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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
Uncle Sam On the Job

Today Uncle Sans mail service brings this Institution of
recognized strength and safety savings deposits only
from all parts of Vermont and the United States but from
all parts of the world
However far in number ofme you may be from yde Park
Bank ITS excellent facilities may be just easily used
though lived right the from the building
In TACT when you bank by mail it convenient
Many people living outside of Hyde Park maintain
here because they recognize the remarkable simplicity OF
banking by mail and the advantage by
posting funds in this Institution ample resources
policy and prompt courteous service
Of the 33 savings banks in Vermont organized since
opening of the Hyde Park Bank in 1889 there is only
with equal surplus This distinctive feature of strength
this bank and the satisfactory service that
given its customers This surplus instead of being dst
buted each to stockholders has been allowed
uate growing by such size constitute
werecognized source of great strength and continuing
safeguard to depositors.
Interest paid from the day the deposit received for
30day period savings remain in the Hyde Park Bank
All deposits by mail acknowledged promptly These NAV
include cash by registered mail Post Office Money Orders
Express Money Orders Checks Drafts The
ty is assured in whichever of these ways funds
THE LAMOILLE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
& TRUST CO.
CAPITAL and SURPLUS, $25O,OOO
HYDE PARK, VERMONT
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

The Caledonian. Record of St. Johns.
bury is showing great enterprise these
days in publishing the record of the Worlds
baseball championship games each day as
soon as the game is played. This gives the
result several hours ahead of other dailes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

Max Powell and Hale Darling of Chel-
sea have formed a law partnership. A
strong team will this be in legal matters
and who can say but that it may be like.
wise politically?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

The recent state fair is said to has been
one of the best ever. 1t goes to show
that Fred Davis knows how to put up a
splendid fair, for which the people are
grateful.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
HYDE PARK

Will Wright has built nice barn.
A one-pipe furnace has been placed in
The Quality Store
Clay Fisk picked a quantity of nice ripe
Strawberries from his garden recently.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12

Itching, bleeding, protruding or blind
piles have yielded to Doan's Ointment.
Coo at all stores. -advertisement.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
SHOULD BE GIVEN BACK.

Every encouragement should be
given TO the movement that has been
inaugurated by Mr.. Josiah Marvel for
the return TO this State of the silver
service that was presented by our
people to the Rattleship Delaware
when IL was commissioned for SER
vice, after the vessel is "scrapped" in
accordance with the naval reduction
Washington. Mr.. Marvel was vice.
chairman OF the committee which ar
ranged for the presentation, and
therefore feels special interest in
the fate OF the gift after the battle
ship shall have been condemned to
oblivion.
II is true the silver service was
freely and unreservedly given TO the
Rattlcship Delaware, and that the
Bsttieship Delaware was at that ums
and stili is the property OF the United
States government. But the gift was
10 a full-fledged battleship.. and not 10
heap Of scrap iron. So. when 4;
comes 20 the painful reduction of the
! fine fighting ship TO scattered ruins
the people Of Delaware will be in the
right in asking that the silver SER
vice shall not be included in the
"scrapping." OF course it will not be
but the matter of its ownership. or its
future custody. is one in which
the donors have a material concern.
That IL will be appropriate to hav,
the fine testimonial returned to oul
people. TO be treasured for ali tim.
as a valued relic. Will not be ques
toned. and IL is not believed the Off
cials Of the Federal government hav
Ing the matter in charge will offer an,
objections 10 the transfer. 1t i
something worth working for, an
those engaged in the movement shoul
be encouraged and supported in ever.
way by our people.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
THE MINERS PREPARE.

