are made from the best formulas
for the blood and nervca.
All druggists. Price, $1 each,
C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. Adv.
Representatives to Fight the
Senate Finance
Plan
PRIVATE PERSONS
CANNOT ENJOIN
LABOR UNIONS
Washington, June 12. "The rich must
do a big bH in this war." This is the
mandate yesterday of Representative
Kitehin, who is preparing to stage a
parliamentary riot in the House.
Kitehin has been angered by the Senate
tactics in exempting the wealthy. He
feel that the poor are getting the worst
of it in the Senate linn nee committee and
that the upper house apparently is try
ing to absorb some of the lower house's
prerogatives as to originating finance leg
islation. Jf Senate provisions relieving the rich
still stand, or if the Senate substitutes a
measure of its own for the House bill,
Kitehin will oppose even entering a con
ference with senators.
If this fails, Kitehin will kick over the
trace in conference and take his fight
back to the House floor, where his follow
ers will doubtless give short shrift to the
poor man's taxes.
Some liberal senators, too, share Kiteh
in's idea that the rich man should stand
the brunt of the money burden, especially
the poor man will do the bulk or the
lighting.
Here are the specific things to which
the anti-wealth crowd objects and which
the country is beginning to growl about:
Deduction of levies on wealth and in
come and increase of the amounts to be
obtained by the sale of bonds, thus mak
ing the poor man do the fighting and
bear a tax load in later years.
Tender treatment of great corporations
who practically dodge added taxes, while
such corporations as are taxed can pass
it on to the ultimate consumer the poor
man.
Taxation of the poor man's necessities
such as coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar and pro
prietary medicines, while the rich man's
jewelry and the like are untouched.
Escape of munition makers from taxa
tion, while athletic goods, with which the
poor man may raise his physical fitness,
are taxed.
The United States Chamber of Com
merce announced yesterday that its mem
Jjership favors raising one-third of the
'total of $1,800,000,000 revenue from in
creased income taxes and excess profit
taxes along with at least $."00,000,000 on
luxuries, many of which have escaped in
the Senate deal.
The fight will start in the Senate itself
probably Thursday, when the revenue
bill i expected from committee. West
ern senators will battle to restore the
House surtax on swollen incomes and will
try to scotch the proposed consumption
levies. It will probably take two or
three weeks to pass the bill in the upper
houe
Under Sherman Law Such Injunctions
Can Be Secured Only By
Government.
Washington, June 12. Injunctions
against labor unions under the Sherman
anti-trust law, the supreme court de
cided yestcrdjy in dismissing proceeding
against New ork carpenters unions,
can be secured only by the government
and not by private persons, Justices wc
Kenna. C'undevanter and Brandeis dis
sen ted.
Injunction proceedings brought by
"open Bhops'1 woodwork manufacturers
to restrain New York carpenter' unions
and others from refusing to work on
(heir products were dismissed by the
court.
A nation-wide conspiracy in restraint
of trade through a union rule against
carpenters working on "open-shop" or
"unfair null work and trim was charged
in the non-union manufacturers suit
The unions contended that the embarg
was confined to New York, and that th
plaintiffs had not been specially injured
by it nor were they the subjects of spe
cial discrimination. . 1 hat, the unions
declared, differed from the boycott held
illegal in the JJanbury Hatters case.
Although passed after their suit was
begun in 1S14, the manufacturers con
tended that the Clayton act authorized
issuance of injunctions to them. Its
prohibition of anti-union injunctions
they asserted operates only in suits be
tween employes and employers and not
between employers and employes, and
not between individuals and unions.
AGREE ON
FOOD BILL
The House Committee Votes
for Control Measure
AUTHORIZES
REPORT TO HOUSE
ASSESSMENTS OF
FRANCHISE TAXES
AT 60 PER CENT
INSURANCE COM
PANIES' RESERVES
ARE TAXABLE
Supreme Court Decision in Test Case
Prevents Heavy Annual Loss of
' Federal Revenue.
