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THE sUGAR POLICY.

It is to be expected of course that the attorney general would seek to get out from under the responsibility for the high sugar prices and to seek to remove any blame from the administration for the part it has played therein but when he tries to shift it over onto congress Joy saying that it failed to act when it was urged to it is like locking the door after the horse is stolen.
 The failure to act came more than six months ago. in fact way along last sum mer when the equalization board was in the midst of its duties. It was then that the board asked the president for the authority to acquire, or requested him to act under the authority he possessed by existing legislation to direct them to ac- quire the sugar crop for this year. At that time it would have been possible to have bought it at a price which in comparison with that demanded today would be looked upon as highly satisfac- tory. But 1t wasn't done. The president listened to the advice of a member of the tariff commission instead of the su- gar board and the result is that while we were dawdling others acquired what we should have done and in the meantime there was the fixing of price for Loui- siana sugar which immediately was used as basis for disposing of the crop of Cuban sugar and we are paying five and six times what sugar used to sell for a pound.
 When it was apparent that an exten- sion of the sugar board beyond the first of January was necessary Legislation was enacted in the form of the McNary bill that changed the duties of the sugar board considerably but it was then inn possible for 1t to acquire sugar under any such advantageous figures as could have been done months previously. Ii was in fact not directed to acquire sugar but given the authority if deemed advis. able
 It was Of course evident that the Watchful waiting policy as applied tc sugar had made us lose our advantage and it is that which has put us where we are today with sugar anywhere iron 2s to 32 cents a pound.
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LARKIN's CONVICTION.

Since the radical demonstrations made in this country have called forth the at tention of the authorities for the sup pression of those who have been working in violation of the laws of the country a number of leaders have been presented Tor trial in New York under the charge Of criminal anarchy. It has been found that sufficient law and evidence was possessed to bring them to the bar of justice and secure a conviction.
 The latest of these cases was that against James Larkin an agitator of in ternational reputation, who conducted his own case and who seemed to carry the idea that he could defy the court with impunity as much as he could the laws of the country. LarlSin apparently basks in the light of the belief that he is mal1- ing a martyr of himself for following the imposition of the maximum sentence he maintained that he was going to prison Tor principle which even the possibility Of death wouldn't make him give up
 Like lot of others Larkin harbors tho idea that he is not obliged to re spect the laws of this country, that he can do as he pleases and that in so doing he Is serving to carry out the purposes Of certain element bent upon makine trouble. There has been no attempt made to force Larkin or any others tc think otherwise than suits his fancy. Bur asna he labors under the idea that ht
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THE CITY OF DANzTG,

