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Connecticut western news., 1918-06-06
SCHOOL NOTES
Commencement Exercises to be
held Thursday, June 21st

The high school commencement
exercises will be held in the Town
Hall, Thursday evening, June 21st.
Grades four and five of the center
school taught by Miss Hamer, took
part in the Memorial Day exercises
in the Town Hall.
The schools are doing red cross
work each Friday afternoon.
The school wishes to thank the
peaople of the town who contributed
material for red cross work in the
schools.
Alfred Able, a graduate of the
1914 class of the high school for
merly of Falls Village but more re-
Gently of Burke, Iowa visited the
school last week.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
~ -EsEEEEss s'.tLs
Church Damaged at Lee

q A heavy brick chimney, about 65
feet high, on the rear of the Congre-
gational church at Lee, fell in at 5
o'clock Saturday morning. 1t
cruched through the chapel roof,
ceiling and floor and made a hole
about eight by 10 feet, and also made
a hole in the aleove above the pulpit
in the main audience-room and took
out the entire rear end of the eastern
entrance to the church. An iron rod
and band, supporting the chimney,
was broken off, the chimney buckled
and went through to the cellar. The
damage,will amount to about $4,000.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
DR. D,iRsAitTfEfEs, H. RESENT =.
( baDonc st TO THREEefGAMPS
sic z, j., .ssTRn: ie-L.A--.&-2rU7lG.GZs -
This Cali VIII Fake All Class
Is a One Men in I917Iand "''
8lqn,z --lev 1915 Glasses n, bs .

The governors office ,hasnreceived
a a. ea1Tf. from tti9n 3ar department for
I9fo Class 1,a glsnera1 lsss4ay}ic men to
1bepgaentltp Camp tGEeeenllIeeaf during the
sfwe4daHrpeaied beginning. Qatqber!, z,
fandr5f & men sto ttbecentlRiHed for
Camp Dix,r M1dghtSteHu ynM,; j, dHf-
f.f1ig che safffe aseaf an TEfis1 eaft comes
: i'll addition t6z a5EaH fffBtf* IA ? aegroes
to be sent to Camp Deyety after Sep
,tember 27:.!m- These calls viii exhaust
the supply, at ClasS bFegistfqntsEof
1.-THE 1917u registrations and of the
Observation-Disclosures June and
cards will baIinstructed
ITO take men in the order.of. their res1
istration, taxing the 1917 men first
and their the twU registrations of this
year. ''. it S..-. Wv , '@.N Je2-
with this "a can ain 81 t Who have
isbeent temporarily deferBsd from mih-
.tarytseHyice because ofEther agrichlv
taral activities will .beGsummoned to
fBer1ice.BnTRis, of course, does not
applyg to- men who. have beefY put in
=deferredsd classes" foiE agricultural
reasons but to Glass I MEN whosa
calls hsY!e, been deferred, Until the
end Of the harvest season. ID &,o,
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
'.5nq.s JUNIOR IN RRstFR oo 19r4A'l ARMY
Excellent Work by Boys and
Il m"erh7 ou ghtotit the ystate

VII Wien fifty fifty 4th0 odssahd boys land LAM
girls are .I3pss S - Thousand
acres Of land to farm, somgsSthiRgafs
boundto happeasnt What z'happeened
rihg CoH1ecticutb was that the Junior
Food Army protedrt hemseaves sun-
cess. And anyone Can see this, for
himselfnwhot goes to the Berlin State
Fair which opens: Septeudber q, ..
'-The Junior Food Arfaysin ConnsG-
ticut has Cared Fer "a 5g'acrss.of corn
300, acres of potatoes, 4ahdy3oo acres
Of trick garden. TIN addition to. in-
{e:reasing the farm crops, ithey have
Kept the food production pledge by
raising 1000 PIGS, 'ss50Uf sheep d and
calves, and over $4,000 Gehickens
through the pig, sheep 1and'' poultry
clpbs. 1t is COMPUTED that the pro-
duction of all classes of farm crops
has been twice as much per acre and
the cost materially less when pro-
duced by the Boys and girls of the
Junior Food Army, q. '"
fsrF Fff
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{ Fseaoths eHoney,Bs@