, Washington, D. C, June 12 Very
large annual loss in federal income tax
revenue from insurance companies and
by treasury refunds of several million
dollars already collected are prevented
by a supreme court dceision yesterday in
favor of the government in a test suit of
the Insurance Company of North Amer
ica. The company's reserves for "unpaid
losses and claims," the court decided, are
subject to and not exempt from taxation.
Supreme Court Affirms Injunction! Se
cured by the Kentucky
Railroads.
Washington, June 12. Injunctions se
cured by Kentucky railroads and other
public service corporations prohibiting
assessment of their franchise taxes at
full property value, and directing assess
ment at til) per cent, of actual value, the
valuation fixed for all other than cor
poration property in the state, were yes
terday affirmed by the supreme court
STEAMER REQUISITIONED.
United Fruit Company Ship to Be Taken
Over By Government.
An Atlantic port, June 12. The Unit
ed States government yesterday notified
the United Fruit company that one ot
its steamers now discharging its cargo
here is requisitioned for federal service
and will be taken over within a few
days.
The craft is equipped with wireless
and refrigerating machinery and it is
thought she will be used for transport
ing meats and food supplies to the bases
of the American army in trance.
OPPOSE PEACE NOW.
Sick and Wounded Russian Soldiers De
mand War's Continuance.
Petrograd, June 12. via London. A
host of wounded, sick soldier from the
hospitals paraded the streets Sunday in
a great demonstration in favor of a con
tinuance of the war.
The procession was proceded by ban
ners and motor cars carrying maimed
men who were unable to walk.
The demonstration has caused a strong
Impression.
A Value You Can't Beat
When you consider the relation of price to value, the
Model Eighty-Five Four Overland stands out conspicu
ously as more automobile for the money than any other
car of similar specifications.
It is produced under conditions more favorable to econ
omies of manufacture and distribution made possible
by huge production.
This car is powerful, rugged, reliable and economical
in operation. It is of beautiful design, and has every
feature to make it comfortable.
We recommend this Overland Four to you, and invite
you to call and inspect it.
Deliveries made to-day,
Model Eighty-Five Four
Touring Car, $S93 Coupe,
Roadster,
f. o. k Toledo,
$880
Sedan
$1250
$1450
Passage Is Due in Less Than
Two Weeks -Price-Fixing
Is Dropped
Washington, June 12. The second ad
ministration food control bill, granting
broad powers to the president, was agreed
to by the House agricultural committee
yesterday by a vote of 12 to 3, and im
mediate rejKirt to the House was au
tliorized.
Chairman Lever expecf s it to pass with
less than two weeks' debate. The first
bill now pending, ia to stimulate produc
tion of food; the second is to control
distribution ami price.
The bill provides a guaranteed mini
mum price to producers of non-perishable
agricultural products under regulations
to be prescribed by the president. The
committee dropped the plan for maxi
mum price fixing on the ground that it
was unnecessary, A good deal of opposi
tion was expressed to it.
The bill authorizes the limiting, regu
lating or prohibiting of the use of foods,
feeds or feed material for both alcoholic
and non-alcoholic liquors. It appropri
ates $2,500,000 for purely administrative
expenses and $150,000,000 more for carry
ing out its other purposes, which would
include guarantee of minimum price,
operation of factories, mines or other
plants and, if necessary, the handling of
wheat supplies by the government.
The bill is entitled: "To provide fur
ther for the national security and defense
by encouraging agriculture and regulat
ing the marketing and distribution of
foods and other necessaries of life." It
includes fuel a well as food. It does
not designate any particular agency of
authority, but vesta all authority in the
president to use any agency in his dis
cretion, to enter into any requisite ar
rangements or agreements, to create an
agency or agencies to accept services of
any person without compensation, and
to co-ordinate government activities.
Any euch agency will have the power to
carry out the authority given the presi
dent as to production, manufacture,
storage, distribution, sale, marketing and
other services in connection with food
control.
It ha previously become known that
lresident Wilson intends to vest the au
thority in a food control board of which
Herbert C. Hoover ia to be food administrator.