Announcement made by the depart ment of commerce to the effect that it is no longer proper to write ''Danzfg, Ger but that it should be just plain Danzig without any country attached re- minds us of one of the important changes that was made by the terms of the treaty of Versailles.
 Before the war Danzig was a German city It has of course retained it's Ger man population and it's same German characteristics but in order to give Po- land an outlet to the sea without fore ing it to go over the territory of another country which might always be means of friction Danzig was made 8 free city and lane designated which Poland can use to reach it.
 Thus it becomes evident that while Danzig has been taken away from Ger many in the sense that Germany has given up all control over it,-it has not by any means been made Polish territory Naturally it could be resented by the Germans to have it. referred to as be- ing in Poland and under the conditions of the charge Poland could be expected having it still considered as German ter. ritory.
 Danzig thus virtually become little country by itself, coextensive. with tn limits of the city which is under tho direction and control. of inc allied power. and maintained in that way for the pur pose of serving the interests of Poland It hasn't changed it's location aut it. control is in different hands. There can be no question but what let ters addressed as formerly would, reacl 1 their destination, but in the interests o i accuracy and for the far more impor+an consideration of avoiding unnecessar. bitterness it is advisable tirat the ad vice concerning this correct addres should be followed It is one of the re
 suits of the war which might easily b overlooked but there can be little ques
 tion but what Danzig promises to becom
 much more important than ever as seaport.
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Grinding the two wads of mud on his heels nicely into the freshly cleaned rugs, the man of the house began before he was out of his oyercoat. Did Jim my he esayed.
 No, he did not, interrupted Jimmy s mother, hastily T don't know what 1t is, o1 course, that you are expecting Jimmy to h-Ve done, but whatever it is ne hasn't! l do wish, MaxiInilIan, that you would get over. this extraordinary habit of anticipating that your son Is going to do as he is toldl. You don't take into consideration the fact that some thing unexpected and perfectly legitimate in the way of an excuse always inter- feres P
 T told Jimmy this morning" his fath- CT stated in a loud and reproving tone, that no excuses went He understood that he was to sort out and pile up all those. old magazines downstairs and get l them ready for sending away. He-
 "Oh," said Jimnly's mother in re- lieved tone, T think he really did go in to the basement when he come from school, now I think of it, but he had 1 Spiff with him and Greg and Silver Jackson, and a lot of others and some body's dog, or so, and Spiff had his new roller skates along.
 "Just why six boys can have good 1 time with one pair of skates, of course, 1 is beyond me. 1 think two of them wore one skate apiece and two more ran along behind pushing, while the others got in the way in front yelling like Indians. At any rate, bunch of them shot clear i through into the laundry, and expect I've lost nay perfectly good washerwoman who does not put acids in the water. i Spif went headIong into a tub of bluing and Jimmy tore a sheet clear in two that was hanging up and one of the dogs 1 tipped over a boiler of suds. The laun-
 dress had on a new pair of French heeled shoes, of which she was very proud, and she was so anguished when the hot suds
 swept over them that heard her up 1 stairs here, and told the boys they must 1 go on outdoors. So they went out into the back yard"
 Pack yard !" growled the father ot
 family. There out to be an underground
 cave where that crowd could be closely
 confined-"
 T guess the back yard was a nnistake''
 agreed his wife with a little sigh as sht
 picked up his gloves from the floor
 Diggins was here cleaning rugs and th' boys made a tent at once of the largt
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town, who wrote nim a letter begging him to grow a bearl on his hitherto clean-shaven face, he called for her when his train stopped at her station and told her, as he kissed her. that he had made the change at her request.
 At Philadelphia there was a more solemn incident, touched with a tragic prophecy. In the unwonted emotions evoked by Independence Hall. where he spoke on Washington's Birthday, Lin- coin was moved to declare that if the Union could not be saved without giving up the principles of the Declaration of Indepence, he would rather be assas- mated on this spot than surrender 1t"
 As the presidential train neared Wash ington, Lincoln was met by a messenger from Seward and also by Allan Pink erton, the noted detective with the warn ing of plot to mob him in Baltimore. where in those times all through railway cars had to be slowly hauled across the city by horses. Although he dssliked to steal into the capital. as he said. Hike thief in the night" he accepted the advice of those around him and quietly
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Memories of Years Ago.


