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Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

Lakeville, Conn, May 8, 1921. To The Editor:-
 I have noticed a letter in your paper in regard to the Town Hall being unsafe.
 Would like to give the information that each year pay the State Police Department $1O.O0 for having an Officer make an inspection of the Hall and see that everything is all right.
 I doubt very much if there is another Town Hall in the State that is used as much as the Canaan hall and I, like many others, think it too small, but feel sure that we can leave the matter of it being Unsafe with the State Police. When they find it Unsafe they will not be at all backward about telling us.
 E. J. Stuart.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
SNAP SHOTS

There is too much faith in the theory that achievement consists in breaking some kind of a worlds rec ord.--Baltimore Sun.
 The sweet young thing who is too tired to run an errand for mother can kill Marathon champion on the dance fioor.-Bennington Banner.
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 If there were no optimists, there would be nobody to buy wildcat stock; and if nobody bought wildcat stock there would be no pessimists.- Hartford Times.
 They are sending meat profiteers to jail in Paris. There are some Paris fashions which the sternest moralists will urge our following Baltimore American.
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 The silver service of the old bat tleship Indiana will be used on the new ship, of the same name, but the punch bowl might as we'll be beaten News.
 An Ohio theorist lays the blame for failures in scholarship at the state university in cigarettes. At last the movies have found a relief substitute in the task of being the goat for general ills.-Baltimore American.
 According to Capt. Hugh S. Mar. tin, formerly our military attache ir Petrograd, and who has military ser. vice since in Russia, Lenine is a fig. urehead, while four men, headed by Trotzky, control the Soviet govern ment. We wonder how much more Capt. Martin knows than other peo pie. Trotzky has always beer thought to be the fgurehead ant Lenine the brains of the soviet gov ernment.-Waterbury American.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

one and rests on us all. The towns people should refuse to use the hall. Fathers and mothers should refuse to take their children there, or per init them to attend the movies am sorry to say or write it but this is the surest way of all to constrain the public to take some action on this matter for it hits the dollars or pro- fits or shall we come right out ond declare that the danger To human life is as nothing cCmDared to ihe threat ened loss of a bit of money. It seems as if no publicity could pos sibly be more imperative than that of safeguarding chiidren's and all human life and to permit the use year after year of a public building such as we have is reprehensible to the last degree. No fair-minded per son will deny this but the public must do something else beside com plain. We have done that for the past 25 years or more and it gets us no where nor insures us safety in a disgracefully shabby, unsafe town
 hall. B. H.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

to exist is an amazing fact in our town. The maintenance of safe conditions of public buildings, roads, bridges, and so on, is an obligation of the town itself which means that the people must safeguard their own and other peoples lives by taking the proper steps to do so. To wait till something disastrous happens that the public had been in fear of for years, is nothing less than crim- inal negligence. When the race for the Penalty Pax appropriations be- gan, the town hall was set aside as something that would cost too much money to attend to and as too worth less thing to spend any money on or even to make temporarily safe for the men, women and children who crowd the rocking old shell to capacity night after night.
 If money is to be considered above human life, if the public likes to take dreadful chances, if after all, the old barrack may stand and totter for another decade or so,---all of this is a matter for the people to decide as a whole, not the decision of the few or this or that organization, but as it is a public matter that should concern all who value life, the pub lie must take hold of it. No special committee should be appointed to determine whether the hall is safe or unsafe. A squint-eyed cat could tell by just passing by it at mid night. Committees are so apt to act as previously advised, or to assidu- ously work on something beneficial to themselves as side line, and there have been so many conspicuous ex- amples of this sort of thing that it would prove a refreshing novelty to just once see the public put one over on a carefully prepared com mittee. I unhesitatingly state this, that the community or the towns people have no business to let the matter slide along in this hap-hazard manner. There isn't an honest con- scientious builder or carpenter who will pronounce a building safe if it isn't.
 The people should listen to no other influence or opinion, or mere guess work. It is a shame that such miserable old disreputable barrack exists in a town of this size. That it is generally admitted to be unsafe is an additional matter for gravest censure. The people will have safe decent town hall when they demand it. The responsibility is a public
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
LOWER PRICES AND LABOR