The bill will make it unlawful to de
stroy necessaries of life, to hoard or mo
nopolize (them or to do other a-ts de
signed to increase prices by discrimina
tory or wasteful methods; to limit the
facilities for transporting food or fuel,
restrict the supply, prevent or lessen the
manufacture or production of them, or to
combine to exact excessive prices.
trie president is authorized to license
the importation, exportation, manufac
ture, storage or distribution of any nec
essaries, including fuel, ami to reirulate
the business of the licensees. Anvone
who hoards food supplies will lie pun
ished, but farmers and others actually
engaged in cultivation of foods or feeds
are exempted from the provision. The
president is authorized to requisition and
take over tor the use or operation of the
government, if he deems it necessary,
any factory, mine or other plant utilized
for the necessaries of life, but railroads
are specifically exempted from the requi
sitioning provision.
Another broad power conferred by the
bill upon the president is to regulate ex
changes of all descriptions that deal with
necessaries and, if necessary, to prohibit
their operation.
suit unless orders for packages are placed
promptly and shipments begun within
the next few weeks.
The department of am-iculture it in I
receipt of advice from widely separated
parts of the United States that there
may be a package shortage this season
unless growers and shippers are able to
anticipate their needs. It will be diffi
cult for manufacturers to meet the emer
gency should abnormal demand for addi
tional packages for perwhable crops arise
In the midst of thu harvest season. At
that time, it is pointed out, traffic on
railroads will be heaviest and shipments
may be much delayed when most need
ed. The responsibility of manufacturers
to put forth every reasonable effort to
help meet the situation should not be
overlooked.
Few persons, specialists of the depart
ment ay, realize the enormous quanti
ties of barrels, baskets, crates and aim- j
ur uuiitaiiiera mai are useu eatu
Containers for fruit and vegetables are
very bulky. It is quite apparent it would
be nearly impossible for factories to ac
cumulate in advance and store a supply
sufficient for the total needs of the fruit
and vegetable crop of the country. The
only safe plan is for each grower and
shipper to order his supplies now. The
department points out that such prompt
action will tend to speed up the manu
facture and delivery of packages ana
may save many thousands of dollars'
worth of crops.
1
EARTHQUAKE
CAUSES PANIC
INPERUVIA
Terni Damazed By Four Shocks The
Inhabitants Flee the
Town.
Home, June 12. Four violent earth
quakes early yesterday caused a panic at
Terni. Dispatches received here assert
considerable damage was done.
All inhabitants of the town fled to the
open fields and are now camping out
there, fearing further earth tremors.
Term is a town of about 31,000 popula
tion in the province of Perugia, 49 miles
northeast of Rome. A big government
arsenal is there. The town is famed for
its Roman ruins and a cathedral.
RECRUITING STILL SLOW,
Probably Impossible to Get the 70,000
Volunteers Needed for Regulars.
Washington, June 12. Disappointed
by the regular army recruiting total for
the last week, war department officials
said yesterday that it probably would
be. impossible to secure the 70,000 odd
men needed to raise the army to war
strength before July 1. The officials said
that in view of the conditions they would
satisfied if they secured 40,000 men
for infantry and 8,000 men for.field ar
tillery. This number would complete the
organization of the 51 new regiments.
If the present ratio of recruiting is in
creased only a little, this number of men
would be enlisted. In such t imes as these,
it would seem as though it would not be
difficult to get the men, for 48,000 men
could be enlisted if each state raised
only 53 men a day.
Shoes!
Regal Shoes!
A Special Sale
At Bargain Prices
Here is your chance to get in on a big special
event that will make your shoe money go as far
as it ever did before shoes went sky-high in price.
We bought our Regal shoes early, and at a low.
price. We have a few lots of broken sizes in blacks,
tans and patent leathers that we want to turn into
quick money. This is your chance to save money.
Sale Thursday and Friday
Dozens of pairs of fine new Regal low shoes will
go on sale at $2.98 for a quick clean up. These
shoes in most stores could not be duplicated at
less than $6 to $8. Remember the days.
