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New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
A Radical Measure

When the transit bill emerges
from the period of hectic discussion
into the field of sober realities con-
siderations are likely to assert them
selves which are now ignored.
The public utilities of America
have been mostly in private hands.
So owned and controlled, they have
been the most progressive and eff
Gent of the world. In their finances
they have been scandalous., Invest
ors have been ortrageously cheated.
But in their operation they have
served the public we'll. The deaden-
ing hand of public ownership has not
been laid on them, and their patrons
have been little affected by the stock
jobbing of those dealing in their Sc
curities.
Why, in spite of this rifling of
investors, has private capital been
willing to risk money in them? Why
has their credit been good enough to
command funds? Because men like
Mr.. Hedley, of the Interborough,
have been allowed to show their
genius in the operating field and be-
cause, even more important, there
have been two bulwarks which it
was believed could not be over
thrown.
The first has been the belief that
American public opinion was so re-
gardful of private property that
non-speculative investors could rely
on the safety of their principal.
he second has been the conviction
that the courts would stand like q
rock against any disintegration OF
impairment of the constitutional
4 provisions which guarantee the full
fillment of the obligations of con-
tracts and forbid the confiscation of
property.
It need scarce be pointed out,
though some at Albany do not ap-
parently realize the fact, that the
knight-Adler bill strikes at the roots
of both OF these doctrines. The bill
8 is attacked as in the interests Of the
traction companies. More accurately
.it could be assailed as the contrary.
What does the bill do? It says in
effect that contracts are not binding
that an agency created by the
Legislature can disregard their plain
provisions. 1t takes over control Of
the property of the City Of New
York. It goes further and implies
that those who have invested in SUBJ
way bonds can have their security
weakened by compelling them to
enter into relations with other nom
paying traction companies into re-
lations which mean that part Of the
subway income, for example, may be
devoted to balancing the deficits Of
Bankrupt surface lines.
If by fiat one Legislature may
ignore existing contracts in ono di-
fection, then another Legislature
may ignore them IN another. What
II 4 contract worth if it can be forci-
Iy rewritten each year? If the courts
aecept the idea that franchises are
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Their Native Heath
(From The Indianapolis Ne,csJ

0"V zTUfuWUpVtS IvttCI
If the Queen Of Rumania merely
wants ito see cowboys and Indians
to go down in mines, to visit factories
police courts, slums and hospitals,
and to see a motion picture labora-
tory" the New York movie magnates
will, no doubt, be glad-with the I'm
derstanding that their press agents
are to be hampered by no promises
to cover the whole program for her
majesty ON a one days trip to the
New Jersey movie foundry.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
4 Frenchmar1's S Questions
General Taufieb Senator from Asacc to Visit Us
Would Know American Sentiment on Ten Topics
By Jonas Lippmann

The all-American meeting to be
held tonight at Madison Square Gar
den is moro than local reputation
Of the hypocritical protest against the
so-called Horror on the Rhine" We
all know that the German manifestation
of last month was not an indignation
meeting organized by humanitarians
We all know that, were the reported
outrages true, it is not for the defend
ers of the Lusitania and Sussex hor-
rors to affect such sympathy for al
legged victims
Let us not therefore waste any more
ink to unmask this too transparent
propaganda, which is the old German
spiel, used again and again, in all cir
cumstances and at all times, to SOW
discord.
The change of administration has
been clumsily discounted by those who
since 1917 have been smarting under
an unbearable silence. They forget
that the men who to-day direct the des.
tinies of America are primarily Amer.
leans in the highest sense of that word
They may or may not differ with the
Allies on certain issues, they may OF
may not think that the victors are ex-
acting too much retribution from the
vanquished; there is one thing that
the Rhine" type will understand
and that is that whether it be Harding
or Wilson, Hughes or Lansing, Demo
crat or Republican, the American citi-
zen's sympathies do not go to that
foreign government which disregarded
our repeated protests before we en-.
tered the war, which repeatedly in
suited our flag, which sostered and en-
couraged anti-American propaganda.
With all that, it cannot be denied
that the mischievous atmosphere Of
that meeting already has produced GER
tain effects abroad.
France, which after all has been the
greatest sufferer in the great tragedy
realizes that geographically she is in
close proxiSaity to her traditional
enemy. She knows that at no very
distant future Germany will create in.
cidents which will tax the patience Of
the French people and that inevitably
painful conflicts will ultimately result
France is therefore naturally anxious
to have the good will Of those nations
which with her fought the great fight for
civilization. Among such nations
Americasis is closest to he: heart. France
is anxious to convince America that
all her efforts tend to preserve pre-
cious friendship cemented by common
ideals. 1t is to attain this object that
official French missions will be sent
to the United States the coming sum
mer
My old schoolmate, at Strasbourg,
General Taufflieb, Senator from Alsace,
who visited the United States tw,
years ago, is scheduled to make tour
through the Middle West and West in
order to get in close toach with Ameri-
can public opinion. In recent letter
received from him the general in
forms me that he is anxious to get the
American viewpoint on the following
questions--I translate them literally:
/. What does the American -meaning
the masses think Of the present
French mentality?
2 What is the sentiment of the
United States as to the politics, domes-
tic andN foreign; the Congress, the
Ministers, the President Of France7
3. Do the business people in Americs,
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
The Noble Unemployed
From The San Francisco Chroniel

