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THE BARRE DAILY TIMES, BARRE, VT., SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1019.
BARRE DAILY TIMES
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1919.
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Iharai.
Ves, invite Germany into the league of
nation and put her in the "Amen" cor
ner, too.
Those "eats 'em alive" itories which
are coming-out of Jes Willard'a train
ing ramp look as if they were well press
airontetl. '
The divinity aihools are turning out
remarkably mraall classes thi month. It
Isn't because of laek of opportunity to do
good work.
It i not true, appearance to the con
trary notwithstanding, that the United
iState government U depeudent upon
fines imposed in dittrict court in Ver
mont for It upkeep.
With the American winter wheat crop
forecasted a the greatest ever known
and with th spring wheat crop nearly
up to the high record mark of last year,
the food problem in the United States i
likely to be much easier to solve than it
hat been for several years back.
Karl Muck, former director of the
Boston Symphony oreheetra, may find a
more sympathetic audience in Europe
than in the United States. His oppor
tunities for exercising his talent would
be greatly curtailed in the United States
anyway.
Strangely enough, District Attorney
Tufts of Massachusetts goes right on
with his investigation of the terrorist
plot which found expression in a con
certed attempt to blow up houses and
kill occupants in eight cities. Such ob
stinacy on the part of the prosecuting
officer is not according to the program of
the terrorists and must be rather disconcerting.
The Methodist of the United States
have continued the pace set in various
war drives by oversubscribing their de
sired amount of approximately $140,000,
000, although New England is lagging
somewhat behind in making up Its quota.
But there seems to be every expectation
that New England will come up to the
mark before the campaign officially
closes.
Even though a passenger walk had
been erected on a railroad bridge at New
port, a woman and her daughter chose
to walk on that sido of the bridge on
which there was no recognized right of
way except for the railroad trains, with
the result that both were killed by a
train recently. Why people will persist
in taking the path of danger when a
place" of comparative safety is provided
has never been satisfactorily explained
and never can be explained, probably.
Like every other town in Vermont
which is traversed by railroad trains, St.
Johnsbury ha grade crossings, and some
of the crossings in St. Johnsbury are
places of great hazard, for instance, the
crossing on the road leading Irom the
main business section to Summcrville.
There is a steep grade at that point and
then several traf'ks at the foot of the
hill, the combination of dangers being
accentuated by the obstructed vision on
either side of the approach from the
west. The placing of gates at that cross
ing would seem to be absolutely neces
sary for safety. However, the most re
cent grade crossing accident was not at
that point but at a place two miles east
of St. Johnsbury village and on the road
to East St. Johnsbury, a freight train
striking an automobile and shaking up
the passenger.
Numerous pleas of guilty in United
States district court at Montpelier to
the charge of smuggling opium into the
United States from Canada are calculat
ed to limit the practice of smuggling in
the stuff until the lesson of the .results
in these cases shall have worn off.
Meanwhile the government agent will,
of course, keep a close watch on the
persons who engage in the illegal traffic
or who are suspected of being concerned
in the importation, so that the more
hardy adventurers in the business wifl
have a hard time getting through the
net. Law-abiding people and those who
regret the demoralizing effects of the
opium on the victims of the habit should
lend what assistance they can command
toward the complete wiping out of the
illicit trade. The progress thus far
made in a good cause should be main
tained, and accelerated if possible.
VERMONT'S POOR SHOWING IN NOR
MAL POPULATION GROWTH.
The story of Vermont's failure to
make appreciable gains in population is
partly told in the birth statistics pre
sented by the U. S. census bureau for
1017, as contrasted with the death sta
tistics. This report gives the figures of
the 20 registration state of the coun
try, and of the 20 Vermont stands next
to the lowest in the percentage of excess
of births over deaths. The only state
lower is New Hampshire, which has 28.3
per cent excess of births over deaths,
while Vermont has 38.1. Maine is some
what better than Vermont with 42.7,
and Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut, the 'other New England
Mm i
Waiting at. the gate is
all very well, but don't
wait to get your sum
mer togs. Waiting is
often overdone and you
get only the tag end of
things at the last, min
ute. Our summer styles are
all right and all ready.
Palm Beach and two
piece suits, the coolest
of the cool, $15, $20, $25.
Fine, true blue serge,
$30, $32.50, $35.
Cheviots, homespuns,
fancy mixtures, $20 to
$25.