1t is now certain that. unless there
plans, the union anthracite miners will
demand a 90 per cent increase In
wages when they begin negotiations
with the. operators for new work
ing agreement next February. One
OF the high officials of the United Mine
Workers confirmed this statement In
New York on Monday and added that
the union would also insist on a shorter
working day, a strictly closed shop
with a check-off system. adjustment
OF alleged inequalities In wage rates
and Improvement OF mine conditions.
Living costs, rents. the wear and
tear of work on clothes and health
together with occupauonal hazards
these, are the bases upon which the
naming them the official was quick
to assert that the increase, II obtained
would not raise the price of coal tC
the consumer. And why? Simply be.
cause the operators are now enjoying
such profits that they could take vi
the increase without difficulty. Tha,
has a cheerful sound, but both unior
men and the public know that if tn,
miners should gain their objective a,
10 more pay the consumer. would b,
obliged TO carry the whole burden o.
increased cost.
There Is fortunately, no indication
that the drive for 20 per cent rails,
Will succeed. In the first place, 1t Il
an absurd demand because it is com
mon knowledge that prices are fa1lin,
and that wages in the basic industrie
are coming down TO a normal level
/ The majority or workers are accept
ing the read1ustments in a cooperative
spirit, realizing that high wages meal
high costs and that the problem O
living is complicated rather than sim
plifled in period OF imitation such a
the country has experienced in tn
last four years. In the second plac,
the belief is general that the unio
miners are being paid out of all pro
portion to the amount of work tina
they are doing and to the contributio
that they have made TO industrial goo
will and harmony: - Providenc
Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
RAILWAY RATES AND EARNINGS.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion yesterday denied the railways
plea for delay in enforcing the COM
missions order for reduction of 16 IS
per cent in rates on certain agricul-
tural products in trans Mississippi
territory, or for a smaller reduction on
a longer list of similar products
throughout the United States, except
New England. On the same day was
published testimony before the COM
mission that the net earning of the
railways had fallen from 5000, ,0S5,517
in 1916 TO s21.661.7S2 in 1920. The
latter sum is negligible in comparison
with the railways investment and is
derisory when it is considered that the
railways would have earned deficit
if they had not had that year a wind
fall in the form of an award of back
mail pay of more than $50 1000 900.
Meanwhile. the railways greatly en-
larged their services, although their
property was wasting in condition and
earning nothing for many of the
companies.
Another item of Fridays news was
Z
crease of pay at time when other
wages are falling and many are out of
work. IL may be hoped that the rail-
ways will escape from a situation
which seems to confront them in the
judgment of those able to add and
subtract, but unable to read the minds
of those who control the affairs of
the railways without financial respon .
sibility for results. The farmers were
rebuked by the Federal Reserve
Board for asking that credit should be
allowed TO control markets. But the
farmers seem 10 have carried the In
terstate Commission with them on a
similar novel theory regarding the
regulation of rates, i'm disregard of
the condition of the carriers. The
country has Travelled long and
crooked road since the commissino wa.
established, and the end is not yet IN
tsight.-New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
MEAT WORKERS STRIKE.

While the issue OF the meat work
ers' strike is one OF wages, IL cannot
properly be called zone of wages and
nothing else" as an official of the
Cutters Union is quoted as character
izing Il. Closely related TO the demand
that the reduction OF some 10 per cent
in pay, ordered by the packers on No
vember 10, shall be rescinded' are the
issues OF collective bargaining" and
arbitration. For these devices. con-
Quoted after the manner approved by
the unions, the employers have at
tempted to install something which the
strikers refuse TO accept as just as
good. II Is case of the old unior
versus the company" union, or, prac-
tically, a contest to determine whether
the old union Shall lose it's power.
The controversy, which in it's cute,
aspects has been the most serious ii
the packing industry in a dozen years
| Is the direct result OF the termination
of the arrangement, dating from De
eember "a, 1917, under which agree
ment with the United States Govern
ment was made by the big five" pack
ers and the unions TO submit thei
differences to an impartial arbitrator
Federal District Judge Altschuler hai
from the beginning served in tina
capacity. In the spring OF 1919 tn
arrangement was continued for "on
year after peace is declared Las
! February the packers gave notice o
intention to sbrogate the axreenen
and to reduce wages and iengthel
hours. Through the efforts Of the Sec
retary. of Labor a compromise wa
reached by which the proposed chang
es were excepted and the agreemen
extended TO September Is. During tn
entire life Of the agreement, II is said
wage reductions have totalled abou
19 per cent.
In June Judge Alschuler denied
request by the packers for a furthe
reduction in wages. and the reduction
now in controversy were made afte
the termination of the agreemen
Meanwhile plant assemblies" an
company unions" with representa-
tives of employers and employees upo
them, were formed 10 make adjust
ments without outside interference
The reduction was accepted by III
Armour union, but the strike vote
, all plants affected by the new polio
was 35, ,354 to 3,490.
, Whether or not the proposed redu'
tions in wages is justified by cond
tions in the industry and by the co
of living of the workers is in dispute
Springfield Republican.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
KEEP UP THE SERVICE.