Labor as a whole was quick to take advantage of the shortage in every industry caused by the war, but it is now generally noticeable that it fails to find a reduction in prices of nearly all commodities to- gether with a surplus of help suffi- cient reason for a like decrease in wages. Not only in this true of un- skilled labor, but with the expert or specialist, as well, while the cry is heard throughout the land: reduce the price of other things first. The following table of market prices show that prices are nearly half what
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
The Canaan Town Hall Again

am glad to note that another Canaanite has had somewhat to say in the News columns regarding the old town hall. When human life may be in danger it is most likely that the people will, sooner or later, have something to say about the danger, whether it be an old rotten bridge, an unsafe building whose floors have. been propped up for years, and years, or whether the danger be from wolves or too many rattlesnakes.
 In any case the people collectively, take precautions and assume the aggressive in such numbers as to make it an imperative demand that the community, city, or town shall be made safe for tn epeople to live in, in every respect and particular
 That condition dangerous to the whole community should be allowed
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

He now declares he also hid a sec ond large sum, the remainder of his fortune (s150,OOO), in a lonely spot on the mountainside distant about a days journey from Washington that he placed the gold coin in a metal container and took it himself, unaccompanied, and hid it in a spot which he alone can identify.-From the news. This is not the product of an imaginative writer of fiction, nor an extract from a fairy tale, but a sentence from letter written to the war department by one of Grover c. Bergdoll's lawyers; and the war de- partment let Bergdoll go to get the gold! This incident should inspire a writer of comic opera.--New York Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
CONGRATULATIONS

A copy of the Norwalk "Hour" has come to our desk in an array of fine feathers in commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary. The "Hour' started as weekly fifty years ago and was first printed in New York city and issued in Norwalk by Brainerd W. Naples. The history of this modern daily is interesting, to say the least, for had it not been for the loss of communication ticket it is highly probable no such journal would now exist
 Mir. Naples found on boarding the train at New York, that he had either lost or mislaid his communication tick ct. Refusing to pay his fare he was put off the train and from that day he was an implacable enemy of the 'New Haven" road. Letter after letter was written to papers near his home town, but so bitter were the attacks that many were never printed. This resulted in his starting g paper of his own, which has grown from a small weekly to a 24-page daily that should be the pride of its town.
 One Sother interesting feature (to us) of this edition of the "Hour" is photograph of and reminiscence by John Rodemeyer. The photograph was evidently taken back in the steenth century, while the reminis.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
CONFERENCE OF OLDER BOYS AT WATERFOWL
Will Be Held Friday and Saturday of This
 Week

The plans are practically complete for the Older Boys Conference to be held at Watertown on Friday and Saturday of this week. The follow ing is a brief of the Conference pro- gram:
 Friday, 400 to 5.3O Registration at the Congregational Church. 5.30 Conference called to order by the President of the 1920 Conference. Opening Service led by George Ste wart of Yale University. Address by the Rev. W. F. Tyler of Winsted. Getting the Best out of the Confer ence." Election of officers.
 6.45 Conference Dinner at the Community House, c. B. Bucking- ham presiding. Music by !he Taft School Musical Club. s. Mclean Buckingham will welcome the visi- tors in behalf of the town of Water town; Preston Cadwallader for the Watertown boys; the Rev. MT. Wells for the Watertown Churches. Response by Harry Vail of Goshen. There will be addresses by Eddie Egan of Yale University, Harry Hadley Smith, State County Work Secretary of the Y M. c. A; E. L. Saxton, Secretary of the Fairfield Go. Y. M. c. A., and the Rev. Ar thur Howe of the Taft School:
 Saturday, 800 A. M. Devotional Service 10.15-11.30 Sectional Con- ferences. General Theme, "How am I Preparing to Live?" :..
 (a) Through Athletics in Litch- field County. Leader, Harold H. Wright, Principal of the Watertown High School. Papers and addresses by Norman Couch, Washington; Errol Barnard, Winsted; Kashmir Yarosinski, Terryville.
 (b) Through Preparation. Lead CT, the Rev. Dr. Clarence H. Frank, Educational Secretary of the State Sunday School Association. Papers and addresses by Hurley Bogardus of the Taft School; John Mckay, Yale University; John Everts, Lake vile.
 (c) Through My Attitude towards the Best in My Town. Leader, Ar thur P. Hickox, Watertown; papers and addresses by Page Johnson, Litchfeld; Percy Raymond, Ply mouth; Edward Johnson, Thomaston.
 (d) Through the Investments of My Life. Leader, the Rev. A. K. Skinner, Canaan Lionel Moore, Tor rington; Douglas Adam, Canaan; 1; George Lyon, New Milford.
 11.3O Address by Dr. Arthur G.. .Noehren, lately National Y. M. c. A. Physical Director of India and Ad- visor to the Governor of Madras on Physical Education. ,.~
 1900 Conference Photograph.
 1230 Lunch, Community House. Addresses by the Rev. Clarence H. Frank, D. D., the Rev. P. F. G. Morecombe, Bloomfield and Harry Hedley Smith. 200 Recreation. .' 300 Song Service and Committee Reports. s'
 3.3O Address by George Irving of New York, Religious Work Secre- tary of the International Committee of the '. M. c. A. Closing of tie Conference.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
An AiI-BrltIRh Bird.

