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THE BARRE DAILY TIMES, BARRE, Vt SATURDAY, JUNE 1G, 1917.
BARRE DAILY TIMES
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SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917.
Entered t the Pratoffir t Barre M Secona
CImi Mail Matter
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
On 7r. IS-00
On month 'ii cnti
Single topy 1 cent
Published Every Wek-Day Afternoon by
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES. INC.
Frank E. Lang-ley, Publisher
Now for the Goddard commt'neement!
Spaulding high school haa sent out an
jctber fine class of yoUng women and
troung men. May they come up to the
expectations of the school!
Perhaps the kaiser will be somewhat
interested in learning that the United
States is ready to hurl $2Jr00,000,000, or
what it represents, against him.
Tlie Barre banks put a great deal of
hard work into the Liberty loan cam
paign and are entitled to a large hare
tf the credit for the success of the drive.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels admits
that the enemy is getting the news about
tbe American navy and that valuable se
crets have been disclosed, the knowledge
of which by the enemy might endanger
the American fleet. Secretary Daniels
lay the revelation of the secrets to "cer
tain information being given in confi
dence to or spoken in the presence of a
close, relatives or a friend who, failing to
appreciate the gravity of the offense, in
advertently transmitted it through the
hands of those who most desired to ob
tain it." That being the case, why not
put the employes of the government ill
Washington through a course of rigid les
eons in the value of keeping their mouths
ehut? It seems to be admitted by the
high officials in Washington that the
newspapers are not the ones to be
blamed for the dissemination of val
uable information about the movements
of United States ships and troop; some
scatter-brained employes in the depart-!
jnent are themselves at fault because of
loose talk. Shut their mouths or shut
them out of the Rervice of the United
States. Let no consideration of familv
ties or "pull" prevent a proper course be
ing taken with them.
"Tf national policy decrees that
there be a big increase in the
acreage of our crops, then the
nation as a whole should as
sume the risk incurred." Asst.
Secretary of Agriculture Vroo
man.
Let everybody do his
bit.
Here are the overalls.
And when the work is
over, here are the cor
rect business suits and
everything else for
men's wear.
American suits, made
on American ideas out
of American fabrics.
Fine blue serges, half
lined $20; good domestic
homespuns $20 and up
to $25.
Fancy cheviots and
many attractive mix
tures, $15 to $30.
The "Song of the
Shirt" is our lay to-day.
Now's your time to lay
in your summer shirt
ies. Silk, of course, is the
leader never a better
or more interesting ar
ray. Prices depend on
the QUALITY, not on'
the pattern. .
All the other fabrics
in the new colors and
designs. .
Crepe, silk and linen,
madras, soisette, per
cale, and summer flan
nel. Our New York Resi
dent Buyer has just
sent us a special lot of
ties, 50c, 65c and 75c.
tat (. Mica i
F H. Rogers & Company
' Barre's part in the Liberty loan wa
comparatively small when the work of
(the nation is considered, but, viewed in
its isolation, the task would have seemed
almost insurmountably large especially
In view of the fact that Barre has not
great reserve of surplus wealth. But
.the work was attacked with dogged de
termination and the per capita quota of
$420,000 was not only reached but sur
passed. It was a notable work to raise
well toward half a million dollars for a
government loan, especially notablo be
cause it was essentially a loan by small
Investors. There were no large subscrip
tions. There were only a very few sub
scriptions which could be counted outside
rf the small investor class, The total
ja-aa made up of subscriptions from peo
ple who were able to rake together fifty
or one hundred dollars, or perhaps one
thousand dollars, and who were willing
)to put the money at the disposal of the
government. The number of the eub
aoriptions shows that Barre's $425,000
was provided by the small investors.
Such a subscription represents, of course,
the people and as such is distinctly
pleasing. Barre is deserving of congrat
ulation over the real success of the gov
ernment loan, not so much because of
the amount subscribed but rather be
cause of the number that it represents,
EDUCATING AMERICAN'S TO PRUS
SIAN WAYS.
