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) THE BARRE DAILY TIMES, BAIUIU, VT., THOKSDAY, ' MAY 27, 1920, BARRE DAILY TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1920. , Puhlinhed Every Werk-Duy Afternoon b THE BAKKB DAILY TIMES. INC, Frank E. Lanitlfy. Publisher f ntercd at the Poatoflko at Berra a Bacond Claaa Mail Hatter SUBSCRIPTION BATES nn Mar hy mail J- Threit month by mail . Ona month by mail 6 ", Kinitla copy "nt All ubcrlption canh in advanea. MEMBER OP TI1K ASSOCIATED PKES8 The AMurtattd Hreei la etilunively entiile.1 to tha um for repuhliration of all nwa dl patchea credited to It or not otherwiaa trad. Ited In thia paper, and tha local newa published (herein. "Favorite sons" aro working havoc with some presidential candidaciets. From an oratorical standpoint, the Republican state convention was not up to the usual standard. The affair at Mont pel ier was merely a curtain-raiser for the big show at Chicago next month. It was a very mild curtain-raiser too. Massachusetts ought to stop up the leaks in her slate prison at Charles : town. The escape of three convicts of the worst sort was littla short of scandalous. Government inspectors announce that there are 3,533,JJ7,10O,00O tons of luinable coal in the United States, or enough to last seven thousand years. Ho vby worry? Governor Clement was in the con vention hall, so he got a first-hand im pression of the action of the state Re publicans in calling on him to convoke the legislature in special session to act on ratification of the woman suffrage amendment. "The presidential primary meeting was very thinly attended last week," is a statement which was made in con nection with a town in Caledonia coun ty but it applied with equal force lo every one of the 247 cities and towns of the atate. The attendance was so thin that it could scarcely be seen. The foundation of former Vice-President Morton's fortune of $10,000,000 was laid in Vermont, not perhaps in the actual accumulation of the money to any extent but rather in the de velopment of habits of thrift and in dustry which were guiding principles throughput his long and useful life. The inheritance which he gained through birth and early residence, in Vermont was invaluable to him. Although it is conceded that the liti gants had a place in court, there must be a measure of relief in Chittenden tounty court that the Wells will case has been concluded, for the time being it least, with a verdict rendered by a ury. The case ,has required two months of the court's time, to the par tial exclusion of other matters which were clamoring for attention. Liti gants in other cases must have been tonsiderubly delayed by the extreme length of the Wells case trial. The Democrats of Vermont have keen playing a rather quiet part in po litical affairs thus far during this presi icntial year; but they will open their tampaign in the town caucuses to be kcld throughout the state this eve ting and they will follow it tip with their state convention at Rutland next lionth. As a general rule, the Demo tratic caucuses arc not largely attend m but the organizations formed there in prove quite effective political mi ?!.ines in many of the cities and towns jf the state. More than a mild interest tttuches to the caucuses and the con lention, for something may develop Irom them to indicate just which way Ihe wind is blowing regarding the pres idential nomination of the party. It re nains to be seen whether the leader ihip of McAdoo in the Vermont pri nary is really a test of the sentiment f the Vermont Democrats. THK MAN OF IDEAS OR Till MAN" WITHOUT, WHICH! While we would not detract from the pod reputation of John W. Gordon f Barre, who has junt announced his randidmy for nomination as congress nan from the second district, we are wmewbat surprised at the number of ublic questions he decides in the plat iorm issued. A very wide range of mbjecta is treated in that document tnd settled fo far as lie is concerned. This indicates that he is satisfied with fhat he knows or does not know and l.at hiit mind is closed on some verv ntal question that congressmen with fears of" experience and study have een unable to settle. It is possible .hat some man who is not cork sure of miirh could hae more influence in ngre and accomplish more for pub tc welfare. Brattlcboro