Much uneasiness has been stirred
In Delaware as elsewhere, over one OF
Postmaster-General Hays economy
plans; aiming TO cut off the mail de-
livery service which many small COM
munities In rural sections have been
enjoying since 1913. The fact that
this fine Improvement was inaugu-
rated under the auspices of his Demo-
cratic predecessor should not, be an
incentive to Mr.. Hays to bring. it to
an end.
Possibly If this good service had
not been inaugurated the people con-
cerned would have made little or no
complaint. But now that they know
what convenience this mail service
is, they win miss IT severely If it shall
be withdrawn. Even if it does not
produce revenue sufficient TO meet the
cost II is a service that is paid for
/ In other ways, and the people are
! entitled TO its continuance.
/ II is hoped our Senators and Rep
1 rcsentative IN Congress viii do al
In their power TO prevent this unjust
/ deprivation being imposed upon tn,
/ people OF Delaware and other com.
munities.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
Dali EIREANN DELAYING.

II is unfortunate that the members
of Dali Eireann. now engaged, on be-
half Of the people of ireland, in con-
sidering the peace treaty recently
agreed upon by representatives of
Great Britain and ireland, should en-
courage delay instead Of acting
promptly. The Parliament of Great
Britain indorsed the pact, quickly and
with cordial unanimity, and il should
not take much longer for the Irish
representatives 10 reach a conclusion.
While il is predicted the verdict of
Dali Eireann will be favorable. it is
said the vote will be delayed until
Christmas. and that the majority will
be small. Such a determination would
be very unfortunate. The pending
proposition, while not all that the
earnest friends of Irish freedom ask
for and hope TO eventually achieve,
is a most encouraging opening of the
pathway to Irish peace and Irish
progress. IT is more promising than
anything yet suggested and il is en-
titled 10 full and fair trial. Expert
ence will then reveal what further
may be necessary or. desirable. But
to reject the proposition would be dis
astrous.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20

In the way OF the change that we have
In mind In that It would require an
amendment to the State Constitution.
a process that rcquires time. But In
vcstigation might show some other
method OF effecting the change.
When our present State Constitu-
tion Was adopted. in 1897. II contained
a provision that each. citizen, on reg
istering for voting at the general cleo
tion. should pay fee OF one dollar.
This was not satisfactory to the par
tisan managers of the Republican
party, and as soon as they had the
power they amended the Constitu-
ton by abolishing this registration
fee and making registration and vot-
ing absolutely free. As result, thou
sands OF citizens enjoy full partici-
patton In the choice OF State and local
administration agents. thus making
their influence potent In all legislation,
without paying dollar OF taxation
in any form.
Now. how would il do to abolish
the filing tax and substitute there
for a registration fee of three dollars
or even more. If deemed necessary
to the purpose. No citizen could be-
come registered and vote without pay
ment OF something for the privilege
and surely all should be compelled to
pay or become DISTINGUISHED by de-
fault. The proceeds could be applied
to the funds for the maintenance OF
our public schools.
We offer this suggestion for the
consideration OF those who profess tr
see merit in the outrageous and irri-
tating filing tax. an imposition so un-
just that public sentiment will never
indorse II. We are certain they will
not look favorably upon it. for purely
partisan reasons. But is it not botf
practical and promising?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
JUST FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guost.
SECRETS.