Replying to the address of President
jiVilson, a German newspaper, Koe!nisyhe
Zeitung, makes an indirect appeal to
German-Americans in the United States
to "explain to the grossly ignorant in
America the true German position." It
is unnecessary.' Ever since the German
hordes overrun Belgium in their march
toward Paris, events and words have
been accumulating which show unmistak
ably what the true German position is.
that is, the true German position as di
rected and maintained by the autocracy
kt the head of the imperial empire. And
of course, the newspaper utterances in
Germany are manufactured and censored
In behalf of tbe government and through
fear of what the government might do if
lispleaaed. Occasional outbursts in those
German newspapers, for instance, esul
lation over tbe cinking of the Lusitania
Yilh the killing of more than a thousand
Innocent non-participants, even neutrals.
hare shown the temper of the govern
ment at Berlin, as have the acts commit
ted againot non-participants on land
shown the tame malevolent purpose. The
"grossly ignorant" in the United State
do not need to be informed of the "true
German position"; they are already in
formed to an extent which caues them
to ahudder in horror at man's inhuman
ity to man as exemplified by the Prus
sian war lords, Morrovr, the German
Americans, so railed, in the United
States who have come into contact with
free institutions in a democracy are alo
ndeoeived as regards the "true (rfrman
position" of the preient government in
Berlin, and they will not, we believe, be
beguiled into any effort to start another
propaganda in the United States, a the
rinningly worded etatrment in the Koel
tiwhe Zeitung is undoubtedly intended
m inaugurate. And if irh a propajsn
la is started in the United State il will
e met immediately by Chilian and gnv
trnmental resistance in ih a manner
M to ulerjr the projectors of the mote
bdL Tie United States, people and
Just About Shoes for
Any Occasion
Those Made at the
Walk-Over Factory
From our assortment of many styles and mod
els, the men and women of Barre are bound to
find a particular shoe to suit their particular
wants.
Every style from Tennis and Sport Shoes to
Evening Slippers.
Ask to see the new Satin Boot; in all colors,
rubber sole and heel. They are beauties and are
guaranteed. $6.00.
Rogers' Walk-Over Boot
Shop
170 North Main Street
government, is in no temper to permit
such rank treachery.
THE SUCCESS OF THE LIBERTY
LOAN".
It took the people of the United States
a long time to get worked up to the im
perative necessity of subscribing to the
United States government loan for the
furtherance of the war against Germany,
but once awakened to the need they re
sponded splendidly to the appeal by the
government. The amount taken by the
people in the initial war issue is an elo
quent testimonial to the fidelity of the
American people to their government,
but, even so, it is not so thoroughly rep
resentative as one might hope for in or
der to make impressive evidence that
th is a people's war and not merely the
government's. But this is not due to the
lack of co-operation on the part of many
more millions of people but rather be
cause of the fact that the loan, when
properly started, was so quickly snapped
up that millions of prospective small in-.
vestors were left outside of the number
of subscribers. Moreover, the great mass
of the American people are not educated
(if such a word can be used) to the ad
vantages of a government bond. They
are not frequently given an opportunity
to become a creditor of the United
States government. So the sensation
was entirely novel. At the same time
the United State as a whole has not
been brouglit into forcible realization
that we are really at war. It will take
participation in some great battle, with
perhaps the return of casualty lists, to
impress upon tbe minds of the American
people that their nation is at war. When
that realization comes their purse strings
ill loosen more readily and though the
first laver of moner may have been taken
CURRENT COMMENT
The Burlington Municipal Plant.
The Burlington city electric lighting
plant ia in a serious condition in the face
of the high cost of coal. It is said by
competent authority that the Burling
ton Light 4 Power company will fur
nish current for the city plant at several
thousand dollars less than coal alone
would cost to operate tbe city plant. As
a purely business proposition it ought
not to take much time to decid what is
best to do. Sentiment and pride should
have no bearing in the matter. If it is
economy to shut down the city plant and
buy current from another company then
the best interest of the city will be con
served by doing it. Burlington Clipper.
Good Bank
Management
This Bank is wisely and conservatively managed.
Its Officers and Directors are men of high charac
ter and experience in financial matters.
Strength and Safety are two very important fea
tures which are always maintained here.
Your account is solicited.
PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK
Worthen
Block
FEDERAL BESERVES
rhi STSTiM ml
Open Monday
evening
7 to 8 o'clock
92 GRADUATES
AT SPAULDING
(Continued from first page)
Dartmouth's Decision.
Forecasts of the action of the trustees
of Dartmouth college in deciding to
maintain the curriculum unimpaired, and
not to permit the departments of instruc
tion to become weakened under stress of
war conditions, did rot rob the official
announcement of an ounce of the virile
forca which is its dominant characteris
tic. As one reads the stirring words that
tell of high resolve to proceed with the
big business of man-making, to omit no
instrumentality for broad culture, to
fund an assured deficit, and to keep the
door of opportunity wide open for the
young men who are to help shape the
destinies of the new world after the war,
ono get the impression of something
fundamental, to which even a world war
is an incident.
Not that there is anything surprising
in all this. It was expected of Dart
mouth. Nevertheless, it is good to record
that this .institution, so exclusively our
own. so representative of the best in our
traditions, goes into the war with un
wavering faith and purpose, looking fear
lessly into the future, and seeing itself
there, with undiminished moral resources
and greatly enhanced usefulness.
And this is a matter for our dots and
their parents to consider. These are de-
o(T bv this first Liberty loan issue they cUion days for some of them. The que
will find a great deal more just under
neath. It will gladly be loaned to the
Crtvernment inasmuch as the people will
appreciate the justice of the cause for
which the nation is fiphting and they
will recfnize the excellence of the se
curity offered. However, for breaking
the ke of American nonchalance, the first
Liberty loan may be counted a gTeat suc-
Poor Father.
DatisMer Ta. what is your birth-
ttnne
Father of Seventy (wearHrk The
STiniMooe, I re. rittbura Dispatch.
tion of higher education i up for settle
merit, and the choice of a college is to be
made. Few things could be more harmful
for the boy at thU critical time than to
go into an environment of timidity and
uncertainty. Few thinffs would count
more in the making of him than to put
himself into touch with thin strong, sure
spirit of hopefulness and of service. So
often ia it said that the chief function of
the college is character building that one
hesitates to repeat it. yet it U a truth
that runs no danper of becoming a tru
ism. There is that in thi manly avept
am of the full reponi!iIities of a mf
trying time and situation by Dartmouth
that make for sound character in every
boy who come in contact with the spirit
of Dartmouth. Manchester Union.
the master or ruling class. The speaker
argued that the spirit of the second
mile, the extra mile in which the bearer
should labor for the love of the labor far
exceeds in importance the compulsory
duty of making the first mile. An an
analogy, he described the Quebec bridge
disaster of 1916, in which every last part
had been tested to hold a given load,
told of the collapse which followed when
the bridge failed to hold up an added
burden, and then went on to point out
the requirement exacted by engineers of
the Brooklyn bridge, where the metro
politan fathers, after each yearly in
spection, are not content unless they
are assured that the structure will bear
up a great many more tons of traffic
than is actually required.
The glory of the aecond mile ia to be
found in the spirit of volunteer service,
the speaker continued, of doing, not only
that which has been imposed upon you,
but of giving additional service. He cit
ed the New York bank which insists that
every depositor shall have a margin of
$.V)fl over and above the sum-total of
checks drawn.
In the world outside, he told the grad
uates, there ia the old Roman of work,
who is waiting to demand that you bear
with him for a mile. He urged the grad
uates to remember that the real glory is
to be found in the econd mile, the mile
that is not required by the Roman. The
speaker went back to Greece for his
story of the man who wan delegated
to serve as the town scavenger, an ap
pointaieut which was designed to con
vince him that his supposed wisdom was
a matter ot imagination. Instead ot
shirking the tiwk he set about to height
en the dignity of his work and succeeded
so admirably that within a few years
the oflice of scavenger was one of the
much sought honors in all Grecian towns.
He stressed the importance of doing well
the task that is set in front of one and
declared that the public school in Amer
ica ha failed if it has not prepared its
young men and young women to appre
ciate the glory which lis in service that
is not actually required.
America, he went on, is a monument
to the men who gloried in the spirit of
the second mile. The men who gave all
that" they had for the sake of tlie nation
realized the greater meaning of service.