'st TRe scarcity rofasuSarnshdhld not
deter lbeekeepersr from vfeeaing their
colonies during Septemher5and Octo-
Ber, said IAN 70 sfciai ofCthe Food De-
pAftmett today..nmBeesotnust have
plefiey of stSresin 1ordefisto winter
,wsflrToT .nisnpdftafit N,Gpason for
feeding suear in September is to en-
breeding:TaIA eolony of old
bees carried rover. Mwinter does not
come. tiirough-witpthe same, strength
and Vigor asa colony in which there
issaMarge number of young bees
Regular feeding Of two parts water
Will stimulate breeding. The solu-
ton should be heated, to make sure
z the sugar Is thoroughly dissolved,
but do not allow it to burn. Along
late in October, the sugar solution
can be reduced Ito half and half
sugar and water.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
VIM
)ffl( Of
4: s', vs2' A AIN 5AF NE E 7Tsifsstb'
E1E a3Ami+faa 5T-- 1T Ir.lrEsuas
Litsh6eld County * uxaliasiesF of ths
,G, sWmerisvBoagd ofuMassion


orThet annual meeting of ftire Itch
'feldrU CO., 'Auxiiiaries ofTl7e w. B. NJ.
wifi be Held at the First Church, Win
..stsd, lFrfdays+sept.s T. tf0,:i5 m.
Opening EXERCISES Mrs, i H h. Whiting
Welcome, pri1 Mrs. NH Blake
Respoass7E srMRs; H H.rBRidgnan
The; Work rofEthe IN. B .IMa,rE Tni."0
z, hsi4 rMfstJWi1L. "A danBT Pittsfeld
Report of the Secretariessee 10 p
The Conquest
70 80 Mrs. F. 5S'Gsodwn, Litchfeld
Devotional Service n. ~
Mrs. f. E. Carter, Washington
1s Luncheon. 12!9ggnFHostesses, Mrs
A. T., Steele and Mrs: T. e3strong.
Afternoon lSesgiQq39s p n: m Mrs. C.
WI. RiiaWellv .rW atertQYns presiding.
tMessags.fEem thead New Haven 9h- y
MRS. VIII FaiEehild, .z..1n;
" New HaNenR7t on hEuuEs.t u, n
offeftofy sso ST: MrssS. %. Clifton
,9gfos fig Prayer 80 r ev:nHs IA. Blake
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
TRAIN STRIKES TRUCK =
=. AND KILLS TWO MEN

! AS we go to press word has been
received that a truck bearing a
Connecticut license. and 'i loaded
with beer or beer kegs was struck
lat Kellogg,s crossing near Shelf
field, Mass, by the, train leaving.
here at 100 O'Clock. The driver.
and another man are reported in
stantly killed, No identity of the
men, or the car can be obtained at
present. ..,., r..
s Shortly after 4 o'clock we were
s informed that the truck belonged
s to the Torrington Building Com
5 pany of Torrington, and was re-
) turning to that place from Hud-
}son, N, Y with a load, of beer.
One of the men was said to be
} Michael Gagnon q, of TorrinGton.
The other is said to have not been.
3 Identified as yet. The, bodies
Swere taken to Great Darlington.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
No More Invalid tifeatss

iE Federal Food administrator Rob
@ett Scoville has annoaheed that Rered
after he will issue no more so-called
Invalid certifc;ateS Witch have been
granted in a few. cases on physicians
certificates that their, patients re-
quired straight whaet -four in their
diet and that it would be a hardship
for them to follow the usual rule of
buying an equivalent amount of
wheat flour substitutes. which might
possibly be wasted. "'. .,. =
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
Hold Annual Meeting

j.. The C. P.,s. of Pilgrim church held
their annual business meeting Sun
day, evening, Sept. 18TH The follow
ing officers and. chairmen f the com
mittees were elected for the ensuing
year: Pres. Miss Ruth Hatmaker,
Vice Pres. William T, Place, Secy.
Miss Florence Adams, r.. Treas. Miss
Ruth Fitch, Collector, James Lyles.
Social Committee, Miss Theodore
Scott; Lookout, Miss May Smith
Missionary Miss Olga johnson
Music, John A. Adams. -.
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Red Cross Notes