These are the days like the best,
When hearts are at their happiest
And whispered conversations flow
In eager tones, though soft and low
OF gifts we've planned for one an
other O
Especially the one for Mother.
With Christmas coming on, 1t seems
The home is filled with lovely dreams
And every heart is bursting quite
With glorious secrets of delight,
But one excelling every other
The big surprise we've planned for
Mother.
No ordinary :rinket this,
To be delivered with a kiss.
1t IN st be something we have known
That she has wished for wears to own
And all, from dad TO baby brother,
Must share the Christmas for
Mother.
Right now the winks are going round
About this secret most profound.
In fancy, every night we see
The great surprise II will be.
And fel the rush Wen make to smother
The happy Christmas tears Of Mother
These are the secret days, and oh,
They are the happiest times we know.
Hiding in curious hooks above
Our little Christmas signs of love,
leYt guarding more than any other
The gift we're going to give Mother.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20

The agreement does not touch the
question OF China. II therefore leaves
the Chinese question aa the chief re-
naming question before the confer
cnce, and the only bones Of confen-
ton.
Where China Stands.
Almost c-eryshing e that China ak
ed "in principle" and almost nothing
ed "ln principle" an dslm0st nothsne
has been granted in fact. II now re-
mains 20 been seen how much ths
United States can win for China In the
committees which will decide the de-
tails Of her status. For the United
States stands now, az she has always
st "a. as the champion and defender
Of China. In the past her defense
has been Intellectual. She proclaimed
the open.door principal. and then al
lowed Japan and all Of the principal
bowers TO extract concessions from tie
Chinese Government, make agree
ments about China and establish
spheres Of influence which have made
tho open door policy a laughinz-stock
Meantime, American capital has not
| been altogether behind in exploiting
1 1NlNt DV the GDflltff~sbl .ittrAlREF
SO far our professions Of high die
! interested friendship for China have
amounted 10 the announcement 81 q
policy which we could not enforce. and
few small favors such as not col
.ecting the Boxer indemnity.
The conference. 80 far has done
little to remedy this situation. but 6,
has opened the way for us. As long az
\ the japanese Alliance lasred
we were poweriess in China. Now that
Is out Of the way. IN addition. the
I powers have agreed 20 a readjudics
tion OF all the concessions and sphere
Of influence they hold in China. Tht
table is cleared 70 give China a nes
Il deal. n remains 20 be seen just what L
! will amount TO- SO far she has got her
post offices promised back % her
and a statement that extra-terrftori.
. lalIty will be abolished at some time IN
! the future. Nothing substantial hs.
J been granted.
Perhaps the two most difficult ques
tions are those Of Japan's occupancy
OF Shantung and her position in Man.
] churia. The United States must an.
e VIII press for China's rights IN shan
e tung. because II is largely by her &C
D ton that Japan has obtained he
4 present foothoid there. Japan's posi-
b ton in Manchuria is a more dificul
e problem. Both Of these VIII be dis
= cussed in future HaslIin Letters.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
WHEN AGRICuLTURE VOTES.


Only since the votes OF agricultural
districts in congress have come TO-
gether In a ''bloc" have political stu
dents begun to show alarm. How far
will the practice go and will there be
twenty or thirty similar considerations
In the future?
This agricultural bloc" as II Is call
ed, In simply getting together the
votes of farming constituencies and 1t
has caused alarm because of its num-
bers. There are grizzed old represen-
tatives OF the press In Washington
who recall when "the interests" had
only to say what they wanted TO have
congress vote that way and II that
was not a bloc" it was certainly an
understanding. The nation has out
grown all that and congressman and
senators now have vastly different
understanding of the peoples rights
and how they are to be voted away.
All this has come in the last two
decades. Railroad interests that now
have n well-founded grievance are
| likely to be roughly treated, hut II Is
not more than thirty years ago thai
the loan OF a legislative leader was al
that was required to put a bill through
the hopper in Washington, The pawns
in the game knew their masters cri,
and responded To the call OF this lead
sr.
&, Probably the difference between oul
own times and those are the under
standing that people have class
rights and privileges. Back Of thil
agricultural bloc" are thousands o
farm bureau organizations who can b,
counted TO think intelligently an'
make sure of what they want and o
the justice of things before askin,
/ congress TO pass II.
They have the power no doubt. WI
they use II wisely?-Quincy Illlnol
Whlg- journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20