fFrom The San Francisco Chronicle
Switzerland is said to hold 5000
loblcss workers. While we were aware
that the sum total Of Europe's former
nobility made quite respectable army,
we did not know that 1t reached 70
great number as this.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

And Lay u Curse on Bill McTeague,
Whose Every Other Words
INTRIGUE
Deliver me
From Horace Waite
Who loves to say
COORDINATE
He's better, though,
Than Arthur Burch
Who bores me stiff
About RESEARCH;
And Carol Lee,
Who reads The Nation
And uses words
Like ORIENTATION
q
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

If the Stillmans and the Stokeses
and Mrs. Clara Smith ,Hamon want US
to be informed on the subject of the
German indemnity, they'll call all pro-
ceedings off. There are, as R. c..
Benchley so we'll has put it, only
twenty-four hours in day.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Among the indicted White sox Co.

Among the indicted White Sox CO.
miskey formally released were Eddie
Cicotte and Joe jackson. These are
the only players posterity will remem-
Der. and the next edition of Bartlettb
Familiar Quotations should contain
Cicotte's 81 did it for the wife and Che
kiddies," and the small boys prayer to
Jackson: "Say it amt true, joe"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

If the universities are overcrowded,
and want to have fewer students
Princeton's plans provoke this spec
ulation-they will be less amiable to
the young gentlemen -illiterates
who are permitted to matriculate; and
frequently to be. graduated. A pro-
fessor told us one day that in order
to expel student, the crimes of arson,
murder, and grand larceny would have
to be proved against him. And the
student would have to commit them
all in the same day, or the faculty
would be lenient. Suggested motto
for universities: Fewer and Better
Students.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
The Coming Toloer
LEGACY

LEGACY
He said his mothers beauty had meant more
To him than Greece or girl.
They found him one day drifting near shore,
And in his wallet, curls.
And there's his living poshsr. beauty still.
He would have though, i. grown
More exquisite it may have been
his will
To give her back his own.
ADUL TINA.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

Yankee Vets Leave to Tackle Cards.
Times headline.
The horses loss, comments E. M. D.,
is the gamblers gain.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
There's That Clean Smell in Hospital,
but It's Depressing, Don't You
Th{nk1

Sir: Dulcy was phoning the other
day from the public booth of the hos
pital. She couldn't get her number at
the first call and had to use the phone
book before she could ring up again.
~ nevSr can remember a number more
than five minutes" she explained
Then over the phone she said: eyes,
he's doing as we'll as can be expected.
Yes, he got some lovely flowers. All
our friends have been so nice. You
never know how many friends you have
until you get into trouble and then
they all try to help out. Yes, every
little bit helps, I'll say. Oh, Central,
you've cut me off! Central! Hello!
Hellol Hcllo!" BARON IRELAND.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

The story. from Baltimore regarding
the deductibility Of racetrack losses
from incomes ends with "The amount
Of money lost on Maryland racetracks
last year was about $4,oo0,0Oo." And
about how much was won?
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

1t always astonishes US that as ex-
perienced contrib as Baron Ireland
not only writes his stuff on postal
card, but also begins it so near the
top that no space is left for heading.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