Reformer. The a We seems to open the ques :iun whether it is better to go to I'on resa with no idea at all or to go to 'oppress with some well-developed con rptions of the outstanding problems f tb present day. It should not be niderd a disgrace for a man to have fnt some time in thinking of thee iroblems and, therefure, to have TBied some opinions of his own re (ardit 5 the l-t mctaods to solve Jiee problems. Vermont has had some Ben in Conzre who thousht th':nc it and who were p"ej.arHl to aupport it ideas whWh thry firrrrraif-d ; they ir nit .iwu!ej tor fcatinj tottred iea Instead, they were r!r -nefiie.) it titr trrt.atne and far ij'itc-d- an -J thT cie name for Vet rr, Ili"ff fcaie bra rfVieis w . tt rr t ' .er n, talirj ' t t wpf.r; e.-f-Ti hmn I a!.l . "Si'i.?.i;l S iiUSe r it t'v r If I..' i m- f L(r tn r-a s-.jne f-a i1.wjt A STRAW, OF COURSE But straws . show which way 'the wind blows. The primaries are open, may be .our hat will be nominated and elected for your head. Come in and register your opinion of these new lids. The most prominent thing in the land scape to-day is the straw 'hat and the prominent styles are all here. Yes, and the fine soft light weight felts'. . Canes, umbrellas, and gloves. F. H.' Rogers & Company public questions it should not held to be a reflection on his capacity for serving the state of Vermont and the nation in the best possible manner. Nor should it be a matter for ridicule that he was willing to come out flat footed and say what he believes. There is too much pussy-footing in politics, too eager desire to please this or that or the other. What we need is a type of office-holder who stands "four square" and is not afraid to let it be known where he stands. That type is represented by John Gordon, a man of ideas based in serious consideration. , Are Schools Deteriorating? It was a surprising bit of informa tion from the Russell Sage foundation that the schools of mwt of the easi er! states are actually deteriorating. The standard of measurement adopted hv t.Vin foundation was to take from the official data of each state the num ber of children attending school, the amount of training they secure, live progress they make, the amounts ex pended for building and supplies, the salaries paid their teacher and oth er similar items and combine these factors into a single index number to show the general standing or efficiency of the school system. Thi vimnitt:Ltion showed Vermont to be the 3:M state in standing with an Index number of 1.3. in otner wonts Vermont's school system, measured by tho name standard as the whool of other states is only a trifle over 50 per cent eflicient. Hut there are some i.emi in this computation that do not truth fully represent the accomplishment of the "schools. A more accurate test of the efficiency of the schools would be to consider "the percentage of children nhn r enrolled in the schools, the amount of training received and actual progress made. The amount of money put into new buildings or paid in teachers' salaries is not a test of the value) of ithe school system. For in stance, a smaller amount of money in new buildjngs would He required in . v, ,.l,w tjite alredv suni'lied with good tiuildings than in newer statei without proper school ouuo.ngs. It would be interesting if the edu cstional department of Vermont would make public the returns of the Mate on these items so the public eou'd d. termine for it-self whether or not ths schools of this state are only half as eft'n-ient as they should be. Brattle boro Reformer. ' Put in the Bill When li Canada lact Mr. Kipling was so dissatisfied with the hotel ac commodations that he gave the land lord a severe call-down. Said he: "Of all the hotels under the shining sun. I have never been in one that for un mitigated, all round, unendurable d.s comfort could equal yours." After the landlord had withdrawn in great indignation, Kipling asked for his bill and he discovered that the lat item was, "To impudence three dol lars. Post on Transcript. j LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR United States and the Tariff. Kditor, Unrre Times: Shades of the fathers! In 1918 Woodrow Wilson, the uncrowned king of democracy, ad vised our country that at the clone of tho war our tariff schedules must dc so udiustcd that in the