 Mr. Editor: As the S8th birthday of your correspondent comes on May 9th, | 1920, and so many people want me to tell them about things that happened be- fore the war We thought of writing about a few things we can remember 1 that happened a good many years ago lest we forget when We get old. We re- member seeing the steamer Henry Clay with the crew and. load Of passengers burned on Long Island sound. We re- member the first time we voted for state officers we voted for Myron D. Clark the last whig governor of New York. Our first vote for president was cast for John C. Fremont in 1856 and we date since Fremont was defeated by James Buchanan, the last democratic president until Cleveland, We can re member 6 snow storm that occurred in Walton, Y. r.. the 18th and 14uh of April 1857 and the 20th and 21st four feet more fell. We remember hearing Susan B. Anthony make speech on Wolnan's rights. We remember nearing Fred Douglas make $ speech at Walton, x. '. He was 8 colored man who came north with the Uncle Toms Cabin con- pany He started a newspaper at Roch- ester, N. Y. and the paper had no name except the Fred Douglas paper We re- member hearing Corporal James Tan ner make great speech at Walton, N r., July 1, 1876, and after an interval i of forty years We heard him again at the national encamDm3nt at Boston. We remember the great singer, Jenny Lind. We remember John r. Taft the great ] temperance lecturer, making speech in the adjoining town of Wilton, Conn. We remember while in the army we went with several other boys to the house of Robert SpalIs mother to get her to bake | some ho cakes for us, but she was out i of meal so We got no ho cakes but she 1 told us about Robert and said she ex- 1 pected him home every day. He was on i Q rebel picket boat and when the rebel 1 officer went ashore and left Robert in l charge Of the boat he got up steam and ran the boat out and delivered 1t up to 1 the blOckading fleet. After the war the 1 government gave the boat named the i Planter to Robert and he was elected i and served as 8 member of the United i States house of representatives.
 We remember the know nothing party At one time in the town where we lived every office from supervisor down to con stable was held by member of the know nothing. party. Their motto was Let none but Americans Rule Amer. 1 ica.' The party was all right until il got mixed up with slavery. They nom. mated and voted for Willard Fillmore fol president and he got the electoral vote. jI of two states. We think it was Mary
 land and Delaware.
 PHILO S BARTOW.
 Brooklyn, Conn.,, May 1, 1920
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was clouded with gloomy forebodings that his enemies would kill him and that she never would see him again.
 Ale had his own dark presentiments. On the day of his nomination he saw two reflections of himself in a mirror, one of --0 pale shadow. and the superstition aroused. On the night before he started -----. Cn the nignt before he started for Washington, as he was sadly leaving his old law office for the last time and saying goodbye to his partner, he fore told the fate that awaited him. The people who had gathered at the railway station the next morning to say goodbye
 '''' Tr"' hi~1, as long as his train re- mained in sight, standing on the platform
 ~-., ~ .ile.aAcno.y figure wistfully looking back at the vanishing little town into which he had walked barefoot law student, and where fame had sought him out.
 An instance of the simple nature of the man. which occurred in the course of his journey, caused many smiles anl as many sneers. Having adopted the advice of a little girl in a New York
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THE PRIMARY RESULTS.

As the result of the tests in the pri- maries this week as between Senator Hi ram Johnson and General Leonard Wood indicationss point very. strongly to a two to one victory for the latter as far as states are concerned.
 Although the Californian senator put up determined fight there was no sur prise in the outcome in Maryland where by large majority in a small vote Wood secured that states delegation Mary land didn't even give Johnson the satis- faction of the close contest that resulted in New Jersey. It was cohspicuously out for Wood though the total vote was such as to indicate that the contest aroused slight interest The indications are that it was considered foregone conclusion where little effort was required to insure the proper result.
 In Indiana the contest has been many sided but even then as the figures show the real fight appears to have been be tween these two candidates who have been testing their strength in the pri- maries of a number Of states. Thus in addition to Maryland Indiana will in all probability be found sending its delega- tion to Chicago for Wood with Johnson, Lowden and Harding trailing along in the order named. For both Lowden and Harding to have a neighborihg state turn down their candidacy doesn't serve te make them loom before the convention.
 Likewise if a state primary can sub merge a boom the result in CaIffornia cannot fail to be regarded as decidedly i against the Hoover candidacy. With the admission by the Hoover managers that Johnson is the victor it indicates that i California has manifested it's preference that it stands committed to the Johnson view on the league of nations and agains l the idea as expressed by Hoover tha i there should be ratification with reser vations. In this contest General Wood did not participate, apparently out O difference to favorite sons and the reali zation that it would be effort wasted un der the circu!nstancas.
 The result therefore of these thre primaries is to indicate a strengthenin. of the delegations of both Wood an, Johnson with the former going tn stronger, Johnson has met two reverse
 and Wood none.
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Anniv versaries,