The red grouse-probably the most sporting bird that fiies-has never been known to nest outside the limits of the British Isles. This bird flour ishes in every Scottish county and in most counties of Ireland and Wales. In England the grouse thrives only as far south as Derbyshire, all attempts to stock more southern districts, even when apparently suitable for the pur- pose, having proved failures, though some grouse survived for quite a long time after such an experiment in the Thetford district.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

cence dates somewhere in the 'umties and tells of Johns experiences on the News and other papers, includ- ing the Norwalk "Gazette".
 We congratulate the "Hour" on it's anniversary, on the progress it has made and trust it will show the same spirit and strength as did it's founder, when there is a question between right and might.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
PROPERTY OWNERS ATTENTION

If you contemplate selling or hold ing an auction, consult Fahey & Randall, Sharon, Conn.,, they pay cash for your goods or hold sales on commission and pay you the cash when sold and assume all notes. Real estate, merchandise, personal prop erty of all kinds. Consult them if you wish assistance.
 Their many satisfied customers are their best recommendation.
 Constantly on hand and for sale. The best new milk COWS and spring CTS they can find. Lot them know your wants.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
Pilgrim Church Notss
Friday

T1uay The Mission Circle will meet at the Parsonage at 8 P. M. Annual Older Boys Conference at Watertown. Douglas Adam and MT. Skinner are to have places on the program.
 Sunday
 Regular Morning Service or Wor- ship at 10.30. The members of the American Legion are especially in vited to attend.
 Sunday School at HAS. A special offering for Fresa Air Work will bs taken.
 Monday TAe YouaG Woman's Guild wall meet with Mrs. Richardson. Miss Belle Roger will entertain the officers and teachers of the Sun day School at her home at 7:30 o'clock.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

For Sale---Blaok horse, weight about 1450, 10 years old, three thorough bred Jerseys with pedigree and one Cleveland tractor. c. F. Rogers, Salisbury, Conn, at top of Smith Hill.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
FOR SALE

For Sale---Two small chicken coops size 4x4 fit. with it. yards. One coop 4x5 with fit. yard, one Plan ct Jr. hand seeder, one Planet IT. hand wheel hoe, one carpenters tool box, 21x36x1S inches. Also quantity of second hand sash, size 6, light 9x13. H. A. Traphagen, Tel. 152, Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

From all accounts the Bald Head Club had some time in Torrington Monday, which makes us wish about once year that we were bald instead of grey,
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

For Sale---Two Ford touring cars, one light 8-cylinder in good run ming order. Several other cars of various makes. E. Wetmore, Sal isbury, Conn. Telephone 7S-14.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
Editor of the Connecticut Western

News:-
 It seems to me that somebody should answer "A Canaanite", so I will venture to say that do not be- lieve that the floor of the Town Hall will give way nor that the roof will fall in, although the dancers say that there is at times a noticeable undulation in the floor. The hall should be examined by an expert builder. One thing is certain, there should be hand rails on the back stairs and a fire escape. [
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

For Sale--1 nearly new Farmers Grain drill, Butterworth Rye beater and binder, mounted. Also one cheap work horse and two geese. Fahey and Randall, Sharon, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

Potatoes For Salo---Two early varie-
 ties and Green Mountain, quan- , tity of seconds very cheap.
 Isaac S. Kelsey, Taconic, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

Radio Apparatus For SAle--Honey comb Coils etc. Write for prices. A. F. Knight
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
Weman's Suffrage.