years follow ing Amcricu would not become the dumping place of cheapened Euro nean products in thone countries' ef forts to readjust their economic and fiscal conditions. Leonard Wood, a recent traveler over the length and breadth of our country s domains, who, it is reputed, has spared no expense in investigat ing the demands of Republicans, said yesterday at Montpelier, "tnnr tar iff must be so framed as not to de stroy the export trade of Europe." If all the good party men try to make tle fence at tho same time from opposite directions, it will be hard on tho fence but fun for the spectators and socialists. Not much wonder if Dupont does lag a little. Our Duty to the G. A. R. Kditor, Barre Times: I would again ask a space in your paper -to remind the boys and girls of our public schools of the near approach of Memorial day and to the debt of gratitude we owe to the gallant soldiers who saved the Union undivided and preserved our flag for ipostcrity. More tfian 50 years have rVassed since the close of that momentous conflict, the Civil war. Tho magnificent army of that war have dwindled away year by year until but a fraction of its num bers remain. These are the men Who saved the nation when the life of the nation was .threatened, and the lia-tion they saved became the hope of tivili zation on the fields of Flanders; their heroism at Gettysburg and Appomat tox made Chateau-Thierry and Ar gonne wood possible. In the past five months, 111,73.5 of our brave boys who wore the blue in the '60s have answered the last roll call. It could scarcely be otherwise when the boy who was but 15 in that victorious day in 1805 has now reached the threescore years and ten alloted to man. It becomes us all to rally as never before to aid them in their la bors on next Memorial day, and not only on that day but on all the days we may be permitted to have thorn with us. Let us do all" in our power to show our appreciation of what they, in their boyhood and young manhood, sacrificed for us. In another half cen tury the boys and girls of that time will be doing the same honors for our brave boys who have so recently re turned from foreign lands, where they gave their youth and their blood to make it possible for a united America to become a light ami beacon for the whole world. The spirits of these he roic veUrans inspire tin to-day to have a higher regard and deeper veneration for our flag and our American indus tries and to endeavor more jealously to eradicate forever from our nation the disloyalist, the bolshevist, the I. W. W., the "radicals, the reds and the an arrhists. We have but one flag and that is the Stars and 8tTipes. ; Room for but one government and that is the American government, for which our Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish war veterans and the veterans of the World war gave freely their blood ami sacrifices in order that our glorious flag misrht float forever unsullied as an emblem of law and order, authority and liber ty. Hannah K. Flagg, Department Patriotic Instructor, Ladies of the G. A. R. East Braintree, Vtu May 26, 1920. CURRENT COMMENT Candidate Emery and the "Corrupt Practice Act." The St. Albans Messenger, in its leading editorial in the issue of May 14, tays that it "was personally in formed by candidate Babbitt fchat can didate Emery had personally Informed him that heVas the father of the cor rupt practices act, that it made politi cal advertising illegal, and tha.t he, Mr. Kmery. intended to have the law en forced." In a personal statement to the Grot on Times, Mr. Kmery told u: "This (the above statement) is absolutely untrue, because 1 have never had a word of 'talk with Mr. Babbitt about this law. I believe there is no way in the wrd so effective, or more legiti mate than political advertising. . . ." In response to editorial attacks of which that in the Mescnger is typi cal, Mr. Kmery has given out an in- Come to Burling ton to Live We offer steady employment to desirable families and furnish HODEBK TENEMENTS at SL80 arJ 31.80 per wk. Why not f.r.d out more about this orrrtunity? Write for Ixxhkt srA fur ther inforrr&ticn. QUEEN CITY COITO.H CO. tTtnr". nmmt Capital Savings Bank and Trust Co. Montpelier, Vt. Commencing May 1 and until further notice this bank will close on Saturdays at noon, but will be open for