If Germany doesn't pay that billion
before next Wednesday. she may get
into trouble. Another ultimatum will
just make her scream. F.p. A.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Stone Deaf

fTYops The CiaefnacH EsaHsrey1
Money may talk, but have YOU 49,
noticed how hard of hearing y
when you call III
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
s 64BSCRlpTIoN RATESa-By natl sncludins
e0Sfake IN THE UNITED STATES
GUARANTY

yea eaA purehass msrchaMdlse advsrtisee ts THE
YNtnuNE with absolute tafefyt-tor ~ 6lsoat1efaes
/ {iSS sss1its Ii any easo THE TNleUNE suaraN-
&8ss q p4S yexr meaey back upon rsquestA Ne fsd
! st4po Ne quibhIiae. We make seed promptly u
81 tke a1vsftiser dses not.
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FRIDAY. MARCH IS, 1921

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New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
NO." said mad wag yesterday as
he gazed at billboard, "But I'd walk
= mile for Kummel."

"I've quoted 1t ell" Miss Zoe Atkins
wrote, in yesterdays Tower But she
misquoted some of it. Which offers an
excuse to reprint Housman's perfect
lyric:
With rue my heart is laden
For golden friends I had,
For many a rose-lipt maiden
And many lightfoot lad.
By brooks too broad for leaping
The lightfoot boys are laid:
The rose-lipt girls are sleeping
In fields where roses fade.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18

There are those to whom 1t is i'm
possible to tell news. They knew it
all the time. And there arc those who
always have the Inside Stuff. In the
second class is q wearisome acquain-
tance, who, on being told that Bctel-
gueso was 27,00o,oo0 times as large
as the sun, said, II heard different"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
arEafBER on THr ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEMBER OF THE ASSUCIAIED PkESS
& The Associated Press Is cxcluslvciy entitled to
I the dss for republication Of all dispatches
credited to It not otherwise credited In thts
pxper. ansi also the local news Of spontaneous
Qxiefk published herein
An rights M republication OF ali other matter
herein also aro reserved.
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have been offered for all classes of
both grade and registered stock so
that grade stock will not be in COM
petition with registered stock and a
$1,000 prize for the best pulling team
of both horses and oxen. The Min
strel Show, that was to be given in
the evening, has been discontinued,
but the committee has hopes to
secure something in its place that
will prove even more attractive. If
the public will support this enter
prise by bringing in the things they
have to exhibit this fair will be the
best ever. From now on the Fair
committee will meet every Monday
evening and will welcome suggestions
from everybody. If there are any
more schools that wish to enter the
school contests they should report at
once.
Post Mills was we'll represented at
the Fourth of July celebration at
Chelsea.
Community Church.
Rev. w + Douglass preached very
inspiring sermon on Sunday morning
to the young people, reminding them
of the present opportunities open to
them for advancement and better
ment of the world Text, Proverbs
30th chapter, SO verses. About 300
people was the count.
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You Gan talk to Practically
All the People IN the Town
THROUGH THIS PAPER
EAST THETF0RD.

The Ladies Benevolent Society will
hold their annual sale of food, home
made candy, aprons and fancy articles
on camp day July goth, on the Misses
Worcester's lawn. Hot lunches will
be sold at 5 p. m.
The 10th anniversary of Thetford
Pageant, and the 160th of the found
ing of the town was observed with a
celebration at Thetford. Hill, July II.
Mr. and Mrs Wilbur of Reading,
Mass. are visiting their daughter Mrs
j j Klaus.
James Moran has gone to New
York for medical treatment.
On Sunday, the 10th, Mr. and Mrs
p H Cartee were given a surprise by
several of their relatives who came
to remind them that it was the 25th
anniversary of an important event.
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WEST FiIRLEE.