The ladies have just completed 80
convatescent robes at the Red Cross
rooms. They were veryAglad of the
opportunity in this way to help
Salisbury in its allotment. 90.
An exhibit of Red Cross work; and
Junior work was given at the North
Canaan Agricultural Fair yesterday,
and light refreshments were served
for the benefit of the local branch.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
Time Table Changes

Important changes of passenger
train schedules on all divisions of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad will go into effect Sunday,
September %. Time tables giving
detailed information regarding the
new arrangements will be in the
hands of Agents prior to the date on
which these schedules go :iito effect
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
The Difference.

Science is concerned with the names,
distances ard magnitudes of the stars;
and with. problems touching the ''in-
testinal parasites of the flea" Art, lit
erature and religion are concerned
only with mankind with the elemental.
the universal, the eternal; with the
dream, the defeat, the romance Of life.
Dallas Lore Sharp, in Atlantic.
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NpvEL FEArURE oFrfHE 81
'' CUNCERT3hKf NORFOLK
fbg 9nr e nQi=E9fIqQs .SnJ noeI a.
kosfolkc H1aHng Wamep To Rep
s1a1resent AmexieaIandQus
re nRRnRn rrrnA HsmS ~. k,n.nrr-i. stl

yAI- 91oT 9lE-%+-FOt1Go1ul
Last June there orurradGiTe tlDe.
FMlasfst shed the Iaest3pKsd6tic must
caiaevensssuer1sip@ niinEAhn a,om est
Of theekrsat dsoqks predffcedsnard re-
reiswed being tby 9American1arompo
srs. A,0n Thursday evefine will oes
eaTeHi patriotic; ,Initchfield-s1eeuntY
aepentoih shesvisito of theufreneh army
bbalnd, (which wi3tsa reEeivenasrOusipg
rec epsioaofrom thelpebples ef bitch
field fcoantyp represented -byGthe goS-
Eef1nor offGonneoticut and the mefh-
bersi'tof hisr staff HTthea Connecticut
state Gcomcilcof defense officers of
ethe frGonnceticutrl chamber Off COM
srnerce.insLitchfiefd ountyycrepreseht-
,ativesi of rfRed Cross chapters IN
Litchfield county, officers .of::Litch-
field University club, officers of the
Iitehfefd County Choral union and
Fohairmen of the Liberty loan COM
mittees in LiteAfeld- eounty. IL
w The state couTSh of defense has
given out 600 invitations, allotfng
the. cards AS eqpitahlly3as possible, in
every. town. in, .bitehfield county. ow-
ing to the foundation laws of the
Music she'd no tickets can, be sold for
admittance thereto, but a, collection
Will be taken during the, course Of
the concert, .thev proceeds. of which
will sbe presented 1.-THE band for
French war charities. ..l. s1Et
"a novel; feature of this affair will
be the presentation of lan alegorical
group representing. Great Britain
France Italy and America by the
young women of NorfolkuaMiss Ann
KimhaA will pers9natev Great Britain
Miss Margaret Window. Nwill be
France; Miss Josephine Roote. will
appear as Italy, and Miss Sidney
Thompson as America Pages who,
will tassisttin. thevgrpup:yf For Great
Britain, Miss. Frances Soule; flor
France Miss Elsie, Ericsson for ItaiyyI
MissrJanet MabonifoFcAm America, Miss
Marg.Blow, fThis graup WILDE posed.
during the D., playing, of t.'The Star
Spangled Banner and the .Marseil-
,laisefia atrthe beginning of the con-
certS ysno,I E'EscC 81. .i51s -blh'
IFhis RoXel idea has been TAKEN np
by firm fIAeW aYerkl nanufactur-
ers, eMhich has already taken orders
.fppr6a0v copies Iof, categorical figures
like these to beninade ipa papier
znache life size, ;aRdrt0obe placed on
the: stage at patriotic meetings and
concerts, butthe original production
and in life figures will be that of the
French band concert. :,
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". ~ w. ? Ut IIEF INK. ID ID
v,$5, OOG FOR RED GROSS
: rs IfIr ". nTTcy sd -rsfT' Co.
Given by Wholesalers in Payment o
1esaf'>v Accepting g. Excess 7Psofsts rev,