The Christian church in America, he
said, is typical of the second mile. In
deed, all of America's free institutions,
even her privilege ot citizenship, are
rooted in the rule of the second mile.
Service in the church, aervice as a citi
zen, service in the government is, not
compulsory and one may live in America
without activity in anv of these ana
still enjoy the fruits of American lib
erty. And vet the numbers of those who
have freely and entirely without com
pulsion contributed their lives to such
institutions bear eloquent testimony to
the satisfaction that is found in the ec
ond mile. The speaker quoted Shake
speare frequently to bear out his asser
tion that all of the great teachers of the
world, the Master and His greatest dis
ciple, St. Paul, included, preached the
service of the second mile.
The old Roman of environment de
serves a place alongside the Roman of
work, said the speaker, and in a concise
declaration of principle, he emphasized
the importance of being satisfied with
one' environment. He preached content
ment in strong phrases by urging his
vouthful hearers not to be will-o'-the-
wisp chasers and to remember the value
of being able to do that which is near at
hand. He spoke of changed conceptions
as to the -dignity of labor and referred
to conditions in America to-day, when all
men are finding their work and address
ing themselves to it with a seriousness
of purpose hitherto undreamed of. He
cited the successful floating of the Lib
erty loan bond iftsue a an example of
what people may do in th second mile,
even though thev are not actually com
pelled to exert their power. Young men
of high school age, he said, are conscious
of the glory to be found in the second
mile when thev stepped forward to join
the' colors, and so, too, are other high
school students who see their duty back
home on the farm and do it. In closing
he appealed to his hearers to etrive not
for the goal that might mean indifferent
success, but for the goal that would rep- j
resent the maximum of their ability.
Diplomas Awarded; Announcements.
In receiving their diplomas the seniors
were briefly addressed by Chairman L. R.
Hutchinson of the school commission,
who complimented the elaes on its size
and its excellent record of achievement.
Mention was made, as had been frequent- ;
ly made before in the commencement
week programs, that 1!17 boast the
largest class in the history of the school.
Although larger clas.se are numbered as
undergraduates, none of the classes that
have figured in the commencement exer
cise of other veara hat been so numer
ous. After going through the essential
formality of presenting themselves for
the parchment, the seniors formed in
emi-circles on the stage and waited for
the accompanist to begin the school
hymn. "Ix-ad, Kindly Light" was sung
with a volume that never before marked
its use at Spaulding graduations and as
the lat note died away the commence
ment functions of 1017 were all but at
end. At the close the students led the
audience in singing "The Star Spangled
Banner" while everyone tood at atten
t ion.
Annoiim-ement is made that the frech
mn ho!rhir at t!e l nierity of
Vermont, offered hy the university, were
won by Miss Elizabeth LaFlam and
Richard F.nt Oruickshank. they be
ing the first gitl aad the first boy, repec-
tively, in scholastic standing. The Math
ewaon improvement prize was awarded
to Dean Clifton Rollins.
The graduates are as follows:
Academic Course.
DorothyElizabeth Averill, Grace Irene
Bixby, Afden Francis liurke, Kdward
Myron Chandler, Velma Lillian Coffin,
Richard Ernet Cruickshank, Marguerite
Currier, Benjamin Walter Fadden,
Charles Edward Furey, Lena Giudici,
Lydia Sarah Gove, Myrle Evelyn Gow,
Frederick William Green, Allan Ritchie
Johnston, Frank James Lawliss, Olivia
Janet McKnight, Katherine Ersaline
Martin, Charles Ralph Ollivcr, Lillian
Ruth Olsen, Victor Joseph Frauk Ossola,
Rachel Maude Robinson, Dean Clinton
Rollins, Elizabeth Cowie Smollet, Rose
Sarafina Tomasi, Isabelle Mitchell Walk
er. English Course.