The Ladies Aid will hold Fair or
Thursday, July 28th, both afternoon
and evening. There will be some
beautiful homemade rugs and a
quilt to be auctioned off, also aprons,
fancy goods, ice cream and home
made candy on sale, besides having
a lunch of "hot dog sandwiches,
doughnuts and coffee. Come and help
to make it a success.
Mrs Simeon Pierce and little "Miss
Billy" of South Fairlee are at her
old home while the haying is being
done.
Miss Olive Ward, who has been
working for Mrs John Cook, has re-
turned to her home. Miss Lila
Tucker has taken her place at Mrs
Cooks.
James Eastman was at home for
the week end.
Mrs Arthur Burr of Lyme, also DR..
Burr and Mrs Harmon of Montpelier
are guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs William Burr.
Miss Ethel Judd is visiting her
aunt Mrs Sadie Cook.
On Tuesday, July 18th, the Ladies
Aid served bean supper to so of
the boys and councillors of Camp
Passumpsic. After partaking of the
good things with which the tables
were loaded, they spent the rest of
the time in singing and in giving
the various cheers and yells of their
camp, after which they departed to
their camp again.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Bates and family
of Boston are here for a few weeks.
They are occupying the Smith house
on Back St.
Mr. and Mrs George Avery spent
Sunday in Vershire.
Mrs Sproule and Mr. Beamis have
friend from Mass. visiting them.
The Ladies Aid met at the home of
Mrs Lizzie Kezer Thursday p. m. and
spent a very pleasant afternoon
The Cutler and Mann families from
Beanville have moved into. the Kim
ball house.
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WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.

A large audience was present al
the services last Sunday, which were
interesting and encouraging.
Mr. A Russ little son spoken OF
in last weeks issue is sixteen months
old instead of six as reported, and
was one of those baptized last Sun
day.
A band concert and social will be
given at the Beaver Meadow school
house on Friday evening of this
week. Everyone is invited.
Mrs Richardson's granddaughter,
Rebecca Mum from Fairlee, is visit
ing her.
People are haying this week.
Everyone is talking and working
for the fair. They are greatly pleas
ed that Gov. Hartness has accepted
our invitation to be present and give
the address.
Rev. A H Sargent's youngest son
has been i'll for a week but is gain
ing now.
Mrs Effie f Cook is much better.
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OXFORD.

The town was greatly shocked
Tuesday noon at the announcement
that Mr. Harry c Marshall had been
killed at the Fairlee railroad cross
ing. He was on his way to the
station in a new truck with cream
from Marshall brothers creamery of
which he is the manager. Those who
saw the catastrophy are not clear as
TO the exact cause of the accident.
He was seen to be trying to mani
pulate his truck which was running
very slowly. The engine may have
been stalled or in the excitement Of
the moment he may have wrongly
used the shifts. The noon mail struck
the auto in the center and threw Mr.
Marshall high in the air and forward
nearly loo feet. He struck by the
side Of the track. Those first to
arrive found the body lifeless and
badly mutilated. Mr. Marshall is
forty years old, the son of William
II Marshall. He was born in Ply
mouth but early came to Oxford.
For several years he has been doing
business with his only brother, Will
liam Hayes Marshall under the name
Of Marshall brothers. The company
ship started with extensive farming
and later became extensive breeders
Of Berkshire hogs and other animals
A few years ago they built a cream
cry at the lower end Of the village
and have shipped large quantities Of
milk and cream. The deceased has
been IN charge Of the creamery end
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NORTH THETFORD.

Mr. Willis Earle of Brooklyn, N. Y
motored home last week, bringing
with him three gentlemen friends
The latter left for New York Sunday
afternoon.
DR.. Mary Conant is enjoying
vacation at the Conant homestead.
The d. A. r. with a few invited
guests, met at the home of Mrs julia
K Hosford last week Tue day after
noon, with Miss Maud Emerson and
Miss Elizabeth Cummings as hostess
es. Delicious refreshments. of ice
cream and cake were served after the
program
Mr. George Carpenter of Boston has
been stopping a few days at Miss
Harriet Porter's.
Hazel Young is working for Mrs
Julia Hosford.
Miss Nellie DeGoosh and gentleman
friend of New York City are guests
of Mr. and Mrs E E DeGoosh.
Mr. and Mrs HAL Cotton are rejoic-
ing in the birth of little daughter
Gretchen and John Kinsman Jr.
and Agnes Babcock motored to Nor
risville with Mr. and Mrs Ray Rex
ford and children last Saturday. Mrs
Rexford and children will visit rela-
tives there for two weeks. The rest
of the party returned Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Ray Palmer visited
Lake Memphremagog and Lake Cham
plain a few days last week.
Mrs Shaw of Wellesley Hills, Mass.
is at Mrs Julia Hosford's.
Mr. and Mrs Tracy Hadlock have
been guests of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Hadlock.
Mrs Ray Bennett and children of
Piermont visited her sister Mrs An
drew Maxfield last week.
Mr. and Mrs William Barber of Con-
cord, N. H. called on Mr. and Mrs
Harry Barber last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence X Hosford,
who have been making an extended
stay here, left Monday morning for
their home in Winchester. Mass.
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LYME.