business as U5aal Saturday even in ps from 6:30 to 8 o'clock. Four per cent interest is paid on sav ings accounts. TRUSTEES: CIO. L. PLANCH ARD, Tra. HA.n H. ITAVITT. Vir-Iridnt It. IX11"S VOUioLM. kr ItrmU at FRANK N MITH. Tr'vrr. WII LUM . NYF l?T TV l3.Nli ! Ti:u1T!V t t ALLAH IX. ill . The SAVOYj Price ' $7.50 A Dainty Touch of White Here is a newly designed white canvas tie tailored on a regular Walk-Over shoe-last. Made with precisely) the same care as they make a leather shoe- 7 days stretched on its last so it will retain its beautiful' shape, reinforced where it should be. Its white canvas is Walk -Over selection easily cleaned when time, finally makes cleaning necessary. Call. Learn how; lastingly white and shapely a white oxford can be made. Rogers' Walk - Over Boot Shop S2',r,j1' W J Those desiring the services of a Progressive Commercial Bank in Barre or in Washington county are invited to call or correspond with any of the officers of this institution. QUARRY SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST CO. BEN A.EASTMAN, Prea. H.J.M.JONES.V-Prei C.M.WILLEY.Traa DIRECTORS! Bern A. Eaatman 3. M. Boutwal! W. G. Rnolda H. F. Cutlef E.L. Scott H. 3. M. Jonea B. W. Hooker II. H. Jcoa iterview which appears elaewhrre upon this pape. lie clearly ana iiuny loncea the -criticism rf those who al lege that having been blind to the use of political advertising in the senato rial contest four year ago, and a other times, will now involve Ihe law for his own ends. After taking re sponsibility for draughting and putting through tho law in 1902, following a particularly expensive election, Mr. Kmery goeg on to ay: "I did not introduce this question into tha present contest ("lie first we henrd of it was from the Hartness ramp Ed.) and do not think it can fairlv be claimed that I secured the passage of this law 18 years ago for the rmrrvose of furthering mv candi dacy for a ftaHe office at this timp. It could hardly have been foreseen. Nei ther do 1 expect to invoke the provi sions of the act in question to prevent any of my opponents from spending their thousands in this campaign, if ilhev fo desire." Xow it is quite apparent that ei ther the Messenger or Mr. Babbitt has made an error of statement. Which ever a msnv have been, we shall expect to see the charges which have been made against Mr. Kmery immediately and gracefully withdrawn in view of this statement. The M.'sentrer, and other ITartnes at.H Itabbitt natwrs. fear the candidacy of flirt is Kmery. They know tht he has a large and rapmiy increasing toi lowing among the clean-thinking middle-class voters of the stae the farm ers, the laborers, the smaller buinea ,,, an who would see Vermont de veloped along its present lines rather than maoe um pinny iwhimi w i( as Messrs. Hartness and Babbvtt advocate. We who have chosen Ver- 1 1. .A . 1 mont wno love npr ior im uc ii i and what he may be made by devel- j opment along natural lines, o not want to nnd ourseivrs in a nuniaiuir Pennsylvania or an enlarged version of the tvpVal factory town. If we did. we might, easi y move io me mv w the other That is why the anti-Kmery papers scire upon smn jji-iounqea cmn-ism a the only w ay to reach him. Griton Times. Indirectly. "Anvwar. the landlords don't control j our mansion in i-.rr, . . . rxchang. Not directly, perhaps, but landlords are causing a (jood deal of profanity and we know where the pro fane go. Boston Transcript. A Morel Alarm Clock. A Yankee and Scotchman were walking in the Highlands, and, coming to a place famous for its echo, the Scot gave a loud call. When the echo re turned clearly after nearly four.min utes, he turned to hia companion and said proudly: "There, mon, ye canrta show anything like that in your coun try" , t "Oh, I don't know," returned the Yankee. "I guesa wo can do better than that. Whv, in my camp up in the Rockies when ! go to bed I just lean out of the window and sing out: 'Wake up! Time to get u!' and eight houra afterwards the echo comes back and wakea me." Boston Transcript. Time He Spoke. Nell To-morrow ia Jack's twenty eiphth birthday. Doris Are you going to give him anything! Nell Yes, a good strong hint. Bos ton Transcript. Sweet Innocence. She (to returned doughboy) So you went in swimming in the Rhine. 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