The frat state to grant full sufrraga % women was Colorado, ln 1893. How ever, the Wyoming territory, in ISea had enfranchised women.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

For SaIe---Six weeks old pigs, from mature stock, Berkshire Chester White. Price $14 a pair. F. J.
 Schmaling & Son, Taconic, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

Cotton, mid upland 12.9O ALSO Printcloths .O4A .161h
 Possibly these reductions have not yet been passed on to the public, yet it proves. beyond a question nearly everything is coming down and that the law of supply and demand must regulate wages as we'll as commodi- ties.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

C~nt-a-Word Advertisements Min;cum Charge, Ist Insertion 25o
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

Salesmen Wanted--To solicit orders for lubricating oils, greases and paints. Salary or Commission. Address The Harvey Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

Manufactured man wishes em- ployment by the day. l.. A. Jones, Box SPA, Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
WANTED

Cook Wanted--Permanent position. Riggs School, Lakeville, Tel. >149.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

Wanted-Suits, coats to dye in any popular colors. Work sent by par eel post returned within few days Henry Wellner, Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

Wanted--A seamstress. Miss Edith
 E. Greene, Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
Free Use of Shipping Board
 Films

Use of Shipping Board motion picture films of four reels free on request of any mayor, postmaster, pastor or orRani- zation. An interesting edu- cational picture of ships and the Sea. Write for informa- tion to II. Laue, Director Information Bureau, Room 911. 1919 ''F" Street, N. w., Washington, D. c.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12

Wanted---Trucl1ing of all kinds, fur niture transferring, etc. John H. Humes, Tel. 32-5, Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1921-05-12
Operators of Passenger Services

AAmiral Lims 1T State St. New York, N, Y. Seattle to Yokohama, Ksbe, HonKksnR, Shanghai, Siara- / pore. and occasionally to Manila and Hawaii. natson Navigation G. 4s So. Gay St. Baltimore, Md Baltimoxs to Havana, Pun- anna Canal, Los Angeles, San Francisco. and Hawaii. Munson Steam Ship Limo s3 Beaver St., New York
 New York to Rio de Janerfo, nontivideo. and Buenos Aires.
 New York and Porto Rico 6. g.
 Go.
 II Broadway. New York, N. Y. New York to Porto Rico.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-03-18
NEW CONFECTIONERY

G. f. Cruson and C. e. Nichols ara
making arrangements to put In q con.
fectionery and pool room on the base
ment Of the Andrews Building. The
basement will be divided and the con.
fectionery put in one end and the
pool room the other.
Cla".on icuns assisted by Messrs.
Cruson and Nichols, is busy this week
making necessary alterations In the
basement and getting ready to IN.
stall the fixtures.
Mr.. Nichols comes here from Leb-
anon and he and Mr.. Cruson inform
us that nothing will be. lacking to
make this a real up to the minute
confectionery, one that Toledo may
well be proud Of Their motto will
be Service and Cleanliness" Be.
sides candies, ice cream, etc, they
will serve hot tamales, chill, oyster
cocktails. etc. They expect to be
ready for business about the first of
April.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-03-18
SILETZ