Mir Editor: I am reminded that one of the tooth anniversary celebrations which will mark the month of May will be that of the birth of Florence Night ingale, on May F, the birthday annfyer- sadly of a woman whose work during the Crimean war laid the foundation of modern nursing science throughout the United States. It is also the seven tieth birthday of United States Sena- tor Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. and the thirty-ffth birthday of Naior, John Buckley, executive secretary for Governor Holcomb Thursday May 6 will be the fifty first birthday of United States Senator Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama. Judge George E. Hinman of Willimantic will be fifty years old on Friday, May [.
 Speaking of anniversaries:
 Nearly everybody has, since the signing of the armistice, read of TIT listened to arguments in which the Mon roe doctrine played an inDortqnf nart Last week Wednesday was the anniver. sary of the birth of James Monroe fif+b president of the United States. the fa- ther and propounder of that doctrine SOUVENIR" TAYLOR
 Hartford, May 8, 1920.
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ington.
 After a campaign in which he re- mained silent in Springfield, except for merely formal acceptance of the nom ination, Lincoln received the news of his election to the presidency with the bitter anguish of, the nations jeopardy in his heart and in his face the shadow of his awful responsibility. For south ern leaders had warned the country that the triumph of a minority. candidate and Of a sectional party, which did not put out q ticket in ten states of the south, would be the signal for breaking up the union. The republican party, falling far short of majority, had won four cornered contest only because the dem ocrals had Iiyided their votes between Douglas and Breckenridge, with a large remnant of the old whig party voting for Bell.
 As state after state made good the threat by withdrawing it's representatives from Washington and by entering the southern confereracy, a moral, financial and industrial panic shook the north. There rose a frantic clamor for letting the south go or for compromising with it again. Seward anI a large section of the republicans, began to trim sail, and not less than 40 measures for patching up a truce were proposed in congress. From the 0o=- ca5tain came the clear command: Hold firm as a chain of steel" Wni-e aJ many other northern ! leaders. were bulIeted about like corks in a surf Lincoln steered his steady course | in the storm by two beacon lights: the i Union and the mandate of his election, which was to stop the spread of slavery 1 beyond it's existing boundaries.
 Office seekers and statesmen fiocked to l the sinlple-yslage home in Springfield, ! where the President-elect-in ''snuff-col- ored, slouchy pantaioons and open black vest with brass buttons"-let them in and talked with them while his two lit i tie sons noisily cIambered over him. But he kept his own counsels. Without
 consulting any one or confding in any one, he completed the outlines of his cabinet as he sat in the excited hurly- burly of the telegraph office election night. When the time came to write his inaugural address, he retired into the i solitude of a bare room over store.
 One day as he and Mrs, Lincoln were busily unpacking some purchases which
 they had made in Chicago for their journey to Washington and he thought of the public fears that the rising tide of se-
 cession would engulf Virginia and Mary
 land and cut off the president-elect from 1 the capital, the humor of the grim sit
 uation brought a twinkle to his eye and
 a quicker to his lips. Well, Nary he
 said, there is one thing likely to come out of this scrape, anyhow. We are
 going to have some new clothes.'
 On the eve of his departure to assume the exalted station to which he ha6 been called he made journey to the home of his stepmother. He was Joy. l ally caring for the good woman who
 had brought sunshine into his desolatt boyhood, whose faithful hands hat
 clothed him and who had given him z chance to. go to school anl learn his let
 ters. But her enjoyment of his visi
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can disregard the laws, commit acts in violation thereof and work for the up- setting of the government just because he thinks his principles are superior to the will of the majority he must expect that he is going to get the penalty Of the law.
 His conviction and sentence are in the Interest of law and order and organized government. There is. no, martyrdom in. volved in his actions. The treatment of Larkin is no different than others who do the same things should and must ex- pect Larkins principles are no differ ent than others have held. There are those who think they. should not be- sur rounded by any restrictions whatsoever but the number is small and can make little progress except among the radical narrow minded element.
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Stories That Recall Others
In 3 OLass cage EitI Hees-