Were $4.00,$4.S0 and $5.00-now
$2.98
Moore & Owens
Barre's Leading Clothiers 122 North Main St. Phone 66-W
THE PEACE PROPAGANDIST.
PLACE ORDERS
FOR FOOD CON
TAINERS AT ONCE
Growers and Shippers Should Order Im
mediately Deliveries of Barrels,
Crates, Hampers, Baskets and
Other Products Packages.
In order to avoid serious delay and
probable food loss during the approach
ing harvest season, growers and hhip
pers are urged by the United States
department of agriculture to estimate
accurately their needs and place their
orders for barrels, crates, hampers, bas
kets and other containers for food prod
ucts at once. They should notify manu
facturers to begin making deliveries im
mediately, or at least as soon as their
crops are reasonably assured. Larger
supplies of containers will be needed tins
seaton then usual. Since crop of most
perishable products must be moved as
soon as ready to harvest, (.eriou finan
cial loss to growers and shippers and
failure to save neJed crop may re-
A BARRE MAN'S
EXPERIENCE
Subject to change without notice
H. F. Cutler & Son
310 North Main Street Telephone 402-W
Can you doubt the evidence of
this Barre citizen?
You can verify Barre endorse
ment.
Read this:
E. L. Dens more, contractor.
Brook and Pleasant streets,
Barre, says:
"Several years ago, I was in
bad condition with a bad case of
backache. I had severe kidney
colic and constant pains over my
idneys. I used Doan s Kidney
Pills and found them an excel
lent remedy. I am glad to give
them my recommendation."
Price, 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the
same that Mr. Densmore had.
Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buf
falo, N. Y.---
By Ellis Parker Butler of the Vigi
lantes. The Peace Propagandist, when inter
viewed, said :
"Yen, I am against war. I am against
all war. I recognize no difference be
tween war for greed, war for lust, and
war for right and justice. I am for
peace for any peace.
"Yes, I am for peace. T am for any
peace. I recognize no difference between
peace with honor, peace with shame, or
the disgraceful peace of eouards recreant
to their duty. I am for any peace.
"Yes, I am for non -resistance. I am
for any form of non-resistance,-no mat
ter what it is, so long as it is supine and
cowardly. I believe that when I am in
sulted and injured I should lie flat on my
back and close my eyes. No, it would
make no difference if a (Jerman insulted
and injured me willfully and wickedly.
If he spat in my face, I should lie flat
on the ground and close my eyes. No, 1
should not complain if he tramped on my
face with an iron-spiked heel. 1 am a
Pacifist.
"Xo, I do not believe in the United
States of America. I believe in a veg
etable diet and TolRtoy. I cannot waste
my time believing in my native land, her
honor or her rights. I believe in boiled
turnips. It is nothing to me if the
kaiser spits on my flag. The flag is not
an edible vegetable. The rights of Amer
ican citizens are not edible vegetables.
,o, I Khali not fight, i es, 1 shall mail
thousand of circulars advising Ameri
cans to be cowards and poltroons. All I
want is peace peaw at any price.
want America to hold up her hands and
let who will send a crashing fist into her
face. I want to see America supine and
helpless, robbed, outraged and disgraced
Then I shall crawl into a cave and eat
an idible vegetable.
"I hope you too are a Pacifist
BRITAIN'S AIMS LIKE WILSON'S.
Note Sent to Russia Says It Is in Agree
ment with President's Message.
London, June 12. -Great Britain has
sent Russia a noto in reply to the lat
ter's request for a statement of British
war aims. The note, although not yet
made public, is stated to be in general
agreement with President Wilson's note
to Russia.
COST OF LIVING
STILL ADVANCING
Prices Paid Producers f Principal Crops
107 Per Cent Above Nine
Years Ago.
Washington, June 12. The level of
prices paid producers of principal crops
on June 1 was 0O.8 per cent higher than
a year ago and 107 per cent above the
past nine years' average on that date,
the department of agriculture reported
yesterday.