portant one. and fought to be en-
forced. 10 that the number OF motor
accidents can be cut down and the
number of casualties lessened.'
Many years ago. when there was no
law on the subject, it was the regular
custom to provide many vehicles, es-
pecially those used exclusively for per-
sonal conveyance, with lamps, which
were always lighted during Journeys
at night. Those who used these ve-
hicles deemed these warnings essen
tial to safety In travel. Carriage
manufacturers applied the lights to
new vehicles as they did all the nee
essary appliances.
1t seems strange that In these days
OF the general use of motor vehicles.
travelling the highways with great
power and frequently at high speed,
the few men who still cling to horse
drawn conveyances are not insistent
upon providing them with safety
lights. And that not only should a
law be necessary TO enforce this nat
ural precaution. but that few are in
clined to obey the law. Any kind OF
a vehicle on the highways at nights
without a designating light is n dan
ger, and numerous accidents have re.
suited from failure TO have them &c
guarded. The law should be enforced
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
RIPPLlNG RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
LONGING FOR PEACE.

I'd gladly see the scrupping of
every gun and pike, I'd see no
war flags Mapping no legions on
the hike; glad lays ! would be
grooming il swords made hooks
for pruning, or instruments for
tuning pianos and the like SCI
the big ships lying in San Diego
Bay. their flags and pennants
flying IN bright and brave ar
ray; they seem in handsome
fettle. but oh, what woes we'd
settle, Il all their tons of metal
We're used for moving hay. Yon
cruiser cost a millcn, that bat
tleship cost four; and I, a mild
civilian, am taxed until I'm
sore; my burden greater wakes;
I'm tired of paying taxes TO
buy more battle-aXes and imple-
ments Of gore The man who
works for wages soon finds his
name Is Mud; the tax collector
RACES for money. in n flood; and
nearly every shilling is spent
for bygone killing or plans for
future spilling of useful human
blood. The warships take oar
cousins. our uncles and our
sons. take them away by dozens.
TO shoot off silly guns; and all
these boys we're needing, for
reaping and for seeding. and not
for futile bleeding where some
punk ocean runs. Scrap all the
ships and cruisers that loaf
along the wave; no nations will
lac losers when they have found
their grave; il is an idle no
tion to think that ships in mo-
ton upon the brindled ocean
viii make the world behave.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

after study Of economic conditions
In Europe. And Secretary OF the
Treasury Mellon halts the foreign loan
refunding bill because II requires
semi-annual payments OF interest on
debts to America. All this In one days
news.
The tendency IL TO develop popular
realization I'm the United States OF the
serious effect which unstable inter-
national finance has upon our domes-
tic prosperity. Such realization Is de-
sired abroad TO pave the way for n
more definite move to bring about
cancellation of the war debts.
Many respected economists insist
cancellation must take place. at least
I'm part sooner or later. Some assert
with truth that Russia, Germany, and
perhaps France and Italy. can never
bring their inflated paper currency up
to par. Some assert that we already
are morally cancellng the debts by
refusing. through high tariff. to al
low Europe to pay us In the only man
ner posslble--with goods. There is
ground for suspecting an effort to
LSlDtlDtut us. we fIloUlI ne tduliouH
One thing we know. British ex-
change on December IL jumped II
cents to f424h, a rise OF more than 81
since February. 1920. That may be
due In part to speculation and IN
part TO improved prospects OF peace
but probably It Is due chiefly to tho
sound business. policies and improved
commercial outlook OF Great Britain
The one days rise of 10 cents on tn,
pound sterling is sufficient TO pay th'
annual interest on Britain's debt tt
America. The rise OF 81 In less thar
two years Is enough TO pay the entir,
debt. 1t seems reasonable to suggest
therefore, that Britain. at least. pa,
her interest and retire her debt.-Chi
cago Tribune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
BRITISH WAR DEBT.

AS the probability of war shrinks
with the growing assurance of sue
cess of the Washington conference.
talk is developing there of a new con-
ference on stabilization OF interna-
tional finances. Similar talk, echoes
from London, where German agents
have been discussing the urgent need
of a moratorium, and where BRAND
will soon meet Lloyd George on the
same subject. similar talk is brought
home to us by f. H. Rawson, presi-
dent Of. the Union Trust company.