Sympathy must be extended to the feI- low who is shut up in a sedan with three hives of bees when trouble starts
 This was the experience last week of a fellow who was on his way home from the country with the honeymakers. He was driving his sedan with one hand and keeping the hives on the rear seat with the other. All was going well until the auto struck hole in the road. The bees began to shimmy and the driver lost control running into big truck. There was a crash and then the music of hum ming bees. That fellow knows what if is to be in a glass show case with frierbt- ened bees He of course lost no time in getting out and fhhn-L22. [,
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He hot footed it to the drug store, sin gled out the proprietor, indicated the label and asked to have it filled and never mind the cost"
 Sure" said the druggist, that will only set you back $15O," and he pro- ceeded to fill the bottle and the man left rejoicing.
 The unfortunate part is that the man didn't know what the prescription was written for nor what malady that hu- man flesh is heir to that particular med icine" was meant to cure. Whiskey had been put in a medicine bottle and whis- key was wanted but the druggist was asked to fill the prescription and that ot course is what he did without any vio. lation of the law
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JIMMY'S BUSY DAY

oriental from the living room which l lung over the cothesline. Then they | changed it into a tunnel and the game was. to skate through in enc swoop. Just US Greg catapulted through, the grocer's boy came up the walk with big bas- 1et of things and there was ice on the walk
 T have the complete picture" gasped Jimmy's father in despair. Eggs all over the rug, lettuce buried in the snow"
 He was a big grocer's boy,' pursued his wife, .sand evidently had never been traine1 to repress his emotions He took Greg in one hand and Spif in the other and the dogs went to help the boys and Diggins came out with the wire car pet beater and joined in the fray, and really, I was distracted.
 T called them in and told. Jimmy that his friends must go home. So all of them took each other home. With the two skates and the frantic dogs and aft CT that I haven't been quite clear what did happen Only that fussy Cummings woman from up the street rang my bell quite breathlessly while ago and from her remarks I gathered that the business street around the corner is rather wrought up. She hinted that the pave ment was strewn with shattered baby cabs, demoralized infants, screaming mothers and wrecked automobiles.
 She said something ought to be lone about it, especially as Jimmy was prom inent in all the activities-and when asked her what she would suggest that I could do she told me my son was heade- | ed for the gallows and that 1 was not lifting a hand.
 "But.n said, the father of the family Q tri1e anxiously, just where is Jimmy after all this fray? Are you breaking l the news to me that I have to go over ! to the police station before dinner with q glass of jelly or handful of cur rency for bal?"
 1 "Oh, no," Jimnys mother said cheer fully. Jimmy came home al right and said he had been having a swell time and you can hear him whistling upstairs get ting ready for dinner. I knew he'd be all right
 Well, you knew lot said the won dering father of the family. ''Women your faith is something wonderful But by jingo, that boys got to tie up those magazines or
 Oh" said Jimmy's mother, q tied 'em up myself and they're all ready Jim-
 my has too many other affairs engaging
 his attention. Chicago News.
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left his party at Harrisburg. Aceony anied only by Pinkerton and anothe loyal Illinois friend. he finished tn journey unobserved. though undisguiset in a general sleeping car. Arriving i Washington at dawn. the three me hailed a station hack, like any othe strangers, and were already settled their hotel when the capital awake | the startling news that the president elect was in the city.
 Tomorrow: Lincolns Valley ForIe
 Farming is lots of fun-unless yo have to do it for a living.
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He Filled the Prescrintion

Since the great drought started pre- scrlptions have been freely resorted to- After bottle containing whiskey was drained and another thirst arose the DOS ssessor of the bottle looked longingly at It and observed a druggists label there
 on and the number Indicating a pre- scription as well as blurred directions.
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The promised shortage of gasolene be- fore the end of the summer isn't bring ing about a decrease in thet number Of new cars, or caesing the manufacturers to pile up any surplus.
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When a New Yorker charged with be- ing implicated in the bomb plot of a year ago jumps out of a 14th story window he convicted as well as executed him self.