Producers of meat animals on May 15
received 48.4 per cent more than a year
ago and 71 per cent more than the aver
age price on that date in the last seven
years.
"The composite condition of all crops
on June 1 was fi.8 per cent below their
ten-year average on that date," the re
port states.
WAR COSTS ENGLAND
$39,420,000 DAILY
Average Expenditure First Nine Weeks
of the Fiscal Year, Says
Bonar Law.
London, June 12. Chancellor Bonar
Law said in the House of Commons yes
terday that the average daily expendi
ture of the government in the first nine
weeks of the fiscal year worked out as
930,420,000.
MOTHERING THE JACKIES.
What the Women of New England Are
Doing.
The work of mothering the jackies of
the United States navy, which is being
undertaken in this section by the wom
an s auxiliary ot tne juassacnuseiis
branch of the Navy league has taken on
an added impetus as the result of the
response of hundreds of the women of
New Lngland. I he work, however, Js Dut
in its initial stage and officials of the
organization desire to stir many more
hundred to an appreciation of what such
work means.
With record enlistments reported in all
section of the country, the navy has
grown tremendously within the paat few
weeks, and it has become essential that
individuals work together with the war
department in supplying the jackies with
knitted sweaters, socks, caps, underwear,
etc., that are so needed to insure the
comfort of the men of the navy during
the cold winter months. Because of the
immense amount of work to be done
officials of the woman's auxiliary of the
Massachusetts branch of the Navy league
declare that such work and the raising
of funds for such work, should start on
the biggest possible scale at the earliest
possible moment.
Hand-knitted garments are what are
most desired by the men of the navy,
both because of their greater warmth and
greater serviceablenese, and every woman
in this section is asked to get in imme
diate touch with Mrs. Gardiner Hall,
chairman of the committee, at the organ
ization's headquarters, 373 Boyleton
street. Funds are needed also to carry
on the task and contributions should be
sent to Thomas Motley, treasurer, at 83
Congress street.
The knitting wool, owing to the pres
ent great demand, is difficult to obtain,
but Mrs, Hall announces that the com
mittee endeavors to keep enough on hand
at the Boylston street headquarters, to
supply the knitters. This can be pur
chased at the market price.
POULTRY IN STORAGE.
Nearly Five Times as Much Held as a
Year Ago.
Washington, June 12. More frozen
poultry is in cold storage houses this
year, reports show. With 64,834.101
pounds held June 1, or 487 per cent.,
nearly five times greater than a year
ago, it became known that during May
stocks increased, although marked de
creases were reported during May, 1916.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday's Scores.
At Chicago New York 8. Chicago 2
At Pittsburg Boston 2, Pittburg 0
At Cincinnati Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn
At St. Ioui St. Ixmis 5, Philadelphia
4.
Standing of the Clubs.
Won. Lost
I h'ln.lelphia 2H 15
New York 2rt !
Chicago 2f) 21
St. Ixui, 25 21
Cincinnati 23 2
Bo-t4,n 1 22
Pi v.-Hvu lrt 23
Pittsburg 15 30
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A MEXICAN LEA CUE
Yesterday's Scores.
All gurne postponed; rain.
HTHE best time in the year to safe-guard
your casings for the coming season. You
can't afford to chance ruining perfectly good
casings with worn-out tubes. Forestall incon
venience. See to it that your tube equip
ment is right and ready to meet all the con
ditions of summer driving. Replace all your
old tubes now before Fisk Week goes by.
Hou) long has it been since you ex
amine J your tubes ) Look them ocer
carefully and replace any uhich you
are not sure tcill stand the strain.
New Fisk Tubes NOW tcill give yoa
better tire satisfaction and loicer upkeep
costs for the balance of the season. This
a the time to buy.
Standing of the Clubs.
Won. Lot.
Chicago XI 15
Boston 2' 13
New York 21 20
Cleveland 2rt 2-i
Detroit SI 24
St. Umiw 1 27
V-hinjrtn 17 29
PhilaJ.-V,;. 15 27
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General Offices: Chicopee Falls, Mas.
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