S,letz Is trying to work in harmony
with the new Administration in keep
ing down expenses by economizing by
producing more than We use and by
doing more work and less complain
ing about hard times. The world is
very much unsettled and it will take
a long time to get down to normal
conditions. The Kaiser after getting
the world in such a turmoil ought
like Judas-to go out and hang him
self and thus in away square the &C.
count for the suffering and sorrow
Ae has caused. The farmers are try
ing to plow and put in their crops but
the weather continues SO bad they
cannot do it
Times are dull and lots of meh
are out OF employment because of the
shutting down OF so many sawmills;
and crime seems TO be ON the increase
because of war conditions and we will
nave W Dt pdlltut dHu cdSh oAS hOhp
to bring on better conditions. We
must pay more into the government in.
stead of taking so much out. A pa
ternal government breeds discomfort
and makes Socialists and Reds out OF
the people. You cannot down a man
who works. The person who takes
no pleasure in his work and no inter
est in building up the community
wherein he lives will never succeed.
George McCoulou who had charge
of building Lee Wades new bungalow
which was blown down last winter
said the roof can be raised and re
placed without damage. The work o.
rebuilding will commence as soon al
the weather will permit.
James Franks is getting material.
on the ground to commence buildin.
his new residence when the weather
gets better. Mr.. Wade and Mr.. Frank.
both have nice locations for theil
new homes which will add much t,
the beauty of Siletz Valley.
Lee Williams and Grant King hav'
built nice side walk leading from
the pool saloon and Recreation Hal
to the hotel and now you can 81
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-03-18
ELK CITY

Mrs. w. Fl. Daniels OF Wash, who
has been visiting with her son, Jesse,
and family of Slletz, was in Elk City
Thursday enroute for the Upper Big
Elk where she will visit with the
Grants. She was accompanied by her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jesse Daniels.
Mrs. Lige Grant and Mrs. Willis
Grant visited our fair city one DAY
last week.
Ruth Cozine spent the week end in
Elk.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom. Harding dropped
in Tuesday. ..
Harry Mattison and family passed
thru Elk Sunday enroute to the Valley.
Uncle Marsh Simpson went to Tole-
do Tuesday. My, but 1t looks good to
see high hat again.
The Elk City improvement Club Is
just walking right thru its work
everyone takes such an interest and is
helping all they can. Mrs. M. w.
Small Entertained the Club last week
and Mrs Woodward this week.
Jess Whitford and wife Of Toledo
spent one day last week with the
Mrs. Simpson.
Rev. Bush was in town one day last
week.
Mr.. Dixon was in Toledo Sat,T.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kleut Of the
Quarry spent Sunday with Mrs. Kleut's
mother, Mrs. Bell at Pioneer.
Bornett Howard of Pioneer was call
ed to Portland last week.
Mrs. Rose Hoffman spent the week
end with Mrs. Enos Of Toledo.
Lem Hoffman and wife were To
ledo visitors Saturday and Sunday.
"Slim" Lang of Elk was in Newport
Monday.
Victor Sets and family of Elk were
visitors at Five Rivers the past week,
Guy Roberts, millman Of Toledo, was
in our burg Friday.
E. H. Evenson Of Newport was III
Elk Monday.
The school children here enjoyed
talk by Mr. Price and Mr.. Weere on
the China and Armenia relief one af.
ternoon last week.
1t would appear as IL the March lion
had landed on us with bound but
there is one consoling fact, he will
only stay with us about two weeks
then watch the gardens grow!"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-03-18

Sure having some nice warm wealth
er. Get busy young people and get
Your bathing suits ready.
Upper Schooner Creek school has a
new school teacher, by the name of
Mr.. Pshaw. He took the place of Mr..
Thompson.
Abe Liswig has just arrived home
from Portland.
Mr.. Harmen is clerking in the Taft
store in place of Abe Liswig.
The Mirene came into port bringing
in cargo Of hay for Mr.. Woods and
took out load of lumber to Vaquina
Bay.
Mr. Jacobson went out to Newport
70 see the doctor, as 1t was reported
that he had blood pn'con in his left
hand.
There was big dance at Roselodse
Hall, March 5th and a lively bunch
OF young people from Kernville TOOK
it in. They were as follows: Miss lice
yIespack, Millie Hespack, Leonard
Hespack and Bruno Rydzeski. They
say, Cider Hill is a steep place. The
buggy upset, and sure a good looking
bunch tumbled down the hill.
We got the news that Mrs Farrin
Is coming back to her old home on
Schooner Creek to run the ranch.
A big program and dance Is to be
given at Kernville hall, April End
everybody come, A good time assur-
ed. Some swell plays will be given
especially one Now don't forget