Gilbert Alden Bailey, Gerald Hobson
Ball, Frances Margaret Burke, Albert
NeWm Campbell, John Howard Cole,
Dorothy Florence Cordiner, Gladys Eve
lyn Dale, Mario Louis Dunghi, Wilhel-
mina Barclay Ewen, Margaret Jane
Geake, Henry Norman Gooley, Norman
Seaver Gordon, William Ophir Lasell,
Rose Marguerite Levin, Wilfred Dewey
Lovie, Erlene McConaehie, Eugene Henry
Perry Maker, Lee Archible Maiden, Paul
Revere Meleher, James William Miller,
Nora Delphina Morris, Cleora Millicent
Morse, Alexander Allan Mortimer, Thom
as Nichols, Blossom Joseph Ossola,
Georgia Marea Palmer, Margaret Anna
Roberts, John Lloyd Rogers, John Wes
ley Sowle, Leonard John Thomson, John
Dominic Tomasi.
Commercial Course.
Caroling Anderson, Joseph Buzzi, Viv
ian Lilla Dodge, Emma Evelina Downing,
Edward Paul Downs, Isobel Catherine
Gall, Sidney Putricious Gile, Antonietta
Giudici, Jean Gordon, Charles Edwin
Littel, George Aitken McDonald, IMen
Marguerite Marrion. Teresa Josephine
Mochctti, William John Noonan, Isabelle
Iveith Pateraon, Paul Rostelli, Gladvs
Mary Rliind, Marion Rickert, Henry
Richard anctti.
Teacher Training Course.
Josephine Mary Albisctti, Eda Eleanor
liuzzi, Mary Ann Camire, Jjelia Rosa
Corti, Madeline Ellon Evans, Mildred
Evelyn Higg. Elizabeth Hannah IiFlam
Vera Avis Lathrop, Gladys Christina
Levie, JTivllis Ague McDonald. MarV
Emma Martin, Florence Elizabeth Nye
Iorothv Anna Parks, Anna Helen Ryan
Violet Eleanor Scott, Catherine Eflie
Smith, Elsa Wallstrom.
The class officers are as follows: Presi
dent, Charles Ralph Ollivcr; vice presi
dent, Myrle E. Gow; secretary, William
J. Noonan; treasurer, Olivia J. McKnight.
The class motto is, "Not for self, but
for country," and the class flower, the
red rose. The claws colors are gold and
white.
To Company C.
An ardent C company ''fan" submits
the following lines:
Hurrv up, boys, the time is short
Vermont troops are the best in the
line.
Fall in now and go down to the fort
Come on, ermonters, NOW is the
time
To join Company C
Company C, we are watching you,
We work for you night and day.
Boys, you are our own
(iod guard you from all harm.
We are with you as we pray.
Company C we are proud of you!
We stand by you come what may.
To Vermont you are true,
And the red, white and blue
Of our grand old U. S. A.
;. W., Barre, Vt.
Spirituelle.
"Your daughter's beauty is spirituelle."
"Think so?"
"There is something wistful about her
expression."
"She gets that way jiift before meal
time."We got corned beef and cabbage
to-day. She likes that." Kansas City
Journal.
Saturday Specials
Strawberries
Ht-IT PER BASKET
Bananas
Very Fancy
lie TC ZSt PER DOZEN
Navel Oranges
lie TO t( PER DOZES
Pineapples
12 TO 1S EACH
Extra Fancy Florida
Grapefruit
THREE FOR lit
Tomatoes
TWO POINDS FOR ISc
Cucumbers
THREE FOR !
Vanilla, Chocolate. Caramel,
and Strawberry Ice Cream
WITH FRESH BERRIES
Canteloupes
Watermelons
Teaches Cherries
Diversi Fruit Co.
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ness cjareer without first making a sound, safe banking con
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cessful men who began their careers by opening accounts
with us. - '
SAFETY, COURTESY AND PROMPTNESS
to each depositor alike is our motto
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WILLEY. Treas.
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W. Hooker, H. H. Jackson.
Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance Company
of Montpelier, Vt.
Age, Eighty-Nine Years
Assets - - - $9,660,000.00
Membership
46,000
Tolicies written under Mutual or Paid-Up Plan at
actual cost no profit
If you are seeking Insurance, see our Local Agent.
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Agents for Barre, Berlin and Orange
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AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE BARRE TIMES
WILL BRLXG SURE RESULTS
Vermont Conference
of
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
Worthen Hall, Sunday June 17
Come and Hear a Few Facts About
Mormonism
Special Musical Numbers
Services 3 and 8:30 p. m.
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