ssas The Federal Food Admin strator
for G onnectieut has lamp ounced the
largest contributin thus far gn1ade, to
the Redne Gross vas a settlement of
Charges of.'viefating the ;Fod gAdnam-
nistration regulations! Miner, Read,'
and Tull6ck, WHOLESALERS IF NewnHa-
Ven, With branches in Metiden, New
Britain and Bridgeport, g. were be-
ieyed liz oman8 gases to have aver!
taged selling prices in suehhar way as
! to1 net excessive profits. c"oom I, ~
The FederaE1 ODD Administrators,
after careful investigation ofi.the
I Matter and after Consultation with
the Enforcement. Division. iii Wash
ing tton,o decided to- accept sthe cohtfiu
| butiopa efT 5000, XolqntsriIYr offered
Eandenoti to- proceed further, with the
,casegt Oh O: ytknErIoCqc zuot~ va I,
f. nfnG& etteDtosrM r.s Scoville, b fAF.
PTaf16ck fsaid3 F4n etheseoserious way
stifnes,f1 don't feel That s&e1oughteto
take atdyantage W these Extra profits
aid, therefore, 4 1takes pleasure iii
ENCLOSING check, for S 5000 payable
cte the .AmerissnnRed,, Cross THIS
amount 1 believe is far in excess Of
anyb extra nproftsIr that have been
made for as rbyqoar1 statesmen, but;
neverrheless'we want yoa~ to realize
that we mean TO as what is fight and
we, shaye, artrahged things S. that III
( The future our 15alIesp9Sh YIN under
Egstapde that gQQ4ssr aJGassnot tout be
IhehaFgsd ct. m9rfsthasTthe limit placed
; BY athe FeedstaSxnjn istAatorp. RI
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
II OF AZ aTtsE .LkYE NIJ9A Isn. "a.
EoENT HU6IASM AT
4 bGS CAUCUSES SATHRB A
& as's5assif szap5iRsaRsbp @HsA
bamds hemoeratiGa& oNn t4cl
kt hsf 1syoakssAreiEeM doidv |