F H. Rogers &
Company
states, have a far better showing than
the other three of the geographical di
vision. But none of the figures of the
New England states approach some of
the states, notably Utah, North Caro
lina (white population), Minnesota, Vir
ginia (white population) and Wisconsin,
all of which range above 100 per cent of
excess.
However, when it come to the'rate of
infant mortality, Vermont makes an Im
provement in her standing, there being
only seven states with a more satisfac
tory record. These mortality statistics
relate to death of infants under one year
of age for every 1,000 of living births.
These latter statistics indicate that Ver
mont is making progress in the saving of
children's , lives. In fact, Vermont has
the best record in this respect of any of
the New England states, which is reas
suring, although it does not make up
for the disquieting statistics regarding
the small excess of births over deajis.
Vermont, it is revealed by those sta
tistics, is more a Btate of old people than
the newer states cf the Middle West
and other parts of the country. The
young men from the Green Mountain
state have been drawn to other sections
by the apparently more alluring pros
pects, leaving the more elderly to carry
on the activities of the commonwealth.
But there are more and more signs that
the outward trend of the young popula
tion will be cheeked if not entirely
stopped in due season and that Vermont
will not be made to suffer so much as it
has suffered. In a long series of decades.
The Home of Barre Granite
We are all proud of the distinction which we enjoy as the " Home of Barre
Granite."
We are not only proud of the quality of our product, but we are also proud of
the men who, through all the history of the industry, have held steadfast in their
confidence and aspirations that some day Barre would occupy the position of lead
ership in the monumental industry, a position which she unquestionably enjoys to
day. In the development of this basic industry, Barre has builded many splendid ex
amples of civic progress; she has schools, churches, hospital, banks, hotel, library
and fire department that would be a source of pride to any first-class New England
city.
Occupying as she does the industrial leadership of the state, she is known as a
city of workers and she glories in the same.
No individual or community of individuals can gain the fullest success unless
they do something., People and communities are like streams of water: they get
stagnant unless they move.
However, Barre is not content to live on her reputation; she knows that she
must "carry on," seeking new industries and other means of growth and develop
ment in order to make secure the prestige which she now holds. She is always glad
to consider new opportunities which may be presented for her people to gain an hon
est living under decent conditions. Her people work and save, and she welcomes oth--ers
to come and work and save. The fact that she is a city of working people is her
most valuable asset. v -
This bank stands for the support of any honest effort in Barre that will increase
the happiness and prosperity of her people.
One For All-All For One: That's Barre
The Peoples National Bank of Barre
4 per cent. National Bank Protection for Your Savings 4 per cent
CURRENT COMMENT
Compensation.
ne You are so frightfully tanned.
She (just back from shore) I know
it, but 1 mutch my shoc9 now, perfectly.
Boston Transcript.
Not Flattering to Fred.
Belvidere Republican "Fred Lewis t-ang
three times at the Soldiers' club at R ck
port last evening. -Many of the mem
bers are men from overseas, accustomed
to all kinds of hardships." Boston Tran
script. Revised Songs.
For the bolsheviki:
Loaf for the night is coming,
Loaf through the morning hours
For the substi.-saloon frequenter:
We shall meet but we shall miss it,
There's not even kickless beer
For everybody: '
Haste thee, Peace, and bring with thee
Trices as they used to be
Boston Transcript.
A Violent Presumption.
The Barre Time thinks the appoint
ment of Frank D. Thompson of Barton
a reporter of the supreme court means
that ultimately he will lie elevated to
the bench. As Hon. Frank Plumley
would say, this may be a "violent pre
sumption." Rutland Herald.
Barre as a Convention City.
Barre is fast getting the reputation of
being an ideal convention city. The
glowing terms in which the ladies who
attended the Vermont Federation of
Women' Clubs at Barre last week speak
of their entertainment will tend to make
other cities In Vermont just a lit tle more
receptive. This much 1 true, Barre has
some whole-soul citizens the self-made
kind. The snobbish rich class do not live
in Barre. Waterbury Record.
Barre Absolved.
Rutland points to its tax rate of $2.20
and as compared to that of Barre, which
is $3.40. And Rutland has not commit
ted herself to a petty policy which calls
for the taxation of ladies' engk;ement
rings. Montpelier Argus.
The Montpelier contemporary does not
clearly indicate whether it is hitting
Barre for conducting an anti-matrimo-nial
agency, or whether its dart is in
tended for its own community. So far
as has come to attention in Barre, there
is no such a policy carried out, the pol
icy of assessing prospective brides for
the sparklers denoting their niarriago
engagements. We wish the contempo
rary would bo more explicit and infurm
the public what municipality turns the
flinty heart to the matrimonially in
clined. Barre Times.