Camp Pinnacle, which is upon the
side of the hill overlooking Post Pond,
which is beautiful sheet of water,
has SO now in it all under the con-
troll as head Prof. A d Thayer, who
has been in control of it for several
years. Mr. Law is physical director,
with others as the needs require.
Mr. and Mrs o Larry and little son
of Waltham, Mass. are boarding at
the Union Street house, Mr. and Mrs
Perkins proprietors. This is Mr.
Lary's tenth season in Lyme.
Mr. Ralph w Balch is the possessor
of new Ford automobile.
Mrs G V Kemp was caller in
Lyme. He is from Kenezas, New,
not having been in Lyme for 72 years.
He is veteran of the Civil War.
Miss Gladys M Turner was taken to
the Mary Hitchcock hospital several
days ago. Her many friends are
pleased to learn that she is now on
the way to a good recovery.
Mr. and Mrs Theodore Gordon and
two children of Schenectady, N. Y.
passed through here in their auto.
making short calls. They are ON
the way to Franconia, N. H. to visit
the parents of Mr. Gordon.
Miss Marjorie G Morrison is visit
ing her sister Mrs Ray Gates in
Canaan.
The cottages around Post Mills are
all taken up and many more could
be made use of if they were avail
able.
Mr. and Mrs Dave Whipple of Wal
than, Mass. are stopping at Dea. ID
A Grants.
The wrecked automobile of w ID
Johnson was towed into town by
Henry II Hobbs The car was run
into by a road oiler weighing about
eight tons. Mr. johnson was not hurt
but Bert Hews, the patrolman on
state road in Hanover, had some
ribs broken and a cut in his head
requiring several stitches at the hos
pital.
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POST MILLS.

Mrs Nellie Douglass and her mother
Mrs Mary Child spent Thursday with
friends at Thetford.
Miss Leanore Preston, Mrs Elsie
Heaton and daughter, Mrs Grace
Allen and Dorothy were in White
River Jet. Thursday on a shopping
tour, with the thermometer register
ing 102. The party were glad to get
back to their several homes.
Martin Hatch spent Friday with
his aunt, his mother being away for
the day.
Owing to the intense heat there
has been a number of partial pros
trations in our village recently. Let
us hope for a cool wave soon.
Mr. and Mrs Ford and Warner have
been visiting his brother at Newport
this week.
We were glad to see Mr. and Mrs
A l. Douglass and Mr. and Mrs G E
Douglass from Norwich at church on
Sunday.
Mrs Jennie Howe and daughter
Jessie Baldwin will spend the re-
manning summer months with Mrs
Sarah Southworth. We congratulate
Miss Jessie in having a good position
in one of the graded schools of Lex
ington, Mass.
The lovely ramblers that graced
our Sunday morning service were
furnished by Robert Mercy. Mrs c E
Douglass renders a most valuable
service to the church and community
in providing for the floral decorations
each Sunday.
Chas. Howe of Lynn, Mass. is
spending a little time at Colby Inn.
Mr. f L Bartlett from Amherst,
Mass. made a business trip here last
week.
Rev. w + Douglass was called to
Windsor last week to officiate at a
funeral.
At this writing the prospects for
the Fair are very encouraging. The
same Band we had last year will
again be with us: cash premiums
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THETFORD CENTER.

r II Fifield was on the sick list
last week. A B Clark carried the
mail.
w A Willoughby and family have
moved into N H Porter's house or
Mill Stree.
Recent callers at c c Cooks were;
Mr. and Mrs Ward and Mrs Clifford
Of Hanover, Mr. and Mrs Week and
two daughters of Boston and Mr. and
Mrs James Anderson of Hanover.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Porter Of Pom
panoosuc were recent visitors at G
II Porter's.
Mr. and Mrs Buckley of Will
mington are visiting at G A Fifield's.
Mrs Merrill is entertaining her
niece and family.
The camp laundry opened up last
week. Mrs Charles Vaughan in charge.
Mr. Sargent of Jamaica. VT. was a
recent guest of his grandparents Mr.
and Mrs G II Porter.
A large number attended the Ep-
worth League Social Friday even
ing, and all report a pleasant time.
II was ideal weather for selling ice
cream, and a goodly amount was
soon disposed Of.