onnfhttfen oentPffsiasHf nsfit the tvsmaQ
rs naunn1skbetr pc ffD tattendgdi sB6tK Itia Hags
lpubthae eaTt and ipsmoaefq tattcussse
ben .Stasdays iSy8a 1s " as nsiaR 11sG re.
taaaEkr by aeanghg shHoWrt The J9ack sr
eoqheste for1cof6ea. aaaiiexcitsment .e9t
any KINDS titlseeas thatnpe astlcsis ad1,
j dHFned FOR ithentinae 5baingt stIleast.
pa In sttffis tSwh. bsdAH: tffe publican
eaaini1eihss s JtUHffn hB.w Reg9ri waee-ichosen
moderator ara Allyn Fuller, otclesk.
The ffellosWiHg Wgss. 9RSHm iihatsd to the.
bBateds an st Ithfft fpWPb sfapnins .Hss
sfAssassoR faE thEee years eia IS d Ja ar
tStexesrs,sGo suac aado himselftogr- go, aos
ns4sfiSts SRfectmatt: r6o,GsdSmith. 3s,-.
.lsSecond o. Sele ctmanse VI Charles
Eco dWfrf. ST, sh1non ~. .ba9t ','+s,
me .Boafd of ReHefsGW. J9tHatsnakar.
kre-e1geted for Three ysars?;,7fno.n
Td-t1AHditor: John Reed a. a.. Ell:
blEFandt Jurors r &c. Eft nyyanReusnnp
Howard Aathrop and lG(te 9Ege s. Feas,
bter yI@"e beS99ups bnR 4bsdonfc -,'r,
-baTax1Gollector: John SsaReed. S"n'
kds Comstabfesss Bben Kimbally 81 eofgs
I III id 7TFfesekmana and j.. O.. -RaroadefSf
| k Ssf1s@& u f7t 49, FIG w.
flown sEEhool a eesoMmn fit t4tsss: Hyacan~
fcy9u Jaryis C. Sttssf Sssrs., fssfss1teeted: .Shs
I'll, Library DirectoEstilEs Miss lss Mae < !
Srnithto fill vacaRey.a ifAllyn nFullRe91r'S
1 re-elected.aDi 1c Aro 40 ri3rgt .,ro.
sat thef Democratic n caucus E. e.
fFinney was chosen moderator and
1Nofmat} "! Moore, clerk: The fob
foGRaiing Is a list fof thg nomfKees :d+1n
Hubbard. -',| - ,,tn hnol;
aboard Of Relief F. oberts! ~ u, FL q!
FtocSelectmen: 1ClaYtsaG M Benz AMIN \
tGharles All Moore sreu gl.sa.4 .rcaI
| 7eAuaitor.sGe P 3 rdenhurgh RTrr
fnt Grand Saforse H. B!eInes,hsA. A.
kHubbard, Geo EToB eebe. sjdE' $685.
e. Ea !. fax .C3fleeeetor:: Ge6h;A. Hgffernau1,
''C ohhstahles;1, e. ,RhoaHeg,s Walter
Goggin, Daniel Sweeney: rse., ~ mo- 1 y.
eqfRegT of XotefSi Norman W. Moore
School Committee irgy Chas. Wt:
Roberts. '2r.E; vauup ucv' sry :
fQs Library Director Vacancy, Mae
Smith, ba5bt ehs ',hJr-, sE> IA 5
f :FEfbFahfayt lsDirgctor:@ bFtiHe' Terms
+ A1 If jff4r ,xot tHsnps1sRt e., -jbEl
f7o4s "A' INV ,n--1 -Z-Yo1f EnnfT
we n v1AEaOnn. EHR4 RED CROSS a. A'-
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Nav g.: New, Source or OIL.

1t is believed that large quantities
Of an OIL with many commercial uses
can be obtained from thetnuts of the
oeyol palm, which grows prolifcally in
central and tropical South America.
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Mrs. Henrietta Blodgett

Mrs Henrietta ,Blodgett, II, wild
ow OFFS Frederick Blodgett,f dice, In
} Boston CORNERS, My, Monday. The
funeral took place Wednesday from
the home Of her. daughter, Mrs.
William Draper of Wateryille. Burial
was in E. the WateIyille cemetery.
adrs.- Blodgett had sPeen resident of
Boston Corners fss hhc past / 5 goars.
She is survived by three sons, Fred
ana Charles of Boston Corners and
Nathan of .Canaahss two daughters,
Mrs: John P Leach of Boston, Cor
ners, and Mrs. William Draper Of
WaterVllle. 81. - e.~.~.t,.. srE --
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"a oald Bispaay ags oftf4le
IL. a. sssssrasa 10 1ozTS
sESfeet
3 sh$ b,ios
s9a sae greatest sFAiAffSh ntse wddb EJanh
S tisss taes2 N ssaseon s0utis
a, n1nf srsL eIsf,e
They areaetailed sa this
in the and furtAer Cement Te
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the by automobile ane~4l
there members
e. f Der fS kndtedtnue
4 paakss
people as pessfblea
along wfsh drwlt
4 neST Should VII eage to finnish them %
4 whichaA their ighpg fro4 CARS
will glad Showdown
9 Sntnst pshnee 9h sntwOd 4DEpARFMENT PBBaIGEHl
1nsnrr
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K Russia rnon-deelarants A..
4 Sweden snon-deelarants L. ~
? Switzerland hnon-declarants L.