We hasten to absolve Barre of such
short sighted policy. Montpelier Argus.
Railroad Future of New England.
What Director-General Hines said con
cirning the future of the New England
railroads the other evening will be warm
ly endorsed by all who are acquainted
with the situation. New England has
undoubtedly suffered from the lack of
articulation among the several 'lines
which serve this portion of the country.
When the railroads are returned to their
owners some rational plan of consoli
dation' ought not only to be permitted
but should be made compulsory as Mr.
Hines suggests. It is only by such co
ordinating of control that we can ever
have a unified and smooth-working
transportation policy.
The national government, during Its
relatively short era of operating experi
ence, has learned one great lesson. It
has found out that its .old policy of
hounding the roads, forbidding them to
consolidate, and denying them adequate
income was unfortunate both in its con
ception and in its consequences. If the
recommendations of Director Hines are
followed the government will now com
pel the roads to do exactly what it hnled
them into court for trying to do some
years ago.
And the government is not alone in
its reversal of old opinions. The public
has learned more wisdom concerning
the railroad situation in the last two
years than in the preceding twenty. We
no longer hear anything about the econ
omy or the efficiency of public opera
tion. Even Mr. Hines realizes what
people now think of that doctrine. "We
ought to get bark as far as possible," Jie
says, "to the high class of service ren
dered bv private control before pubiie
control began." That, surely, is not only
a sound proposal but a large confession.
. Boston Herald.
The Obsolete Nickel.
Among the numerous evils following
In the train of war is the abolition of
the old-time trolley fare. A nitkel was
formerly the almost universally accepted
standard. Not one citizen in a million
expected ever to see the time when a
car ride would cost more than that. The
tendency, indeed, before the war, was
downward. Cleveland established three
cent fare, on a sliding scale batted on
actual cost of service, and suceeededpret
ty steadily in holding the fare down to
that minimum. Detroit had three-cent
workingmcn' fares. Other cities hoped
to effect similar economies. But the
standard remained at five cents. Now a
compilation made by the American Elec
tric Railway association shows that the
five-cent fare is rapidly vanishing and
may be doomed to extinction. Of 227
cities in the United States and Canada
with a population of 25,000 or more, 17B
are paying increased fares, and of the
remaining 101 cities the trolley compa
nies of A3 are seeking some sort of finan
cial relief. About the same situation is
found in the smaller cities equipped with
car lines. In Cleveland, the three-cent
city, fare has risen to five cents with
an extra cent for a transfer. In lf3
communities the fare is now six cents,
lu many cities the fare is raised to seven
or eight cents. In 27 cities it is 10 cents.
Some other cities with a lower rata for
daytime charge 10 cents for "owl serv
ice'." Montreal charges 15 cents for owl
service. So it goes. There is no more
economy in patronizing street cars. Peo
ple might a well buy automobiles, ex
cept that the price of flivver is up, too.
Brockton Times.
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and Trust Co.
Montpelier, Vt.
4 per cent Interest paid
on Savings Accounts July
1 and Jan. 1.
Deposits made on . first
five business days of
each month draw interest
from the first of month.
2 per cent paid on Busi
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Surplus $100,000
Deposits $2,500,000
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is Wanted in
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is an easy matter for any man or woman who
comes to the Walk-Over Shop. With our large
variety of styles, with a full range of sizes on
each, we can fit you.
tMMaMtUMM. '
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sure to find your size on the style that pleases
you.
Look over our bargain table of Ladies' Low
Shoes and Pumps. Small sizes, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00
Rogers' Walk-Over Boot
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tit
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Bank and Trust Co -
STEP UP TO ANY WINDOW
pass a dollar or more through to the teller and 't
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Membership
46,000
Policies written under Mutual or Paid-Up Plan at
actual cost no profit .
Consider this fact when placing your Automobile '
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, If you are seeking Insurance, see our Local Agent
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Agents for Barre, Berlin and Orange
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What you possess to-day i3 evidence of what you
did yesterday. Recognizing this fact, it is easy to
understand that twenty -five years hence you
will be financially independent or financially
"broke," in accordance with what you are saving
now. To-day you are better able to earn and save
money than you will be twenty-five years from
now. Start a Savings Account and make regular
deposits here where your savings will earn 4 per
cent compound interest.
Accounts may be opened and deposits made by mail.
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Montpelier, Vt.
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