''E' Beginning "Wednesday, Sept 18,
and. contin14ing1S days thereafter
1questionnaires of the; third edition
shall be sent each day to Sept. 18th
registrants, between 10 and SO, both
inclusive, excepting British subjects
including Canadian. The number. of
men. in this district of such ages. fol-
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19

y 'I"UAV5 ElEAhSV "a" no~If V1516o2 OF
"a VT
EIS4"7s FlTa h9h"oHo oE. Labnzn" nt1r
roc &c a6 OF" 1t ao!JasUp S JOE 2. ~
TIM aG ,1ehtoh-bno6 yt1ediL sc o.
aaLa. aslsk s.sass es--sr=rra&-
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Bobte SMk5 bliYg $fSwHf Nib Mary
Ghristipat,~ Miss Mary Case, Miss
Es$hHI5 Has64 f35hsfe jenkins,
MEA Rrth5IAhIs. SNlA kAIra Mabon.

MISS tLUUII' WINES 'zfhfStJ HFtaNI q IEIolYtII
Miss Ruth Marden, Miss Mary O'Gap-
nor, Miss Agnes Owen, Miss Jane
Miss Jaaet rSRrfset, Miss
Helen Smith, Miss .yEcla Snow 5and
Miss Mary Whalen.' i &c 1,oi,
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N1' 10 7th5Ish alH5nom VS.. 1cs
,a asny YM '2EE ,saoq. s,s r.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-30
light of 1t.

light of 1t.
A broken vase and a broken friend
ship are alike in hat neither amounts
to much after 1t has been repaired.
Married men spend most or theif
lives in getting what they don't want,
and married women spend most OF
their lives in wanting what thew don't
get.
And, for the love OF Mike. what has
become Of Richmond Pearson Hob
SOM We haven't heard q thing from
him ince he Joined the w. c. I. U.
Funny how the old o~vercoat you
wore for two winters looks so shah
by when lou take IL off in the spring
and looks sc presentable when the
1rst COLI day hits o in the fall.
WHY is It that a Better Half thinks
1t Is up to her to show her worst side
to her husband
What has become of the girl who
was proud of the fact that she had
the smallest waist in town?
We never met a nan who under
stood the Currency Problem. And we
never met O man who didn't know all
about II.
The man who imagines that you are
impressed with his importance be-
cause he carries eight pounds of keys
around on a ring should remember
thar a ~janitor carries more keys than
that.
Women are wearing so many peck
cts that they are likely to forget thai
they are wearing stockings. II has
been a long time since we saw Q
woman make a deposit In the Wo-
mans First Netionai Bank.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-30
BETTER LEFT UNSAID

Theodore Roosevelt has not improved the Republican situation
denounced the President of the United States There is a pretty
widespread opinion that the President made a serious mistake in APP
healing to the country for the election of only Democrats to congress
this year. But, after all, he is the President and as such must retain
the respect of the nation.
Mr.. Roosevelt is only a private ciizen-a very prominent and
influential one, to be sure, but after all, merely a private citizen
when he speaks he speaks as any one of us. His words can be dis
counted, and being so well acquainted with the man, what he says
But Mr.. Roosevelt makes a serious mistake if he thinks he car
get the American people to follow him when he drags the high Office
of the President of the United States into the mire. We may dis
agree with the President and his policies, but the respect for the
office remains. 1t is here where the President has an unfair advan
fage and, knowing that he has this advantage, he should refrain
from STOPPING to such partisanship as he recently manifested.
After all, the American people can be trusted to express their
will. They do not need the dictation of a Woodrow Wilson or the
brow beating of a Theodore Roosevelt to tell them what to do. The
people had pretty generally made up their minds what to do follow
ing the Presidents attempt to dictate to them what their actor
should be; Mr.. Roosevelt might better have left unsaid what he told
his audience Monday night.
But W e are all human and have our shortcomings. The one
critics of the people shall not be impaired. Realizing the almost un-
limited powers that have been bestowed upon the President in order
to help him win the war, it is right that the people, now that the
war is drawing to a close, should look toward removing some of
those arbitrary powers, or at least to place a check upon the man
welding them. That Is the bic meaning of the election as far as
congress IS concerned this year. All other things sink into insight
fcance.